1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: How much you're looking forward. I mean, I know you 2 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 1: you had no problem giving it to the offensive guys 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,159 Speaker 1: and the spring going back and forth. How about you 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: looking forward to that first day out there today? Man 5 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: camp is kemp is different, man. You know, you you 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: get to put on actual equipment instead of T shirt 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 1: and underwear, UM, and uh really really get to compete, 8 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: you know, at a at a high level, UM with 9 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: with contact and you know, the D line and the 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: old line can get a good popping there to you know, 11 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: work on their techniques and you know, blocking and button up. 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: Just getting used to football again. So you know, I'm 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: definitely excited. This is the first time that the first 14 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: time in a while, I guess that you'll have the 15 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: chance for your family and friends to come latch your practice. 16 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: What's what's not gonna be like, um, like a big crowd. 17 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: I'm not really honestly, not really worried about the crowd. Man. 18 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: I got a job to do. UM. You know, I 19 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: think it's cool that you know, the fans are involved 20 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: and you know they get to be a part of 21 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: our training camp. But at the end of the day, 22 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: can't have a sloppy practice. Is because of the fans there, 23 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 1: you know. So my main focus is focusing on execution, 24 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: running to the ball, and honing in on the things 25 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: I know I need to work on here to reveal 26 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: those things that you need to hone in and work on. 27 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: Not really, not really drip. Alex said yesterday that he 28 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: thinks his defense could be a top five for top 29 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: ten defense in the league. Got a movie parts out 30 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: of young guys out there. What's are gonna take your 31 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: guys to reach that of it? Everybody's gotta do their job, man, 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: do your job as that one eleventh. Um, you know, 33 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: I definitely think we have the talent, the tools. We 34 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: just gotta put it all together, you know, Um, you 35 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: know right one, starting zero and zero, we gotta stick 36 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: to our identity, run to the ball, tackle, make the 37 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: plays that come to us, and minimize exposed to plays. Man, 38 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: I think you do that entertainment level, you know obviously 39 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: in their spot, you know, coming over here in a 40 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: trade and you know you could be starting a rookie 41 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: at every level of line, line back, secondary. How much 42 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: harder is it to do that right away and start 43 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: fast when you have so many new pieces trying to 44 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: come together, you know, age doesn't really matter. It's just 45 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: it's just how fast they can acclimate pick up the playbook, um, 46 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: you know, because you don't want to throw too much 47 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: at you guys. You want them to play fast, anxiety free. 48 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: But you know, if the rookie is good enough coming 49 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: in and play, he's gonna play. The best eleven is 50 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: gonna be out there. It's just about getting everybody up 51 00:02:20,760 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: to speed, you know, jelling together more as a team, 52 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:28,679 Speaker 1: and they're putting it all together. What's been the process 53 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: for you to sort of acclimate yourself with a new team. 54 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: And I don't want to say I have to prove yourself, 55 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: but you know, um, just just really getting to know 56 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: the guys. You know, that's really it. You know it 57 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: was it was always a sense of comfort, you know 58 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: for my first day here. But you know, you just 59 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: got to get to know the guys, your coaches. I'm 60 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:48,520 Speaker 1: from the area, so it's not like I have to 61 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: get acclimated to a new area. Um. You know, the 62 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: facilities here, the top notch um and just football's football. Man. 63 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: You know you're gonna you're gonna go harder. You're not 64 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 1: what you been then? System is um just the terminology 65 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: you know, UM, a couple of couple of new coverages 66 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 1: that I haven't played before that I think are exciting. UM. 67 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: And that's really it, man. It really hasn't been too 68 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: much of a coach's shop, anything difficult. It's just doing 69 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: what I gotta do. Is there is there a lesson 70 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 1: that you take into training camp this year. Haven't been 71 00:03:26,080 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: through training camps the last couple of years, about how 72 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,640 Speaker 1: you approach it, how you attack it, definitely, you know, 73 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: I think after your your rookie season, once you actually 74 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: go through it, you know, everything be kind of comes, 75 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: you know, more naturally, and it gets a little bit 76 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: more comfortable for you. Um. But just coming to every 77 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: day with a positive attitude, you know, because some days 78 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: your body is not gonna feel good. You know, you're 79 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: not gonna want to do some things, but you gotta 80 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: fight through that. UM. Pick the guys up around me, 81 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: and just make practices as fun and competitive because when 82 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: you are having fun competing, you're getting better. But you 83 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: want to be out there, you know. So I think 84 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: that's one of the main things that you know, I've 85 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: taken away from, you know, my two camps that I've 86 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: been a part of, taking care of your body is 87 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: always good talking to going back to high school, they've 88 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: always focused on learning lessons everything else. How has that 89 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: changed for you where you're at. Well, you know, technology 90 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: is way more events, so you know they tell me 91 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: things about myself that I didn't even know, you know, 92 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: by you know, drawing blood. You know you're in samples. Uh, 93 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, we work closely request diagnostics. Gonna put a 94 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 1: little sweatpatch on, you know, to see what I need 95 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 1: to drink before and after practice. So that's definitely you 96 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: know a good help, especially when you're not in your 97 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: head about you know, going too hard so you don't 98 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: cramp or you know, things like that. So it's definitely nice. Yeah, absolutely, 99 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: absolutely does that light in the mental load a little bit. Absolutely. 100 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: I said one of the things that hurt this team 101 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: last year was its ability to finish. The coaches at 102 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:57,479 Speaker 1: all talking about that absolutely, that's actually been you know 103 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: a big point of emphasis for us outfit Alpha and Omega. 104 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: Sometimes they say Omega to Alpha, you know, because finishing 105 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: was you know a huge, a huge part of who 106 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: we were last year. Um, so you know, you just 107 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: gotta start fast, keep the moments from going to finish 108 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: the games, but that that comes with execution, attention to 109 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: detail and uh, you know, just competing at the highest levels. 110 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: How much of you enjoy getting Oh well, you know, 111 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:27,839 Speaker 1: se Kwan is a big tin kid. You know, I 112 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: went to Michigan, so I already kind of knew him, 113 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: but you know, we got together before I even got 114 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: here and things like that, so I already kind of 115 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: the guy was. But you know, it's it's definitely different 116 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: when you're practicing against him and you just seeing that athleticism, speed, 117 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 1: the quickness, power every day. Um, it definitely helps us 118 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:48,240 Speaker 1: as a defense, especially with his cutback ability. It's ability 119 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: to expand the place. You know, you really get to 120 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: work on your ball pursued and you know, your angles, 121 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: vice tackling and things like that. So it's it's definitely 122 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: a huge help. There's any because there's any car over 123 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: from the spring, I guess we're gonna see you and Evan, 124 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, i'd a lot. Yeah, were already talking about that. Yeah, 125 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: he was already talking about that during the walk through. 126 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: So you know he's a competitive guy. I'm a competitive guy. 127 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,840 Speaker 1: You know, the goal is just make each other as 128 00:06:11,880 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 1: better as possible. Um, So when the season comes, you know, 129 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: it's nothing he started. Do you want to return as 130 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: a starter? Do you want to be a return man 131 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: to I want to do whatever I can to help 132 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: this team in football games. So if that's me returning, 133 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 1: I've done it before, you know so. But you know, 134 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: whatever they need me to do, that's what I'm gonna 135 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: do to the best of my ability.