WEBVTT - John Harbaugh & Players: Ravens Practice 9/6 Press Conferences 0:00:03.000 --> 0:00:05.880 It is Wednesday, September sixth, and it is kickoff week. 0:00:05.960 --> 0:00:08.440 The Ravens are getting ready to play the Houston Texans 0:00:08.480 --> 0:00:11.559 on Sunday at M and T. Banks Stadium. We can't 0:00:11.600 --> 0:00:15.400 wait to see the Ravens flock back in action for 0:00:15.480 --> 0:00:18.400 this week one game. As the Ravens prepare for this game, 0:00:18.640 --> 0:00:20.760 we had a chance to hear from head coach John Harbaugh, 0:00:20.840 --> 0:00:25.680 quarterback Lamar Jackson, and wide receiver Odell Beckham Junior. Let's 0:00:25.800 --> 0:00:27.560 kick things off with Coach Harbaugh. 0:00:28.280 --> 0:00:31.080 Appreciate everybody being here. Good practice. Guys came out and 0:00:31.120 --> 0:00:33.600 took care of business. So we're one step closer, trying 0:00:33.640 --> 0:00:36.000 to take it one day at a time, focus on 0:00:36.040 --> 0:00:38.760 our preparation, get ready to play very good football team. 0:00:39.120 --> 0:00:41.080 What questions you have, John saw that. 0:00:41.120 --> 0:00:44.479 The offensive lineman had an expended inside at the beginner. 0:00:44.720 --> 0:00:47.480 Any other adjustments just because of the extreme heat today 0:00:47.600 --> 0:00:47.919 we did. 0:00:47.960 --> 0:00:49.280 We had a couple of things, you know, with water 0:00:49.360 --> 0:00:51.480 breaks and things like that, and everybody did a great job, 0:00:51.560 --> 0:00:53.320 felt good about where they worked. 0:00:53.040 --> 0:00:56.000 And we got the day in, got a lot of. 0:00:56.160 --> 0:00:58.320 Cycle and a lot of energy maybe and anxiety. 0:00:58.360 --> 0:01:00.040 How was he ning to coach channel. 0:01:01.960 --> 0:01:02.040 Well? 0:01:02.040 --> 0:01:03.720 It's funny you mentioned that, because that's exactly what we 0:01:03.760 --> 0:01:06.000 talked about today in the team meeting, is that's the 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:07.920 excitement of the first game, is there, just like the 0:01:07.959 --> 0:01:10.440 fans are excited, players and coaches are excited, you know, 0:01:10.480 --> 0:01:12.639 and sometimes you gotta you gotta take a deep breath, 0:01:12.760 --> 0:01:14.360 you know, and just kind of kind of sell you 0:01:14.400 --> 0:01:16.800 settle yourself a little bit and take care of what's 0:01:16.880 --> 0:01:18.600 right in front of you. And today but it was 0:01:18.680 --> 0:01:20.960 right in front of us was meetings, uh, taking care 0:01:21.000 --> 0:01:23.600 of themselves physically and then having a good practice. Now 0:01:23.600 --> 0:01:25.640 it'll be another set of meetings and then taking care 0:01:25.640 --> 0:01:27.720 of their bodies again. So one step at a time, 0:01:27.760 --> 0:01:30.080 one revolution at a time, and then get ready to 0:01:30.120 --> 0:01:30.760 play for Sunday. 0:01:32.280 --> 0:01:33.280 Have more bucks out there? 0:01:33.680 --> 0:01:40.360 You look good? Look fine? 0:01:40.680 --> 0:01:52.840 Okay, right quarter on those guys. 0:01:53.720 --> 0:01:54.880 Right. It's a good question. 0:01:55.000 --> 0:01:57.480 It's not really something you do way too much because 0:01:58.000 --> 0:02:00.760 we've got to focus on what we do, uh, and 0:02:00.760 --> 0:02:01.920 and their scheme on what they do. 0:02:02.000 --> 0:02:05.280 You know, we know that CJ. Stroud is extremely talented. 0:02:05.640 --> 0:02:08.040 We know that I watched them play a lot obviously, 0:02:08.080 --> 0:02:10.880 and h have the utmost respect for him his ability 0:02:11.400 --> 0:02:13.920 for for their offense, for the system they run, for 0:02:13.960 --> 0:02:16.240 the players they have. Uh, they've got you know, great 0:02:16.240 --> 0:02:18.480 skilled players. They got a great run game, you know, 0:02:18.520 --> 0:02:20.920 downhill run game. They had that last year too in 0:02:21.000 --> 0:02:23.320 terms of the you know, run, the zone scheme, fall 0:02:23.400 --> 0:02:24.720 back on the field, all those things. 0:02:24.560 --> 0:02:25.520 That we have to be ready for. 0:02:25.560 --> 0:02:27.600 But uh, we're just gonna have to do what we do, 0:02:27.639 --> 0:02:29.720 try to do our best that we can and let 0:02:29.760 --> 0:02:30.440 the chips fall. 0:02:30.880 --> 0:02:31.120 John. 0:02:31.200 --> 0:02:33.920 Obviously we've won play. There's a lot of new players 0:02:33.960 --> 0:02:35.600 on these teams. The fans are excited to see. 0:02:35.600 --> 0:02:37.440 And I know you're ready to see all these guys play, 0:02:37.520 --> 0:02:40.040 But is there anybody that you're kind of anxious to 0:02:40.080 --> 0:02:41.120 see on Sunday? 0:02:41.280 --> 0:02:43.120 You know, I'm I'm anxious to see everybody. I mean, 0:02:43.160 --> 0:02:45.600 really honestly, I'm anxious to see the team. That's That's 0:02:45.639 --> 0:02:48.000 the anybody I'm anxious to see as the team and 0:02:48.080 --> 0:02:49.440 all the parts of the team you know that are 0:02:49.440 --> 0:02:51.480 gonna be out there playing trying to do their best. 0:02:51.480 --> 0:02:55.160 Everybody wants to play very well, very much, and we're 0:02:55.160 --> 0:02:56.200 gonna try to do our best. 0:02:56.400 --> 0:02:58.400 John. Uh, this is gonna be adults first game in 0:02:58.400 --> 0:02:59.440 about a year and a half. 0:02:59.600 --> 0:03:02.760 They any bogs of or any talk about any snap 0:03:02.840 --> 0:03:03.960 count for him for as. 0:03:05.040 --> 0:03:06.960 No, we haven't had that conversation. I think it's gonna 0:03:06.960 --> 0:03:09.200 be part and parcel of the game plan and the 0:03:09.200 --> 0:03:10.480 personnel groups that go on the field. 0:03:10.480 --> 0:03:11.200 But he's ready to go. 0:03:12.040 --> 0:03:15.160 Hey, John Odell's gonna be speaking a little bit here today. 0:03:15.520 --> 0:03:18.480 He shared in an interview that he texted you to 0:03:18.600 --> 0:03:21.800 tell you that you run a world class organization. I 0:03:21.840 --> 0:03:23.160 know you're not fishing form. 0:03:23.960 --> 0:03:24.560 What does that? 0:03:24.639 --> 0:03:25.480 Well, thank you, Mark? 0:03:26.200 --> 0:03:28.880 What does that mean to get that sort of a 0:03:28.960 --> 0:03:30.080 nod from a player? 0:03:30.639 --> 0:03:32.200 You know, I'd be a lie to say it doesn't 0:03:32.240 --> 0:03:34.320 mean something, right, I mean it means something because there's 0:03:34.360 --> 0:03:37.000 a guy that you know, he's been around, he knows 0:03:37.000 --> 0:03:38.720 what he's talking about, you know, and have so much 0:03:38.760 --> 0:03:40.720 respect for him. I think that's you respect when it 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:42.760 comes from somebody that works so hard every day at 0:03:42.760 --> 0:03:45.160 his craft. But yeah, it was meaningful, It was it 0:03:45.200 --> 0:03:51.000 was appreciated. But uh, yeah, we're not fishing for compliments. 0:03:51.600 --> 0:03:52.080 I like that. 0:03:52.560 --> 0:03:54.440 I know he hasn't been here the whole time, but 0:03:54.440 --> 0:03:55.760 do you have a sense of sort of what he's 0:03:55.800 --> 0:03:58.600 at last year and half and realized to get back 0:03:58.640 --> 0:03:58.840 to this. 0:03:58.880 --> 0:04:00.680 Point I do. I just talk to him coming off 0:04:00.680 --> 0:04:01.000 the field. 0:04:01.000 --> 0:04:02.920 You guys saw that, you know that was that was 0:04:02.960 --> 0:04:04.480 really kind of he'll probably tell you, but that's kind 0:04:04.480 --> 0:04:06.160 of what he's talking about. That's what he's thinking about. 0:04:06.880 --> 0:04:10.200 He's very aware of the fact that he hasn't played 0:04:10.200 --> 0:04:12.280 in a long time and how important it is now 0:04:12.320 --> 0:04:14.280 excited he is, how much he's put into getting himself 0:04:14.280 --> 0:04:16.599 back to this point. I mean, when you when you 0:04:16.640 --> 0:04:18.840 commit so much, you make so many sacrifices, you work 0:04:18.880 --> 0:04:20.960 so hard, you know that those are investments that are 0:04:20.960 --> 0:04:22.760 made with your time and your energy and your effort 0:04:23.240 --> 0:04:24.760 and your emotions and everything else. 0:04:25.320 --> 0:04:27.400 And I know he's looking for that to pay off. 0:04:27.400 --> 0:04:28.800 You know, he's hoping that that's gonna pay off, and 0:04:28.839 --> 0:04:30.720 he's gonna be out there playing just as hard and 0:04:30.720 --> 0:04:31.960 as well as he can because of it. 0:04:32.279 --> 0:04:33.479 John, I think the. 0:04:33.960 --> 0:04:37.760 Attribute we're supposed often associated with coach markets billion and 0:04:37.920 --> 0:04:39.960 is still confidence in his quarterbacks that he works. 0:04:39.960 --> 0:04:42.480 But we know Lamar, he's a pretty unprofitable guy. 0:04:42.480 --> 0:04:43.320 Alds confidence. 0:04:43.360 --> 0:04:45.159 So you know, how do you think that is gonna 0:04:45.400 --> 0:04:47.760 You know how Lamar the person he's. 0:04:47.640 --> 0:04:49.839 Going Yeah, I mean, Lamar's his own man. You know Lamar. 0:04:50.120 --> 0:04:52.360 Lamar is a confident guy. And he's confident because he's 0:04:52.400 --> 0:04:53.880 another guy that works so hard at it. I mean, 0:04:53.960 --> 0:04:56.640 Lamar has put everything into it. He's been out here, 0:04:56.800 --> 0:04:59.320 he's been studying day and night. Uh, he's been he's 0:04:59.320 --> 0:05:03.360 been working, he's been working on all his fundamentals and uh, 0:05:03.360 --> 0:05:05.080 and he's ready to go. And he's ready, like we 0:05:05.080 --> 0:05:07.080 said last week, he's ready to be on point with 0:05:07.120 --> 0:05:09.720 everything he does. So I think Todd and here they 0:05:09.760 --> 0:05:11.440 get along great. You know, they've got to be like that. 0:05:11.520 --> 0:05:14.400 They are like that, they talk a lot and then 0:05:14.440 --> 0:05:16.360 we'll see what happens and not. It's not just one 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:18.280 game either. You know, we're gonna talking about a whole 0:05:18.320 --> 0:05:19.160 season in front of us. 0:05:19.560 --> 0:05:20.360 Oh, I don't know, John. 0:05:20.600 --> 0:05:23.160 I think it's implied by the amount of investment you 0:05:23.240 --> 0:05:26.760 put it to the passing attack, including giving the margin contract. 0:05:27.200 --> 0:05:31.160 But do you see him, you know, just attempting more 0:05:31.200 --> 0:05:32.039 passes this season? 0:05:32.120 --> 0:05:32.360 Maybe? 0:05:32.520 --> 0:05:35.880 Do you see him maybe setting passes, are passing the 0:05:35.920 --> 0:05:39.680 attempt of single high season highs And how can that 0:05:39.760 --> 0:05:40.480 influence your offense? 0:05:40.520 --> 0:05:40.719 Team? 0:05:41.400 --> 0:05:42.960 I mean, well, probably the answer is gonna be We're 0:05:42.960 --> 0:05:44.359 gonna do whatever we feel like we need to do 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:46.080 to win, because that's always the answer. You know, it 0:05:46.120 --> 0:05:48.919 was never it was never you know, not throwing the 0:05:48.920 --> 0:05:50.120 ball or not running whatever. 0:05:50.160 --> 0:05:50.839 It was never that. 0:05:51.480 --> 0:05:53.120 But I think just by virtue of the of the 0:05:53.160 --> 0:05:57.200 personality of the team, it's a pretty fair assumption that 0:05:57.240 --> 0:05:59.360 we're gonna throw the ball more, no question about that, 0:05:59.440 --> 0:06:02.720 and I'm excited about that. But again, game to game, 0:06:03.080 --> 0:06:04.960 series to series, whatever needs to be done, that's what 0:06:04.960 --> 0:06:05.720 our guys are up for. 0:06:06.320 --> 0:06:09.240 John, I understand you're not gonna abu close the game 0:06:09.240 --> 0:06:12.000 of push, But defensively, I don't know that there's a 0:06:12.040 --> 0:06:14.480 corner you had that was one other than Ardarius watching 0:06:14.480 --> 0:06:16.599 the day that was out their practice get the entire time. 0:06:17.160 --> 0:06:18.719 How much do you have to rely on kind of 0:06:18.800 --> 0:06:21.640 versatility and match ups sort of especially early in the 0:06:21.680 --> 0:06:23.960 season and some of the corners finally floating kind of 0:06:23.960 --> 0:06:25.600 going back and the form. 0:06:25.720 --> 0:06:28.359 Yeah, I mean I trust those players, you know, I 0:06:28.360 --> 0:06:31.720 trust those players who go out there, corner safeties, linebackers, 0:06:31.720 --> 0:06:34.360 the whole defense, the whole team really to go out 0:06:34.400 --> 0:06:36.320 there and play well. And we you know, we've got 0:06:36.320 --> 0:06:38.400 guys in our team for a reason. You know, it's 0:06:38.400 --> 0:06:41.479 because they're very good players, So you know, that's that's 0:06:41.480 --> 0:06:43.120 not really a road I need to travel down in 0:06:43.200 --> 0:06:45.400 terms of concern, because I know those guys are gonna 0:06:45.400 --> 0:06:46.640 go out there and play their hearts out, you know, 0:06:46.680 --> 0:06:49.320 and they're and they're excellent players, and and you know, 0:06:49.360 --> 0:06:52.360 the bar is high, and I'm i'm I'm I'm very 0:06:52.560 --> 0:06:53.920 certain that they're gonna play very well. 0:06:54.440 --> 0:06:56.400 Two more guys, John Safeflowers. 0:06:56.440 --> 0:06:58.799 Obviously, guys just created a ton of interest around themselves 0:06:58.800 --> 0:07:00.000 over the last in a couple of months. 0:07:00.880 --> 0:07:02.760 What's your sense best on what you've learned about him 0:07:02.760 --> 0:07:05.000 about how he's going to make that transition from what 0:07:05.040 --> 0:07:06.960 he's gonna be in the summer to kind of the 0:07:07.000 --> 0:07:07.520 real stage. 0:07:07.640 --> 0:07:07.839 Yeah. 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:11.040 I mean, you know, it's just probably the pundits and 0:07:11.080 --> 0:07:14.760 the prognosticators to quote Jack Harball. You know, I'm not 0:07:14.840 --> 0:07:17.080 one either one of those, So I don't have a 0:07:17.120 --> 0:07:20.040 prediction in terms of, you know, how he's gonna fare. 0:07:20.600 --> 0:07:23.600 I think he's gonna fare really well, you know, because 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:25.520 he's a really good player, and he works really hard, 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:27.920 and you know, guys like that tend to do really well. 0:07:28.120 --> 0:07:30.880 You know, he's got talent, So I think he's gonna 0:07:30.880 --> 0:07:32.760 do great. But how he's going to transition and all that, 0:07:33.240 --> 0:07:34.720 you know, I don't know. I just think he's gonna 0:07:34.720 --> 0:07:36.200 come out and play great football for us and win 0:07:36.280 --> 0:07:39.080 games for us. And that's all we really ask to 0:07:39.120 --> 0:07:40.600 make it more than that, you know, it's kind of like, 0:07:40.920 --> 0:07:41.840 what are we talking about here? 0:07:43.760 --> 0:07:45.840 That was head coach John Harball. You're listening to the 0:07:45.880 --> 0:07:48.880 Ravens Press Pass podcast. We also had a chance to 0:07:48.880 --> 0:07:51.480 hear from quarterback Lamar Jackson, who talked about the team's 0:07:51.480 --> 0:07:54.200 mindset going into this home opener. 0:07:55.200 --> 0:07:58.320 Can you look at this week one obviously get any 0:07:58.320 --> 0:08:02.400 action preseason, what do you kind of anticipating this offense 0:08:02.440 --> 0:08:02.960 is gonna look like? 0:08:02.960 --> 0:08:04.680 What are you sort of eager to see. 0:08:04.480 --> 0:08:07.320 How things work in live action against another team? 0:08:07.360 --> 0:08:10.800 For one, I'm anticipating us going out there and planning 0:08:10.840 --> 0:08:13.760 to get someone actually, you know, first first offense. We 0:08:13.760 --> 0:08:16.680 haven't been going against no One but our guys. I'm 0:08:16.720 --> 0:08:20.520 just ready to get the ball rolling right now. Hype guys, Hype, 0:08:20.600 --> 0:08:21.000 go aheady. 0:08:21.640 --> 0:08:24.240 Where did you think of uh Say's performance in gat 0:08:24.280 --> 0:08:25.160 working township? 0:08:25.720 --> 0:08:31.960 Sh shure, He's explosive, quick, joystick, Like I said, shifty, 0:08:32.520 --> 0:08:35.559 the singing, oh oh oh, that was nice. That was 0:08:35.640 --> 0:08:39.400 nice performing Kodak he he was nice. I thought he 0:08:39.440 --> 0:08:40.440 was Kodak a little bit. 0:08:41.840 --> 0:08:45.000 Mar if you if you played them but receive uh 0:08:45.200 --> 0:08:49.000 like it's it's good for years whatever? 0:08:50.360 --> 0:08:52.319 Ah man, I I feel like I had guys who 0:08:52.400 --> 0:08:56.400 who was able to contribute to the team every year, 0:08:56.480 --> 0:08:58.880 you know, but these these guys obviously it's different. You know, 0:08:59.320 --> 0:09:02.720 everyone brings some different to the table. So it's different. 0:09:02.720 --> 0:09:03.800 And I'll say that it's different. 0:09:04.000 --> 0:09:06.760 More talk all off season is you know, how comfortable 0:09:06.800 --> 0:09:09.319 are you gonna be with Mokan's offense now that ready 0:09:09.360 --> 0:09:10.680 play regular season games? 0:09:10.760 --> 0:09:12.240 Just how comfortable do you feel? 0:09:12.840 --> 0:09:13.280 Uh? I? 0:09:13.280 --> 0:09:14.319 I feel very comfortable. 0:09:14.360 --> 0:09:18.920 I feel great actually just uh just the explosiveness to 0:09:18.960 --> 0:09:22.200 getting the ball out my hand faster, getting guys open. 0:09:22.280 --> 0:09:23.880 It's just can't wait to see it, you. 0:09:23.880 --> 0:09:25.959 Know, in the regular game now so we can actually 0:09:26.000 --> 0:09:27.040 talk about it more in depth. 0:09:27.720 --> 0:09:27.920 More. 0:09:27.920 --> 0:09:29.719 Do you do you think it's just given me a 0:09:29.760 --> 0:09:34.240 situation where you know there were do you play calls 0:09:34.280 --> 0:09:36.320 in the game where it feels like he trusts you 0:09:36.559 --> 0:09:38.599 to do things? I mean if you had a a 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:40.560 DC bigous jay, I. 0:09:40.559 --> 0:09:42.760 Mean it is there is there a level of trust that. 0:09:42.720 --> 0:09:45.360 You can have with the coordinator that you feel like 0:09:45.360 --> 0:09:45.959 it's strong. 0:09:46.559 --> 0:09:46.679 Uh. 0:09:46.720 --> 0:09:49.400 Absolutely, Uh he he's been showing to during practice, you know, 0:09:50.160 --> 0:09:52.320 just trusting me, you know, being able to make players 0:09:52.320 --> 0:09:54.120 at the line, you know, going against the ones defense, 0:09:54.160 --> 0:09:56.360 stuff like that, and that's all I need, you know. 0:09:56.360 --> 0:09:58.320 I know it's gonna transition over to the game. So 0:09:58.679 --> 0:10:00.560 just gonna see what are you one. 0:10:00.440 --> 0:10:01.120 Of big games? 0:10:01.160 --> 0:10:03.840 But you had quite a few big games in Week one? 0:10:04.000 --> 0:10:06.360 What is it about these Week one games that you 0:10:07.080 --> 0:10:09.360 allow you to go out there and consistently play so well? 0:10:09.960 --> 0:10:10.080 Uh? 0:10:10.200 --> 0:10:13.640 Just missing the game, I'll say, you know, just not 0:10:13.760 --> 0:10:15.240 being out there on the field in the in the 0:10:15.360 --> 0:10:17.679 real game, you know, just the physicality out there that 0:10:17.720 --> 0:10:21.280 goes on making the fans happy. Uh, I don't know, 0:10:21.360 --> 0:10:23.720 it's I don't know. I love every game, do not 0:10:23.760 --> 0:10:24.320 just week one? 0:10:24.480 --> 0:10:25.040 So I don't know. 0:10:25.720 --> 0:10:27.120 You no, it is this off season. 0:10:27.160 --> 0:10:29.079 There's a lot of uncertainty for you, there's a lot 0:10:29.080 --> 0:10:30.240 of uncertainty. 0:10:29.760 --> 0:10:30.280 For other guys. 0:10:30.280 --> 0:10:33.920 And it's Robster, how like it's pleased? Are you? 0:10:34.000 --> 0:10:36.800 How everything came together in your situation with the guys 0:10:36.880 --> 0:10:39.120 you have, the guys you're throwing to. Is this kind 0:10:39.160 --> 0:10:41.360 of is this kind of your vision on how this 0:10:41.520 --> 0:10:42.960 was going to work out in the end? 0:10:43.520 --> 0:10:44.120 Uh? 0:10:44.240 --> 0:10:48.000 I really, I don't know. My vision is hoping to 0:10:48.040 --> 0:10:50.560 be be playing at February. So but just to have 0:10:50.640 --> 0:10:52.959 the great group of guys ever doing it, doing a 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:54.880 great job of keeping guys here and and bringing their 0:10:54.920 --> 0:10:57.280 new guys and you know, just building you know, helping 0:10:57.320 --> 0:10:58.680 our offense bill defense bill. 0:10:59.200 --> 0:10:59.280 Uh. 0:10:59.320 --> 0:11:00.000 That just has off. 0:11:00.120 --> 0:11:02.199 Him, you know, and we just gonna see when to 0:11:02.200 --> 0:11:04.160 see when it's when the game come hide it all 0:11:04.160 --> 0:11:05.199 play out more. 0:11:05.280 --> 0:11:07.240 I know you mentioned one when you at throw out 0:11:07.280 --> 0:11:08.720 Godell about his speed. 0:11:08.800 --> 0:11:11.319 Hell, its kind of uh, I mean, is that the 0:11:11.320 --> 0:11:13.560 biggest thing that is really cut the the begin preussion 0:11:13.559 --> 0:11:13.920 that you've made. 0:11:13.960 --> 0:11:15.760 I mean, you've now had the whole training. 0:11:15.480 --> 0:11:15.920 Camp with that. 0:11:16.520 --> 0:11:18.600 Uh, not just his speed, you know what his route 0:11:18.640 --> 0:11:21.079 running is very smooth. You know, actually been on the 0:11:21.120 --> 0:11:23.679 same team and him team is him and not watching 0:11:23.760 --> 0:11:25.840 him do it on the you know, on opposing side line. 0:11:25.960 --> 0:11:27.640 Just to be on his team and him doing what 0:11:27.640 --> 0:11:28.160 o'dell'll do. 0:11:28.280 --> 0:11:28.920 Is it's crazy? 0:11:29.240 --> 0:11:32.040 You ever for him to get back out there again, 0:11:32.240 --> 0:11:33.880 did you have a sense for what it means for 0:11:33.880 --> 0:11:34.960 Adelle to get back out there and. 0:11:35.040 --> 0:11:35.719 Play a real game. 0:11:35.920 --> 0:11:37.880 Oh absolutely, you know, I know he's passionate about the 0:11:37.920 --> 0:11:39.680 game and he just can't, you know, wait to show 0:11:39.679 --> 0:11:41.600 people in the road like what he's still still able 0:11:41.600 --> 0:11:41.800 to do. 0:11:42.200 --> 0:11:44.240 Mar Is there someone you think that's under the radar 0:11:44.320 --> 0:11:46.280 that's prime for a a breakout, Say, someone that's. 0:11:46.160 --> 0:11:49.400 Crosser, So i'm'a actually try to keep him under the radar. 0:11:49.679 --> 0:11:52.040 But I feel like we got a great group of guys. 0:11:53.440 --> 0:11:55.880 Uh, when you were one season stroud to think this 0:11:55.960 --> 0:11:59.280 first start here is what do you remember going into 0:11:59.320 --> 0:12:03.760 that right? Then making your first start for your uh 0:12:04.400 --> 0:12:05.760 difficult for you out too right? 0:12:05.880 --> 0:12:07.640 You got to call so that. 0:12:11.440 --> 0:12:13.360 I think we played Cincinnati my first start. 0:12:13.679 --> 0:12:18.679 Yes, Uh, I remember going into the game, Uh, nervous, hot, 0:12:18.760 --> 0:12:22.640 butterflies until you know the actually my first snap, but 0:12:22.760 --> 0:12:23.760 like you said, we got the dub. 0:12:24.679 --> 0:12:25.400 But after the first. 0:12:25.240 --> 0:12:27.360 Snap, I think the nervousness went away and I was 0:12:27.400 --> 0:12:28.880 just ready to go hit the ground running. 0:12:29.200 --> 0:12:32.160 A little more story that's been bubbling up lately is 0:12:32.720 --> 0:12:35.760 the raisins coming at all black quarterback, black coaches. 0:12:35.920 --> 0:12:39.160 I'm sorry, two black quarterbacks, two black coaches, and to 0:12:39.240 --> 0:12:40.319 seeing at the first in. 0:12:40.280 --> 0:12:42.360 The NFL like for you, what do you think, how. 0:12:42.200 --> 0:12:44.240 Significant do you think it is for people to see that, 0:12:44.320 --> 0:12:45.200 and what does it mean to you. 0:12:45.360 --> 0:12:46.040 To be a part of it? 0:12:46.400 --> 0:12:46.559 Oh? 0:12:46.640 --> 0:12:49.439 Man, it's awesome for people to see, you know, just 0:12:49.520 --> 0:12:52.080 a new era in the league. You know, all across 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:54.680 the board, you know every level, you know, collegiate level, NFL, 0:12:55.000 --> 0:12:56.160 and it's great for me to be a part of, 0:12:56.320 --> 0:12:58.959 you know, first time for everything, Lamar. 0:12:59.160 --> 0:13:01.000 I mean even s s before you got into the 0:13:01.080 --> 0:13:05.400 league kind of fought people trying to pigeonhole you and 0:13:05.720 --> 0:13:08.760 with your running talent and saying you're one kind of player. 0:13:09.320 --> 0:13:12.120 Do you think with the new offense, the receiving threats 0:13:12.160 --> 0:13:14.600 you have just hear new contract, do you think things 0:13:14.640 --> 0:13:17.680 are set up to show people the kind of quarterback 0:13:17.760 --> 0:13:21.200 that you have always seen yourself ass and and show 0:13:21.240 --> 0:13:22.280 your arm talent. 0:13:22.120 --> 0:13:23.400 Just as much as you're running talent. 0:13:23.840 --> 0:13:23.960 Uh. 0:13:24.000 --> 0:13:26.400 I believe so, But I also believe it's gonna always 0:13:26.440 --> 0:13:28.240 be doubt no matter what you know, no matter what 0:13:28.280 --> 0:13:30.480 you're showing showing people. You know, it's it's all about 0:13:30.480 --> 0:13:32.960 you know, proving yourself right, not everyone else. So just 0:13:33.000 --> 0:13:34.640 go out there and and do what I do, you know, 0:13:34.720 --> 0:13:35.320 we gonna see. 0:13:35.600 --> 0:13:36.800 Come on, what's up with the new. 0:13:36.679 --> 0:13:38.280 Coatry staff down there in the Texans? 0:13:38.840 --> 0:13:40.400 Is it different to prepare for it? 0:13:40.440 --> 0:13:42.440 Cause this, you know, you haven't seen the Texans with 0:13:42.520 --> 0:13:44.120 this new coachery step before any film with that. 0:13:44.559 --> 0:13:46.920 Is it a little bit more challenging going into this game? 0:13:47.000 --> 0:13:47.959 Cause there might be a. 0:13:47.920 --> 0:13:50.600 Little bit more uncertainty is about how that defense might look? 0:13:51.200 --> 0:13:51.400 Uh? 0:13:51.640 --> 0:13:53.920 It depends, like like you said, you know, def different, 0:13:54.000 --> 0:13:57.240 you know, coach, different players, but the system is you know, 0:13:57.559 --> 0:13:59.960 sort of similar to other teams you know who who 0:14:00.080 --> 0:14:02.800 we played in the past. And from watching film watching 0:14:02.920 --> 0:14:04.880 forty nine Ers, Uh, defense and coach coming from forty 0:14:04.920 --> 0:14:06.559 nine ers similar defenses. 0:14:07.640 --> 0:14:10.160 With Todd Mounkin, w what is stood out to you 0:14:10.200 --> 0:14:12.000 about him as Uh? 0:14:12.200 --> 0:14:13.600 I being outspoken? 0:14:13.679 --> 0:14:15.160 Uh, I said, I think I said that before, you know, 0:14:15.280 --> 0:14:17.480 just being outspoken and you know, being loud in the 0:14:17.480 --> 0:14:18.000 meeting rooms. 0:14:18.040 --> 0:14:20.160 I'm like, like, it's early. You know, he got his 0:14:20.280 --> 0:14:23.040 blood flowing. I feel like that stick out to me 0:14:23.080 --> 0:14:23.680 the most. 0:14:25.080 --> 0:14:25.760 Might be a while. 0:14:25.880 --> 0:14:26.480 Since you been on the. 0:14:28.120 --> 0:14:31.280 Comes Sunder, do you anticipate feeling any differently as you're 0:14:31.280 --> 0:14:32.400 getting ready for this game? 0:14:32.520 --> 0:14:33.960 I mean, I'm not sure if your guy has still 0:14:33.960 --> 0:14:36.560 getting butterflies at this point, but any. 0:14:36.360 --> 0:14:38.320 Other opener for you or will it'll be a little 0:14:38.360 --> 0:14:41.040 different field to be given all those transpires. So it's 0:14:41.080 --> 0:14:42.000 time to down the field. 0:14:42.600 --> 0:14:42.760 Uh. 0:14:42.920 --> 0:14:45.360 I say, I'm a little bit anxious, but you know, 0:14:45.440 --> 0:14:47.280 coach Coach Harbot said in the me you know, don't 0:14:47.320 --> 0:14:49.600 peak too soon, So I'm trying not to peak too soon. 0:14:49.760 --> 0:14:52.600 I was lifting earlier, uh with coach Scott, and I 0:14:52.640 --> 0:14:54.040 was telling him like, I feel like I'm ready, like 0:14:54.360 --> 0:14:56.320 cause I was running around and walked through early too. 0:14:56.400 --> 0:14:58.640 So I'm just pumped, to be honest, and I'm pumped. 0:14:58.720 --> 0:14:59.720 I can't wait to get out there. 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:01.320 You think you're a little more anxious. 0:15:01.720 --> 0:15:04.760 I haven't played since December and like November one of 'em. 0:15:05.480 --> 0:15:09.000