1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Like now that kind of all the pays and farm 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: in terms of the preparation for the season. You guys 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: know you have at this defense personnel wise. You know 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: when you bring back you know he added when you 5 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: accomplished last year. So how high are the expectations for 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: you guys defense? No, yeah, I think for us, UM, 7 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: I think it's the kind of the whole thing of 8 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: there's a lot of potential there. Um. I think across 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,880 Speaker 1: the board, you look at all the positions, all the players, um, 10 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: really great players across the board. I think it it 11 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: comes down to us, Like you said, all the preparation 12 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: training camp into this week, UM, Wednesday, Thursday, practice, Friday, 13 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: leading into the game is making sure we have all 14 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: of us on the same page doing our job. And 15 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 1: if we can do that, we have a bunch of 16 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,279 Speaker 1: guys that can go make plays. And when you do that, 17 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: you could be one of those top defenses in the league. 18 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: Do you see that on both sides of the bowl? 19 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I think you You look at both sides. 20 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: You see when the offense breaks the huddle, the amount 21 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: of guys out there that can go and make plays, 22 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: go make special plays. Um, it's it's incredible and I 23 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: think it's once again comes down to executing those players, 24 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: and if we do, we we can be something special. 25 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: Thank you. Covered him, probably funk him, maybe even tackle 26 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 1: on safe one. How does how does How's he looked? No? Yeah, 27 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: I mean going against him makes me even better every day. UM, 28 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: And so that's kind of the the mindset for both 29 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: of us. But he I think, I mean, he's looked 30 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,400 Speaker 1: good going against me, um, And I'm excited for him 31 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: when he gets that chance about there ready. I Mean, 32 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: I don't know, I'm not a not an expert on 33 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: on that aspect. I'll kind of leave it to the 34 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: medical people, but I mean his quads look ginormous, So 35 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: I kind of that's kind of my my component on 36 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: making sure a safe one is good to go. He's 37 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: the best developed, the trusting Patrick Graham. Then he will 38 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: always kind of come up with a solution for whatever 39 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: presents him. No. Yeah, I think that's the biggest thing. 40 00:01:58,000 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: And I think the best thing Pat does is he 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: communicates really well with us throughout the week, even during 42 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: the games obviously as well of what we think is good, 43 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: what we think is bad, what we should take out 44 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: we should keep in um. And it makes it a 45 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: lot easier to go out there and play for him 46 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: because you know he's gonna allow us to mold the 47 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: defense in a way that we know we can execute. 48 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: Has has he been I don't know, for lack of 49 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 1: a better word, more comfortable this year? Maybe? I don't know, 50 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: with with the players, with himself. Have you noticed, Yeah, 51 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: I mean I think it's kind of the first year 52 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,640 Speaker 1: the second year type of thing, especially a decent amount 53 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: of God's coming back from that first year on the 54 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 1: defensive side at least, And I think he can trust us, 55 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: and it's just growing our awareness within the defense, and 56 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: he's now able to go from like the one oh 57 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: one type of classes to the two oh one type 58 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: of classes. When you play against a veteran quarterback like Bridgewater, 59 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: how much more do you have to check your coverage 60 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:58,959 Speaker 1: or scheme because he does versus like a first or 61 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 1: second year TV No, Definitely, I think he's able to 62 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 1: read defenses, see what we're in. UM. I think it 63 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: just comes down to us obviously executing what we're doing, 64 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,600 Speaker 1: but also trying to disguise as much as we possibly 65 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: can um to not allow him to see where we're 66 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: in as fast um and keep him guessing. Is that 67 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: standard across the board though, like veteran to rookie QB 68 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: basically or they're young guys who are really good at 69 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: that too. No, Yeah, I think it all depends on 70 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,119 Speaker 1: the given individual player. They could be a rookie or 71 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:30,639 Speaker 1: twenty two year vet. Um. I think you kind of 72 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: you kind of go through each game and see what 73 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: they're kind of I don't know, going through that given Sunday, 74 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: and then you kind of want to keep them off 75 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: of their perfect game kind of thing. Yeah, Blake, is 76 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: there any reason why this defense shouldn't get off to 77 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: a fast start? These a lot of veterans. You guys 78 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: are healthy, guys, know scheme. Any reason why you know 79 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: you guys shouldn't start fasting? Well, No, I think for us, 80 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: it's just going out there and executing, and I think 81 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: we've done a pretty good job as of late. I 82 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: think the big thing for us is we go back 83 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: to those um joint practices and wanting to start fast. 84 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: And I think that was a I mean as negative 85 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: it could have been that day, Um, it was a 86 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,119 Speaker 1: positive thing for us taking it and knowing that we 87 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: don't want that to happen continuously throughout the season. Pattis 88 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: talked to us one of the things that he's kind 89 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: of parked on, and he says, you know, the one 90 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: thing that concerns him is the run defense, and I no, 91 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 1: Dalvin's gone, But I mean, is that that big an 92 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: issue or what? Oh? No, I think at the end 93 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,239 Speaker 1: of the day, it keeps going back to the execution aspect. 94 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: I think we have all the right guys, and it's 95 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: just coming down to understanding your assignment, um whether your 96 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: front side, back side, no, where the running back is, 97 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: reading the offensive linemen, um, the brunt keys and going 98 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: to make a place. Have you guys talked this is 99 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: kind of obvious, but have you talked at all as 100 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: a team about how this organization the last few years 101 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: it's really struggled to win early, like the first game, 102 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: first couple of games. Is that anything you guys have 103 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: talked about or is it just obvious that you know 104 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 1: that's what you're trying to do. No. I think everyone 105 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: goes into every game wanting to win. I think it's 106 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: that aspect of starting off fast, and I think we 107 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,799 Speaker 1: have the perfect kind of situation this season to start 108 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: fast and start the fastest. Obviously, we play our game 109 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: on Sunday and we play instantly on Thursday. UM, so 110 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: it allows us to kind of change that perspective that 111 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: has happened recently. Like anything going against Pat rumor offense, 112 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,239 Speaker 1: I mean, you know you, I guess you played him 113 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: right as a play call at some point. Anything specific 114 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: about him, if it's challenging to the defense, I mean, 115 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: I mean it does multiple things. He has ability to 116 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: change up what he's doing, whether it's a quarterback under center, 117 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback in the gun, um, and I think he 118 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: keeps you second guessing at moments, and you just have 119 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 1: to be able to read your keys and understand what 120 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: they're trying to get done, um, whatever formation they're in. 121 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 1: People look at Tams and say, Ronco's Washington two really 122 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: good defenses. You guys have an offense that has been 123 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: on the field together a lot. People look at this 124 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: and say, maybe these are gonna have to be too 125 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 1: low scoring games where the Giants are gonna have to 126 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: win on defense. How much when you're going against a 127 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: team that has a really good defense, you put it 128 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: on your soldiers and say, hey, you know, we have 129 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: to limit their offense because their defense is really really 130 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: dark good too, you know what I mean. No, I 131 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: think that's some part of the aspect when you're going 132 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 1: to games like that. But I think overall, I think 133 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 1: we have such high expectations for ourselves and we want 134 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: to go out there and and be the game records, um, 135 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 1: and do things that allow our offense to play have 136 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: that much easier of a game. And I think as 137 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 1: long as we go do that, that's our mindset, no 138 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: matter what team we're playing, what they were playing, um. 139 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:34,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, it's definitely a thing we think about.