1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: How's it going. I'm good with you all starting this week. 2 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: You just take us back to her two years together 3 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: and thanks that you were able to learn me in 4 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: that room with those guys. Yeah, I think, um, just 5 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: when you look back on it, like you said, it's 6 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: it's pretty cool. Um, we were all pretty close and 7 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: we were just there to help each other and um, yeah, 8 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: I guess that's kind of in the past and we 9 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: were all kind of doing our own thing now. But 10 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:28,480 Speaker 1: they all, um play the position really well and they 11 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: move on from their mistakes and they focus on what 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 1: they have to do. So I learned from them and 13 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,360 Speaker 1: hopefully they learned something from me. But uh yeah, I 14 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: mean it was, however, many years ago, and I think 15 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: there's a lot of progress to be made. A point 16 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: must give some consideration for the fact that you're in 17 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: a position that a quarterback who's here for twenty years 18 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 1: also was it. Do you consider Tom Brady's let to 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: see here as pressure or an opportunity because of the standards? Yeah, 20 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: I think obviously he's a great player. And um yeah, 21 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: that the word standard kind of hit me there because 22 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: we all want to play to that standard. Um, the 23 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: Patriot way and really it comes down to just doing 24 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,280 Speaker 1: your job. So as a quarterback, that's leading the people 25 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: around me as best I can, and that's also executing 26 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: the play. So hand it off or or throw it. 27 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: It's pretty much how it comes down to. Once because 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: he just really good. Yeah, I mean, I hope, So, 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: I mean he did. He definitely did a good job. 30 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: And I've when I first got here, just watching tape, 31 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: I've watched all the quarterbacks, so um, obviously he was 32 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: on there and he did a really really good job, 33 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: and um, hopefully I can do a good job too. 34 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: Yeah you know, yeah, yeah, I think I'd be doing 35 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: the wrong thing if I wasn't. Um, But I think 36 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: nerves are a good thing. But you can always be nervous, 37 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: but you can't play nervous. So I've always said that, um, 38 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: just play. It's you know, it's my my first time 39 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: out there, but at the same time, we've all been 40 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: playing for a long time and it's you know, all 41 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: of us together, so it's really not just a one 42 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: man show at all. It takes all eleven people, and 43 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: I just gotta really just focus and just do my 44 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: job and each play and just take it play by play. 45 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: The standard Mac. You know the big thing that Bill 46 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: Belichick ha said for a while, you know, a quarterback 47 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: can most important thing at your seat and decision making. 48 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: How much they drilled that into you and how much 49 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: pride you take in that being a positive aspect of 50 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: your game. Yeah, I think those two things are really 51 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: important as a quarterback. Just get the ball to the 52 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: open guy and also where you want to put it, 53 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: especially in the NFL and stuff. You just gotta put 54 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: it in the right spot. It could be a difference 55 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: of six inches, and obviously you want to try and 56 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: practice that and all the receivers I've run really good 57 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 1: routes and you know, obviously you need time to get 58 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: the ball to the open guy. So it always kind 59 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: of plays out and you just can't overthink it. You 60 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: just go out there and throw it um and hopefully 61 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: you've had so many reps that it you know, goes 62 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: your way because it's just muscle memory. You need to 63 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: get this opportunity to Sunday. And how much are you 64 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: looking forward maybe your first career NFL start. Yeah, I 65 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: think it's a great opportunity. Uh. You know, it's just 66 00:03:14,320 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: something that you know, you always you always want to 67 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: try and you know, when you're young, you want to 68 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: play in the NFL, and obviously it's a great opportunity. 69 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: And UM, you know, I just got to be prepared 70 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: and focus on what I need to focus on, and 71 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: just try and block out any distractions and just, um, 72 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,119 Speaker 1: like I always say, be a good teammate, just roll 73 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: with the punches. It's everything. Everything's not going to be perfect, 74 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: and you're just trying to have to play each play 75 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: and move on and um, just listen to Josh and 76 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: um coach and just make sure we're good and we 77 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: just play each series story a few minutes ago, Um, 78 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: Trent Brown that, Yeah, every once in a while practice 79 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: a play won't go as it's drawn up. Yeah, it 80 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: won't go perfectly. And before any coaches saying anything, you 81 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: may say to everybody else, hey let's you know, let's 82 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: do it again. Yeah. Have you had to learn to 83 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: have that kind of approach at your position? Is that 84 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: something that's innate to you? How do you how do 85 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: you carry yourself out or how have you come to 86 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: carry yourself that way? In the feel? Yeah? I think 87 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: practice especially like you kind of have a picture of 88 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: how it's supposed to go in your head, and you 89 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: want everything to be perfect, and it's not always going 90 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,719 Speaker 1: to be perfect, especially in the games. But you know, 91 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,279 Speaker 1: sometimes I'll mess something up and I'll be like, dang, 92 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: let's just run that back, even if it was one 93 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: little thing, just to make sure we're good on it. 94 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: And the goal is to not have to do that 95 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: at all, but it happens, and um, yeah, it's part 96 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: to practice. So practice you want to make it. You 97 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: want to close the gap. I'm perfect. Um, so if 98 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 1: we can try and get it exactly how we want it, 99 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: that's what we're gonna do. You were being or you 100 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: can't be pretty demanding? Yeah, even though you're relatively young guys, still, yeah, 101 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: is that something? Why are you comfortable with being that way? Yeah? 102 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:00,919 Speaker 1: I think, like I said, just you know, if something 103 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: goes wrong, you know in a drive or something, you 104 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 1: can't fix it in the game, but in practice you 105 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: can fix it. And you just got to identify what 106 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: the real problem was and talk it through or hey, 107 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: let's get that again, like because you're almost you're not mad, 108 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: but you almost just want to just do it right 109 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: to get that muscle memory or whatever it may be. 110 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: And yeah, I've been that way I try to get 111 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: it perfect, but it's not going to be perfect every time. 112 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: So a lot of problems And what do you envision 113 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: looking at someday making your debut or the Dolphins. It's 114 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: being the kind of biggest problems you'll be presented with 115 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: during Again, I mean, there's a lot of things that 116 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: can happen, and at the end of the day, it 117 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: just comes back to execution and trying to just focus 118 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: on each play and every play is going to present 119 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: a different issue, and I'm just gonna trust what I've 120 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: been taught and just go from there and just focus 121 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: on communication is a big thing, and just talk it 122 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: out and we'll figure it out as it goes along. 123 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: How would you describe your drive to succeed? I mean 124 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Trent Brown said you will really intense, So how would 125 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: you How driven are you? If I guess, M, yeah, 126 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 1: I'm driven. I mean it comes down to honestly, winning 127 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: and having fun. So just if you can do those things, 128 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 1: if you know what to do, you can put yourself 129 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: in a position to have success and then it becomes fun. 130 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: So that's kind of what it all comes down to, 131 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: is just eleven guys coming together on a given play. 132 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: And doing it right, and then from there you just 133 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: stack the plays up and have a good drive. Then 134 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 1: you have a good quarter, then you have a good game. 135 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:44,279 Speaker 1: So it's more about like just coming together as a 136 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,279 Speaker 1: unit um and that's where it might drive comes from, 137 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: is just doing the right thing, just being prepared and 138 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,839 Speaker 1: figuring out what I can do to help the team. 139 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: By definition of rookies kind of green and feeling his 140 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: way sometimes gets days or whatever. And definition Q as 141 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: the leader and you're forcefully moving that team. How do 142 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: you square those two being so young and put in 143 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: such a big position, a big moment under the bright lights. Yeah, 144 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 1: I think just yeah, when you're a rookie, you just 145 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: have to earn your respect and I try to do 146 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: that every day. But yeah, when you're young, whether you're 147 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: in college or in the NFL, you just got to 148 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: go in and work and then you earn the respect 149 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:30,640 Speaker 1: of your coaches, teammates, everyone in the whole organization or team. 150 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: And you try to do that every day. And it's 151 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: a daily grind in a daily battle. And it's not 152 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: anything you did in the past or anything you're going 153 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: to do in the future. It's just what you're doing today. 154 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: So you just got to focus and whether that's picking 155 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: one thing to get better at or whatever you want 156 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: to work on that day, just try to do it 157 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: and eventually you'll stack up days. Yeah, you've seen you 158 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 1: get thrown into a lot of two minute situations getting 159 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: practice on games. Kendrick Borne said that it's almost like 160 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: the moment that he knew, he said, everything's going fast, 161 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: but Max blows it down. Is that the comfort in 162 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: what you're doing, the confidence in what you're doing, where that? 163 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: Where does that come from in those moments? Yeah? I 164 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: think it comes from being well prepared. So I've been 165 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 1: taught what to do in those situations here and that's 166 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: something that I've noticed as we do spend a good 167 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: amount of time on those type of things. And your 168 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: job as a quarterback is to communicate what's being said 169 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: verbally and then just go from there and run the 170 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: plays that you're supposed to run. So you got to 171 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: stay calm. I mean two minute drives is everyone's not 172 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: everyone on our team or anything, but the you know, 173 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: the crowds into it and stuff or whatever, and it's 174 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 1: a high pressure situation. But that's when you just go 175 00:08:40,880 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: back and trust your training. You said, you prepared yourself 176 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: to be a start all along once you got the 177 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 1: news that you were starting, and the roster, Yeah, moves 178 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 1: unfolded as they did. And you're the leader of this office. 179 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: You just felt what it's been like. I'm kind of 180 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: the building sense of urgency as this group just going 181 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: along with the game now just a few days away. Yeah, 182 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: I think, Um, you know, just you know, getting the 183 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: information that we got in that in that meeting and stuff. 184 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: It's just all about moving forward and focusing on that day. 185 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: So um, that day we had practice and you go 186 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 1: out there and practice just like any other day. And 187 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: the next day we have practice and you do it again. 188 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: So um, it kind of just I know, I say 189 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: it's all the time, but it's just a daily thing 190 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: and you can't it's hard because you want to look 191 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 1: into the future or think about the past, and you 192 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: just have to focus on today. And um, you know, 193 00:09:33,920 --> 00:09:36,040 Speaker 1: today we I think we did well in practice, but 194 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: there's always little things to pick up on and improve, 195 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: and um, every day we just have to get better. So, 196 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: as you've studied the dolphins, what have you observed from 197 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:51,079 Speaker 1: the variety of books that the defensively Yeah, I think 198 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 1: they do a really good job. Um, you know last 199 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: year they're really good on defense and turnovers and on 200 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: third down and stuff. So um, obviously it's a similar 201 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: system and stuff, but I mean it's a new year, 202 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: so they're gonna bring different things and they do a 203 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: great job. They're well coached, they're aggressive, and um, you know, 204 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: they're gonna give us their best looks and it's gonna 205 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: you know, make us better too. So we're just looking 206 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: forward to going against a really really good defense. Cool. Thanks, yea.