June 11, 2025 • 20 mins
Head Coach Liam Coen, Defensive Coordinator Anthony Campanile and WR/DB Travis Hunter meet with the media following the second day of 2025 Mandatory Minicamp.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Right.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Oh, yeah, he's fine. He absolutely could have gone back
and played. Just bruised it a little bit. Said he
had a great range of motion, strength, He was all good,
So no issue is just precautionary.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Yeah, it was one of them.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
I mean he's had both, right, so he's it's nothing
new for him. He's had him a little bit in
the past. It's not anything that he if he didn't
come back out, he wouldn't be he'd be really hurt.
So he was completely clear to play. Scary, Oh yeah,
a little bit. I mean, anytime your guys go down,
it's never fun to see. And we've been really blessed
and fortunate, so happens.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
What do you think about today's practice? I guess the
defense won on the scoreboard. Yeah they did.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
They played. I thought their energy was better than the
offenses just making plays, had a little juice. Yeah, even
if they maybe an offense made a play, I thought
the defense just kept responding, whereas maybe the offense just
kind of maybe let the defense set the tone a
little bit. Today. In a lot of ways, is still
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tough for you to swallow that. Yeah, yeah, so bad,
They're so bad.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
I can't let you hear about it.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
He will, he will, Yeah, he will know they've done
a good job.
Speaker 5 (01:09):
Man.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
It's it's always good to have back and forth. And
you know, I think the defense is really improved. I
think over the last week we see like a solid
improvement out of these guys.
Speaker 6 (01:20):
It seems like you guys have had like a steady
increase in competition. It got it got a little chippy today.
Is that something that you want to see at this point?
Often in then moving in trink camp.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Yeah, I mean we have been. I mean we've it's
been like, you know, really calm out here, which is good.
And also when you do amp up the competition, there's
gonna be a little bit of chippy. And that's the
first actual disagreement our players have had out on the grass.
So uh, you know, it's not not promoting and it's
just it's going to happen in football. And those guys
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they know once we walk off the grass, we're one
team and that's just the way it works.
Speaker 7 (01:55):
I want to say, I wanted to ask you about
the phrase celebrate with your teammates. I've heard that a
lot yeah out there, Just why isn't that so important
at this time of year?
Speaker 3 (02:02):
To just training right, just training too.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
It's not easy, right, this this game, this this league
is not easy. It's not easy to to win, it's
not easy to score, it's not easy to defend. And
so when we do things right, like, yeah, it's going
to have to become second nature, and we don't want
to be excessive, but also we want to make sure
that we're celebrating the moments that ultimately are going to
help lead us to success and big plays and having
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an energy and juice like it doesn't have to be forced,
but also you want to be able to celebrate it
when it does occur and and not just act like,
you know, we just did something really ordinary. Right, It's
not ordinary to win in this league. It's hard, and
so we want to be able to have the right
mindset when playing.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
How much do fans help that energy?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Yeah, it was great to have the fans. I really
appreciate them being out here today, taking the time, you know,
throughout this time, knowing that it's not probably the most
entertaining all that all that much, but you know, really
felt them. The players, I know fed off that, especially
you know, some of the younger guys feeling some of
that supports be and rookies, you know, never having a
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practice quite like this with with fans here. So I
really appreciate everybody coming out this week today especially.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Was there a point where.
Speaker 5 (03:21):
After you took over that you thought this defense is
a lot closer than it's shown maybe the last four years.
They've got talent, they just need maybe the right step.
Speaker 8 (03:29):
Yeah, I think that those guys have had success, right,
They've had success. They've had good defenses in the past
in some ways, whether it be in the in the
rush or you know, playing some more vision zone getting
their hands on balls, or being top ten in the
NFL and turnovers X amount of years ago, and you know,
really just putting it all together and just tweaking maybe
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a few things that ultimately, you know, Camp wanted to
do and felt like was necessary for us to win games.
And it's again, it's really hard to simulate, like are
we a good tackling team right now?
Speaker 4 (04:01):
Right?
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Are we good with block destruction? Like you can only
practice that so much in this time, and so ultimately,
so much of playing defense is just not staying blocked
and what your strain and finish and mentalities like, and yeah,
we're trying to train it, but you can't quite possibly
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simulate it right now Travis's contract?
Speaker 5 (04:26):
Are you how close is that? I mean he's the
only top fifteen pick unsigned. You see Cincinnati, what's going
on up.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
There is or any of that. No, I'm just let
James handle that one. He's handling all that with the
personnel department. Rookie beyond Finger seems to be showing us
highlight reel for him.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Out of him.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Yeah, he's Jed Fish coached him actually as well in
college and when we signed him, you know, said really
positive things about him in terms of like what you're seeing,
the body control, the strong hands. He actually does a
lot like a pro already in a lot of ways.
He's got a good mentality and demeanor. You know, we
just got to continue to add weight and you know,
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put a little bit more size on him as he goes.
But been pleased with him so far.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
What have you seen that a Mason Smith so far
in his growth?
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, I mean he's a big one for us. You know,
we need him to to take a huge step this year.
I think he's done a great job. When you talk
about the off season program in the weight room and
the conditioning his mentality with the work ethic and then
coming out here and you know, making it making it hard,
right you Ultimately, when you're three hundred twenty five pounds
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and you can move and you've got long arms, man,
and he's got the want to. I've seen that so far. Ultimately,
it's got to continue to translate, and I think he will.
I think the coaches have done a great job getting
him going, and you know, he's dedicated himself to us
so far.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
How is Tooting doing in terms of retention from classroom
to the field.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, I think it's it's really hard for any you know,
a lot of the running backs, it's man, it's a
huge jump from protection systems in college to the pros.
And that's usually where you see some of the the
tempo slow down for them, Like playing slower, thinking more
is when past pro starts to kind of bog the
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mind and then okay, you've got let's call it five
different tracks of footworks from a running back that you
need to learn and uh, we're trying to teach the why.
So sometimes that can slow a back down in this phase,
you know, especially when it's tag and it's awkward. People
are in awkward positions when you're trying to stick your
foot in the ground and get vertical to run through them,
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you can't.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
It's awkward.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
So, uh, I think he's done a solid job and
I know he you know, he'll he needs a lot
more work, which all those guys do. Yeah, I think
obviously the footwork, the athleticism, you know, the ability to
pass pro on an edge and when Anton wants to go,
he can go. And you know, just consistently doing it
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on a day and day out basis smart. He understands
the why of what we're trying to get accomplished. But
as much as he can continue to rise going into
year three and as a first round pick, to take
a huge step this year and be a lockdown tackle
for us one more day, we make account before you
guys as much for summer.
Speaker 3 (07:19):
Just what's gonna be the key to getting out here satisfying?
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (07:22):
I think tomorrow we tone it back down, which has
been planned for weeks now in terms of go back
to seven on seven, just do one team period and
really it'll be about an hour practice hour and fifteen
minute practice and really try to get some of these
young guys work, get some of the rookies and you know,
developmentals get a little bit more work and just make
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sure we leave here healthy, but also with a solid
understanding of how to get lined up the motions, the shifts.
I want tomorrow to be cleaner than today was, and
I'll feel a little bit better walking off the field.
It seemed like most of the Browns make it a
play almost every practic.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
What is it about him that you guys like he's got.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
He's got strong FBI man like the game makes sense
to him. I think him playing in this little bit
more vision on the quarterback zone is a strength of
his where he understands some concepts. He understands splits recognition,
what type of concepts are going to maybe start to
occur when two goes vertical or two goes under just
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he has a feel. He's not afraid to play with
his hands at the line of scrimmage when he is
playing some man match coverage, and you know, he just
got to continue to be consistent. But I think he,
like you mentioned, he's had a good camp. What was
your biggest takeaway today? I think the defense pass rush
you felt a little bit more today as well as yesterday.
But I think it elevated a little bit more today.
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And then also just you know, tips overthrows, guy like,
just guys getting hands on the ball, turnovers, creating the
almost lost one after we picked it off. The big
D lineman nose drop got us. But it was just
good to see, you know, you had a D lineman
pick a ball off, linebacker, safety, whatever it was. You
just got a lot of different guys touching the ball
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on defense and ultimately now on the flip side offense.
So we've got to come back and take care of
the football better and uh, you know, if we don't
hurt ourselves, usually good things happen.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Than thanks, guys.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Let's been the most enjoyable part of being the Jaguars.
Speaker 4 (09:19):
So Hi just been able to come out here and
just play with my brothers.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
That's been just for you.
Speaker 6 (09:24):
To be able to actually get on the field, play
play defense, playoffense. We've been able to do that during
this time.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
It's been great. I've been doing it my whole life.
So nothing change, but.
Speaker 6 (09:32):
More than in an NFL way, just the differences maybe
or how how it's been for you just adapting.
Speaker 9 (09:38):
Not really no difference. You just got to stand and
playbooking apply it to the field.
Speaker 5 (09:42):
That Madden rating seventy six.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
Hey, that's a matter rating, that's it?
Speaker 5 (09:49):
Can you get it? How quickly can you get that
thing up?
Speaker 4 (09:51):
I'm not worry about maturating right now. We're about playing football.
Speaker 5 (09:54):
What was that fun to go with Ojo Sinco to
go back and forth on that thing?
Speaker 4 (10:00):
You know, it's always fun talking to pre Do you.
Speaker 5 (10:03):
Really think he couldn't Is there any chance that you
couldn't cover or that he couldn't you couldn't cover him?
Speaker 9 (10:09):
For I believe with myself so I know I'll be
able to cover him.
Speaker 6 (10:14):
How has it been just covering Brian Thomas? Just what
if you may see from him and maybe learn a
little bit.
Speaker 9 (10:18):
From him, just just seeing how he go about his work.
You know, he helped me out a lot, like I
said the last time I came up here and talked.
So just been able to take things from him in
the money game and Parker Parker game is just something
that I can applaud to my game and make me better.
Speaker 6 (10:32):
For Brian specifically, what what sort of makes him?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
How good he is?
Speaker 9 (10:36):
Like the move, no tendencies and he got great hands.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Getting is that.
Speaker 7 (10:44):
I don't want to say difficult, but just while you're
trying to adapt to being an NFL player, how has
that been, just laying your personality.
Speaker 9 (10:50):
Trying to through It's been very easy for me. You know,
the guys come in and I bring the juice every day.
Always got a smile on my face, making everyone laugh
when I get the chance. So we've just been fun
and having fun and just being kids out here, just
loving and living our dream.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
We talked about you working with Coach Bennett. What's been
working with Coach Milo so far?
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Just going to work?
Speaker 9 (11:09):
That's all this meant. Me and him going to work,
Coach Bennett going to work. Was just been doing our thing, getting.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
Those periods where you and him Coach Perkins can kind
of just walk through things together.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
How big can that be for you?
Speaker 9 (11:19):
It's very big because you know, I get a short
little walk through before the walk through, so it get
my mental right and ready to go to.
Speaker 7 (11:24):
See all of these fans here like you guys are
just doing typical trills and they're cheering for you every
time such following.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
What's that experience like?
Speaker 9 (11:30):
It's very very great, great experience. I know I can't
let them down. I gotta go out down work, and
I know they got my back.
Speaker 5 (11:36):
Just buying a house make it feel more home than
maybe before.
Speaker 4 (11:42):
I ain't buy a house yet.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Okay, did you look at sixteen one day?
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Is it? No? It's not true?
Speaker 1 (11:52):
Maybe else?
Speaker 3 (11:54):
All right?
Speaker 4 (11:54):
Thanks? No, so far to go ahead.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
I think the finals aality was sixteen to nine.
Speaker 7 (11:58):
You guys this way, just those competitive periods, how much
more does that draw out?
Speaker 4 (12:02):
It's just it's a lot of fun, I think for
the guys.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
I think it's good for us as coaches too, just
being in the competitive environment, calling it you know, which
you know, Liam does unblievable job with that, creating competitive
situations every day, and our guys have done a really
good job responding to that, you know, just the culture
of the team, everything about competing. So Liam's created that
environment in practice every day, which is awesome.
Speaker 6 (12:25):
Seeing Travis on defense, just what have you seen from him?
Speaker 4 (12:29):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (12:30):
He just has you know, a wealth of talent, and
he's super intelligent guy, which makes it really fun. He's
really quick on the uptake, you know. So he's a
fun guy to coach to be around. I know his
position coaches love coaching him, you know, And it's pretty
impressive to watch a guy do that.
Speaker 4 (12:48):
I think it's really it's cool. It's been really fun.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
But I also think the coaches, coach Milish, Drewis, Garry,
Anthony Perkins, Bill Shirt and those guys have done a
great job of just getting him up to speed on everything,
and you know, he's done a great job responding to it.
Speaker 6 (13:03):
Have you been surprised maybe by how well he's been
able to respond going into offensive meetings and defensive you know,
all that kind of stuff.
Speaker 4 (13:10):
Yeah, I just kind of my point before.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
I think it really takes a sharp person to do that,
you know what I mean, He's just blessed with a
lot of intelligence and maturity, So it is it's impressive
to watch.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
For sure, Place and Campbell. How impressive is his off
season been to you so much?
Speaker 1 (13:26):
I really am really really fired up about everything he's
done this offseason because he's he's competed so hard in
the practices. You know, he's fighting for every rep, whether
it's at the top of the route, on the line.
Speaker 4 (13:38):
Of scrimmage, in the break area.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
He's just really trying to play with a lot of detail,
and I think a lot of that shows up. You know,
if you were to sit and watch his individual he's
competing his tail off an individual, you know what I mean.
So it's it's been super detailed that he's an awesome
guy to coach. Man, for real, he's an awesome he's a
great person, you know, but he's a great guy to.
Speaker 4 (13:56):
Coach though, because he's a competitive He's doing great. He's
doing great.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
Yeah, I said last time I was up here, just
about the type of communicator he is and what that
brings into the room, just the whole unit defensively. You know,
I've been used to being around guys in that position.
That position can always kind of be like a glue
guy because he's a great communicator. It's quarterback of the defense,
and he's really done a great job with that. But
he's played really physical and he just really understands concepts
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and the concepts of the defense.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Really really well.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
And I think the guys like Perk has done a
really good job getting him ready and acclimated in this
new system. And he's done a ton extra, you know,
to get to where he is right now, which is cool.
Speaker 5 (14:37):
There's years in a week for him, so I think
ten years of the week for him I mean when
you see.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
A guy that he still compete at that level a
ten years and how impressive is out. Yeah, I think
that's just a type of person he is, Like if
he was in any line at work, he'd be a competitor.
Like he's the guy like he ain't missing a day
of work, you know what I mean, Like he don't
get sick. He's one of those people like he's just
gonna whatever job he's doing, he's gonna go a thousand
miles an hour and it's gonna be done well. So
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you just get that vibe from him as a person.
There's a very prideful guy, takes pride in his work.
So that's guys at that You know that many years
in doing it that way, that's more credit to his
personality than anything.
Speaker 7 (15:15):
Makes that Smith got a little testy and then he
makes the play where he I guess he picked it
off and then he rolls.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
It back to the defense offense. Just a guy like
that having that fire and practice. Just how do you
feel about that?
Speaker 4 (15:26):
Yeah? I think, Uh, he's a competitor.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
He's a guy wants to be a really good player,
which is which is awesome.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
You want people like that we're blessed with that.
Speaker 1 (15:34):
In my opinion being here in a short time i've
been here, there's a lot of guys who love to compete,
and he wants to be a really good player.
Speaker 7 (15:40):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (15:40):
He was coached by.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
Pete Jenkins in college, who I have so much respect
for Coach Jenkins, and he's really a detailed guy. And
the guys that are coaching him right now, Matt Edwards,
Derek LeBlanc, those guys are doing a great job.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
But I'm just the detail of his preparation.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Every day he's coming to work to get work done.
Speaker 7 (16:01):
I know you talk about it him for the last time,
but that diving PBu he made in the Redsiden just
what he's able to show that he can make plays
like that.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
How's that big? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (16:09):
That guy, That's who he's been every day i've been here,
you know what I mean. And I can only go
by what I see every day I'm out here. And
he competes. You know, he loves to compete, same thing
like Tyson. You know, whether it's on the line of scrimmage,
you know, he's not afraid to challenge people, challenge guys
at the top of a round and try and play
with technique. But whatever he's got to do to strain
and make the play, he's been doing that, which is awesome.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
That's what we've been preaching and he's been doing it
every day.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
What makes guys.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Better in that vision zone, like Montera's got some experience
and he's really good.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
In his zone.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Sure, I think a lot of that too, is just
the detailing your technique, like the progression of your eyes.
Speaker 4 (16:42):
I know I say this in regard to it.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
I believe this about every position your eyes, feet, hands,
violent finish. If my eyes are right, my feet are
gonna be right right, My hands are gonna buy me time,
whether that's on the line of scrimmage, right, So if
my eyes aren't great on the line of.
Speaker 4 (16:54):
Scrimmage, I get that poor footwork. It starts there. And
that's really just the detailing your technique.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
Even an offman like you're asking or zone coverage playing
with visit on the quarterback, you know, or if I'm
playing three step and I'm an initial ken in the
QB and confirmation Q into the confirmation.
Speaker 4 (17:09):
Ken to the receiver, being detailed with your.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
Eyes, and I think that just kind of gives people
and error confidence once you get good at like anything else,
you know, you're gonna get confidence from having success. And
the more and more they do it, you see guys
being more aggressive to attack the football.
Speaker 5 (17:24):
The opposite side of that is Jerry and Jones has
done him a lot of experiences, don't say, actually said
he's never played it before, which is kind of hard
to believe it is that unique at this level.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Yeah, I mean, you know, everybody's everybody's situation is different.
But he's a guy that's been doing a lot extra too,
you know, And you see the guys like who are
trying to put all the you know, the extra work in.
He's been doing a really good job that way too.
So I know some of the stuff is new for
these guys, but they've really done the work on their end.
You know, we got to continue to do our best
of coaching them and get them uh where wanting to go.
Speaker 4 (17:55):
But they're doing that. They're meeting us certainly more than
halfway doing extra.
Speaker 7 (17:59):
I know, you guys learning pass, but how impressed have
you been with Josh and Draymond just their work at their.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Yeah, those guys are they're really they're great people, like
first and foremost because they love the work, they love
to learn. They're not they're guys that like to get coached,
you know what I mean, Which for guys of who
have had that type of success, sometimes that's not always
the case in Pro Bowl.
Speaker 4 (18:21):
But those guys are really really coachable, and they're out
here working every day, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
They ain't skipping a rep, missing the drill, like, they're
doing everything that we're asking them to do and they're
going full tilt. So been really impressed with the way
they've been out here working every day.
Speaker 6 (18:35):
How competitive is that safety room you mentioned, Eric, but
you also have Duey, you have your brand saw, you
have Savage.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Just how how competitive has it been?
Speaker 1 (18:44):
Yeah, I mean it's been really competitive, and I think
Antonio Johnson has done a great job too.
Speaker 4 (18:49):
You know, those guys are all and they're and they're real.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Positive with each other in the room. You know, if
you're in there and they're kind of coaching each other up.
Out on the field, they're coaching each other up. So
you know, competitions are great thing. You know, that's a
that's a great problem to have, and our guys are
going about it the right way, trying to help each
other through it, but they are competing every day, and
we got, you know, some good guys back there, some
smart guys back there. Like you said, Dewey Sab having
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Sab backs awesome too, you know, because he's a sharp
dude and has a bunch of ability. I think Caleb's
done a really good job. I think he was coached
really well in college. Also because he's a sharp guy.
He's got clean feet, you know, moves really really well,
good athlete.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
And he's doing extra every day too.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
You know, just get caught up obviously coming in after
those guys, but he's doing a good job for us.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
You talked about your experience at multiple levels.
Speaker 7 (19:39):
Just how much appreciation do you have for those guys
who are coached well at different levels.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
Yeah, I think, I mean, I mean most, I want
to say to most of them. But some of the
best coaches I've ever met my life are in high school.
You know, the guy I worked for in high school
I think is one of the greatest football coaches that
ever lived. So I mean that sincerely. You know, he's
an animal and he's just a great football coach. You know,
you go to practice every day, you're gonna get better
so like you know, when I think a great coach
and the guys who had an effect on me coach
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told you know, my father's a high school coach. My
brothers are those guys basically shape the way I coach,
the way I think, and I have an appreciation. You
can usually tell the guys that come from a program
where they were coach s hard because the reality is
the only way to get better is to be honest,
you know what I mean, Like, in anything, nothing gets
better without honesty. So if they've been around guys who
have a good foundation of knowledge that can help them
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and are gonna be honest with them, then you know,
they never get I think sometimes guys confuse being coached
and being evaluated, you know, And when a guy can
take the coaching, it's a big help to him, and
guys who have been.
Speaker 4 (20:42):
In that environment usually thrive, you know, to continue to
be coaching. All right, Thanks,
Right.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Oh, yeah, he's fine. He absolutely could have gone back
and played. Just bruised it a little bit. Said he
had a great range of motion, strength, He was all good,
So no issue is just precautionary.
Speaker 3 (00:12):
Yeah, it was one of them.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
I mean he's had both, right, so he's it's nothing
new for him. He's had him a little bit in
the past. It's not anything that he if he didn't
come back out, he wouldn't be he'd be really hurt.
So he was completely clear to play. Scary, Oh yeah,
a little bit. I mean, anytime your guys go down,
it's never fun to see. And we've been really blessed
and fortunate, so happens.
Speaker 4 (00:35):
What do you think about today's practice? I guess the
defense won on the scoreboard. Yeah they did.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
They played. I thought their energy was better than the
offenses just making plays, had a little juice. Yeah, even
if they maybe an offense made a play, I thought
the defense just kept responding, whereas maybe the offense just
kind of maybe let the defense set the tone a
little bit. Today. In a lot of ways, is still
(00:58):
tough for you to swallow that. Yeah, yeah, so bad,
They're so bad.
Speaker 4 (01:05):
I can't let you hear about it.
Speaker 2 (01:06):
He will, he will, Yeah, he will know they've done
a good job.
Speaker 5 (01:09):
Man.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
It's it's always good to have back and forth. And
you know, I think the defense is really improved. I
think over the last week we see like a solid
improvement out of these guys.
Speaker 6 (01:20):
It seems like you guys have had like a steady
increase in competition. It got it got a little chippy today.
Is that something that you want to see at this point?
Often in then moving in trink camp.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Yeah, I mean we have been. I mean we've it's
been like, you know, really calm out here, which is good.
And also when you do amp up the competition, there's
gonna be a little bit of chippy. And that's the
first actual disagreement our players have had out on the grass.
So uh, you know, it's not not promoting and it's
just it's going to happen in football. And those guys
(01:51):
they know once we walk off the grass, we're one
team and that's just the way it works.
Speaker 7 (01:55):
I want to say, I wanted to ask you about
the phrase celebrate with your teammates. I've heard that a
lot yeah out there, Just why isn't that so important
at this time of year?
Speaker 3 (02:02):
To just training right, just training too.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
It's not easy, right, this this game, this this league
is not easy. It's not easy to to win, it's
not easy to score, it's not easy to defend. And
so when we do things right, like, yeah, it's going
to have to become second nature, and we don't want
to be excessive, but also we want to make sure
that we're celebrating the moments that ultimately are going to
help lead us to success and big plays and having
(02:29):
an energy and juice like it doesn't have to be forced,
but also you want to be able to celebrate it
when it does occur and and not just act like,
you know, we just did something really ordinary. Right, It's
not ordinary to win in this league. It's hard, and
so we want to be able to have the right
mindset when playing.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
How much do fans help that energy?
Speaker 2 (02:51):
Yeah, it was great to have the fans. I really
appreciate them being out here today, taking the time, you know,
throughout this time, knowing that it's not probably the most
entertaining all that all that much, but you know, really
felt them. The players, I know fed off that, especially
you know, some of the younger guys feeling some of
that supports be and rookies, you know, never having a
(03:12):
practice quite like this with with fans here. So I
really appreciate everybody coming out this week today especially.
Speaker 4 (03:20):
Was there a point where.
Speaker 5 (03:21):
After you took over that you thought this defense is
a lot closer than it's shown maybe the last four years.
They've got talent, they just need maybe the right step.
Speaker 8 (03:29):
Yeah, I think that those guys have had success, right,
They've had success. They've had good defenses in the past
in some ways, whether it be in the in the
rush or you know, playing some more vision zone getting
their hands on balls, or being top ten in the
NFL and turnovers X amount of years ago, and you know,
really just putting it all together and just tweaking maybe
(03:51):
a few things that ultimately, you know, Camp wanted to
do and felt like was necessary for us to win games.
And it's again, it's really hard to simulate, like are
we a good tackling team right now?
Speaker 4 (04:01):
Right?
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Are we good with block destruction? Like you can only
practice that so much in this time, and so ultimately,
so much of playing defense is just not staying blocked
and what your strain and finish and mentalities like, and yeah,
we're trying to train it, but you can't quite possibly
(04:22):
simulate it right now Travis's contract?
Speaker 5 (04:26):
Are you how close is that? I mean he's the
only top fifteen pick unsigned. You see Cincinnati, what's going
on up.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
There is or any of that. No, I'm just let
James handle that one. He's handling all that with the
personnel department. Rookie beyond Finger seems to be showing us
highlight reel for him.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
Out of him.
Speaker 2 (04:45):
Yeah, he's Jed Fish coached him actually as well in
college and when we signed him, you know, said really
positive things about him in terms of like what you're seeing,
the body control, the strong hands. He actually does a
lot like a pro already in a lot of ways.
He's got a good mentality and demeanor. You know, we
just got to continue to add weight and you know,
(05:06):
put a little bit more size on him as he goes.
But been pleased with him so far.
Speaker 3 (05:10):
What have you seen that a Mason Smith so far
in his growth?
Speaker 2 (05:13):
Yeah, I mean he's a big one for us. You know,
we need him to to take a huge step this year.
I think he's done a great job. When you talk
about the off season program in the weight room and
the conditioning his mentality with the work ethic and then
coming out here and you know, making it making it hard,
right you Ultimately, when you're three hundred twenty five pounds
(05:34):
and you can move and you've got long arms, man,
and he's got the want to. I've seen that so far. Ultimately,
it's got to continue to translate, and I think he will.
I think the coaches have done a great job getting
him going, and you know, he's dedicated himself to us
so far.
Speaker 3 (05:49):
How is Tooting doing in terms of retention from classroom
to the field.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
Yeah, I think it's it's really hard for any you know,
a lot of the running backs, it's man, it's a
huge jump from protection systems in college to the pros.
And that's usually where you see some of the the
tempo slow down for them, Like playing slower, thinking more
is when past pro starts to kind of bog the
(06:14):
mind and then okay, you've got let's call it five
different tracks of footworks from a running back that you
need to learn and uh, we're trying to teach the why.
So sometimes that can slow a back down in this phase,
you know, especially when it's tag and it's awkward. People
are in awkward positions when you're trying to stick your
foot in the ground and get vertical to run through them,
(06:36):
you can't.
Speaker 4 (06:36):
It's awkward.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
So, uh, I think he's done a solid job and
I know he you know, he'll he needs a lot
more work, which all those guys do. Yeah, I think
obviously the footwork, the athleticism, you know, the ability to
pass pro on an edge and when Anton wants to go,
he can go. And you know, just consistently doing it
(06:59):
on a day and day out basis smart. He understands
the why of what we're trying to get accomplished. But
as much as he can continue to rise going into
year three and as a first round pick, to take
a huge step this year and be a lockdown tackle
for us one more day, we make account before you
guys as much for summer.
Speaker 3 (07:19):
Just what's gonna be the key to getting out here satisfying?
Speaker 4 (07:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (07:22):
I think tomorrow we tone it back down, which has
been planned for weeks now in terms of go back
to seven on seven, just do one team period and
really it'll be about an hour practice hour and fifteen
minute practice and really try to get some of these
young guys work, get some of the rookies and you know,
developmentals get a little bit more work and just make
(07:44):
sure we leave here healthy, but also with a solid
understanding of how to get lined up the motions, the shifts.
I want tomorrow to be cleaner than today was, and
I'll feel a little bit better walking off the field.
It seemed like most of the Browns make it a
play almost every practic.
Speaker 3 (08:00):
What is it about him that you guys like he's got.
Speaker 2 (08:02):
He's got strong FBI man like the game makes sense
to him. I think him playing in this little bit
more vision on the quarterback zone is a strength of
his where he understands some concepts. He understands splits recognition,
what type of concepts are going to maybe start to
occur when two goes vertical or two goes under just
(08:23):
he has a feel. He's not afraid to play with
his hands at the line of scrimmage when he is
playing some man match coverage, and you know, he just
got to continue to be consistent. But I think he,
like you mentioned, he's had a good camp. What was
your biggest takeaway today? I think the defense pass rush
you felt a little bit more today as well as yesterday.
But I think it elevated a little bit more today.
(08:45):
And then also just you know, tips overthrows, guy like,
just guys getting hands on the ball, turnovers, creating the
almost lost one after we picked it off. The big
D lineman nose drop got us. But it was just
good to see, you know, you had a D lineman
pick a ball off, linebacker, safety, whatever it was. You
just got a lot of different guys touching the ball
(09:06):
on defense and ultimately now on the flip side offense.
So we've got to come back and take care of
the football better and uh, you know, if we don't
hurt ourselves, usually good things happen.
Speaker 3 (09:15):
Than thanks, guys.
Speaker 2 (09:16):
Let's been the most enjoyable part of being the Jaguars.
Speaker 4 (09:19):
So Hi just been able to come out here and
just play with my brothers.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
That's been just for you.
Speaker 6 (09:24):
To be able to actually get on the field, play
play defense, playoffense. We've been able to do that during
this time.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
It's been great. I've been doing it my whole life.
So nothing change, but.
Speaker 6 (09:32):
More than in an NFL way, just the differences maybe
or how how it's been for you just adapting.
Speaker 9 (09:38):
Not really no difference. You just got to stand and
playbooking apply it to the field.
Speaker 5 (09:42):
That Madden rating seventy six.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
Hey, that's a matter rating, that's it?
Speaker 5 (09:49):
Can you get it? How quickly can you get that
thing up?
Speaker 4 (09:51):
I'm not worry about maturating right now. We're about playing football.
Speaker 5 (09:54):
What was that fun to go with Ojo Sinco to
go back and forth on that thing?
Speaker 4 (10:00):
You know, it's always fun talking to pre Do you.
Speaker 5 (10:03):
Really think he couldn't Is there any chance that you
couldn't cover or that he couldn't you couldn't cover him?
Speaker 9 (10:09):
For I believe with myself so I know I'll be
able to cover him.
Speaker 6 (10:14):
How has it been just covering Brian Thomas? Just what
if you may see from him and maybe learn a
little bit.
Speaker 9 (10:18):
From him, just just seeing how he go about his work.
You know, he helped me out a lot, like I
said the last time I came up here and talked.
So just been able to take things from him in
the money game and Parker Parker game is just something
that I can applaud to my game and make me better.
Speaker 6 (10:32):
For Brian specifically, what what sort of makes him?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
How good he is?
Speaker 9 (10:36):
Like the move, no tendencies and he got great hands.
Speaker 2 (10:42):
Getting is that.
Speaker 7 (10:44):
I don't want to say difficult, but just while you're
trying to adapt to being an NFL player, how has
that been, just laying your personality.
Speaker 9 (10:50):
Trying to through It's been very easy for me. You know,
the guys come in and I bring the juice every day.
Always got a smile on my face, making everyone laugh
when I get the chance. So we've just been fun
and having fun and just being kids out here, just
loving and living our dream.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
We talked about you working with Coach Bennett. What's been
working with Coach Milo so far?
Speaker 4 (11:08):
Just going to work?
Speaker 9 (11:09):
That's all this meant. Me and him going to work,
Coach Bennett going to work. Was just been doing our thing, getting.
Speaker 6 (11:14):
Those periods where you and him Coach Perkins can kind
of just walk through things together.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
How big can that be for you?
Speaker 9 (11:19):
It's very big because you know, I get a short
little walk through before the walk through, so it get
my mental right and ready to go to.
Speaker 7 (11:24):
See all of these fans here like you guys are
just doing typical trills and they're cheering for you every
time such following.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
What's that experience like?
Speaker 9 (11:30):
It's very very great, great experience. I know I can't
let them down. I gotta go out down work, and
I know they got my back.
Speaker 5 (11:36):
Just buying a house make it feel more home than
maybe before.
Speaker 4 (11:42):
I ain't buy a house yet.
Speaker 5 (11:45):
Okay, did you look at sixteen one day?
Speaker 4 (11:48):
Is it? No? It's not true?
Speaker 1 (11:52):
Maybe else?
Speaker 3 (11:54):
All right?
Speaker 4 (11:54):
Thanks? No, so far to go ahead.
Speaker 3 (11:56):
I think the finals aality was sixteen to nine.
Speaker 7 (11:58):
You guys this way, just those competitive periods, how much
more does that draw out?
Speaker 4 (12:02):
It's just it's a lot of fun, I think for
the guys.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
I think it's good for us as coaches too, just
being in the competitive environment, calling it you know, which
you know, Liam does unblievable job with that, creating competitive
situations every day, and our guys have done a really
good job responding to that, you know, just the culture
of the team, everything about competing. So Liam's created that
environment in practice every day, which is awesome.
Speaker 6 (12:25):
Seeing Travis on defense, just what have you seen from him?
Speaker 4 (12:29):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (12:30):
He just has you know, a wealth of talent, and
he's super intelligent guy, which makes it really fun. He's
really quick on the uptake, you know. So he's a
fun guy to coach to be around. I know his
position coaches love coaching him, you know, And it's pretty
impressive to watch a guy do that.
Speaker 4 (12:48):
I think it's really it's cool. It's been really fun.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
But I also think the coaches, coach Milish, Drewis, Garry,
Anthony Perkins, Bill Shirt and those guys have done a
great job of just getting him up to speed on everything,
and you know, he's done a great job responding to it.
Speaker 6 (13:03):
Have you been surprised maybe by how well he's been
able to respond going into offensive meetings and defensive you know,
all that kind of stuff.
Speaker 4 (13:10):
Yeah, I just kind of my point before.
Speaker 1 (13:11):
I think it really takes a sharp person to do that,
you know what I mean, He's just blessed with a
lot of intelligence and maturity, So it is it's impressive
to watch.
Speaker 3 (13:22):
For sure, Place and Campbell. How impressive is his off
season been to you so much?
Speaker 1 (13:26):
I really am really really fired up about everything he's
done this offseason because he's he's competed so hard in
the practices. You know, he's fighting for every rep, whether
it's at the top of the route, on the line.
Speaker 4 (13:38):
Of scrimmage, in the break area.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
He's just really trying to play with a lot of detail,
and I think a lot of that shows up. You know,
if you were to sit and watch his individual he's
competing his tail off an individual, you know what I mean.
So it's it's been super detailed that he's an awesome
guy to coach. Man, for real, he's an awesome he's a
great person, you know, but he's a great guy to.
Speaker 4 (13:56):
Coach though, because he's a competitive He's doing great. He's
doing great.
Speaker 1 (14:01):
Yeah, I said last time I was up here, just
about the type of communicator he is and what that
brings into the room, just the whole unit defensively. You know,
I've been used to being around guys in that position.
That position can always kind of be like a glue
guy because he's a great communicator. It's quarterback of the defense,
and he's really done a great job with that. But
he's played really physical and he just really understands concepts
(14:25):
and the concepts of the defense.
Speaker 4 (14:26):
Really really well.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
And I think the guys like Perk has done a
really good job getting him ready and acclimated in this
new system. And he's done a ton extra, you know,
to get to where he is right now, which is cool.
Speaker 5 (14:37):
There's years in a week for him, so I think
ten years of the week for him I mean when
you see.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
A guy that he still compete at that level a
ten years and how impressive is out. Yeah, I think
that's just a type of person he is, Like if
he was in any line at work, he'd be a competitor.
Like he's the guy like he ain't missing a day
of work, you know what I mean, Like he don't
get sick. He's one of those people like he's just
gonna whatever job he's doing, he's gonna go a thousand
miles an hour and it's gonna be done well. So
(15:02):
you just get that vibe from him as a person.
There's a very prideful guy, takes pride in his work.
So that's guys at that You know that many years
in doing it that way, that's more credit to his
personality than anything.
Speaker 7 (15:15):
Makes that Smith got a little testy and then he
makes the play where he I guess he picked it
off and then he rolls.
Speaker 3 (15:20):
It back to the defense offense. Just a guy like
that having that fire and practice. Just how do you
feel about that?
Speaker 4 (15:26):
Yeah? I think, Uh, he's a competitor.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
He's a guy wants to be a really good player,
which is which is awesome.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
You want people like that we're blessed with that.
Speaker 1 (15:34):
In my opinion being here in a short time i've
been here, there's a lot of guys who love to compete,
and he wants to be a really good player.
Speaker 7 (15:40):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (15:40):
He was coached by.
Speaker 1 (15:41):
Pete Jenkins in college, who I have so much respect
for Coach Jenkins, and he's really a detailed guy. And
the guys that are coaching him right now, Matt Edwards,
Derek LeBlanc, those guys are doing a great job.
Speaker 4 (15:52):
But I'm just the detail of his preparation.
Speaker 1 (15:54):
Every day he's coming to work to get work done.
Speaker 7 (16:01):
I know you talk about it him for the last time,
but that diving PBu he made in the Redsiden just
what he's able to show that he can make plays
like that.
Speaker 4 (16:08):
How's that big? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (16:09):
That guy, That's who he's been every day i've been here,
you know what I mean. And I can only go
by what I see every day I'm out here. And
he competes. You know, he loves to compete, same thing
like Tyson. You know, whether it's on the line of scrimmage,
you know, he's not afraid to challenge people, challenge guys
at the top of a round and try and play
with technique. But whatever he's got to do to strain
and make the play, he's been doing that, which is awesome.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
That's what we've been preaching and he's been doing it
every day.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
What makes guys.
Speaker 5 (16:33):
Better in that vision zone, like Montera's got some experience
and he's really good.
Speaker 3 (16:37):
In his zone.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Sure, I think a lot of that too, is just
the detailing your technique, like the progression of your eyes.
Speaker 4 (16:42):
I know I say this in regard to it.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
I believe this about every position your eyes, feet, hands,
violent finish. If my eyes are right, my feet are
gonna be right right, My hands are gonna buy me time,
whether that's on the line of scrimmage, right, So if
my eyes aren't great on the line of.
Speaker 4 (16:54):
Scrimmage, I get that poor footwork. It starts there. And
that's really just the detailing your technique.
Speaker 1 (16:59):
Even an offman like you're asking or zone coverage playing
with visit on the quarterback, you know, or if I'm
playing three step and I'm an initial ken in the
QB and confirmation Q into the confirmation.
Speaker 4 (17:09):
Ken to the receiver, being detailed with your.
Speaker 1 (17:12):
Eyes, and I think that just kind of gives people
and error confidence once you get good at like anything else,
you know, you're gonna get confidence from having success. And
the more and more they do it, you see guys
being more aggressive to attack the football.
Speaker 5 (17:24):
The opposite side of that is Jerry and Jones has
done him a lot of experiences, don't say, actually said
he's never played it before, which is kind of hard
to believe it is that unique at this level.
Speaker 1 (17:34):
Yeah, I mean, you know, everybody's everybody's situation is different.
But he's a guy that's been doing a lot extra too,
you know, And you see the guys like who are
trying to put all the you know, the extra work in.
He's been doing a really good job that way too.
So I know some of the stuff is new for
these guys, but they've really done the work on their end.
You know, we got to continue to do our best
of coaching them and get them uh where wanting to go.
Speaker 4 (17:55):
But they're doing that. They're meeting us certainly more than
halfway doing extra.
Speaker 7 (17:59):
I know, you guys learning pass, but how impressed have
you been with Josh and Draymond just their work at their.
Speaker 1 (18:04):
Yeah, those guys are they're really they're great people, like
first and foremost because they love the work, they love
to learn. They're not they're guys that like to get coached,
you know what I mean, Which for guys of who
have had that type of success, sometimes that's not always
the case in Pro Bowl.
Speaker 4 (18:21):
But those guys are really really coachable, and they're out
here working every day, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1 (18:25):
They ain't skipping a rep, missing the drill, like, they're
doing everything that we're asking them to do and they're
going full tilt. So been really impressed with the way
they've been out here working every day.
Speaker 6 (18:35):
How competitive is that safety room you mentioned, Eric, but
you also have Duey, you have your brand saw, you
have Savage.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Just how how competitive has it been?
Speaker 1 (18:44):
Yeah, I mean it's been really competitive, and I think
Antonio Johnson has done a great job too.
Speaker 4 (18:49):
You know, those guys are all and they're and they're real.
Speaker 1 (18:52):
Positive with each other in the room. You know, if
you're in there and they're kind of coaching each other up.
Out on the field, they're coaching each other up. So
you know, competitions are great thing. You know, that's a
that's a great problem to have, and our guys are
going about it the right way, trying to help each
other through it, but they are competing every day, and
we got, you know, some good guys back there, some
smart guys back there. Like you said, Dewey Sab having
(19:14):
Sab backs awesome too, you know, because he's a sharp
dude and has a bunch of ability. I think Caleb's
done a really good job. I think he was coached
really well in college. Also because he's a sharp guy.
He's got clean feet, you know, moves really really well,
good athlete.
Speaker 4 (19:30):
And he's doing extra every day too.
Speaker 1 (19:32):
You know, just get caught up obviously coming in after
those guys, but he's doing a good job for us.
Speaker 3 (19:36):
You talked about your experience at multiple levels.
Speaker 7 (19:39):
Just how much appreciation do you have for those guys
who are coached well at different levels.
Speaker 1 (19:44):
Yeah, I think, I mean, I mean most, I want
to say to most of them. But some of the
best coaches I've ever met my life are in high school.
You know, the guy I worked for in high school
I think is one of the greatest football coaches that
ever lived. So I mean that sincerely. You know, he's
an animal and he's just a great football coach. You know,
you go to practice every day, you're gonna get better
so like you know, when I think a great coach
and the guys who had an effect on me coach
(20:07):
told you know, my father's a high school coach. My
brothers are those guys basically shape the way I coach,
the way I think, and I have an appreciation. You
can usually tell the guys that come from a program
where they were coach s hard because the reality is
the only way to get better is to be honest,
you know what I mean, Like, in anything, nothing gets
better without honesty. So if they've been around guys who
have a good foundation of knowledge that can help them
(20:30):
and are gonna be honest with them, then you know,
they never get I think sometimes guys confuse being coached
and being evaluated, you know, And when a guy can
take the coaching, it's a big help to him, and
guys who have been.
Speaker 4 (20:42):
In that environment usually thrive, you know, to continue to
be coaching. All right, Thanks,
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I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
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