1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Press Past podcast. It's July twenty sixth. 2 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: This is Cassie Chaerigo and the Ravens just wrapped up 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: their first week of practices of training camp. First off, 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: you'll hear from Special Teams coordinator Chris Horton. 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 2: What's up. 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 3: What's up? 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 4: Good to see everyone. Hope everyone's doing well. Really it's 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 4: it's been a really good four days of training camp 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 4: with our guys. Uh, with this young group, you know, 10 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 4: I thought this spring we got after the fundamentals, we 11 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 4: start to build the standard and the expectations for for 12 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 4: what we want as Ravens Special Teams, and we're just 13 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 4: gonna bring these guys along and I'm looking forward to 14 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 4: having each and every one of these guys develop and 15 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 4: continue to grow as we as we continue this this 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 4: fall camping into those preseason games. 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 3: Questions do kick off full thirty five yard line? 18 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:53,680 Speaker 5: How do you expect that to impact how you guys 19 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 5: approach returns and end kicks? 20 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 4: You know, I think as a as a special teams 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 4: coach and UH, and as then as thinking about the 22 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 4: players in the game that are you know, that is 23 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 4: how they make their their living ball going to the 24 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 4: thirty five yard line. I think, uh, we had a 25 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,200 Speaker 4: we had a nice increase in returns last year. I 26 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 4: think there's like three hundred and thirty four or thirty two, 27 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 4: and then there was opportunities for more for more touchdowns, 28 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 4: more big plays. Right, I think there's over almost fifty 29 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 4: big forty plus returns. So with the ball going to 30 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 4: the thirty five yard line, I don't think any any 31 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 4: defense is gonna want that, right, So it's gonna it's 32 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 4: gonna allow your kickoff team and now let's go cover. 33 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 3: Let's go cover more kicks. 34 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:35,320 Speaker 4: And I'm looking forward to to putting a group out 35 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 4: there that's gonna be confident and feel pretty good about 36 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,400 Speaker 4: not allowing teams to get to the thirty five yard line. 37 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 6: About the kickers, one of the biggest storylines here. What 38 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 6: have you seen in when do you want? When do 39 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,000 Speaker 6: you want a winner in this competition? 40 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 4: You know, I know I don't think obviously going into 41 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 4: you know, you just let the guys that go out 42 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 4: and they compete in the work and they get better 43 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 4: every day. And I think I think the the idea 44 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 4: is what Randy has these guys doing, it's gonna prepare 45 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,160 Speaker 4: them for the game, and and when the winner shows, 46 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 4: it's gonna show, right and uh, and it ain't gonna 47 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 4: be you know, how soon is that gonna be? I 48 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 4: don't know, you know, but I do know that these 49 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 4: guys are gonna be out here getting valuable work every 50 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 4: day and in these preseason games. And when it and 51 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 4: when it's showing and when it happens, whoever wins that 52 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 4: job is gonna be the guy that's right for the team. 53 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 7: What are you guys looking for? And that is is 54 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 7: just as simple as like when he never picks the 55 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 7: most kicks. 56 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 4: Season, You know, I think I think it's a little 57 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 4: bit it's a little bit more than that, right. I 58 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 4: think it's all about It's all about consistency and everything 59 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 4: that we do, and especially at that at that level, 60 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 4: at that position, really at every position, but mainly at 61 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 4: that position. Right, we want to see kicks made right, 62 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 4: and we want to see good foot the ball contact 63 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:48,399 Speaker 4: and there, and there's a process about how these guys 64 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 4: are going about it and and and where they're kicking 65 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 4: from and what they're doing in practices and the things 66 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 4: that Randy is talking to these guys about every day 67 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 4: is gonna allow for each and for both these guys 68 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 4: to have success out on the field. You know, if 69 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 4: you just if you just think back to the to 70 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 4: the spring, you know, I think a lot of it is, 71 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 4: uh when when when Randy goes out and he's looking 72 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 4: for a certain type of guy that fits what we 73 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 4: do and and our type of teaching from a from 74 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 4: a kicking and technical standpoint, it's all about you know, 75 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 4: foot the ball and and then and the kicking a 76 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 4: straight ball and all those things right, and and the 77 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 4: access of the ball if the ball is turning. But 78 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:30,400 Speaker 4: we want the ball to be straight every time, right, 79 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 4: And that's what we're working for. And that's been a 80 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 4: big improvement since the spring, and I think both guys 81 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 4: have gotten a lot better at doing that. 82 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 8: John said, Mitchell said, I want to make your return 83 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 8: if I can. 84 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 6: John has said he thinks of the new rules that 85 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 6: really plays to a running back being into return. Why 86 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 6: do you think that would be in what's your impression 87 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 6: of Kate and Mitchell so far? 88 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 9: Uh? 89 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 4: You know, obviously Keaton has done a tremendous job for 90 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 4: for us when he has. 91 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 3: Been back there. 92 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 4: Uh So, just just the body type, the style of play. 93 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 4: You know, it took us a while to really figure out, 94 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 4: you know, kind of our identity and kind of who 95 00:04:04,200 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 4: we wanted to be as a kickoff returning union. And 96 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 4: as the season went on late in the year, Uh, 97 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 4: those body types, those running back body types, you know 98 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 4: when they're used to bouncing off tacklers, right, and so 99 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 4: it it allowed for that type of player to really 100 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 4: have success back there. But man, I believe like a 101 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 4: guy with some toughness, guy that's gonna run with speed, 102 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 4: with vision, he's gonna have success back there for us. 103 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 4: But Keaton, Man, he's done a heck of a job 104 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:31,360 Speaker 4: and it's really good to see him out here. 105 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 3: Man, just just rolling was a. 106 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 7: Point of contention last year. DEVI that is spe simply 107 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 7: a wide open competition. 108 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 2: At this point. 109 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 4: Definitely, you know, you know for us, you know, I 110 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 4: talk about this every year. Punt returning is about being efficient, 111 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 4: and being efficient in a sense of like if you 112 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 4: don't if we in the game and we catch every ball, uh, 113 00:04:52,560 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 4: that's a plus for us and we get no returns. 114 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 4: But we're gonna figure out, you know what, how to 115 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,280 Speaker 4: make that better. Maybe maybe the punt was short, right 116 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 4: and we fair called the ball and we have to 117 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 4: run up for Well, that's that's efficiency for me. 118 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,279 Speaker 3: And how are we catching the ball? What I'm looking for? 119 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,839 Speaker 4: And we as coaches and as a staff are looking 120 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 4: for guys that are not gonna put the ball on 121 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 4: the ground even in practice. And that's gonna be the 122 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 4: guy that's gonna win the job when he goes out 123 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 4: there and he's making yards and he's catching the ball 124 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 4: and filling the ball, making great decisions. 125 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 3: That's what we're looking for. 126 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 5: You honestly kicking out all the headline last year and 127 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 5: the times moved by guys. 128 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 7: If you lost this offseason. 129 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 8: When it's kind of getting help with the specially fifty 130 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 8: by years restoration and create a special team to wait, if. 131 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 4: You know, we still have guys in the building that 132 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 4: that understand the standard, that understand the expectations of what 133 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 4: we're looking for. So as long as you gotta a 134 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 4: select few of guys, and yes we did lose some guys, 135 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 4: but with young guys, uh, they don't know any better, right, 136 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 4: so you got an opportunity to really mold those guys 137 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 4: into what you want them to be. And if if 138 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 4: they if they listen and they learn and they grow 139 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 4: on the way they're gonna be playing at the standard 140 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 4: faster than what we think. But they're young guys. They 141 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 4: don't know, they don't know the system. All they know 142 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 4: is like, all right, what is coach saying? And then 143 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 4: we have video and we have proof of what it 144 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 4: looks like on tape from past from the past, So 145 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 4: we're just gonna continue to do that. 146 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 3: I feel really good about the guys we got. You know, 147 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 3: we went out. 148 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 4: We got Jake, so we got a veteran guy God 149 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 4: that's played in this league four years special teams and 150 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 4: played at a high level. So we got some guys 151 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,720 Speaker 4: in there that could help these young guys and bring 152 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 4: them along. 153 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 5: There's one more question of not that the players on 154 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 5: the Ravens who play special teams, who have long ten 155 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:36,280 Speaker 5: years interest special teams on this team also tend to 156 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 5: have an offensive or defensive contribution that they make at 157 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 5: the same time. So how invested are you as a 158 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 5: special teams coach when you see somebody who might be 159 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 5: playing good special league picket player at desa Isaac as 160 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 5: being saying, you need him to be a good pass 161 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,119 Speaker 5: rusher because I needed for special teams. 162 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 3: Got you know, it's I think it's the it's it's 163 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 3: the more you could do factor. 164 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:55,320 Speaker 2: Right. 165 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 4: I tell the guys all the time, we're here to win, 166 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 4: right And A and if you got a good football player, 167 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 4: and you got a guy that his mindset is to 168 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,080 Speaker 4: do whatever it takes to help the team win, he's 169 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 4: gonna give everything he's got on the defense, and he's 170 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 4: gonna get everything he's got on the special teams or 171 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 4: the offense. So from a decent standpoint, just just to 172 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 4: use that as as an example, I think the guy's 173 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 4: gonna be a really good pass rusher. I also think 174 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 4: he's gonna be a really good special teams player. 175 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 5: Right. 176 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 3: And it's and it's hard job to just. 177 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 4: Just get him, get him to that point, to get 178 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 4: him played at a high level. And and once he 179 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 4: does that, he starts to have success on special teams. 180 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 4: All those things translate to the other side of the ball. 181 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 4: The same thing with the offensive guys. Right, you know, 182 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 4: I g I use Justice Hill for example, right. Uh, 183 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 4: while he was waiting on his opportunity as a young guy. 184 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 4: You know what he did, He played special teams and 185 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,239 Speaker 4: he played at a high level. He played like a raven. 186 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 4: And that stuff translates to more opportunities on the other side. 187 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 7: Of the ball, not feeling rushed to big a kicker 188 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 7: through four days. Just scuris what you've seen from each 189 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 7: of the guys individually. 190 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 4: You know, uh, well, you know the k kicks have 191 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 4: been made, right, I think you know with with Tyler? 192 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 4: Uh with Tyler, excuse me. The thing we understand is 193 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 4: when when when we bought him in and we looked 194 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 4: at him, the dude has a strong leg, right, and 195 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 4: and he he's technically, he's sound, He kicks the ball 196 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 4: the way we want to kick the ball. And he's 197 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,280 Speaker 4: been consistent, right, and that's what we're looking for. John. 198 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 4: When you look at him, he's been consistent. And when 199 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 4: you watch him over his college career, he was consistent. 200 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 4: He made kicks. And that was the kind of guy 201 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 4: that we went out and said, Okay, let's bring in 202 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 4: two guys that you know what, they're consistent in what 203 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 4: they do. 204 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 5: Uh. 205 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 4: One one might look more powerful than the other one, 206 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 4: but the kicks are going in and that's ultimately what 207 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:38,120 Speaker 4: matters the most. 208 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 6: Thought to You've got three preseason games, do you just 209 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 6: say both of them kicking at all of them? 210 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 8: One getting a game, one getting a game and both. 211 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 9: Getting a game like that. 212 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 3: You know, I haven't. 213 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 4: I haven't given thoughts of that, but I do know, Uh, 214 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 4: both guys will be out there and both guys will 215 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 4: be kicking. 216 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 2: Thanks guys. 217 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: Now addressing the media is offensive coordinator Todd Monkin. 218 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 9: There's a lot of familiarity, a lot of returning players 219 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:09,800 Speaker 9: in this offense. How much do you feel like that 220 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 9: lets you kind of take things to another level this 221 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 9: year in terms of what you're installing. 222 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 10: Well, it was great having let's start off with the 223 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:22,679 Speaker 10: staff offensive staff back. Okay, so this will be our 224 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 10: third year together. Every year year together with somebody a 225 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 10: group of people, I think the relationship grows knowing each other, 226 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 10: not only individually as a person, but when it comes 227 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 10: to game planning. 228 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 2: So that's been great. That's been great. 229 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 10: I think allowed us in the off season to really 230 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 10: be comfortable uncovering things that we can get better at 231 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 10: because you really got to drill down and look at 232 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 10: where we can get better, where can we be efficient 233 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,040 Speaker 10: in areas we weren't nearly as efficient as we want 234 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 10: to be at the right times. 235 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 2: And then having a. 236 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 10: Good number of our players back to give us a 237 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 10: chance to run it back one time, and it was 238 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 10: an easy decision on my mind. You'll have to ask Eric, 239 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 10: but to get a lot of those guys back because 240 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 10: they're still playing at a high, high level. This isn't like, 241 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 10: well we've got a diminishing skill set. No, our guys 242 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 10: are still playing at a really high level. So it's exciting. 243 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 6: John has mentioned that a point of emphasis is pre 244 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 6: snap penalties. 245 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 8: There seem to be several each day out here. 246 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 6: Is there a common thread to those happening? And when 247 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 6: you leave here and go inside and meet what are 248 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 6: you telling the players about those? 249 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 10: Well, you're right, there is a common thread, and that 250 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 10: is that we're going to continue to stress it and 251 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 10: use cadence in practice. And I've said this before. It's 252 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 10: real easy to get frustrated, which I do. I'm the 253 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 10: king of overreacting. Okay, so but if you do that, 254 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 10: then you'll just go on one all the time and 255 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 10: that doesn't help you either. 256 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 2: So where is that sweet spot? Now's the time to 257 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: do that. 258 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 10: We're practicing some other things in the throw game, in 259 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 10: the run game too, obviously, try like heck to be 260 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 10: you know, be on point when we play the first game, 261 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:07,559 Speaker 10: you know, But Obviously we got a lot of work 262 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:07,679 Speaker 10: to do. 263 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 2: But that's not the only thing. 264 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 10: That's the only thing that's obvious to the naked eye, 265 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 10: right that, Okay, we can see that play stops, there's 266 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 10: a yellow hanky. Okay, that's not very good. Well, there's 267 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 10: a lot of things we need to work at that 268 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 10: just that must be one of them. They will continue 269 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,679 Speaker 10: to fight. Our rear ends off to be lead at it. 270 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 7: Go do you feel in year three? 271 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 6: Then to emplace you know what you want to do. 272 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 7: It's not finding what you want to do, but really 273 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 7: in protecting what you do best. 274 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 10: Some of that's true, and some of that is a 275 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 10: part of having the same players the same skill sets. 276 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 10: You know, how do we get the players. 277 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 2: That we have. 278 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 10: To stay an elite elite level at the areas their 279 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 10: lead at if that makes sense. 280 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 2: That's probably a crazy way of saying it, and then 281 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 2: improving the. 282 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 10: Other areas where they can, you know, whether it's past 283 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 10: protection or their ball skills or they're blocking on the perimeter, 284 00:11:58,520 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 10: all those things. 285 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 2: But it certainly helps. 286 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 10: When everybody's back, you can kind of build off what 287 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 10: we already know what they are and just try to 288 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 10: get a little bit better in certain areas to just 289 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:11,559 Speaker 10: follow up. 290 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 9: On those questions. 291 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 7: Is it kind of a more variance in the cadence 292 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 7: from last year or just everyone getting used to it? 293 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 10: No, No, there really isn't anything different other than we're 294 00:12:21,320 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 10: starting back up again and it's hot and we got 295 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 10: a number of guys going in the game. Sometimes it's 296 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 10: the quarterback that you know, it takes a little bit 297 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 10: of time at the line of scrimmage, you know, more 298 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 10: than they should, and then all of a sudden you're 299 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,319 Speaker 10: making calls at the line and you may forget. 300 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 2: You're on a different cadence, you know. It's all those 301 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 2: things are a part of it. 302 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 10: And but I'm not going to get in We're going 303 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 10: to fight like heck to be good at Why can't 304 00:12:47,679 --> 00:12:48,559 Speaker 10: we be elity cadence? 305 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 2: Why can't we other teams? Can we? Sure us that 306 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 2: can be and should. 307 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 8: Be seeing the communication it's when you are gay as. 308 00:12:57,880 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 2: Well. It grows. 309 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 10: It grows daily with each of us, you know, and 310 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 10: it's not just Labar, it's every player. I think our ability. 311 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 10: I think part of that too is with each year 312 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 10: you're really on the same page. I think he understands 313 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:16,239 Speaker 10: what we're trying to do, and I think he understands 314 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 10: what we're trying to accomplish against what we're seeing every day. 315 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 10: And I think every day he feels more comfortable voicing 316 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 10: his pleasure displeasure in terms of what. 317 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:30,719 Speaker 2: We do or how he wants to see it. 318 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 10: That's probably strong, but just be able to communicate because 319 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 10: everything goes for him, I mean everything goes through him. 320 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 10: Everything we do starts with his confidence in what we do. Right, 321 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 10: he already has confidence himself. He's an elite player, but 322 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,719 Speaker 10: what we do to make sure that we're building it 323 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 10: to where when he gets ready to go on Sunday 324 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 10: he can perform at an elite level and let his 325 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 10: talent shine. 326 00:13:53,120 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 2: That he's worked so hard to get to this point, 327 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 2: which he really has, and he said it. 328 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 10: I read it yesterday. He really is just he's still coming. 329 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 10: He's still a young player, really a quarterback. 330 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 8: In my mind, that he's been going off script of 331 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 8: it at times and that sometimes you let them get 332 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 8: away with it, sometimes you coach him up. 333 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,599 Speaker 1: I guess how do you balance that him seeing what 334 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: he's seeing and doing his free saying. 335 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 10: Versus when it's time to follow exactly the play that 336 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 10: you're calling. 337 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 2: Well, it's all of our offense. It's collaboration. 338 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 10: So at the end of the day, I think you 339 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 10: set the offense and he doesn't go a wall, he 340 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 10: doesn't go out of the blue, like it's not all 341 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 10: of a sudden. You know, it's within the parameters of 342 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 10: what we do and and now is the time to 343 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 10: do that. Now's the time to work on those things, 344 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 10: the rapport with the receivers. Those things ain't getting us 345 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 10: into a premium play. That's that's really what he should do. 346 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:49,760 Speaker 10: But it's it's all of our offense. And you know, 347 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 10: like anything, I mean, once he takes over that control, 348 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 10: that's a good thing for the Ravens. 349 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 2: The more he does that, the more he is that, 350 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 2: which he does a lot of it. 351 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 10: That's really good for the Ravens because the elite players 352 00:15:06,320 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 10: like him want that, they want the ability to do that, 353 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 10: and then you live with the end result. 354 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 9: It's what you do. 355 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 2: You live with the end result, and usually with him, 356 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 2: it's pretty special. 357 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:20,160 Speaker 5: The depth at the skill positions is the best probably 358 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 5: in Ravens history. 359 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 3: I think that's fair to say. We look back in 360 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 3: teams who've had that kind of depth. 361 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 5: That Saints around twenty ten used a fresh legs approach 362 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 5: where they'd be constantly running in oftentimes five eligible receivers 363 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 5: to replay. Do you see as that as something. 364 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 3: You have in your cool kid this year? 365 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 10: Well, first of all, it's start off with this. The 366 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 10: skill players that we have. Okay, Like I tell him, 367 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 10: every year is a new year. So the skill group 368 00:15:43,720 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 10: that we've got, I don't know what that is this year. 369 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 2: Okay. Our skill group can be elite and they were elite. 370 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 10: In twenty twenty four, or it remains to be seen 371 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 10: what will be in twenty twenty five as an offensive 372 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,479 Speaker 10: staff and as an offensive team. Now, do I anticipate 373 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,320 Speaker 10: those guys will play an elite level? I do, but 374 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 10: that remains to be seen. I mean we haven't played 375 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 10: the twenty twenty five season yet. I forgot the rest 376 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 10: of it because once I kind of got fired up 377 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 10: about that. Oh yeah, no, I would agree with that. 378 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 2: I think that's great. 379 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 10: I think I spoke about it in the off season, like, 380 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 10: you'd rather have too many players that want the ball 381 00:16:20,160 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 10: than not enough or that deserve it right. You want that, 382 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 10: you want to be able to try and balance touches 383 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 10: because that's what they want as skilled players, but without 384 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 10: a doubt, we should be in a position to where 385 00:16:31,880 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 10: we can keep guys fresh, we can very personnel groups 386 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,240 Speaker 10: like we did last year and have a number of players, 387 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 10: because to me, that's balance. Balance is having enough players 388 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 10: that it's not just running past its touches, that they 389 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 10: are not just defending one player. That you're defending modes, 390 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 10: you're defending formations, you're defending players, you're defending concepts, all 391 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 10: the above. And we're very fortunate to have that. And 392 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 10: we'll see because we have to do it this year. 393 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 5: Keith Mitchell and how well he's running out here, you 394 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 5: anticipate that he's going to have a bigger certainly a 395 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 5: bigger role they needed last year offensively. 396 00:17:05,320 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 10: Well, it's great to see him back because I think 397 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 10: last year when he came back, he's still in his 398 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 10: own mind. 399 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 2: I think he wanted to be ready. 400 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 10: You'd have to ask him whether he felt that way, 401 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:16,800 Speaker 10: was confident in that and when you don't practice for 402 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 10: such a long time. I'm excited to see him every 403 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 10: day out here, and I'm excited to see him when 404 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:23,880 Speaker 10: we play in the preseason because. 405 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 2: He's got a fight to get touches. You know, two 406 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 2: years ago we didn't have Derek. 407 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 10: I mean, let's just say it like it is, like 408 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 10: it's a fight to get touches in the backfield. Justice 409 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 10: Hills an established outstanding football player. Now we got Derek, 410 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 10: So that third running back position is fighting for reps, 411 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 10: fighting for touches, fighting for the ability to be really 412 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 10: good as a pass protector, all that above special teams player. 413 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 10: Just because we're't a different place than we were a 414 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 10: year ago. But it's exciting to see him really kind 415 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 10: of be up to speed in the first four days. 416 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,159 Speaker 7: Go back to what you were saying about efficiency and 417 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,600 Speaker 7: you have the kind of year you guys had last year, 418 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 7: how much higher to kind of view the ceiling? And secondly, 419 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 7: what are the one or two maybe those glare examples 420 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 7: from efficiency standpoint? 421 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 10: Your fatus up, Well, we hit on it every time 422 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 10: I get up here, which is penalties, Okay, so we'd 423 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:20,000 Speaker 10: I'm sure I'll be up here in a couple of weeks. 424 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 2: Well, the same thing again. 425 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 10: But that that's number one is uh lost yortage plays 426 00:18:24,640 --> 00:18:26,719 Speaker 10: that falls into that, right, getting backed up. I mean 427 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 10: it's uh, you're up against it when you have those, 428 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 10: So obviously that's a huge emphasis off season. Obviously starting fast, 429 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 10: starting fast. The season off fast. Two years ago we 430 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 10: beat Houston, but we didn't play anywhere near a standard 431 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 10: on offense, and last year we didn't. We didn't come 432 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 10: out of the block. So starting faster, okay, how we 433 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:50,040 Speaker 10: prep for that? How we game plan for that? And 434 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 10: then I think with every player, I think it's imperative 435 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 10: amongst our players and our coaches to maintain that high 436 00:18:59,880 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 10: left level. Is we got to challenge each other because 437 00:19:02,359 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 10: it's human nature. Oh whatever, as a player, an offense, 438 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 10: human beings. To settle a little bit, we're gonna be good. 439 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 10: I don't know twenty twenty five that we'll decide that 440 00:19:12,240 --> 00:19:14,879 Speaker 10: we have. We have plenty of talent. Talent alone just 441 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 10: you know, doesn't get you there. All the things that 442 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,119 Speaker 10: win are the work that you put in and then 443 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:21,920 Speaker 10: play at a high level. 444 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,159 Speaker 2: When accounts, how do you start fast? 445 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 3: How do you go about? 446 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,440 Speaker 10: Because well, it starts with coaching. Okay, I've done such 447 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 10: a poor job the first two years. We weren't ready 448 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 10: the first game. Really, I shouldn't say that we didn't 449 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:37,479 Speaker 10: do as good as job as we could have. Then 450 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 10: last year going to Kansas City, there were some things 451 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,720 Speaker 10: we worked out, worked on in the off season that 452 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 10: really we went into that game and and also it 453 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 10: wasn't it wasn't just that is I would just say this, 454 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 10: scratch that, reverse it. We know each other better this 455 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,760 Speaker 10: year than we did last year, starting with me, who 456 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:58,719 Speaker 10: our personnel is, right with Derek, who we are, how 457 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 10: we utilize our tight ends, how we utilize our whiteoutes. 458 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 10: That's probably a better way of putting it. So that 459 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 10: I started off kind of on their own, I got 460 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 10: to do a better job. But I think we have 461 00:20:07,560 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 10: a better idea of who we I know, we do 462 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:12,879 Speaker 10: have a better idea who we are what wins for 463 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:14,359 Speaker 10: us with the players that we have. 464 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,560 Speaker 6: Along those lines, I think one of the areas of 465 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 6: the passing game that wasn't just like the leite was 466 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:22,640 Speaker 6: Lamar against man blitzes. 467 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 9: And I know that's such a small thing, but is. 468 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 5: That just something we think having consistency kind of continuity 469 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:29,760 Speaker 5: just kind of takes care of itself, or is there 470 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 5: something more structural that you have been focusing on seniasm. 471 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 2: I think there's some merit to that, but it doesn't 472 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:36,240 Speaker 2: make any sense. 473 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 10: In some ways because we have guys that can separate 474 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 10: so against man, that isn't really an issue. It's doing 475 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:49,480 Speaker 10: a better job of myself helping us get into a 476 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 10: better play maybe a better protection concepts that we run 477 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 10: anticipating it. 478 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 2: But for sure it's crazy. 479 00:20:57,200 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 10: You look at the statistic like how were we not 480 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,320 Speaker 10: when there were so many other areas we relid at 481 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 10: and you're thinking, Wow, Lamar's ability to escape. Hey, our 482 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,360 Speaker 10: guys that can really separate. We got a really good 483 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,680 Speaker 10: offensive line leap we got to leap back. So that 484 00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 10: doesn't make sense, but you're right, we need to be 485 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 10: a lot better. 486 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:20,719 Speaker 1: At Next up is defensive coordinator Zach Orr. 487 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 8: Zach, what does Eleander? 488 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 3: I mean he brings a lot. I mean he brings 489 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:30,240 Speaker 3: first and foremost. 490 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 11: Energy, confidence, uh, hard work, and then playmaking ability. I 491 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 11: mean we go against the offense, our offense every day, 492 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,399 Speaker 11: and they challenge our corners, especially on the outside, and 493 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 11: he's done a great job, man, so we've been happy, 494 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,120 Speaker 11: pleased with them. He's a great student of the game. 495 00:21:46,440 --> 00:21:49,439 Speaker 11: I'm pleased with how fast he's picked up the system 496 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 11: and the and the vets and his teammates are helping 497 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 11: him out. 498 00:21:52,080 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 3: But he brings a lot. 499 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 11: Man, he can still play at a top level. He's 500 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 11: he's everything that we thought he would be and even more. Man, 501 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 11: it's a great, dude, glad that we got. 502 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 5: Them exactly so much talent, especially in the secondary and 503 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,040 Speaker 5: all that stuff here last year there's. 504 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 7: Counting that defense too, right, and there's some tough of 505 00:22:10,800 --> 00:22:13,560 Speaker 7: lives to getting got into the team. How does this 506 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 7: year you did with all that talent? Like what's your key? 507 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,359 Speaker 7: So they're playing up to what the intention. 508 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 11: I think it's uh, putting the work in every single 509 00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 11: day in the in the classroom and out here on 510 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,120 Speaker 11: the field and even in walkthroughs. And not to say 511 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,200 Speaker 11: that that wasn't happening, but I see it at the 512 00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 11: whole another level this year. So I'm I'm happy with it. Uh, 513 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:33,720 Speaker 11: we're we're light years ahead of where we're at. We 514 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 11: still got a long way to go, but we're ahead 515 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 11: of where we were at last year. So that's a 516 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,359 Speaker 11: credit to the guys who were here. Man, we didn't 517 00:22:39,440 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 11: like what we did last year, especially the first half 518 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:43,520 Speaker 11: of the season, and we made a vow that we 519 00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,160 Speaker 11: wouldn't do that again. So we know that's just words. 520 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 11: We have to put action behind it. But so far, Uh, 521 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 11: it's throughout the spring and its first week of training camp. 522 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 11: The action's been real good. So I'm I'm happy with 523 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 11: the group you're talent. 524 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 9: For happy secondary. 525 00:22:57,160 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 5: Do you think that gets you more fusibility in terms 526 00:22:58,840 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 5: of playing on. 527 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 8: Here in the rubbery that's you. 528 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, it definitely does. 529 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 11: I mean it's it opens the possibilities of playing man coverage, 530 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 11: blitzing more, playing different coverages. Our our dbs, they can 531 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 11: do everything man, and it's a credit to Double D 532 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 11: and Pegano. You'll see these guys start rotating playing different 533 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 11: positions as we get going. 534 00:23:19,600 --> 00:23:20,560 Speaker 3: Did a lot in the spring. 535 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 11: So when the when the offense lines up and you 536 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 11: have multiple dbs on the field and they don't know 537 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 11: necessarily what coverage, what pressure, or what position those guys 538 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 11: are playing, it's an advantage for us. So you know, 539 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 11: we'll start working at but I'm excited about the possibility. 540 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 11: And it's just depth man depth and matchups for certain opponents. 541 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 11: You might want to put certain guys on certain people, 542 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 11: So it's definitely an advantage for us. 543 00:23:42,240 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 7: Exactly. 544 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 8: Marlon Hupefrey can be great candidate, and he said, we 545 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 8: don't think the Steelers fear are deep anymore. We don't 546 00:23:49,400 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 8: think the Bengals fear are depens anymore. What's your reaction 547 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,480 Speaker 8: when you hear that, and why how do you change it? 548 00:23:54,720 --> 00:23:56,920 Speaker 11: I like that. I like that, man like we want 549 00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 11: to be the most feared unit in the in the league. 550 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 11: And you know, it's time for us to get back 551 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 11: to people being scared of playing us, and that's what 552 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 11: we want to feel when we're out there. Obviously he's 553 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 11: out there, we trust him. He feels that way. I 554 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 11: feel that way too. So that's one of our goals 555 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 11: this year is is to be the most dominant fear 556 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 11: of defense in the National Football League. 557 00:24:16,119 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 3: So let's go do it. And it's not just gonna 558 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:19,720 Speaker 3: happen by us talking about it. 559 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 11: We got to come out here, put the work in, 560 00:24:21,720 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 11: and then when Sunday or game day comes, we got 561 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:24,520 Speaker 11: to go do it. 562 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:29,800 Speaker 7: Arnold also said turnovers creating turners that probably the biggest 563 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:32,200 Speaker 7: point of emphasis. And to keep think when maybe six 564 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 7: teams have fewer than you guys. 565 00:24:33,600 --> 00:24:34,679 Speaker 9: Did when last year. 566 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 7: Yep, there's a whole bunch of things that go into it. 567 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:39,920 Speaker 7: But form your standpoint, how do you go about sort 568 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 7: of coaching guy and what else to sort of what 569 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:44,680 Speaker 7: the stress. 570 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 3: To make the first thing. Man, we just teach it. 571 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 11: Man, we're getting better at teaching it, teaching in the classroom, 572 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 11: showing opportunities on film, showing how to get the football out, 573 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 11: understanding how important it is. And I think coach Harbor 574 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 11: has done a great job this spring of talking about 575 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 11: what what's the really packfuls that impact the football games? 576 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 11: And takeaways for a defenses is at the top of 577 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 11: the list. And when we take the ball away, we'll win. 578 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 11: When we don't, uh, we got a good chance of winning. 579 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 11: But why put ourselves in that position? So obviously we 580 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 11: look at it. Last year we didn't take the ball 581 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 11: away enough. We had zero takeaways in the playoffs, and 582 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 11: we us as defensive coaches and players, we look at 583 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 11: it as the reason why we didn't get to where 584 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 11: we wanted to get to. So we're talking about it 585 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 11: every single day. We're teaching it, we're drilling it, and 586 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,680 Speaker 11: we're making our guys aware of how important it is. 587 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,159 Speaker 11: And you know, it's not just me talking about it, 588 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,159 Speaker 11: it's the every coach is talking about it, even on 589 00:25:36,240 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 11: the offensive side of the ball. So I think that 590 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 11: it's good that our players are mindful of it. And 591 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,640 Speaker 11: we understand as a defense that's the most important thing. 592 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 11: Just think about it. If we take the football away 593 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 11: and we keep giving our offense and LJ more opportunities 594 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 11: to score, will be in good shape. We'll come in 595 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 11: a lot of turnover, both in the coach coaches in 596 00:25:58,720 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 11: on the field where the players. 597 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 3: Is there any more in your mind comfortable this. 598 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 10: Year going into camberish the PIP points, I guess. 599 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 3: Now we're not as much turning. Yeah, I think I'm 600 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 3: I think it's definitely more comfortable. 601 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 11: I mean, I'm I'm more experienced, so I know I'm 602 00:26:12,320 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 11: better than where what I was last year, especially this 603 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 11: time of year. So I think that's where some of 604 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 11: the comfortability comes from. I think the uh, the players 605 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 11: and the coaches that are here, they understand of what 606 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 11: we what we want to get accomplished, what we have 607 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 11: to get accomplished, and understand the action. 608 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:28,959 Speaker 3: Plan that we have to take to get that accomplished. 609 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:30,200 Speaker 3: So it's great. 610 00:26:30,280 --> 00:26:33,800 Speaker 11: Man, Sometimes changes is good, and I think that it's 611 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 11: it's it's been good for us from a coaching and 612 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 11: playing standpoint. 613 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 3: Oh Samuel stra and he thinks all guys might also 614 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 3: better where he was. 615 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:43,440 Speaker 5: I guess, after a week of camp and seen a 616 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 5: kind of what are some of your pressures, how do 617 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 5: you feel like he's spit against that? 618 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 3: And he's fitting in great. He's fitting in great. 619 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 11: Every test that we've thrown at him since the spring 620 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 11: up to now this first week of training camp he's 621 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 11: passed with flying colors, and which is expected. 622 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 3: You know, you you saw him in college, do that. 623 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:01,240 Speaker 11: You talk to his coaches, you talk to people who've 624 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:04,159 Speaker 11: known him, you know his his makeup. So uh, the 625 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 11: next step we'll start getting in pads here next week 626 00:27:06,760 --> 00:27:10,000 Speaker 11: and we'll start having these preseason games and regular season games. 627 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,320 Speaker 11: And will he uh if he passed those tests, which 628 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,320 Speaker 11: we expect him to do because he's a heck of 629 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 11: a person, heck of a player. And like I always say, 630 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 11: when you're a talented player and you work hard on 631 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 11: and off the field, the chances of you being successful 632 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 11: are dang near one hundred percent. 633 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,360 Speaker 3: So Malako fits that. Mold Zach, what do you say 634 00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:29,240 Speaker 3: from Mike Green this week? 635 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 7: And what are you hoping to. 636 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: See from him? 637 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:32,800 Speaker 3: And during drinking Yeah, I mean Mike, Mike just comes 638 00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 3: in and works, man. 639 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:38,400 Speaker 11: Uh, smart player works hard, hard, work, doesn't really doesn't 640 00:27:38,440 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 11: really say much until we're out here on the field 641 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 11: and he has to communicate, which he does a great 642 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 11: job of. 643 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 3: But he's just a worker man, just like all our rookies. 644 00:27:45,920 --> 00:27:49,320 Speaker 3: So right now is outside backer and a front guy. 645 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:52,440 Speaker 11: Right now, we're wearing shorts and T shirts with a 646 00:27:52,480 --> 00:27:55,400 Speaker 11: helmet on, so it's pretty much assignment sound and he's 647 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 11: been great with that. It's gonna crank up next week 648 00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:01,040 Speaker 11: and I'm excited for him. We know what type of 649 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 11: player we have, so now it's time for him just 650 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 11: to go out here and do it in practice, which 651 00:28:04,840 --> 00:28:06,040 Speaker 11: we believe you will, Zach. 652 00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 2: Zach. 653 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 7: John has already shouted out Ruben Lowry several times. 654 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 10: Have you talked to Ruben about kind of maybe specific 655 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 10: things he can do to put himself in That conversation 656 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 10: has given how many talented guys. 657 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 2: Are in that secondary. 658 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 11: Yeah, we talked to all our guys like that, and Ruben, 659 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,760 Speaker 11: he's made play since he's been here, man, So credit 660 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 11: to our personnel staff finding him. They've done a great 661 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 11: job finding all these kids. It's one of the most 662 00:28:32,320 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 11: competitive rosters that we've had since I've been here. So 663 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 11: you guys gonna get a chance to learn a lot 664 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 11: about some of these guys that you might not know about. 665 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 3: But Ruben has made play since he's been here. 666 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 11: And we upfront with our guys in the meeting rooms, 667 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 11: like we tell them, hey, don't do the blackout distractions, 668 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 11: don't count numbers, don't worry about. 669 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 3: Who's in the room. 670 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 11: All you do is show up, work hard, make plays, 671 00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 11: and be consistent. That will lead to productivity. Now, you 672 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 11: put yourself in a great situation to do great things, 673 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 11: and so far Rubin has done that. Man, So he's 674 00:29:03,480 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 11: playing all over the secondary forest. He's been really impressive. 675 00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 11: I'm excited to see him continue to grow and see 676 00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 11: what he does the rest of the summer. 677 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 9: Play your boundary quarterbacks, you keep them to one side 678 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 9: and you have a lot of depth this year. But 679 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,640 Speaker 9: do you see Nate Wiggins growing into the kind of 680 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 9: player that you're gonna have follow opposing wide receiver bunds 681 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:20,760 Speaker 9: in certain situations. 682 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 3: In the future. Yeah, that might be something that we do. 683 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 3: That might be something that we do. 684 00:29:24,880 --> 00:29:27,240 Speaker 11: Our guys right now, they're they're playing, you know, left 685 00:29:27,280 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 11: and right and rotating, so our guys are getting work 686 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 11: on the right side, they're getting work on the left side. 687 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,760 Speaker 11: They getting work in the slot, which is good and 688 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 11: but I think that that might be something we'll look into. 689 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: That's it for today's edition of Press Past podcast. We'll 690 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: be back with you on Monday.