1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,599 Speaker 1: Arizona straight to the line. There's the snap to Murray. 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: Murray looks left pumps once looking looking a lot of time. 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: Now we've rose and it didn't sucking by a line 4 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: picked up down the left sideline, picks up a block 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: at the thirty twenty five. Twenty Amoni ten five and 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: he's spot out a pounce right there. I say you, 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: twenty four, I see you. Welcome to the Twentyman in 8 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: the Huddle podcast. I am Tim Twentyman, the senior writer 9 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: for Detroit Lions dot Com. And Taylor Decker, talented left 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: tackle veteran, is gonna join me here. In today's episode, 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk Lions offense. We're gonna talk offensive line. 12 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: But first let's get ready for Pittsburgh a little bit. 13 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: There are five things I'm gonna be watching for in 14 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh now. Dan Campbell said this week that the starters 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: are gonna play except for Jared Golf and there's no 16 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: way Jared convincing him otherwise. We know in Atlanta, or 17 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: for Atlanta, I should say, in Detroit week one, you know, 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: Jared caught win that the office of Line was going 19 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: to play. He went to Dan Campbell's office and said, look, 20 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: if those guys are playing, I want to play. It worked. 21 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: It is not gonna work this week. Dan Campbell told 22 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: the media that he is not playing, and there's nothing 23 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: he can say. And look, Jared's had a great camp. 24 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: He's had a terrific week in Indie, and so I 25 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: think we've seen kind of what we need to see 26 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: from Jared as a team gets ready for Philadelphia. Most 27 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,279 Speaker 1: of the starters are gonna play, minus the quarterback. Obviously, 28 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: he's the most important player on this team. So I 29 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: don't want anything to happen to Jared. So he's gonna 30 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: get the night off. But look, the starters are gonna play. 31 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: They're gonna play about a half. And so you know 32 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: five things I'm gonna be looking forward to come you know, 33 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon, four thirty start there in Pittsburgh is one. 34 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:46,279 Speaker 1: I think the quarterback battle jumps out. Obviously. Dan Campbell 35 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: said that that battle is still neck and neck between 36 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: David Blow and Tim Boyle. And you look at the 37 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 1: three weeks of camp, a couple preseason games, and just 38 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: the number in the preseason games, I mean David Blow 39 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: thirty four or fifty two hundred and seventeen yards, one touchdown, 40 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: one interception. Obviously the one costly fumble for a seventy 41 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: one point eight passer rating. Is also rushed for forty 42 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: yards on I think it was seven carries, you know, 43 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: so he's gotten, you know, a little bit of work 44 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: done with his legs. You look at Tim Boyle twenty 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: one to thirty one, a little bit more efficient, two 46 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 1: hundred and ten yards, so that the yards are right there, 47 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: two touchdowns, one interception, ninety four point eight passer rating. 48 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,399 Speaker 1: You know, I thought they both did some really good 49 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: things last week. David Blow with the two minute drive 50 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: right at the end of the first half and the 51 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: touchdown pass of Tom Kenny. I thought that was big 52 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: for him to kind of finish off a drive with 53 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: a touchdown. And then Tim Boyle, you know, had two 54 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: touchdown drives, one to start the second half, had a 55 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: little stretch there where, you know, a couple of three 56 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: and outs, but then put together that massive eighteen play 57 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: drive over nine minutes, capitalized with a touchdown. I was 58 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: I thought it was really good, you know, game for him. 59 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: I thought he was maybe a little bit better than 60 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: David Blow. But I think, like like Dan Campbell, said 61 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: that battle is neck and neck. What'll be interesting to 62 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: me is with no Jared Golf, you know who takes 63 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: those first team reps? Will it be Tim Boyle? Dan 64 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: said he was kind of leaning that way, but will 65 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: they both get a shot with the first team offense? 66 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: I mean to me, if I'm coaching, this is neck 67 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: and neck and they're evaluating it, what I do is, 68 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: you know, if Tim Boyle starts, I maybe give them 69 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: a series or two, and then I put David Blow 70 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: in with the starters so that you can have kind 71 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,240 Speaker 1: of equal line, equal wide receivers. Let's see them both. 72 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if that's the way it's going to 73 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: play out, but we'll see how it goes. But obviously 74 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: a critical game for both guys as they kind of 75 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: try to battle it out to see who who is 76 00:03:35,080 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: Jared Golf's back up, and I think two to maybe 77 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: even force the hand of of of Brad Holmes and 78 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: Dan Campbell's say do we need to keep three quarterbacks? 79 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: Do we only keep two? And so it'll be a 80 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: really interesting, you know, final game in Pittsburgh for those guys. 81 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: And then you know, I shift over to the other 82 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: side of the ball for me, it's it's defensive gains. 83 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: You know. I think the defense in Indianapolis had two 84 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: really solid days, and especially the defensive line. I thought 85 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: those guys really got after it. And that's a good 86 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,760 Speaker 1: indian Applis offensive line. That's a good Indie offense. And 87 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: then they kind of transitioned that right into the game 88 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: made some plays. You know. The second team unit allowed 89 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: only thirty rushing yards to a really strong Indianapolis called scheme. 90 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: And I say scheme because obviously the starters weren't there. 91 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: We didn't see Jonathan Taylor, so it's obviously different, but 92 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: that's still the same mentality, the same scheme, the same 93 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: run first approach. And I thought those second and thirteen 94 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,920 Speaker 1: guys were great, and so I want to see the 95 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: defensive games, especially with the starters. I look back to 96 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: that Atlanta game and the one series that Atlanta had 97 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: against the first team defense. It was twelve plays eighty 98 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: two yards, sixty seven of those yards were rushing, and 99 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: the Lions gave up three explosive plays of ten plus yards. Look, 100 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: this is a team last year and we all saw it. 101 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: They've got to be better against the run. Right. They 102 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: averaged one hundred and thirty four one point one yards 103 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: allowed on the ground that ranked twenty eighth in the NFL. 104 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: It's just not good enough, right, it's not They've got 105 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: to be better on the ground and defensive line. Coach 106 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: Toddwash kind of challenge those guys heading into Indie, and 107 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,559 Speaker 1: I thought they responded and then they responded to the game. 108 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: The Lions had a night practice here Tuesday night, and 109 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: I thought the defense was flying around making some places early. 110 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: So I want to kind of see where if they 111 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: can just kind of pick up where they've left off 112 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: over this last week and a half and make some 113 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: plays early against the Pittsburgh team that you guys know, 114 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: they want to run the football and they want to 115 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: use their play action off of that, and so I 116 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: think it's a great test for those guys. And can 117 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 1: they get after the quarterback a little bit? Right, We've 118 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: talked about it before. The thirty sacks were third few 119 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: us in the league. Can they stop the run and 120 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: can they get Pittsburgh quarterbacks off their spot a little bit? 121 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,039 Speaker 1: A couple of things. I'll be watching out for the 122 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver position. I think it's been really interesting how 123 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: this has played out. I think we can all agree, right, 124 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: DJ Chark, Josh Reynolds, I'm on, Ross, Saint Brown and 125 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: Calif Raymond are on. That's four. Now the news this 126 00:05:56,520 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: week of Jamison Williams going on reserve NFI. What that means, guys, 127 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: is first four games he is out. We're not likely 128 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,479 Speaker 1: to see him untell October. And so now that leaves 129 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: an extra roster spot to at least begin on the 130 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: initial fifty three. And you guys are always going to 131 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 1: hear me say initial fifty three because we always have 132 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: to remember that once the Lions get down to fifty three, 133 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: their number two on the waiver wire, and so we 134 00:06:18,839 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: see it year a year, and there might be a 135 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: guy cut from another team that maybe is a little 136 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: bit of upgrade on your fifty second, fifty third spot, 137 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: So you could see some movement there too. So whenever 138 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 1: I refer to it as the initial fifty three, that's 139 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: kind of what I'm talking about. But on that initial 140 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:36,359 Speaker 1: fifty three, you've got four, right, do you keep five? 141 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: Do you keep six? Knowing that Jamo is going to 142 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 1: be back in probably October early November, I think it'll 143 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: be really interesting. And let's just for argument's sake, say 144 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna keep six for today's podcast, I think it's 145 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: really between Quintez Cefist, Trinid Benson, and Tom Kennedy. And 146 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: I'll town Kennedy's done. Has catched thirteen passes fore hundred 147 00:06:57,480 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: twenty eight yards and two touchdowns in the preseason. He's 148 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: been really, really good, you know, for me. Of those 149 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,280 Speaker 1: three guys, and you know, certainly I think Morris Maurice 150 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: al like Alexander's in the mix as well. He had 151 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: a terrific job returning kicks average thirty eight yards per 152 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: kickoff return in Indie last week. And then you've got 153 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: Khalil Pimpleton, who you know they love. His speed might 154 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 1: be I think trending toward the practice squad type type deal, 155 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: but you never know. With a big game, that's that's 156 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,120 Speaker 1: why you play the games, that's why you strap it 157 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: up in the preseason. That kid goes out there and 158 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: has a big game, maybe he's in the conversation. But 159 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:36,119 Speaker 1: for this I'm really thinking about Quintest Cifas, trinity Ye Benson, 160 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: who they traded for right before the regular season began 161 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,119 Speaker 1: last year, and then obviously Tom Kennedy. And of those 162 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: three I think, you know, quintests if SIFIs gives you 163 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 1: something a little bit different than the other guys. Obviously, 164 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: I think he's a little bit stronger, he's a little 165 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: bit pro proven, you know it. Caught twenty balls for 166 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: over three hundred yards, a couple of touchdowns his rookie year. 167 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 1: He played in four games last year, caught fifteen passes 168 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: two hundred yards and a couple of touchdowns well before 169 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,960 Speaker 1: the hollarbone injury. So he's pro proven, and he's a 170 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: little bit bigger, stronger than the other guys. A little 171 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: bit run after catch gives you something. He still has 172 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: to go out there and prove it because that's what 173 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: Tom Kennedy's done, and Dan Campbell said, they're trying to 174 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: give Tom Kennedy every opportunity to make this roster. And 175 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: then there's Trinity Benson, you know, the speedster who's got 176 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: some special team's ability too. So you know, I think 177 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: really for me, it comes down to those three guys 178 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: for what's going to be two or three spots, and 179 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 1: really Sunday in Pittsburgh could go a long way in deciding, 180 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, which to maybe separate separate themselves from the pack. 181 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,079 Speaker 1: So something I'll be watching certainly. You know, fourth for 182 00:08:39,200 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 1: me is Jeff Okuda. You know, I think that's been 183 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: a great story all through camp, and because you really 184 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: have to root for the young man, right if you're 185 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 1: a Lions fan. I mean, you know, he plays ten 186 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: games his first two years, He's got the core muscle 187 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: injury as a freshman, obviously, the achilles injury week one, 188 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: so he goes down and you know, you just feel 189 00:08:57,640 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: bad for the way that that his first two years 190 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: have gone for the former number three overall pick. And 191 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: we have to remember he is the former number three 192 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: overall pick. You don't become a top three pick without 193 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 1: having all those athletic traits, those skill sets that film 194 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: that that you know teams love. And so you know, 195 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: I think he's put his head down, said all the 196 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: right things. He's just gone to work. And you know, 197 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,440 Speaker 1: between him and Will Harris, who are competing for that 198 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,360 Speaker 1: job opposite Amani or you are a to me and 199 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:28,160 Speaker 1: and just from my evaluation of being at practice every day, 200 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: being at every preseason game, I think Jeff's a little 201 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: bit ahead. I think Jeff is trending toward that starter spot. 202 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 1: But as we talk to Aaron Glenn, the defensive coordinate 203 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: of this week. He says, look, both guys are gonna 204 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 1: have a role, you know, even if one and it's 205 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 1: not going to be at that outside spot. Once they 206 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: settle on Jeff or Will at that outside spot, it's 207 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 1: going to be their spot. But look, you've got dime, 208 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: You've got some other packages and sell packages. A teams 209 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: are in Nickel SEB packages seventy percent of the time. 210 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: And so you know, Aaron was saying, look, either Will 211 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: or Jeff is gonna have a role. But but to me, 212 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,400 Speaker 1: I think it's it's really Jeff's spot to lose at 213 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: this point. I thought he was good in Indy. I 214 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: thought there were a couple of plays where Will Harris 215 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: you know, allowed a couple of catches and Jeff was 216 00:10:08,960 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: just really solid. Had that nice tackle on a third 217 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: and ten, a little six yard gain and put him 218 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,559 Speaker 1: right down gout off the field. He's just been strong. 219 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 1: I think he's been the more consistent of the two. Um, 220 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: we'll have to see where that falls. You know, when 221 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: when Dan and Brad sit in a room and you 222 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: know with Aubrey President and Aaron Grant Glenn and decide 223 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: that out. But to me, I think it's Jeff will 224 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 1: Couda's job to lose. And so again he's going to 225 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 1: get an opportunity to play, probably with the starters on Sunday. 226 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: Let's see how you know he plays opposite Amani in 227 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,559 Speaker 1: that first team defense and what they look out looks 228 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: look like outside. If Jeff can be the player that 229 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: the Lions you know, thought he could be when they 230 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: took him number three and twenty twenty, just how much 231 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 1: better is that secondary? Just how much better is that defense? 232 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: If he can be that guy opposite Amani or you are, 233 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: I think that secondary is much much better. We already 234 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 1: know the defensive Lions to be better. That's been proven 235 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,120 Speaker 1: through camp, that's been proven through the couple preseason games. 236 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: You added Aidan Hutchinson, Excuse me, you've got Charles Harris back. 237 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: Austin Bryant's been great, and guys and gals, I tell you, 238 00:11:12,360 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 1: he's been really, really good, and I think he's trending 239 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: toward being kind of, you know, a guy who plays, 240 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: not just a reserve guy when aid needs a break, 241 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: but they're gonna work him. And he's been that good, 242 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: and so I think they've made gains upfront. If Jeff 243 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,160 Speaker 1: and that secondary can can kind of, you know, pick 244 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,880 Speaker 1: up their play a little bit, then I think this 245 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: defense is onto something. And then you know, the fifth 246 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 1: thing I'm always looking at is is kind of those 247 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: final roster spots, those position battles. Right now, I've got 248 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: five real quick ones for you guys before we get 249 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: Taylor Decker on here. Is is at linebacker? First? For me? 250 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: Is I think Alex Anzelonium, Malcolm Rodriguez, Derek Barnes, Julian Aquara, 251 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: and Chris Board to me are on. Maybe some argue 252 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 1: Chris Board might be on the on the bubble, but 253 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: I don't think so. Um not only because of the 254 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,679 Speaker 1: contract time, but he's a veteran player, good subpacket situation. 255 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: I talked about how often defenses are in sub packages. 256 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 1: You need linebackers that can play in coverage and play 257 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: those sub packages. To me, he's a guy that can 258 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: do that. Plus he's a core special teams guy. So 259 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: you know that leaves guys like James Houston, Jared Davis, 260 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: Josh Woods, Anthony Pittman. You've got some guys who are 261 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: really really good on special teams there. So what's the mix. 262 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 1: Maybe a guy doesn't play defense as much like an 263 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: Anthony Pittman, but he can be a really core special teamer. 264 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:30,560 Speaker 1: So that's the interesting decisions when it comes down to 265 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: the initial fifty three. It's kind of where's that going 266 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,720 Speaker 1: to be at linebacker? And then at the top. I 267 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: think Alex anzelone, he's going to have the green dit 268 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: I think he's the fact that he sat in Indianapolis 269 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: last week tells you kind of what the coaching staff 270 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: thinks of him as that number one guy. And so 271 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:48,680 Speaker 1: where you go, what are you gonna do at the will? 272 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: Has Malcolm Rodriguez done enough to be your starting will 273 00:12:52,520 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: linebacker Week one against Philadelphia? I thought Derek Barnes has 274 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: come on, you know, a little bit stronger the last 275 00:12:58,120 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: week or so, both in the joint practices, the season 276 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: game and the practice Tuesday night here, And so you know, 277 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 1: I think you want to watch Derek Barnes and Malcolm 278 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 1: Rodriguez pretty closely on Sunday to kind of see maybe 279 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:13,079 Speaker 1: who's got that edge. Malcolm's done everything right, and look, 280 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,160 Speaker 1: the Lions have tried not to give that young man 281 00:13:15,200 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: a starting position, but he just keeps making plays every 282 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: single day, and so he's got one more opportunity to 283 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: do that on Sunday along with Derek Barnes. That will 284 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: be an interesting one to me. Type the backup tight 285 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: end spot, I think is another one. You know, TJ. 286 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: Hockinson obviously the pro bowler is inked in. I think 287 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: brock Wright has kind of separated himself as that number 288 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: two guy, just in my opinion. Maybe the coaches differ, 289 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: but I think he gives you a little bit of 290 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: something and he was a guy last year that I 291 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: thought came on strong and really filled in nicely for 292 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,200 Speaker 1: t J. Hockinson. So you know, I think it's it's 293 00:13:49,240 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: Hack and brock And then now you've got the collection 294 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 1: of guys right saying Shane's Ailstra. Devin funchis James Mitchell, 295 00:13:56,679 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: the rookie who got a little slow start because of 296 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: the knee. Not that young man's fault, but kind of 297 00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: started behind the eight ball a little bit, and we'll 298 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: kind of see where he falls into that mix. And 299 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,839 Speaker 1: then you got Derek Das Jr. To me of that group, 300 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: I know Devin Funchis had the really nice game in Atlanta, 301 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 1: but I think Shane Zylstra has been the most consistent 302 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: of the the guy's vying for that kind of second 303 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: third spot. He's just kind of a playmaker, and I 304 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: think he's earned a roster spot. But again he's got 305 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: to go out there in Pittsburgh proved again play well, 306 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: and one of those other guys can maybe take it 307 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 1: from him. But if it's me right now, just through 308 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: my evaluations of watching training camp, practice and watching the preseason, 309 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: you know, I think that that position kind of falls 310 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: at TJ. Hockinson, brock Wright, and Shane Zylstra. We'll see 311 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: if I'm right, and we'll see if maybe somebody else 312 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: can can fit into that mix. The interior old line, obviously, 313 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: offensive line is a really really strong spot. We're gonna 314 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: talk to Taylor Decker just about that and the depth. 315 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: But I think the one battle for that interior spot, 316 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: I think it's you got Evan Brown, right, he's your backup, 317 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: probably your first guard in if that's because just those 318 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: guys have to be so cross trained when you're a 319 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: backup guy. But now, do you have enough room for 320 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: Tommy Kramer and Logan Stenberg if you keep ten Lineman? 321 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: You do um you know, thinking that you might keep 322 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 1: four tackles two with with with Skipper and Matt Nelson. 323 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 1: Those guys have been pretty consistent with the second team 324 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,120 Speaker 1: at right and left. But do you keep three in 325 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: TIERR backups? Do you keep just two? I think that'll 326 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: be one of the interesting roster decisions. And then you 327 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: know who's the head between Stenberger and Kramer again, they've 328 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,480 Speaker 1: got one more opportunity to make a final good impression 329 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: with coaches. Um the kicker. You know, that's been a 330 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: battle all through camp. You know, coach said pretty early 331 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,240 Speaker 1: Austin Siebert was ahead. You know, I think they've they've 332 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: kind of, you know, come He's come back a little 333 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 1: bit um right there with Riley Patterson, but again, Austin 334 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 1: Siebert's got the bigger of the legs. And I think 335 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: if it's you know here, if it's neck and neck, 336 00:15:54,280 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: I think you always want the guy who can come 337 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: in and give you a fifty eight yarder and you 338 00:15:58,360 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: can feel confident that he can get it there and 339 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: you can win that game. Riley's probably a little more 340 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:08,640 Speaker 1: accurate from within fifty, especially within forty, But it's just 341 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: kind of what Dave phipp decides he wants. If he 342 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: wants the bigger leg. If they're both like this, that'll 343 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: be an interesting decision. We'll see where that comes down 344 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: to the wire. And then the last one for me 345 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: before we get Taylor on is is the nickel cornerback job. 346 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: I think we all kind of just assumed that was 347 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: going to be a J Parker's job. He played a 348 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: lot with the Ones to begin camp, but then veteran 349 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: Mike Hughes has kind of worked his way into really 350 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: almost an even split with the Ones. I think they're 351 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: really trying to decide that spot between AJ Parker and 352 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: Mike Hugh So that'll be really interesting as well. They're 353 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: both on the roster. I think it's just who kind 354 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: of emerges as that nickel guy. And like we talked 355 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,440 Speaker 1: about earlier, teams are in sub seventy. That position in 356 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:52,080 Speaker 1: the NFL is so crucial now. I think Mike us 357 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: gives you a little bit obviously more experience, a little bit, 358 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: bigger body. I think AJ Parkers a little faster, a 359 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 1: little quicker, So you know, I think they both probably 360 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: have a role, but it'll be interesting to see who starts. 361 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: So there's lots of things to watch in Pittsburgh. It'll 362 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,400 Speaker 1: be fun that the starters will be there. I will 363 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: be there. P J Clark, my producer, will be there. 364 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: We will be talking post game about everything that transpires. 365 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 1: UM so that should be a fun one. Uh, make 366 00:17:18,359 --> 00:17:20,680 Speaker 1: sure you catch the post game and we'll be right 367 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: back with Taylor Decker in just a few minutes. Welcome 368 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:33,480 Speaker 1: back to the twenty Minute in the Huddle, presented by Microsoft. 369 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: You can watch us on YouTube or listening wherever you 370 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 1: get your favorite podcast. I'm excited about today's guest. I've 371 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 1: got Taylor Decker. He is the longest tenured offensive lineman 372 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: for the Does that sound a little weird? Player? You 373 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: are the tenor and you're not quite the oldest. Michael's 374 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: gotch Michael Brocker's Scott by a little bit. But is 375 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,200 Speaker 1: that I mean when you hear that, I mean, it 376 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 1: has it gone by quick? You know? Yeah? I mean 377 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't feel like I am per se 378 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 1: like the old guy. But i mean, yesterday was my birthday, 379 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:06,520 Speaker 1: turned twenty nine, and I'm like, man, I'm happy birthday. 380 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:10,280 Speaker 1: I'm about to be thirty here soon. So yeah, it's 381 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 1: flown by. I mean, with how the schedule is in season, 382 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,400 Speaker 1: you're so busy, you're always doing things. You don't ever 383 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,360 Speaker 1: really get a chance to look back and see like 384 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: what the past six seven years have been. So it's 385 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:23,920 Speaker 1: pretty cool though. It's pretty cool when you look back 386 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: at the last six years. You've obviously been through a 387 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: couple of GMS, you've been through a few head coaches, 388 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: and you're now twenty nine years old. You're you're the 389 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: established guy in that room, like you're the left tackle 390 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:37,880 Speaker 1: on an offensive line that Taylor could be really really special. 391 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: Where's your excitement level going into this season? Maybe compared 392 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,120 Speaker 1: to some mothers, just because it seems like the right 393 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:47,439 Speaker 1: pieces are kind of fallen into place up in the 394 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 1: front office with the coaching staff and everything else, and 395 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: now you've got this line. Is this an exciting time? Definitely? 396 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think as far as the offensive line's concern, 397 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: this has been something that I feel like this organization 398 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: has been building since my draft class. Yeah, like every year, 399 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 1: every other year, we're trying to add another piece and 400 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:08,919 Speaker 1: another piece to try and take our line to the 401 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: next level. And then big picture wise, I mean, we've 402 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: added a lot of talent. We've got playmakers on both 403 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,359 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, We've got guys that are fast, 404 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 1: they can fly around and that's just exciting to see. 405 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: And I think the big thing, and I've said it 406 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 1: to the media probably five times now, but I'll say 407 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 1: it again, the atmosphere for open communication has been awesome. 408 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 1: It allows for you to have one on one conversations 409 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: with coaches, with players, with you know, front office people, 410 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 1: and it's you're able to have that open conversation. There's 411 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: no questions you can't ask, and it builds trust. And 412 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: that starts in your room with Hank, right. I mean, 413 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: Hank's one of the few carryovers from the last regime, 414 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: and you guys just seem to have a ton of 415 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: respect for him. Any offensive lineman I talk to is like, 416 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:55,720 Speaker 1: Hank is the guy you know, and you see some 417 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: of the stuff on Hard Knocks. I'm glad we get 418 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: to sign a kind of see that side of them 419 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 1: because because we don't really as media members. But it 420 00:20:01,240 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: really does start with Hank, doesn't it. Communication? Yeah, I 421 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:07,639 Speaker 1: mean Hank was one guy when Dan got hired, I 422 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:09,199 Speaker 1: actually got to speak with him on the phone and 423 00:20:09,240 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: I just asked, I'm like, I know, you have to 424 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: go through your process of hiring and you have your 425 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: list of candidates that you want for certain positions. I was, 426 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: can you at least just interview Hank because we love him? Yeah, 427 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: especially for Frank. They both played like Hank played center 428 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 1: for a long time, right, and he's been so good 429 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: I think for Frank's growth as a center, and then 430 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: just he played the game so he can demand a 431 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:34,679 Speaker 1: lot out of us without being and he's not going 432 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: to ask anything that he hasn't one done himself or 433 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: two been asked to do by somebody else, right exactly. 434 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: That's the difference. And he's just got such a good 435 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,960 Speaker 1: way of like establishing our standards and holding us to 436 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: those standards while keeping the whole group together, like we're 437 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: all together, we're a family here. We love each other 438 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: and he's just got a really good way of doing that. 439 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:54,680 Speaker 1: And when we love him, he's awesome. It does seem 440 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: like a pretty special room. I mean, we watch you guys, 441 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 1: and you guys mess around with each other, and we 442 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: got a little bit of a look in hard Knocks stuff, 443 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:03,800 Speaker 1: but you guys genuinely do like that. That's a room 444 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: that seems like people always say it there it's tight rooms, 445 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 1: but genuinely that seems like a really tight room. I mean, 446 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,679 Speaker 1: I can't speak to other positions necessarily, but I just 447 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,959 Speaker 1: know from an offensive line standpoint, even if you just 448 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 1: switch out one guy on that offensive line, it kind 449 00:21:19,359 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 1: of changes everything, Yeah, because you're so used to having 450 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 1: those five guys and you kind of know maybe on 451 00:21:25,080 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: this pass play, me and jonare on the man's side. 452 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: We know what the slide side is going to be, 453 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:30,440 Speaker 1: like if the quarterback has to drift, or how deep 454 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: the pocket's going to be, if we have some speed rushers. 455 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: You just kind of know, and you have a feel 456 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: for how guys fit blocks. And then the communication thing, 457 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: Like me and Jona are at the point now where 458 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: we go up there and we have our calls that 459 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: you know you need to make, and we don't even 460 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:44,959 Speaker 1: have to make them because we already know what each 461 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: other's gonna do. We already know where we're targeted, and 462 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,399 Speaker 1: it's just like a sixth sense thing. And then on 463 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: top of that, we have our own calls that are 464 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: not in the playbook that we have to communicate with 465 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,960 Speaker 1: one another. And there's just you can't say enough about 466 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: playing next to a guy a day and day out, 467 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 1: getting comfortable with them and then through doing that there's trust. Yeah. 468 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: Now I'm excited you're on because I've had I have 469 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: to admit, I've had defensive player. You're the first offensive 470 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: player i've had on. I think I've had Deshaun Elliott, 471 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: I've had Charles Harris, Brockers has been by. So I 472 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: love that we get to talk to the offense because 473 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: Taylor looked there is a lot of excitement for this 474 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: offense and especially the offensive line. I mean, between you 475 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 1: and Jonah, who's a Pro bowler last year. Frank unfortunately 476 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 1: I had the four games last year, but he was 477 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowler the year before. Look, Big v was 478 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 1: a starting left tackle on a Super Bowl winning team, 479 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,439 Speaker 1: you know, and now he's inside. And then obviously Pennay 480 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 1: is just trending this way absolutely with how good can 481 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,560 Speaker 1: you guys be? I mean it's it's we in the 482 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 1: media have said, you know, this could be a top 483 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: five type offensive line. I mean, just how good can 484 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: you guys really be? Or do you guys it that way? 485 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: Now you look at in the context of how good 486 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: this offense is, and is that the important thing? I 487 00:22:53,680 --> 00:22:58,159 Speaker 1: mean I've always looked at it offensive line play number one. 488 00:22:58,200 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: I look at what can I do to make the 489 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: help make my group better, and then what can the 490 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:03,479 Speaker 1: group do to make the offense better or less make 491 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: the team better? So I think on paper, we can 492 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: be as good as we want to be. Yeah, you know, 493 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:11,240 Speaker 1: it's really where do we take this thing? And and 494 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:15,960 Speaker 1: the big thing is talents great and everything production Rince 495 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 1: King like, we can have all the talent in the world, 496 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,440 Speaker 1: but we need to be productive. And then on top 497 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: of that, we've seen it, you know, last year Frank 498 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: got injured, I missed time with a hand surgery, and 499 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: we gotta be out there together today. So there's a 500 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,560 Speaker 1: level of durability and there's a level of talents great 501 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: and everything, but as the productivity going to be there 502 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: when we're out there, little luck too plays a factor 503 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: absolutely absolutely, So I think, you know, we can be 504 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: as good as we want to be, but it comes 505 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: down to going out there and doing it on Sundays. Yeah, 506 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: you know, from the outside looking in, it looks like 507 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,760 Speaker 1: Jared is kind of picked up right where he ended 508 00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 1: last year. You know, obviously when they made the switches 509 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: dancer and playing calls and the elevated Ben you just 510 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 1: the numbers kind of took off. You guys are winning 511 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: football games just offensively. You looked really good. Now you've 512 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: added even more weapons, and to me, Jared just kind 513 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:02,199 Speaker 1: of looked really, really sad. He seems to be in 514 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: a really good place. Do you get that same sense too. 515 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: I think he's definitely settled in, and you can especially 516 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: see it starting in OTAs he was taking a lot 517 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:13,199 Speaker 1: of ownership and trying to like, I'm doing everything. I'm 518 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: gonna know every run check, where to bump the mic 519 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: tag if there's a safety down, Like he's really trying 520 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: to take ownership of that, and that's what you want. 521 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: That's what you want your quarterback to do. He's out 522 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 1: there to run the show, and he's confident in the 523 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:27,439 Speaker 1: huddle and like we know, if we do our job upfront, 524 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 1: he's gonna make plays. And we got a bunch of 525 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 1: playmakers to get the ball too. So I think he's 526 00:24:31,880 --> 00:24:35,120 Speaker 1: really really settled in and like coming into his own 527 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,879 Speaker 1: like running the show for our offense and running the 528 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: show is Ben Johnson in terms of the entire offensive picture, 529 00:24:41,320 --> 00:24:43,040 Speaker 1: a little bit of a new scheme. Obviously, he's got 530 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: some things he installed last year, some concepts that are 531 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: kind of just key to him that he has, but 532 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 1: they really went back and tailored some of the stuff 533 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: to what Jared does well and what other guys did well. 534 00:24:53,480 --> 00:24:56,000 Speaker 1: Just your sense of where this offense is. You're two 535 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: weeks from Philly. That's a pretty good defense over there. 536 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:02,200 Speaker 1: You guys look like you're kind of re your role. Um. 537 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 1: I mean right now, we still got Pittsburgh coming up. 538 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,399 Speaker 1: So I mean truthfully, we are you know, kind of 539 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: grinding on them right now as of today. Um. Do 540 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: I feel like we have the pieces, like coaching wise 541 00:25:12,960 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: and personnel wise to to be prepared for Philly. Absolutely. Um, 542 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: And let me go back ben Is. I mean, he's phenomenal, 543 00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:24,119 Speaker 1: He's brilliant, like he's super smart, relates really one of 544 00:25:24,160 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: the guys. He's been here, he's been in the organization. Um, 545 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: So I can't say enough about him. So but yeah, 546 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 1: I mean once the season starts, I mean, we're gonna 547 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: have our game plan and like I think we're gonna do, 548 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 1: which I can't say. You know, I can't say for 549 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:40,199 Speaker 1: certain that we wait for the pod. Huh, you can 550 00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: tell a game plan, I'm no. No No, I'm saying from 551 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 1: from a from a like a game plan standpoint, I 552 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: think what we're gonna do is what do our players 553 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,159 Speaker 1: do well? Yeah? I mean I can go back to college. 554 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:51,959 Speaker 1: That was what we always did in college. It's like 555 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter what the defenses do. Obviously, if the 556 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:58,080 Speaker 1: scheme certain plays to maybe bump tags or for pressures, yeah, 557 00:25:58,119 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 1: but what do we do well? And let's go do that? Yeah? 558 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:02,760 Speaker 1: And that puts the ball in our court. I think 559 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: you know, you mentioned the Steelers. I think that's let's 560 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:07,639 Speaker 1: touch on that real quick. You got the Steelers preseason 561 00:26:07,760 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 1: week three dance that the starters are gonna play, you know, 562 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:11,879 Speaker 1: and you guys are gonna play a half. And as 563 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 1: a veteran guy, you've played a lot of football, where 564 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 1: are you at in terms of, you know, playing guys 565 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 1: third preseason week, you know, getting those hits, seeing the 566 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: offense flow one last time before the regular season? Verse 567 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 1: do you see guys maybe you don't want injuries. Just 568 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: how much of that contact do you need as a 569 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: veteran player to kind of prepare yourself for the regular season. 570 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 1: I think there is a balance between, like veteran player, 571 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 1: you've played a lot, getting ready for the games, getting 572 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: the contact UNI because you need to feel the contact. 573 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:43,479 Speaker 1: You need to feel full speed bull rush, you need 574 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: a full speed B block. You need to feel that 575 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:47,520 Speaker 1: even though you've done it a lot. You know, we've 576 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 1: had six months off, so you need to feel that. 577 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: So it's a delicate balance of reps versus let's have 578 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: these guys feeling good. And that's been different throughout camp. 579 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: You know. You see certain guys will have a day 580 00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: off here and they're based on what their needs are 581 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 1: and they have plans laid out for those guys. Um 582 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,360 Speaker 1: And I think what everybody has done a really good 583 00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:07,080 Speaker 1: job of this training camp is like, this is your 584 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: plan and they trust in it. Yeah. I had a 585 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,840 Speaker 1: plan to start camp, trusted in it feeling good, Like 586 00:27:13,080 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 1: we had our plan yesterday for this is what the 587 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: ones are going to get reps wise, we have our 588 00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:18,439 Speaker 1: plan for the game. This is what and we just 589 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:21,119 Speaker 1: trust in it. Yeah. And and Dan has said multiple 590 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: times he's like, you guys are gonna feel great going 591 00:27:23,160 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: into Philly, so we trust in it. Boy. We can't 592 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: go on without talking about the Hadlo. Did Frank pay 593 00:27:27,280 --> 00:27:29,800 Speaker 1: you to wear that hat? Here? Is this a free 594 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: promotion for this only man outdoors here. This one was 595 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:36,199 Speaker 1: a free hat, my first Grizzly Man hat. I had 596 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: to pay thirty dollars for what Yeah, Frank big yikes. 597 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: That wasn't that wasn't a gift to the offensive lineman. 598 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,959 Speaker 1: These were, but my my original one, my og was not. 599 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:50,120 Speaker 1: And I did venmore request to him. I got reimbursed. 600 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 1: So okay, all right, okay, that that that that that 601 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: that's good. But when when you talk about Frank and 602 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:02,120 Speaker 1: how important is that center position to just how everything 603 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: flows out from there, how the offense, the protections, how 604 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: everything else operates. When you have a Pro Bowl guy, 605 00:28:09,040 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: when you have a guy who's considered top three in 606 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: the league at center, how much easier does that make 607 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,360 Speaker 1: that whole operation? I mean that you can't say enough 608 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:19,159 Speaker 1: about it. I mean, not only is he one of 609 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: the best in the league physically, but mentally. I mean, 610 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: the guy is so smart. He's studying the playbook all 611 00:28:24,520 --> 00:28:27,399 Speaker 1: the time, Like he can basically call out where pressures 612 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,199 Speaker 1: they're gonna bring up the line of scrimmage, and that 613 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: just helps everybody, you know, from the center to the 614 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,879 Speaker 1: guards of the tackle flows outward. We're good, Yeah, we 615 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: have this defense ideed properly. We know what's coming. And 616 00:28:39,760 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: for him physically, I mean a center to be able 617 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: to move a guy that's maybe three forty and just 618 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: moving five yards off the ball, not a not a 619 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 1: lot of guys can do that. Guy can anchor. He's 620 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:53,720 Speaker 1: a freak, Like he really is a freak. So, I mean, 621 00:28:54,040 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: I can't say enough about Frank. I mean, he's my 622 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: best friend, So I love the guy. I'm a huge fan. 623 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: Last year, you guys rushed for eighteen hundred yards. You 624 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: average four point four yards per carry, you have twelve touchdowns. 625 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 1: You guys hadn't done that since Barry Sanders was told 626 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,480 Speaker 1: in The Rock back in nineteen ninety eight. When you 627 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 1: look at that and you guys didn't even play, as 628 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned, a full a game together as a starting five, Yeah, 629 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: that has to be probably a key component of what 630 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 1: Ben wants to do, and then the play action everything 631 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:23,239 Speaker 1: else that comes after it. When you look at that 632 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: aspect of the game, what you guys have upfront, and 633 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: then also what you have in DeAndre Swift, Jamal Williams 634 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,719 Speaker 1: and some of the talent there, how excited are you 635 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: for that aspect of the game and being able to 636 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,720 Speaker 1: you know, kind of pose your will on people, because 637 00:29:36,720 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: that's what the run game is, right, especially as an 638 00:29:38,320 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: offensive lineman, you're you're opposing your will on somebody else. 639 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:43,400 Speaker 1: You're not reacting. How excited you are you for that 640 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:45,160 Speaker 1: to be a really big part of this offense because 641 00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:46,680 Speaker 1: it seems Ben wants it to be. I mean, that's 642 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,479 Speaker 1: gonna be everything. And you look at you look at 643 00:29:48,520 --> 00:29:50,840 Speaker 1: playoff teams and they're able to run the ball even 644 00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: if the box is stacked. To be able to open 645 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: up the play action pass and to maybe be able 646 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: to make them stack the box so then you can 647 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: maybe drop back and throw and get one on one 648 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:01,480 Speaker 1: coverage outside. I mean that's huge. And then just to 649 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 1: touch on Swift, I think people have only seen like 650 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 1: the tip of the iceberg with this kid. Really he's incredible, 651 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:11,200 Speaker 1: like his mentality, his ability, Like if he's in space 652 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: with one guy, it's a touchdown. Like that's what we think. 653 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: And people think he's that shifty kind of you know, 654 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: going to get around a guy. He'll run you over. 655 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: If he was I think he didn't win the Truck 656 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 1: Award or I think there was one week he won 657 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: he ran somebody over and one or two of times. 658 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: I'm hearing from from the background two times, so I mean, 659 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: he's got the full kind of package here. And as 660 00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:33,320 Speaker 1: a as a teammate, as an offensive teammate, do you 661 00:30:33,360 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: love the fact that when we were in Indie, we 662 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: talked to him and he came out and he said, look, really, 663 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: my goal is to run for a thousand yards and 664 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 1: have a thousand yards receiving. They said that and put 665 00:30:41,680 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: that goal out there, and that's obviously it's only been 666 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: with three times in the history of the NFL. But 667 00:30:46,360 --> 00:30:47,959 Speaker 1: for a young guy in a third year to have 668 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:51,360 Speaker 1: that kind of aspirations, do you love that as a 669 00:30:51,520 --> 00:30:53,240 Speaker 1: teammate as a guy that kind of has to plow 670 00:30:53,280 --> 00:30:55,920 Speaker 1: the way for him to get those kind of goals. Absolutely, 671 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 1: you want the guy running behind you to think that 672 00:30:58,320 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 1: way and to believe in himself like that. And if 673 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:02,120 Speaker 1: there's any guy on this team that could do something 674 00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:04,320 Speaker 1: like that, it would be him. Like we want the 675 00:31:04,320 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: ball in thirty two hands whenever we can get it 676 00:31:06,200 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: in his hands. I mean, and I think with Deus 677 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: and they're coaching him, Deuce is fantastic with their running backs, 678 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 1: and I know him and Swift have like they have 679 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: a great relationship where they're able to like, hey, you 680 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:20,719 Speaker 1: need to hit this hole here, or maybe we need 681 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,560 Speaker 1: to bounce it here. And Swift doesn't take it personally. 682 00:31:22,600 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: He takes the coaching because Deuce is a fantastic running 683 00:31:25,160 --> 00:31:27,120 Speaker 1: backs coach. Yeah. I mean, we just have a good 684 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: blend of like relationships that hopefully pay dividends on Sundays. 685 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 1: And you got some guys on the outside. We won't 686 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: see jam till you know, October, hopefully maybe November. But 687 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: you know, with DJ there and Josh resigning, it seems 688 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: like you've got that vertical threat now to go along with, 689 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 1: you know, a Pro Bowl tight end and t J. Hackson. 690 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,880 Speaker 1: You just talked about the excitement of Swift, the offensive line, 691 00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: we've talked about. It just seems like all the elements 692 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: Taylor are kind of fallen into place. On the offense. 693 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 1: I mean as far as like on the edge with 694 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: our receivers, you have multiple guys, like you said, that 695 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: are deep threats, and I think we have multiple guys 696 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:03,600 Speaker 1: that you go win. You're one on one matchup, we're 697 00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: gonna throw it up to you. And I think we 698 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: have like plenty of guys that can go do that. 699 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 1: I'm on right, didn't even mention. Yeah, I mean we 700 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,479 Speaker 1: have guys that can do that. I mean they're route running, 701 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: their ability to just go up and make a play. Like, 702 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: we've seen a ton of that in camp, and we've 703 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:17,800 Speaker 1: you know, we've tried to hit a lot of deep 704 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:20,280 Speaker 1: balls early in camp to build that part of our offense. Yeah, 705 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: that we may not have had as much in the past. So, 706 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:24,840 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's gonna be fun. I know you're 707 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:26,760 Speaker 1: on a tight schedule, you're getting ready for Sunday's game 708 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh. I want to finish with this. You have 709 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:33,120 Speaker 1: two touchdowns? Yeah, so has there been something developing now? 710 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: Are you in the mix for a play? Is there 711 00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,440 Speaker 1: something thrown in, has been created, something that you're excited 712 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 1: about it all? Can we anticipate a third touchdown? And 713 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:45,200 Speaker 1: then do you have the celebration down? Not currently does 714 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: he but I've been in his ear. I think in 715 00:32:47,160 --> 00:32:49,880 Speaker 1: Endy in one of our walk throughs or something, I 716 00:32:49,960 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: was like, I need one more to be in like 717 00:32:52,280 --> 00:32:56,440 Speaker 1: the record books here three touchdowns. I think I could 718 00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,400 Speaker 1: be wrong. I think it might be like a Lineman 719 00:32:58,440 --> 00:33:00,080 Speaker 1: record or something like that. I don't know if you 720 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: got fen's got to get that in there. So yeah, 721 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: I mean I got a couple more years I mean 722 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: to get that, so yeah, I hope. So that'd be fun. 723 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 1: You got a celebration down, No, I don't. It's a 724 00:33:09,680 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: straight spike for you, right, Offensive ronmen and fullbacks are 725 00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:13,840 Speaker 1: like straight spikes. For my first time, I threw it 726 00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: in the stands and I got fined for it. So 727 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: I want I want to do that a little again. 728 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: So once we uh install the play, maybe I'll come 729 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 1: up with something awesome. Well, Taylor, it's been great to 730 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 1: have you. I'm glad we got to talk some offense here. 731 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: Good luck on Sunday, and we can't wait for the 732 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: season it get started. It should be fun and your 733 00:33:31,080 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 1: offense should be really really fun to watch. Thanks for joining. 734 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: Thank you appreciate it.