Speaker 1: Environment. I'm extremely proud of our team. Um, you know,
Speaker 1: it was a complete team game, was a complete team winning.
Speaker 1: That's one of the best teams in the NFL right now. Um,
Speaker 1: and they showed it as I mean playing against them,
Speaker 1: every single play they were bringing it. But I'm really
Speaker 1: proudly the guys for facing adversity. That's what we pre
Speaker 1: this week was. You know, in any game, there's gonna
Speaker 1: be adversity, there's gonna be things that happened, just you know,
Speaker 1: leaning on one one another, sticking to one another, sticking
Speaker 1: with one another. And that's what we did today. There
Speaker 1: was a couple of adverse things, but we were able
Speaker 1: to create turnovers. I had the one you know to
Speaker 1: leave made a great play on that interception. But we
Speaker 1: bounced back and we kept playing. And you know that's
Speaker 1: really what Eagle football is about, you guys. Yeah, I mean,
Speaker 1: I think the big thing is also we focus on
Speaker 1: the moment, so you know, we don't need to worry
Speaker 1: about that. All we gotta worry about now is you know,
Speaker 1: getting back to Philly, getting our bodies right, prepping and
Speaker 1: going back at it and we'll just see what happens
Speaker 1: him and uh, you know, there's a couple of times
Speaker 1: where you know, just reading the defense letting him go
Speaker 1: get a chance. I mean, he's a great player. Um,
Speaker 1: he's shown that he can make those plays. And he
Speaker 1: made him tonight for me and helped me out a
Speaker 1: lot the first time he played with him this year. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I remember he didn't play those first two games. How
Speaker 1: were you able to kind of get that chemistry back
Speaker 1: so quickly with him? I mean, you know, I watched
Speaker 1: all the practices, um, you know, than doing the scout team,
Speaker 1: and I know the guys. I mean, you go out there.
Speaker 1: I'm a thrower. I just read their body language and
Speaker 1: throw the ball. Um. You know, they made a lot
Speaker 1: of great plays Outron went up and made some you know,
Speaker 1: great catches as well. We were able to spread the
Speaker 1: ball around that was important, and we were also the
Speaker 1: line did a great job of you know, we're able
Speaker 1: to run the ball really well too. So I thought,
Speaker 1: you know, with Doug's play calling, keeping him off balance,
Speaker 1: giving him different looks. Um, you know, we were able
Speaker 1: to execute at a high level. Spent the past twelve
Speaker 1: thirteen leagues in the background. What was this past weekly
Speaker 1: for you? It's really emotional. I mean anytime you know
Speaker 1: you you hate for your teammate get hurt. I've said before,
Speaker 1: you know, I feel really bad for Carson. I mean,
Speaker 1: we're tied in that QB room. But then when you
Speaker 1: you know, you sort of you don't really know what's
Speaker 1: gonna happen. You start taking reps. It's been a while,
Speaker 1: you go through the human emotions. I don't care what
Speaker 1: you've done in the past or what I've done in
Speaker 1: the past. It doesn't matter. When you step on that field,
Speaker 1: it's a new day. So Um, it was really just
Speaker 1: dealing with the emotions, prep, you know, prepping as hard
Speaker 1: as I could, and then realizing I'm not alone. I
Speaker 1: have great teammates out there. All I have to do
Speaker 1: is spread the ball around, lean on them, Uh, stay
Speaker 1: in the moment, and we're able to do that tonight. Um,
Speaker 1: you know, it's a it's a huge win for us.
Speaker 1: Each game is different, you know. Sometimes you get a
Speaker 1: bunch of little hits. Sometimes you don't get hit much,
Speaker 1: and there are a couple of big ones. Today it
Speaker 1: was the you know, they got a couple of good
Speaker 1: licks on me. But you know, I'm perfectly fine as
Speaker 1: far as learning how to stay engaged. Like Zach said,
Speaker 1: you hadn't played in twelve weeks. You're kind of going
Speaker 1: out there and still getting better even if you're not playing. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean my role has been different the last twelve weeks, Um,
Speaker 1: you know, with the scout team and then just helping
Speaker 1: guys in the locker room or whatever it may be.
Speaker 1: UM watching practice, UM watching you know, obviously you're in
Speaker 1: all the installs, you know, the offense, just in case
Speaker 1: something happens. Um. And then you know when I'm called
Speaker 1: upon just going out there and you gotta trust my
Speaker 1: you know, read and react. I have to trust my instincts, um.
Speaker 1: And like I said, I'll lean on my teammates and
Speaker 1: realize I'm not out there alone. So it's all those things.
Speaker 1: It's there's a lot going on in the head. But
Speaker 1: I was able to simplify it. And that's the key
Speaker 1: is you know when things are going on your head
Speaker 1: and there's a lot, you know, you detending not to
Speaker 1: play to play that well, Um, the thing was simplified
Speaker 1: what's going on in my head and just play fast
Speaker 1: the same field I need to do the last season,
Speaker 1: you know, I know, I know that's gonna be the
Speaker 1: story Um, but no, it's a new year, it's a
Speaker 1: new team, different situation. Um. You know, at the end
Speaker 1: of the day, I always about staying in the moment, Tomorrow,
Speaker 1: take care of itself. And uh, you know we're gonna
Speaker 1: enjoy this. This was a great team win. Just seeing
Speaker 1: the excitement in the locker room. It's been a it's
Speaker 1: been a crazy year. Um, and you know we're gonna
Speaker 1: keep fighting, We're gonna keep working, we're gonna keep growing. Year.
Speaker 1: I lost my senior year, Uh, we came, we came
Speaker 1: back from we were down by quite a bit. Um.
Speaker 1: Unfortunately we lost. But my sophomore year we were able
Speaker 1: to upset USC here. So that was a good memory.
Speaker 1: I don't I don't really thrive on it. Um, it's
Speaker 1: just sort of the way things have fallen. Um. Once again,
Speaker 1: it's not about me. Um. I have great teammates, great organization,
Speaker 1: great coaches, and we were able to rally together. Um.
Speaker 1: That's the thing that I love about being an Eagle
Speaker 1: is you know, we lean on each other adverse he
Speaker 1: does hit, What are you gonna do? You see teams
Speaker 1: when I verse he hits start turning on each other.
Speaker 1: Where's a couple of there's a couple of moments in
Speaker 1: this game. They were pretty big and there was never
Speaker 1: any turning on each other say hey we got you.
Speaker 1: Hey offense, go hey we got you. D Like that's
Speaker 1: what it's about. So UM, I don't thrive. I just,
Speaker 1: you know, enjoy being a part of this team. This
Speaker 1: is ours. I'm pretty sure I was seeing a Dominican
Speaker 1: sue and then just hoping that al Shan was where
Speaker 1: I where he was gonna be. So UM, I had
Speaker 1: a you know, a quick reaction. I was able to
Speaker 1: see the safety sort of void and just let it rip. Um.
Speaker 1: You know, it was hard to see much. I just
Speaker 1: let al Sean go make a play. That was the
Speaker 1: key conversationally started. You know, I think the big thing
Speaker 1: is we've been together the last you know, a couple
Speaker 1: of years. UM, just being there for one another, UM,
Speaker 1: going through the game playing together. Obviously this is unfortunate
Speaker 1: for him, but I also know that, you know, he's
Speaker 1: gonna bounce back and whenever that may be, and you
Speaker 1: know he's gonna be better for it. That's just how
Speaker 1: he handles his business and that's something I respect about him.
Speaker 1: Within the emotion of the best week, could you consider
Speaker 1: the big picture part of this and what this would
Speaker 1: mean for the future at all. No, that part does
Speaker 1: creep in. I do say there is a human side,
Speaker 1: but no, I'm very self aware of those distractions don't
Speaker 1: do any good. And I think a big part of
Speaker 1: that was a couple of years ago. You know, gonna
Speaker 1: step away from the game. I really thrive and staying
Speaker 1: in the moment and just enjoying it. And you know,
Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. But I really just want to
Speaker 1: enjoy the moment and just being present and all I do.
Speaker 1: That's why I try to focus on daily talk about
Speaker 1: simplify things in your head. What do you mean exactly?
Speaker 1: I mean when you step on a field, I mean
Speaker 1: it's emotional. There's a lot going on. It's Sunday night football,
Speaker 1: you're in LA, you know. I think honing in on
Speaker 1: being in the huddle, not worrying about the score, not
Speaker 1: worrying about the clock, because that can affect your tendencies
Speaker 1: of reading different plays, forcing different things, and just playing.
Speaker 1: There's different things I do. I'm like I said, you
Speaker 1: gotta be self aware. You gotta know your tendencies. I
Speaker 1: know where I fall short, but it's just going in
Speaker 1: that huddle, just that's my sanctuary. That's why I'm I
Speaker 1: just want to be with those guys no matter what
Speaker 1: happens here in the game, not worrying about the score,
Speaker 1: not worrying about the clock, just playing. So, as you've
Speaker 1: discussed with us a few times, you have your own
Speaker 1: unique leadership style. How did you kind of put your
Speaker 1: stamp on them on the team this week? What did
Speaker 1: you do to get them the rally around you? You know,
Speaker 1: not much, just just being there for the guys, just
Speaker 1: going in the huddle, taking a hold of it. But
Speaker 1: really just me communications, big me showing love to the
Speaker 1: guys is big. The way you win games in the
Speaker 1: fourth quarter, in my opinion, is you got you love
Speaker 1: one another, you work, you care for one another. It's
Speaker 1: hard to win it. It's hard to win in the NFL,
Speaker 1: I always say, especially against a team like this. So
Speaker 1: what you see there and that's why we don't turn
Speaker 1: on each other as those relationships. So I just step
Speaker 1: in the huddle on me. I'm not gonna try to
Speaker 1: be I'm not a big raw rock guy. I just
Speaker 1: want to be who I am and just makes it
Speaker 1: easy with the experience. In the last couple of years
Speaker 1: and maybe five years ago. I think in every life
Speaker 1: experience you learned something, and you know, through the last
Speaker 1: couple of years, absolutely I've learned that. You know, being president,
Speaker 1: being the moment um, you know, is important because I
Speaker 1: think today, like we there's so many distractions. I mean phones,
Speaker 1: all the Instagram, Twitter, everything, you get distracted, you get
Speaker 1: the lights, everything, even this, But just being in the
Speaker 1: moment and being president, there's something that's really special about
Speaker 1: that if you can do it. And then you know,
Speaker 1: being a husband and a father, being president at home,
Speaker 1: I mean that makes my days, you know, even better
Speaker 1: as when I can go home and just be president,
Speaker 1: just block out football when I get there, and you know,
Speaker 1: then I can be I'm actually a better football player
Speaker 1: because of that. So