1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: Nick Gates. What what have you seen from him in 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: terms of the way he's progressed. Um. The thing I 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: like about Nick Gates is he's got great football intelligence. 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,039 Speaker 1: I mean, there's some guys that get it and some 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: guys that don't. He just he's he just understands football. 6 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,759 Speaker 1: So that allows him to play everything that he's asked 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: to do. It's really complicated what he's asked to do 8 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: right now because last year doesn't really count because he 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: was on I R. And so he's got to be 10 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 1: able to be the third center. He's got to be 11 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: the backup right and left guard, backup right and left tackle. 12 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: So he's got a lot of not only mental things 13 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: to to deal with, he's got a lot of physical 14 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: to be practice them all over the place. And so 15 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: what I like about him is he's um. He's tough, UM, 16 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: he's smart, UM competitive. All those things that you really 17 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: can't coach. Those are in eight things that he brought 18 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: here with him. But he picks up technique really quick. 19 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: He plays with balance, he plays with leverage. When he 20 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: played inside a guard last week, he played with good 21 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: leverage against some big, strong guys. Guy never touched the quarterback. 22 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: I mean again then the other week when he played 23 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: a tackle and he has to play he can match 24 00:01:01,360 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: and outside guys athleticism. So it's hard to find a 25 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: guy inside that can be physical versus he's three and 26 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: twenty pounds defensive tackles and also be able to handle 27 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: a guy with speed. And so that's but when you 28 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: before you become a starter, that's your job is to 29 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: play more than one position. You can well address seven 30 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: guys and so then once you become a starter, I 31 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: just you know, one of these he will be a 32 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: starter one day. And when he's a starter, it can 33 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,320 Speaker 1: just concentrate on one position. I mean, the sky is 34 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:30,320 Speaker 1: a limit for the guy. That guy just he has 35 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: a lot to him in an ideal world. What do 36 00:01:36,120 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: you think is his best position? I think his best 37 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: position UM would probably either be inside it guard or 38 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: right tackle. I think that's where the that's where I 39 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: think it would be his inside because I think he 40 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: does haven't he does have the athleticism to play on 41 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: the edge. UM doesn't always have the length that you 42 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: might want to be on the edge. I think the 43 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: right tackle UM, but actually the game inside at the 44 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: guard decision things happen so much quicker than mean, the 45 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: further you move away from the ball, the slower things happen. 46 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: So when you're in there type the ball, everything happens 47 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 1: really fast. And can you find a guy that can 48 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: adjust and move to that so um, but I think 49 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: inside a guard or right tackle. I think his positions, 50 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: and then he's always going to be a guy that 51 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: can come in and be that backup or third center 52 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: that you always need, that you always have to have 53 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: on a game that hate going game games. Only two 54 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: guys snapped football anything my Grammars played this year. I think, 55 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: you know, coming after missing all that time and coming 56 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: back from that back surgery and he missed all of 57 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: spring and then he didn't practice, as you know, we 58 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,119 Speaker 1: had to hold him out of a bunch of camp 59 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: and everything. I think he's practiced pretty solid, played pretty solid. 60 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: You know. I just look at last week. This guy 61 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,680 Speaker 1: never touched quarterback. It's been a long time since he's 62 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: given up a sack. And the thing that I like 63 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: about Mike is he's he's you know, he's in the 64 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: he's three oh three, three or four. Is not a 65 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: giant guy, but he plays with good leverage. But what 66 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: he is, he is so competitive and so tough, and 67 00:02:58,440 --> 00:03:01,399 Speaker 1: it's so important for him. He just he just overchees 68 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: every every every time he's in the game and he's 69 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: gonna get his job done or diet trying. So, you know, 70 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 1: I think he's been fairly productive. He's much more productive 71 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: than we probably thought he was going to be because 72 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: at this and you know, going into the season, we 73 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: thought it was gonna be Chad Wheeler. Don't you know 74 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: what zip code he's in right now. But Mike Grammers 75 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: come in and he he's been a really solid player 76 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 1: force and he's a smart player. He's intelligent, he's he's 77 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: he's a he's got great natural leadership too. I mean, 78 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: he he and he is the leader of the room. 79 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: How do you think Willie Hernandez has progressed this season? Um, 80 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: he's been up and down. I think he's done some 81 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: good things. I think I think that's what happens with 82 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: will Like last week, let's let's say the guy had 83 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: dot sixty eight plays. He had sixty eight plays, he 84 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: had sixty four really good ones, and he had four 85 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: bad ones. And all your members the four bad ones. 86 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: And that's me too. I Mean, I'm still seeing that 87 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: he missed to run through on the short yardage belly 88 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 1: he used to run through. But then there's other things 89 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: like I look that two weeks ago he lined up 90 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:04,480 Speaker 1: against probably good against Fletcher Cox, so I think is 91 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: one of the better defensive tackles in the league. I 92 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: looked at the stats after the game and Fletcher Cox 93 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: pretty much you know, I don't want to give him anything, 94 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: but he did a good job against one of the 95 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 1: better players in the league. So he's done a good 96 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: job against the really quality players this year. Um and 97 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: then he's had He's had a couple of his moments, 98 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: but that's that's anything. I think. That's I think what 99 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: happens with with him, Like all the offensive lineman, when 100 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 1: they're doing their job consistently, your eyes go to the 101 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: other things. When they're doing their job consistently, we're running 102 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: the ball, they're throwing, we're catching all that type of stuff. 103 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: It's when they have that bad play here and bad 104 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: play there, that's when it stands out. I think he's 105 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: I think he's really he's grasped the game better. The 106 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: game slowed down for mentally. I think he understands a 107 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: system better. In his second year, he's understanding technique better 108 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: in his second year. Um, I think he's progressed, but 109 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: again it's an ongoing price. Is he where he needs 110 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: to be. He's far from the finished product, but he's 111 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: moving in the right direction. Why do you think that 112 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: people are even coaches tend the hard there's a few 113 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: misplaces instead. That's our nature that because we expect I mean, 114 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,720 Speaker 1: for me, offensive lineman, your job is an offensive lineman 115 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: is to play consistent. You don't have to make make it. 116 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: You don't have to like you can make a great play, 117 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: like we ran that low power for a touchdown, Nick Gates, 118 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,240 Speaker 1: you was supposed to be up inside a collapse. He 119 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: ban outside. You saw two guys through cut The guy 120 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: cut two guys. I mean he made a big play. So, 121 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: as an offensive lineman, you play consistent, solid and do 122 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: your job. Then once or twice, there's gonna come a 123 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: time when you have to make a big play in 124 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: a game. Maybe it's a big pass protection and you 125 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: either make it or you don't make it. And so 126 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: just the nature of the of of me and of coaches, 127 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: you expect those guys to be solid and do what 128 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: they're supposed to do every single play. And you're gonna 129 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: get beat. I mean, it's real football. But when you 130 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: get beat, it can't be a disaster play. You may 131 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: give up a pressure or you make guy may get 132 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: around you, but you can't give up a sack fumble. 133 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: You can't gotta cut a guy los it hits the 134 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: back and cause the fumble inside. You can't do that. 135 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: That's that's that's that's a game changing play. You can't 136 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: have that and that there's no excution that guy that 137 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 1: has a game changing playing the offensive line, that's that's disaster. 138 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: It's no different than you know, quarterback thrown interception or 139 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 1: running back fumbling. It's that same thing. It changes the game. 140 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: Which is I'm curious when you have those four or 141 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: five bad snaps per game for a guy or a 142 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,599 Speaker 1: guy gives up a sack, what's the process of going 143 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: through the corrections and how much time do you spend? 144 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: We spend a lot, Yeah, we spend. What we do 145 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: is like what we do is well, we'll go in 146 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: and it's easy if if there's not a lack of effort, 147 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: guys are easy to coach and there's let no lack 148 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: of effort. It's like when you raise your kid. I mean, 149 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: if they're trying hard, you you keep coaching them, and 150 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 1: so you look at the tape and there's always a 151 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: reason why. You know, for example, when Will gave up 152 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: that run through the red, he came off and he 153 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: tried to kill that three technique and he played hard 154 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: in the three techniques. The guy ran through, so he 155 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: didn't do what he was supposed to do. He tried, 156 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: he didn't do his job. So there's a reason why 157 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,839 Speaker 1: they didn't happen. You address the reason. Then when you 158 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: get out in the practice field, you make sure you 159 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: drill that and when you script that, you script it 160 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: so it happens again and practice so that he has 161 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: to be able to adjust to that same run through 162 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: when it comes up again. And we scripted that run 163 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: through twice in practice and he picked it up. But 164 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: you know, the crime is everybody makes mistake, but it's 165 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: the crime we don't learn from that mistake. That's why 166 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: you study history because history tends to repeat itself. Right. 167 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: I'm curious, like, do you guys have like a correction 168 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: day or Monday? We look every single Monday, we look 169 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: through every step, We watch every single snap. I coach 170 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: five guys on every single snap, on every single play. 171 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: Why this play worked, why this play different work? What's 172 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: the correction? When it worked? We did what was right 173 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: when it wasn't. How do we fix us to make 174 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: sure the next time it comes up that it is 175 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: correct again