1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: Dave's told us that basically, Jalen's been right up under 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Russ and Russ has been really high in his relationship. 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Have you kind of seen him just get close to 4 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:08,559 Speaker 1: Russ just to build that confidence and make a sure 5 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: with him a little bit more than I think. 6 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,559 Speaker 2: Russ has done a tremendous job from day one and 7 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 2: communicating with everybody in the room. He doesn't just whisper 8 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 2: in Jalen's ear, but he's He's constantly communicating with the 9 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: tight ends, running backs and the whiteouts on a daily basis, 10 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,319 Speaker 2: whether it be out here at practice, uh in the 11 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: in the heat of the moment, or when we go 12 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: back in and watch the tape and evaluate what what 13 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: we did well or what we want to improve on, 14 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 2: and really setting the expectation for those guys and where 15 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 2: he wants them to be and when he wants them 16 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 2: to be there. And there's been a lot of money 17 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: in that way, and Jamis has done the same. 18 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 3: Thing is Jalen. I' I'm sorry if you asked what 19 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 3: you probably have in Jalen bigger. 20 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's put on some some strength, yeah, some mass. 21 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 3: He's a pretty skinny guy. He was it hard for 22 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 3: him to do. I mean, was that kind of a 23 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 3: marching But but is that something you guys really said 24 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 3: to him? 25 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: Looked well, I think, I mean it's a physical game, right, 26 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 2: it's a grown man's games. The stronger you can be, 27 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 2: then obviously those things would tend to benefit your performance. 28 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 2: So he did a really good job of maximizing his 29 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: time away before he came back to April and then 30 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: continue with our strength staff since he's been here. 31 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 3: So with Russ's ability, you know, still Shade was just 32 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,400 Speaker 3: talking about it. You know, throw the deep ball. How 33 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 3: do you think that will affect all of you guys? 34 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 2: Well, I think it affects the defense can right as 35 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: an impact on the defense where they got to defend 36 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 2: the length of the field, knowing that we have the 37 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: skill level the speed to be able to threaten them 38 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 2: deep and get behind the defenders there and score quickly. 39 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 2: So I think that that's really going to have an 40 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: impact on the defensive coordinators and the play callers that 41 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: were preparing to play. And certainly, you know that opens 42 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: up things. It opens up the running game, it opens 43 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 2: up the quick and the underneath throws. I mean it's 44 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 2: all tied together. But when you have the ability to 45 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 2: strike quickly and we have the speed out there on 46 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 2: the perimeter to be able to do that, and Russ 47 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: has proven over time that that he's one of the 48 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: best at doing that. So hopefully they'll be a big 49 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: part of the. 50 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: Offense the spring. 51 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 3: You've seen that, oh yes, yeah. 52 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely have been effective. Oh yeah, yeah, no doubt. 53 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: And as far as Wandal, when you looked at his 54 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 3: stats last year, you know, the perceptions were way up. 55 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 3: The yards were not way up? Was that? 56 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 2: What do you mean by that? 57 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 3: The yards were catch? Obviously we're lowerested his career, so 58 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 3: how do you how do you kind of separate that 59 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 3: in your head and try to get him more of. 60 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: Those yards after catch? And I think he was productive 61 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 2: with the opportunities that we gave him. He's certainly a 62 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 2: very reliable and dependable player and did a really good 63 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: job with run after the catch, uh, And I think 64 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: he'll continue to do that. I thought he's looked really 65 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: good with those kinds of things here the spring that 66 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: we've asked him to do. He got a lot of 67 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: confidence in one Dell and I think all the quarterbacks do. 68 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 2: He's one of the smartest guys on the team that 69 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 2: is where he's supposed to be when he's supposed to 70 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 2: be there, and knows the entire system can plug him 71 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 2: in anywhere, so he's a really valuable member of the offense.