1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,200 Speaker 1: Broke off two sacks. 2 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 2: You know, I thought he was gonna throw it after that, 3 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 2: but then you know, Baker magic kick in. 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 3: Welcome back to Richard Trumman Podcast. We got an incredible guest, 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 3: a good friend of mine, Lavonte David, the veteran never 6 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 3: gets enough credit. 7 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: How you I'm good, bro, Thank you for having me 8 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: as always. 9 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 4: Man. 10 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:21,159 Speaker 1: Good talking to you. 11 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 3: Good talking to you too. You're having another great season. 12 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 3: You have fifty seven tackles, two and a half sacks. 13 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 4: In a book. How your body feeling? 14 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: Body feeling good man? 15 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 2: Getting it back on track, you know, especially having this 16 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 2: all week off week this past week during the middle 17 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: of the season. 18 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 1: Perfect tim Man. You know, get a chance to. 19 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: Kind of like online, get away from football a little bit, 20 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: work on a little small things as far as like 21 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 2: body and getting some much needed rest for show. You know, 22 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: with a guy in my age, I needed off but 23 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: definitely felt good Man. 24 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: I'm ready to get back to it. 25 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 3: You are one of the few players with fifteen hundred tackles, 26 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 3: thirty five plus sacks, send ten plus interceptions. How do 27 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: you balance your run duty and all the responsibilities you 28 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 3: have with that with your your ability and coverage? 29 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 4: Man? 30 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 2: It's a lot that goes into it. You know, obviously 31 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 2: a film study is the main thing. And understanding your 32 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: opponent and then understanding what you can do within the defense, 33 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying, Understanding when you can be aggressive, 34 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: Understanding when you can't be aggressive, Understanding when you cannot 35 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 2: kind of like jump routes and stuff like that, Understanding 36 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: when you can't jump routes, and understanding who you're working with. 37 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 2: You know, you got some guys and you know, our 38 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 2: back end who I'm pretty comforted in. So they did 39 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 2: do give me an opportunity to be aggressive and coverage 40 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 2: and also in the run game where you got a 41 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: guy like Vida Veil, you know who you know, takes 42 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 2: up multiple blocks and things like that give you a 43 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: chance to you know, kind of run freely and shoot gaps. 44 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 2: So definitely a chance. You know, times where you have to, 45 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 2: you know, pull your trigger and then sometimes you just 46 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 2: have to hold back a little bit. But you know 47 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 2: what I'm saying, never take that aggressiveness, aggressiveness away you know, 48 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: out your game, and that's what I try to do. 49 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 3: I want to talk about your relationship with Top, yeah, 50 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 3: because I think that's one of the coolert relationships in 51 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 3: the National Football League, at least when I was there 52 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 3: for the little bit of you know, a couple of 53 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 3: coffee I was in Temple. An incredibly smart coordinator, but 54 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 3: just a good human being and a good leader of men. 55 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, man, it's incredible. 56 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: You know, just usually have to try to see what 57 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 2: a lot of people don't see, you know, Everybody always 58 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 2: you know, seeing him as this mild mannered guy who 59 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: don't you know, get on people who just be quiet 60 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 2: and everything. 61 00:02:28,720 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: But it's the complete opposite, you know what I'm saying. 62 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: When you when you got a devisive mind, their head 63 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 2: coach sometimes and the difense not working the way he 64 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 2: ruins it, you could definitely see a different side of him. 65 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 2: And we've seen it. We've seen it. I seen it, 66 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. But uh, he's one of 67 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 2: those guys who's very open man, very open. Uh, jokes 68 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: a lot, you know, always happy to you know, always 69 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 2: work in his mind is always working, and that's what 70 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: we love about him, man, you know. Uh, he always 71 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 2: want to put us in the best position to make plays, 72 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 2: and that's why a lot of guys you know, love 73 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: to play for him. And my relationship with him is 74 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: just that, you know, it's an open door policy with him. 75 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,919 Speaker 2: I could text him whenever I have questions about anything 76 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 2: in life. 77 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: You know, the same thing with him. You know, when 78 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: you know you. 79 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: Witness the man or something that you know we're not 80 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 2: good with something in the defense, you know, all you 81 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 2: gotta do is telling me. 82 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 1: He'll throw it out. And that's what I love. 83 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:15,920 Speaker 4: Man. 84 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: You know, most decordinators and not really like that, they 85 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 2: kind of strumming guys, But not bolls Man. He's very 86 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 2: open and uh you know, he he let his players, 87 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: you want to put his players the best position to 88 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 2: make plays. 89 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 3: This is your fourteenth season with one team. Not not 90 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 3: many players in the National Football League in the history 91 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 3: of the National Football League can say that. Can you 92 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 3: talk about just the loyal to you feel to that 93 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 3: franchise and what they feel back to you, because I. 94 00:03:39,320 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 4: Love the family environment that create out there. 95 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, man, it's definitely that. It's a family environment. 96 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: You know a lot of guys where they draft, they 97 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: try to keep intact, you know, for guys things like that. 98 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: You've seen it with me, you see it with Mike, 99 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 2: you see with Chris Godwin. Uh, you see him with 100 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 2: Will Goson and guys like that and much guys to come. 101 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 2: You know, I feel like in my bit that way, 102 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: we went into a winfield with Vita. You know, Court 103 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: guys want to keep those guys around, and you know, 104 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: for me, man like just going through what. 105 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: I went through early in my career in this program, 106 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: you know. 107 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 2: I thought I was probably gonna be one of the 108 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: first guys out when the changing. 109 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: Uh you know, the regime, Newdrey regime came in. 110 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: But I was one of the first people they called 111 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 2: and said they wanted me to be a part of it. 112 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 2: So that did make me feel you know, kind of 113 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 2: you know, comfortable in a way and things like that, 114 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 2: but still knowing that I have to do my job 115 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 2: and take care what i'd even to take care of, 116 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 2: and you know, for them to you kind of like, 117 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 2: you know, relate that back to me having a relationship 118 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 2: with Jason Light and all those guys, you know, when 119 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: they you know, reach out to me and let me 120 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: know like, hey man, you know we want you to 121 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 2: be a part of this. 122 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,160 Speaker 1: You want to keep Court foundations of what we want 123 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: to build continue to build around. 124 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 2: And all it does for me is just giving me 125 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 2: confidence as a player, you know, continue to, you know, 126 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: go out there and put my best foot forward and 127 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 2: try my best to be a leader for the program, 128 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 2: for the up and coming guys. 129 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 3: But it's not even just your play on the field, 130 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 3: you know, which has been incredible. You have been one 131 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 3: of the best middle linebackers in National Football AGU. One 132 00:05:03,160 --> 00:05:07,239 Speaker 3: of the best linebackers you forget middle, but off the field, 133 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: you work hard, You do what you're supposed to do. 134 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 3: You a do ship right guys what they say, do 135 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 3: shit right? Guy, done it your entire career. You talk 136 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 3: about surviving regime, survive more than regime, but it's always 137 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 3: every year they're drafting somebody to replace you, the replacement, 138 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 3: the next guy. And that's what they're saying about Mike. 139 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 3: They're like they always drafted somebody there to to retire 140 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 3: Mike Evans. Mike Evans just getting another thousand offs. 141 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 4: My heart was broken when damn. 142 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: That was tough. 143 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 4: But that was tough. 144 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 3: But I say all that to say, like, talk me 145 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: through how how what you do off the field to 146 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 3: take care of your body and take care of yourself 147 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 3: to last as long as Mike line back? 148 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, man, I think the main thing is it's being disciplined, 149 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. Like, my whole goal was 150 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: the you know, when I got a chance that I 151 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: figured I could make it to the NFL. 152 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 1: My whole goal was to make it an interfront of 153 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: the last in the NFL. 154 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 2: And I had to do what it takes to be 155 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 2: able to, you know, do that and sustain in this league. 156 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: You know, me wanting to be one of the best people, 157 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 2: best players in the game, and me wanting to you know, 158 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 2: protect my legacy, protect my name in the back of 159 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 2: my jersey. So I was doing everything that I had 160 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: to do to you know, take care of that. I 161 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 2: had a good I got a good support and. 162 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 1: Cast round with my family and friends, things like that. 163 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 2: So it definitely kept me on tacking and be able to, 164 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: you know, take care of what I need to take 165 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 2: care of. It's a time. Time to play in the time, 166 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: not to play for me, you know what I'm saying. 167 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 2: All season, you know, all seasons. It may seem long, 168 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: but it's not that long, you know how it is. 169 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: You may have a good month at max for a 170 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 2: couple of weeks at max to be able to you 171 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 2: know kind of like have a little fun and do 172 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: what you gotta do. But at the same time, and 173 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 2: you got to get back to it because you know 174 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 2: these seasons. You know, these seasons are very long, and 175 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 2: you a got to be able to sustain your level 176 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 2: of play. And you know, for the most part, man, 177 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 2: I just try to stay level headed, you know, always, 178 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: you know, focus on the main goal, and that's being 179 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 2: a that's after you. I can be and when I 180 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 2: do that, you know what I'm saying, I have time 181 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 2: to play when I retire. But you know, right now, 182 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 2: when I'm in the game, I just try to put 183 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 2: my best foot for it and be the best player. 184 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 3: Every year, at least out in Tampa, I know the 185 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 3: main goal is to win your division. Winning your division 186 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 3: guarantees your playoff spots. And y'all have wonted four years straight. 187 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 3: But it's always been a grind's been last game, you 188 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 3: better hope somebody lose. 189 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 4: They win, etcetera, etcetera. But this year has been a 190 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 4: little different. 191 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 3: And even the year y'all win the Super Bowl with 192 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 3: Tom that wasn't like a smooth like we felt good 193 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 3: at the whole year and we're going to the playoffs. 194 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 3: Y'all were on the road. So talk about the differences 195 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 3: between that season and just the confidence you guys feel 196 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 3: this season. 197 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 2: Man, you know that year, that that year that we 198 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 2: went to the Super Bowl, I believe were going to 199 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 2: the Bible. We were seven and five, so you know, 200 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 2: it was pretty tough, so we definitely had to battle. Uh, 201 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: you know, luckily we didn't lose a game after that, 202 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 2: but that was pretty cool. But you know, right now 203 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 2: and in the years after eight and nine, nine and eight, 204 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 2: ten and seven, you know, you grinding, man, you got 205 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 2: to grind, and it always come down to that last game. 206 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: But uh, you know, as you know, man, you don't 207 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 1: want to be in that situation. 208 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 2: So our whole main thing is, you know, win the 209 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 2: games you're supposed to win and just you know, just 210 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 2: dominate throughout. 211 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:17,360 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. 212 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 2: We feel like we compete with any team in this league. 213 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 2: You know, we got a time to roster. You know, 214 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 2: it's a lot of Doublin's roster that that we haven't 215 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 2: had a very long time. That's something that you know, 216 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 2: I really love to see. And the guys are hungry, 217 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 2: you know what I'm saying. Guys are hungry. Guys want 218 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 2: to go out there. Guys want to battle and guys 219 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 2: want to make plays. And that's what you see out 220 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,599 Speaker 2: a lot of guys right now on this team. And 221 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 2: you know, obviously, you know, start with Baker, you know 222 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 2: the way he's carrying, the way he's leading us, and uh, 223 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 2: everybody just feeding off him, and uh, it just trickling 224 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:45,679 Speaker 2: down to everybody. Man. 225 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: You got a lot of young guys stepping up, and. 226 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: That's the testament to you know, the veterans in the 227 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 2: locker room, man, you know, showing the way, showing how 228 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 2: things things are supposed to be done and how we 229 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 2: want things done and let them know, you know, when 230 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 2: we don't want to be in these situations and how 231 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 2: we was the past couple of years, you know, corner 232 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 2: kind of like not this out early. You know, hopefully 233 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 2: you know, lead to a NFC and get us a 234 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 2: bye week in the playoffs, but you know, that time 235 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 2: to come when it comes. But you know, right now, 236 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 2: we just focused on one game at a time. And 237 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 2: it's been pretty cool. Man. 238 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: It's been some extremely fun to be a part of. 239 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: And you're ready to get back to. 240 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,599 Speaker 3: It, no question about it, y'all. Y'all have had some 241 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 3: some some different games. Y'all went on the road, gotten 242 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 3: a shootout with Seattle. We're able to pull off the win. 243 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 3: I know Bows wasn't happy about after that, a lot 244 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:38,360 Speaker 3: of stern conversations. But but talk about Baker Mayfield and 245 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 3: what he has meant to this team, because it's you know, 246 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna be the lazy guy to ask you 247 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 3: the difference between Baker Mayfield and Tom Brady. It's just 248 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 3: such a lazy question. That's clear difference. But there was 249 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 3: a play that almost defines y'all season and defines Baker 250 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 3: Mayfield against the San Francisco forty nine when it was 251 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 3: third and seventeen. He had no business getting the first 252 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 3: down on this play. He breaks two or three tackles 253 00:10:01,440 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 3: in the backfield, gets out of there, drops his shoulder, 254 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 3: breaks another one, reaches for the first down. 255 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 4: What was going through your mind at that moment? 256 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, man, you know at that moment, I'm standing up 257 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: washing it. You know. 258 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 2: So it's third or seventeen, so you know you got 259 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 2: a live faith. But you know how it is, man, 260 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 2: you know how it is on third seventeen. Defense love 261 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 2: for third and seventeen. So I'm you know, I'm assuming 262 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 2: something that happen, and he might he might get a 263 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: little pass off or run the ball, get a little screen, 264 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 2: you know, something safe and you know, putting. 265 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 4: The ball out. 266 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 2: Let us get on the field. So I'm standing up 267 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 2: watching and I see and I've seen the magic happen. 268 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. He broke off two sacks. 269 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: You know, I thought he was gonna throw it after that, 270 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 2: but then you know, Baker magic kicked in. 271 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. 272 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:44,960 Speaker 2: You know, I'm on the sideline jumping up hype crunk, 273 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 2: you know, when he got the first down, got up 274 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 2: all hype and I'm. 275 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: On the side. I'm flexing and everything too. Like I 276 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: love that. Man. 277 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 2: You see a quarterback doing stuff like that, it just 278 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 2: does something to you, man like, and that's just him 279 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:57,599 Speaker 2: that he been like that since day one, since he 280 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 2: got in the building. And you know, he just brings 281 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 2: a different type of energy, you know, to talk to 282 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: our locker room man like. And it's crazy because like 283 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 2: in a locker room, you know, he smiling kind of 284 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 2: at a little little shy you know, playing around and 285 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 2: stuff like that, and then you know, game time come. 286 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 2: You know, he's just a different animal, and Uh, that's 287 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 2: what I love to see, man like. 288 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: He plays with a chip on his shoulder. 289 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 2: You know, obviously for the stuff that he's been through, 290 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 2: you know, being counted out and things like that. But 291 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 2: for him, I think it's a part of uh. You know, 292 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 2: he got a group of guys around believe in him 293 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 2: and giving him the confidence to go out there and 294 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 2: be the best player he can be in Uh, knowing 295 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 2: that he got his back is definitely true. 296 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: True likely you can see it. 297 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, you would have never believed in a million years 298 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,239 Speaker 3: when he first got there. There was a QB controversy. 299 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 3: We didn't even talk about that. But he really has 300 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 3: just coming to his own. He got a young kid, 301 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 3: a Mecca a Buka playing playing lights out football. We 302 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 3: we talked about Chris, we talked about my big Mic. Yeah, 303 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 3: it just seems like this team is jailing like. It's 304 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 3: a good culture. It's a reason why you guys keep winning. 305 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 3: It's a reason why guys stay even Jamail d Is 306 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 3: I said Jamel d like a slave, right you see, give. 307 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: Him a hard time about that all the time. 308 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 3: Ye give me a hard time. He texts me every 309 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:23,839 Speaker 3: interception you get. You see that one. 310 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, you know, we always give him a hard 311 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,079 Speaker 2: time about it. So God tell me you gotta catch 312 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 2: the one to throw to you, bro, and he bringing 313 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 2: him down and I love. 314 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: To see it, man, I love it. 315 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:36,959 Speaker 4: Yeah. Man, I have to text Rock the other day. 316 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 3: I don't know how you survive with these boys stressing 317 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 3: you out like a least he got one. 318 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, you know, Rock Rock on them right, Rock 319 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,000 Speaker 2: is on, no question about it. 320 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 4: So this this Patriots game. 321 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 3: Before the season, you know, we're not going to sit 322 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 3: here and not like NFL teams or in NFL teams. 323 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:00,319 Speaker 3: But it didn't look like it looked now looks like 324 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 3: game of the week two six and two teams. They're 325 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,959 Speaker 3: playing well. You guys are playing incredibly well. Talk about 326 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 3: Drake May what challenges he gives. 327 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, man, he's gonna be a challenge. 328 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 4: Man. 329 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,560 Speaker 1: He's a young quarterback, but he's playing like a veteran. 330 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: You know, he making all his right reads, he's taking 331 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 2: his shots when he's supposed to take his shots when 332 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 2: he got guys. 333 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: Checking the ball down. 334 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 2: He's getting rid of football and it's just like, man, 335 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:24,719 Speaker 2: he letting the game come to him. You know, he's 336 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 2: not pressing he not rushing the strolls and things like that. 337 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: He's just letting the game come to him. 338 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 2: And you know, they been doing a good job of you're, 339 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 2: you know, getting guys around him. You know, they got 340 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 2: some weapons on the outside that he can get the 341 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 2: ball to. Got two great tight ends, and you know 342 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 2: he got the young running back making players in the 343 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,199 Speaker 2: open field things like that, getting the ball out to him, 344 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 2: you know, creating advocate space. And you could tell, man, 345 00:13:46,760 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 2: you could tell the way he looks. Man, he's just 346 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 2: letting the game come to him. And it's just like 347 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 2: he's playing like with no pressure and that what you 348 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 2: want for a young quarterback. 349 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 4: Man. 350 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 2: And they're doing a great job, you know, scheming things 351 00:13:57,360 --> 00:14:00,199 Speaker 2: up and allow him to make plays sometimes you know, 352 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: we're taking off with the football. 353 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 1: He's athletic, he could do that too. 354 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 2: So obviously it's gonna be a challenge for us, you know, uh, 355 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 2: defensively to be able to combat that and kind of 356 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 2: like you know, do things to minimize you know, especially 357 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 2: those are supposed players that they get, you know, so 358 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 2: definitely gonna be a challece for us. 359 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,719 Speaker 1: Man, and they're playing great football, no. 360 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 3: Question about that. Then what what are you feeling. What 361 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 3: are your expectations for for the rest of this year? Man? 362 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 2: You know, I just want us to keep climbing, you 363 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 2: know what I'm saying. Uh, It's been a lot of 364 00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 2: times where, you know, in the middle of the season 365 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 2: we kind of hit all and things don't go our way. 366 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: But uh, you know, we kind of like want to 367 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 2: kind of like just capitalize on what we've been doing 368 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 2: earlier in the season. You know, we just still want 369 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: to be that that that that team that grinds out 370 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 2: through you know, all four quarters. You know, Uh, we're 371 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:49,560 Speaker 2: a team who played with a lot of grit, you 372 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 2: know what I'm saying, and need to continue to go 373 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 2: out there and making plays and continue to building on 374 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 2: building on the success that we have, especially defensively. 375 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: You know, defensively, I feel like we started at a little. 376 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 2: Slow and uh, and now we're kind of like getting 377 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: a groove of things stuff like that. I think guys 378 00:15:03,320 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 2: are getting more comfortable because there was a lot of 379 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 2: moving parts obviously, you know, a couple guys getting to hurt, guys, 380 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:12,280 Speaker 2: you know, switching here and there, you know, guys coming 381 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 2: back from injurying things like that. So I feel like 382 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 2: it's everybody started getting a little jail, and everybody's trying 383 00:15:17,040 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 2: to get kind of like understanding what office is trying 384 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 2: to do against us, you know, and you know how 385 00:15:22,640 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 2: there is man in the middle of the season. You know, offense, 386 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 2: you're gonna get what you're gonna get. It just basically 387 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,320 Speaker 2: comes down to, you know, playing on player at athlete 388 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 2: and whos gonna be the best, and uh, we feel 389 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 2: like we got the best. 390 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: So we're gonna see how it go. 391 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 3: We're gonna see how I go see how I can't 392 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 3: wait to see it because it's been great so far. 393 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,680 Speaker 3: I appreciate always. I know you this ye, this your 394 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,600 Speaker 3: day off. You gotta get some rests and spend some 395 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 3: time with them. Is you taking a chance to spend 396 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 3: some time. 397 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 4: With your boy? 398 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, you definitely appreciate you man. You know it's all 399 00:15:49,560 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: love with you. 400 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 4: Man. 401 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 1: You know how it is. Bro appreciate you 402 00:15:51,920 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 4: Man, Yes, sir, I love I love my gosh.