1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: Hey, Damian, how's it going? Fantastic? How are you? I'm 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: doing pretty well? Thanks? Um. I think for for us 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,560 Speaker 1: probably there was a big takeaway from today was just 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: that you know, Cam wasn't there and what's going on 5 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: with him? And didn't want to ask you about Cam specifically, 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 1: but I didn't want to ask you just what changes 7 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: in the practice like today when you know the vocal 8 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: of the reps are going to mac What what changes 9 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: for you in the offense? Uh? Nothing changes? Um, we 10 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: showed up today. Business is business being done. Um. You 11 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: know we got a new challenge this week. Um, as 12 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: our first day back out there practicing. So you know, 13 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: the guys are out there, we gotta go out there 14 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: and do our job. You know, it's as simple as that. 15 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: The different, different subject. I think it's been pretty notable 16 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 1: the amount of running backs you have and just the 17 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: talent you have in that room this summer. What's it 18 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: been like working with the group of players that just 19 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: all seem to be playing pretty well right now? It 20 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,520 Speaker 1: seems like you're all kind of feeding off each other. Man. 21 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: It's fantastic. Um. I mean I can't speak enough about 22 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: how great it is to be be a part of 23 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: that room. Um, you know, group full of full of 24 00:00:57,840 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: special guys you know, on and off the field, but 25 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: you know, seeing guys do so many different things well 26 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: on the field, UM, it obviously helps our team, helps 27 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: our offense. So you know that's what we want to do. 28 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: We work every day to go out there and be 29 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: the best position group that we can be in order 30 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: to help this team be successful. So we've got a 31 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: lot of great guys that work extremely hard, that are 32 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: willing to do whatever, you know, whatever it takes in 33 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: order to help this team be successful. So having everybody 34 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: be able to buy in and just put their heads 35 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: down at grind and come together each and every day 36 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: to do whatever to do our part in this offense, 37 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's been it's been special so far. Thanks Danny. 38 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: Next question Henry mckinnn. Hey, Damian, question about Ramandre. It 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 1: sounds like he's come a long way since the beginning 40 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: of training camp. Ivan Fears mentioned that he failed his 41 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: physical at the beginning, so maybe not off to like 42 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: the best start, but obviously the preseason games and the 43 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: production speaks for itself. So what he's seen from him 44 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: developmentally and personally, just getting to know him. He's been 45 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: a great kid to get to know, really hard worker, 46 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: shows up every day ready to work. Um, and you 47 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: know he's been doing the right thing. But I think 48 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: that all of our guys are showing up every day 49 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: with that mentality, just working hard, grind, you know, do 50 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 1: whatever it takes to help this team be successful. Um. 51 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: You know, out of ourselves and into the team is 52 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: it's a big that's a thing here. You know, that's 53 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: what it's all about, being selfless to do whatever it 54 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: takes in order to help this team be successful. So 55 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: we've got a lot of guys doing that right now, 56 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: a lot of guys working hard. And you know, if 57 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: we keep doing that, everybody keeps doing their part, doing 58 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: their job, working hard, showing up to work every single 59 00:02:40,360 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 1: day with the mentality to get better and to make 60 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: this a better organization. Um, you know, I think that 61 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: we can continue to improve. I'll pause for a second 62 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: here and see if anybody else wants to raise her 63 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: hand ask a question. I'll keep I got. I could 64 00:02:56,000 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: ask you more if I've got a second. So, Damian, 65 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: now that you've been here for a few years, have 66 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: some familiarity. What are some of the keys would you say, 67 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: to learning and getting involved in the passing offense in particular. 68 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:15,840 Speaker 1: I know it could be sort of challenging for younger 69 00:03:15,880 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: pass catchers. I think it all boils down to the 70 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 1: same same things that I just said. You know, you 71 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: have to come in ready prepared to do whatever is 72 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: actually be first and foremost, and you got to be 73 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: willing to put your head down and ground you know, 74 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: every single day when you show up in this building, 75 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: you know you have to put your best foot forward 76 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: and be excited for the opportunity to get better. But 77 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: it's in the run game, the pass game, special teams, offense, defense, 78 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: kicking game. It doesn't matter. Those values hold true to 79 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: whatever you do. When you're New England Patriot, you know, 80 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: whenever you show up to work, do your job out 81 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: of yourself and into the team and do whatever it 82 00:03:50,840 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: takes to do your part to add value to this team. 83 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: You know, that's what it's all about. So it doesn't 84 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: really matter the area or which side of the ball 85 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: it is, or you know what direction you want to 86 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: take it. You know, those those same basic fundamental principles. Uh, 87 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: you know, that's that's how you end up being successful. 88 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: Here's like two final questions to go Mike Giardi and 89 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,480 Speaker 1: Alex Park. Hey, Damien, I was wondering. You know, we've 90 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: remarked from where we sit, how much bigger your legs look, 91 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 1: how strong you look. I guess I just want to 92 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: ask you how much stronger are you? And what benefit 93 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: if you've seen that play here over the first few 94 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: weeks of training camp. UM, I mean, yeah, I'm stronger. UM. 95 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: I think you can brag about it ahead, It's fine, 96 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: there's no need, um, but I am. And uh, you know, 97 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: I think that it's helped just as just as much 98 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: as everything else I've said. You know, Um, in the 99 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:47,919 Speaker 1: off season, I wanted to get in the best possible 100 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: shift that I could be in in order to do 101 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: my job to the best of my ability. That way 102 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: I could add create value to this team, do whatever 103 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: I can in order to do my job to the 104 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: best of my ability. And it's off season. Getting in 105 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: better shape was one of those things that I wanted 106 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 1: to do, as well as improve in a bunch of 107 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,480 Speaker 1: other areas. And you know, I've just continue to try 108 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: to do that up until this point. So I just 109 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: want to continue to do my part that way. Whatever 110 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: I can do for this team. Whatever the team needs 111 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: of me, I can do. It's the best of my ability, sir. 112 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: Last question Alex parts Hey Damien, Um, we had kind 113 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: of a different viewpoint at practice today and you know 114 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: it's just a chance to see things from a different 115 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: angle and what you guys run down is it was 116 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 1: really interesting to see kind of how you shrink yourself 117 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 1: sometimes to get through a hole. Um. And you see, 118 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 1: you just seem to have a real knack for you 119 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: always have, not just today. But I'm just wondering, is 120 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: that instinct, is that something you work on, Is that 121 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: something you've always been able to do? You know what 122 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: kind of goes into that because it happens very quick, 123 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: But it doesn't seem like a simple thing. Um. I 124 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: mean it's a lot of things. Um. You know, first 125 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 1: of all, it just starts with, you know, God blessing 126 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: me with the opportunity to be to be here, to 127 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: be able to do what I do and do it 128 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: at a high level. And then taking the coaching and 129 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: the things that you know, I learned every single play 130 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 1: from experience, things that I learned from watching tape, the 131 00:06:03,400 --> 00:06:05,440 Speaker 1: things that I learned from the coaches, from older guys, 132 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 1: from guys that have played here. You know, there's a 133 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 1: lot of different things, So just doing my part as 134 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: best as I can. You know, it goes back into 135 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: whether it's getting in better shape, becoming more flexible, so 136 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: I can you know, move my body in different ways, 137 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,800 Speaker 1: getting bigger, faster, stronger that I can withstand you know, 138 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: the grunt of a long season, and also learning and 139 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 1: using my knowledge to the best of my ability to 140 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: help make things easier for me on the field. So 141 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: there's a lot that goes into it, and you know, 142 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: continue to continuing to try to get better every single 143 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: day that I continue to do whatever this team needs 144 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: me to do. Cool. Thank you.