1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: I just gotta seven first down to twenty seven han sec. 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: That's Ben the Frokeana Wisconsin, the Steelers second round. 3 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 2: Take me through what you want to accomplish in this 4 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: final preseason game personally. 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,280 Speaker 1: Personally, I just kind of wanna get ready for seasons, 6 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: you know, just getting to learn offenses. This is our 7 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: first like mock week where we get to uh kind 8 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: of strategize against a different offense. So just getting the 9 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 1: offensive side of the ball mentally and then just going 10 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: out there and showing my pass rush. 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: You slim down this offseason, Uh, how has your weight? 12 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,599 Speaker 2: Has it stayed the same or fluctuated, and how has 13 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 2: it helped you? 14 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: It helped me big time in camp. You know, we 15 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: out there long days, just a lot more running and 16 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 1: just standing more conditions. I feel like just shedding those 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: couple pounds or whatever really helped me to go out 18 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: there and play more snaps and I feel the difference 19 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: this preseason for sure. 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 2: How did you go about deciding to do that? 21 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: It was just a personal decision. I was a little 22 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: lighter for combine and then kind of put the weight 23 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: back on last season thinking I needed to be bigger 24 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: to be stronger. But realized that's not how my body works. 25 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: And even with the weight loss, I was still strong 26 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: and I was a lot faster. 27 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 2: When a hot lotrope day kind of gets to you, right, Yeah, 28 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 2: for sure. The sack that you combined with Nick herbeg, 29 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: what did that mean to you guys? I know it's 30 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,199 Speaker 2: just the preseason, but you guys go so far back. 31 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, that's that's my brother from another mother. 32 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: I wouldn't trade that for anything else, and I'm glad 33 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: that I was able to share with him. And it 34 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: just kind of we had another cool picture and it 35 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: kind of reminded us of like the pictures we used 36 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: to get at Wisconsin and just collabing those and just 37 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: thinking of how far we came. It's awesome. 38 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: What would you describe your rookie class as you guys 39 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 2: have so many people who did step up last year 40 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 2: and are expected to step up again this year. 41 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: Uh. I would say our rookie class is full of competitors, 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: and we go out there and compete, uh and a 43 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: lot of learners. I feel like everybody has their own flaws, 44 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: but I think a lot of guys in our class 45 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: are able to learn from each other and just asks 46 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: questions for the older people and stuff like that. So 47 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:24,839 Speaker 1: I feel like that's gonna take us a long way. 48 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 2: Who's the most vocal among your class? 49 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: It would probably be me and Nick for sure, not Joey. 50 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 2: Not Joey. 51 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 1: He he he can be, but he he don't really 52 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: talk that much. He just go out there and work. 53 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: Okay. Uh. Speaking of a rookie from this year's class, 54 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 2: Zach Frazer, what have you seen from him in practice? 55 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: You know, he's a You could tell he got wrestling 56 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: in his background. He got good feet, uh, good leverage, 57 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: good hands. I think it's a great guy. He's he's 58 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: learning his role for sure, and just getting more comfortable 59 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: with the league. 60 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 2: Arthur Smith said that he came ready and he's proved 61 00:02:59,880 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 2: that he's ready and mature and has all that experience. 62 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 2: How have you seen him grow though? 63 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: Just just his comfort, like getting more comfortable with the 64 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: game and not not making the game a more complicated 65 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: than what it actually is. I feel like as a rookie, 66 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: you can come in and your head can just be 67 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: spending by learning all the new techniques or new plays, 68 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: whatever the case may be. But I feel like he 69 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: towards the middle of camp. He got a grasp on 70 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: that and he was able to communicate. He was more confident. 71 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: You can just tell you told me in the off 72 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: season during OTAs that you would beat any of the 73 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 2: wrestlers if you guys want. Do you still agree with that? Yes, 74 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 2: even after what you said about Frasier. Yes, okay. 75 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: Just like he can get his hands on somebody, I 76 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: can get my hands on somebody. 77 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 2: Alright. Thanks for your time. We appreciate it. 78 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: Thank you.