1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: Like I've said you guys from the beginning, we're just 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: controlling when we can control. Understand that this is a process, 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: and I'll conside to make the sisans with the information 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: that I have. Tonight you'll find out how the Browns 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: are prepping for the season at team headquarters in Barria. 6 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: You're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network. 7 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: Here are your host, smithan Zigura and Geron Jerry, and 8 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: welcome into the Kevin Stefanski Show in the University Hospitals 9 00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Nathan Ziggura, Gerad Cherry getting you 10 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 1: ready for the Browns preseason opener Friday night in Jacksonville 11 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: against the Jaguars, and Gerard there's obviously the big story 12 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 1: out there, Deshaun Watson set to start on Friday night. 13 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: We'll talk about that in just a second. But let's 14 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: go back to training camp and what you've observed so 15 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: far from this Cleveland Browns football team. Well, what I 16 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: observed so far, Nathan, which is definitely a break from 17 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: the bad years, is what I like to call it, 18 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: is that you have energy. You have guys out there executing. 19 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: You don't have half the team on stationary bikes going 20 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: through club or tour Maria, so that right there is 21 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: a start for the positive. Another part that I see 22 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: is just guys being coached up and just being instructed 23 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 1: on how to play the game at a higher level, 24 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 1: and just seeing the methodology in which the coaches employed 25 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: to get these guys to play better brand of football 26 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: has been impressive as well. But I like the energy 27 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: I see, I like the execution. But in fairness, I 28 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: will have to say this, the defense, which should be 29 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: the case in the stage of the season, has been 30 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: more dominant, has made their presence more felt in my 31 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: opinion versus the offense, and it's a defense that I 32 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: think the Browns are gonna count on in many ways 33 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: to carry this football team. Is they did really in 34 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:14,959 Speaker 1: the second half of last year, and had the offense 35 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: been able to muster twenty points a game, the Browns 36 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: probably make the playoffs, and unfortunately they weren't able to 37 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: do that, and hence we get the overhaul with the 38 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: offense in the passing game and de Shan and so. 39 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: One other question I had for you is something that's 40 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: I've been out there every day. You've been out there 41 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: every day it feels like if you didn't know what 42 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: was going on with Deshaun Watson just showed up at 43 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: a Browns training camp. It feels very normal, which is 44 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: incredible to me, not only from the standpoint that the 45 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: shan is the most plays the most important position. You 46 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: don't know how long you're gonna have him, but he's 47 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: even looked good yet a year off. He's got to 48 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 1: be This has to be affecting him as well, dealing 49 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: with everything that's going on off the field. And yet 50 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: if you had no clue anything that's going on the Browns, 51 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 1: it feels like a pretty we're more pretty happy, as 52 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: you said, energetic and crisp training camp exactly. And I 53 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: think one of the things that you have to have 54 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: the ability to do if you're gonna play on a 55 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: professional level, especially the game of football, the ability to compartmentalize, 56 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,320 Speaker 1: especially doing training camp, because one day a guy who's 57 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: next to you could be gone, or he could be 58 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: here for the remainder of the season. You never know, 59 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: so that already prepares you and guys are gone through 60 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: this who have been in the league what that feels like. 61 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: So you already have the ability to just say you 62 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: know what, Let me concentrate on the job at hand, 63 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 1: focus on that, get that done. But I'm pretty sure 64 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: when Deshaun Watson leaves out of the facility, yeah, these 65 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: things pop up in his mind as well as his 66 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 1: teammates minds, because you have to be saying yourself, man, 67 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: this is a season of promise with him on the 68 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: football field. But you can't let that distract you. You 69 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 1: have to get in the mindset of, you know what, 70 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: whether he were to go down where you were to 71 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: get injured, then what will we do. We can't fall 72 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: apart and collapse there either. So that's the mindset that 73 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: you take on as a football player. So I think 74 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: that's one of the reasons why you see guys still 75 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: going out there not oh my gosh, what we're gonna do? 76 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: Whoe is me? Play that victim hood card? Because they 77 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: could play that, but what good is that gonna do you? 78 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: You're not in a place to do that. No one 79 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: in the National Football League is going to Phil Soy 80 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,920 Speaker 1: for us, and they recognize that. And I'm pretty sure 81 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: that's the message that Costafanski has given to the guys. 82 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: I think you're exactly right about that, And so it's 83 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: a team that is incredibly talented. We know that it's 84 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: a team that has real aspirations. And I think if 85 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: you said we had Deshaun Watson for a full season 86 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: as a team in the Super Bowl conversation. But there 87 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: is a lot of confidence in Jacoby Brissette as well, 88 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: a veteran who has been around the league. Started with 89 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,160 Speaker 1: the same team that you played for, the New England Patriots. Uh. 90 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: He went through the deflate gate, packed up Jimmy Garoppolo 91 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: at the beginning of that season, and then he goes 92 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: to Indianapolis. He ends up starting when Andrew Luck retires, 93 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: and then Philip Rivers comes in, he loses his job, 94 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: ends up playing more after that. He's still good friends 95 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: with Philip Rivers. So he's a guy that I think 96 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: is ready for it. And how important is it to 97 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 1: have somebody that has been in the league that has 98 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: been successful. You know, in this year's as the starter 99 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,799 Speaker 1: thirty one touchdowns, thirteen interceptions, and while their record wasn't great, 100 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: you drop a quarterback in on this football team who 101 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: has better than two to one touchdown interception ratio and 102 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: can at centers. We're gonna win a lot of games, 103 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: and if you drop him into our squad last year, 104 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: we're in the playoffs and who knows what damage we 105 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: do And I'm I'm banking on that. And at the 106 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: same time, as a player and being a member of 107 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: a team, the one thing you want to always have 108 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,679 Speaker 1: and feel that you have is competent quarterback play because 109 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: if you have that, you know you have a chance 110 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: in the football game. Now, if you're just doing a 111 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: guy out there who you know, Camball can get the 112 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: job done and just pretty much playing a dress rehearsal 113 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: role because he has QB attached to his name, good 114 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: luck winn that game, because you're already defeating when you 115 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: walk on the football field. But when you feel you 116 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,160 Speaker 1: have a guy that can least complete a pass or 117 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: two and clutch situations, you're not asking him to be 118 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,159 Speaker 1: the next Joe Montana or Tom Brady, but just to 119 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: simply be average. You can live with that. You're okay 120 00:05:46,839 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: with that, because then that gives you the opportunity as 121 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: a team to do what rally around your guy, and 122 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: if you like that guy and if you respect that guy, 123 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: the team can do things that they weren't expected to 124 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: be simply put because they have a call they have 125 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: as they have a desire to prove themselves beyond the 126 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: idea what the pundits and everyone else who have a 127 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: negative bott and view on his team may be saying, well, 128 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be something to that, right that, 129 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: whatever ends up happening ultimately with Deshaun Wattson, there will 130 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: be if the suspension is increased, there will be a 131 00:06:16,279 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: lot of people who I think, right this Brown's team off, 132 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: you say they're toast, I think that can be a 133 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: very galvanizing thing for this team. And like we said, 134 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: Jacoby Brissett is a very competent quarterback who's gonna take 135 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,480 Speaker 1: care of the football. And you talk to Kevin Stefanski 136 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: about him, and that's what he loves. Man. His decision making, 137 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: he thinks, is excellent. And he has got somebody that 138 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: will not lose you games through his decision making or 139 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: his play. And when you have a roster like the 140 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: Browns do, when you've got a Nick Chubb and a 141 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt to carry the load, you've got that great 142 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: offensive line in a Marii Cooper, and then the defense 143 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: with Garrett and Clowney and this incredible back end, which 144 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: I want to talk about with you in a second. 145 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: That's that can be winning football, and that's a method 146 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: that a lot of teams use in this league, the 147 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: idea of not grant. There have been some I'm about 148 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: to say, there have been some hits to it of 149 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: recent with Grant going out and being hurt. That effects 150 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: what I'm about to say to a degree. But guys 151 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 1: are just gonna have to step up. But there's nothing 152 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: wrong with playing ball control, great defense, field position football. 153 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: It still wins games. Not every game has to be 154 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: a blowout or thirty point scored. Now, granted, you'd rather 155 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 1: have that on the offices side of the ball taking 156 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: place for you. But if we go into a state 157 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: where we're utilizing Nick Chell, Kareem Hunt the earnest as 158 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: well as Ford and who else, maybe even backfield could 159 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: be even Felton, I have no issue a problem with that. 160 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 1: If we're beating teams to seventeen or third team, no 161 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: issues with that, because at the end of the day, 162 00:07:38,720 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: it's about winning. So we have to slow it down 163 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: and if we have to muck it up in order 164 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: to get the job done and play old school field 165 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 1: position football and not please people with fantasy football numbers. 166 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: I have no issue with that. And something tells me, Nathan, 167 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,680 Speaker 1: that's more than likely going to be the case for 168 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: our football team and how we go about playing it. 169 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: And that brand of football calls for toughness. It calls 170 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: for you to just really understand that, hey, it's down 171 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: to the wire. We can't check out. We have to 172 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: have these gut check moments and understand that, hey, what 173 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: we're working with right now, this is how we're gonna 174 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: get the job done. And this team has the people 175 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: in place to get that part of the job done. Again, 176 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: having Grant go down with Achilles, that hurts the dynamic 177 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,679 Speaker 1: of it because he also represents an opportunity to flip 178 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: the field. Sure, but we still have are the guys 179 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 1: that could feel the void you're talking, of course about 180 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: your team. Grant, the Browns punt return or kick return 181 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: or extraordinaire all pro pro bowler who went down on 182 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: Tuesday with that Achilles and and and that's a bummer. 183 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: I think that is something that will affect this football team. 184 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,119 Speaker 1: Last year, you know, the return game was it was adequate, 185 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: but you were looking for somebody in these type of 186 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: games that could provide a spark and create, perhaps create 187 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: a play that wins a game for you and changes 188 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: the game for you. Coming up on the show, it 189 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: is the Kevin Stefanski Show. We will hear from Brown's 190 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: head coach Kevin Stefanski. Will also talk with Brown's tight 191 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: and Harrison Bryan, who I think is looking to take 192 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 1: a big step forward, more opportunities for him in year 193 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: number three. But dry, let's turn our attention right now 194 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: to Friday night and preseason game one. We'll start with 195 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. What do you hope to see from the 196 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: Browns quarterback when he steps on the football field. I 197 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: just hope to see that leadership in that command and 198 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: the things that he's done in the past that makes 199 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: him special and makes him a sought after commodity. Why 200 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: we invested so much in him and if you see that, 201 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: that's gonna one serve as can't wait to the future 202 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: and we've had figured out his fate and what's gonna 203 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: take place. But it also could be a detractive assistant 204 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: man just smashed if he is with us and dealing 205 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: with those concepts, because I believe that he goes up, 206 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: goes out there and have a good showing. We're gonna 207 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: have to wrestle with that as a team, as a 208 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: fan base, he's gonna have a good chow. And and 209 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: that's the thing where it's like, it's a damned if 210 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,679 Speaker 1: you do THEMN if you don't want it. But obviously 211 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: I want to see him have some success and just 212 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: get comfortable playing the game, and which he's been blessed 213 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: and privileged to play and have an opportunity to go 214 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,520 Speaker 1: out there and show a skill set because I do 215 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: believe he's fired up, he's ready to show the world 216 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: with what we've been missing. Yeah, and he's and again, 217 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: he was brought in so that we were talking about 218 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,800 Speaker 1: ball controlling all of those things that you have to 219 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 1: do when you don't have the guy. And they're only 220 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: a handful of the the guys in the NFL. And 221 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,959 Speaker 1: that's why the Browns went out to get Deshaun Watson, 222 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:09,839 Speaker 1: a guy that you could say, all right, we're gonna 223 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 1: throw it. You know, we're gonna throw it, and you're 224 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: not gonna stop us anyway. And and that's what it 225 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 1: feels like. The trend in the NFL is if you 226 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: look at the teams that are being very successful. That's 227 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: what they can do. You just watch the playoffs. Last 228 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: year you got Mahomes, Alan Burrow throwing it all over 229 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: the r right, Herbert doesn't even make the playoffs, and 230 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,640 Speaker 1: everybody thinks the Chargers are gonna be there this year. 231 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: It's a loaded roster. And then in the NFC, now 232 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: the forty Niners did it a little more like we 233 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: would hope to do it, which shows you can do it. 234 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: You can do it. But they came up short just 235 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: by a pass, and they came up short against the 236 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: Chiefs couple of years ago. But we're certainly there, but 237 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 1: kind of the way the Rams felt we were short. 238 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 1: We need to get a quarterback. Yet Matt Stafford boom, 239 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: you get Super Bowl. That's what the Browns hope to 240 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: have with DeShawn Watson. When that will be obviously it 241 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: is a question mark. And I'm glad you brought the 242 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: forty Niners up because if Jimmy Garoppolo completes that pass, 243 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: I mean, I felt they should have beat the Rams 244 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: in that game. I don't know who all can remember it, 245 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: but they dominate the game for the most part and 246 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: then kind of collapse at the end, and Cooper Cup, 247 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 1: to his credit, did his what he does, it's what 248 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 1: he probably should have been the m v P. But 249 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: with that being said, if you're looking for a way 250 00:11:13,000 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: in which we could play old school football, see what 251 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: the Four Nights have done. So this is not something 252 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 1: that's archaic. It can still take place in this day 253 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: and age of you getting a lot of production and 254 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: being highly successful and almost making it to the super 255 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: Bowl and being a great defense and that's something that's Browns. 256 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,319 Speaker 1: Sim can do. What are one of the position groups 257 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna have your eyes on on Friday Night. I 258 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 1: can make it really simple for you. It's going to 259 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: be the defensive tackles, and it's going to be the 260 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: young wide receivers. Cooper, I'm not worried about He's been 261 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 1: here and done that, but the young guns. Bell would 262 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: if he can play, and whoever else is involved. That's 263 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:56,439 Speaker 1: not a season veteran. I'm watching you, right, and I'm 264 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: actually watching him as well, because again he's gonna have 265 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: to emerge. So that's for me. Really, the simple thing 266 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: is watching those guys and seeing the progress they're making 267 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: because when it hits Week one against the Panthers, I 268 00:12:07,640 --> 00:12:10,199 Speaker 1: need those guys rolling ready to make plays when they can, 269 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: and I'm already trusting the running game is solid, so 270 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 1: we're good to go there. But I'm feeling it. We'll 271 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: get that. But that's what I'm looking at, and I 272 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 1: like that we're gonna get good work. I think, certainly 273 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: defensive tackles. That's we'll see how that goes. You're going against, 274 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 1: you know, a rookie center from the Jacksonville Jaguars. But 275 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: in terms of, you know, our receivers, this is a 276 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: good secondary of the Jacksonville Jaguars. They brought in Darius 277 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 1: Williams from the Super Bowl champion Rams. You've seen their roster. 278 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: It's a good rostering about twenty corners and thirty receivers 279 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: in their camp. They have a lot of it. I 280 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 1: was doing the notes on the receivers. I'm like, oh 281 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: my god, when will it stop. But I'm gonna flip 282 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: it around real quickly. On the defensive side, I think 283 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna get Our secondary is gonna get some good work, 284 00:12:46,920 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: and especially are young guys, you know, M. J Emerson, 285 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: A J. Green. I don't know if we've seen Greg 286 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:52,719 Speaker 1: Newsome as well, But you think about a team that's 287 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: gonna go Christian Kirk, Marvin Jones, Za Jones, La, Visca 288 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: Chennault with Trevor Lawrence throw on the football. This would 289 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: be a good matchup for our defense and throw Ingerman 290 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: there as well for what they want. So yeah, this 291 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,560 Speaker 1: will be great work for us, and I am really 292 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:09,479 Speaker 1: excited about our DV room. I've I've been very impressed 293 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 1: of what I've seen Brandon do with a step coach 294 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: with these guys and how well they are prepared because 295 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: they have dominated practice. I got to seem real with you. 296 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 1: They have done a great job of being the main 297 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: focal point when I watched the defense and what they've 298 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: been able to accomplish. Oh, you're exactly right. Brandon Lynch 299 00:13:25,040 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: does a great job with our corners, Jeff Howard's with 300 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: the safeties and overall seeing all the dbs. That's a 301 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: room that's loaded talent, and I know they're excited to 302 00:13:31,920 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: see some of their young guys get out there and 303 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:37,080 Speaker 1: make some place. Tomorrow when we come back, we will 304 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: talk with the head coach of your Cleveland Browns. This 305 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: is the Kevin Stefanski Show all along the University Hospitals, 306 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 1: Cleveland Brown's Radio network. I feel like I have people 307 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: in the building that can tell me the truth, and 308 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: I think that's really important because I don't want this 309 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: to be a place where I don't get the truth 310 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 1: from our guys. This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. 311 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:59,640 Speaker 1: You're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. 312 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: Are your hosts, Nathan and Geron Cherry. Welcome back to 313 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: the Kevin Stefanski Show all along the University Hospitals Cleveland 314 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,719 Speaker 1: Brown's radio networking. We are joined now by the man 315 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: for whom this show is named, the head coach of 316 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: your Cleveland Browns, Kevin Stefanski. Coach. We're getting to play 317 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: some football finally. Cleveland Browns will make their debut tomorrow 318 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: night down in Jacksonville. When you go into a preseason 319 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: game like this, what are your goals? Yeah, it's always 320 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: about operation, really, and the nice part is it's it's 321 00:14:30,040 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: an extension of training camp. So we really harp on 322 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: having a clean practice and making sure that we have 323 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: eleven in the huddle and playing clean with our technique 324 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 1: and those type of things. And you hope that when 325 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: the lights are on and you're playing in a game, 326 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: and there's other jerseys across from you. You hope that 327 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: that stays true to what you've been doing up there 328 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: and boreas. So it's really an extension of our work. 329 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,480 Speaker 1: And that's what I'm hoping to see. All Right, we 330 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: know Deshaun Watson will play tomorrow night. Then some of 331 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: the starters on both sides of the football. With the 332 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: Shawan in particular, let's just start. What have you've seen 333 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 1: with him since he's come into this building and you've 334 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 1: gotten to get him on the field through this training camp. Yeah, 335 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 1: he's worked very, very hard. He's you know, learning a 336 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: new system is not easy, so he's certainly put in 337 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: the work. He's put in the work with the coaches, 338 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: he's put the work in uh outside of this building 339 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: to just make sure that he's ready to go. It's 340 00:15:17,760 --> 00:15:20,560 Speaker 1: been impressive to watch his work ethic and then on 341 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:25,040 Speaker 1: the field, he's he's really showed the players, his teammates 342 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 1: you know what he can do, run game, pass, game, 343 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: you name it. I think you see, uh a pretty 344 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: special talent. For me. The thing that has kind of 345 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: set out the most is talking to the guys on 346 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: defense and they said, well, sometimes I think I have 347 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:40,160 Speaker 1: perfect coverage and he gets the ball in there. Anyway, 348 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: as a play caller, when you have somebody that can 349 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: make everything right, how helpful is that? Well? I think 350 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: what DeShawn does, what those veteran quarterbacks do, is especially 351 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: when you're going against a defense uh in practice and 352 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: I should mention they're not allowed to hit him, so 353 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: it allows you as a quarterback to try different things. 354 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: But he really works hard on his vision his because 355 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,400 Speaker 1: a lot of times on defense, you're preaching to the guys, 356 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: hey QB vision, where where is a quarterback looking? And 357 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: that allows you to move in your zone. So de 358 00:16:10,160 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: Sean really works hard in a lot of those drills 359 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: to move the defense with his eyes. So that's oftentimes 360 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,080 Speaker 1: what you see is he's gonna look aggressive right to 361 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: throw left and fit the ball into a tight window 362 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: or look left, and it's really a cat and mouse 363 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:25,840 Speaker 1: game that he's playing oftentimes with the linebackers and the 364 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: safeties and by the way, very good linebackers and safety. 365 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: So he's getting excellent work out there. What are your 366 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: goals for him in particular in this game? Would you 367 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: like to see him get a nice long drive, getting 368 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: the end zone, get out of there. What are you 369 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: hoping for? Yeah, honestly, it goes right back to that 370 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: operation where I want to really get used to our program, 371 00:16:43,240 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: get used to our pregame and and getting out there 372 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: on the first play, and and huddling up and getting 373 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: in out of in and out of run checks, running 374 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: the show. Uh, coming back off after hopefully successful drive, 375 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: sitting down on the bench, making corrections, all the things 376 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: that go with operation when you're talking about a new team, 377 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: new players, new teammates, new coaches, new scheme, new play caller, 378 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: all those things. All right, So we know that's for 379 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: de Shan. We know what you want to see out 380 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: of your out of the starters and the guys that 381 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: you know are going to be a part of this 382 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 1: football team and obviously staying healthy but having good operation 383 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: going out there handling their business. There is, however, there's 384 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: a large group of guys on this team that are 385 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 1: fighting to try to make this roster or to put 386 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: great stuff out there on tape. And you have young 387 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: guys that you've seen it out here. Okay, well, what 388 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:26,640 Speaker 1: does it look like in a game? Those guys? What's 389 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: your message to players like that? Just starting at that spot. Yeah, 390 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: I mean, the tape is your resume, and I think 391 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: that's what the exciting part for our guys is they're 392 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: gonna get out there on TV under the lights. Uh. 393 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 1: And we get three of these, so we're evaluating them NonStop. 394 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: We evaluate how they do in our meeting room, we 395 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: evaluate them on our practice field. So obviously this is 396 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: a part of that evaluation. But the rest of the 397 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: NFL world's watching too. And when you're talking about a 398 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 1: roster that's nine d is gonna get cut down to 399 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: fifty three, you're gonna end up releasing a lot of 400 00:17:56,680 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: players that you like. So for those players, ultimately, we 401 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: want them to put great tape on on the on 402 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 1: the field, we want we want them to put that 403 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: out there, knowing we can't keep everybody, but we want 404 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:09,400 Speaker 1: everybody to give a good accounting of who they are. 405 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,399 Speaker 1: And that's really what the goal is with these three games. 406 00:18:11,480 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: Any guys on offense that you're particularly excited to see 407 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: if what you've seen at the Cross Country Mortgage Campus 408 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 1: translates to a game, yeah, I wouldn't single anybody out, 409 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 1: except to say those rookies, it's the first time you 410 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: have to see them in a game. And I think 411 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,160 Speaker 1: with the rookie class, they're working very, very hard. They're 412 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 1: making mistakes, they're making we're making corrections those type of things. 413 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,320 Speaker 1: So really, now is the time for that natural progression 414 00:18:34,359 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: to game one. And now it's the time to take 415 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 1: it from the meeting room. You took it to the 416 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: practice field, can you take it to the game field. 417 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,479 Speaker 1: See how those guys handle that? Uh really, see how 418 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: we tackle? And that's a big part of this too, defensively, 419 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 1: is how we track the runner and then how we uh, 420 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,199 Speaker 1: you know, bring the runner to the ground, whether it's 421 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 1: one person, two people, three people. So excited to evaluate 422 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: that part of it as well, when you think about 423 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,360 Speaker 1: the rookies and guys who have opportunities. Just talked about 424 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: the receiver room for a Secondmar, you won't play, so 425 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: you've got Donovan first look at David Bell. We know 426 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 1: Schwartz is kind of a guy that we're hoping takes 427 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: that big lea pound. Important is this game for maybe 428 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: your overall comfort with a room that, besides Amar and 429 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: Donovan is is largely unproven. Yeah. I wouldn't overstate this game, 430 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: this one game, but I do think as a building block. Yeah, 431 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:23,920 Speaker 1: I think it's all it's all encompassing view of this 432 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: position in particular, and I think I would go back 433 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:30,080 Speaker 1: to that offseason program. I'd go to the work we've 434 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: done to date. So we're trying to put it all together, 435 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,760 Speaker 1: and I think I see guys making strides. I see 436 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,560 Speaker 1: young players playing different positions. We're trying guys in different 437 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 1: spots and and ultimately, you know, you mentioned Amari who's 438 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,440 Speaker 1: a veteran and it's done it at a high level. 439 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:46,719 Speaker 1: But we're excited about the rest of that room. We're 440 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: excited about the tools that the rest of the guys 441 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: bring that room. All right, let's go kind of just 442 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: into that running back room, Drove Ford. I feel like 443 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 1: it's kind of popped out here at camp. Are you 444 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: excited in this kind of a game? You know what 445 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,119 Speaker 1: you got in Nick Chubb and Cream Hunt and it's great. 446 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 1: But Journas was rate when you needed him last year. 447 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: Do many teams get to go into a preseason game 448 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: with a d earnist Jerome Ford and John Kelly who 449 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: looks darn good as well. Yeah, I think we're really 450 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: excited to see those runners. You know, you mentioned Jerome 451 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: a rookie that that we are really pleased with how 452 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: he's done to date. Again, you go to training camp 453 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: and you're out there in the practices at Barrio. We're 454 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,440 Speaker 1: not tackling the guys to the ground. I mean it's 455 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:23,640 Speaker 1: a physical practice where we're not taking our own ground. 456 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: So all those plays that you say, hey, maybe wh 457 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: would have made that guy miss, now you get to 458 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,719 Speaker 1: see it. Does he make him miss? Does he fall forward? 459 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:33,920 Speaker 1: Does he have a forward lean? Do they do? They 460 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: have great ball security in these moments. So I think 461 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: those are the type of things that you're looking forward to. 462 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: Uh under the lights, let's slip it around defensively. We've 463 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 1: heard Doug Peterson say you will see Trevor Lawrence. We'll 464 00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: see at t en his debut. That's good work, right, 465 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:50,000 Speaker 1: and this is a team not only on that side, 466 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,680 Speaker 1: but he flipped around Josh Allen and Trayvon Walker getting 467 00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: after your tackles. You're gonna get be able to get 468 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: some pretty good work here for a first preseason game, 469 00:20:56,240 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: without a doubt. And I think that's again, you work 470 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: real art against each other, and you know Jed Wills 471 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: gets to see Myles Garrett all day. Uh, now is 472 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: the time, though, where you should go see a different 473 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: body type and you do a little bit of studying 474 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,640 Speaker 1: at who these guys are and what kind of moves 475 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,720 Speaker 1: they have. But now is the time where you get 476 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:18,040 Speaker 1: out there and maybe you don't know exactly what tools 477 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,520 Speaker 1: that rusher has, so you stay true to your techniques. Uh, 478 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: you know, you're you're a dB, you're covering the wide receiver. 479 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: You're you're gaining information as he's coming off the ball 480 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: and making a determination on on how tight you have 481 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: to play him and who's who you're gonna play off 482 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: who you can get your hands on. So it's a 483 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 1: challenge because you don't do a ton of pre work 484 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: on these guys. But it goes back to hey, fundamentals 485 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:41,640 Speaker 1: and techniques and that's what we're looking forward to seeing 486 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: if they show up. All this has nothing to do 487 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: with the game, but as a head coach, I'm curious 488 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: how you approached the situation. I think it was a 489 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: couple of a couple of practices ago. There was a 490 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:50,240 Speaker 1: one on ones at the end and it felt like 491 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: there was one rap in Travell Harris ended up making 492 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 1: a catch. Everybody on the d had to do push ups. 493 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: You joined the d but you represent d O and 494 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,959 Speaker 1: that were you in a no win position where you're 495 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: gonna be doing push ups? Nobody or what happened on 496 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: that play. Yeah, that's right when we do when we 497 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,960 Speaker 1: say this is for pushups, I know I'm losing. I'm 498 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: on the losing end no matter what. But that's a 499 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: coach O'Shea thing. You know, anytime you're doing those one 500 00:22:09,640 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: on ones, the last rep has to be for pushups. 501 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: I love that. In a nice cat from your little 502 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 1: underaff free age and they're Mr Harris there a guy 503 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,560 Speaker 1: will see in this game. Uh. When you think about 504 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 1: you talked about the young corners a J. M J. 505 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: The two that will probably get a lot of work. 506 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: A J played great for us last year. MJ is 507 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: off to a good start. What do you like about 508 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: those guys in the fact that that's depth and quality depth. Yeah, 509 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 1: it's it's a it's a deep room. There's those guys 510 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: are pushing each other there. They're practicing really really hard. Uh. 511 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: I like those guys. I like that room. Those guys 512 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,600 Speaker 1: are very much about the work. You see them constantly 513 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: working with their coaches. They're diligent in their preparation, MJ's 514 00:22:46,880 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 1: a guy as you know when we first draft, and 515 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: we're excited about his size and his length and his physicality. 516 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 1: So again, not to be to be a broken record here, 517 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: but I can't wait to see him up close and 518 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: personal with again against some receivers that are different than 519 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,639 Speaker 1: our guys and see what if what we're seeing and 520 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: Barrias shows up in the game. I have a pretty 521 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 1: good idea of what will show up. But he's a 522 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: He's done a really really nice job and a j Uh. 523 00:23:10,640 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: It feels like he's been here forever and he's every 524 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: opportunity he's had, he's done a nice job. So we've 525 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: been doing different things with a j throughout this offseason 526 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: and seeing if you can take it to the game. 527 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: This is the joy for the players, this is why 528 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 1: all the work has been put in for coaches. You're 529 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 1: not getting into the game planning with that. You will 530 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: in the season, but nonetheless, this is a time to 531 00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: come together and do something as a team. And I 532 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,119 Speaker 1: know you did something building that camaraderie. What are you 533 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: hoping to get from bringing this team together prior to 534 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: that game? Yeah, just trying to be intentional about opportunities 535 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: to come together, and I think we all have lived 536 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: in a world where you didn't have these type of opportunities. 537 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,480 Speaker 1: So now that things are quote unquote back to normal 538 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:50,840 Speaker 1: when we go on a trip, we just felt like 539 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 1: week one was the right time to do some things together. 540 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: And you know, it doesn't it can be anything really 541 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 1: throughout the season, but anytime you're breaking bread with your teammates, 542 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,919 Speaker 1: I think you're building that trust in each other and 543 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: I think that's a big part of this. Well, it's 544 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:05,959 Speaker 1: great to get to be in the room with you 545 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: as well. Good luck tomorrow night, coach, and thanks for 546 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: the time. Great thanks Nathan. When we return, we'll hear 547 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: from Brown's third year tight end Harrison Brian on The 548 00:24:13,040 --> 00:24:16,560 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski Show, all along the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's 549 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 1: Radio network. Hi, Hey, this is Kareem High High Browns Fans, 550 00:24:21,560 --> 00:24:24,640 Speaker 1: this is head coach Kevin Stefanski. This is Joel Bettonio 551 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 1: and you're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns radio network. 552 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 1: University Hospitals in your hometown, medical team and official healthcare 553 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: provider of the Cleveland Brown Welcome back to the Kevin 554 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: Stefanski Show. On the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. 555 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:39,719 Speaker 1: Very happy now to be joined by Brown's tight end 556 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: Harrison Bryant. Harrison year three. Can you believe they'd enter 557 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: in your third year here now in the National Football 558 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: League with the Cleveland Browns. Yeah, it's been, uh, some 559 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: days for like it's a short amount of town, some 560 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 1: days for like a long amount of town. But I'm just, 561 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: you know, glad to still be here and be on 562 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: this team and just helping the team win in whatever 563 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: way I can. Third year, Yeah, this is your first 564 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: normal training camp. What's the biggest difference that you've noticed, 565 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,639 Speaker 1: whether it's for you personally or the way that the 566 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 1: team is bonding or interacting and the fans and all 567 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: of that compared to the other two one where you 568 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:12,160 Speaker 1: really didn't even have a training camp really at all, 569 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,360 Speaker 1: and then last year it's kind of a hybrid. Yeah, 570 00:25:14,400 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: it's been a lot different, um, not really in terms 571 00:25:16,640 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 1: of football, but more in terms of just being able 572 00:25:19,240 --> 00:25:21,480 Speaker 1: to bond with the guys, be out here in front 573 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: of the fans most of the days of practice, which 574 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: is obviously really cool and it brings a lot of 575 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,480 Speaker 1: energy because you know how training camp is some days 576 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: it's it's tough, but when the fans are out here, 577 00:25:30,760 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: it's always good to you know, hear the noise and 578 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: bring some extra energy to practice. What is it like 579 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 1: to already be like the second most experienced tight end 580 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: in the room and now you're a guy that I'm 581 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: sure a lot of the young guys are looking up 582 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: to you, and the chief kind of is that one 583 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: two combination. Yeah, it's um, you know, it's it's went 584 00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: by fast. But uh, you know, we got a lot 585 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,040 Speaker 1: of guys in our room that are are really young, 586 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: and I don't have that much experience, so uh, you know, 587 00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 1: in our room, we're all really tight. So every day 588 00:25:58,160 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: we're all learning from each other, whether that's you guys 589 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: trying to put some stuff in that they've done before 590 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: me and Dave and and trying to tell them some stuff. 591 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 1: But I mean, we got a great bond in there 592 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: so far, and I think it's only gonna grow from now. 593 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 1: How excited are you for this season? Knowing that your 594 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: time is coming, you are going to have a bigger 595 00:26:14,359 --> 00:26:16,480 Speaker 1: role than in years past, and I've noticed you've been 596 00:26:16,520 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: flexed out. It feels like more, at least to my 597 00:26:18,400 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: I what are you liking about that and and this opportunity? Yeah, 598 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: I mean, um, I'm obviously extremely excited for this year. Um, 599 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: you know, really whatever opportunities come. Um, you know, in 600 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: training camp you're not really sure the game, like there's 601 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: no game plans in or anything. But uh, you know, 602 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: right now, I'm just really focused on making the most 603 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: of the opportunities that are presented to me in training camp. 604 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: So you know, build that trust with not only the quarterbacks, 605 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: but coach, the fan, skiing coach, um a VP, the 606 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,719 Speaker 1: play callers. UM. I believe that I had a lot 607 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: of success in college because I had a lot of 608 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: the coach has had a lot of trust to me, 609 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: which you know, it gets you a lot more opportunities. 610 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, it makes a big difference. Yeah, it 611 00:26:57,920 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: feels like you already have great chemistry with the Sean 612 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,280 Speaker 1: talk about you coming a second. It feels like you 613 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: guys are on the same page and go back that 614 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,959 Speaker 1: too minute drill Boom, he finds you some of your 615 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: jerk routes where you're embarrassing people out there. Boom, He's 616 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: able to find you on those what's that chemistry been 617 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,919 Speaker 1: like and how you know the trust. You mentioned the ghosts. 618 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 1: You need the quarterback to trust the Okay, here's a 619 00:27:13,680 --> 00:27:15,480 Speaker 1: big situation. I know Harrison's gonna get open in my throat. 620 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: Who's gonna catch it? Yeah, obviously that's a huge thing. Um, 621 00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: But I feel like you said, uh with the Sean 622 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:25,080 Speaker 1: and Jacobe there both like if you like, if they 623 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: if you do something that they don't like on the 624 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,080 Speaker 1: route there, they're gonna come to you and tell you 625 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:30,920 Speaker 1: and tell you what they won't which is which is 626 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,240 Speaker 1: huge for us because sometimes like you run and you 627 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: don't really know how you did, but they'll come over 628 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: and say, hey, I need you to do this, and 629 00:27:36,840 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: you know once once you do that, you're in the 630 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: right spot and there you're on the same page. So 631 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 1: it's been good so far. What are the biggest differences 632 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,400 Speaker 1: are there? Or there are there differences and how they 633 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: want maybe you to do things because it is a 634 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:48,879 Speaker 1: personal purpose things for a quarterback the way they see it, 635 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,640 Speaker 1: because you need to see things through their eyes, right, 636 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 1: And we know that we don't know what's gonna happen, 637 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:56,199 Speaker 1: but we know that you're probably gonna catch fast from 638 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: the shans here. You're probably gonna catch fast from Jacoby 639 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:01,399 Speaker 1: this year. Uh as as a as catcher, you know, 640 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:03,679 Speaker 1: you hear a lot of different things, whether that's from coaches, 641 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,760 Speaker 1: whether that's from you know, just watching film. But at 642 00:28:06,760 --> 00:28:08,520 Speaker 1: the end of the day, it matters where the where 643 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: the quarterback really expects you to be. So whatever they say, 644 00:28:11,800 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: go so um wherever they want, you got to find 645 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:15,800 Speaker 1: a way to get there and get open. So that's 646 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:18,400 Speaker 1: that's the bottom line. How what's been like with having 647 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: TC McCartney in your room now his first year's sideing coach, 648 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,880 Speaker 1: but college quarterback and a guy that I would imagine 649 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: can maybe kind of help that process of how you 650 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,959 Speaker 1: guys would see things away at quarterback with It's been 651 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,159 Speaker 1: great so far. It's um kind of similar with Drew 652 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: because he was a receiver coach. He he had been 653 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: in a room like that, and and obviously TC he 654 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: was with the quarterbacks the last two years. So it's 655 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 1: good to uh, you know, here different perspectives and and 656 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: him be able to tell us what the quarterbacks thinking 657 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: and where we need to be. And also I mean 658 00:28:45,360 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 1: with the run block and he's been in rooms with 659 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: old lines and stuff. So it's been great so far. 660 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: And we look to continue that, uh that growth there. 661 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,479 Speaker 1: What do you think this offense can be? And I 662 00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: realized that that's a load of question. Take things that 663 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: we can't control out of it, but just in terms 664 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: of the evolution now in the three and obviously there's 665 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 1: different skill sets with Sean and Jacoby, but what can 666 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,240 Speaker 1: this offense be? In your mind, given that you've got 667 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: the great ground game, you've got the great old line. 668 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:09,680 Speaker 1: I think our tight end room, especially with the one 669 00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: two with you in chief excellent you Gottam already's in 670 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 1: here now in the receiver room. It feels that this 671 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: offense could be pretty explosive. You know, like we say 672 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: every year, um, every team is really good. Everybody's got 673 00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: good pieces, and the bottom line, it really comes down 674 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: to just coming out and working and building that continuity 675 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: and then taking a week by week and just doing 676 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: what you gotta do. So I mean, uh, like you said, 677 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: our pieces are there, but we gotta still work and 678 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: get it going. What would be the thing that would 679 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: surprise Harrison Bryant, the rookie who would be standing here 680 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: two years ago today, knowing what you know about the 681 00:29:43,880 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: game or how you're performing. What would be the biggest 682 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:47,960 Speaker 1: we think it's been the biggest change or the biggest 683 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: maybe not surprised, but perhaps the biggest change in two years. Um. 684 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: Like like you said, I don't there's really no surprise 685 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: because I've always, you know, been working for this and 686 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 1: this opportunity. But uh, I think the biggest thing for 687 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:03,120 Speaker 1: me right now is how well I know the playbook. Um, 688 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: not only a tight end, but all the positions will 689 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,280 Speaker 1: be playing. And that's really helped me just be able 690 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:10,800 Speaker 1: to focus more on the details of my game instead 691 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 1: of like my rookie I was breaking the huddle like, 692 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: oh I gotta run a basic here, But now it's more, okay, 693 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: what's the defense? How am I running the basic? And 694 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 1: I think that's really gonna help this year. Are you 695 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:22,560 Speaker 1: enjoying being and and is? And maybe I'm not right, 696 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 1: but it feels like you're in the slot a little 697 00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:25,600 Speaker 1: bit more. Are you enjoying that? I mean, that's kind 698 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,480 Speaker 1: of a lot of what you did in college. Um. 699 00:30:28,520 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: I mean I definitely have been out there a little 700 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 1: bit this year so far. UM, and I do feel 701 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: comfortable there. Um, it's been it's been two years since 702 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: I was there a lot, so it's getting used to 703 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: it again, but I'm definitely comfortable there and wherever I 704 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: need to need to play. So what is the thing 705 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:46,960 Speaker 1: that you wish you could have told yourself two years 706 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: ago that you know now and obviously, like you know, 707 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: you know the playbook better, But is there something about 708 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: like nutrition that you've learned, how to take care of 709 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: your body, that you've learned that's different at this level? 710 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: Um I would definitely say just the consistency of your 711 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:02,840 Speaker 1: routine because rookie year, um I was definitely doing a 712 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: lot of things right, but it wasn't fully consistent yet, 713 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,360 Speaker 1: but not now every day it's the same thing, which 714 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: is has made a big difference so far. Finally get 715 00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: to play somebody else. We don't know if we'll see 716 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: or not. We'll find that out as week goes on. 717 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: But how excide are you to get actually into some 718 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: game action again against somebody that is not a Cleveland Brown. 719 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: It obviously gets repetitive during training account hitting your own guys, 720 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: and we're spending a lot of time with them, but 721 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: we're obviously out here making each other better. So it's 722 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:30,000 Speaker 1: a great feeling to go out and be able to 723 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: compete a different against a different team. And you know, 724 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: finally have us all on the same team like competing 725 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:37,920 Speaker 1: against him. So it'll be fun and i'd imagine the 726 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:39,880 Speaker 1: work you're getting, especially when you think about our linebackers 727 00:31:39,920 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: and our safeties, who you know you'd match up with 728 00:31:41,680 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: the most. They're really good and they can run, they 729 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: can all cover. That's probably been good preparation for maybe 730 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 1: it'll be easier. Hopefully that's the idea, right when you're 731 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:52,840 Speaker 1: not going against our guy. Yeah, obviously our defense is 732 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 1: extremely talented. Uh every day we're matched up against our linebackers, 733 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,440 Speaker 1: then our safeties. We got a great safety room as well. 734 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: And also we're having the blocks in Clowney, which two 735 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 1: of the best. So they prepare you for anything. When 736 00:32:07,800 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 1: you think about, you know, getting into game action again. 737 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 1: Taking the Guardian cap off has that if you even 738 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: noticed it or don't even notice it anymore. Um the 739 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: first day, I like to think I kind of noticed it, 740 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 1: but now it's no big deal, so you don't mind 741 00:32:21,280 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: it at I mean, if it if it helps in 742 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:25,640 Speaker 1: I'm all for it. So all right, what's one thing 743 00:32:25,680 --> 00:32:27,040 Speaker 1: and we'll leave it on this. What's one thing that 744 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: you want Brown's fans to know about? Year three, Harrison 745 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: Brian ready to make a major impact for this team. Yeah, um, 746 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 1: obviously you're three. Hopefully I'll have a lot more opportunities. 747 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: But the biggest thing for me is just whatever I'm 748 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 1: mask to do where that special team's offense sitting on 749 00:32:41,240 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: the salmon, whatever it does. I'm here to help the 750 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,160 Speaker 1: team win, and that's the bottom one his wins. So 751 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: that's all what I'm here for. Speaking of winds Chief 752 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: got rewarded handsomely. Is he taking taking you guys out 753 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,120 Speaker 1: that he did he spoiled you guys at all? Not yet. 754 00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 1: But we're we gotta, we gotta dinner in the work, 755 00:32:55,400 --> 00:32:57,640 Speaker 1: so it's it's coming soon, So I'm gonna order a 756 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: nice steak. Absolutely, you Desert Harrison as much of the time. 757 00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: Best luck than you. Coming up next, we'll tell you 758 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 1: players we are excited to see on the field This 759 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: Friday night, it's the Kevin Stefanski Show on the University 760 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: Hospitals Cleveland, Brown's radio network. For me, I'm just trying 761 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: to make the right decision for each of our players. 762 00:33:14,480 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: This is the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to 763 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's radio network. Here are your hosts, 764 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: Nathan Sagura and Gerard Cherry. Welcome back to the Kevin 765 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: Stefanski Show on the University Hospitals, Cleveland Brown's radio network. 766 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,160 Speaker 1: For NFL GM signing players, the salary cap keeps things 767 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,640 Speaker 1: from getting out of hand. Spending limits can also help 768 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:39,240 Speaker 1: you when you're gambling, So set a limit before you gamble, 769 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,320 Speaker 1: and then stick to it. Get more tips like this 770 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:44,960 Speaker 1: and keep it fun Ohio dot Com. Nathan Szagura and 771 00:33:45,040 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 1: Gerard Cherry getting ready for the Browns and the Jags 772 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:52,960 Speaker 1: the preseason opener this Friday night down in Jacksonville and dry. 773 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: Let's start on the offensive side of the football, and 774 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 1: let's kind of go room by room here. Tell me 775 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: something or something something you want to see or somebody 776 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,360 Speaker 1: you're excited about watching, and what you hope to see. 777 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,800 Speaker 1: And we'll start with the quarterback room right now. We've 778 00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: talked about the sean earlier, so maybe it's jobs are rosen. 779 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:12,239 Speaker 1: Certainly we can you guys, show that you're company with 780 00:34:12,239 --> 00:34:15,359 Speaker 1: the offense first and foremost. Please please, please, for your 781 00:34:15,360 --> 00:34:18,279 Speaker 1: own sake and for our sense of well being, don't 782 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: make us too nervous with I n T s poor 783 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:22,759 Speaker 1: decisions being made, because then what's gonna lead to that's 784 00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: gonna lead to them bringing someone else into camp to 785 00:34:24,719 --> 00:34:27,920 Speaker 1: compete for that third quarterback spot or even second quarterback spot, 786 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:30,240 Speaker 1: not knowing what's gonna take place with the Shan Watson. 787 00:34:30,280 --> 00:34:32,800 Speaker 1: So obviously I'm watching these guys to see their commanded 788 00:34:32,840 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: the offense and what they're doing for as moving up 789 00:34:35,560 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 1: and down the football field and moving the chains, and 790 00:34:37,600 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: just their overall presence in the huddle. Because if you 791 00:34:41,239 --> 00:34:43,800 Speaker 1: get quality from these guys and not alleviate some fears 792 00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: as well, but if you don't play well and Grant's 793 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,640 Speaker 1: the first preseason game, but they're watching, it matters, and 794 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: you don't want to give them a reason. And when 795 00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 1: I say them a reason, I'm talking about the coaches 796 00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,040 Speaker 1: and the front office to bring someone else in here 797 00:34:55,040 --> 00:34:57,359 Speaker 1: to compete for the job. You're right, And look, Josh 798 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: Jobs obviously an incredibly intelligent I We're talking literally, he 799 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 1: is a rocket scientists majored in aerospace engineering. He's worked 800 00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:09,200 Speaker 1: at NASA's Kennedy Space Center as part of the externship program. 801 00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:11,359 Speaker 1: I mean, Jacoby said jokes with him and meetings when 802 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:12,839 Speaker 1: he gets things right is of course he did. You're 803 00:35:12,840 --> 00:35:15,320 Speaker 1: an astronaut, which is I think funny in and of itself, 804 00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 1: and that's what they like about him. He's very intelligent, 805 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 1: very athletic, and Kevin Stefanci says, you know, when you 806 00:35:19,600 --> 00:35:22,400 Speaker 1: know those coortraits and characteristics of somebody, you can help 807 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,280 Speaker 1: craft a game plan for the And so the question 808 00:35:25,360 --> 00:35:27,399 Speaker 1: is can he execute? You may be able, that's the thing. 809 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,439 Speaker 1: Sometimes there were guys in the NFL that are great 810 00:35:29,480 --> 00:35:31,920 Speaker 1: at understanding what they're supposed to do, but the questions 811 00:35:31,920 --> 00:35:33,759 Speaker 1: can they do it? They may know mentally what they're 812 00:35:33,800 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: supposed to do, but can they execute it physically? And 813 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:38,320 Speaker 1: I think that's the question with Dobbs right now because 814 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,480 Speaker 1: he really hasn't done much in the league and he's 815 00:35:40,520 --> 00:35:43,920 Speaker 1: doing seventeen passes into his career despite being in the 816 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: league since two thousand and seventeen. Then there's Rosen who's 817 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:49,239 Speaker 1: played a lot but it has not been good, and 818 00:35:49,320 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: so can he resurrect his career guy who was formerly 819 00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,040 Speaker 1: the tenth overall pick. So I'll be watching that running 820 00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: back room for me, I can't wait to see Jerome 821 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: for I've loved what I've seen in Barria. I can't 822 00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:00,399 Speaker 1: wait to see it in a game. And I would 823 00:36:00,440 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: give credit to Mobile too because he's coming during the 824 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,080 Speaker 1: courses and seasons for us and have done something, so 825 00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:09,040 Speaker 1: he's a quality back as well. But yeah, I'm certainly 826 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:11,319 Speaker 1: looking at Ford because well, I've seen just on air, 827 00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: and when I see it on air with no pads 828 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: on and his ability to catch out of backfield, it 829 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:17,600 Speaker 1: looks so fluid and so natural to him. And I 830 00:36:17,600 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: love the story at you Tail and I'll give you 831 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,759 Speaker 1: the flora do it on how he developed these skills. Yeah, 832 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:23,399 Speaker 1: when he was a senior in high school, his high 833 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:25,120 Speaker 1: school team was so load and don't forget this guy 834 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: was recruited by Nick Saban to go to Alabama's a 835 00:36:27,200 --> 00:36:29,879 Speaker 1: running back. He actually played slot receiver. They had two 836 00:36:29,880 --> 00:36:31,719 Speaker 1: other guys that went D one at running back. He 837 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: had forty two catches eight D twenty seven yards. It's 838 00:36:34,360 --> 00:36:37,880 Speaker 1: almost twenty catch and eight touchdowns as a slot receiver 839 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:41,080 Speaker 1: in high school. So he has those natural pass catching 840 00:36:41,080 --> 00:36:43,759 Speaker 1: abilities and I think, yeah, that will be something very 841 00:36:43,880 --> 00:36:45,800 Speaker 1: very fun to watch. As we moved out of the 842 00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 1: wide receiver room, Gerard, we talked about it earlier in 843 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:51,279 Speaker 1: the program, these young guys, whether it's Schwartz and Bell, 844 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:54,319 Speaker 1: Dimitric Felton stepping up. But are there any of the 845 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: other guys that maybe have caught your eye a little bit? 846 00:36:56,360 --> 00:36:58,200 Speaker 1: I think Schwarts is so important. I think he is 847 00:36:58,239 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: an absolute key and I would love of to stet 848 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:04,600 Speaker 1: signs that yes, it is gonna click in the year two. Right, 849 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: And before I go further, I don't know why I 850 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:11,320 Speaker 1: call John Mobley, John Kelly John similar. They got a 851 00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:13,120 Speaker 1: little bit of sweet game to him. I like it. 852 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:16,320 Speaker 1: But back to the receivers, Yes, I have to see 853 00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: what sports is doing because I'm banking on him to 854 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: be are what stretched the field guy, And if you 855 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,200 Speaker 1: can do that, and if you can put the fear 856 00:37:23,239 --> 00:37:26,400 Speaker 1: of God in defensive coordinators and more importantly the defensive 857 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,479 Speaker 1: backs on the football field, that is going to help 858 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: our cause tremendously. Because the worst thing you're gonna have 859 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: happened is if me as a dB, I don't fear you, 860 00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:37,560 Speaker 1: if I don't have the fear that you're gonna run 861 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,840 Speaker 1: by me, I'm gonna cheat on things, I'm gonna gamble 862 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:41,719 Speaker 1: on things. In my confidence level's gonna be at all 863 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,400 Speaker 1: time high. It's gonna be even hard for you to 864 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,720 Speaker 1: complete a pass on me. So we need that element 865 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,960 Speaker 1: to the office just to keep guys honest. And not 866 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,240 Speaker 1: only that, with kind of the evolution of the NFL 867 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:53,360 Speaker 1: where a lot of teams are playing more shell defense 868 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: on the back end, you need someone to at least 869 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:58,480 Speaker 1: move that shell back and create space. And that only 870 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,000 Speaker 1: happens when you have somebody that open today, fear and 871 00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:04,439 Speaker 1: respect running vertically. I'm excited to see Mike Harley Junior. 872 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 1: I don't think we're gonna see Mike Woods. He was 873 00:38:06,040 --> 00:38:08,320 Speaker 1: kind of the early star Jian Camp. But Mike Harley Jr. 874 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: Is an interesting to you. There's really enohing you look 875 00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:13,680 Speaker 1: at him. Not that big a fast, but he just 876 00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: keeps making plays and and by my calculations, he's kind 877 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:21,480 Speaker 1: a touchdown from Watson, Brissette, Rosen and Dodge cut touchdowns 878 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:24,919 Speaker 1: from all of them in training camp. He just makes 879 00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:26,359 Speaker 1: place I don't know, and I'm excited to see if 880 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: that translates well. And the cool thing about it is 881 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:31,360 Speaker 1: for his say that, hey, you were a star in Miami. 882 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 1: From a production standpoint, bring that here. You have ample 883 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:37,000 Speaker 1: opportunity to show what you can do in this office 884 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:39,480 Speaker 1: because we're looking for guys that can catch the ball 885 00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:41,480 Speaker 1: and make plays. So I'm excited to se him as well. 886 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,720 Speaker 1: And you're right, Nathan, he has been the guy's flashed 887 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:45,680 Speaker 1: of late. All right, we'll go into that tight end 888 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:47,839 Speaker 1: room really quickly, and I think that we know who 889 00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:49,799 Speaker 1: are top two are. We're gonna hear from Harrison Bryant 890 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:51,879 Speaker 1: where we heard from Harrison Bryan earlier on the Brian 891 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:55,319 Speaker 1: earlier on the show Gerade. But behind that, I think 892 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,520 Speaker 1: it's kind of wide open. And this is an offense 893 00:38:57,560 --> 00:39:00,000 Speaker 1: that if you can get a role as the third 894 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 1: tight end, you have a chance to actually play and 895 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,879 Speaker 1: make plays. Especially I think when Bersett is under center. 896 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:08,360 Speaker 1: I've seen each guy that we're working with for the 897 00:39:08,440 --> 00:39:12,399 Speaker 1: third tightend spot make a play here and there. One 898 00:39:12,480 --> 00:39:15,960 Speaker 1: guy is really, in my mind, solidify themselves as a guy. 899 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,759 Speaker 1: You might say, what for install might be the one 900 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,840 Speaker 1: that to make that declaration for But I can really say, 901 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:23,400 Speaker 1: I can't call one guy, but the night is the 902 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:26,000 Speaker 1: night where they can be that guy. They gotta separate 903 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:27,879 Speaker 1: and Johnny Stanton, I think the guy always to keep 904 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:31,279 Speaker 1: your eye on that just be here anyway because of that. 905 00:39:31,520 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: We'll see, because he's really his versatility allows him to 906 00:39:34,960 --> 00:39:36,359 Speaker 1: do that, and I think you're right about it, but 907 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:37,719 Speaker 1: we'll see what he can do with it. Titan is 908 00:39:37,719 --> 00:39:39,400 Speaker 1: a good chance from the showcase, Hey, I can actually 909 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:41,959 Speaker 1: go out there and catch the football for you as well. 910 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,360 Speaker 1: We're coming up with our final thoughts here as we 911 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,320 Speaker 1: wrap it up on the Kevin Stefanski Show. All along 912 00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:51,920 Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio network. I feel like 913 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:54,200 Speaker 1: I have people in the building that can tell me 914 00:39:54,239 --> 00:39:55,920 Speaker 1: the truth, and I think that's really important because I 915 00:39:55,960 --> 00:39:57,399 Speaker 1: don't want this to be a place where I don't 916 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:59,880 Speaker 1: get the truth from our guys. This is the Coach 917 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:04,360 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski Show. You're listening to the University Hospitals Cleveland 918 00:40:04,360 --> 00:40:08,200 Speaker 1: Brown's Radio network. Here are your hosts, Nathan Zaura and 919 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:12,400 Speaker 1: Geron Cherry. Welcome back into the Kevin Stefanski Show on 920 00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:15,960 Speaker 1: the University Hospitals Cleveland Brown's Radio Network. Nathan Szagura, Gerard 921 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,840 Speaker 1: Cherry wrapping things up here getting ready for the Browns 922 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:23,080 Speaker 1: preseason opener against the Jags. All right, Gerard stock up 923 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:24,960 Speaker 1: right now, who are a guy or a couple of 924 00:40:24,960 --> 00:40:28,080 Speaker 1: guys that you think have kind of elevated their performance 925 00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:30,319 Speaker 1: in Barria, but now you want to see them take 926 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 1: that onto the field against the Jacksonville Jaguars. This is 927 00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:37,200 Speaker 1: such a layup answer for me, Martin Emerson, oh b 928 00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:41,759 Speaker 1: m J. The stock is matter fact is like amazon 929 00:40:42,000 --> 00:40:46,120 Speaker 1: In tells Tesla right now. For me, this dude is 930 00:40:46,160 --> 00:40:48,080 Speaker 1: through the roof. And the reason why I say it 931 00:40:48,239 --> 00:40:52,000 Speaker 1: is you come in, you're making plays. You have something 932 00:40:52,040 --> 00:40:55,680 Speaker 1: that's impossible to teach because you can't size, and you're 933 00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:58,160 Speaker 1: showing great ability to play the past, and you're also 934 00:40:58,200 --> 00:41:00,719 Speaker 1: showing the physical presence when you get been blocked or 935 00:41:00,760 --> 00:41:03,000 Speaker 1: playing against the run. That's the type of stuff you 936 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:05,680 Speaker 1: look for. And you found yourself already in a very 937 00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:09,359 Speaker 1: crowded and talented deepest of back room being the fourth quarter, 938 00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:12,040 Speaker 1: if you will. And there's more opportunity comes along with 939 00:41:12,040 --> 00:41:13,600 Speaker 1: that because they're gonna play a lot of Nickel and 940 00:41:13,680 --> 00:41:16,720 Speaker 1: Dyme packages. So for me, his stock is through the roof. 941 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:18,960 Speaker 1: He's got a great ability to kind of stay on 942 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,760 Speaker 1: that inside hip of the receiver mirror and be physical 943 00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:25,359 Speaker 1: get p bus something he did very well at Mississippi State. 944 00:41:25,360 --> 00:41:27,640 Speaker 1: And I can tell you that the coaches love him. 945 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:30,360 Speaker 1: They are very excited about his desire to compete, his physicality. 946 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:33,160 Speaker 1: Real quick for me, Jacob Phillips, he looked great out. 947 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:35,400 Speaker 1: He looks great every time he plays. I mean, you 948 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,320 Speaker 1: go back last year and he played a hundred and 949 00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:40,160 Speaker 1: twenty three snaps, seventeen tackles, a sack, two tackles for lost, 950 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:43,319 Speaker 1: three passes defense. He makes plays, but he hasn't been 951 00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:45,800 Speaker 1: able to stay healthy. Can he stay healthy? Take that 952 00:41:45,880 --> 00:41:47,560 Speaker 1: out in the field and Jackson will start to build, 953 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:50,040 Speaker 1: maybe into a full season, because I think he's gonna 954 00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:52,799 Speaker 1: be a starter and a player of great consequence for 955 00:41:52,960 --> 00:41:57,440 Speaker 1: the Browns on this defense. And so the stage is set, 956 00:41:57,640 --> 00:42:01,120 Speaker 1: the Browns kicking off the preseason, and finally it has 957 00:42:01,160 --> 00:42:03,680 Speaker 1: felt like a very very long offseason and it feels 958 00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:06,759 Speaker 1: like there's still some more length to go in it, obviously, 959 00:42:06,800 --> 00:42:08,960 Speaker 1: but it will be the Browns and the Jags. Real 960 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:11,560 Speaker 1: quick drive, just ten seconds here, what's one thing you 961 00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 1: hope to see in this game on Friday? Physical play 962 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:18,080 Speaker 1: and guys not resting laurels becausey're play against the Jacksonville 963 00:42:18,120 --> 00:42:20,839 Speaker 1: jaguarscum preseason game. Go out there and make it happen. Man, 964 00:42:20,920 --> 00:42:22,680 Speaker 1: there's some talented guys out there. I'm excited just to 965 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:24,320 Speaker 1: see the work and to see some of the guys 966 00:42:24,520 --> 00:42:26,960 Speaker 1: that we've already highlighted and talked about who have who 967 00:42:26,960 --> 00:42:29,520 Speaker 1: have really kind of stood out in brea. Can they 968 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:33,080 Speaker 1: continue that in a game when it matters against competition 969 00:42:33,360 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 1: that they do not know. Want to thank all of 970 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:37,600 Speaker 1: you for being with us here tonight. Thank it's the 971 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:40,319 Speaker 1: great Jason Gibbs for Geroge Cherry. I'm Nathan Siagreth saying 972 00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:42,520 Speaker 1: thank you for listening to the Kevin Stefanski Show all 973 00:42:42,520 --> 00:44:02,040 Speaker 1: along the University Hospitals Cleveland, Brown's Radio network. You've been 974 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:05,799 Speaker 1: listening to the Coach Kevin Stefanski Show. Join us next 975 00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:10,360 Speaker 1: week at this time for more from the head Coach 976 00:44:10,600 --> 00:44:17,120 Speaker 1: broadcast right any other use of this broadcast description, Kelly, 977 00:44:18,520 --> 00:44:22,960 Speaker 1: The NFL is strictly will the gym in the university leave? 978 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:33,840 Speaker 1: Brown Radio Network, Brown and One England Sports leading a 979 00:44:34,040 --> 00:44:37,879 Speaker 1: ninety to flee the fant