Stefanski-Garrett-Campbell - From the Podium - 10.10.25

On this Week 6 Friday, hear from Browns HC Kevin Stefanski, TE Coach Christian Jones, CB Coach Brandon Lynch, DT Mason Graham, DE Myles Garrett, and newest Cleveland Browns CB Tyson Campbell.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Welcome to this week six Friday edition of the From
the Podium podcast. I'm Gabe Klera. The Browns got their
final practice of the week in as they prepare to
take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Akracher Stadium this coming Sunday.
On today's episode, you'll hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski,
tight ends coach Christian Jones, cornerbacks coach Brandon Lynch, defensive
tackle Mason Graham, cornerback Tyson Campbell, and defensive end Miles Garrett.

(00:29):
We'll start with head coach Kevin Stefanski, who gave his
final thoughts on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Speaker 2 (00:33):
Okay, good crisp practice out there, please with how this
group worked all week. And then obviously I understand the
challenge that we have this week in the division on
the road. Good football team, So have to play our best,
need our Yeah, play your best when your best is required,
and obviously that's what our focus has been as an

(00:55):
offensive defense and a special teams this week. So excited
about the opportunity. But with that I will take any questions,
maybe the trade.

Speaker 3 (01:03):
On a Wednesday night, like how difficult does that? And
what have you seen from Tyson since he's been here.

Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yeah, happened late at night, like you mentioned, so you
want to make sure you talk to a bunch of
the guys. I didn't get a chance to talk to
Greg until that next morning. But yeah, the guys. I
think Coach Schwartz summed it up very well. I mean
those are tough because you get so close to your
teammates and that type of thing. But we're excited about
Tyson coming in here. He's a really good football player.

(01:31):
He's already he fits in really well culturally, personally, and
I think schematically, this is a really good football player
that we're excited to.

Speaker 4 (01:40):
Have decided yet, if Shador is ready to be your number.

Speaker 5 (01:43):
Two quarterback for this game, yeah, Shador will be a backup.

Speaker 4 (01:47):
As you're thinking that, Yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:49):
Like I told you guys on Wednesday, I'm always thinking about.

Speaker 5 (01:54):
Our players and what's best for our players.

Speaker 2 (01:55):
And I want to make sure when it comes to
young football players, particularly at the quarterback position, that you
are intentional about your decision making.

Speaker 5 (02:02):
And that's really all. It is.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
So excited for all of our guys.

Speaker 3 (02:11):
Having never been in a number two role, So what's
the key that this week and even Sunday.

Speaker 2 (02:16):
I think it's I think the big thing there is
all of us play our role throughout the weekend on Sunday,
and obviously that backup quarterback role is a little bit different.
We're doing everything we can to support the starter, and
then you have to be ready in a moment's notice.
That's just the life of backup players at every position.
And we've said that you know here over the years

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all the time that you have to stay ready so
you don't have to get ready. But again that's that's
our job as coaches as players to be ready when
called upon.

Speaker 6 (02:47):
Only taking two quarterbacks then to for this game, We've
done it before.

Speaker 7 (02:53):
Cam Robinson, just how did he progress this week and
do you anticipate him starting?

Speaker 2 (02:57):
Yeah, continues to do better better, unders has a very
good understanding that I told you guys last week just
what we're doing schematically, but just comfort with everything, comfort
with the play calls, comfort playing next to Joel, that
type of rapport and those type of things. So he's
handled everything well.

Speaker 4 (03:18):
Some things that you've seen from schudor just even over
the last couple of weeks as he's continued to come
up the learning curve just from a mental standpoint in physical.

Speaker 2 (03:26):
Standard, I'd just tell you, Mary Kay, all of our
young players work really hard in this building, utilizing all
the resources that we have to improve every single day.
So I think that's true of this rookie class, second
year guys, third year guys. I think all of them
are doing everything in their power to get up to speed.
And like I've told you, guys, with rookies, there's a

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learning curve, there's a things that you're going to pick
up over the course of time, and I think all
of our guys have done a nice job of really
incrementally getting better, certainly with the process of an NFL season,
in the process of a week.

Speaker 5 (04:01):
What those type of things look like.

Speaker 8 (04:03):
Did you want to make sure before you made this
decision on that it was best for a player's development
and for the team. How did you make sure that
this is the best thing for should or as well.

Speaker 2 (04:14):
Yeah, again, just to probably repeat myself, just in any
decision with the football team, just want to make sure
I take my time and make sure I'm doing what's
right for all the players.

Speaker 5 (04:28):
And that's this decision, that's really every decision I make.

Speaker 8 (04:32):
I wanted some clarity on the Joe flatout trade.

Speaker 9 (04:35):
You said you were shocked initially.

Speaker 5 (04:37):
Were you more shocked because did I say shocked.

Speaker 9 (04:41):
Shocked or surprised?

Speaker 3 (04:42):
Were you surprised on the trade itself, or you were
more surprised with the banker's called.

Speaker 5 (04:48):
Yeah, so I didn't think Joe was getting traded this season.
That was the surprise.

Speaker 2 (04:52):
Obviously, those things happen over the course of you know,
a day, so you have time to talk through it
and those type of things. But surprised maybe because we
didn't make the phone call they did.

Speaker 9 (05:05):
He talked about.

Speaker 3 (05:06):
Aaron Rodgers might be the best thrower. I think you
did see I guess. I mean, we've all seen him.
But what do you like most and is your throw
that stands out from all the times you've gone against them?

Speaker 2 (05:16):
Seen a lot of them, Yeah, just natural arm talent,
the whippiness of his motion and how the ball comes
out of his hand. I've seen, unfortunately, a lot of
those throws. As a coach with the Vikings. I can
remember early in his tenure when he came in and
you know, not a lot was known about him. Obviously,

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you know, a top pick in the first round, but
hadn't played but just the natural ability to rip the
ball to all areas of the field was very, very impressive.

Speaker 10 (05:48):
Well, it's for most of the scrip.

Speaker 6 (05:49):
Feels like he was famous for extending plays and throwing outfield,
and now he's think he's the dead last and intended
ary argers getting the ball up quick.

Speaker 9 (05:56):
What do you make of that evolution in his game?

Speaker 2 (05:57):
I think just every offense kind of it does a
nice job of playing to the strength of all their players.
I mean, they're getting the ball out quick, but they're
having an insane amount of yak yards. I mean he's
and that comes from accuracy with with his throw. So
I think they're just constructing an offense that suits all
of their players.

Speaker 5 (06:17):
But he has the ability to make every.

Speaker 11 (06:19):
Throws play continue to progress back.

Speaker 2 (06:24):
To his dry Yeah, Mike's doing a really nice job.
I think he's had some really good moments in these practices,
and he's, as we've talked about, really attacking this rehabit
and certainly seems to be to me just watching him
getting better every single day.

Speaker 7 (06:40):
Dylan this week, just.

Speaker 4 (06:41):
How did he kind of come through the week and
maybe build on some of the things that.

Speaker 9 (06:44):
You saw him during the game.

Speaker 5 (06:45):
Yeah, I think it's a with young football players.

Speaker 2 (06:49):
A lot of things that they're seeing in game will
be first you know, first certainly in the NFL, but
this is really the first road game, first time in Pittsburgh.
Obviously the challenges that playing that come with playing on
the road, and so I thought he's attacked this game
plan really really well, understands what we're trying to do.
He works extremely hard at the mental side of this

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and making sure he's prepared, and I thought he had
a good week.

Speaker 9 (07:16):
Sure it does get in the game.

Speaker 4 (07:18):
Do you feel confident that he can run most of
the concepts and plays that Dylan does or do you
have to kind.

Speaker 6 (07:23):
Of change it?

Speaker 8 (07:23):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (07:24):
I think with any quarterback that is in there, you're
always playing to their strengths. But our focus obviously is
making sure that we're running our offense and being sound
and everything we do.

Speaker 12 (07:34):
Awkward at all to address the team after trading two
guys this week, I mean, did you feel like any
to address things any different than he normally would when
you stand in front of.

Speaker 9 (07:42):
Him in the morning.

Speaker 5 (07:43):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (07:44):
Again, not to get into all the specifics about what
I talked to the team about, but our guys understand.

Speaker 5 (07:49):
You know, there's a business element to this and.

Speaker 2 (07:51):
An aspect to the game of football, and you know,
you sometimes you lose players due to injury or trades
or what have you, and doesn't make you care about
them any less as a person. But that's the business.
We're excited about getting Tyson in here. That's a good
football player that's going to help us. So that's the
other part of this is, you know, adding a new teammate,

(08:13):
getting to know your new teammate and those type of things.

Speaker 9 (08:16):
I mean, I think a lot of.

Speaker 6 (08:17):
People have been to Pittsburgh for you, but just for
the rookies that don't know what makes Pittsburgh so such
a unique in your opinion.

Speaker 2 (08:28):
Yeah, I think this division has some great rivalries among
all four teams. Obviously, busting to Pittsburgh just speaks to
the proximity of these two cities and the fan bases.
So it becomes personal because you have some cousins probably
on either side of the state lines. But the guys
understand how important these games are, understand what's at stake,

(08:53):
and those type of things. But I think the proximity,
certainly of Cleveland and Pittsburgh is rare.

Speaker 8 (09:00):
They use for one another, one another.

Speaker 13 (09:03):
You know what's the key to stopping you know, the
sailor's defense aligning, especially letting an attack that TJ.

Speaker 8 (09:10):
Watt has.

Speaker 2 (09:11):
Yeah, obviously an excellent uh front that that we have
a ton of respect for.

Speaker 5 (09:16):
And it becomes.

Speaker 2 (09:18):
The entire offensive job to make sure that they're doing
all those things to to limit their impact on the game.
Understand that they have great players over there, and we
got to make sure that we're just focused on doing our.

Speaker 9 (09:32):
Job progressing and if he's getting close.

Speaker 2 (09:35):
Yeah, he's getting very close. He's doing well, doing everything
that's asked of them.

Speaker 1 (09:38):
Titans coach Christian Jones talked about the start that Harold
Fannon Junior's NFL career has gotten off.

Speaker 6 (09:43):
To how surprised are you by maybe surprise not the
right word, but just Harold's I mean the way Harold
has come out over these first five games and not
look necessarily like your your normal third round rookie. Just
I mean how early you know, in the process of
working with him, could you see this type of you know,

(10:06):
early success.

Speaker 14 (10:07):
Out of him.

Speaker 15 (10:08):
Yeah, I would say, you know, through the process of
going to even pick him, we kind of found that out.

Speaker 8 (10:15):
About him.

Speaker 15 (10:16):
You know, you ask former coaches, he's worked with, players
he's played with, You try to do research on I
got to understand how they play, how they work, how
they learn, And through that process we kind of already
said that he could handle a lot of things. So
the first day he came in the building, kind of
knew how to work with him, tried to get him
to work that way, and you know, walk through a
play once had it down, put him in a new spot,

(10:37):
gets it down. And so he's very he has really
good instincts. He thinks things.

Speaker 9 (10:42):
Through very well.

Speaker 15 (10:43):
He's very detailed and how he works, and it was
immediate to see how he beat.

Speaker 6 (10:49):
How much was that kind of reflected when you go
look back in his college career, I mean the A
and M game, the Penn State game. It seemed like
the biggest games were also the ones where he seemed
to shine them up.

Speaker 15 (11:01):
When they say big time players make big time plays
in big time games, he wouldn't lead, He wouldn't lead
in College of receptions like he did. If he wasn't
a big time player, and if he was afraid of
the limelight, then he wouldn't have shown up in any
game right, because big time players got to be able
to play in the games that don't matter or don't
feel like they matter. And I think he shows up
any time he's on the field. He's got that mindset
about him, so it's never been aware. You can see

(11:23):
it in how he plays. He attacks every players in
on and he does not when he knows he needs
to come out. He knows he needs to come out.
But when he's gonna stay, he's gonna stay in and
give one hundred and ten. And that's why I love about.

Speaker 9 (11:31):
Him because he's off your great start.

Speaker 3 (11:34):
How can you see his role expanding even more if
he gets more comfortable, just more experience.

Speaker 9 (11:39):
In the league. That's a great question.

Speaker 15 (11:43):
I think with the sky's the limit for him, and
it's really only it'll go as far as he wants
to take it. I think the game will open itself
up to him. The game will show him the opportunities
he can take advantage of, and it's truly on him
to race the roles.

Speaker 9 (12:00):
And brace what we're asking to do.

Speaker 15 (12:01):
I mean, we talked to everybody in the team about,
you know, being selfless and understanding, you know, the opportunities
that you have coming to or because of the work
you put in on plays where you might not be
getting the ball, you have to run block, and his
effort in those areas attributes to him being able to
show up in other areas of the game right because
when he's in there blocking and blocking, he releases on
a route when it's an action behind it, they don't
know if he's blocking for a second level player if

(12:22):
he's running a route, and that only helps you get
open when you're trying to throw the ball or get
the ball in his hands, so it only helps him.

Speaker 4 (12:28):
I supposed to see David get more involved in the
game plan last week and what do you see going
forward for him?

Speaker 9 (12:35):
It was good to see him beeing involved.

Speaker 15 (12:37):
I think it was awesome for him to get a
touchdown on London like he did, and for him to
show up like he did when we were running the ball.
You know, blocking, we ask a lot of day. We
asked him the block, We have some basking of pass protect.
We ask him go on screens chip the defensive ends
that were playing against. And he's done a good job
embracing that role. And when that happens, you know, usually
the ball finds you a little more good things tend

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to happen for you. So I'm really proud of he's
embraced everything, and I think that's going to involve, if
evolved to him doing even more for us offensively, just
with embracing the role that he has this week.

Speaker 4 (13:08):
I'm sure some of that chipping is going to be
in imperative. I mean, you don't want to go up
to the game plan, but just having that under his
belt from the last couple of weeks to go into
s Pittsburgh and have to do some of that stuff
at a high level.

Speaker 15 (13:22):
It's I it's a confidence builder, and I think it's
a confidence builder for him and the team. Right, they
can see what he can do, and he knows what
he can do and can show everybody that. So now
it's him raising his level for the next week, because
no week is the same.

Speaker 9 (13:35):
Every week needs more and so it's.

Speaker 15 (13:36):
About understanding what it took to win in to play
like he did in London, right, but we still came short,
and how we can improve our ability, approve our effort,
improve our attention to detail to help the team be
able to win the next week. So I think that's
kind of how I hope he approaches it.

Speaker 11 (13:52):
He needs production and peril playing well the two of
them together. What can that do for the offense If
you can have two guys getting high levels of production
for you as you hope to kind of grow and
expand this offense.

Speaker 9 (14:05):
I think it does a lot.

Speaker 15 (14:06):
I think it helps calm everybody down, bring a lot
of confidence to the offense. And I think it brings
a lot of advantage to us, whether teams wanna set
up against us in a bigger personnel or a lighter personnel. Right,
we have the confidence to run the ball, we have
the confidence to pass the ball. And when you're very
multiple out of personnels, it only makes it harder on
the defense to know how to play you. And I
think that only makes it easier on the offense. That

(14:28):
answers your question.

Speaker 7 (14:29):
Remember I ask you in train.

Speaker 16 (14:31):
To give out twelve person of the beast, two tiny instants.

Speaker 13 (14:34):
And I think we've seen during.

Speaker 9 (14:35):
The season, as the seasons on, you know.

Speaker 13 (14:38):
It's the potential. Loved it and I think you know
we fought.

Speaker 17 (14:42):
You know in London, Rome of Solve.

Speaker 13 (14:44):
Maryland and Davy just excited you.

Speaker 4 (14:47):
If the Titans coach you didn't you.

Speaker 13 (14:49):
Know to see the s uh to you guys succeed
you know, drive and such, your large plugs and office.

Speaker 9 (14:55):
I'm just happy for them. My job is to get
them to do their job.

Speaker 15 (14:58):
My job is a h relay the game plan, relay
their rules and responsibilities, get them to understand it, and
make it as easy as possible for them to execute.
After that, it's about them going out there and making
it happen. And they've done a good job of doing
that so that that is what's more exciting to me,
is them being able to go out there and show
what they can do and me making sure they.

Speaker 13 (15:17):
Know what to do.

Speaker 15 (15:17):
So I I take no credit for how they play.
I just try to make sure they know how to
do their job when they get out there. They go
out there, they put the effort in and they make
the plays and I That's that's what I coach for,
That's what I'm here for, and that brings me the
most joy.

Speaker 18 (15:29):
The way the way you guys used foul personnel, like
sometimes it doesn't even look like foul personnel.

Speaker 9 (15:34):
With where you guys, David and Phrold, I was.

Speaker 18 (15:36):
Curious, like how often, like how often you work with
Chad or Shait with it come to like kind of
maybe the wide receiver part of know your FAUL personal package,
Like what is that?

Speaker 9 (15:44):
Like? Are they in some meeting rooms with the wide receivers?
How does that work?

Speaker 8 (15:47):
Like that kind of.

Speaker 18 (15:48):
Passion of uh those position room, especially when you know
there's similar versatility with.

Speaker 9 (15:53):
Us treat those tight ends.

Speaker 15 (15:55):
That happened a lot in the off season where CEO
would do a lot of work with those guys where
we're being group pods talking about different concepts how to
run certain routes.

Speaker 9 (16:02):
So he's really good. He's been doing it for a
long time.

Speaker 15 (16:05):
He's really good explaining, really good at teaching, and I
try to take something from every day with how he
approaches the game and teaches his guys. So anytime there's
a route that's put in or play that's put in
and I may not understand it as well or I
need a guidance, I go straight to him. He gets
it cleared up for me and even takes his time
to explain it to the guys themselves. So I try
to lean on him because he's been there a long time.
He's done it for a long time, and it's been

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very helpful for me and for the players.

Speaker 3 (16:28):
As you can see that David question, but I think
it was Mike Tomlin this week was talking about using
his multiple tight ends and he's got the giant guy
and just how important the guy with size is when
you're playing a four to three front. You speak to
that and I guess the totally can take on a
tight end, and even this week, how important it is

(16:49):
with those that passwords.

Speaker 15 (16:50):
Yeah, I would say that when you have a guy
with size, you have a lot less of any anxiety
of going out to block a bigger defensive end. Right,
there's always a difference in size of defensive players that
you play, and just like you said, with the three
four front, you've got two bigs sometimes outside of the
tackle where the y is and it's you know, having

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to decide where I'm going to block three hundred and
thirty pound guy or the two hundred and sixty pound guy.
And when you have somebody that's big enough to do
those roles block those guys work together on double teams
or whatever you may have going on, it makes it
a lot easier for you to approach that week and
to game plan and to put guys in the right
spots to succeed.

Speaker 9 (17:30):
If that makes sense to the Herald.

Speaker 16 (17:33):
And then again, like I know we talked about in
the off season program, he doesn't drop many passes.

Speaker 7 (17:38):
It again, four for four in this last game, Like
why is he so good at that?

Speaker 16 (17:43):
I mean even I know you saw that in his
college film too, but how has he made that translate,
I guess into his working season here.

Speaker 15 (17:52):
He does a good job of tracking the ball right
through his hands, seeing it in through and he has
an unorthodox style of catching it sometimes where he'll point
the hand at the ball and it's a little unorthodox,
but what he does is he sees the ball into
the hands and he sees it into the tuck, and
he really has he's very strong.

Speaker 9 (18:08):
He's a very strong player.

Speaker 15 (18:09):
Again, he's very strong hands, so when the ball usually
hits his hands, it doesn't leave and he does a
really good job of that. So I think that's something
you see on see him play and what he does
in college, and it's translated to the league very well.

Speaker 4 (18:20):
It's about your past catchers globally, and it includes obviously
the wide receivers and the tight ends. But at a
time like this when the wide receivers haven't been quite
as productive, as everyone hopes they would be by now,
Is this a time where you guys can really kind
of focus on those tight ends and let them carry the.

Speaker 9 (18:41):
Day a little bit if they have to. It's a
good question.

Speaker 15 (18:44):
I would say that that's never been our focus or
never been what we're about in the room. We always
try to do our job. Whatever play is called, we
got to do our job. So it doesn't matter where
the ball is going, doesn't matter who's getting it right.
Q's been doing really well, We've been doing good run
the ball. We got to make sure we support Dylan.
So however we call the play in and what we're
actually do is what we do. Our job is show

(19:05):
up and when our numbers call it, show up and
do that. So however the game plays, however, the game
evolves because as you know, like the quarter's changed, every
quarter is different, every half is different, every play is different,
And the only thing we can do is focus on
what we can do. If we start focusing on why
I'm getting the ball or while I'm not getting the ball,
then you start you start forgetting about what the next
play is going to be and what the play is
right now.

Speaker 4 (19:27):
Thoughts on how Dylan operated in his in his first.

Speaker 15 (19:30):
NFL start, It was very encouraging. I thought he did
a good job. He was confident, he played the game quickly,
he got through his reads. And I'm not a quarterback coast,
so please don't put any weight on what I'm saying,
but it's good to see if we could go out there,
especially in the environment, in the environment that he was in,
you know, a new hole, you're in a new country.
You know, the first game is in an unfamiliar place.

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And I thought he did a great job. Was very encouraging.

Speaker 9 (19:52):
I'm very proud of them.

Speaker 3 (19:55):
Like the tight end position has evolved, like how you
guys think them. It used to be like a guy
who was either walking tight end or receiving tight end.

Speaker 8 (20:02):
Does that even exist anymore?

Speaker 3 (20:03):
Do you even differentiate anymore?

Speaker 15 (20:05):
I would say players have strengths and weaknesses that you
try to accentuate, right, You try to build on strengths
high weaknesses.

Speaker 9 (20:15):
But as players get more athletic, as.

Speaker 15 (20:18):
Training gets to be more advanced, as guys grow in stature,
I think the lines always start to kind of change.
Just the same thing with the edge players or defensive players. Right,
Like you think about defensive ends they had kind of
two categories. Now it's just turned into them finding the
most athletic guys they can to go out there and
disrupt the game.

Speaker 9 (20:39):
So as the game grows, players change, roles change.

Speaker 15 (20:42):
So I think the lines have started to blur a
little bit and how teams ask their tight.

Speaker 1 (20:47):
Ends super far Quarterbacks coach Brandon Lynch talked about the
addition of Tyson Campbell.

Speaker 4 (20:52):
That's your thoughts on the trade and how you feel
about Greg leaving Tyson.

Speaker 8 (20:57):
Cumming and just how's that all?

Speaker 19 (20:59):
Yes, you know what the biggest thing with the trade,
I'm extremely excited for Greg. You know, that's a young
guy who's like really earned it. You know we talked
about like really making every repers statement this year. Young
guy like since he's been in the building, like you've
really seen him mature in that aspect, you know, So
to see him, you know, have an opportunity to like
go somewhere else, really have like grassroots in a different

(21:21):
organization and really be a leader there.

Speaker 9 (21:23):
Like, I'm really excited for him and his family.

Speaker 16 (21:26):
First impressions of Tyson, I mean, you know, we got
here very quickly and then was on the practice field.

Speaker 8 (21:32):
And how you think opening the room.

Speaker 19 (21:33):
Sure, you know, Kevin talks about like being tough and competitive,
you know, and that's a young guy who is arrow
up in all of those categories.

Speaker 8 (21:40):
You know.

Speaker 19 (21:40):
We talk about like who we play, what they play,
what we play, best personnel in our two deep reference
to injuries just the AFC North. So we got to
have guys that play physically violent, We got to have
guys that give great effort, and guys that play with
swag and passion. So looking forward to him, like really
being in our culture and really being arrow up and
everything else.

Speaker 6 (22:02):
How much was you know, maybe a schematic not a fit.
You know, Jim talked a little bit about, you know,
how Jacksonville had changed schemes this year with the with
the new head coach. How much did maybe coming here
going to help kind of fit what Tyson.

Speaker 9 (22:19):
Does that sure?

Speaker 19 (22:20):
You know, and like speaking to different schemes, you know,
I'm not so so sure like where he might not
have benefit there, but like what we do as far
as like playing press man, Like we really like guys
that have like thirty two inch arms, right, like guys
that want to be in the run fit. You know,
we talk about like throwing that willing word out. We
want guys that want contact, seek contact, like guys that

(22:41):
want to go get back off blocks and make the place,
and he's one of those guys. And being in this
division where we got to stop the run first, like
really excited to see like what he's going to do
for our defense and again physically violent player, right, so
you know, him fitting into our team culture, just being tough,
being competitive, like really being physically violent out there with

(23:02):
effort and swag like I'm glad that the young man's here.

Speaker 18 (23:06):
Expected Like but I don't even know if you were sleeping,
like like when the when the trey went down, Like
how does that happen? Like how do you find out
what's your next steps? Are you watching film of this
prior film to try to get him up to the
speed and see his strengths? Like how does as a
position coach, how do you go about like really like integrating.

Speaker 19 (23:20):
Somebody into Yeah, y, you know what, I'm gonna give
you a quote that was given to myself when we
transition from a player. They say, when the student fails,
the teacher gets the f find a way for all
students to earn an a So for this young guy
to come in. We got to do a really good
job simplifying the complex and really simplistically put like, we

(23:42):
want him to perform the standard, and our standard is
do what we're supposed to do when we're supposed to
do it every time. What is he supposed to be doing.
I want that young guy to go out there physically
be violent. I want him to give like great effort
and play with swag and passion. So really like simplifying
that like what's important to us. I think it's gonna
really help his learning curve, which you.

Speaker 18 (24:02):
Have like a prior experience that you have, like the
can drive to do like thank scout him maybe or
like watch film on him, Like how much did you
know beforehand?

Speaker 19 (24:09):
Sure, you know he's played a lot of snaps, right,
and he's seen a lot of ball. Like we talked
about that shared situational awareness. That's a really real thing,
you know. So him being able to like have prior
knowledge with motions and splits, like prior knowledge of situations
that are gonna be important, you know, when a runs
come in, when a play action pass is coming, when

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it's drop back pass coming right, Like with him having
a wealth of knowledge like that like it really helps
that learning curve. And then what we do right, like
we pride ourselves with Jim really simplifying it, like Jim
wants us to be the tip of spirit, right, he
wants us to really get tight, stay tight so our
defensive line can really operate and then our nerve center
we can go in and back those guys.

Speaker 3 (24:51):
Up, so Tim to come in Sunday and play all
games with there was a goal, yeah, watching him out
there yesterday that.

Speaker 8 (25:00):
He can do that.

Speaker 19 (25:00):
Sure, you know, it's always the goal as a teacher
to get your students up to speed as fast as
they can. And in my opinion, he's a culture guy, right,
So simplistically put, that young guy is going to go
out there and do the things that are required to
be great in this league, especially in the AFC North.
All he has to go out there and to do
to operate is be it his best when his best

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is required, with his violence, his effort, and really do
a really good job with his passion.

Speaker 3 (25:26):
So yesterday, like on the practice field, for example, are
you spending most of your time with him just getting
him comfortable, terminology, all that kind of things.

Speaker 8 (25:34):
Do you stay late with him yesterday?

Speaker 19 (25:35):
Sure, that's a great question, you know, And I say
that he's a come early, stay late guy.

Speaker 9 (25:40):
So he's a young guy. We stayed like after practice.

Speaker 19 (25:43):
He's a young guy that after he got lunch, he
immediately came up so that he can digest our terminology, right,
Like the techniques, A lot of the techniques are going
to be a lot of the same. There's some details
and things that we put of more importance. But really
like him nailing down like what is our terms so
that he can play fast, you know, he can play
free and then we can end up seeing what he

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does out there and the other guys that's in the room,
they really help that, right, Like so having a culture
that's really inclusive of guys that are coming in, Like
great players want to be around great players, right, So
like that learning curve, like sitting within Zeil, like him
being able to ask Miles certain questions he's familiar with
Ray and you know Grant, so them being able to

(26:25):
have like nerd talk and really like nail down like
what those terms are.

Speaker 9 (26:29):
It's gonna help your DEALI one of those things.

Speaker 11 (26:32):
But are there other key indicators for guys that are
coming in on such a short notes to know that
you have the confidence that they'll be ready. Are the
things that you can pick out from practice, pick out
in the meeting rooms to know that, Okay, we'll be
good here if he's out there.

Speaker 19 (26:46):
Yes, you know, I think that as a as a teacher, one,
like you have to know your personnel and you have
to have knowledge of personnel around the league. So like
having an opportunity to meet with him a few years
ago at the combine, you know, there are some very
tail signs as a student, like with him, he's a
visual learner. He really loves to get reps on task.

(27:08):
He picks it up extremely well, especially when he chunks
his notes. So like really just like organizing that information
for him, you know, you can see the light bulb
go off. And I think that for you know, us
as as teachers, the most exciting thing is the young
guy is excited to learn, right, Like he's a guy
that like really wants the information. And as a teacher,

(27:29):
you can see that he can handle more information, Like
he wants the two oh one, the three oh one.

Speaker 9 (27:34):
He wants to know the why behind it.

Speaker 19 (27:36):
Right, So being able to like clearly articulate it is
gonna end up, like helping him move faster.

Speaker 14 (27:42):
Aaron Rodgers.

Speaker 6 (27:43):
Just what does what kind of pressure does he put
on your position group specifically because of you know, the
years he has, I mean just everything about what makes
Aaron Rodgers Aaron Rodgers great?

Speaker 9 (27:55):
What?

Speaker 8 (27:55):
What?

Speaker 9 (27:55):
What's he gonna do? Pressure? Hall of Fame player?

Speaker 8 (27:59):
Right?

Speaker 19 (27:59):
Like you you cannot ever discount you know, reps on tasks.
You know, he has a million of them, you know,
so the fact that he's really good with his hard count,
he's really good at seeing you know, the full picture
of the field, right, Like, you're not gonna disguise him.
You know, you're gonna have to out execute him. You're
gonna have to out hit that team. You're gonna have
to tackle in space, We're gonna have to get off blocks,

(28:21):
We're gonna have to communicate, and we're gonna have to execute.
But more importantly, we're gonna have to do what's important
to us.

Speaker 18 (28:29):
Jim mentioned that like if Tyson isn't able to take
like a full workload, Don Jones is a guy that
you could step into that or what does he mean?
He seems like he's another just that profile of physically
that you guys looking for.

Speaker 9 (28:39):
With the long arm and the big size people. What really,
what do you see from time from Dom? Tough and competitive?
Right Like? That's that's something that I thought that A. B.
And Kevin did a really.

Speaker 19 (28:50):
Good job on and very like laser focused job on
on bringing guys in that we're gonna be tough, competitive
students that wanna play hard in place. So when you
think about Dom, like, you know, he's a guy that's
he's you know, thankfully he's been here since rookie camp, right,
but he's arrowed up every single day. You know, we
talk about like really making things a statement, right like,

(29:12):
and taking advantage of our opportunities. He's a young guy
that has taken advantage of every opportunity as a student,
you know, as a as a mentee, right being able
to you know, talk to guys like Greg mj Ward
out there, you know, and I think for him specifically
the confidence piece right for him to be around other
great players, and other great players really like notion that

(29:35):
they love the way that he plays, his play style,
his effort, physicality. You know, he's a trusted teammate because
he's errow up and communicating, you know, all of those
things give us confidence to put him out there to operate.

Speaker 3 (29:49):
You want to talk about being heard by the trade
of the great.

Speaker 9 (29:52):
Trade, you know, shedding tears.

Speaker 8 (29:54):
So what was that rood like yesterday?

Speaker 3 (29:56):
And did you have to kind of talk to those
guys and get their heads right, moving them a big game?

Speaker 9 (30:01):
Sure?

Speaker 19 (30:02):
That is a fantastic question, right, and perspective Okay, And
the perspective is selfishly, Yeah, we always want to be
around our loved ones, right that like they love them,
We all love them, our building loves them.

Speaker 8 (30:15):
Right.

Speaker 19 (30:16):
But the other thing, how excited we are for him
to move forward and help another room, like for him
to like really grow and put other things on tape.
And then we're really excited to bring Tyson in. You know,
I think that you know, when Tyson got into building
and you can immediately see like.

Speaker 9 (30:32):
Competitors want to be around competitors.

Speaker 19 (30:34):
So the fact that you know him and Denzel immediately
are starting to talk, you know, they're immediately immersed into details.
Like I said, like he's a student, So for him
to go up to Denzel and ask like, you know,
what are you reading? What's your alignments? You know, when
can we talk about split indicators? You know, that really helped,
not necessarily soften that, right, but that really helped, like

(30:55):
the blow of the room of we're bringing in another
culture guy who can help us win.

Speaker 4 (31:00):
So have you been able to keep your food down
since that? Since that final game winning touchdown drive by
the Viking?

Speaker 19 (31:07):
You you know, Ms Mary, I try not to like
move with the pendulum, right, like try to stay like
very still in the middle. You know, we want to
be at our best when the best is required, and
to do that, like we all have to move forward.
So you know, has it been tough, absolutely, you know,
But at the same time, you know, you need certain
things like that as a in your career so that

(31:29):
you can be complete and lacking nothing. So like I'm
really like thankful for the benefits of that, right, Like
from the benefits of myself as a teacher, as far
as like operating fast, being able to make like sound
fast adjustments, and also for the students, for the students,
for all of us to go through that situation together
and understand that we got to be resilient together, just
like coach Kevin says.

Speaker 1 (31:50):
Defensive tackle Mason Graham talked about how the defense can
combat the quick release of Aaron Rodgers Mason.

Speaker 3 (31:56):
What have you learned about the robbery, the leader situation.

Speaker 8 (32:01):
You know that's our arrival and you know we're coming here.
We're coming to Pittsford to beat 'em.

Speaker 3 (32:05):
So, I mean, you'd like you can hear a while now,
have you heard from fans just about, uh how they
feel about pittsfordh.

Speaker 9 (32:12):
Nico.

Speaker 8 (32:25):
I mean I've heard about the rivalry and stuff. I
haven't heard like specific things about it, but I know
it's gonna be intense and rowdy atmosphere's gotta go in
there and win.

Speaker 6 (32:34):
You you've played obviously one of the biggest rivalries in
the sports I at college level. Is there any I
know you haven't experienced this one yet, but is there
any homparable experience can you draw from those experiences or
for something like this or or is that something that

(32:54):
I mean, it's such a different, uh different level.

Speaker 9 (32:57):
Of different everything.

Speaker 8 (32:58):
Yeah, like I have an experience yet, but I have
a pretty good idea how the rivalry is after this game.
But you know, I've heard a bunch of stuff going
into it, nothing too crazy, but uh, just gonna be
a battle and want to come.

Speaker 17 (33:12):
Out on top.

Speaker 7 (33:13):
See someone about seeing Aaron Rodgers and what we're seeing
not filling from him with his.

Speaker 8 (33:21):
I feel like he does a lot of good things. Well,
it gets the ball out quick, controls the offense. You know,
he has his own little I think offense within the
offense with his you know, checks and signals and stuff
like that. So, I mean he's been doing it for
a long time, one of the best, So it can
be a good challenge.

Speaker 11 (33:38):
Fall out really quick for you guys as a defensive front.
Kind of a test is that to try to.

Speaker 16 (33:42):
Get to him before he gets that.

Speaker 8 (33:45):
Yeah, I mean that's always a test. You know, a
lot of teams do that to you know, stall the
pass rush and you know, tire us out so we
don't have the opportunity to rush. So we'll see something
special about playing Rogers. You know, a guy who probably
watched your whole life four time MVP. Does you feel
any extra way. I'm just excited for the opportunity now,

(34:07):
Like you said, I watched up, I grew up watching him,
So just a great opportunity and looking forward to it.
He's famous with a hard count plays. Is that just
about that? What do you Yeah, it's been an emphasis
for us, you know, it's one of the best that
John people off sides, and then you know, having substitutional

(34:28):
things where he gets twelve people in the field, gets
a free play, makes big chunk plays. So we even
practicing that and know he's looking to do that, so.

Speaker 7 (34:36):
We're honestly, how does a good job making that hard too?

Speaker 4 (34:42):
Oh?

Speaker 8 (34:42):
Yeah, good job. He does it all the time. He
does in the meeting rooms or leaving the meeting rooms,
so he's he's on us for Have.

Speaker 9 (34:50):
You read any specific stories about this?

Speaker 14 (34:52):
Rather kind of kind of surprised you at all.

Speaker 8 (34:57):
I haven't heard any specific stories.

Speaker 7 (34:58):
Now, I mean played it like wood your ast earlier,
like one of the greatest robberies in the sports, or
how as.

Speaker 16 (35:06):
That's what I prepared you to get to this level
of playing a rivalry and not you always try to
keep your most us a check and just treat it as.

Speaker 8 (35:13):
Like another game in a way.

Speaker 14 (35:14):
How is that gonna?

Speaker 8 (35:16):
Yeah, I mean usually in college, you know your rivalry
game is like one of the more bigger games in
the season. But you know, I feel like an NFL
every week's a big game. You're playing against the best
people in America, so just another challenge and I'm excited
for it. What is your files done?

Speaker 14 (35:31):
The kind of paint picture of his.

Speaker 9 (35:32):
Rivalry for.

Speaker 8 (35:36):
He hasn't done anything crazy, you know, just keep the
main thing, the main thing, rush good together, play good together,
and just play good defense, and you know, I'll take
care of itself.

Speaker 3 (35:45):
Jim said yesterday that he was still having a hard
time keeping stroke down after the defense didn't get to
stop and needed at the end of that Vikings game.
So how do you, guys, I guess respond to the
way that can kick.

Speaker 8 (35:59):
We just got a bounce back back. You know, We've
lost a few close games here and we just gotta
find ways to you know, execute you know, a few
plays here, a few plays there, just going to execute
better and we'll come out on top of those.

Speaker 3 (36:10):
When you went back and watch that last drive, did
anything stand out to you as far as we needed
to do this better to close it out?

Speaker 4 (36:18):
Uh?

Speaker 8 (36:20):
Just probably just work together as better as a defense,
you know, be on the same page. I don't know
exactly the specifics. I don't know if there's communicational areas,
but just things we can clean up. Yeah, it seems
like when.

Speaker 13 (36:32):
We're in here, you know, you and Dylan Gabriel kind
of talking a lot.

Speaker 9 (36:35):
And who is your relationship kind of growing with so
far showing and lead.

Speaker 8 (36:41):
Out from Yeah, we've been close, you know, just kind
of like similar to how we came in as you know,
the college. You know, we're like freshmen almost but at
the next level. So rookies just kind of keeping that
class tight and knowing that's gonna be you know, the
foundation of this team moving forward. And every thing Dylan does,
you know, he does everything the right way, can conduct

(37:03):
his business, all about business. So he's getting his opportunity
now and he's just prepared to be the start from
the start.

Speaker 16 (37:11):
So bad up today.

Speaker 1 (37:14):
So we never dropping in your class.

Speaker 7 (37:16):
And are you guys ready to.

Speaker 8 (37:17):
Rally around well the game, Yeah, we're rallying around you know,
anyone who's out there on the field, you know, playing
for us. So that's always our main goal.

Speaker 3 (37:27):
Kayson Morriser just you know your reaction Joe gets traded
on Tuesday Wednesday night, great gets traded.

Speaker 7 (37:34):
Just what's that like for, uh, you know, a rookie
getting a taste of the business side.

Speaker 8 (37:40):
Yeah, I mean, like you said, it's a business. You know,
things happen, you know, I think what Greg got traded at?
Like what eleven pm? So you know things can just happen,
you know, at any moment and uh just chaerish it.
You know, we obviously got a player in exchange for him,
but looking forward to that and moving forward now.

Speaker 1 (37:59):
Newest Brown cornerback Tyson Campbell talked about the events leading
to him landing in Cleveland.

Speaker 14 (38:04):
I was surprised where.

Speaker 6 (38:05):
He could sure to get the calls and say, you
know you're you're getting traded from Jacksonville.

Speaker 14 (38:11):
I was, I'm surprised, you know, call me, uh late
at night, got the call.

Speaker 12 (38:16):
Uh.

Speaker 14 (38:17):
I was in shock.

Speaker 7 (38:18):
So Jim Schwartz yesterday and he talked to us, talked
about how he thinks you could be a scheme fit
for here.

Speaker 3 (38:24):
That seems to be the consensus.

Speaker 16 (38:25):
I guess, like what do you think about that, and
especially earlier in your career, how how similar do you
think this scheme means?

Speaker 8 (38:31):
Uh?

Speaker 14 (38:31):
I think it's pretty much similar. Uh uh playing a
lot of press man and uh he ain't handle receivers
of being physical, so I think that it definitely fits.

Speaker 8 (38:40):
Tyson.

Speaker 14 (38:40):
How do you kind of process the emotions you signed
that extension there?

Speaker 3 (38:43):
You think you're gonna be there for a long time
and then all of a sudden they move on from you.

Speaker 9 (38:46):
How do you kind of process those emotions?

Speaker 8 (38:49):
Uh?

Speaker 14 (38:49):
You know, you just take it day by day, you know,
continue to know, lean no God, stay in prayer, read
your word. So that's what I've been doing, you know,
just taking it one day at a time. Control and
I can control.

Speaker 3 (39:00):
I feel like you're ready.

Speaker 4 (39:01):
Uh you played in a big emotional team and you
know big or you.

Speaker 7 (39:08):
Just moved to four and one and that's all exciting
God here, it's you're on another football team.

Speaker 11 (39:14):
Teams Now, how about the emotion.

Speaker 5 (39:18):
Or the Holy cure?

Speaker 14 (39:19):
Yeah, it wasn't an emotional and reller coaster. Uh, but
like I said before, just lean on my faith in
God and uh prayer and uh lean on him and
to just feeling accepted here, you know, adjusting getting a
groove in Cleveland.

Speaker 3 (39:34):
Do you feel like your crash course here would have
you ready for?

Speaker 5 (39:36):
Says ready?

Speaker 13 (39:37):
She can be too.

Speaker 14 (39:37):
Oh yeah, I feel so.

Speaker 8 (39:38):
Uh.

Speaker 14 (39:39):
Doing my part as far as like uh studying the playbook,
watching the tape, uh, meeting with coaches?

Speaker 3 (39:45):
Did you which did you have any contact?

Speaker 14 (39:46):
Couple of rounds in the draft, process. Do you remember,
Oh yeah, I met I met with the Browns. Uh
a few times. Uh during the process.

Speaker 8 (39:55):
Did did you ever get a a vibe that maybe
they would take you or uh?

Speaker 9 (39:58):
Uh?

Speaker 14 (39:58):
Nah, I did it and I did it.

Speaker 4 (40:00):
How do you think you're ready for a.

Speaker 8 (40:01):
Game in uh?

Speaker 14 (40:03):
Going over film? Uh, starting in the playbook, being next
with with coaches, you know, of course, getting live reps
in practice.

Speaker 6 (40:11):
What about logestically?

Speaker 17 (40:13):
Where do you put your stuff while you're in where
you're in the process of moving.

Speaker 8 (40:17):
In the middle of the game.

Speaker 4 (40:19):
Uh.

Speaker 14 (40:19):
Well, I just took what I can you know, to
to be ready for this week, I mean for a
couple of weeks and then you know, talk with the
people on the on the team about you know, getting
movies and stuff like that.

Speaker 7 (40:31):
So Tyson just just wondering how much have you watched
them out word over the years. Did you guys know
each other at all?

Speaker 14 (40:38):
Before you go, I've been I've been away Denzil ever
since I was in high school. You know him watching
him play at high state and and then also you know,
become of Pro Bowl in this league multiple time. So
Linzell has definitely been a corner that you know whose
game I might do you think this for me?

Speaker 7 (40:54):
I think it's just got hers and it's a little
bit of a crash course, but just your first.

Speaker 13 (40:58):
Glance of things.

Speaker 8 (41:00):
I feel like this could be a really good.

Speaker 7 (41:02):
Fit for you from a uh A dramatic standpoint and
accentuating what do.

Speaker 13 (41:06):
You do well?

Speaker 8 (41:07):
Uh?

Speaker 14 (41:07):
I think so just being able to you know, be
a a physical smart player playing fast. I think you know,
it doesn't take I feel like I'm a smart player,
so we wanna take much for me to you know,
get get used to a scheme.

Speaker 10 (41:21):
Coach's story is feeling that then sells and sort of
just kind of you know, you guys already started to talk.

Speaker 14 (41:27):
To each other.

Speaker 7 (41:27):
What you already start when you pick his brains?

Speaker 4 (41:30):
Ask me some questions and how's that going on some farm?

Speaker 14 (41:33):
It's going well. He's been helping me a lot as
far as like the scheme and uh, you know, what
things to look at and stuff like that. So he's
definitely been a big help for me to you know,
make my adjustment here.

Speaker 3 (41:44):
Think sports met you a few times a physical viewer.
How much pride is that do you take?

Speaker 14 (41:50):
And where does that call it get? Uh? Just come
from just always playing like that ever since I was little,
you know, not being scared of talk contact, you know,
making my presence felt. I mean, just wanting to to
win and you know make make my uh ten other
teammates you know look good on the field. So just
take a lot of pride in that. You know, when

(42:11):
the football games the main goal you a have to
conch come in.

Speaker 10 (42:15):
Here and just well I I just still feeling s
emotional publishing one of their favorite guys and in great
yea was that hard to step in?

Speaker 8 (42:24):
Ye that?

Speaker 9 (42:25):
The feelings like that going on here?

Speaker 14 (42:28):
Yeah? Stuff, man, like we my first start was being traded,
so it was a lot of emotions. But like I
said before, just take you day by ti, day by day.
Uh puting my faith in God and you know, just
feel in luck and by my teammates.

Speaker 3 (42:39):
So I know we make a lot of I know
we make a lot of the scheme change, getting used
to it.

Speaker 5 (42:43):
But how much of it is just like.

Speaker 14 (42:44):
Football is football, Like I said, a lot of a
lot of it is football football, but just learning the
languages and you know how how guys talking, you know,
with different adjustments and stuff like that.

Speaker 10 (42:55):
So so your first game year growing up against Aaron
Rowe Church talking.

Speaker 8 (43:01):
About what what do you think that it's gonna be? Like?

Speaker 14 (43:03):
You know, era all just great player, still's a great
team and just a ABC North, you know, divisional game.
So I know it's a big game. I know it's
gonna be a physical game. So I'm excited.

Speaker 3 (43:13):
Do you think you've gotten used to the idea yet
that you were treated? I mean you said, you know
how shocking you work, and there's only Wednesday now, is
it settled in teasing?

Speaker 8 (43:22):
Uh?

Speaker 14 (43:23):
Pretty much? Yeah, just my second day of practice, so yeah,
pretty much feeling adjusted.

Speaker 10 (43:27):
And how how do you process going for a team
that looks like is it gunning for the playoffs to
a team now kind of just fighting for everything that
it's gonna try to get How what's that like about?

Speaker 8 (43:38):
Uh?

Speaker 14 (43:38):
Just uh, I think just having awareness, you know the
situation you're in, and you know, tryna to fix whatever
it is that can h you know, help the team,
uh win games, whether it be you know our practice
havoge or you know our communication. So just trying to
hold it in on nose and and try to be
helpful as that as I possibly can. Who who is the.

Speaker 3 (43:57):
First type of couple who is the first guy you've
heard from in in this lick ry? Does somebody reach
out to you like Tuesday or Wednesday night or d
h Nah?

Speaker 14 (44:04):
Now, once I got here, that's when I okay, I
started talking to people.

Speaker 1 (44:07):
Yet, how about the thing that you're that.

Speaker 10 (44:08):
You just stepped into the number two that you've had
so all uh you number one.

Speaker 4 (44:13):
Against one, try to go fourth against the past?

Speaker 10 (44:15):
Is that kind of an exciting thing for you to
eventually defense?

Speaker 14 (44:17):
It's the stud Uh yeah, it's definitely exciting, you know, annoying.

Speaker 4 (44:21):
Uh.

Speaker 14 (44:22):
You know, Cleveland's been on the proud themselves on having
a a dominant physical defense. So you know that's something
that you know, once you get here you gotta buy into.
And I'm excited to buy into it. And uh, you know,
I feel welcome by the guys and be ready to
you know, be part of the culture along those lines.

Speaker 7 (44:37):
I mean seeing this D line and the pressure that
you can create. How exciting is that?

Speaker 5 (44:42):
Oh?

Speaker 14 (44:42):
That's exciting?

Speaker 8 (44:43):
You know what I mean?

Speaker 14 (44:44):
You don't have to cover cover that long, so you know, uh,
coverage in and rush work together l So you know,
as long as I'm covering well, that allows them to
have more time to get to the quarterback. You know,
they get to quarterback fast. They don't have to cover
as long, so we work here there.

Speaker 1 (44:57):
Wow, what about Ah, what do you really keep doing that?

Speaker 8 (45:00):
Yeah?

Speaker 11 (45:00):
Think he likes to trying to cover.

Speaker 14 (45:03):
There's many challenge without every other week when you go
against any receiver, big, phasical receiver. Uh and can make
plays with the ball in his hands. So I'm excited.

Speaker 1 (45:12):
Finally, defensive end Miles Garrett vowed to add one more
name to his quarterback graveyard.

Speaker 4 (45:18):
Two big name guys being traded this week in Joe
Flacco and then Greg Newsom. And you know, how did
you feel about both of those moves?

Speaker 17 (45:27):
I mean surprised for like everyone was surprised about, you know,
the news, especially for for Gregson to happen so like
late in the evening. But this organization is committed to
winning and trying to find a way to win. And
you know, going to going to play for a player.

(45:48):
They're trying to go for someone that they feel I
guess suits our style a little bit better and make
Stephen's better. I don't hey he can by bringing his
skill set. You We'll always have love for for Genu.
You know, love going to work with him, love being
his teammate. He always has had his smile on his face.
He was always optimistic, and you know, definitely missed that
and hope he, uh dust well out there in Jacksonville.

Speaker 16 (46:11):
Find that you don't think either of those trade signals
like anything like a waving the white flag on the season.

Speaker 17 (46:18):
And you know, winning, No, I think winning definitely start
the forefront what we want to do.

Speaker 9 (46:23):
And I think.

Speaker 17 (46:26):
Being a player for players, you know, trying to add
someone who who will come in here and have immediate effect.
You know, we'll wait. Uh his skill set brings.

Speaker 6 (46:36):
You sort of play when a guy comes in, you know,
late in the week, to kind of get him acclemand
as quickly as possible so he can help you.

Speaker 9 (46:45):
On Sunday's true, I don't.

Speaker 17 (46:48):
I've seen him like once outside of the field, Like
they had him bring his bags. His bags were in
the locker room and he was on the field like
thirty minutes later. So whenever we get the time where
life slows down for a little bit and we can
we can sider hopefully tomorrow we can we can talk
about the game, getting to know each other. My style
is style and Uh, we can start to you know,

(47:10):
integrate him in that way. But uh, I know of
the DB's and the coaches, are you know, trying to
get him up to speed and and let him know
we help we do things. What's this scheme ire.

Speaker 7 (47:22):
New guys and the rookies.

Speaker 11 (47:25):
I know, you like they go through the history of
this rivalry in this building.

Speaker 20 (47:29):
But as someone who's been in many of these games,
what do you say to a guy like Dylan Gabriel
who's going to get his first opportunity at this guy's
like quin Sewan Bason. Things, Things that you can tell
them to prepare them for what we know is going
to be a hostile environment.

Speaker 17 (47:44):
It's not going to be pretty. All the matters is
you get to win. You know, we have been through
a lot of you gretty, grimy matchups with these guys,
and it's a rivalry for a reason. But uh, you
know we've taken the ball away five six times and
then with a tie taking the ball away five or

(48:08):
six times and one a huge playoff game, and I
think you know vice versa has happened where they've got
the best of us, and we want to turnover margin.
Now turnovers are you know, the one of the most
important things. But it's not everything. You know, just play confidently,
play a game, trusting your teammates, and uh, you know,
we'll we'll support you, you know. Don't don't worry about

(48:28):
playing the cleanse game of the perfect game. I just
worry about the next player and how you can make
most of it.

Speaker 12 (48:33):
Wow, you personally, ever get any extra hate in Pittsburgh
is compared to any other road stadium. What you personally
get any hate, It's compared to any roads, any other
road stadium.

Speaker 9 (48:44):
For sure. And I love it.

Speaker 17 (48:49):
Yeah, nah, just y know, that kind of stuff fuels me.
I'd love to love the chance to love to talk.
That's part of the game. That's what makes some games.

Speaker 9 (48:59):
But and you're a music guy.

Speaker 3 (49:02):
We heard Renegade playing out there today.

Speaker 9 (49:04):
What goes through your.

Speaker 3 (49:05):
Having you hear that song.

Speaker 17 (49:10):
I've made a lot of big plays before that song's
played and after it's been played. And I've loved this
song for forever, So it just adds more of a
history to it, you know, thinking back on some of
their memories are now rapped around that song.

Speaker 9 (49:25):
So I still still love sticks.

Speaker 3 (49:29):
I remember you guys ever playing that before on during
Steeler Week. Is that a new one?

Speaker 17 (49:34):
David's been playing it all day, so I'm pretty sure
that was his idea. But yeah, it gets me juiced.

Speaker 6 (49:41):
What about the fact that you.

Speaker 7 (49:43):
Just haven't won a regular season game there since oh three?
I mean, like to end that streak there?

Speaker 3 (49:49):
What would that mean to you or anything like that?

Speaker 17 (49:52):
Winning in general just mean a lot. It doesn't matter
where it is or who it is. Right now, we
need to get a win desperately, and it's got to
be a sense of urgency with everybody.

Speaker 9 (50:03):
Now.

Speaker 17 (50:03):
Is there some history behind it? I'm sure this is
behind any win or loss you can you can go
back and find. But we want to beat these guys,
and uh, you know, there's there's definitely layers to it,
but the most basic of that is how we need one.

Speaker 4 (50:18):
What are you seeing on the film of Aaron Rodgers
so far? What is he doing so well this season
for them?

Speaker 17 (50:25):
Command of the offense efficiently, you know, getting out smoothly
and quickly, not allowing any uh, no penalties, nothing posting out,
nothing pre sting now and I'm just just slowly, you know,
marching the way downfield, taking the time with possession, and
you know, just getting out to their playmakers.

Speaker 14 (50:47):
You know at all no.

Speaker 3 (50:51):
Yesterday about the importance of not falling for the hard
count because it can turn it into big plays. Is
a guy that I know, you know, get off such
a big for you, how do you kind of balance
that against a guy that kind of majors with that.

Speaker 17 (51:06):
I'm gonna still take my chances, and i gotta be
smart in the situation what you do can't allow them
to I'll take advantage of that. And if you know,
if someone does unfortunately jump outside, got finished to play,
but you can't let someone someone's style of play, you know.

Speaker 9 (51:24):
Hold you hostage or make you back off. Gotta be
who you are.

Speaker 3 (51:28):
I don't never want to get a penalty, but it's
the occasional offsides.

Speaker 9 (51:31):
For you kind of the cost of doing business.

Speaker 17 (51:33):
Absolutely, it's part of the game. You know, if it's
second and twelve and I get a five yeard penalty,
they're still going to throat the ball. Hell of less.
It's the Ravens. So I'm gonna take my chances because
we're still gonna be in position to have a rush
opportunity and get off the.

Speaker 9 (51:49):
Field and take the ball.

Speaker 12 (51:50):
Share that same belief with you, Ye.

Speaker 17 (51:53):
No, I mean they prefer I stay onside. I know
prefer I'll be one hundred percent with that. But you know,
if if if it's you know, you fire your a
penalty or he gets a great jump and gets uh
take away, they lean takeaway.

Speaker 15 (52:07):
Do you kind of had your tifts back and forth
between you and TJ Wat in the past o me
and other things.

Speaker 8 (52:15):
Does it give you any extra juice going into game?
I mean, obviously you're not facing him.

Speaker 17 (52:20):
But I've had any tests with the teacher. I uh,
y'all have had a test with teacher. That man ran
with it, but I've had any problem with him and
knowing his brother, I have a lot of respect for
for No, all three of them. So I mean it,
it's a hell of a honor and a privilege to
be able to play this game at the at this level,
and especially.

Speaker 9 (52:40):
At the level in which we do.

Speaker 8 (52:42):
So.

Speaker 9 (52:42):
No, I've I've nothing but nothing respect for the way
he he doesn't.

Speaker 4 (52:48):
With Aaron and other quarterbacks just trying to get rid
of the ball so quickly, what can you do to
make the an impact that you wanna make when when
they're quick gaming.

Speaker 17 (52:57):
You guys all the check win quicker at the end
of the day. You know, if they're gonna throw the
ball quick and we gotta win quick, we gotta we
gotta put off his line in his lap, gotta make
him uncomfortable with sitting right there in the in the pocket,
not setting back. And uh you know, eventually, no, we're
we're gonna start taking away those those short throws, those
short intermediates. So you know there will be opportunities to

(53:18):
make place. We just gotta make sure you know it's there.
You know, thirty loans, he can't be he can't be
settling for leus. So you know, we gotta put him
in those those situations.

Speaker 3 (53:28):
What would be test head of four time MVP like
Rogers to your uh, your list of guys you're sacked.

Speaker 9 (53:37):
I mean he's a great one.

Speaker 17 (53:39):
I he'll probably get propped up a little bit higher
than some of the others, but uh, yeah, to and
be honest, to to put him in the graveyard and
uh have been a lot of respect for.

Speaker 9 (53:48):
What he's done in his career, cause he he's he's special.

Speaker 8 (53:52):
You have a ranking with the graveyard of what guy
like the top five.

Speaker 17 (53:56):
List, top ten left, top five list, Top ten lists.
I'm sure Pat will be on there, Ben will be
on there, Brady will be on there. Let's see. I
think one day Herbert will be in there. I think
he's gonna be a Hall of Famer one day. But

(54:18):
now that I don't know, Hell, I don't remember all
the names I sacked. I'm just where about the next one.

Speaker 5 (54:22):
That'll do it.

Speaker 1 (54:22):
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