1 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: And we welcome you into episode twenty four of the the 2 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:18,080 Speaker 1: best podcast available, Hope your Thursday is going well. Jason 3 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: Gives alongside Andrew Gribble, gonna be joined in by another 4 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: one of our draft picks. We're pretty excited about this one, Gribbs. 5 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: Jordan Elliott, defensive tackle of Missouri, the third round pick 6 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: for the Cleveland Browns, the first two third round picks 7 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: on that Friday night. Uh, and excited to talk to 8 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: him because we really haven't heard a lot from him 9 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: because that draft pick came down so late. Uh, there 10 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 1: was a quick zoom, if I remember correctly, into the 11 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: wee hours of the morning. But excited to have Joorne 12 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: Elliott joined the program today. Yeah, I'll be interested, you know, 13 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: to hear his thoughts about you know, he's the second 14 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: Missouri defensive tackle on this team. I wonder if there's 15 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: a legacy of Sheldon richards In, one of our favorite 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: people on this planet, you know. I mean, I don't 17 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: know if he knows him personally, but I'm sure there's 18 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: a reputation or a legacy that Sheldon has left behind 19 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: him at Missouri that I'll be interesting to see what 20 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 1: he has to say about that. Yeah. I also want 21 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: to find out about Jim Harbaugh sleeping at his parents 22 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: house at his mother's home in Houston after watching him 23 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,319 Speaker 1: play late night on a Friday night. Some interesting things 24 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: with Jordan Elliott, looking forward to talking with him. The 25 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:34,039 Speaker 1: latest news around the league not a lot, but the 26 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 1: one piece of news coming down from the NFL and 27 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: the league office is that we will be in virtual 28 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: meetings through the end of May. They have been slated 29 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: to end tomorrow on May fifteen. They will go through 30 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: the end of the month, gribble. And that means learning 31 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: from a distance continues for our rookies and our new 32 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: guys and our entire new coaching staff. Yeah. And I 33 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: think it's just gonna be going to see what happens 34 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: after this virtual period is over. Are you gonna be 35 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: able to sneak in a mini camp? Are they gonna 36 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: maybe extend the window in which you can operate that 37 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: mandatory mini camp. That's going to be the next kind 38 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: of question that needs to be answered. But I imagine 39 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 1: that all these teams are probably assuming the first time 40 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: that they may get their hands on these players is 41 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: a training camp, and it'll be an extra layer of 42 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: a challenge for Kevin Stefanski for a lot of other 43 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: UH teams in the league that are implementing new systems 44 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: with new players. I mean, the Browns have a decent 45 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 1: amount of rookies, maybe not as many rookies as they'll 46 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: be counting on as some other teams, but UH, it's 47 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: just gonna be something that new for everyone, and I 48 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: think it just adds a little bit extra layer of 49 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: of of difficulty for the for these for these new 50 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: coaches and new systems. But you're not hearing any excuses 51 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: from Kevin Stefanski, and you've heard a lot of good 52 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: things about how he's run this virtual program so far 53 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: from players we've been able to catch up with. More importantly, 54 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski is a West Sider. After making the fantastic 55 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: eleven hour drive, as he told the UH Scott manpeld 56 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: On Sports Center the other day, through UH within the 57 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: past week, Key and his wife they're getting settled and 58 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: getting rid of Box City, which they're currently living in. 59 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: Over a twelve hour drive and it was east Side. 60 00:03:25,200 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: That's all I'm saying. Twelve hours, maybe more depending on 61 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: rush hour traffic. UM. But Gribbs making that drive with 62 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: young kids. Can you envision that knowing that you have 63 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: two young kids? Yeah, you know, his kids are a 64 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 1: little older though, so he's definitely in that range of 65 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: where the iPad does work. And I think that that's 66 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: a that's ultimately the game changer. It's like once we 67 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: we started minding travel less, once our oldest was able 68 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: to be brainwashed by TV, and I think that is 69 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: the key. I mean, you try to implement all these screens, 70 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: time limitations at home, and I'll you have all these 71 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: good parenting ideas in normal circumstances, but travel anything goes. 72 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: It's survived in advance. That's all you're trying to do 73 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: when you were traveling. So we're just waiting for our youngest, 74 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 1: who is just turned one and a half. We're waiting 75 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: to get to that point where she can also be 76 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: similarly brainwashed. And that's that's your key for traveling. I 77 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: just don't know, like it's not like you can stop 78 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 1: off anywhere and use the restroom. I think you can, 79 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: as we I've talked to some people who've made trips. 80 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: I mean you can do it. It's just your options 81 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: are not as plentiful on road trips. These careful on 82 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: that consumption of beverages. Yeah, you gotta be, you gotta be. 83 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: You gotta notice those rest stop stops on the highway signs, 84 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: because you could you could go along stretches and be 85 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: in trouble. Yeah, no question about it. I think the 86 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,920 Speaker 1: other thing that we continue to watch and we monitor 87 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: our training camps, maybe moving to different locations to states 88 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: that will will allow them and teams, namely the teams 89 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 1: in California, the teams in New Jersey, quote New York, uh, 90 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: and watching where they may or may not be not 91 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: only for training camp but this coming season. Florida's governor 92 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,800 Speaker 1: today says we're open for business. If your team doesn't 93 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: have a place to go, you can come down to 94 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 1: Florida and we'll find you a place. A lot of 95 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: things to watch here in the coming weeks. Yeah, I mean, 96 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: I just play the game where you know, it's tough 97 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: to even speculate about this stuff, so because so much 98 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: can change. I mean, look at how much our lives 99 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: have changed in the last two months. I mean that's 100 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: how we're We're two months plus away from the normal 101 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: start of training camp. So I mean this stuff changes 102 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: every day, it changes every hour. So even trying to 103 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: get that far ahead is tough for me to get 104 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: to right now. So I'm just I'm planning to be there. 105 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: I'm planning to be there for the first day of 106 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: training camp. I'm planning to be at these games. Uh. 107 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: And that's what we're that's that's that's the plan right now. 108 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: I think that that's what we can up for the time. 109 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: Time is on our side right now, even though UH, 110 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 1: time is unfolded pretty either goes really slow really fast, 111 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: depending on how on the day. So UH, I think 112 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 1: that I hope we'll be able to figure this out 113 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: and I have the confidence that we will. Yeah, no 114 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: question about it. All Right. Time to get to the 115 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: bread and butter of this week's and this episode's best 116 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 1: podcast available. It's Jordan Elliott, our defensive tackle from Missouri 117 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: kind enough to spend a few minutes with Andrew Ribble 118 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: and I talking about the recruiting process through high school, 119 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: is transfer from Texas, UH to Missouri, and of course 120 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: his draft experiences and how those virtual mini camps and 121 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: virtual learning is going right now in the NFL world. 122 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: Have a watch and have a listen and happy to 123 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: be joined on the best podcast available by one of 124 00:06:52,680 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 1: our third round picks, and we're excited to have him 125 00:06:55,680 --> 00:07:01,600 Speaker 1: because frankly, he got drafted midnight, basically on that Friday night, 126 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: uh Day number two of the NFL Draft in the 127 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: third round and pick number eighty eight Jordan Elliott out 128 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: of the University of Missouri, and Jordan's a pleasure to 129 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: have you. Were excited to have you here, and we're 130 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,880 Speaker 1: looking forward to your contributions on the field of this 131 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: football team and this defense. How have things been going 132 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: for you since you became a Cleveland Brown just a 133 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: few weeks ago? A man days, man awesome, you know, 134 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: just learning the system, you know, just meeting with the guys, 135 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: all the guys, you know that in engrating with him 136 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: some days ago, so you know, just experiencing all that, 137 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: thinking it all. Then there's a blessing and just you know, 138 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: just even more motivation. You know, I love the game 139 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: and it's something I feel like everybody on the team 140 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: they got the light, the same mindset. So we're just 141 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: trying to take Jordan's I know, this is usually a 142 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: time period where you're getting to know the entire rookie class. 143 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: What's it been like getting to know these guys? And 144 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: how have you guys had to be creative and kind 145 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: of starting to bond together. I'm man. Yeah, like we 146 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: just did virtually like introductions, you know, just uh DeLine 147 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: wise as far as that, um, it's been cool and 148 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 1: not that not too many of us, so you know, 149 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: just getting the notemb on a more personal level kind 150 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: of cool. Some guys are just in all different things, 151 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:20,280 Speaker 1: you know, everybody as they owned the background, so it's 152 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: kind of close see and those different cultures. How is 153 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 1: it a lot of film study? Is that a lot 154 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: of you better know what you're what you're doing there 155 00:08:30,480 --> 00:08:32,319 Speaker 1: because there aren't too many of you and you can 156 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: get called on at any time. Oh yeah, you just 157 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 1: you You're gonna always be a professional about everything you do. 158 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: Just standing on top of the film, stand on top 159 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: of notes. You know, if you do that, everything else 160 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: just work. You know, it's simple, you know, but I 161 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,559 Speaker 1: feel that everybody focusing and we're just having fun with it. 162 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, now did uh did your new de line 163 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: coach did he try to recruit you back when he 164 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: was a college coach? Yeah? Yeah, that old man sounds crazy. 165 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 1: We talked about that actually, like a few days ago 166 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:05,240 Speaker 1: to meeting because I didn't remember him from all those 167 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: years ago. So it was just kind of cool at 168 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: thing out, how you know, such a small world talking 169 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 1: with Jordan Ellie and our defensive tackle third round pick 170 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: by the Cleveland Browns, and Jordan's let's go back and 171 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: let's go back to those high school days. And at 172 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: what point in high school you grew up in Houston, 173 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: you know, you know, or begin to think I can 174 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,719 Speaker 1: play at the next level, not just even college, but 175 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: if I keep on this path and keep doing what 176 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: I'm doing, I could play professionally, but potentially you know, 177 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: that was always the goal of just um from from 178 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,439 Speaker 1: high school. That's why I even went to college to 179 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 1: play football. You know, as long as injuries and all that, 180 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: you know said the same, I just knew that that 181 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: was something that was destined for me, just because of 182 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: the words that I was wanting to put in and 183 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: I am putting in. So that just kind of was 184 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 1: my mind set to it. So I just knife from 185 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: wood and winning. You know, here, I am no injury, 186 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: so you know, I'm just gonna keep on living my 187 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: life that way. You know, I'm just humble by it. 188 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: What were you worried at all? About achieving that dream. 189 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: When you made the decision to transfer, how did that 190 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: kind of play into your mindset and how did that 191 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: drive you moving forward? Right? Really? I mean that was 192 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: just something I felt like I had to do, you know. Um, 193 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: it wasn't It wasn't anything I was worry about the NFL. 194 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: I just knew that whatever guy had for me, that 195 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: was what's gonna happen. So and I just went with it, 196 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:37,400 Speaker 1: just didn't think too much of it. Just got to 197 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: worry as soon as I landed down the messurge. You know, 198 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: everything else played out how it is. I mean, you know, 199 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: your first year of Texas Charlie Strong with your coach. Yes, 200 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 1: so you have the m c L injury. Uh and 201 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: you missed six games? How tough was that? Mentally? Was 202 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: that the first time you've been injured? That was my 203 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: very first injury. Um, that was my only injury for really, UM, 204 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:04,599 Speaker 1: I was never really worried about it. They said I 205 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: was a fast healer, So that was something that you know, 206 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: I was blessed to have, you know, And I just 207 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: went to rehab, did what I had to do. Um, 208 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: that wasn't really adversity to me, you know, I just look, 209 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: I didn't look at it as a challenge. I mean 210 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: I did look at it as a channel. I attacked 211 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: you rather than just let it. You know, they're tearing 212 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:27,439 Speaker 1: me from my goals. I don't. I don't really have 213 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: that that fixed mindset. You know, I'm trying. I'm all 214 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: about growth. So I know, was Missouri was Missouri on 215 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 1: your radar the first time? Or was that kind of 216 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: a new development because of your relationship with with your 217 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: coach there? Yeah, it wasn't. It wasn't anything that. Uh, 218 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: I never would have went to missoo like just coming 219 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: out of high school. I never I never visited with 220 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: him anything like that. So yeah, it wasn't I interested 221 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 1: in mom, But yeah, coach Haley played a big part 222 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: of that, you know, just being him being that much 223 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 1: of an influence to me in that short amount of 224 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 1: timeament Texas. You know, know, you know that stuck with me, 225 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: and I was just like, that's somebody I need to 226 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: really teach me how to be a man, you know, 227 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,320 Speaker 1: and just and just learn from about football, about everything. 228 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 1: So you know, that was that was my mindset going intoday. 229 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 1: What what about him clicked with you? What? What was it? 230 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: What was it about the relationship that kind of brought 231 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 1: you guys together. I mean he just really like hard knows, 232 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 1: like tough love type of guy. And that was somebody 233 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: that you know, I don't know that that was something 234 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: I was just a checking to. Like. I just felt 235 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: like that was a good coach. He taught me things, 236 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: he made me learned in a different way. Yeah, just 237 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: helping me do all those things. Um, And just that 238 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: was something I felt like was was very valuable, you know, 239 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: as far as the coach, you know, so I wouldn't 240 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: I know, you have a great relationship with him. What 241 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: was his advice to you when you got drafted? And 242 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: what was his advice as you get ready for your 243 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: next step in your journey here? I mean every time 244 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: we talk, you just always telling me to be myself, 245 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: you know, just be me, Um, everything else falling place, 246 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: you know that just that goes along, which is all 247 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: warek and just being a professional because you know, it's 248 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 1: the mindset that I had. So really I'm my own 249 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: words enemy and this and this uh career path of mine. 250 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,839 Speaker 1: So I just gotta keep on the teching things in 251 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: the right the right light and just move one day 252 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 1: at a time. I know there was a lot made 253 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 1: of this when you got drafted about all the weight 254 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 1: you lost and stuff going into your senior year. Can 255 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:26,959 Speaker 1: you when when was the decision made in your head 256 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: that you had to do it at Missouri? So really 257 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: that was like right after my sophomore is my restrooms 258 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: something more year? Right after that year? Um that uh 259 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: winter spring time. I just kind of like, hey, I 260 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: need to lock in, like you know, I can't. I 261 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: can't expect different resources from doing the same things, you know, 262 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: just and that's from a diet standpoint where God stand 263 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: for everything, you know. So I just I locked in 264 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: and it's something that I'll just tell you with me now. 265 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: It's just all about that growth. So what's what's the 266 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: big get key to losing thirty pounds? Because this guy 267 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: needs to lose thirty pounds and parting to my wife. 268 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 1: For me, it was like cutting out red meat. When 269 00:14:09,840 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: I cut out read meat and uh and like chicken, 270 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: I cut that out too. I love I loves waiting naturally, 271 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: So what protein? What protein did you eat then? If 272 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: you cut out red meat and chicken? Really I ate 273 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: a little bit of t you but mostly just fish 274 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,760 Speaker 1: and seafood, like shrimping stuff. Were you doing stuff that 275 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: you've never done before to to shed that weight to 276 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: just running and stuff like that. Yeah, I was doing 277 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff on my own, just like jogging 278 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: and push ups and set ups all day like that 279 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: was somebody did all day pushed ups and settled. In 280 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: my free time at home, I was boxing like these 281 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 1: all types of things that could just keep me keep 282 00:14:46,720 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: my metabolism of just moving. I can't remember. I have 283 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 1: a great Missoo story because their fans are pretty crazy. 284 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: Did they still have the lawn seating behind the one 285 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: field goal post where they all sit on the grass. 286 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,680 Speaker 1: So I'm at Bowling Green and I'm I'm a member 287 00:15:04,680 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: of the radio team, and we had gone to Missouri 288 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: the year before. I was not part of that, but 289 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: I guess the team had gone there and knocked you 290 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: guys off, and you guys were ranked at the time. 291 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: And this is late nineties, so Corby Jones is their quarterback. 292 00:15:18,880 --> 00:15:22,880 Speaker 1: It's kind of a big deal. We go there my 293 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: junior year. We go there. It's hotter than all get up. 294 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: It's the first game of the year, it's Labor Day weekend, 295 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: it's it's about a hundred degrees on the field there. 296 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: Missoo is one of the top five teams and the 297 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: Orange Bowl was the championship game that year. And I'm 298 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: a I'm a sideline reporter and I'm out there and 299 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: the team runs out and I come running out and 300 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 1: we get pelted with oranges from your fans. I'm telling you, 301 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: like whole pieces of orange. I used to have hair 302 00:15:53,760 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: at one time. I had all this stuff going on. 303 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 1: Coach threatens to take the team off the field. They 304 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 1: had to warn the students like they were worried about 305 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: forfeiting the game, whatever the case might be. What was 306 00:16:07,040 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: it like to play in front of that fan base 307 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: and just the SEC in general, weekend week out, the 308 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: gauntlets that you had to go up against, right, Uh yeah, 309 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: it's the SEC is It's different, you know, I could 310 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: say that just coming from the Big twelve UM, the 311 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 1: fans are a lot more passionate UM and it is 312 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: crazy like Missoo fans are very especially the students section. 313 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: They're very like, wow, so I could I could the oranges. 314 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: I ain't never heard that when that's crazy, but you know, 315 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: I can see them doing some crazy stuff. But it's 316 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: unique it's just something that you know, you just take 317 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: in experiences some part of the game. You know, Um, 318 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,200 Speaker 1: that's the reason they're the reason we hear him from. 319 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 1: We the reason they you know what I'm saying. So 320 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: it's kind of just that relationship that we have and 321 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 1: and we which we play off each other. So it's 322 00:16:55,760 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: cool this past season you really came into your own 323 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 1: and that kind the big season you've been waiting for, 324 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 1: what what felt differently when you were on the field, 325 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: and just what was working for you that that was 326 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: really clicking for you out there. I mean really just 327 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: the game slowing down, just recognizing offensive formations, uh, looking 328 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 1: looking at um pre snap indicators on on the guys 329 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 1: I'm going against, you know, all those little things that 330 00:17:18,720 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: just really help you separate yourself in the game. And 331 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 1: that was the things I locked in on and it 332 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: really made me just see things more clearly every day. 333 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:31,400 Speaker 1: So one of the biggest challenges that you think you're 334 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:36,639 Speaker 1: going to face as you start your NFL career really 335 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 1: just mastering mastering my craft. That's something I feel like 336 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:42,879 Speaker 1: the only thing that's the only reason that you know 337 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 1: that that I'm here to master my caraf be the 338 00:17:45,280 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: best version of myself. So I feel like that's gonna 339 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 1: be the ultimate goal, just to be at every place. 340 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: So that's gonna be the biggest challenge of being at 341 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: every single you know, not just a few spurts of 342 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,280 Speaker 1: players here are having a good game here, in a 343 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:00,040 Speaker 1: bad game here. Just being that all the time, on 344 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 1: the same all the time. So just that's gonna be 345 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: my biggest change. It seemed like you really connected with 346 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: the Browns in the pre draft process. Is that fair 347 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: to say? What do you attribute that to? I don't know. 348 00:18:12,359 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: I just I felt like it was one of those 349 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: things that I don't know, Like what can I say? 350 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:21,040 Speaker 1: I don't I don't have a word fool, I don't 351 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: know how to explain it. I just thought it was 352 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: meant to happen like this. Um that was That's the 353 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: best way I can put it. Like everything works, like 354 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: it's just working out in a good way. We didn't 355 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: have any of our coaches or Andrewburry didn't sleep in 356 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: your dad, Diddy in the je situation. I gotta ask 357 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:45,560 Speaker 1: how crazy was that the head coach at Michigan is 358 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: sleeping in your dad after a Friday night, I just 359 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: go football game trying to get to go to Michigan. Now, 360 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: it was good for sure. It's definitely unique. Like I said, 361 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: that's just another one of those experiences that you know, 362 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 1: the football affords you. So I just took get in 363 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: and it was just a a cool little thing, you know. 364 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:07,119 Speaker 1: I got got to know him a little better. It 365 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: is what it is. That's a good story. You're like, Yeah, 366 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: have you gotten to know any of the veterans yet? 367 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: Have you talk to any of the guys on the team, uh, defense, 368 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: defensive wise or even in your position group from yet? 369 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: I talked to Larry over him um a pretty good 370 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: dudes and reached out to me. She was like, if 371 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: you need anything, just you know, just talk to me. 372 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 1: So that's probably the first first older guy I really 373 00:19:31,080 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: talked to. I know that you wanted to ask a 374 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,439 Speaker 1: question about another famous Missouri Lum. Yeah, I mean I 375 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: was gonna ask me, what, what is Sheldon a big 376 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: deal so at a Missouri or and how is that? 377 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,640 Speaker 1: How is that to go and now join this guy 378 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: in in Cleveland. Oh that's that's crazy too, you know. 379 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: I like, Um, I didn't realize that until probably a 380 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: few days after I got drafted that he was was 381 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: at the Browns. But yeah, they they always talked about 382 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: you know, just some of them. There's only a few 383 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: people that's um that was like here when he was there, 384 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: that's still here, So they would just always talk about 385 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: him and stuff. But like he seems like cool dude, 386 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: I'm ready to work with. So yeah, nice. Have you 387 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:23,480 Speaker 1: had any conversations with Mack Wilson. Obviously you have the 388 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 1: virtual rookie minicamp. Uh, your your thoughts. I know that 389 00:20:28,359 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: another SEC guy. You have a lot of SEC guys. 390 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: You're surrounded by l s U guys. We know that already, 391 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,919 Speaker 1: but uh, there's definitely a lot of SEC guys on 392 00:20:36,920 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: that defense. Yeah. I mean I haven't really talked to 393 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,680 Speaker 1: make Uh. I haven't talked to him yet. I haven't 394 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 1: been talked to a lot of guys yet. But yeah, 395 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: all of them, all of them ready to work. Everybody 396 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:50,399 Speaker 1: just like when we had team meets. Everybody there, So 397 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:56,920 Speaker 1: you know, it is what it is, all right, Okay, 398 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: I just wanted I know this would be the time 399 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: you would normally be on the field. What what what 400 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: is your mindset to kind of be ready once you 401 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 1: actually do get to be on the field. Now, and 402 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: I don't know what it's gonna be, but what do 403 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 1: you what are you doing to stay ready? There's a 404 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: lot of running and keeping my legs condition. That's that's 405 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:18,120 Speaker 1: all I'm doing, just focusing on that. Uh of course 406 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: in lifting weights, but I'm just talking about just keeping 407 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: my legs fresh human uh, in shape because that's the 408 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:26,680 Speaker 1: biggest thing. You know, you can you can be in shape, 409 00:21:26,720 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: but if your legs dying quickly, you know what you're 410 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:31,640 Speaker 1: gonna be good for. So just keeping them legs time 411 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: right now so that they'll be ready come camp. Well, Jordan, 412 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 1: I can tell you this, at some point if we 413 00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: have a season, there will be a conditioning test and 414 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: that that running will definitely will do you well. Uh. Indeed, 415 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: we appreciate the time. Man. Welcome to Cleveland virtually. We 416 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,160 Speaker 1: look forward to seeing you in person and can't wait 417 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: to get you on the field this fall and see 418 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: what you can do to help out this football team. 419 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: And we're excited to have you and and safe travels 420 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:02,639 Speaker 1: eventually and continue your success. Congratulations and we wish you 421 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 1: all the best. Thanks to Jordan Elliott for his time 422 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: and we wish him all the best again, all of 423 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:16,120 Speaker 1: a sudden defensive line room has changed maybe as much 424 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: as any position room on this football team in this offseason. 425 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: GRIBs and just another guy to add a lot more 426 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: depth to this room as well. Yeah, you got a 427 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 1: couple of reinforcements there after last year with just struggling 428 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: to find bodies by the end of the year. But 429 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: you're looking at a group that has two starters back 430 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,239 Speaker 1: in place in Larry Ogan Job and Sheldon Richson. Now 431 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:39,760 Speaker 1: you've got Andrew Billings and Jordan Elliott to fill in 432 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 1: where they can. We know the importance of these guys there, 433 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: even the second teamers, they're usually playing at least three 434 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 1: series of game. I mean they get mixed in a lot. 435 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: Uh So, So this is gonna be an important piece 436 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: to the puzzle and and a lot of good depth 437 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:57,439 Speaker 1: that will have some competition in training camp. I think 438 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: when you throw in a guy like a Daniel e Quality, 439 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,440 Speaker 1: who we've may be forgotten about. I mean, this is 440 00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: gonna be a competitive group that maybe you end up 441 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: keeping five guys when you cut this roster down. Yeah, 442 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 1: I think this will be a very good problem for 443 00:23:09,920 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski and Joe Woods to have the number of bodies, 444 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: especially on that defensive line, and the quality of bodies 445 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: on that defensive line, not just from a defensive tackle position, 446 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 1: but a defensive end position as well. Some guys that, uh, 447 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,840 Speaker 1: you know, you're not gonna be losing sleep now. I 448 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: think we're all gonna be losing sleep if a guy 449 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: like Miles Garrett goes down, Uh you know. But at 450 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:39,560 Speaker 1: the same time, there's a lot of guys now that 451 00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: can make contributions on the defensive side. We've spent a 452 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,040 Speaker 1: lot of time talking about the offense this offseason and 453 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,639 Speaker 1: the upgrades and how deep they are at a number 454 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: of positions and how we've upgraded, but the defense is 455 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: coming along quite nicely as well. Yeah. I mean the 456 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 1: addition of Adrian Claiborne also kind of flew under the 457 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: radar a bit, but he's someone that can really help 458 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: you out. I think he can probably start for you 459 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: in a pinch if if if Olivier or Miles go 460 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,879 Speaker 1: down for any type of stretch, but he's gonna be 461 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: best is that third down past our shore that can 462 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 1: really give you some relief and really give you an 463 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: extra jolt of energy. And I think, to me, the 464 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:15,639 Speaker 1: biggest question Mark still is a linebacker because that's the 465 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:18,760 Speaker 1: only one where I can't exactly put put together a 466 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 1: depth chart at this point. I think that one is 467 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: is the most open for training camp competition. But a 468 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 1: lot of one year deals and a lot of new 469 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,600 Speaker 1: faces on this defense where that set you up for 470 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: the ability to play some rookies, but not exactly relying 471 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 1: on some rookies like you might have been before free agency. Yeah, 472 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 1: definitely something that we will be watching, especially as we 473 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 1: get into training camp is how that defense forms, and 474 00:24:41,400 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 1: more importantly that second line because you know, and I know, 475 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 1: injuries happen and we uh, it will be interesting to 476 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: see how that depth chart on folds. We appreciate Jordan 477 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: Elliott's time and yet another big piece, uh and the 478 00:24:57,560 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: guy that will be counted on quite a bit. I 479 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: if you get taken in the third round and get 480 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: taken on day two, there are some expectations uh this 481 00:25:06,200 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: season for the young man out of Missouri. All right. 482 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,120 Speaker 1: Time to have a little fun before we wrap things 483 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:15,199 Speaker 1: up for the work week, GRIBs. And it involves the 484 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: new uniforms. The Los Angeles Rams put out their uniforms 485 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: and while I thought that the Atlanta Falcons had a 486 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: firm hold on the worst new uniforms. Um, I feel 487 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: like the Rams might make a little bit of a 488 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: run if not overtake them here. Yeah, I don't. I 489 00:25:35,320 --> 00:25:37,439 Speaker 1: don't like them. I just I just don't. I like 490 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: the helmet. I think that they kept the helmet. It 491 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: looks strong. I like the idea. I like that they're 492 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: going back to the blue and gold. I just think 493 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,720 Speaker 1: that that's what I think of when I think of 494 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 1: the Rams, and I thought that they were going in 495 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: the right direction with it. I just I just can't 496 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:58,159 Speaker 1: get past the numbers. I just there's something I just 497 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: look at them, and I don't get don't get excited. 498 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: I just I just I wonder how they're gonna look 499 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: in real life. I think that these can be tough 500 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: to see to judge on on Twitter and on these videos, 501 00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: but I would have I would have liked that they 502 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,239 Speaker 1: went all in with going back to the roots, just 503 00:26:15,320 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: like we did. I think that the little too little 504 00:26:18,119 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: to mix and mash of new and old, and it 505 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: just doesn't work for me. Yeah. Alright, So seven teams 506 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:27,399 Speaker 1: got new uniforms, including the Browns. We're taking the Browns 507 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: out because we would obviously vote them number one. Number 508 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:36,920 Speaker 1: six to number one. Your options are the Rams, Chargers, Buccaneers, Falcons, Patriots, Colts. 509 00:26:37,640 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: We'll go number six to number one. Who's your six 510 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:44,000 Speaker 1: Who's the worst? What I mean to me, it is 511 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: the Rams and that I think that is a recency bias. 512 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,240 Speaker 1: But that's the only one where I was like, M 513 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:52,640 Speaker 1: I like the I like the old ones a little 514 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 1: bit better, and I just think that they had such 515 00:26:55,160 --> 00:26:58,400 Speaker 1: an opportunity to to just really go all in with 516 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:02,160 Speaker 1: the old book, and I just I just don't love them. 517 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,840 Speaker 1: So they're they're my sixth I and I really want 518 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: to call my fifth because the Colts changes are so 519 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: minimal that it's hard to like say that they really 520 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,680 Speaker 1: did a ton with them. But I do like the tweaks. 521 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: I think the Colts have improved their look. I don't 522 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 1: love the new logo with the state of Indiana in it, 523 00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: but I do like what they've done. So I'm gonna 524 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:25,479 Speaker 1: have a tough time ranking them in this group. So 525 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: I'm cheating a little bit on that. I'm going Falcons 526 00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: with the fourth spot. They were my previous fifth. I 527 00:27:33,720 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: think I would have loved for them to go all 528 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,720 Speaker 1: the way back to the early nineties. I would have 529 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: liked that look from them. I do think there are 530 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 1: some of their looks that look pretty cool, but I 531 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 1: just don't love the A T the A T L 532 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,639 Speaker 1: in New Jersey, so they would be my fourth. I 533 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:53,119 Speaker 1: then go with the Patriots at number three, because I 534 00:27:52,720 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: I like those as well. I just I didn't even 535 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 1: I didn't even know they were changing their uniforms this year, 536 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: and I think that it was it was. It was fine. 537 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,720 Speaker 1: I didn't think it was anything egregious, but it wasn't 538 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: really a major change. It. It was sort of similar 539 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:09,120 Speaker 1: to what the Colts did, but I think they did 540 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: a little bit more, adding a little bit more red 541 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,159 Speaker 1: to the to the look. And uh so I'm not 542 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:17,760 Speaker 1: offended by them, nor am I excited by them. And 543 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: I then go number two the Buccaneers. Those are my 544 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: childhood memories of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I see those uniforms, 545 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:29,959 Speaker 1: I think, Mike al Stott, I think work done. I 546 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: think of all that, and I think that's when you're 547 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 1: a franchise like the Buccaneers, just like what the Brons 548 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:36,760 Speaker 1: have done, you go back to what appen, what you're 549 00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:38,600 Speaker 1: wearing when you're winning, and I think that was the 550 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 1: key and I so I will say there was such 551 00:28:41,240 --> 00:28:44,720 Speaker 1: a backlash on the internet that they didn't go full creamsicle, 552 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: and I'm just like, do you understand the history of 553 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 1: those uniforms, Like they're fun, but they were terrible, Like 554 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: they were historically bad, And I think that they're fun 555 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,240 Speaker 1: to look at. I think a full season of those, 556 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: I think people would have gotten sick of those. Uh 557 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: in a hurry, they would have lost their peel. So 558 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,120 Speaker 1: I think they made the right decision. And then to me, 559 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: it's a runaway for number one with the Chargers in 560 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:09,400 Speaker 1: this In this group, I mean, clearly the Browns are 561 00:29:09,720 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 1: outranked them, but in the non bronze group, the Chargers 562 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: to me are just awesome. And I think that they're 563 00:29:15,840 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: they're dealing with obviously the best, one of the best 564 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 1: color palettes in the NFL, with the mix and and 565 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:24,680 Speaker 1: of what they've got to offer. I love the color 566 00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: Rush uniform that they're doing because it reminds me of 567 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: Natron Means and Stand Humphreys of the nineties. That they're 568 00:29:31,200 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: going back to the Navy blue for the color Rush 569 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:37,280 Speaker 1: and I think those are awesome. Even though I think 570 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:40,280 Speaker 1: everyone loves the Powder Blues, I love the Navy Blues 571 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 1: because they remind me of that era of Chargers football 572 00:29:43,120 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: where they were really good and they got to the 573 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Then they just got destroyed by the fort 574 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 1: and that sent That was one of the biggest uh 575 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: butt kickings I think we've ever seen in a Super Bowl. Yes, yeah, 576 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: but they got there. They did get there, so that 577 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:03,040 Speaker 1: was that was a fun team. Yeah, no question. Number 578 00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: six for me or the Rams. Number five are the 579 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 1: Falcons Number four of the Patriots. I love the cold stuff. 580 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 1: I know it's subtle, but subtle works for me. Don't 581 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:16,320 Speaker 1: don't mess up things that are working. And if you 582 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:20,240 Speaker 1: tweak something, tweak it for the better and don't overthink it. 583 00:30:20,760 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: And I like the way that they did it. Tampa 584 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,440 Speaker 1: Bay's number two for me. I hope the creamsicles would 585 00:30:27,480 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 1: be like a color rush or something along those lines. 586 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: And we'll see. Maybe there's a secondary uniform that comes 587 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: out a year from now or two years from now, 588 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 1: and that's the creamsicle. Uh for two or three games 589 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 1: nice a year at most. Don't give it to me 590 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: eight games. I mean that that would have been a 591 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: big reach. I think too. You can love something, but 592 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: if you don't want to love it that much. I 593 00:30:48,800 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: think it's good in small doses. Yeah, but have it 594 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: as an option that you trot out once a year 595 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: and everybody loves it. And the NFL is loosening their 596 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,920 Speaker 1: helmet rules so they can wear different helmets. That's that's 597 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: that's a key thing to remember, so they can break 598 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:09,640 Speaker 1: out the the fellow on the helmet whatever his name is. Yeah, yeah, 599 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: I don't know what they call them, but that's uh 600 00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: so we're we're pretty, We're pretty. The Chargers are great. 601 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:19,280 Speaker 1: It's the Chargers in the browns that are the top 602 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: two new uniforms here in hands down. See it is advantageous. 603 00:31:24,720 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: Like it's like the Chargers can do no wrong. Like 604 00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 1: they can be new style and like it looks cool. 605 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:33,080 Speaker 1: They can be old school and look cool. It's just 606 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 1: they're they're dealing with They've just got it so good. 607 00:31:36,840 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 1: I feel like with their their their color scheme, it's 608 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:42,120 Speaker 1: hard to mess that up. And they really did a 609 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:46,120 Speaker 1: great job and a fan base to actually care about them. True, Yeah, 610 00:31:46,400 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: that's that's where we're at. I mean, it's just they 611 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: can every every it's just it just seems easy when 612 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 1: they when they throw those looks together, I'm gonna be 613 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:58,320 Speaker 1: a sucker form Yeah, no question about it, all right. 614 00:31:58,760 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 1: I want to thank Jeff McGann for all of his 615 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: hard work, and we want to thank Jordan Elliott for 616 00:32:04,400 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: his time today on the best podcast available. We are 617 00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: back with you next week. We continue to chug them out, 618 00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: Chug along to a week Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Girl 619 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,240 Speaker 1: will be back next week. 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