1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: I just wanted to ask you about Derek Rivers. He's 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: obviously been in the program now for a while, but 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: just sort of snake bitten by injuries over the last 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: couple of years. What have you seen from him this summer? 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: It seems like he was pretty active during training camp. Yeah, 6 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: very active. It's great to have him back and healthy. 7 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: We've missed him in the past few years. But really 8 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: hard working kid, putting a ton of time and effort 9 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: into everything we asked him to do. Excuse me, can't 10 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: say enough enough good things about Derek and how hard 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 1: he's worked, and hoping he can can stay healthy and 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: help out the team. Is there anything specific about his 13 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: game that you've seen him improved now coming back here 14 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: for what is it year? Year four? Uh? Yeah, you know, 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: really has some good length, long, strong kid. You know, 16 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: has been doing a good job against the run, doing 17 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: a good job rushing the past or everything we asked 18 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 1: him to do early down's, third down stuff in the 19 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: kicking game. So yeah, Derek's been as been great to 20 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 1: have him out there, and it's been a lot of 21 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: fun working with them. And I think I'm the only 22 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: person in here right now, so I'll just keep going. 23 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: If that's like he just keep going, owner of chief. 24 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: Someone else raises their hands, all right, so it sounds good. Um. 25 00:01:14,600 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: Kind of along those those same lines there, there are 26 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,919 Speaker 1: a lot of players in your group, whether it's Derek 27 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 1: or Chase or Chalik that seem like they're in line 28 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: to sort of take over, uh some some more prominent 29 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: roles this season with guys like Kyle leaving. How confident 30 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: are you in that group of younger or less experienced 31 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: players to to kind of take on those larger roles. Yeah, 32 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: you know, um, all those guys have been working really hard. Um, 33 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,039 Speaker 1: we all have a lot to learn. I'm, you know, 34 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: new to the position. Obviously been around linebackers for a 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: long time, but new to the position. And uh yeah, 36 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: we're growing together as a group. It's a great group 37 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 1: to work with, a lot of blue collar guys. Um, 38 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: you know, like you said, not a ton of a 39 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: ton of experience really other than John, but a ton 40 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: of young guys, hard working guys. We're having a lot 41 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: of fun and um, we'll see what the production looks 42 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 1: looks like once the game comes. What's the biggest difference 43 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: been for you personally moving from moving to offensive not 44 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: offensive line outside linebackers. After so many after the last 45 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: couple of years in the secondary, what have there been 46 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: any significant changes for you as a coach as the 47 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: way you have to to coach these different kinds of players. 48 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 1: What's been the different biggest difference for you? Uh, Yeah, 49 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 1: I would say the mentality is a little bit different, Um, 50 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 1: seeing the game from the first level different than the 51 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,440 Speaker 1: third level. Um, you know, it's been a little bit different. Um, 52 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,680 Speaker 1: a lot closer to the ball, closer to the action. UM. 53 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: You know, obviously the safeties come down and playing the 54 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: box and play down near the line of scrimmage. But um, 55 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: just a little bit different mindset obviously, UM more rushing 56 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: the pastor than covering tight ends, and receivers, dealing with 57 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,200 Speaker 1: offensive linemen rather than dealing with tight ends. So's it's 58 00:03:01,240 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: just different. But I'm enjoying it a lot. I love 59 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: being down there, love learning about different aspects of the game. 60 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: It's been a lot of fun. I really enjoying it. 61 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 1: Missed those guys on the back end, but I'm still 62 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: spending a good amount of time with them as well. Yeah, 63 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 1: and I know you and Gerard have worked closely together, 64 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: especially last year and even back before that. Are you 65 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: guys working more closely together now that you're kind of 66 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: coaching two halves of the same position group. I'm not. 67 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: It's hard to compare. I honestly, we've worked together so 68 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: much all the time, always bouncing ideas off of each other. 69 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: We've always spent a lot of time together. Like I said, 70 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: it's a little bit different talking about linebackers with safeties 71 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: and linebackers with outside linebackers. So I mean, I guess 72 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: it's been a little bit of a different line of communication. 73 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: But now we've always been very coordinated in what we do, 74 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: whether it was when I was a young coach and 75 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: he was a player, last year when he was his 76 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: first year of coaching, or this year. We're always bouncing 77 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: ideas off of each other and trying to learn from 78 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: each other, and then just shifting gears a little bit. 79 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: With no preseason games this year, with no kind of 80 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: live situations before Week one, how are you guys able 81 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: to simulate that in practice and get players prepared, especially 82 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: now that you are on your coaching a position that 83 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 1: is I mean, it's it's a little easier for for 84 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: defensive backs to kind of get ready coverage wise, without 85 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: full contact and life tackling, how do you simulate that 86 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: with with guys closer to the ball. You know, we're 87 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,479 Speaker 1: just doing the best we can in the situation when 88 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: we got um it's new and different for everybody, you know, 89 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: DVS included they none of us have seen live game action. 90 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: We do the best we can to simulate that in 91 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: practice and create gamelike situations. You can't can't simulate a game. Definitely, 92 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,320 Speaker 1: not not saying that, but we're doing the best we 93 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: can as a coaching staff to try and present challenges 94 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: and make it as game like as possible. But it's 95 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 1: definitely been a challenge, but we're working through it and 96 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: uh yeah, we'll see how it goes in a couple 97 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: of weeks or ten days. Whenever it is awesome. I 98 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: appreciate that, Steve. That's that's all I've got in all right. 99 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: Thank you, great, awesome, thank you.