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- 0:00Speaker 1: Intensified because of how last year ended, or is it
- 0:04Speaker 1: or is that really a non factor. No, I wouldn't
- 0:07Speaker 1: say it's a non factor. I mean I think it
- 0:09Speaker 1: does add a chip to your on your shoulder of
- 0:12Speaker 1: you know, when you finish the season the way we did.
- 0:14Speaker 1: I've said it before. I mean, there's only one team
- 0:16Speaker 1: happy at the end of the year. That's who wins
- 0:17Speaker 1: Super Bowl. So no matter what, you always got something
- 0:21Speaker 1: that you're trying to reach and achieve and that's the goal.
- 0:25Speaker 1: But especially the way our season ended, I mean adds
- 0:26Speaker 1: a little bit of a chip to your shoulder. And
- 0:29Speaker 1: I mean for us though it's the same, it has
- 0:31Speaker 1: to be the same goal though every week is just
- 0:33Speaker 1: to get that much better and to put ourselves in
- 0:35Speaker 1: a position to be playing meaningful games in December January
- 0:38Speaker 1: and make a push at the end of the year
- 0:40Speaker 1: and just get better every week. I think that's something
- 0:42Speaker 1: where you look back last year, it's almost we peaked
- 0:46Speaker 1: a little too soon and we didn't finish the season
- 0:47Speaker 1: the way we wanted to. And it's important to be
- 0:49Speaker 1: playing your best at the end of the years. Churn
- 0:51Speaker 1: quite a bit coming this year, and I know it's
- 0:54Speaker 1: early what you're early lead are. How much better do
- 0:58Speaker 1: you think this team has gotten up all the acquisitions. Yeah,
- 1:01Speaker 1: I mean I think we've gotten a lot better. Just
- 1:04Speaker 1: the way the tempo, the intensity that we've had in
- 1:07Speaker 1: OTAs has been definitely a step up of the past
- 1:09Speaker 1: couple of years. I know that was the point emphasis
- 1:11Speaker 1: for us is to really take advantage of this time
- 1:13Speaker 1: that we get because come training camp, you know, you
- 1:16Speaker 1: want to feel like you're on your way to being
- 1:19Speaker 1: a well oiled machine. Obviously you have work to do,
- 1:21Speaker 1: but you want to use this time maximize it. So
- 1:24Speaker 1: when you get a training camp, you feel like you're
- 1:25Speaker 1: a step ahead of you know, where we were last year,
- 1:28Speaker 1: even just other teams around the league. You know, you
- 1:29Speaker 1: want to try to get every advantage you can, and
- 1:31Speaker 1: I think taking advantage of these practices is important. Early
- 1:36Speaker 1: impressions of Brian Thomas just what did you see in
- 1:38Speaker 1: the name? I really like him obviously just talented, can fly,
- 1:44Speaker 1: It's really smart. I think that's the one thing I'm
- 1:45Speaker 1: most impressed with this. He's picking up the offense super fast.
- 1:50Speaker 1: He's a quiet guy, so we're still you know, getting
- 1:52Speaker 1: him to ask questions and stuff. But you know, he
- 1:54Speaker 1: doesn't ask any questions. He always knows what to do,
- 1:56Speaker 1: So I've been impressed. That's tough for a rookie. I
- 1:58Speaker 1: was there obviously at one point, and I was swimming
- 2:00Speaker 1: a little bit, and to see him come out here
- 2:01Speaker 1: and pick everything up and really not skip a beat
- 2:04Speaker 1: has been impressive. And then the more comfortable he gets
- 2:06Speaker 1: in the system and knows what to do, He's just
- 2:08Speaker 1: gonna get better and better. But you know, I think
- 2:10Speaker 1: our chemistry is growing every day. I'm starting to get
- 2:12Speaker 1: a feel for how he likes to run routes and
- 2:14Speaker 1: starting to, you know, communicate more on how I want
- 2:17Speaker 1: things to look and the thoughts that I have based
- 2:19Speaker 1: on certain coverages or techniques on the defense. You know,
- 2:22Speaker 1: I think he's doing a good job of just soaking
- 2:24Speaker 1: everything up. And that's what this time's about, is learning
- 2:27Speaker 1: as much as you can. So in training camp, obviously
- 2:29Speaker 1: you're going to keep learning, but you want to, like
- 2:30Speaker 1: I said, you want to be rolling in training camp
- 2:32Speaker 1: and get ready for the season. How involved are you
- 2:35Speaker 1: in contract negotiations talks here? You can kept appressed of
- 2:39Speaker 1: where that's at. Yeah, obviously I'm aware of what's going on,
- 2:42Speaker 1: but I try to keep my focus on, you know,
- 2:44Speaker 1: doing my job out here. You know, I have full
- 2:48Speaker 1: belief that that I'll take care of itself, and that's
- 2:50Speaker 1: not something that I need to worry about, you know.
- 2:52Speaker 1: That's why I pay people and hire people to do
- 2:55Speaker 1: that for me. So that's not my job. But you know,
- 2:58Speaker 1: obviously I know what's going on. I'm aware of the situation.
- 3:00Speaker 1: I think that's important too, But yeah, I try to
- 3:02Speaker 1: keep all my focus and energy on being the best
- 3:04Speaker 1: player I can be so help us win. Is it
- 3:05Speaker 1: important to you to get done before camp or before
- 3:08Speaker 1: the season or at all? Do you have any timetable
- 3:10Speaker 1: at all? I mean, yeah, I think that would be
- 3:13Speaker 1: That would be ideal, you know, just to put it
- 3:15Speaker 1: behind us and and keep moving and feel good about
- 3:18Speaker 1: that going into training camp. But either way, like I've
- 3:20Speaker 1: said before, I have the same job, so you know,
- 3:22Speaker 1: I can't always control all those factors, but I have
- 3:25Speaker 1: the same job to do either way. But yeah, I
- 3:27Speaker 1: mean I would of course, that'd be ideal is to
- 3:29Speaker 1: get it done, you know, as soon as you can
- 3:30Speaker 1: and kind of move forward. I thought it's probably little
- 3:33Speaker 1: early about whether you wear a Guardian cap in a game.
- 3:36Speaker 1: Would you consider doing that or no, I don't think so.
- 3:39Speaker 1: I've never worn once. I don't know how they feel.
- 3:40Speaker 1: It doesn't look like I would they would be comfortable.
- 3:43Speaker 1: I know they have good you know, research pint and stuff,
- 3:45Speaker 1: but I would probably say it. I've never tried one on,
- 3:47Speaker 1: so I can't really speak too much on it. But
- 3:50Speaker 1: how valuable has been working with a Mitch so far
- 3:52Speaker 1: at the center, having a season guy there, He's been great.
- 3:55Speaker 1: You know, Mitch has been a really good addition in
- 3:57Speaker 1: the O line room, just kind of the way he
- 3:59Speaker 1: came in and gets along with everybody Gray. He is
- 4:01Speaker 1: a good leader. Obviously, super experience has played a lot
- 4:04Speaker 1: of football, been on some really good teams, So I
- 4:06Speaker 1: think bringing that experience here it is gonna be really
- 4:08Speaker 1: good for us. He's a really smart guy. Obviously, it's
- 4:11Speaker 1: still early, you know, we're still getting to know each other,
- 4:13Speaker 1: getting working together, but I really like the way, you know,
- 4:15Speaker 1: he just handles his business and carries himself. It's been
- 4:18Speaker 1: It's been fun to be around, and I'm just excited
- 4:21Speaker 1: to really for the way him and Luke have worked
- 4:23Speaker 1: together too. Has been cool to see and you know,
- 4:25Speaker 1: he helps Luke and Vice versa and it's it's really
- 4:27Speaker 1: good rapport and he fits in the room great. What's
- 4:29Speaker 1: finished from I'm gonna jump year. Coach does year three
- 4:32Speaker 1: feeling different than year two in terms of having the continuity,
- 4:36Speaker 1: and yeah, you know, I think another year, another year
- 4:39Speaker 1: in the system. Just owning it more and more every year,
- 4:42Speaker 1: and I feel like this year especially, I've been able
- 4:46Speaker 1: to express more of things that I like, want to
- 4:49Speaker 1: do more of maybe things I don't like or whatever
- 4:51Speaker 1: it is, and been able to communicate a lot with
- 4:54Speaker 1: the coaches, which has been great. So I think just
- 4:56Speaker 1: owning the offense more and more every year is the
- 4:59Speaker 1: key and gonna help me get better and have a
- 5:01Speaker 1: really good grasp of what we're doing, what we're trying
- 5:03Speaker 1: to do, the things that we need to improve on.
- 5:06Speaker 1: I feel like I'm really in sync with with the
- 5:08Speaker 1: staff and kind of what the goals are and what
- 5:10Speaker 1: we wanted to accomplish this offseason, and then going into
- 5:13Speaker 1: training camp, obviously it's going to be, you know, another
- 5:15Speaker 1: list of things. But no, I feel really good and
- 5:18Speaker 1: that's the goal is to get better every year. So
- 5:20Speaker 1: I feel like, yes, I'll get better this year, and
- 5:22Speaker 1: I'm excited for it. What's been your impression of Kave
- 5:25Speaker 1: Davison working time on the fields last week. He's been great,
- 5:29Speaker 1: you know, just hard worker. Obviously still working himself back in,
- 5:32Speaker 1: but just hard worker. He's smart, he's a good leader.
- 5:35Speaker 1: I mean the way he communicates with the room. He'll
- 5:37Speaker 1: he'll talk about stuff that you know, maybe they did
- 5:39Speaker 1: in Buffalo that might be a little bit different, whether
- 5:41Speaker 1: it's concepts or route technique and some things that they did,
- 5:45Speaker 1: or you know, just kind of talking about everything, and
- 5:48Speaker 1: you can tell he's really smart, sees the field, understands coverages.
- 5:52Speaker 1: This is going to be a great addition for us.
- 5:53Speaker 1: And he's willing to do like all the dirty work too,
- 5:55Speaker 1: which is which is cool to see from a receiver.
- 5:57Speaker 1: You know, he's willing to block, kind of do whatever
- 5:59Speaker 1: he needs to do. And obviously he's a playmaker down
- 6:01Speaker 1: the field and that'll be a good addition for us.