June 9, 2025 • 16 mins
DL Coach Dennis Johnson, DT Travis Jones, & S Malaki Starks speak with the media.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It's Monday, June ninth,
and the Ravens wrapped up another day of organized team
activities and after practice we had a chance to hear
from a few players and coaches. First up, Malachi Starks.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
There's there's levels to football and just the knowledge and
the accumulation that we have in our room, not just
in the dB room, but in the linebackers room, in
the D line room, even on the offense side of
all the tight ends room receivers. Just being able to
really get out here and watch guys and learn how
they move and how they see the game of football
(00:38):
from a different perspective than I do has been huge
for me.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Where do you feel like you've grown the most since
arriving for rookie camp. I know it wasn't that long,
you know, but there's been a lot of football between
now and then.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I think the biggest thing for me is the landmarks.
So the field is completely different than college. And when
I first got here, I could feel myself like they
would say if my job was at the numbers, I
was going to the college numbers, but I was missing
the the league numbers. So just being able to work
on that, you know, stay after practice and just watch
a lot of tape and just kind of reprogram myself
into this is where I'm supposed to be at has
(01:10):
been the challenging thing, but it's it's getting a lot
better with all the help and you know, all the
reps that I'm getting is huge in my development.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
Okay, like you're playing more in a free safety role,
I guess I would say, do you do you appreciate
playing one position as opposed to being moved around a
lot of love New Gildren.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Yeah, I like being anywhere. From being honest, we talk
about as a positionless defense, So just being able to
move around. I've been playing a lot of free safety,
but I've also been to other safety and I got
some ups to dom as well. So just being able
to move around. We have a lot of guys that
move around, just the way our defense is set up,
you know when you look at it, you know, you
(01:46):
see Kyle everywhere, you see Marlin everywhere. Uh, you know,
guys move around a lot here and there. So just
really really being able to dive into one thing and
expand my mind from that has been a great opportunity.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Not the same position, but in the secondary it's Marlin
Like for you as as a mentor guy who's been
doing it for so long, it's such a high level.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Yeah. Uh, Marlin's a great vat man.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Just being able to we were just sitting over here talking,
so just being able to like learn from him and
just all the ball that he's seeing, all the people
that he's played with, just for me to be able
to sit in the same meeting room be like, hey,
like when they do this, what do you think about this?
Or whatever? And then just you know his character. I mean,
he's a he's a funny, goofy guy. I mean, not
what I expect him to be whatsoever. Uh, He's He's awesome, man.
(02:28):
I'm blessed to be here with a vet like him
and a lot of the guys in the room here.
John talk a lot about what he's learning how to
practice as a professional, like part have you?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
How do you feel like you've done with that? And
is there anybody on the team that.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
You kind of watching and maybe taking some little practice happens.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Yeah, I'm not saying I had all figured out, but uh,
I H I had pretty good practice. Coming from the
University of Georgia, they always talked about practicing loc a
pro so staying off the ground, being smart, taking care
of your teammates, things like that. I mean, it's the
same thing here. And I've been watching a lot of
the older Vets as well, Like I said, not just
from my room but everywhere, just to saying, you know,
how they disengage from a block, how they handle the
(03:06):
situation when it comes up, because you know, every place
is a little different. So just being able to watch
guys and take what I already know and figure it
out as I go, That's what I've been doing.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
So you come down to.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
Break up there in the short passing practice today. How
much faster do you feel like you're playing now again?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, I think a lot. And I think that just
comes with the knowledge of the defense. You know, the
more you learn, the faster you can play. You can
be free. And I think, you know, I just want
to keep expanding my knowledge and keep diving into the system.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
In the past game against you're kind of like, man
that I.
Speaker 5 (03:37):
Didn't know that guy had that.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
You're talking about here or here, who's been hard, who's
been harder to come up?
Speaker 2 (03:47):
That's tough. Uh Isaiah I had a repp against Isaiah
the other day and he he's a lot quicker than
what he looks on TV and in person. So uh,
like I said, you know, just being able to learn
from him, you know, just the knowledge that he's had
while he's been here. I mean, just the way he
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does things. You know, every tight end is a little different,
but you know, he's very quick, he very knowledge about
the game of ball. So just being able to go
against him, it's only making me better.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Pagano obviously stands out as a former NFL head coach.
He worked with Ed Reid when Ed was at Miami,
and he worked with the Mere Baltimore. What are your
impressions of someone like that who has that kind of
experience and what he can teach you.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, I think I told I told Chuck when I
first got here. I was like, you remind me of
Musshamp a lot. Will Muschamp. I was like, you know,
its fiery, Uh must jamp is snap in a minute.
But I was like, just just the way they go
about their business, you know, and just like the knowledge
of football that they both have. Just he texted me
like at five this morning, Uh, with film from Thursday practice. Uh,
(04:55):
and I woke up. I was like, okay, cool, Like
that makes sense. So just being able to have somebody
like that's how that's how I wanna be coach. I
received that very well. So just being able to have
somebody like that in my corner, I mean, it's a blessing.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
You were a leader.
Speaker 7 (05:08):
I'm at Georgia Defense, very active communicator. How do you
balance that when you're coming to the pros and learning
a new playbook with new teammates.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
Yeah, I think I think the first thing is, you know,
don't don't bite off more than you can chew.
Speaker 8 (05:19):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
So just really realizing, you know my place in this defense,
in this organization, and you gotta know what to do
before you can start demanding stuff from other people. I
think as a leader, you know, you shouldn't ask somebody
to do something that you wouldn't do with yourself. And
it's also you know, when I got to University of Georgia,
I had to learn how to follow the right people
before I could lead, and that really taught me how
to move around while watching people lead while becoming a
(05:41):
leader myself. So it's nothing new. Uh, I think I'm
still gonna lead in the same way that I've always led,
and I think I'm gonna use that with the other
guys that's also leading here as well, and just trying
to you know, figure out my mode in the in
the organization.
Speaker 6 (05:55):
Nothing you mentioned learning.
Speaker 8 (05:57):
From different guys can maybe have different perspectives from me.
Where some of the guys that have help, do you
see things and ways that you hadn't seen anything.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, I think I think the biggest guy is Roquan Uh,
just him being that, you know, the voice of the defense.
But also I watched all of his tape when he
was at Georgia. Uh so just it's a cool moment
for me. But just to see the way that he
handle his business and you know, he's he's super smart.
Like I said, you gotta learn what to do before
(06:24):
you can start telling people what to do. And uh
he has that respect from everybody on the team. So
just watching him and how he moves and you know,
even the guys on the offense, you know, the guy's
just moving different way and it works in different ways
and everybody has to leave in the same way. So
just really trying to figure out, you know, take pieces
from everybody and put it into my own mold you
ever watch any No, I didn't. I didn't go watch
(06:45):
I didn't go to a Georgia game til I was
a recruit and he was gone by then. But uh
I did watch a lot of his tape for sure.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
Even though you're in different rooms this group on ever
look at the field with you and kind of go
over stuff.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
No, we haven't. We haven't really got a chance to
to connect. I think, you know, I'll go home and
I'll watch the tape and I come in with questions
and I ask uh here and there. But I think
when things start to, you know, pick back up, we
will get the opportunity and I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
And then one kind of warning what next week may
look like when Lamar is here and more guys are
here and it just increases with the management many camp.
Speaker 8 (07:17):
But what that's gonna be like?
Speaker 2 (07:17):
You yeah, I think, uh yes, And no, you know,
he's he's a really big part his team, and you know,
at the end of the day, ball is ball. And
you know, when he was here, I got a chance
to go on the field with him and just you know,
see how he moves. Uh you know, you watch him
on so all, you watch him on TV and it's like,
(07:38):
I don't know, it's crazy to see it in person,
but uh, just to be able to learn from him
and just kind of watch how he moves and you know,
it's only gonna bring the energy up more when he
gets here, and you know some of the other guys
as well. So I'm excited. All right, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Next up, Travis Jones.
Speaker 8 (08:00):
This year, what have you worked on to try to
step into that?
Speaker 9 (08:03):
Just going to year four? Just be trying to be
more vocal, trying to help gods on little details, techniques
and stuff, those little things like that. Yeah, how hard
is that?
Speaker 7 (08:12):
One?
Speaker 5 (08:12):
Er n It's just not your nature to be that
vocal out on God.
Speaker 7 (08:16):
But you know, if you wanna be the leader, it's required.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 9 (08:19):
I gotta just gotta get used to doing the uncomfortable
things like speaking up more. Like the other day, coach
having me break down the huddle, I was a little uncomfortable.
I'm getting more comfortable with it now.
Speaker 6 (08:26):
Is that something you were intentional.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
About the soft season or I thinking like that.
Speaker 9 (08:30):
Or is it kind of happen out for Uh? Nah,
I wasn't n n on the front of my mind,
but it just it started coming to more national I'm
getting more comfortable with it now, Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
What's some of the mentality is if like the year's
retired and I know you started taking a lot of
it snaps last year, but you know, kind of filling
that role to a degree. Yeah.
Speaker 9 (08:48):
Uh no, Mike p was a great player, so I
got a lot of big shoes to feel. But I'm
just gonna come out here, work my hardest and try
my best, for sure.
Speaker 8 (08:55):
That's uh.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
In twenty three, the second half years, you really took
over for Travis, just the pairing with Mell.
Speaker 9 (09:02):
You're gonna say that gain you.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
You took over the pairing with non passing games, and
last year almost every stat to play you had Nomny
Next year he talked about some of the synergies between
the two of you.
Speaker 9 (09:11):
Oh yeah, me and Beats all the field were like
best friends. So we got that chemistry off the field.
So I just tried to play off him and just
be out there having fun with him.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
You knew you played through it, but you got up
to a really good start last year and you had
that ankle injury around like week six, week seven.
Speaker 8 (09:26):
Huh.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
How challenging.
Speaker 6 (09:28):
Was it that?
Speaker 3 (09:28):
I mean, you were able to play through it, but
did you feel maybe that that zaps some of your
upside as a player?
Speaker 9 (09:34):
Maybe I'm saying that my injury last year was frustrating,
No knowing well I could have done, but I put
that beyond me. That's working forward. I have the best
year this year for sure.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
What do you think what does the next step look
like for you? I mean, obviously become a starter, you
played a lot more.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
What's next for you in your mind?
Speaker 9 (09:49):
For me this year, just being more consistent with the passioners,
no beats most of the time, was getting most of
the slides. So just got win my one on ones
this year mm hm.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
And of the season last year with all of Bubble
success and kind of short yards and rest of.
Speaker 6 (10:04):
Stuff, playing with the.
Speaker 4 (10:04):
Guys, how did did at the end of last season
playing with you guys with with Buffalo having as much success,
you know, the short yards and the reds.
Speaker 9 (10:12):
Yeah, you know, Buffalo, that's a great team. We just got.
It's not it's stuff we did. We just gotta get
better from that for for the first game this year.
Speaker 6 (10:19):
Yeah, h physically this off season, you gotta even stronger.
Speaker 9 (10:24):
Yeah, I said I got stronger. Uh, I've been. I've
been working out here the whole whole year. So I'm
gonna give a shot at the keV run and him
that's gotten the uh strange stuff for taking cure of
me this year.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
Brus, you've been all mentioned.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
As the contential contact and stuff. Is that something that
you thought any about or have you got any discussions
to the decision bapers.
Speaker 6 (10:42):
New or the base.
Speaker 9 (10:43):
Yeah, nah, that's not that's not That's the last thing
on my mind this year. This year, I just want
to put the the best tape out there as possible
and whatever happens happens.
Speaker 8 (10:51):
Mm hm all right.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Last, but not least, defensive line coach Dennis Johnson.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
Very defensive linemen on the roster last two years. Sometimes
you only have four active due to injuries. Do you
think that took a toll the defensive line by the
end of the year. There'shigh snap counts. If you have
any plans to manage any things.
Speaker 5 (11:14):
That will differently this year at times probably so obviously
you have like injuries and different stuff, and you have
different team needs and you know how many we take
out there. Anytime you're not you know, getting off the field.
You know, after the first three plays, are your drives
going along, the numbers gonna go up regardless, you know,
And I think we're doing a good job right now
training for that in case that happens with you know,
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with the tempos and different piers that we're doing right now.
But again, anytime you don't get off the field, that
number is gonna go up. So whether it's four or five,
we have to do a good job, you know, early
in the series making sure that numbers stays.
Speaker 4 (11:47):
Down through less risk of having five instead of four
on a weekly basis, or do you ever say, yeah,
we could do it four this week.
Speaker 5 (11:56):
I mean I'm always gonna be a proponent for however
the most I could carry, you know, And again like
just based off the team needs and like who's up
and what we need if we have to carry for
we we cared for, you know, nobody like blinks an eye.
I mean I would love to have five sixt seven
if possible, But whatever the team needs is what we
roll with.
Speaker 6 (12:16):
Travis Jones took some big strikes last year. Where do
you see him even this offseason kind of aggressing in
his game?
Speaker 5 (12:22):
You know, getting here around this time last year. Well,
you know, my first like ota is getting to know
him as an individual and as a player. I would
say right now at this point, he's better than he
was at this time last year, but still got some
strides to make, you know, still got some consistent things
that he's continuously work on. But he's done an amazing job,
an incredible job of coming out here, stepping up, taking
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more of a leadership role, being a little bit more vocal.
But you know, the play has run stopping ability. His
ability to pass rush at that size continues to flourish
out here, and so we have to just continue to
make sure that he keeps moving in that right direction
in this time of the year.
Speaker 9 (12:57):
And there's short questions of John Jenkins and his leadership
I think you can bring to this group, especially after
Michael retired.
Speaker 5 (13:02):
Yes, ma'am, a very polished vet already in the meet
meeting rooms. You can tell his wisdom from being in
the league for so long and just talking within the guys,
his ability to pick up the playbook and are the
way that we play our techniques fairly, quickly, honestly. And
then you know, even coming out here today and executing
some of those things. So just got to get them
familiar with the system. But very impressed with him so far.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
Yeah, so how didn't you go think it through effect
time last year?
Speaker 5 (13:27):
I you know, anytime you have a lower body injury
at you know, really in position, but especially up front,
I mean, it weighs on you. But you know, he's
he's tough and went out there and was fighting his
butt off regardless of you know, whether how many we
d linemen we had or the injury. Just a very
tough individual. Obviously slowed him down just a little bit.
But but yeah, I was, I was proud of him
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during that time.
Speaker 4 (13:49):
The question that uh, non dematicic cases staff count way
up there last year, I mean up there with some
of the biggest ravens. Well tip me in a rotational team,
do you see that as something that ideally would be
cut or do you think it is fine at that level? Y?
Speaker 5 (14:02):
You you don't wanna get too high in general, you know,
he he played it well. Obviously I wish I could
take some of those snaps off. But I mean with
the games on the line or you know it's close
in the fourth quarter, I mean you're probably not gonna
look at snap reps. You know, you're gonna make sure
Numby's out there to help you close the game out.
You know, you know, just again when y y, you
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gotta get off the field early to help you know,
maneuver get those numbers down. But again, just over the season,
you know, it adds up. But they come out here,
they work, they get in really good shape, elite athletes,
and I thought I was proud of them. I thought
he did well towards the back end. It's a good question, ynis.
Speaker 8 (14:41):
What have you seen from the people so far? And
look at you a little bit. He's a little bit undersized,
so you can make up for the last.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
Size and part.
Speaker 7 (14:48):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (14:48):
You know, people's has an elite get off, like when
you're one of the better ones just here right now,
just walking in. Obviously he's gonna have to learn to
play a little bit more, you know, technically sound the
way that we play here as time goes. But he's
taken to it and he's learning, and he cares and
he wants to be out there, and so he spending
you know, extra time, whether it's with the older guys
or with the younger guys and making sure he getting
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the playbook down. So I have y big expectations for him.
I think he's gonna you know, come in and compete
and and do well as he continues to grow and learn.
This early stage in his career got as.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
An ex traversy feel like more of a neger lately.
When did you notice that? Or is it an example
how that might have manifested goose kid?
Speaker 5 (15:27):
So you know, just like in in the meeting rooms
and y a g a young guy who's inexperience can
aks him you know, how how did he play that?
And he and he could tell him Mark, he could
see something to pull a guy over to the side,
you know where there's like you know cj or you know,
any of the other younger into your guys or Jason or
somebody and be like, hey, you gotta get your eyes
right here, you know, listen like coach you know, saying
that this is you know exactly what he's saying, and
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like can walk him through it. Uh as we continue
like prick like go through practice. And so just those
little things, you know, or things I hadn't really seen,
you know, in a great deal for.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Him from him.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
But it's also he's more comfortable, you know, doing the
things that we're exing to do and you know seeing
it just you know, in a better position. So that's
that's what it relates to.
Speaker 6 (16:06):
His his leadership.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
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Welcome into the Ravens Press Pass Podcast. It's Monday, June ninth,
and the Ravens wrapped up another day of organized team
activities and after practice we had a chance to hear
from a few players and coaches. First up, Malachi Starks.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
There's there's levels to football and just the knowledge and
the accumulation that we have in our room, not just
in the dB room, but in the linebackers room, in
the D line room, even on the offense side of
all the tight ends room receivers. Just being able to
really get out here and watch guys and learn how
they move and how they see the game of football
(00:38):
from a different perspective than I do has been huge
for me.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Where do you feel like you've grown the most since
arriving for rookie camp. I know it wasn't that long,
you know, but there's been a lot of football between
now and then.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
I think the biggest thing for me is the landmarks.
So the field is completely different than college. And when
I first got here, I could feel myself like they
would say if my job was at the numbers, I
was going to the college numbers, but I was missing
the the league numbers. So just being able to work
on that, you know, stay after practice and just watch
a lot of tape and just kind of reprogram myself
into this is where I'm supposed to be at has
(01:10):
been the challenging thing, but it's it's getting a lot
better with all the help and you know, all the
reps that I'm getting is huge in my development.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
Okay, like you're playing more in a free safety role,
I guess I would say, do you do you appreciate
playing one position as opposed to being moved around a
lot of love New Gildren.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
Yeah, I like being anywhere. From being honest, we talk
about as a positionless defense, So just being able to
move around. I've been playing a lot of free safety,
but I've also been to other safety and I got
some ups to dom as well. So just being able
to move around. We have a lot of guys that
move around, just the way our defense is set up,
you know when you look at it, you know, you
(01:46):
see Kyle everywhere, you see Marlin everywhere. Uh, you know,
guys move around a lot here and there. So just
really really being able to dive into one thing and
expand my mind from that has been a great opportunity.
Speaker 4 (01:58):
Not the same position, but in the secondary it's Marlin
Like for you as as a mentor guy who's been
doing it for so long, it's such a high level.
Speaker 2 (02:04):
Yeah. Uh, Marlin's a great vat man.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
Just being able to we were just sitting over here talking,
so just being able to like learn from him and
just all the ball that he's seeing, all the people
that he's played with, just for me to be able
to sit in the same meeting room be like, hey,
like when they do this, what do you think about this?
Or whatever? And then just you know his character. I mean,
he's a he's a funny, goofy guy. I mean, not
what I expect him to be whatsoever. Uh, He's He's awesome, man.
(02:28):
I'm blessed to be here with a vet like him
and a lot of the guys in the room here.
John talk a lot about what he's learning how to
practice as a professional, like part have you?
Speaker 4 (02:38):
How do you feel like you've done with that? And
is there anybody on the team that.
Speaker 5 (02:41):
You kind of watching and maybe taking some little practice happens.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
Yeah, I'm not saying I had all figured out, but uh,
I H I had pretty good practice. Coming from the
University of Georgia, they always talked about practicing loc a
pro so staying off the ground, being smart, taking care
of your teammates, things like that. I mean, it's the
same thing here. And I've been watching a lot of
the older Vets as well, Like I said, not just
from my room but everywhere, just to saying, you know,
how they disengage from a block, how they handle the
(03:06):
situation when it comes up, because you know, every place
is a little different. So just being able to watch
guys and take what I already know and figure it
out as I go, That's what I've been doing.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
So you come down to.
Speaker 6 (03:15):
Break up there in the short passing practice today. How
much faster do you feel like you're playing now again?
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Yeah, I think a lot. And I think that just
comes with the knowledge of the defense. You know, the
more you learn, the faster you can play. You can
be free. And I think, you know, I just want
to keep expanding my knowledge and keep diving into the system.
Speaker 4 (03:33):
In the past game against you're kind of like, man
that I.
Speaker 5 (03:37):
Didn't know that guy had that.
Speaker 4 (03:39):
You're talking about here or here, who's been hard, who's
been harder to come up?
Speaker 2 (03:47):
That's tough. Uh Isaiah I had a repp against Isaiah
the other day and he he's a lot quicker than
what he looks on TV and in person. So uh,
like I said, you know, just being able to learn
from him, you know, just the knowledge that he's had
while he's been here. I mean, just the way he
(04:08):
does things. You know, every tight end is a little different,
but you know, he's very quick, he very knowledge about
the game of ball. So just being able to go
against him, it's only making me better.
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Pagano obviously stands out as a former NFL head coach.
He worked with Ed Reid when Ed was at Miami,
and he worked with the Mere Baltimore. What are your
impressions of someone like that who has that kind of
experience and what he can teach you.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, I think I told I told Chuck when I
first got here. I was like, you remind me of
Musshamp a lot. Will Muschamp. I was like, you know,
its fiery, Uh must jamp is snap in a minute.
But I was like, just just the way they go
about their business, you know, and just like the knowledge
of football that they both have. Just he texted me
like at five this morning, Uh, with film from Thursday practice. Uh,
(04:55):
and I woke up. I was like, okay, cool, Like
that makes sense. So just being able to have somebody
like that's how that's how I wanna be coach. I
received that very well. So just being able to have
somebody like that in my corner, I mean, it's a blessing.
Speaker 1 (05:07):
You were a leader.
Speaker 7 (05:08):
I'm at Georgia Defense, very active communicator. How do you
balance that when you're coming to the pros and learning
a new playbook with new teammates.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
Yeah, I think I think the first thing is, you know,
don't don't bite off more than you can chew.
Speaker 8 (05:19):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
So just really realizing, you know my place in this defense,
in this organization, and you gotta know what to do
before you can start demanding stuff from other people. I
think as a leader, you know, you shouldn't ask somebody
to do something that you wouldn't do with yourself. And
it's also you know, when I got to University of Georgia,
I had to learn how to follow the right people
before I could lead, and that really taught me how
to move around while watching people lead while becoming a
(05:41):
leader myself. So it's nothing new. Uh, I think I'm
still gonna lead in the same way that I've always led,
and I think I'm gonna use that with the other
guys that's also leading here as well, and just trying
to you know, figure out my mode in the in
the organization.
Speaker 6 (05:55):
Nothing you mentioned learning.
Speaker 8 (05:57):
From different guys can maybe have different perspectives from me.
Where some of the guys that have help, do you
see things and ways that you hadn't seen anything.
Speaker 2 (06:03):
Yeah, I think I think the biggest guy is Roquan Uh,
just him being that, you know, the voice of the defense.
But also I watched all of his tape when he
was at Georgia. Uh so just it's a cool moment
for me. But just to see the way that he
handle his business and you know, he's he's super smart.
Like I said, you gotta learn what to do before
(06:24):
you can start telling people what to do. And uh
he has that respect from everybody on the team. So
just watching him and how he moves and you know,
even the guys on the offense, you know, the guy's
just moving different way and it works in different ways
and everybody has to leave in the same way. So
just really trying to figure out, you know, take pieces
from everybody and put it into my own mold you
ever watch any No, I didn't. I didn't go watch
(06:45):
I didn't go to a Georgia game til I was
a recruit and he was gone by then. But uh
I did watch a lot of his tape for sure.
Speaker 6 (06:50):
Even though you're in different rooms this group on ever
look at the field with you and kind of go
over stuff.
Speaker 2 (06:56):
No, we haven't. We haven't really got a chance to
to connect. I think, you know, I'll go home and
I'll watch the tape and I come in with questions
and I ask uh here and there. But I think
when things start to, you know, pick back up, we
will get the opportunity and I'm looking forward to it.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
And then one kind of warning what next week may
look like when Lamar is here and more guys are
here and it just increases with the management many camp.
Speaker 8 (07:17):
But what that's gonna be like?
Speaker 2 (07:17):
You yeah, I think, uh yes, And no, you know,
he's he's a really big part his team, and you know,
at the end of the day, ball is ball. And
you know, when he was here, I got a chance
to go on the field with him and just you know,
see how he moves. Uh you know, you watch him
on so all, you watch him on TV and it's like,
(07:38):
I don't know, it's crazy to see it in person,
but uh, just to be able to learn from him
and just kind of watch how he moves and you know,
it's only gonna bring the energy up more when he
gets here, and you know some of the other guys
as well. So I'm excited. All right, thank you, thank you.
Speaker 1 (07:56):
Next up, Travis Jones.
Speaker 8 (08:00):
This year, what have you worked on to try to
step into that?
Speaker 9 (08:03):
Just going to year four? Just be trying to be
more vocal, trying to help gods on little details, techniques
and stuff, those little things like that. Yeah, how hard
is that?
Speaker 7 (08:12):
One?
Speaker 5 (08:12):
Er n It's just not your nature to be that
vocal out on God.
Speaker 7 (08:16):
But you know, if you wanna be the leader, it's required.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
Yeah.
Speaker 9 (08:19):
I gotta just gotta get used to doing the uncomfortable
things like speaking up more. Like the other day, coach
having me break down the huddle, I was a little uncomfortable.
I'm getting more comfortable with it now.
Speaker 6 (08:26):
Is that something you were intentional.
Speaker 3 (08:28):
About the soft season or I thinking like that.
Speaker 9 (08:30):
Or is it kind of happen out for Uh? Nah,
I wasn't n n on the front of my mind,
but it just it started coming to more national I'm
getting more comfortable with it now, Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
What's some of the mentality is if like the year's
retired and I know you started taking a lot of
it snaps last year, but you know, kind of filling
that role to a degree. Yeah.
Speaker 9 (08:48):
Uh no, Mike p was a great player, so I
got a lot of big shoes to feel. But I'm
just gonna come out here, work my hardest and try
my best, for sure.
Speaker 8 (08:55):
That's uh.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
In twenty three, the second half years, you really took
over for Travis, just the pairing with Mell.
Speaker 9 (09:02):
You're gonna say that gain you.
Speaker 4 (09:03):
You took over the pairing with non passing games, and
last year almost every stat to play you had Nomny
Next year he talked about some of the synergies between
the two of you.
Speaker 9 (09:11):
Oh yeah, me and Beats all the field were like
best friends. So we got that chemistry off the field.
So I just tried to play off him and just
be out there having fun with him.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
You knew you played through it, but you got up
to a really good start last year and you had
that ankle injury around like week six, week seven.
Speaker 8 (09:26):
Huh.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
How challenging.
Speaker 6 (09:28):
Was it that?
Speaker 3 (09:28):
I mean, you were able to play through it, but
did you feel maybe that that zaps some of your
upside as a player?
Speaker 9 (09:34):
Maybe I'm saying that my injury last year was frustrating,
No knowing well I could have done, but I put
that beyond me. That's working forward. I have the best
year this year for sure.
Speaker 3 (09:43):
What do you think what does the next step look
like for you? I mean, obviously become a starter, you
played a lot more.
Speaker 4 (09:47):
What's next for you in your mind?
Speaker 9 (09:49):
For me this year, just being more consistent with the passioners,
no beats most of the time, was getting most of
the slides. So just got win my one on ones
this year mm hm.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
And of the season last year with all of Bubble
success and kind of short yards and rest of.
Speaker 6 (10:04):
Stuff, playing with the.
Speaker 4 (10:04):
Guys, how did did at the end of last season
playing with you guys with with Buffalo having as much success,
you know, the short yards and the reds.
Speaker 9 (10:12):
Yeah, you know, Buffalo, that's a great team. We just got.
It's not it's stuff we did. We just gotta get
better from that for for the first game this year.
Speaker 6 (10:19):
Yeah, h physically this off season, you gotta even stronger.
Speaker 9 (10:24):
Yeah, I said I got stronger. Uh, I've been. I've
been working out here the whole whole year. So I'm
gonna give a shot at the keV run and him
that's gotten the uh strange stuff for taking cure of
me this year.
Speaker 3 (10:33):
Brus, you've been all mentioned.
Speaker 4 (10:35):
As the contential contact and stuff. Is that something that
you thought any about or have you got any discussions
to the decision bapers.
Speaker 6 (10:42):
New or the base.
Speaker 9 (10:43):
Yeah, nah, that's not that's not That's the last thing
on my mind this year. This year, I just want
to put the the best tape out there as possible
and whatever happens happens.
Speaker 8 (10:51):
Mm hm all right.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
Last, but not least, defensive line coach Dennis Johnson.
Speaker 7 (11:03):
Very defensive linemen on the roster last two years. Sometimes
you only have four active due to injuries. Do you
think that took a toll the defensive line by the
end of the year. There'shigh snap counts. If you have
any plans to manage any things.
Speaker 5 (11:14):
That will differently this year at times probably so obviously
you have like injuries and different stuff, and you have
different team needs and you know how many we take
out there. Anytime you're not you know, getting off the field.
You know, after the first three plays, are your drives
going along, the numbers gonna go up regardless, you know,
And I think we're doing a good job right now
training for that in case that happens with you know,
(11:36):
with the tempos and different piers that we're doing right now.
But again, anytime you don't get off the field, that
number is gonna go up. So whether it's four or five,
we have to do a good job, you know, early
in the series making sure that numbers stays.
Speaker 4 (11:47):
Down through less risk of having five instead of four
on a weekly basis, or do you ever say, yeah,
we could do it four this week.
Speaker 5 (11:56):
I mean I'm always gonna be a proponent for however
the most I could carry, you know, And again like
just based off the team needs and like who's up
and what we need if we have to carry for
we we cared for, you know, nobody like blinks an eye.
I mean I would love to have five sixt seven
if possible, But whatever the team needs is what we
roll with.
Speaker 6 (12:16):
Travis Jones took some big strikes last year. Where do
you see him even this offseason kind of aggressing in
his game?
Speaker 5 (12:22):
You know, getting here around this time last year. Well,
you know, my first like ota is getting to know
him as an individual and as a player. I would
say right now at this point, he's better than he
was at this time last year, but still got some
strides to make, you know, still got some consistent things
that he's continuously work on. But he's done an amazing job,
an incredible job of coming out here, stepping up, taking
(12:42):
more of a leadership role, being a little bit more vocal.
But you know, the play has run stopping ability. His
ability to pass rush at that size continues to flourish
out here, and so we have to just continue to
make sure that he keeps moving in that right direction
in this time of the year.
Speaker 9 (12:57):
And there's short questions of John Jenkins and his leadership
I think you can bring to this group, especially after
Michael retired.
Speaker 5 (13:02):
Yes, ma'am, a very polished vet already in the meet
meeting rooms. You can tell his wisdom from being in
the league for so long and just talking within the guys,
his ability to pick up the playbook and are the
way that we play our techniques fairly, quickly, honestly. And
then you know, even coming out here today and executing
some of those things. So just got to get them
familiar with the system. But very impressed with him so far.
Speaker 4 (13:24):
Yeah, so how didn't you go think it through effect
time last year?
Speaker 5 (13:27):
I you know, anytime you have a lower body injury
at you know, really in position, but especially up front,
I mean, it weighs on you. But you know, he's
he's tough and went out there and was fighting his
butt off regardless of you know, whether how many we
d linemen we had or the injury. Just a very
tough individual. Obviously slowed him down just a little bit.
But but yeah, I was, I was proud of him
(13:48):
during that time.
Speaker 4 (13:49):
The question that uh, non dematicic cases staff count way
up there last year, I mean up there with some
of the biggest ravens. Well tip me in a rotational team,
do you see that as something that ideally would be
cut or do you think it is fine at that level? Y?
Speaker 5 (14:02):
You you don't wanna get too high in general, you know,
he he played it well. Obviously I wish I could
take some of those snaps off. But I mean with
the games on the line or you know it's close
in the fourth quarter, I mean you're probably not gonna
look at snap reps. You know, you're gonna make sure
Numby's out there to help you close the game out.
You know, you know, just again when y y, you
(14:25):
gotta get off the field early to help you know,
maneuver get those numbers down. But again, just over the season,
you know, it adds up. But they come out here,
they work, they get in really good shape, elite athletes,
and I thought I was proud of them. I thought
he did well towards the back end. It's a good question, ynis.
Speaker 8 (14:41):
What have you seen from the people so far? And
look at you a little bit. He's a little bit undersized,
so you can make up for the last.
Speaker 1 (14:47):
Size and part.
Speaker 7 (14:48):
Uh.
Speaker 5 (14:48):
You know, people's has an elite get off, like when
you're one of the better ones just here right now,
just walking in. Obviously he's gonna have to learn to
play a little bit more, you know, technically sound the
way that we play here as time goes. But he's
taken to it and he's learning, and he cares and
he wants to be out there, and so he spending
you know, extra time, whether it's with the older guys
or with the younger guys and making sure he getting
(15:09):
the playbook down. So I have y big expectations for him.
I think he's gonna you know, come in and compete
and and do well as he continues to grow and learn.
This early stage in his career got as.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
An ex traversy feel like more of a neger lately.
When did you notice that? Or is it an example
how that might have manifested goose kid?
Speaker 5 (15:27):
So you know, just like in in the meeting rooms
and y a g a young guy who's inexperience can
aks him you know, how how did he play that?
And he and he could tell him Mark, he could
see something to pull a guy over to the side,
you know where there's like you know cj or you know,
any of the other younger into your guys or Jason or
somebody and be like, hey, you gotta get your eyes
right here, you know, listen like coach you know, saying
that this is you know exactly what he's saying, and
(15:48):
like can walk him through it. Uh as we continue
like prick like go through practice. And so just those
little things, you know, or things I hadn't really seen,
you know, in a great deal for.
Speaker 1 (15:57):
Him from him.
Speaker 5 (15:58):
But it's also he's more comfortable, you know, doing the
things that we're exing to do and you know seeing
it just you know, in a better position. So that's
that's what it relates to.
Speaker 6 (16:06):
His his leadership.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
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