1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,040 Speaker 1: It's quite a new and different room for. 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 2: You, isn't it. Yeah, I mean I think I mean 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 2: every year is different. Every year I've been here, we've 4 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:11,520 Speaker 2: had different quarterbacks coming in out where it's been Tommy 5 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: and then you know, Tyrod Leavin and having Drew come in. 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 2: So I think that's the National Football League. You're always 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 2: ready for guys to come in and out and just 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 2: you know, keep it the same every year as far 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 2: as how you approach them and teach and go from there. 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: What have you learned about Jackson so far from being 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: you know, you knew about him, but now you're. 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 3: Actually working with him, you know, day to day. Yeah, 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:40,959 Speaker 3: I think. 14 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,360 Speaker 2: I did know this, but it was it's impressive to 15 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 2: see the last couple of weeks just how he's prepared 16 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 2: and you know, made the transition to becoming a pro. 17 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 2: We thought that about him, which is one of the 18 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 2: reasons why we liked them. But he's done a really 19 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,639 Speaker 2: good job of coming in here and understanding what he's 20 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 2: got to do to make himself a pro and approaching 21 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 2: it the right way. 22 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 4: What does that mean make himself a pro? 23 00:01:08,200 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 2: But you know, there's always a transition for guys when 24 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 2: you go from college to a different environment where you know, 25 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 2: I tell every rookie this that we have when they 26 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 2: come in. It's the first time in your life where 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 2: you're really kind of on your own. You know, there's 28 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: not people there in a college atmosphere, which you know, 29 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: take more time and all that you're you're kind of 30 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 2: transitioning to adulthood, if you will. So that part of 31 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 2: it understanding that that it's it's regimented when you're here, 32 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 2: but it's not as regimented when you're away from the building. 33 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 2: You know, you're still on campus in college, you're still 34 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: around people that are in a routine of going to 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 2: class and things like that. So there's a transition period 36 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 2: that I think happens for rookies that you know, it's 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 2: kind of lost. You know, everybody talks about a football 38 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 2: part of it, but just the life part of it, 39 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: of living on your own for the first time, trying 40 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: to find a place to live in a different city. 41 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 2: All those things are part of becoming a pro. Not 42 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,239 Speaker 2: just the football stuff. How about physically. 43 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, it's again you see everything, but 44 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 1: then when you see it on. 45 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 4: The field, what have you seen in that regards. 46 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 2: Just an instinctive player does a really good job of 47 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 2: knowing where you know to go with the ball, even 48 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 2: if he's not fully aware of what's going on yet, 49 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 2: just as a rookie has a really good spatial awareness. 50 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: All the things we thought we saw on tape, if 51 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: it's kind of shown up when you see it live 52 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 2: for the first time. 53 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: We all kind of think we know Russell Wilson right. 54 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: For thirteen years in the league, you know kind of 55 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: who he is. I'm sure you did, even more so 56 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: in the profession. Is there anything of now that you 57 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 1: know from him or surprised you about him that you 58 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: just didn't know? You know, assumptions, but you just said, wow, 59 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: I didn't know that about Russ. 60 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 2: So I've had kind of a unique experience with that 61 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: because I was with Russ for three years at NC State, 62 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: so I knew him as a young kid. 63 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 3: I was a young kid. We both we joke all 64 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 3: the time. 65 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 2: We kind of came up together, you know, our our 66 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 2: formative years in football were kind of side by side. 67 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 2: So Russ hasn't changed. He's the same guy he was 68 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,959 Speaker 2: when he was eighteen years old. Still has a great 69 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 2: work ethic, prepares every day like its new form takes notes. 70 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 2: He is the definition of a pro. So I would 71 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 2: answer your question, I'd say, no, there's nothing I really 72 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 2: haven't I didn't know about him just because I knew him, 73 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 2: you know, way back then. He's mature now like we 74 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: all are, hopefully like hopefully I am now too to him. 75 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 2: But no, yeah, there's nothing really different than I haven't 76 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 2: seen from. 77 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 4: Him before us to baseball practice anymore. 78 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 3: What's that? No, he doesn't have to go to baseball 79 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 3: practice anymore. 80 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 4: And Russell Wilson from from NC State had always had 81 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 4: some of the proof to people. 82 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:01,119 Speaker 3: Do you think I still the case with him? Even 83 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: more so now than maybe yea. 84 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:04,120 Speaker 2: I think that's the great thing about Russ is he's 85 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 2: always He's always done that. I think Russe will be 86 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 2: the first to tell you, you know, he's he's got high 87 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 2: expectations for himself, and I think he's more so just 88 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 2: trying to you know, prove it to himself than it 89 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 2: is to other people. Even when he was younger, Russ 90 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 2: did a great job of focusing on what he needed 91 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: to do, you know, his internal motivations rather than the external. 92 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 3: The leadership has been a big highlight by teammates. What 93 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 3: have you seen from that? 94 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: And not only the QB room, but when. 95 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 3: You're working with the Yeah. 96 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 2: I think when you have a group like we have, 97 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 2: none of them are afraid to speak and say anything 98 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: that is on their mind. Russ, Jamis, Tommy, who's been 99 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 2: in the system longer than any of them, and Jackson. 100 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 3: Two is getting comfortable with that. 101 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: So I think when you have that group that's willing 102 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 2: to do that, it permeates throughout the rest of the 103 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: the offense. 104 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 3: And we've seen that in our meetings. You know, guys. 105 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: Are really willing to you know, have those discussions that 106 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 2: help in OTAs that lead to now we don't have 107 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 2: to have that discussion in training camp because we already 108 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 2: did it. So I think the leadership part of it 109 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: of just you know, being willing to get in front 110 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 2: of the guys and say, hey, is this good? Is 111 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:23,280 Speaker 2: this what you want? No, then we have a discussion 112 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: about it. That might not necessarily be you know, leadership 113 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: and you know the definition of it, but it is 114 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: because it shows guys. 115 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 3: That are willing to talk and bring up. 116 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 4: Questions talked about, guys saying what's on their mind. Jamis's 117 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 4: case I'm sure you never know what that's quite gonna be, right. 118 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 2: There's two or three things a day where you know, 119 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 2: just got to be ready for anything. He keeps it light, 120 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: knows Jamis does a great job of understanding when to 121 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 2: you know, throw in a good one liner and all that. 122 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 2: He definitely keeps it fun, and he's got a lot 123 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 2: of experience. He's, you know, nine ten years in the league, 124 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,839 Speaker 2: so not only does he bring the fun and the 125 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 2: energy with those things, but a lot of experience in 126 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 2: a lot of different offenses. So he makes some great 127 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 2: points too. 128 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 4: How is he handling this sort of sandwich role, you 129 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 4: know between Russ at the start and then Jackson below 130 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 4: him chasing up. 131 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's handled it great. 132 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 2: I'd say that's the thing about the room that all 133 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 2: of those guys have handled all of their. 134 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 3: Roles, if you will, really well. 135 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 2: When one guy's up, the other three are back there 136 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: and they're hoping we hit a big one, you know, whenever. 137 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: The thing that I love to see is whenever we 138 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 2: have a good play at that spot, see all three 139 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 2: guys back there, their hands are raised, they're running in 140 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 2: there to give a high five or something like that. 141 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 2: So they've all handled it extremely well. 142 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: Russ has had some rough patches here, you know, after 143 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: leaving Seattle, you know in Denver, certainly late in Seattle, certainly, 144 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: you know, up and down last year in Pittsburgh. What 145 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: do you see from him as a quarterback, And do 146 00:06:56,520 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: you see him kind of you know, just to show 147 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: that he's not that quarterback. 148 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I see a guy who is still really accurate 149 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 2: with the football. He still makes really good decisions. 150 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 3: He one of the best. 151 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 2: This is going back to you know, when he was 152 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 2: a freshman in so he stays one of the great 153 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,679 Speaker 2: deep ball throwers that there's been. None of that stuff 154 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:25,080 Speaker 2: has changed. It's all been pretty consistent over his career. 155 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 2: I'd say, sometimes in this game, you know, things don't 156 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 2: bounce your way or don't go the way you want 157 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 2: him to, and you just got to be resilient with that. 158 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:36,239 Speaker 2: And that's, you know, the biggest thing that Russ has done. 159 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 2: I think he'd be the first to tell you, Yeah, 160 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 2: the last couple of years might not have gone my 161 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 2: way how I completely wanted to. But he's ready for 162 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: the next challenge. And we're already right there. 163 00:07:47,560 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 3: With OTAs in training camp. Mini camp rather goes by 164 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 3: so quickly. How have you seen the relationship between this 165 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:56,040 Speaker 3: group of quarterbacks and the skill players evolve in establish chemistry. 166 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 3: It's been great. 167 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 2: Like I said, those conversations they're all willing to have 168 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 2: is really helped. You know. Russ does a great job 169 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 2: of making sure those guys are on the same page. Uh, Jamis, Jackson, Tommy, 170 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 2: They're They're constantly talking with those guys, not just in practice, 171 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 2: but in the meeting rooms. And I think the more 172 00:08:14,600 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 2: and more we do that, the better off we're gonna 173 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 2: be in terms of hitting the ground running come August. 174 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 2: And they've they really have taken that without you know, 175 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: no pushing from us or anything like that. 176 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 3: A guy like. 177 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 2: Russ, who's been in the league for fourteen years kind 178 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 2: of knows, you know, what he wants, how he wants 179 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: things to be done. But he's willing to have a 180 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 2: conversation too. It's not just hey, do this, and it's 181 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 2: it's you know, the end of it. He's very open 182 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 2: with those guys. Those guys are open with him. So 183 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 2: it's been good to see. 184 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: Might apologies, What have you seen from Jackson. 185 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 3: Just as he arrived? 186 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, but instinctive does a really good job of just 187 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,920 Speaker 2: knowing where to go with the ball. When you're a rookie, 188 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 2: you kind of you don't know what, you don't know yet, 189 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 2: and you're trying to figure everything out, and he just 190 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 2: does a good job of once the ball snapped, it's 191 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 2: just letting himself play football. So that's the biggest thing 192 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 2: I've seen with him. He's not letting it get too 193 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 2: big on him. He's just playing football and going out 194 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 2: there and enjoying it.