June 11, 2025 • 4 mins
Seahawks tackle Charles Cross shares insights on the team's offensive line and new coaching scheme. He praises rookie Grey Zabel's performance (0:11) and discusses the team's adaptation to a new offensive scheme, emphasizing the focus on running the ball and controlling the line of scrimmage (0:25). Cross expresses enthusiasm for his 5th-year option pickup (2:17) and commends the new coaching staff for their detailed approach to installing the offense (2:35). He highlights the addition of fullbacks to the offensive mix (3:12) and emphasizes the team's goals of being tough and connected, as mentioned by Head Coach Mike Macdonald (3:57). Cross also notes the importance of efficient downhill running in controlling the game and clock (4:24).
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Oh, how y'all doing good? Are really good? Good trout
spell all the time with playing that stuff, rookie great
let what what if you thought it was so far
like that? Gray has been incredible so far man. You
know he's a smart guy. He plays plays very well.
Uh has a lot of good attributes and fly He's
gonna play a lot of great ball ahead of him.
(00:21):
How do you feel like you guys a pays a
light or kind of adapting to the new scheme when
he coaches. I feel like we we were adapting well,
you know, just coming in putting in a new scheme,
you know, being there to run out the ball, control
the run game and control the line of screaming. So
I feel like we definitely moving in the right direction
with that. How fast do you know this Greg Tayble
(00:41):
getting back for plation he got, he get he gets
out the ball pretty well. You know, he's doing a
great job, you know, finish his finishing his assignments, making
plays and and doing what he's supposed to do. Tas
learning track to guy. He he notice his doctors in playing.
I'm going to holler you know more with hantionality, that's
(01:03):
been a focus you know, caring out the holler of
games and plays job ain't never play And then that's
a mean how you actually put in the plays, y'all
would say they you know, breaking the hood of it
is where it starts. You know, have to get to
the line and and get set uh and put put
more pressure on the defense. So there's something we definitely
been working on this offseason for sure.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
It's how you sparked where asked about great But what
point did you start before she could rooks or did
he just taking hims off approach until we getting closer
to the training camp work press.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
I feel like I feel like the thing is like
they're here for a reason, Like like they know ball.
They they been playing this game for a while, they're professionals.
I feel like Gray has been doing a great job,
you know, coming in and prepare each and every day
and and being a professional. Similar rops into the people
when they just sounded with Virginias and the fat Oh
(01:57):
it was just decision. I I feel it was best
uh for me and and it just end up working
out there way. But I happenings that you're talking to stalk,
I'm just worried about right now, that's it. We'll get
to there when their time comes. Where you where you
go out. They picked up that fifty year options for you. Yeah, absolutely,
(02:18):
I wouldn't wanna. I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else with Seattle.
I love the fans here, I love the team, one
of the greatest organization in the NFL. Like you here
a lot tru what's your impression of in your collections
come from the family such a what do you think
they can specifically for you guys? Do I feat like
they've been doing a great, a great job, you know,
installing the the offense and and detailing it out, just
(02:41):
having things down to a t and being specific about it.
I fel like this that's something that that they've been
doing an exceptional job at and continue working with them.
Or it's like can only help the team, real wants
to help.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Much changed for you in a new offensive, see then
they they go you need to know all of the
place that how much changes from people.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
It's a little different for me as far as uh
the offensive scheme, just adding full back into the mix,
different targeting, different plays, everyone going different places. But like uh,
like I said before, we gonna run a run the ball.
(03:23):
It's a lot of similarities with everyone in the league
as far as like the ring game. Do you like
the fourball?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
I do?
Speaker 1 (03:31):
I do like the fullback why, I don't know. It's different.
It's different for me for all this other systems, but
I played there before. But I definitely feel like, you know,
having another hat back there, you know, gotting a runner back.
Uh make a impact in the ring game for shit?
Oh uh, Mike compassion kind to the most game. That's
betting top in connection tech your top part.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
You really get up from the hoigh go on.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
But if you don't like me, just connection. Where are
your feet back? Connections? Just the way we practice. Everyone
just been together this one. We out here on the
we out here working toward the same goal. Everyone wants
to win. Everyone wants to take advantage of the opportunities
we have, and I feel like we're doing it. I
feel like we're on the right track to to do
what we wanna do.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
So we it.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
We just said everybody wants to run the ball, but
here this year especially, it feels like a non ne coachable.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
You feel like there's an added empisudes, especially with count
no running and everything.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Yeah, I definitely agree to that. You know, being able
being able to run the ball UH at efficient rate
UH definitely helps everyone on the team. Being able to
control the game, be able to to control the clock
and really play our game and not let the defense
dictate it. That's K grads at three thirty meeting to
(04:45):
get to
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Thank Thanks, Trust
Oh, how y'all doing good? Are really good? Good trout
spell all the time with playing that stuff, rookie great
let what what if you thought it was so far
like that? Gray has been incredible so far man. You
know he's a smart guy. He plays plays very well.
Uh has a lot of good attributes and fly He's
gonna play a lot of great ball ahead of him.
(00:21):
How do you feel like you guys a pays a
light or kind of adapting to the new scheme when
he coaches. I feel like we we were adapting well,
you know, just coming in putting in a new scheme,
you know, being there to run out the ball, control
the run game and control the line of screaming. So
I feel like we definitely moving in the right direction
with that. How fast do you know this Greg Tayble
(00:41):
getting back for plation he got, he get he gets
out the ball pretty well. You know, he's doing a
great job, you know, finish his finishing his assignments, making
plays and and doing what he's supposed to do. Tas
learning track to guy. He he notice his doctors in playing.
I'm going to holler you know more with hantionality, that's
(01:03):
been a focus you know, caring out the holler of
games and plays job ain't never play And then that's
a mean how you actually put in the plays, y'all
would say they you know, breaking the hood of it
is where it starts. You know, have to get to
the line and and get set uh and put put
more pressure on the defense. So there's something we definitely
been working on this offseason for sure.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
It's how you sparked where asked about great But what
point did you start before she could rooks or did
he just taking hims off approach until we getting closer
to the training camp work press.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
I feel like I feel like the thing is like
they're here for a reason, Like like they know ball.
They they been playing this game for a while, they're professionals.
I feel like Gray has been doing a great job,
you know, coming in and prepare each and every day
and and being a professional. Similar rops into the people
when they just sounded with Virginias and the fat Oh
(01:57):
it was just decision. I I feel it was best
uh for me and and it just end up working
out there way. But I happenings that you're talking to stalk,
I'm just worried about right now, that's it. We'll get
to there when their time comes. Where you where you
go out. They picked up that fifty year options for you. Yeah, absolutely,
(02:18):
I wouldn't wanna. I wouldn't wanna be anywhere else with Seattle.
I love the fans here, I love the team, one
of the greatest organization in the NFL. Like you here
a lot tru what's your impression of in your collections
come from the family such a what do you think
they can specifically for you guys? Do I feat like
they've been doing a great, a great job, you know,
installing the the offense and and detailing it out, just
(02:41):
having things down to a t and being specific about it.
I fel like this that's something that that they've been
doing an exceptional job at and continue working with them.
Or it's like can only help the team, real wants
to help.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Much changed for you in a new offensive, see then
they they go you need to know all of the
place that how much changes from people.
Speaker 1 (03:03):
It's a little different for me as far as uh
the offensive scheme, just adding full back into the mix,
different targeting, different plays, everyone going different places. But like uh,
like I said before, we gonna run a run the ball.
(03:23):
It's a lot of similarities with everyone in the league
as far as like the ring game. Do you like
the fourball?
Speaker 2 (03:31):
I do?
Speaker 1 (03:31):
I do like the fullback why, I don't know. It's different.
It's different for me for all this other systems, but
I played there before. But I definitely feel like, you know,
having another hat back there, you know, gotting a runner back.
Uh make a impact in the ring game for shit?
Oh uh, Mike compassion kind to the most game. That's
betting top in connection tech your top part.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
You really get up from the hoigh go on.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
But if you don't like me, just connection. Where are
your feet back? Connections? Just the way we practice. Everyone
just been together this one. We out here on the
we out here working toward the same goal. Everyone wants
to win. Everyone wants to take advantage of the opportunities
we have, and I feel like we're doing it. I
feel like we're on the right track to to do
what we wanna do.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
So we it.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
We just said everybody wants to run the ball, but
here this year especially, it feels like a non ne coachable.
Speaker 2 (04:20):
You feel like there's an added empisudes, especially with count
no running and everything.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Yeah, I definitely agree to that. You know, being able
being able to run the ball UH at efficient rate
UH definitely helps everyone on the team. Being able to
control the game, be able to to control the clock
and really play our game and not let the defense
dictate it. That's K grads at three thirty meeting to
(04:45):
get to
Speaker 2 (04:47):
Thank Thanks, Trust
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