1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: You guys everyone. Um, they did okay, but you know again, okay, 2 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: it's not good enough. Um, you've got some things that 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: we've worked throughout this week you try to clean up, uh, 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: fundamentally and technique wise. Um and I think you know, 5 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: as the season progresses, that's where we got to continue 6 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: to build our foundation at um getting better with the 7 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: fundamentals and the techniques, and I think that allows to 8 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: play pretty well so that we can impact the game. 9 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: We talked to a lot of during and streaking suner 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: aout avenue over things per what did you think here is? Um? 11 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: He's gotten better, but again uh, is he where we 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: need him to be at as a team. No. Um, 13 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: And he's you know, working is behind off every day 14 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: every week to continue to get better again with the techniques. 15 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: But he's true, he's done a really good job up 16 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: to his point, Um, understanding the techniques, understanding the footwork 17 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 1: and the things that we were asking him to do. 18 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: And Uh, he's continued to progress because of his hard work. 19 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: And the other day that he wasn't happy with the drops. 20 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: Uh he considered drops said three Uh, something he dealt 21 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: with last year as a coach. How do you work 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: with a guy on that, what what can you do? Um? 23 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: I think you know with catching football? Um. You know 24 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: somebody says that mental is it? Is it more mental? No? Uh? 25 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: I think with him, UM, he's been built to catch 26 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: the football. You know, he has size tenanch hands and 27 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: I think just like a baseball batter. Hey, you know, 28 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: just keep getting more attempts at the play, um, and 29 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: keep swinging at it. You know, you're back five hundreds. 30 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: So the biggest thing is for him just to continue 31 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: to catch more footballs. And we've been emphasizing that during practice, 32 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: in signing, the post practice and pre practice, with ball drills, 33 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: even in our meeting room ball drills. Um, just to 34 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: continue to keep catching footballs. And I think that's the 35 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: way that you get better with catching football. Can he 36 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: get too critical of himself last year or through the 37 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: struggles and need? It seems like you know every week 38 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: he was you know, focused on what maybe what he 39 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: wasn't doing right or what he wanted to do. Do 40 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: you work with him with that to make sure you know, look, 41 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: here are your positives, right, Yeah, focus on that. Yeah. 42 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,119 Speaker 1: You know the times you know, with guys who are 43 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: really competitive, you know they at times put a lot 44 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: of pressure on themselves, and he's a guy that's really competitive. 45 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: So I think the mental approach of being positive and 46 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: like you said, pointing out some of the positive things 47 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: that he's doing so that he doesn't get overwinned with 48 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: the things that he's not doing so well. I think 49 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: that's very critical to keep emphasizing some of those positive 50 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: things that he's doing with some of the edge pass rusture. 51 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: If you guys are gonna faith for their's law answer 52 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: j J Maud Camp Jordan's what kind of health can 53 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: Red Allison need to be offensive? Tapas um? You know, 54 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: in in in the coaches system, you know, he's always 55 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 1: used tight as a protection. So, you know, I don't 56 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: know if I look at it has helped to the tackles. 57 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: I think you know, every guy, Uh, any guy that 58 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,120 Speaker 1: has to block those guys have to win their one 59 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: on one matchups. So I think it's more than Red. 60 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: You know, it's a tremendous blocker. Uh. He understands things 61 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: in terms of the techniques that we're teaching UM, and 62 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: so in protection wise, he's a guy that that allows 63 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: us some flexibility to execute some things. Uh that's already 64 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 1: in the offense and really all the tight ends uh 65 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: being taught and emphasized, um, the texting element okay, and 66 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: the techniques OLVERA Simmons's polities that can uh Simon. You 67 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: know Thomason, he's very you know, tough, he's very smart. Um. 68 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: He gives you the ability to be a blocker. Also 69 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: been an ability that you can guy, that you can 70 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: move around formation wise. Um. And so I think his 71 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: redeeming quality was, though his toughness and his ability to 72 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: be an adequate blocker.