1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Wondering if you could tell us what your approach was 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: with having me all the last couple of days. As 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: we talked about in the preseason, you've been there, You've 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: struggled as a rookie. So did you see him out? 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: Did he seek you out? Have you guys not even 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: talked about the elephant in the room? Did you say, hey, 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: I've been there? Like? What have your conversations with Neil 8 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: been like since Monday nights lock after Monday Night's locker though, Yeah, 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: I've definitely talked Evan. It's a short week, so we 10 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: kind of had to put it to bear fairly quickly. 11 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: We're already moved on, you know, to game planning for 12 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: the Bears and stuff like that. But not just Evan, 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: I think the whole office a line. We understand that 14 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: we didn't play to the caliber that we want to. UM. 15 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: Obviously too much pressure. UM. And there's some plays in 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 1: a run game that we definitely could have had, you know, 17 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: some more explosive runs if we've got you know, a 18 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: better movement. So UM, just encouraging them to keep working. UM, 19 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: to have a short term memory. UM. But just a 20 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: reminder that you know, stuff that you put on film. Um, 21 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: the Rusher's next week, they're watching that, So just remind 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: to clean that up and keep working the technique. But 23 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:05,199 Speaker 1: he's a talented kid, has all the tools in the world. Um, 24 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: he's mature, so I'm confident in him. Andrew. I was 25 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: just saying, how how hard is that to do? Is 26 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: it easier said than done? Because I feel like I 27 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: was asking Russia's about you that question in two thousand 28 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: and twenty, like, oh, he's just got to move on, 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: But like, do you internalize it when you struggle like 30 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: that You've obviously been in the shoes. No, it's definitely 31 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: not easy, especially um coming from college where you you know, 32 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 1: you dominate, you're really good. Um, it's frustrating. But I 33 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: think he has a good attitude about it. He's always 34 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: you know, asked me, you know different about different pointers 35 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: and um asking questions in the meeting. Is just trying 36 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 1: to get better every day. So UM, I think he 37 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: has the right bond set. And what do you think 38 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,000 Speaker 1: it is about this line that your struggles, if you've 39 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: had them, have been more towards the past protection side 40 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: than the run blocking. Yeah, I think we we do 41 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: a good job of getting a hat for a hat 42 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: and run game. Our communication, I think I unique is 43 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: a little bit better in the round game, and I 44 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: think that's why you see it. And then obviously, you know, 45 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: say Coin is very explosive, so UM, we'll give him 46 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: the same he makes something happen in the past game. 47 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: Right now, it's not really a lot of different pressures 48 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: that we're seeing. It's just more so games upfront, and 49 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: that's what we're having the most difficulties with. Its just 50 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: passing off games. Um, you know, protecting a depth in 51 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: the width of the pocket. So that's something we've gotta 52 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: do better. UM to allow DJ to you know throw 53 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: the ball the natural you know question off that is 54 00:02:28,200 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: you know when you see games, how much of that 55 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: is just this line hasn't been together that that this 56 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: is just like okay, this is gonna take time for 57 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: this group to be able to you know, get better 58 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: at that. Yes, offensive line, you definitely you know want camaraderie, 59 00:02:42,520 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: but we don't really have time for that. You know, 60 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: the season is already here. UM can't really make excuses 61 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: about not playing together. We just gotta you know, do 62 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,920 Speaker 1: whatever we can to get better as fast as we can. UM. 63 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: Because like I said earlier, Um, if we put it 64 00:02:55,360 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: on tape, it's coming the next week. Or Stapleton andrew 65 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: along the lines of what Ryan was asking you about 66 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: your game from from rookie year till now was was 67 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: it almost a dual journey that you had to figure 68 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 1: out where you were doing technique wise at this level 69 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: but also the psychological part of it and how that 70 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: can weigh on a player when you really left out 71 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: on an island the way you you were as a rookie, 72 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: and um, how have you developed? What what advice did 73 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,480 Speaker 1: you use to develop that part of your game where 74 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: you could just shake it off psychologically. The first thing 75 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: is the approach UM. David always talks about UM being processed, 76 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: oriented and not worried about the results. Sometimes you know, 77 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: you're trying to do something in a certain way or 78 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: do something that coach teaches you and it doesn't work, 79 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: and you're you're quick to you know, do whatever. UM, 80 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: we just have to stay focused on the process UM 81 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: getting better. And then I would say the second thing 82 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: like mentally just blocking out the noise. I mean it's 83 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: easy to say, but you know, in this day and age, 84 00:03:58,240 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: we all have social media and stuff like that, So 85 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: just doing your best to focus on what you can control. 86 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: You can't control what people say about you, or you 87 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: can control is what you put on film, and that's 88 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: has to be in main focus. Thanks, we'll take two 89 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: more Tom Rock and then and Valentine Andrew. I want 90 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: to ask you a little bit about Um. You know, 91 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: you are a captain. You wanted to take on more 92 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: of a leadership role. Um, it seems like you're playing 93 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: at a really high level even if the offensive line 94 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: as a whole, you know, is having the difficulties that 95 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: we that we've already addressed. How how is your perspective 96 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: gone from changing from looking at one position to now 97 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,599 Speaker 1: sort of looking at all five. Yeah, we all have 98 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: to play as a unit. Um, that's the beauty of 99 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: officer line. For guys can be doing their job perfectly 100 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: and one guy doesn't and you know it's a bad place. 101 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: So UM, my focus is not just on myself, but 102 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: like you said, the whole old line group to to 103 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 1: perform better. And that starts with me. Um, not just 104 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: you know, in the leadership role. Fartst you know, talking 105 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: to guys, But how I play there's things on film 106 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: that I someplace that I wish I had back some 107 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: things I need to do a little bit better to 108 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: help out my teammates, and um, just working on that 109 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: every day to get better. Is that new for you? 110 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: Like in the years past for you when you went 111 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,359 Speaker 1: back and watched film, did you just focus on yourself 112 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: or were you watching were you watching the whole line? 113 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: I mean I would say, like especially rookie year, I 114 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: was more so focused on myself. I'm just trying to, 115 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, fix my issues. But as offensive line, we 116 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: all have to play to play well together. So that's 117 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: what I'm working on now. Thank you at Valentine Andrew. 118 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: Just individually, you know, you've talked in the past about 119 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: running your own race and developing, you know, at your 120 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: own pace. Is it gratifying for you now just individually, 121 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: you know, to be where you are, to be talked 122 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 1: about now as one of the better offensive linemen in 123 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: the league and be talked about as a leader, you know, 124 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: instead of the kind of questions you were being asked 125 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: you know a couple of years ago. Honestly, not really, 126 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: It's kind of the same mentality. Um, I remember j 127 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: G told me this when I was a rookie. Was 128 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: like when people say, you know, it's bad, it's probably 129 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: not as bad as it is, and they say it's good, 130 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: it's probably not as good as it is. So my 131 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: approach is really the same. Obviously, I want to play 132 00:06:20,560 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: well and I want to be a dominant left tackle, 133 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: but my focus is on getting better. Like I said 134 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: some place on film that I, you know, I wish 135 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: I had back some things that got to do better 136 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: with my technique, just to be more consistent and just 137 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: you know, never being satisfied with, you know, the results.