Speaker 1: He had a new guy that was kind of thrown
Speaker 1: in there too, right, this guy a couple of days ago.
Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, Brett, we were talking. He did a
Speaker 1: great job. You know, for him to come in. You know,
Speaker 1: he didn't he didn't pass out in college, and so
Speaker 1: for him to come in and play like he did
Speaker 1: that was that was Also it was really impressive for
Speaker 1: him to come and do that. So I was happy
Speaker 1: for him. What about the Nate, how did her hand
Speaker 1: old center? I mean, it seems like he's done pretty well. Yeah,
Speaker 1: he played, right, He's done it really well. I didn't
Speaker 1: know he hadn't played until last week when somebody told
Speaker 1: me that. But uh, he's done really well, and uh
Speaker 1: it's cool to see him continue to get better. He
Speaker 1: snapped it too. Oh yeah, jeezus should ask enough for you.
Speaker 1: But I mean, but did this at all? What did
Speaker 1: this remind you? Like, all these different guys kind of
Speaker 1: rolling in there. I don't know if it reminded me
Speaker 1: of anything, but but I think for all of us,
Speaker 1: he's good to get in there and get game reps
Speaker 1: um and and play for sixty minutes. Again. I try
Speaker 1: to take it one play at the time and make
Speaker 1: the best out of that play. So what were you
Speaker 1: pleased with throughout the course of the preseason that you
Speaker 1: did and what are some of the things that concerned you. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I felt like I was more involved than you know
Speaker 1: in terms of special teams. So I was glad that
Speaker 1: I was able to get in and get those reps
Speaker 1: in kind of see where I'm at and see where
Speaker 1: my game is at. So I would say that was
Speaker 1: my biggest UM area that I was I was I
Speaker 1: was proud of to improve in UM just being versatile,
Speaker 1: adding you know, not just being good at one thing,
Speaker 1: being able to you know, have to first game in
Speaker 1: my game. So I thought that was pretty good getting
Speaker 1: better at just UM, continuing to continue to you know,
Speaker 1: have a mindset of counting it downhill, and uh, you know,
Speaker 1: being more aggressive. I think that was something that I
Speaker 1: did a good job of working on as we got
Speaker 1: you know, through our practices, and I'm going to continue
Speaker 1: to work on. You had to go through the waiting
Speaker 1: games just a year ago. Yeah, this time around, is
Speaker 1: it easier to him goals? Are you more relaxed about
Speaker 1: the situation or is it just as as tense as
Speaker 1: it was a season Again, I think just with that experience,
Speaker 1: I know how this thing goes. I know that it's
Speaker 1: gonna be some tough decisions made, but also know that,
Speaker 1: you know, my opportunity is gonna come wherever that may be.
Speaker 1: And you know, having that experience, knowing, you know, when
Speaker 1: you get that to take advantage of, gives me a
Speaker 1: little bit more confidence. Um. You know, I'm blessed to
Speaker 1: be a part of this organization east and every day.
Speaker 1: Um and if it's not here, it's gonna be somewhere.
Speaker 1: So just continue just to stay focused on what I
Speaker 1: can control and take advantage of any opportunity that's given
Speaker 1: to them. You cannon for Joel, Finally that you were
Speaker 1: going to show up on the pads coming do you
Speaker 1: thank you you did that and show up that you
Speaker 1: can be a physical player. Yeah, yeah, you know, I
Speaker 1: played my game and you know, just you know, just
Speaker 1: did my assignments, did my job and when the plays
Speaker 1: come to you gotta make them. And yeah, I feel like,
Speaker 1: you know, didn't mess a lot of tackles, miss you know,
Speaker 1: a lot of fits. And that's kind of what happens
Speaker 1: in the Pats one year. You gotta be able to
Speaker 1: fit the ride. And you know, I'll be able to
Speaker 1: make tackles one on one and up in space, and
Speaker 1: I think I did that pretty well for these last
Speaker 1: four games. You kind of left a known quantity up
Speaker 1: in Canada for a little known um. Did you think
Speaker 1: of it as a risk or you know, I mean
Speaker 1: you knew there was security up there. I guess, yeah,
Speaker 1: you know, I guess one of the few people that
Speaker 1: knows you'll be playing for water Shore. I think you know,
Speaker 1: no one does sign me and that happens. Uh, there's
Speaker 1: nine teams in the CFL that I think I would
Speaker 1: love to have me and I know one Swecia Calgary.
Speaker 1: But you know, really enjoy have mechnics. So to have
Speaker 1: that is, you know, it's very special to be able
Speaker 1: to have kind of a whole country behind you just
Speaker 1: kind of supporting you, and then if things don't work out,
Speaker 1: you know, welcoming you back and think, you know, not
Speaker 1: a lot of guys have the opportunity, but you'd rather
Speaker 1: be here, Yeah, I would. You know, I'd rather not
Speaker 1: have my phone ring this weekend and just prepared for
Speaker 1: Washington on Monday. What's sat are you gonna be like
Speaker 1: for you? What set are gonna be like for you long,
Speaker 1: you know, I think you know I did everything I could.
Speaker 1: I think your time is these this last six weeks,
Speaker 1: the last you know, six months. I guess you could say.
Speaker 1: So it's now, it's just, you know, a waiting game.
Speaker 1: I feel like I put my best report, and that's
Speaker 1: all you can ask for from yourself. I'm confident with
Speaker 1: how I played and just let the chips follow the club.
Speaker 1: If it came down to practice club versus Canada, how
Speaker 1: would you with it? Yeah, we'll see when. We'll see
Speaker 1: if that happens. When then decided to