WEBVTT - Byron Jones Joins Drive Time 0:00:02.040 --> 0:00:16.320 Looking Field, touchdown Miami. What is up? Dolphins? And welcome 0:00:16.400 --> 0:00:19.800 to the Drive Time Podcast, part of the Miami Dolphins 0:00:19.880 --> 0:00:24.479 official podcast network, covering your team, your Miami Dolphins, each 0:00:24.800 --> 0:00:28.120 and every day. How's it going, everybody? It is Thursday. 0:00:28.480 --> 0:00:31.040 I am your host, Travis Wingfield, and I am here 0:00:31.240 --> 0:00:34.680 to bring you your daily dose of Miami Dolphins football. 0:00:34.800 --> 0:00:38.560 On today's show, my interview with the Dolphins Walter Peyton, 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:42.520 Man of the Year nominee Byron Jones, very powerful conversation 0:00:42.560 --> 0:00:45.919 with the Dolphins cornerback. Plus we'll hear from Brian Flores 0:00:45.960 --> 0:00:50.120 and some Dolphins players and Thursday selected media availability. 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He will wear a 0:01:33.480 --> 0:01:36.120 decal on his helmet the rest of the season, and 0:01:36.120 --> 0:01:40.280 he also will receive a forty dollar donation to the 0:01:40.400 --> 0:01:43.040 charity of his choice in his name from the NFL. 0:01:43.280 --> 0:01:45.960 We have the feature piece up on Miami Dolphins dot com. 0:01:46.000 --> 0:01:47.960 Go ahead and take a look at that. But now 0:01:48.080 --> 0:01:51.040 let's go ahead and roll my interview with Dolphins Cornerback 0:01:51.320 --> 0:01:55.160 Byron Jones and writing Shotgun now on the Drive Time 0:01:55.200 --> 0:01:58.760 podcast is Dolphins Cornerback Byron Jones. Byron, thank you for 0:01:58.840 --> 0:02:02.920 joining me today. Thanks for having me. It's my pleasure. 0:02:02.960 --> 0:02:04.800 Let's not let's not mess around here and bury the 0:02:04.840 --> 0:02:07.880 lead at all. Byron, uh, you have been announced as 0:02:07.880 --> 0:02:11.239 the Dolphins nominee for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of 0:02:11.280 --> 0:02:13.480 the Year Award. I just want to get your reaction 0:02:13.560 --> 0:02:15.280 first to that news, like, how did you feel when 0:02:15.320 --> 0:02:19.320 you first heard that news? It was an honor um, 0:02:19.360 --> 0:02:22.160 you know, because the community service is something that truthfully 0:02:22.200 --> 0:02:25.400 I haven't done a good enough job at, especially early 0:02:25.400 --> 0:02:27.480 on in my career. I think a lot of football 0:02:27.480 --> 0:02:29.320 players are still focused on their career and they kind 0:02:29.360 --> 0:02:33.320 of overlook how important their platform is, but also um 0:02:33.360 --> 0:02:35.720 how how an influenier they are in their own community. 0:02:35.840 --> 0:02:39.280 And that's one thing that really shook me to my core. 0:02:39.600 --> 0:02:41.239 I look back and look at myself in a Marya 0:02:41.320 --> 0:02:43.640 was like, Okay, I really doing enough of my community 0:02:43.639 --> 0:02:45.520 and the answer was no. So I really changed things 0:02:45.560 --> 0:02:48.480 around until twenty with the help of the Dolphins. They 0:02:48.560 --> 0:02:50.040 you know, they really kind of let the way for 0:02:50.160 --> 0:02:52.839 me and gave me the avenue to really help out 0:02:52.919 --> 0:02:57.040 and be a steward in my community. I'm curious Byron 0:02:57.040 --> 0:02:59.200 because that's a really commendable trait for someone to have 0:02:59.240 --> 0:03:00.880 the ability to look back and say, I can do 0:03:00.960 --> 0:03:04.040 more in this particular avenue. Have you always been that way? 0:03:04.080 --> 0:03:06.320 Is that something you've also learned along the way? Like, 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:10.080 where does that come from? Uh? You know, truthfully, I 0:03:10.120 --> 0:03:12.040 think it just comes from It really comes from football, 0:03:12.080 --> 0:03:13.880 you know, and football you really have to check yourself, 0:03:13.919 --> 0:03:17.200 you know, frequently and ask yourself for and I lifting 0:03:17.320 --> 0:03:19.839 enough weight? Am I watching enough film? Dragging enough water? 0:03:20.000 --> 0:03:22.400 And get enough sleep. It starts with simple things, and 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:24.800 then you can expand it. Um you know, and I 0:03:24.880 --> 0:03:27.120 am I focusing enough on football, but also my focus 0:03:27.240 --> 0:03:30.160 enough for my community, my family and my relationships. Um. 0:03:30.360 --> 0:03:32.000 I think it's a really good trait just to have, 0:03:32.040 --> 0:03:34.359 just in general, no matter what career you're in, it's 0:03:34.400 --> 0:03:36.960 just check yourself really really after are you doing enough? 0:03:37.160 --> 0:03:39.880 Are you doing enough in the avigues that are areas 0:03:39.920 --> 0:03:42.400 in your life that are most important? And oftentimes you 0:03:42.400 --> 0:03:44.480 know that and the answers no, and it's up to 0:03:44.520 --> 0:03:47.520 you to really change that course. That's that's awesome. I 0:03:47.600 --> 0:03:49.760 always said that, you know, the way I raised my 0:03:49.840 --> 0:03:51.800 kids is going to be based off my own experience 0:03:51.840 --> 0:03:54.160 and that you know, I grew up playing sports as well, 0:03:54.200 --> 0:03:56.200 and all the life lessons I really learned came from 0:03:56.200 --> 0:03:58.680 sports and and you know the requirements of a team 0:03:58.720 --> 0:04:01.400 goal and the hard work required to be able to 0:04:01.440 --> 0:04:03.520 perform on the field. So it's cool to hear you 0:04:03.560 --> 0:04:05.680 say that to kind of have that common you know, 0:04:05.720 --> 0:04:07.840 like minded mindset. And you know, I think I think 0:04:07.880 --> 0:04:10.080 Byron that most players can can point to a moment, 0:04:10.400 --> 0:04:12.640 you know, where they they knew maybe they thought that 0:04:12.680 --> 0:04:14.560 they might have a chance to make the league, as 0:04:14.600 --> 0:04:17.400 a player. But I'm wondering with you given the description 0:04:17.480 --> 0:04:19.919 of the ward excellence on and off the field, and 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:22.000 you certainly checked the merits box of the on the 0:04:22.040 --> 0:04:24.320 field excellence, But there was a was there a moment 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:26.480 where you can look back and say that was when 0:04:26.520 --> 0:04:28.279 I made the decision that I was going to be 0:04:28.600 --> 0:04:32.600 more than a football player. It was definitely. You know, 0:04:33.080 --> 0:04:35.240 I've always had entered I've already had interest in other 0:04:35.279 --> 0:04:38.280 things off the field, UM. But my interest in in 0:04:38.360 --> 0:04:42.320 community really started in the George Floor situation. UM. And truthfully, 0:04:42.360 --> 0:04:44.200 it really should have started a lot long before that. 0:04:44.240 --> 0:04:46.000 It shouldn't have gotten to that point to really waked 0:04:46.040 --> 0:04:48.240 me up. UM. And when you start looking back and 0:04:48.480 --> 0:04:52.360 helping out, but definitely in the march of um that 0:04:52.360 --> 0:04:54.720 that was a time where it was a lot of frustration, 0:04:55.320 --> 0:04:57.760 especially in the black community and and really just across 0:04:57.760 --> 0:05:00.960 America just where things were at the moment, and you 0:05:01.000 --> 0:05:02.800 really have to ask yourself, Okay, is this the best 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:04.719 that we can do? Is this the best that I 0:05:04.760 --> 0:05:07.600 could do? And and often times I said earlier that's 0:05:07.680 --> 0:05:10.839 not that's no, we can do better. Uh. And for me, 0:05:10.920 --> 0:05:13.400 that's where I really uh, you know, I made a 0:05:13.680 --> 0:05:16.559 really personal promise to myself and really changed and changed 0:05:16.600 --> 0:05:19.640 me fundamentally. I don't, um, you know, life for me 0:05:20.000 --> 0:05:22.279 is no longer just about me and me and being selfish. 0:05:22.320 --> 0:05:24.239 You know that was for me early my early twenties. 0:05:24.279 --> 0:05:26.160 Now it's you know, I've been blessed with there with 0:05:26.240 --> 0:05:29.640 so many incredible opportunities and beautiful family that has supported 0:05:29.680 --> 0:05:31.120 me along the way, and now it's my turn to 0:05:31.160 --> 0:05:33.839 give back to the community. UM. And it's given me 0:05:33.880 --> 0:05:36.320 so much, so it's just I took it on as 0:05:36.360 --> 0:05:39.080 my responsibility. I'm gonna hold myself accountable to it. You 0:05:39.120 --> 0:05:41.839 mentioned George Floyd there Byron, and you know, I think 0:05:41.880 --> 0:05:43.560 back to training camp, and I can't remember what day 0:05:43.600 --> 0:05:46.040 it was or exactly when it occurred, but the entire 0:05:46.080 --> 0:05:48.040 team kind of gathered around coach and you guys had 0:05:48.080 --> 0:05:50.119 several players stuff up and speaking. One of those people 0:05:50.279 --> 0:05:52.559 was you that stepped up and spoke. I'm not asking 0:05:52.560 --> 0:05:54.960 for specifics about that conversation, because I'm sure that's something 0:05:54.960 --> 0:05:56.840 that you guys want to keep among the team, But 0:05:57.120 --> 0:05:58.719 what was that moment like for you to kind of 0:05:58.720 --> 0:06:01.400 see the unifying effect of of football and all these 0:06:01.440 --> 0:06:04.480 young men that you know, can can have this platform, Mike, 0:06:04.520 --> 0:06:06.280 you guys do have to step forward and kind of 0:06:06.480 --> 0:06:08.520 make their voices heard. Like was that unique for you 0:06:08.600 --> 0:06:11.040 in a football environment and what did that moment mean 0:06:11.080 --> 0:06:14.480 to you? Um? You know, I think this overall everyone 0:06:14.760 --> 0:06:18.080 is very active or very eager to do something. Um, 0:06:18.160 --> 0:06:20.400 everyone's you know, obviously we have a voice, we have 0:06:20.400 --> 0:06:22.839 a platform, but a lot of us wanted to create 0:06:22.880 --> 0:06:25.680 action to create change. And that was really the impetus 0:06:25.760 --> 0:06:29.159 for our Social Impact committee. UM. We started at the 0:06:29.200 --> 0:06:32.080 Dolphins and we've done some incredible work in the civil 0:06:32.200 --> 0:06:36.360 civic engagement and economic empowerment and education aspects. And that 0:06:36.360 --> 0:06:38.800 that was really uh something that that you know, the 0:06:38.920 --> 0:06:42.599 support staff at the Dolphins really spearheaded along with the players, 0:06:43.000 --> 0:06:45.080 and they gave us a form. They gave us a 0:06:45.200 --> 0:06:50.839 form to to really reach out to community leaders and superintendence, senators, um, 0:06:50.880 --> 0:06:52.960 to really get get the get the ball moving and 0:06:53.040 --> 0:06:55.240 really create some change in our community, in the soft 0:06:55.240 --> 0:06:58.320 aware the community. So UM, you know, if anything, the 0:06:58.320 --> 0:07:00.919 conversation was like Okay, yes we all want to speak, 0:07:00.960 --> 0:07:03.640 we all want to speak out and support, but uh, 0:07:03.960 --> 0:07:05.880 what can we do on on an action side on 0:07:05.920 --> 0:07:08.120 the natural, real change side to to really change the 0:07:08.200 --> 0:07:11.400 tides in this country. And and so fittingly so you know, 0:07:11.440 --> 0:07:13.360 in the same week that you are nominated for this 0:07:13.680 --> 0:07:16.560 this really tremendous honor. You also participated in the Dolphins 0:07:16.600 --> 0:07:19.680 five thousand role Models program just a couple of days ago. 0:07:20.160 --> 0:07:22.200 Can you tell us about that and how that experience went. 0:07:23.560 --> 0:07:25.040 You know, it was awesome. So it was a program 0:07:25.080 --> 0:07:27.560 of young young adults in the South Huota area that 0:07:27.600 --> 0:07:31.680 are you know, in a program, um just really really 0:07:31.680 --> 0:07:34.160 they're they're they're reaching out for advice and some mentorship 0:07:34.280 --> 0:07:36.760 and and you know, it's it's an honor to be 0:07:36.760 --> 0:07:38.640 able to speak to those kids. For for many reasons, 0:07:38.720 --> 0:07:40.760 but just it reminds me when I was young, and 0:07:40.840 --> 0:07:42.080 you know, when you kind of think you kind of 0:07:42.080 --> 0:07:43.800 know it all, you think you're this type of person 0:07:43.840 --> 0:07:46.120 and um that you kind of have to figure it out. 0:07:46.120 --> 0:07:49.200 And I told you the kids essentially this um you know, 0:07:49.320 --> 0:07:52.520 expand your mind, expand your world view. You know, read 0:07:52.680 --> 0:07:55.920 books that you probably wouldn't otherwise, and watch movies that 0:07:56.280 --> 0:07:59.360 make your uncomfortable. UM, just really just continue to grow 0:07:59.440 --> 0:08:02.120 and learn. Really embraced the stuck because a lot of 0:08:02.200 --> 0:08:04.600 kids were asking ab how do you stay discipline and 0:08:04.640 --> 0:08:07.080 you know, how do you focus during a class that 0:08:07.120 --> 0:08:10.600 you may not like. UM, just pretty much great perseverance 0:08:10.600 --> 0:08:12.880 and determination. That's no matter what you want to do 0:08:12.880 --> 0:08:15.400 in life, those three four traits will really take you 0:08:15.400 --> 0:08:18.400 far in life. So just just talking to the kids, 0:08:18.440 --> 0:08:20.760 I think, uh, the words coming from an athlete. I'm 0:08:20.760 --> 0:08:22.920 sure their parents have said it many times, the mentors 0:08:22.920 --> 0:08:25.080 that they haven't a group, I said it many times, 0:08:25.080 --> 0:08:26.680 but I think coming from an athlete, so when they 0:08:26.720 --> 0:08:29.560 look up to UM, you can really resonate with those kids. Yeah, 0:08:30.520 --> 0:08:32.480 I remember back when I was like a kid, I had, 0:08:32.559 --> 0:08:34.200 you know, some athletes come to my school and I'll 0:08:34.200 --> 0:08:36.120 never forget. It's one of those moments that you know, 0:08:36.160 --> 0:08:37.920 you always remember for the rest of your life. And 0:08:38.000 --> 0:08:39.360 I want to kind of go there's a bit of 0:08:39.760 --> 0:08:41.680 a carry over here from what you just said to 0:08:42.120 --> 0:08:44.400 a previous interview you did with Kimmy Chicks of NFL 0:08:44.440 --> 0:08:47.080 Network is part of the Inspired Change initiative, and you 0:08:47.160 --> 0:08:50.080 kind of, I guess, pulled back the curtain on on 0:08:50.160 --> 0:08:51.840 the way your brain works, the way you kind of 0:08:51.840 --> 0:08:54.080 are here and saying that you should never go to 0:08:54.160 --> 0:08:56.280 bed with the question in your head, and that really 0:08:56.360 --> 0:08:58.920 resident with me personally, Byron. But I was just hopeful 0:08:58.920 --> 0:09:00.839 that maybe you could expand on that and talk about 0:09:00.840 --> 0:09:05.439 that interview and the Inspired Change initiative. Yeah, the UM, 0:09:05.480 --> 0:09:09.520 you know really uh, and I'm naturally very curious. I 0:09:09.640 --> 0:09:11.720 like to learn as much as I can and UM, 0:09:11.840 --> 0:09:14.280 but that didn't start out of nowhere for me. It 0:09:14.280 --> 0:09:17.000 really started looking up one thing at a time or 0:09:17.040 --> 0:09:18.800 two things at a time. You know, you have to 0:09:18.840 --> 0:09:21.120 really spark your interest in something, and before you giving 0:09:21.200 --> 0:09:22.560 instance to something, you really have to just go and 0:09:22.600 --> 0:09:24.959 pursue it. Whether it's for me, it was cars, and 0:09:25.120 --> 0:09:26.640 I got into cars when I was younger, So I 0:09:26.640 --> 0:09:29.880 started to reach the cars and then expanse the airplanes 0:09:29.960 --> 0:09:34.360 or expanses something else, whatever your road map. Maybe the 0:09:34.440 --> 0:09:37.520 first step is really just finding interest in something and 0:09:37.559 --> 0:09:40.760 researching it and and getting those answers that you have answered. 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:43.600 We're getting those questions that you have answered. Um, there's 0:09:43.679 --> 0:09:48.280 videos on YouTube, financial education, whatever the subject matter is. UM. 0:09:48.320 --> 0:09:50.520 You know the materials out there. You know, we live 0:09:50.559 --> 0:09:53.719 in such a information age. It's unfortunately a lot of 0:09:53.720 --> 0:09:56.080 people don't go and actually read the information that's out there. 0:09:56.080 --> 0:09:58.760 For you. So that's that was my big encouragement to 0:09:59.200 --> 0:10:00.760 the young kids and any one who was watching that 0:10:01.120 --> 0:10:03.640 podcast at that time. So not to put you on 0:10:03.640 --> 0:10:05.040 the spot here by, and but I gotta ask you 0:10:05.080 --> 0:10:07.120 because I'm kind of the same way and I find 0:10:07.120 --> 0:10:10.559 myself in these rabbit holes sometimes, you know, eleven o'clock 0:10:10.600 --> 0:10:12.640 and midnight, where I'm on my couch just looking at 0:10:12.679 --> 0:10:16.680 stupid stuff. What's what's the most like weird thing or 0:10:16.720 --> 0:10:18.599 the most interesting thing you've looked at recently that you 0:10:18.640 --> 0:10:22.840 wanted to get some more research on. Oh, it's interesting. 0:10:22.920 --> 0:10:25.400 So I'm a cargo, I'm a classic Porsche, of guys, 0:10:25.400 --> 0:10:28.920 I'm looking at trying to understand the difference between a 0:10:28.960 --> 0:10:32.040 long up regulator and continuing injections. That was really like 0:10:32.080 --> 0:10:34.680 the pretty much the it's like the feel. I guess 0:10:34.720 --> 0:10:38.240 it's there's something involving the fuel of it's a little 0:10:38.559 --> 0:10:40.840 it's a little wonky nowadays, but that was forty years ago. 0:10:40.920 --> 0:10:43.280 Forty years ago, I guess it was. It's engendering marvel, 0:10:43.360 --> 0:10:45.680 But nowadays it's kind of a kind of want to 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:50.000 replace it with an electric fuel injection just them, So, yeah, 0:10:50.000 --> 0:10:51.600 I'd like to learn I mean it is little stuff 0:10:51.600 --> 0:10:54.600 and stuff like that. Um, but whatever, Like I said, 0:10:54.640 --> 0:10:56.760 I tried to find find my answers to my question. 0:10:56.880 --> 0:10:59.280 I don't wait around with nobody. Yeah, you're speaking another 0:10:59.360 --> 0:11:00.959 language there to me on the on the car stuff, 0:11:01.000 --> 0:11:05.199 I don't. I don't go and hear that stuff. Guys 0:11:05.240 --> 0:11:07.559 who knows, just hit me up, man, teach me. There 0:11:07.640 --> 0:11:09.959 you go, there's there's the car therapy car guys. The 0:11:10.040 --> 0:11:12.760 portion guys especially get at byron On on social media. 0:11:12.840 --> 0:11:14.959 Now you mentioned you know this is kind of more 0:11:14.960 --> 0:11:17.040 of a thing for the youth and talking to children 0:11:17.080 --> 0:11:18.600 and trying to give back that way. But I am 0:11:18.640 --> 0:11:20.920 curious because there are so many young guys on this 0:11:21.000 --> 0:11:23.520 team in your defensive back room, Like, is there a 0:11:23.600 --> 0:11:26.800 guy that has really risen to that level of inquisitive 0:11:26.840 --> 0:11:28.640 nature that you have? Like, which are the young bucks 0:11:28.640 --> 0:11:30.960 out there kind of following that same you know, trying 0:11:31.000 --> 0:11:33.200 to find out about Porsche's and and other different research 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:35.600 projects he can go for. Well it's not a dB, 0:11:35.720 --> 0:11:38.679 but it's definitely I think Christian Wilkinson is Uh Wilkins. 0:11:38.720 --> 0:11:41.199 He's he's a guy who's he's on every call and 0:11:41.280 --> 0:11:43.439 I'm all, he's always listening in the background. I think 0:11:43.440 --> 0:11:45.400 he's waiting for us, trying to really rise up. But 0:11:46.000 --> 0:11:48.120 he has a great spirit, great attitude. He's he's one 0:11:48.120 --> 0:11:49.920 of those bright minds and I think will definitely take 0:11:49.960 --> 0:11:51.720 this stuff. And I think he was, you know, nfl 0:11:51.800 --> 0:11:54.280 p a rep last year's rookie year, which is really impressive. 0:11:54.320 --> 0:11:57.920 So I think Christian is definitely the next one and nine. Yeah, 0:11:57.920 --> 0:11:59.959 he always he always has something interesting to say when 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:01.959 does press and and all that fun stuff as well. 0:12:02.000 --> 0:12:03.800 But you know, Byron, it's it's an honor to have 0:12:03.800 --> 0:12:05.440 you on this podcast. Man, it's an honor to to 0:12:05.480 --> 0:12:07.160 be here talking with you. And I want to go 0:12:07.200 --> 0:12:09.000 back to something that you and I spoke about on 0:12:09.040 --> 0:12:11.000 this exact podcast back in March. You were one of 0:12:11.000 --> 0:12:13.679 my first interviews Byron with the Dolphins, and that was 0:12:13.720 --> 0:12:15.720 when you signed with Miami because you said that you 0:12:15.760 --> 0:12:17.840 had saw what this team was building, you saw what 0:12:17.880 --> 0:12:20.679 Coach Flores was putting together for me culture standpoint, and 0:12:20.720 --> 0:12:22.520 you said that you wanted to be a catalyst for 0:12:22.600 --> 0:12:25.640 culture change. How would you say that's going and what 0:12:25.800 --> 0:12:27.640 is the culture like? How would you define the culture 0:12:27.679 --> 0:12:31.200 of the Miami Dolphins all right now? I mean it's 0:12:31.320 --> 0:12:34.719 you know, everything's easy and uh in terms of when 0:12:34.720 --> 0:12:37.000 you're winning, things were each and no question. But you 0:12:37.040 --> 0:12:38.840 find out, you find you find out a lot about 0:12:38.840 --> 0:12:40.440 your team when you when you lose. And that's what 0:12:40.480 --> 0:12:42.480 we found out early on in the season. I think 0:12:42.520 --> 0:12:45.199 at one point we were one in three. Um, No, 0:12:45.320 --> 0:12:47.520 I wasn't playing. I had an injury at the time, 0:12:47.640 --> 0:12:50.080 so you know, you got to I had to check 0:12:50.160 --> 0:12:53.400 myself as well, make sure my body was right. But 0:12:53.480 --> 0:12:56.160 we really rose to the occasion. We understood the challenge 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:58.679 that we had ahead of us, and we understood that, um, 0:12:58.720 --> 0:13:00.960 in order to have a chance in December, that we 0:13:01.000 --> 0:13:02.320 needed to win a lot of games and a lot 0:13:02.360 --> 0:13:04.400 of games soon and I think in the five game 0:13:04.400 --> 0:13:06.920 winn the street after that. So, UM, we have a 0:13:06.960 --> 0:13:09.800 culture of young guys who understand how to play football, 0:13:10.559 --> 0:13:14.000 guys who the learning grow and all best ftball players 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:16.320 that as young men. UM, and that's the exciting party. 0:13:16.320 --> 0:13:18.520 And I'm a part of this up and coming group. 0:13:19.120 --> 0:13:21.160 Still a lot lots of go, a long way to go, 0:13:21.240 --> 0:13:24.320 but it's exciting to see to see some success early on. 0:13:24.480 --> 0:13:27.960 But um, the most important football happens in December and 0:13:28.000 --> 0:13:29.480 we're writing to think of it. So we're trying to 0:13:29.559 --> 0:13:31.600 keep our head down and trying to continue the culture 0:13:31.600 --> 0:13:33.880 that we have so far. I'm hurt. I'm sure you've 0:13:33.880 --> 0:13:37.240 heard from g A several times. They remember December. Yeah, man, 0:13:37.240 --> 0:13:39.760 every December is just incredible time where teams, you know, 0:13:39.840 --> 0:13:42.320 teams who have a fighting chance either high as you fall. 0:13:42.400 --> 0:13:44.839 So this is our chance. And I'm sure you're enjoying 0:13:44.840 --> 0:13:46.920 the weather down here as well. I'm a Pacific Northwest guy, 0:13:46.960 --> 0:13:49.880 so this weather in December has been beautiful. Man. Hey, 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:51.520 that reminds me. I wanted to ask you. You said 0:13:51.559 --> 0:13:53.880 something before the Niners trip, or maybe it was after 0:13:53.880 --> 0:13:56.559 you guys landed. You were like, I didn't expect this 0:13:56.640 --> 0:13:58.679 long flight going from Miami to say in France. That 0:13:58.760 --> 0:14:02.000 a bit of a shock for it. Just I think 0:14:02.480 --> 0:14:04.600 I was talking to somebody about it. You mentioned like 0:14:04.800 --> 0:14:06.560 you played in Dallas with Dallas was always in the 0:14:06.559 --> 0:14:08.559 middle of everything, you know, whenever the West coast or 0:14:08.559 --> 0:14:10.840 East coast. You know, that makes a lot of sense. 0:14:10.880 --> 0:14:13.960 But no, Miami to San Francisco. I was on that 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:17.920 plane for two days, like I watched a movie. I 0:14:17.960 --> 0:14:20.200 took a nap aid, you know, some push ups in 0:14:20.240 --> 0:14:22.680 the back. I thought that should be done, but two 0:14:22.680 --> 0:14:25.320 hours later then we're finally landing. So uh yeah, I 0:14:25.360 --> 0:14:26.960 know it was a little wake up called sometimes the 0:14:26.960 --> 0:14:28.600 trips a little far into the West coast, But as 0:14:28.640 --> 0:14:30.920 long as you get to win, I'm happy. That's right. 0:14:30.960 --> 0:14:32.920 I actually quote tweeted you on that and said something 0:14:32.960 --> 0:14:35.240 to the effect of, like, I watched Tuesday, I know specials, 0:14:35.280 --> 0:14:37.360 I watched a movie, I watched an entire Netflix series, 0:14:37.400 --> 0:14:38.840 and I still have half the damn flight to go. 0:14:39.360 --> 0:14:41.160 Let's get back on track here, and um you know 0:14:41.760 --> 0:14:43.600 one of the guys that coach Flora has always talks 0:14:43.600 --> 0:14:45.600 about not getting enough due, and he certainly gets his 0:14:45.640 --> 0:14:48.280 due on this podcast. And every time I interact with 0:14:48.360 --> 0:14:50.880 Josh Boyer, he is the nicest guy imaginable. He always 0:14:51.040 --> 0:14:52.920 has a smile on his face says what's up. So 0:14:53.400 --> 0:14:55.160 that's how I know him. But I'm wondering if you 0:14:55.240 --> 0:14:57.800 can give us something on Josh Boyer. What has Josh 0:14:57.840 --> 0:14:59.640 Boyer been like for you and your guys A short 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:03.400 relation and ship so far? Um Man, he he love 0:15:03.440 --> 0:15:05.280 about it. He's just straightforward. He's gonna tell you it 0:15:05.360 --> 0:15:07.280 like it is. If you're doing well, doing bad what 0:15:07.360 --> 0:15:09.440 you need to be better at. UM, And he's not. 0:15:09.560 --> 0:15:11.920 He's not a guy who's gonna yell and scream too 0:15:12.000 --> 0:15:14.000 too often. He'll come up to me during the games. 0:15:14.160 --> 0:15:16.520 You're gonna be better on this, okay, but you gotta 0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:18.840 be you gotta be better than that. UM. And I 0:15:18.920 --> 0:15:21.800 appreciate that. UM. Like I said, he doesn't shy. Were 0:15:21.840 --> 0:15:23.840 from with the superstar on the defense with the young 0:15:23.880 --> 0:15:25.640 guys and come over with coach and get you right. 0:15:26.320 --> 0:15:28.800 UM kind of see. Yeah, he still has his hand 0:15:28.880 --> 0:15:31.640 and each position group. Although he is a decordinator U. 0:15:31.960 --> 0:15:33.520 He loves a game and he's just teaching it to 0:15:33.600 --> 0:15:37.120 us as best as you can. So now he's been 0:15:37.160 --> 0:15:38.720 a hell of a DC so far and a hell 0:15:38.760 --> 0:15:41.160 of the coach. So we're all excited to have from 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:43.440 coach Boyer. We talked about Coach g a a little bit, 0:15:43.760 --> 0:15:46.520 and you've also talked this season periodically about working on 0:15:46.600 --> 0:15:48.200 your ball skills and I want to I want to 0:15:48.240 --> 0:15:50.640 say you referenced Charles Burke's in particular on that. How 0:15:50.720 --> 0:15:52.920 would you say you've progressed in that area trying to 0:15:52.960 --> 0:15:54.920 attack the football and learning from X and and just 0:15:55.040 --> 0:15:58.680 being more cognizant of locating the football. I can tell 0:15:58.680 --> 0:16:00.640 you I'm doing a damn find you and practice is 0:16:00.720 --> 0:16:02.600 just not translated to the game yet, so we're still 0:16:02.680 --> 0:16:05.480 working on that. But no, it's you know, just watching 0:16:05.520 --> 0:16:07.600 It's like I was just out there after practice on 0:16:07.640 --> 0:16:09.960 the jokes. But that's that's something I never I never 0:16:10.080 --> 0:16:12.280 usedul to do. But watching him on the jacks, I'm like, 0:16:12.320 --> 0:16:13.560 you know, then I'm gonna go ahead and try to 0:16:14.000 --> 0:16:16.720 try that with him. Um, but now it's also to 0:16:16.800 --> 0:16:19.280 be on the defense where turnovers are just coming in bunches. 0:16:19.600 --> 0:16:22.080 You see guys across the board just making plays from 0:16:22.400 --> 0:16:26.680 the line to linebackers, dbs, nickels and safety. So um, 0:16:26.920 --> 0:16:29.120 hopefully it'll roll off soon. But you know, as long 0:16:29.120 --> 0:16:30.480 as I do my job, it will come to me. 0:16:30.560 --> 0:16:32.240 And I gotta make a play that comes that that 0:16:32.480 --> 0:16:34.440 comes to me. Is that is that all? It's gonna be, 0:16:34.560 --> 0:16:36.160 just more opportunity for you to get a chance to 0:16:36.240 --> 0:16:38.160 take that practice reps over to the game the game 0:16:38.240 --> 0:16:41.600 they field, Yeah, exactly at something. It will happen. It's 0:16:41.640 --> 0:16:44.400 just you know, being focused and not you know, getting 0:16:44.400 --> 0:16:47.040 too focus just on on one aspect of the game. 0:16:47.160 --> 0:16:49.560 The game focus so much bigger than just turn over 0:16:49.680 --> 0:16:52.320 all that they are the best. Um, it's much bigger 0:16:52.320 --> 0:16:54.440 than just turnovers. So I continue to do my job 0:16:54.480 --> 0:16:56.000 at a high level. And when I get the ball 0:16:56.080 --> 0:16:57.440 to my side and Gon'll make a play on it, 0:16:57.760 --> 0:16:59.280 there it is a yeah. I got two more questions 0:16:59.320 --> 0:17:02.120 for you here buying a quick Another cool stat I mentioned. 0:17:02.280 --> 0:17:03.920 I'm big into the stats and and if if they 0:17:03.960 --> 0:17:07.520 have proper context, like to apply proper context to the stats. Um. So, 0:17:07.720 --> 0:17:10.679 since your return in the Week five win over San Francisco, 0:17:11.000 --> 0:17:14.480 the leading receiver of your eight opponents is averaging six 0:17:14.760 --> 0:17:17.399 point oh four yards per target, whereas in there are 0:17:17.440 --> 0:17:19.720 other games they average eight yards per target. How have 0:17:19.840 --> 0:17:21.520 you guys been able to take away the offense is 0:17:21.560 --> 0:17:24.240 most productive player and make the offense play I guess 0:17:24.400 --> 0:17:29.200 left handed as it were. Uh, just play better defense 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:33.440 at our coverage that are tackling better pressure. UM. I 0:17:33.520 --> 0:17:35.200 think it's a combination of a lot of things. It's 0:17:35.200 --> 0:17:38.680 hard to say which which is which. But the matches 0:17:38.720 --> 0:17:41.159 that that coaches have put us in, you know, so 0:17:41.240 --> 0:17:44.320 pretty much enjority of the season has been really good. 0:17:44.400 --> 0:17:46.280