1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: Hello, guys, I'm all right, assistant coach over your career 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: that you've seen that said you think would be a 3 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: great head coach. Um, pretty adamant on not coaching. So um, 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: you said that said I would be a head coach 5 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: or they would be a head coach's coach. That you 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: think that hasn't been a head coach already, it's worthy? Yeah, Um, obviously, 7 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: I mean the guy played with Gerard. Uh. I got 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: to come in here. It felt like, you know, some 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: guys have said that to me. But when I came here, 10 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: I thought Mayo was like year eight or ten, because 11 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 1: every time I had a question about anything, I would 12 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: go to Mayo and he was a guy. Um. Now, 13 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: we kind of split responsibilities safeties and linebackers. But when 14 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: I got here, Mattie Pete would tell you in the meeting, 15 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: you don't make a check unless Girard makes a check. 16 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: So it was coverage empty. Like all the checks we 17 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: could possibly make in the defense, it would have to 18 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 1: go to Mayo first and then the rest of us 19 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: will relay. And I think he's been the same way. Um. 20 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: I think what he used to do not only as 21 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: a player on the field, but off the field, the 22 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: relationships he built, Um being a true leader of men, 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: and I think that's ultimately what it comes down to, 24 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,680 Speaker 1: Um being a good head coach. And I think, obviously 25 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: I think the world of Mayo in what he's meant 26 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: for me as a football player and as a man. 27 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: Um I think someday he'll definitely be wearing that hat, 28 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: probably Devin just to get a little the testy out 29 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: there far more and David's that's not a surprise coming 30 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: as camp goes along here with the frustration, it's a 31 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: little late for all of that, you know. I think 32 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 1: I said it before training camps. An awesome time. We're 33 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: competing against each other, We're we're not but we're two team. 34 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: We're two different teams a lot of times, like you 35 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: got the offensive defense and you're going at it. We're 36 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: making each other better, but like we're playing a game 37 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: in two days, and that's what it's about. It's about 38 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: now bringing this whole thing together. We're get an opportunity 39 00:01:58,320 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: to go out there cheer on I get a chance 40 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: to cheer on Damien as I've been talking trash to 41 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: him every day at training camp. And I think that's 42 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: what it's about and you know, obviously that's a part 43 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: of football. Those things happen. It's not like the end 44 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: of the world. But I'm not one of those guys 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: that are like, man, it's great to see fighting at 46 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 1: like that won't help us win any football games. I's 47 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: it's not gonna do anything. But it happens. It won't 48 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: be a big deal here. It never is. But I'm 49 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: excited about how now we're moving forward and we get 50 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,399 Speaker 1: opportunity to be the new England Patriots. We get opportunity 51 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: to be one team coming together, cheering on each other, 52 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 1: helping each other make plays, and ultimately, at the end 53 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,639 Speaker 1: of the day, to win a football game. So we'll 54 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: get a chance to do that Thursday. I know the 55 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: whole league will be excited, other than two teams that 56 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: I played already, to get out there and hit somebody 57 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: other than the guy you share a locker room with. 58 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: What are your expectations going on Thursday night? What your 59 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: goals going into the first preseason game? Um, I never 60 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: set goals or even have expectations. I think you come 61 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: out here, I guess now we're at for the three 62 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: weeks and you just keep working. You know, the preseason games. 63 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: You know. I know for you guys you have to 64 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: write about it, it kind of sets a bar and 65 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: all that. But for us, it's another opportunity to get better. 66 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: Like they don't count yet, so it's a it's a 67 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: better practice, it's a more evaluated practice for us. So 68 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 1: the things you didn't do well in the first week 69 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: or two, you want to improve those Thursday night. You 70 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 1: want to do them better against somebody else. You want 71 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: to show that you can communicate, Like I think the 72 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: fundamental things that we've been working on, we want to 73 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 1: go out there and do those things well. I think 74 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: for each individual here, the things that you know that 75 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: show up on film, you want to make it better. 76 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: You want to do better. I tell all the young guys, 77 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: you're gonna make mistakes, avoid making the same mistakes. And 78 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: I think a game really elevates that. You know, you 79 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: come out here, you practice, the tempo starts to kind 80 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: of become normal to you. You kind of understand it. 81 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: Now for each guy, it's a game. You know, you're 82 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: you go up a notch. How can you still stick 83 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: to the communication aspect, the execution aspect, How can you 84 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: stay focused on those things? And so I think those 85 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 1: are the things that we'll try to stay calm, keep 86 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: our energy directed and focused. You know, playing in the 87 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: first game of the year, first game for a long 88 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: time for all of us. What's your confidence like that 89 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: the defense as a whole will reach the standard that 90 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: you guys have, I know again going into game on 91 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: the preseason, but to reach that standard, I think confidence 92 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: has built. You know, you can go in there and say, 93 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: you know, we're confident is all get out, but it 94 00:04:23,720 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. It's about the work you put in. So 95 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: I think this group is put in a lot of work. 96 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: We got to go out there and do it now. 97 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: It'll be the same thing once these games start on Sundays. 98 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: It'll be about you know, Monday night into Tuesday during 99 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: the week, all the way up to Saturday night, and 100 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: you go out there Sunday, you let it loose. But 101 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: it's about the preparation what you put in. So everybody's 102 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: been working hard out here. I'm excited for our defense. 103 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: I'm excited for our team though, to get out there 104 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: and get an opportunity to play. Obviously, throughout training camp, 105 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: nothing's look perfect for the whole team across the board. 106 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,159 Speaker 1: But now we get a chance to go out there 107 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: against someone else and show all of the hard work 108 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,600 Speaker 1: we've been putting in. Like about this defense so far 109 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: particularly comes to you know, the speed and athleticism. Do 110 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: sense there's been games from last year in that area. 111 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: I leave that to you guys in the scouts. I 112 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: love the effort, the communication. I feel like we have 113 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: a lot of guys that understand the defense as a whole. 114 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: We always talk about as a defensive player, you're gonna 115 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:23,239 Speaker 1: be out there, We're gonna get situations that we don't 116 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: really talk about it. We don't know it's gonna come up. 117 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: And I think guys have done a good job of 118 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: being out there and fixing things like this isn't exactly 119 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: how we drew it up. The offense is given us 120 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: a look that's a little different, and guys have been 121 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: fixing those things. And I always get excited about that 122 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,799 Speaker 1: because that's what this league is. All of the offensive 123 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: coordinators a quarterback, they're all too good to think that 124 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: we're gonna come out and know everything you're gonna do 125 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: every week. So we got to be able to transform, 126 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: get in and out of different looks, play different things 127 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,479 Speaker 1: week by week. And I think guys have been doing that. 128 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: So I'm excited about that. And ultimately it comes down 129 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: to what do you do and how do you perform 130 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: execution while when you get out there a game day, 131 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: and um, I'm excited to see what that looks like 132 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: for us hitting and even some of the conditioning. Maybe 133 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: times it felt like a little lighter to senior fair share. 134 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: So man, I've been in too many camps. They all 135 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: they all, they all blend together. Um, but I will 136 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: say we want you to come out there and uh, 137 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: put on some pads and run and it says it 138 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: like you know, I mean, I don't know honestly, we're 139 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: out there. Um. I will say this through my time 140 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: in the league. I've been for a while, so we've 141 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,920 Speaker 1: had the transition of rules CBA wise of what's a 142 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: lot like. Yeah, I felt a lot different in two 143 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: thoy ten as a rookie win. You know, I never 144 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: knew if we had a double session or a single 145 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,239 Speaker 1: because the board said practice practice every day. So that 146 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: that felt a little different mean out here a training 147 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: camp than it does now. Um, but I think the 148 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: ultimate tests like games, you know, I think me and 149 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: Pep was talking about that obviously he worked his way 150 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: off pup and like you can be on that that 151 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: lower feel running as much as you want, and you 152 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: come out there and you put the pads on and 153 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: you're going through things and you're working, it feels a 154 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: lot different. So I think for all of us getting 155 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: out there in game settings where it's not controlled, it's 156 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: not an eight play drive, and then you know we 157 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: call a second group in there, but you're out there 158 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: on the field offensively you have a long drive or defense, 159 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: you give up a long play, like those are the 160 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:23,640 Speaker 1: things that we haven't been in yet that you're gonna 161 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: have to really see that test as your condition and 162 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: being out there, I guess just like we haven't see, 163 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: we haven't seen. I think you guys used to do 164 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: like some real tackling drills. Are you tackled on the 165 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: ground and things like that? I mean, do you welcome that? 166 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: Are you? Are you pleased at this development that you 167 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: haven't had to do that just yet? Yeah, listen, I'm 168 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: I try to be as honest as possible. I'm not 169 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: I'm not sitting here telling you in a year thirteen, 170 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: I want to be lined up one on one on 171 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: a five yard line seeing how many of those I 172 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: can win. I know my my number of tackles left 173 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: in my career are very limited. UM, I would like 174 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: to leave those for Sunday, but again, whatever Bill comes 175 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 1: up with. You know, I'll say this, I've been in 176 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,280 Speaker 1: here for a long time and it seems like every 177 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: year preseason games joint prices. It always feels like Dann, 178 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: did we do this last year? Did this? Was this 179 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: the same? And I feel like he thinks about all 180 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: of this and why I don't want to coaches. I 181 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: don't want to have to think about that. I just 182 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: want to show up and do so whatever it is, 183 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: you know, I think we'll be ready to go appreciate it.