1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Everybody talked about right tackle after the season. I mean, 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: are you set with Chad? There is George gonna push him? 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: Is there going to be a signing or yeah? I 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: don't really know, um uh what's gonna transpire from here 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: on O. I know the people that we have signed 6 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: right now and under contract, So right now, my plan 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,160 Speaker 1: is George will line up at second right tackle when 8 00:00:21,160 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: he comes back and go from there. You know, the 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: one thing that we've talked about, we talked about in 10 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: our room all the time is the best players are 11 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: gonna play and who are the best players were there? 12 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: They're the players that play the best. And I've had 13 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: the experience of having veteran players play. I've been a 14 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: couple of different places. I go back to San Diego, 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: where Marcus McNeil started for me, was all Pro his 16 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: rookie year. UH. Jonathan Harrison started from me as a 17 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: rookie at CENTERED Indianapolis. Louis Vasquez started three me as 18 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: a rookie at right guard at UH San Diego. And 19 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: so I'm not saying that. What I'm saying is that 20 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: just because you're a veteran player, a rookie, a second 21 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: year player, it doesn't matter if you're the best player 22 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: at that position at any time. You we owe it 23 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: to the organization and the team for you to be 24 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: in that line up, so we all compete. They know, 25 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: they know their night, they understand that they're competing every 26 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: single day. So Chad right now he is starting off 27 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: the first right tackle, but it's and it's up to 28 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: him the whole position, and it's up to everybody else 29 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: to beat him out. And like what I tell those guys, 30 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: like I tell anybody, it's my job to make you 31 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:24,560 Speaker 1: the best player that you can possibly be, and then 32 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: it's my job to get him to beat you out. 33 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: And then if you coach the guys uh technically, and 34 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: you coach him schematically and put them in a good situation, 35 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: the ultimate thing which you want them to do is 36 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: you want them to be able to go out there 37 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: themselves and determine whether they're the starter or not. So 38 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: I don't have to make a decision. We all sit 39 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: there and watch the same tape. Right whoever the best 40 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: players should play and if you can only that can 41 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: only be in terms of the people that show up 42 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: in that room every day. How much better do you 43 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: feel about your group? Going into this year after the 44 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: way Nate finished the year last year, and we're Will 45 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: did and bring it in a guy like well, I 46 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: feel I feel good. I mean I think we're I 47 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: think we're ahead of last year just because we um 48 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: where you're into the system. They the fundamentals are. They 49 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: understand the fundamentals more. They understand the system more, um, 50 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: Nate and well, you know it's who. It's not just 51 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: five guys. That's who you're playing next to. So Nate 52 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: and Will are starting to get are much more in 53 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: synctan than work. At the beginning of the year, Will 54 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: is adjusted to the speed of the game. You come 55 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 1: in and I don't care where you play that speed. 56 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,959 Speaker 1: The game's fast now. Um, so they've adjusted that. We're 57 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: back with our we're back. We have two quality centers competing. 58 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: You know, Po is back in the lineup and he 59 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: and Spencer will compete at that one. And then you 60 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: gotta love uh keV. I mean Zeitler. He's a tough, 61 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: hard nosed guy. Reminds me of the of Chris Dealman 62 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: that I had at San Diego. Tough, hard nosed guy. 63 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's he's he's all about it and Plus 64 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: I've seen him play. I mean I was in I've 65 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: watched him play Wings of Cincinnati, oversures, even go football player. 66 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: Plus he brings a real toughness and sense of urgency. 67 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: Is guy's all business. Just be careful if you shake 68 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: his hand. How what did you guys see in George 69 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: from Kentucky to draft him? Well, I think the first 70 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,519 Speaker 1: thing was the my son works at the University Kentucky, 71 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: works in football office down there, and so we found 72 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: out from the inside out. He talked about that the 73 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: guy was, what a quality guy was that he was 74 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,920 Speaker 1: probably when he was probably the most respected guy on 75 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,959 Speaker 1: the offensive side of the ball, and talked about how 76 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: he competed with Josh Allen on a day to day basis. 77 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: Um talked about his characters, work ethic, is toughness, all 78 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: those things that kind of piques your interest. Then you 79 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: watch him on tape and see that he has he 80 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: has a lot of athleticism and power and plays real 81 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: tough and aggressive plays in the best football conference in 82 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: the country. Um, we have some technical work to do 83 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: with him. The thing I was really pleased with him. 84 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: He's a rookie, He's a guy. Tell one you have 85 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: to tell him once, like you tell him how to 86 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: do something technically once and does it right the next time. Um, 87 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: he picked up the offense much quicker than I thought 88 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: he was going to because I mean, we compare our 89 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 1: volume to what they were doing. It's a lot bigger volume. 90 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: But he picked up a lot of things that we 91 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: were doing and so kind of saw the competitive nature. 92 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: He just we need to continue to work with him 93 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 1: technically to get him up to speed. And but you 94 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: gotta like everything about him. I man, and he's really 95 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: and you know when you read it, I mean that's 96 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: when the first thing I found I didn't found out 97 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: later in that article, but the first thing you found 98 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: out about it was that he had committed to Kentucky early. 99 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: And then you know, he is a man of his words. 100 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: And when all those other schools came in, like Alabama, 101 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: that's legit. Those people try to come in and recruit him, 102 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: and he said, Hey, I gave these guys my word. 103 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: I'm not going anybody else. I mean, he's he's got 104 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: some he he's got some developmental potential, and he's he's 105 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: a he's a really fun kid to coach.