1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: You were training I think part of the off season 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: with Nick Gates, who, of course is uh in the 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,640 Speaker 1: mix it offensive tackle, He's in the mix It center. 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: I was wondering if you could talk a little bit 5 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,480 Speaker 1: about that training, what you saw from Nicks, especially since 6 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 1: there's a possibility he might be lining up next to 7 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: you this season. Yeah. Yeah, me and Nick Gates, you know, 8 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: spend a heavy amount of time draining together in the 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: off season. We're both from Las Vesas, Nevada. Really good friends, um, 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: you know, so yeah, we we we got after it 11 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,879 Speaker 1: in the in the off season, and uh, you know, 12 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: he's I've always thought he was a great player. You know, 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: I've always thought he was you know, he has what 14 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: it takes to play. Um as far as where he goes, 15 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: you know, whether he lines up to me or you know, uh, 16 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: any of the other spots. I honestly, I just think 17 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: Nick Gates could play any spot on the line. Uh 18 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: you know, if you you know, he's good enough to 19 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: play anywhere on that offensive line. And then, as it 20 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: followed up, I wanted to ask you about coach Colombo. Um. Obviously, 21 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: he's a recently retired NFL player. He's been at a 22 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: coach for a few years. What kind of value does 23 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: having a former NFL player, a guy who's not that 24 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: far removed from the game as your coach, what does 25 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: that bring to you as a as a young player 26 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: still trying to learn the game and get better at 27 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: his craft. Srulan was great. Um, you know, it's it's 28 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: awesome having somebody that's actually been there and done that, 29 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: you know, tim plus years playing. Uh so he definitely 30 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: has a lot of you know, inside information you know 31 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: as a player himself that you know he can pass 32 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: on us and you know, as far as you know 33 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: being there with us, you know, he's he's one of us. 34 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: He's one of the guys. You know. He of course 35 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: you separate that the title. You know, when he's coach, 36 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: he's coach. You know, you have the respect line. But 37 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: it's cool having a you know, somebody that you know 38 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: is very similar to everybody in that room and kind 39 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: of gets it. You just just gets it. And you 40 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: know that's something that you know, Um, any offensive lineman appreciates. 41 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: You know, a guy that I'm stands you, a guy 42 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: that it's a very unique position. You know that you 43 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: don't you know, you don't meet too many offensive line 44 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: you don't, you know, there's not too many offensive line 45 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,080 Speaker 1: made a unique position and then to have somebody that 46 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: actually played there definitely helps us out a lot um 47 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:17,639 Speaker 1: And you know, we really really really like having you here. Well, 48 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: it seems like it was just a couple of days 49 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: ago we were asking you about being a rookie and 50 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: coming in and what you can lean on and learn 51 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: from Nate Solder next to you, and and now it 52 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: you might be in a position where you're gonna have 53 00:02:28,320 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: a rookie next to you on on your left, Andrew 54 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: Thomas if he winds up there, and and and you'll 55 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: be the veteran who has to kind of support him. Uh, 56 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: First of all, how crazy is that timeline? And second 57 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: of all, do you feel like you're ready for that role? Yes? Time, 58 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: You're right, you know, it's it really does seem like 59 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: just yesterday that you know, I was a rookie and 60 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: you know, behind Nate, and then now I'm you know, 61 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: I might have the chance to do the same. All 62 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say about that is, you know, I'm not 63 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: sure where who's gonna land in that position. You know, 64 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: I'm not sure you know that I'll leave that up 65 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: to the coaches. But as far as having that, you know, 66 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: I learned, I learned from the best. You know, Nate's 67 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: older you know, really taught me um a lot on 68 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: the field and off the field. But you know, he 69 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 1: also taught me unconsciously how to treat a rookie. You know. 70 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: I I felt like I got treated by him, you know, 71 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,359 Speaker 1: with the monster respect, with the most you know, attention 72 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: to detail, and wanting helping me, wanting to help me 73 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: to get better. And you know, it's just all those 74 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: things I picked up from looking back at it now, 75 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 1: and it's the same thing you know that I would 76 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: instill in anybody that was brand new coming in and 77 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: playing next to me. You know, I would take a 78 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: lot of the same things he did with me, and 79 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: you know at my own um you know, personality to it. 80 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: And but definitely I learned a lot of ballot, a 81 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: lot of valuable points from me. I just want to 82 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: ask you to what's um, what's been your impression so 83 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: far of Andrew. You know, obviously you haven't really been 84 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: on the field to do to do much in pads 85 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: and hitting and stuff, but what have you what have 86 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: you seen from the first round pick. Oh. First, he's 87 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: he's he's a great guy. You know, he can sing, 88 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: you can really sing as a voice. He's a really 89 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: smart guy. You know, he gets things right away. He 90 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: picks up, you know on a lot of the stuff 91 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: that you know, Coach talks to him about. He's able 92 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: to you know, kind of absorb it and pick it 93 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: up right away. Um, which I think is very good. 94 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: And you know, he he just has that that that 95 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: demeanor that he you can see it through his you know, 96 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: through his note taking, through his through his playing, through 97 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: his practices. Uh, that he wants to get better. He 98 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: wants to you know, do good, you know. And so 99 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 1: that's just some of the things I've seen from observing 100 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: him lately. And you know, I think he's gonna be Um. 101 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be just fine and um and 102 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: he's he's doing great right now. What's his what's the 103 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: best song? What does he sing for? You guys? He's 104 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: saying one song, UH made him get up there for 105 00:04:56,600 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: for the rookie song. But I don't the song name 106 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: right now. All I knew is that it was good. 107 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: You know, I was like standing my finger the entire time. 108 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: It was just a good song. Thanks Will, thank you. Hey, well, 109 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: um I was, I was Scarouce like, how how do 110 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,840 Speaker 1: you view how your season went last year? And in 111 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 1: what ways do you feel like you need to improve? 112 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: And then all up in the singing, were you aware 113 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: that Mark Colombo was in a heavy metal band when 114 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: he was a player? Yeah, yeah, I mean as far 115 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: as last year, you know, it was in the passage 116 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: in the past. You know, I've learned a lot since then. 117 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: I really have have been focusing on on this new 118 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: you know, the new offense, new techniques, new sound, like, 119 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: just a new attitude, you know for everything. Um I, 120 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: I really you know, I think that, Um I we've 121 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: gotten a lot better since the offseason, at least me personally, 122 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: and um you know, I've I've been able to kind 123 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,840 Speaker 1: of like look back at a lot of things that 124 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: you know, I did wrong or I didn't do as 125 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: best as I could, and I've been able to correct him. 126 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: And um just focus on the future of what I'm 127 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: doing now. And uh, I was aware of it. I 128 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 1: heard something about it, actually something about it on social media. 129 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: Checked it out, watch this video, and you know it 130 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: was it was awesome. Thank man, George and Will how 131 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: are you and it's up? Well, how's it going good? Damn? Um? 132 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: How much you know since you've been here now you 133 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: have a second regime change with coach and everything like that, 134 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,359 Speaker 1: and you're a guy who I think we all can say, 135 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: you know, losing wears on you, you know what I mean. 136 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: It doesn't like run off your back. You know you 137 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: can feel it affects you. How much do you think 138 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: it's affected you the last two years? And how much 139 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 1: do you think enough of this? We have to move on. 140 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:44,839 Speaker 1: We have to start succeeding on the field here. Yeah. 141 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: I think a more appropriate word rather than affect me, 142 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: I think it's motivated me. Um. You know, it's just it. 143 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: It's made me. Everything. Every single little thing that I 144 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: do now is geared towards, you know, towards winning, towards 145 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: how was just gonna help me win? Is this gonna 146 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: help me win? Yes? Or no? No? Okay, I'm not 147 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: doing it. Um. So I just feel like every single 148 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: thing that I do now, Um, whether it's on the 149 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: field or off, you know, I either do it or 150 00:07:13,520 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: not with the purpose of winning. Is that a change? 151 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: You know in the past, you maybe doing some things 152 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: that weren't totally geared to that. No, it's not, it's 153 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: not you know, it wasn't intentional. You know, it was 154 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: just a lot of things that you know, I realized 155 00:07:29,280 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 1: from experience, from things that I did, and so you know, 156 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: I was just kind of learning and learning and learning 157 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: about you know, you know, all the mistakes that that 158 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: we all make, and learning from those mistakes. And you know, 159 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the motives always been the same win. But 160 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: I think more than anything, what I did was I 161 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: was learning from my own mistakes, and that same factor 162 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: of wanting to win was always there. And but now 163 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: it's like, Okay, I can't make those mistakes again because 164 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: I still want to win. What does the scheme change 165 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: mean for you guys that do offensive line? I mean, 166 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: we look at it and we see, you know, Jason 167 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: Garrett in Dallas and all the success they've had running 168 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: the football. So I'm just curious as as don't you 169 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: know someone who's part of that offensive line. How you 170 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: guys reviewing it? Oh, we love it. Um, you know, 171 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: we've always you know, just took the plays and the 172 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: schemes have been put in front of us and you know, 173 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: try to do it to the best or abilities. Um. 174 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: You know, I've always loved running the ball, and uh, 175 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: you know, so I've I personally like it. I you know, 176 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: I've been trying my hardest to be able to you know, 177 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: get everything down so so we can do so we 178 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 1: can execute, you know. And uh, but as far as 179 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:44,679 Speaker 1: liking it and I love it, you expect it to 180 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: be much more run heavy. I mean, not much more, 181 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: but at least more run heavy. I mean that seems 182 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: to be the perception at least, you know, I don't 183 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 1: really you know, I'm not really expecting anything or you know, 184 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: wanting a certain you know, whatever the coaches throw at us, 185 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: you know, whatever plays they put on the call shee. 186 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: You know, at the end of the day for the game, 187 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: that's where we're gonna run. And I'm gonna be going 188 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: just as hard weather it's from past playoff, whatever it is. 189 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: In my experiences with you, you've always taken your job 190 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: obviously so seriously. So I'm just wondering, as you head 191 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: into this season, how much responsibility or how would you 192 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: describe the responsibility this offensive line has to be better 193 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: to help this offense really become much more explosive. Yeah, 194 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: that's Um, you know exactly right. The offensive line, you know, 195 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 1: as a big, big role in in our success. Um. 196 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: You know, we probably carry the workload, will probably you know, 197 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: get to work and get things done. And we know 198 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: it starts with us, um, and we're definitely gonna do 199 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: everything it takes to get after and make it happen.