1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Sounds great, Damian. How you doing today? Fantastic? How are 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,000 Speaker 1: you have a good Thanksgiving? I did? I did? I 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: spend it with spend it with some family here, stayed local. 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: How about for you? I actually did kind of too. 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: I went and uh, I went to PVD, spent some 6 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: time with my girlfriend's family. Uh. And then we came back. 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: My family was at our house. We cooked eate dinner, barbare. 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: Christen barm Or even came by and got him a plate. 9 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 1: So we had a good time. It was a great Thanksgiving. 10 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: I bet that was not a small plate. It was. 11 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 1: It was not. It was not all there you go, 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: there you go. Uh. Two quick ones, Damien, for me today? 13 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: What was the best fight song you heard today at practice? Man? 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: Come on, come on, you already know the answer to that. 15 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: You are Dixie's football pride. Crimson Tide, Roll Tide, Roll Tide. 16 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: You know that. There you go. Um, I wanted to 17 00:00:57,760 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: the football. One I wanted to ask you was about 18 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: what I'm like from a player's perspective when you're in 19 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: UM share the load situation like last game. I felt 20 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: like you got a series, Ramandre, got a series. You know, 21 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: at least that's the way the game seemed to start. UM. 22 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: From a player's perspective, what is your I don't know, 23 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: what is your thought about that? Or how do you 24 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: sort of how do you view that in terms of UM? 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: Does it help you? You know all that? Yeah, it's 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: been great honestly because you know, we've got a lot 27 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: of guys that can do a lot of different things. 28 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:34,199 Speaker 1: And I think that that, you know, speaks volumes about 29 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: our team. I think it speaks to our depth at 30 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: all positions. We've got a lot of great players playing 31 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: a lot of football at a lot of different positions. 32 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: And the best part about it is, obviously you know, 33 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: the next man up, the level never drops. You know, 34 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: the expectations are always the same, UM, and that's just 35 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: the way it goes. UM. Obviously, having a lot of 36 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: depth to keep guys fresh, rotating rotating a lot of 37 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: guys that keeps guys for us, allows us to keep 38 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: going out there, to be able to execute play well, 39 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: you know, and ultimately, you know, we're all in this together. 40 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: We know everybody on this team has a role. Everybody 41 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: has a job to do. So regardless of when your 42 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: name is called, when your numbers call it, whenever you 43 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: get out there, you gotta go make a play. So 44 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,639 Speaker 1: I think having that total team depth at a lot 45 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: of different positions allows guys just go in there and 46 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: be fresh, play well, and we all play together. We 47 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: all play for one another, and you know, we all 48 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: we're all in this thing together. My next question Evan 49 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: Lazar and Jaylan Mills is in the other room and 50 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: very limited people are in there asking questions. Sarah go 51 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 1: ahead and Evan, Hey, Damian, how are you doing fantastic? 52 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: How are you good? Happy? Thanksgiving? Every Thanksgiving as well? Thanks. 53 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you just about running behind Trent 54 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: and Shack on the right side and then some of 55 00:02:50,280 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: those formations also with Mike in there too, and kind 56 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: of I think it's almost a thousand pounds of human 57 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: being outside of the line when when on when it 58 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: was out there too. Just what is it like for 59 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: a running back though, to know that those three guys 60 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,239 Speaker 1: are in front of you on some of those plays. 61 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:15,639 Speaker 1: Oh man, um, our entire offensive line tight ends, our 62 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: receivers um. Everybody does a great job of getting a 63 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: hat on a hat and just moving people out of 64 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: the way. I mean, you see some of our runs 65 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: sometimes and you know, we're not getting touched until we're 66 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, five six yards down the field. That's because 67 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: everybody on the on the old line is doing their job, 68 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: blocking guys, moving guys out of the way, double team 69 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: and getting guys out of position. You know, our receivers 70 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: going then. You know, we've got the best um blocking 71 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: receivers in the league. Um. You know, they go in, 72 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: they dig guys out, they get the safeties, get a 73 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: hat on a hat, and it really they make our 74 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: jobs easy. I mean it always looks great, and the 75 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: running back always gets the credit for for popping these 76 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: big runs, but all the credit goes to those guys. 77 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: You know, we've got guys getting a hat on a hat. 78 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: As physical as our old line is across the board, 79 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: our tight ends, our receivers, you know, when they play 80 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: the way that they've been playing, it makes our jobs 81 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: at running back a lot easier. Thanks Daman. Next question, 82 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna go to Chris Bryant and Jacy Jackson is 83 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: going in the next room, Stephanie's room. Hey Daman, how 84 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: are you fantastic? How are you awesome? Um? Mike Vrabel 85 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: described your rushing attack as being the best in the 86 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: National Football league, What in your view goes into your 87 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,159 Speaker 1: kind of the diversity of this attack and why do 88 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: you think it is so effective? Um? Well, I mean 89 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: it starts with what I just said. I mean, you 90 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: got the five guys up front, that's the anchor of 91 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 1: our teams, the anchor of our offense. Um, they set 92 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: the tone, they set the standard, the mindset for what 93 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 1: type of game is going to be. Obviously, the guy 94 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: the tight ends, the receivers that block out on the edge, Um, 95 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: you know, they do a great job weekend and week out, 96 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: playing and play out. And then you know, we got 97 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: a lot of good backs that can run the ball well, 98 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: and they can do a lot of things well with 99 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 1: the ball in our hands. It's a collective effort. You know. 100 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: We got great coaches that put together a great scheme. 101 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: They coach us up every single day on how to 102 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: do our jobs the best that we can, and we 103 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: take the coaching we go out there and put it 104 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: on the field. And like I said, when you got 105 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: the guys up front moving people five and six yards 106 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: off the ball, you know we've got receivers going in 107 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: to dig out safeties, blocking the corners, blocking the florest, 108 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: and you got running backs that can do things well 109 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: with the ball in their hands. I think that that 110 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: provides a good rushing attack for us and you know, 111 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: ultimately helps our team. You guys have so many different 112 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,040 Speaker 1: types of rushers, and obviously Bill has had that for 113 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: many many years. From a mental standpoint, what do you 114 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: have to do in order to make sure that you 115 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: know you're not you put yourself in a place where 116 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: you look at it as a strength as opposed to 117 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: this guy's getting more carries that I am, et cetera. 118 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: Or maybe I have a skill set that's not being 119 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: utilized as much as maybe it should be. Like how 120 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 1: do you put yourself in a place where it's you know, 121 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 1: it is team first, and everything else kind of gets 122 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: pushed aside. It's simple, man. You know, we got all 123 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: these guys with one goal in mind, and that's to win. 124 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: We don't care who has what carries, who gets the 125 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: ball thrown to him more. I mean, these are that's 126 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 1: ridiculous thoughts. And that's not something that goes on in 127 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: this locker room. I say it all the time, I 128 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 1: allude to it all the time. I mean, you guys 129 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: can see the way that we play. You guys can 130 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: see that we play for one another and we go 131 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: out there we have a good time playing well together. 132 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not about one guy who touches the 133 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: ball the most, you know, who gets the glory, who 134 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 1: gets the praise. Man, We're a bunch of guys who 135 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: just want to come in here and Brian weekend and 136 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: week out, go out there, play our best football on 137 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: Sunday and go out there and win as a team. 138 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: Nothing else matters. It's not about stats, accolades, you know, 139 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: personal game, none of that. I mean, you guys see it. 140 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: It's very evident we're playing for each other and we're 141 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: playing for one common goal and we're sticking to that. 142 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: That's how we've always been, That's how we're gonna be. 143 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: And you know, if we keep doing what we're doing, 144 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: keep progressing every single week, keep playing our best football 145 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: on Sundays together collectively as a team, you know we're 146 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: gonna keep moving in the right direction. The questions that 147 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: Cox and did Kitten, Hey, Damian, you you kind of 148 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: just alluded to it right there. But pretty much everybody 149 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: that we've talked to this week and last week is 150 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,559 Speaker 1: has really just talked about how together this team feels 151 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: and how much how strong the chemistry is within that 152 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: locker room. Maybe a simple question, but how beneficial is 153 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: it when you're you're playing football with a bunch of 154 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: guys that really just seemed to genuinely like spending time 155 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: with each other. Well, I mean you see it. You 156 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,200 Speaker 1: see it every time you watch this play on Sundays. 157 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: I mean every time somebody has a good play. I mean, 158 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: I obviously I think the best way to describe it 159 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: not to focus on one particular play or one particular moment. 160 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: But you know, when Coke scored his first touchdown, I 161 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: mean you saw it. Everybody, everybody was on the sideline 162 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: was completely empty, I mean completely empty. Everybody was running 163 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: on the field, everybody was celebrating. And I think that 164 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: that play kind of embody the spirit of this team. 165 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: You know, like I said, it's not about one of us. 166 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: It's not about who gets the ball the most, who 167 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: catches the most passes, who gets the most carries. It's 168 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: about the whole team. You know, we love each other, 169 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: we care about one another, We want to play well 170 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: for one another because I know that every other guy 171 00:08:15,280 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: in that locker room has the same goal in mind 172 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: as me. That's to play together, to be out there, 173 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: you know, going to battle with one another and just 174 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: doing whatever we gotta do in order to get a win. 175 00:08:25,280 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: And you know, that's what this team is about. I 176 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: can't talk enough about how close this group is and 177 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: the love that we have for one another. And you 178 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 1: know just how close this group is. So it's easy 179 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: going out there and playing with guys that love football 180 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: and love doing this as much as everybody loves doing 181 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: it the same. So you know, it's a lot of 182 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: fun out there. Great, thank you, And last question, don 183 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: Kaye Hey Daman. Josh McDaniels talked about this a little 184 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: bit early in the week about how mac Jones has 185 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: a has a very catchable football. What do you who 186 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,719 Speaker 1: makes his throws so catchable? I don't know. I'm not 187 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: I'm not a quarterback analyzer. I have no idea. I 188 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: couldn't I couldn't answer that. But you know, the best 189 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,439 Speaker 1: part about mac Um, you know, is the fact that 190 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 1: he shows up every day ready to work, and he 191 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: is the hardest worker. He's one of the most focused guys. 192 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: And you know you see in his preparation translates and 193 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: you know, he just shows up ready to do whatever 194 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: it takes to be the best leader, the best quarterback 195 00:09:29,240 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: that he can be. So whatever he does to make 196 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: it make his football so catchable. Um, you know, I 197 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: don't know the answer to that, but he does a 198 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: great job for us. He's a great leader, and he's 199 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: a great teammate and you know he shows up every 200 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: day ready to work. Do you find his passes easy 201 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 1: to catch? Um? Well, I'm I focus more on taking handoffs, 202 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: but you know, I mean the those he makes those 203 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: and we catch them. I mean it's a collective effort. Um, 204 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: he throws it, we catch it. That's just that's how 205 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: the passing game works. Thank you, Thank you Damien, Thanks everybody.