1 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: Colts running back Naim Hines is in the Colts Radio 2 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: studio with us. I'm Matt Taylor with JJ Stankovitz and 3 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Casey Valier. Naim first of all, I'm digging that NC sweatshirt. 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: That's nice. Where did you get that? State? Yeah, the bookstore, 5 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: Varsity Club. Shout out to boom Care again. I'm belaging 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: director do a great job of it helps us, it 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: helps him. You play there, Yeah, I'm sure stylish and 8 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: a lot of other NC State guys. Now you pull 9 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: it off. Well, we gotta represent. Let's go. Well, let's 10 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 1: let's pick up with you know, the atmosphere within the 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: team back here again with the offseason workout program. What's 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: the energy like, how much peppin and the collective step 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: is there with everybody back in the building this spring. 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: You know us, we're always we've always high energy and uh, 15 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: always ready to work. So it's been great. You know, 16 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: obviously having a new quarterback, things are different. There's some 17 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: different faces in here obviously, personnel wise and coaches wise. 18 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: We've had a lot of changes. But uh, everybody here 19 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: is excited to be here, happy to be back, and 20 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: we're really trying to build on last year. We've put 21 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: that behind us and we're gonna figure out how what 22 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: we're gonna do this year. Matt Ryan has been, you know, 23 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: playing for a decade and a half. He's been around, 24 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: He's played with a number of players, you know, Julio Jones, 25 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: Roddy White in Atlanta, and I'm sure you've known who 26 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: he is from afar, But what have you got to 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: know about him since he got back in the building, 28 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: And actually it's some face to face conversations with him. 29 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: There's honestly been a pleasure so far. He walks in 30 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 1: and greets all the guys. He's very, very passionate and 31 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: intense when it's time to work. We've golf together. He's 32 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: a great guy outside of that, but when when we're 33 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: on the field of time to go and where a 34 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 1: lot of us are like that. So we've liked how 35 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: he's handled the business. He's a pro. He's obviously elite 36 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: former MVP, so he's really just living up to his name, honestly, 37 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: and we expected that of him and he's just that 38 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: and more. How has he been just in terms of 39 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: getting some of the details down already of where he 40 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: wants the ball or where you want the ball, how 41 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: he wants a route run, how you want to route run, 42 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: stuff like that. You know, the coolest thing about him is, honestly, 43 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: he talks about himself too, Like obviously when your receiver 44 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: or running back and your run routes, you talk about you, now, 45 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: where we're supposed to be at and where the ball 46 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: is going to be at. But then he also the 47 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,720 Speaker 1: coolest thing about him he talks about his accuracy and 48 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: he makes that important, like, hey, I have to put 49 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:11,799 Speaker 1: the ball right here. You expect the ball here, and 50 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,960 Speaker 1: that's where he throws it. So I think that's one 51 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: of the things. And then even his detail like where 52 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 1: the ball is going to be at, how like how 53 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: we're supposed to run route Like he'll say, chess bump 54 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 1: me on certain passes or certain things like that. So 55 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: it's super super excited to see like the detail with it, 56 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: because after we speak, there's no more there's no more 57 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: things to question in the year, That's what I'll tell you. 58 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: You know, you'd lose that final game in Jacksonville, and 59 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: you know it's kind of doom and gloom around here. 60 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: Everybody was when you looked at that, what was something 61 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 1: that you took from you know, just your year overall, 62 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: that you wanted to work on this offseason and where 63 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: are you in that? Yeah, that's true. It was tough. Um, Honestly, 64 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: after Jacksonville, I didn't honestly, I didn't really talk or 65 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: think about football for like a month or two, Like 66 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: I didn't even want to look at football. But uh, 67 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: it's just too hard. M It was disappointing, just how 68 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: it was disappointing. How you know, we you know, we 69 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,639 Speaker 1: started off one in four, We bouted our way back 70 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: to put ourselves in a position to get in the playoffs, 71 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: and then we didn't execute and we had one of 72 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: two games and winning. We won either, So that was hard. 73 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: And I think truly for me, honestly, just the biggest 74 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: thing I've worked on is really just handling the adversity 75 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: of things. Obviously, you know, we all play football, we 76 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: all can do things. But I think I've just tried 77 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: to mentally just work on not failure, but when things 78 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: bad happen, just self positive talks like you're gonna go 79 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: out there and drop a ball that bad things is 80 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: gonna happen, and just having a great mental and self 81 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: positive talk. And I mean obviously on the field, I've 82 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: tried to do a lot of things, work on the 83 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:37,000 Speaker 1: route tree and get my body stronger. But I think 84 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: really the biggest thing I did this off season was 85 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: working mentally. That's not he hinds with US Colts running 86 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: back and a lot has been made this offseason, at 87 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: least within the media, not from you. But you know 88 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: your catch numbers from two twenty to two twenty one. 89 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 1: Does it matter for you who the quarterback is for 90 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: you personally? How much does that matter for your game? 91 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: I don't really care who throws me of the ball. 92 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: I just pray his right arm like me. But honestly, 93 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, each year's all it's been a little a 94 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: little bit different, even having five quarterbacks to play. Callings 95 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: a little bit different every year. And truthfully, um with 96 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,839 Speaker 1: the catches and things, I think it's an opportunity. I mean, 97 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 1: I know my role. I'm JT. We have JT t Fee, 98 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: we have a lot of other guys. I hope just 99 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: is get in. But uh, I pray, you know, I'll 100 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: just keep going and UH make it so, you know, 101 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,839 Speaker 1: I just keep being a mismatch nightmare. And when I 102 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: have the opportunity, I make the most of it. And 103 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,359 Speaker 1: when I make the most opportunity, I know the ball 104 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: continue to come. But with with five different quarterbacks in 105 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: five straight years, it's hard on everybody. For you, how 106 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: how challenging has that been for you adapting to a 107 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: new guy every off season? Um, it's a little bit challenging, 108 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: But I mean we're pros. I mean yeah, honestly, truthfully, 109 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: when it comes to a quarterback, I feel like he 110 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:47,720 Speaker 1: has the harder job because he has to. I mean, 111 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: I'm running a route. It doesn't matter. You could throw 112 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: me that five yards slamm. So I mean I think 113 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: with that, I think it's been It's been an adjustment 114 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: for me. But I have to go out there and 115 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: the ball comes a little bit different from each guy. 116 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: But you know, at the end of the day, for me, 117 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 1: I have to go catch the ball. It doesn't matter 118 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: who it is. So you know, obviously, some quarterbacks throughout 119 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 1: our time here, some quarterbacks though to running backs more 120 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: than others, and that might just be a tailor tape 121 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: for each quarterback. Hey, we're just talking before you came on, 122 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: just about the draft and the rookies coming in. You'll 123 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: get to know him in a couple of weeks here, 124 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 1: but over the course of your career, and obviously you 125 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: had a successful rookie season, what are some things that 126 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: you've seen successful rookies have to be successful right out 127 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: of the gate. Oh, they gotta have a short, short memory. 128 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: I know one thing I did not have after my 129 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: first game was a short memory. And now that's one 130 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: thing that you have to have, and then really just 131 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,000 Speaker 1: work ethic. If you have a short memory and you 132 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: work your butt off and just learn, you'll you'll you'll 133 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: have a way in the NFL. Because one thing people 134 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: will do is respect you. So if you earn people's 135 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 1: respecting the building, it'll take you farther than your game 136 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: whatever will take you. So I think that's the receivers 137 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: and the new receiver, the new tight end. We talked 138 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: about all the guys. That's what we just have to do. 139 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: And that's what I had to do when I came in, 140 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: just learning a new system, knowing that you don't know everything, 141 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: and just coming in being humble. Now, one of the 142 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: things we have been discussed from Chris Ballard to Frank 143 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: Riich is that you are one of the core you know, 144 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: mismatch nightmares on this offense. Now, they're probably going to 145 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: utilize you in different areas. Have you Has that been 146 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: discussed on kind of where you're going to be used 147 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: this year more? I've heard more in the slot as well. 148 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 1: Is that something you've been discussed so far? We've talked 149 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 1: about a little bit, But I'm not exactly sure myself. 150 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: I like to think I'd kind of be everywhere, and 151 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: I think it'd just be an opportunity. I'm not exactly 152 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: sure exactly where I will be at, but I do 153 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: know that I do know and trust that Frank will 154 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: put me in a great position to be a mismatched nightmare. 155 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: And when he doesn't and the ball just comes my 156 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: way and I have to win, I will win. So 157 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: that's been my goal. I know they I'm a mismatch nightmare, 158 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: but it's not even about mismatches anymore. I just know 159 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: I can win one on one and that's what I'm 160 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: working on this year. Going along with that, what about Yak, 161 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: I mean yards after the catch was something that was 162 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: missing a little bit last year in the offense. With 163 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 1: you in this scheme, you know how much of an 164 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 1: emphasis being put on that here in the off season. 165 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: That's what we've talked about a lot. Just first off, 166 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: we were very very inefficient in the passing game. A 167 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: lot of it's been route, some of it was accuracy, 168 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: so we've talked about that. In general. YAK one is 169 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,360 Speaker 1: us having great separation and then to a good ball 170 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 1: placement so we can run out of the ball and 171 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 1: on both sides a quarterbacks and receivers. We know our parts, 172 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: so I think it'll be great for us. I mean, 173 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: I like to think I'm pretty good in space, so hopefully, 174 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: you know, I'll get some I like to think you're 175 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: pretty good in space. Yeah, I'd like to think that. 176 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 1: You know, hopefully I'll have some opportunities to showcase what 177 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: I can do in space. And we have a lot 178 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: of other great guys who will get some YAK as well. 179 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,560 Speaker 1: You guys brought in Stefind Gilmore. When you got a 180 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: former defensive player of the Years won a Super Bowl 181 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: who joins your team, what does that do for? Just 182 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: like the vibe this week, man, let me just tell 183 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: you guys, just not even him, just coming in last 184 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: week and seeing our whole defense is a vibe. Man. 185 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:44,240 Speaker 1: I'm coming back looking at DeForest Quitty, Darius Leonard. Then 186 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: I'm talking around and yeah, yeah him about said we 187 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: played him in twenty and eighteen. He was he had 188 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,720 Speaker 1: two or three sacons. He played him like seven times 189 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: in the last four years, and every and every time 190 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: I've had to chip him. And so I am happy 191 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: he's on our team because I was so happy when 192 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: he left Jacksonville and then you know all those guys 193 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: and not turned around to Stephon Gilmour is here. He was. 194 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: There's a lot of accolades he had. So we built 195 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: on that side of the ball. And every time I 196 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: look at that defense, I know that practice is going 197 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: to be hard. So I'm super excited to go up 198 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: against those guys. One additional thing you also added is 199 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: Reggie Wayne to the wide receiver crew. How cool is 200 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: that seeing eighty seven as the coach. Now, Man, I'm 201 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: just waiting for eighteen to walk back in. We might 202 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: get both of them to shoot up. But all jokes aside. Man, 203 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: Scottie Montgomery was a great addition to us last year 204 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: to help me to help me personally build me as 205 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: a receiver. And then I've been trying to just build 206 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: and learn as a receiver. And now that Reggie's here. 207 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: I'm super super excited. In every round I run, Scottie 208 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: and Reggie are there talking to me and coaching me. 209 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,559 Speaker 1: So I think he's gonna be really good for not 210 00:08:42,600 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: just me, but everybody. And it's always great when you 211 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: have a coach who who's all over the walls. You've 212 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: seen his work, So one thing is we'll respect his 213 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: work and everything he tells me, and all of us 214 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: were definitely going to be looking and trying to correct. Yeah, 215 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,960 Speaker 1: that's Naim Hines with us Colts running back. A few 216 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 1: more things. Now, you are as Casey said. Chris Ballard 217 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: mentioned you as a top playmaker on this offense. Another 218 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: guy in that vein is Jonathan Taylor. M What was 219 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,360 Speaker 1: it like from your vantage point to get a front 220 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,480 Speaker 1: row seat to Jonathan Taylor season last year? How did 221 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: you see his season sort of balloon and take off 222 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: week after week like it did? Wow? Wow, it was 223 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: Honestly it was. It was cool to watch, and then 224 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: when we got to like week probably like ten or eleven, 225 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 1: it was like, geez, every week JT's running for like 226 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: one twenty one, fifty two hundred. It was. It was 227 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: really impressive. And even last year just how we ended 228 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: it was like obviously we don't make it. We don't 229 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: make it about individuals and things. But it was like, jeez, 230 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: like last year, like I was one thing that hurt me. Yeah, 231 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: like JT season, he deserved to be in the playoffs 232 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: to I wanted the world to see what he could do, 233 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: you know, against the best of the best teams, and 234 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: even that we let him down on that. So it 235 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: was really really amazing, and it was a privilege and 236 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 1: a pleasure to work with JT every day. And when 237 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,559 Speaker 1: he has a great year like when he did this year, 238 00:09:55,720 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: we hope to be in the playoffs so he can 239 00:09:57,120 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 1: share his talents everywhere. And he's a special guy on 240 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 1: the field, but he's also he's probably more special off 241 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: the field in terms of his character and maturity and 242 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: things like that. Have you ever seen him do anything 243 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: that where he's drawing attention to himself. I mean, somebody 244 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: that puts up those kinds of numbers can easily just 245 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 1: walk in the locker room and shine the spotlight on himself. 246 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: But that's just not him. And the only time he's 247 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: ever put anything on himself, which isn't even him. He 248 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: shouts out his high school so shout out Salem City 249 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: in New Jersey. Right. So, No, JT has never put 250 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: any attention on himself. He's always been really great with, 251 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: you know, telling us what he sees and celebrating his 252 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: team and shoot, honestly, Jonathan's been very, very instrument in 253 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: our offense and shoot, he gives a lot of credit, 254 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: but he always deserves more and he's been great with 255 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: how he's handled his success. Yeah. I mean we've talked 256 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: to some folks who have said that JT he isn't 257 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's not just that he hasn't changed, it's 258 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: that he's working even harder. I mean, this is a 259 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: dude who led the league in rushing go like five 260 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: hundred yards. I mean that like that gap hadn't happened 261 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: in like over ten years between the number one and 262 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: the number two rusher. But he still is working and pushing. 263 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: He's not just resting on what he did last season. 264 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: Oh No, he's working hard man. He's he's a great 265 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: guy man. Even like shoot, even the linebackers we always, 266 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: you know, we have one on ones. We have we 267 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: we have junk talking and JT doesn't even talk. Jounk, 268 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: I'm the one talking JOHNK. I'm not j but that's 269 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: that's what I'm saying. It's a it's been fun to 270 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: work with him and you know, having that, and I 271 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 1: think JT is starting to see where he can go 272 00:11:18,360 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 1: because yeah, he did have a good year last year, 273 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: but we all think he can do it again this year. 274 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: And that's how you become great, because he did have 275 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: a good year. But I think JT knows where he 276 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: wants to go and his greatness and where he has 277 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: to be. To be great, he has to continuously do that, 278 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: and I think that's what he's working towards. It's nine 279 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: mines Colts running back. I want to go back all 280 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: the way to the top. You said you played golf 281 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: with Matt Ryan. I was his golf game. I heard 282 00:11:37,280 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: it's pretty strong. Oh yeah, he's he's good. Yeah, he's 283 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 1: probably a scratch golfer. I think if he was an 284 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: NFL quarterback, he'd probably be on the torch. For real, 285 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,559 Speaker 1: I'm not trying for real. First of all, he came out, 286 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: he came out there, he got everything right. He had 287 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: to do media and stuff, so he got out there 288 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 1: on a hole too over the water. He was like, 289 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: I might eat three balls. He has the first one 290 00:11:54,960 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: middle of the fairway exactly almost exactly almost two. I 291 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: did cuss when you hit that ball. It's not fair 292 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: like you guys make me so mad because you you 293 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: just pick something up and you just do it like 294 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,599 Speaker 1: you're you're in the NFL. You're a professional athlete. But 295 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: then you can just pick up a club, whereas me 296 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: and I'm throwing stuff in the water happy Gilmar style. Right. Look, 297 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: I've been my golf game has been going up in 298 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: up every round i've played. I was there, you go, 299 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: I was in a route to shooting at fifty two 300 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: on the front nine. Meanwhile, you know, I'm at the 301 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,240 Speaker 1: strongest driver. I'll hit it like you know, two fifty 302 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 1: two forty where it was one whole. I'll remember particular 303 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 1: I think mad, like a five iron out or something. 304 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: He was like he hit it, and I was like, 305 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: what did you use? He was like, I was only 306 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 1: about two hundred fifty yards. Well things, but yeah, it's great. 307 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: He's competitive and it makes me feel good. Yeah, exactly 308 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: how he is on the field, he's like down the 309 00:12:44,080 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: golf course. So it was scratch, where's your favorite place 310 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: to play around here? Prayer of you Yeah, okay up there, Yeah, 311 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: tough course, but I love it up there, all right, 312 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: fair enough, Well, hopefully you get some time this summer 313 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: to hit him straight, play the links a little bit, 314 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 1: and uh have that golf game continue to ascend, my friend. 315 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: I appreciate the time. It's always good to see you 316 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 1: and enjoy the rest of the offseason workout program and 317 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 1: we'll see in training camp. Thank you, thank you guys 318 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: for having me.