October 9, 2025 • 15 mins
Ejiro Evero speaks with the media before Thursday's practice.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Upon for the review.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I just wanted to acknowledge our opponent this week. We
got a very very good offensive team coming in here.
Great quarterback, very very well coached, They play well up front,
got a lot of weapons, and so we know this
is gonna be a fun one of those fun games.
The Cowboys are always always bring a lot of excitement.
There's always a lot of buzz around them. And then
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obviously they got a good football team, and so we
know it's gonna be a great challenge, and our guys
are up for it and excited about the challenge and
ready to get to work and ready to get to Sunday.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
All right, we'll start off with Mike k Hey.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Jay, good morning, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
I wanted to ask you about a player who's been
here for a while but probably hasn't been on a
lot of people's radar, and Lebrian Ray. He came back
and made two pretty big plays in the first quarter.
I was just curious, what have you learned about him
over the last three years and why has he been,
i mean, been one of the mainstays of your defense.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, no, that's a that's a great great to technowledge
him and he's uh he's a really really good person.
First of all, he's tough. He works his butt off.
I mean, one of the hardest workers I've ever been around.
And uh, when you have a successful unit or a
successful team, you got to have guys like Lebrin, guys
that do all the dirty work that people don't notice
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but are so critical to success.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
And uh, you know, he gets in there.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
He plays a run game, he plays blocks, he's physical,
mixed tackles, Uh, he hustles.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
He because he's got a great, great, great play style
about him.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
And uh, those are there's so many times that he
makes you notice the two tackles he made, obviously, but
there's so many significant things that he does in the
game that really go un noticed that he's made over
the last couple of years here with us. And so
you couldn't I couldn't have higher praise for a player
and a professional and he's really helped our football team.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
And then I just wanted to ask you a little
bit off the beaten path, but what makes a good
Scout team player in your opinion?
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I think somebody first of all, that is always working
on their craft and having the mindset that at any
point they're going to be playing on Sunday, and so
you always have to be working towards that. And so
I think that's the first and foremost the most important
thing for all the scout guys. And then as you
continue to get better, obviously you're providing the look that
we need, but like number one priority is to work
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on your game to get better as a football player.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Jeff Hawkins followed by David new In, Hi morning, coach,
can you hear me?
Speaker 1 (02:34):
I'm in my car system. Yeah, I got you.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Yeah, thanks a lot. Patrick Jones came up with the
game punching sack Sunday. It was a spur sack with
the Panthers. How is he evolving into a defensive leader?
And also the formation with the four edge rushers and
dB at knows could we see that formation again in
the future.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Yeah, Pat is doing a heck of a job.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
We really liked the way he played when we evaluate
him coming out of Minnesota. This guy plays the game
the right way. He's tough, he's physical, sets the edge
in the run game. What we really liked is his
diversity in terms of the ability to rush outside and
then rush inside, especially on those known past situations and
so he's been really working towards that the whole time
(03:23):
we've had him. Uh, when you think about just the
the intangibles, the way he is in the meeting room,
very studious, always has his notebooks, ask great questions. Uh,
a leader of the outside back of room from day one.
You know, Coach Andrew Carter did a great thing when
we first got here with this group, and he put
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or see me when we first got the rookies in.
He paired up Scorton and Pat Jones and Princely and
wantam just kind of giving those guys like a big
brother and uh. And so he he really and uh
took to that role and really did a heck of
a job. And as we're growing these young players, he's
been very vital and instrumental in that role. And so
(04:05):
heck of a leader, heck of a player. The way
he is on a practice field is uh, exemplifies what
you want from your leaders.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
And so I couldn't be happier.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
And you know, we he obviously he was banged up
a little bit earlier in the season, but that's kind
of what we expect from him. The way he's played
the last couple of games, that's what we expect.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
Hey, David here, good to see you. See I want
to ask you Derek Brown. Dave now was saying how
Derek came and said he wanted to get more involved
in the pass rush. It's not as simple as just saying, okay,
you're a pass rusher. Now, cand of take me through
the dynamics or what it takes to go from what
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Derek normally does to becoming a pass rusher.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Well, Derek is is always going to be very very
instrumental in our in our rush plan. I mean, he's
he's one of our best players, if not our best player.
So but uh, you know, I don't want to give
away too many trade secrets, but like, Derek is a
very big part of what we do obviously, and we
have to find opportunities to give him more opportunities. And
so much of that is just you know, when we
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do well in early downs those pass rush situations, more
of them team seem to show up. And so that's
a big part of what we're trying to get done.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Can you in general, though, I mean I'm trying to
a trade secret. So I mean, like a guy that's
not been a pass rusher, his career all of a sudden,
you want to do that? What what are the nuances.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
That well, I don't know if I would agree and
say he wasn't a pass rusher. I think this guy
showed the ability to pass rush and and like all
of our guys were all working to get better. But
I have a lot of faith and their's ability to
get out of the quarterback.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Does they have to get more in the playbook.
Speaker 5 (05:45):
I'm just trying to find figure out the little nuances
that are different for him and what he has to
do is preparation during the week if he's going to
do take on more of that role o versus.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Just you know what we're used to seeing.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I think I've answer that question the way I wanted to.
Thank you. Okay, I got you person.
Speaker 6 (06:06):
Good morning, Jane, Hey, good morning, wondering you guys had
pretty significant improvement on Darren Waller in the second half
of that game last week. What went into that and
what was the key to kind of getting that really
cleaned up?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Yeah, I think as the game went through, we were
able to make some adjustments, not just myself but as
a staff and just kind of seeing how they were
going to attack us. And you know, when we prepared
for Miami, so much of it obviously featured about what
Tyreek Hill was going to do, and so there were
some in game adjustments that needed to be made. And
(06:46):
you know, part of it is, hey, give give him
credit as well. He's a heck of a player. He
made some plays as well, and so, but we were
certainly able to make some adjustments in game, communicate better,
execute a little bit better. And then at the same
time too, when you get the past rush going as well.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
It helps.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
Has the study this week been similar to last week
in that you know, the Cowboys are missing CD much
like you know the Dolphins said lost Tyreek And how
is that you know a challenge for you guys as
you study the Cowboy.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Yeah, no, it's certainly a challenge.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
But you know, the way I look at him, especially
a player of that calibers like, hey, I'm going to
prepare for him to play and then he doesn't for
whatever reason. You know, that's a cherry on top, but
like you know, we don't want to be surprised if
he shows up on Sunday.
Speaker 6 (07:37):
And then finally, just kind of what would you say
your assessment of is of dak is in particular, like
kind of how he's playing versus maybe a couple of
years ago.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Well, I've always had a high, high.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
Amount of respect for Dak and he is obviously one
of the best players and quarterbacks in this league. And
he's really been playing level for almost a decade now,
and so yeah, he is on one of those roles
right now. When he gets hot, he's as good as anybody.
And he's on a role right now. And they're playing
really well offensively, and what you really get impressed by
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is just the command of the offense, the efficiency and
pace with what they at wish they execute with. And
he can make all the throws and so we know
that they're they're efficient, they're going to make plays. That's
part of what they do, and so we got to
make sure that we were ready for that challenge.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
Thanks, thank you, Cass, followed by.
Speaker 7 (08:36):
Mike k Hey, j how's it going good?
Speaker 1 (08:39):
How you doing good?
Speaker 7 (08:42):
I just wanted to go back to Jeff's question from earlier,
because I think it got lost in the shuffle, the
second part of it, having those four pass rushers out
there together in that personnel grouping a few different times.
What is it you like about having all of them
out there together and what do they offer that kind
of allows.
Speaker 3 (08:57):
You to do that.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Well, I think week to week, as we look at
how we want to affect a quarterback, which is always
the priority for what we want to do, We're always
trying to devise, Okay, what can we do schematically against how.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
They blog, how they protect, and what's our best Uh.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
I guess many of people line up of people that
we can send out there against them, and so I
think that's something that is not going to be set
in stone. It's a week to week think who's available
for us, how do they protect? How do we attack
their protections? And so we always want to have the
ability to have that diversity and have the that element
of surprise as well.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
Hey j what have you noticed about Nick Sworten's football
IQ and his study aptitude?
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Well, uh, I think you know, our scouting staff, you know,
led by Dan identified early on wise we were even
before we got them on board that this guy's high level,
h intelligent, high level workmanship, high level football and tangibles,
and so we were excited and we were very glad
that we were able to draft them obviously and to
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everything that we've seen since we got him has been
kind of verified what we saw before. He works his
butt off. He's very intelligent. He continues to get better
each week. He's literally improved every week he's played, because
that's when you prepare the way he does. When you
work the way he does and you get those game
reps and game experience, you're going to get better.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
And he's done that.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
He seems to be really good at acknowledging streams in
space in particular. Why do you think that that is
a particular strength.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
I think that is instincts, awareness, study. You know, he
studies the sets of the tackles, you know, all those
things that you factor in your play. Something's off right here,
you know, he could smell a rat and so all
those things I think is part of like his makeup
and also his preparation.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
We have time for a couple more, so we'll go
with Mike Sir Larte.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Follow up by Darren get.
Speaker 8 (11:03):
Good morning, A, how are you?
Speaker 1 (11:05):
Good morning? How you doing good? Well?
Speaker 8 (11:07):
Thanks staying with the rookies. And I've been kind of
in and out, so I apologize if I'm repeating here,
but Princely Aman me Ellen as you just finished talking
about Nick and another rookie, another guy that's you know,
making his way through his first season. Where have you
seen his kind of strides Because we talked to him
yesterday and he was talking about his process and how
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he's trying to continue to grow in this first season.
And by no means is he a complete project, because
he's five games into his career. But where have you
seen that growth from the time he got to the team.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Yeah, it's the same process that every rookie has. It's
it's figuring out how do I find the right rhythm
through the week to prepare myself to play on Sunday.
And so I think all of these guys had that challenge.
It's important that you lean into the veterans you know
in their room, lean into like guys like dj Wanam
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and Pat. Those guys can give you the example, Hey,
this is how I prepare in the week, this is
how I prepare physically, this is how I prepare in
terms of the mental part of the game. And so
I've seen a lot of improvement from all of our
young guys in that area, and Princely especially, and so
they're doing a great job. You know, the one thing
we've consistently challenged him to do is play the run game,
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and we've seen a lot of improvement in that area.
You know, he made the one play on the edge
last game against Miami, and so all of these guys
getting better. And it's really the same message for everybody
on our team, players and coaches, is that, like we
want to improve as we work through the season, like
we can get better every week. We had a chance
to get to where we want to get to.
Speaker 8 (12:47):
And to follow that up, I'm not sure if you
have anything any say in how guys are assigned locker
room stalls, but was princely being between DJ and Patrick
by design? So you could, you know, kind of be
a sponge between those two.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
I'm sure I am not involved, but I'm sure that
was strategically planned.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Thanks and good luck.
Speaker 6 (13:13):
I was gonna ask you've you've made a lot of
improvements in a lot of areas on defense.
Speaker 5 (13:18):
Is there a particular thing on third down that you've
seen that you guys are a lot better at this year?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
I mean, there's there's certainly things you could point to.
I think one thing I will say is that when
you look at the secondary There's been a lot of
changes on our team, but the secondary is we got
a lot of pieces back from last year, and I
just think when you have guys that have that experience
working together, that's always beneficial. And so as we continue
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to kind of grow with the newer pieces, having that
core foundation of guys like Mike Jack and JC, you know,
Scott Shaw, Smith Wade, those guys that have a lot
of experience working together is definitely beneficial.
Speaker 9 (14:06):
Kevin Colbert, Uh, you talked talked about Dak briefly with
regard to him being able to really read defense as well,
especially with the pre snap looks, and that's something that
you guys are really built on. What is the most
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unique challenge with that, you know, and trying to contain
him this week?
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Uh, Yeah, that's certainly a big part of it. You know,
we alluded to the operation earlier. This team is you know,
obviously Dak has ability to pre snap to see the
shell and see the contours and the linebackers alignments and
figure out what's what's going on. But it's also like
how they challenge you, Like all of a sudden, they
earn a first down and they're on the ball and
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they're going fast, or they'll quick snap you you know,
or he'll use his hard count. So he's got all
these different ways of the game outside of the game
where he can really affect the flow of the game
and affect how you attack him.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
So we've got to understand that and be ready to
go
Upon for the review.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
I just wanted to acknowledge our opponent this week. We
got a very very good offensive team coming in here.
Great quarterback, very very well coached, They play well up front,
got a lot of weapons, and so we know this
is gonna be a fun one of those fun games.
The Cowboys are always always bring a lot of excitement.
There's always a lot of buzz around them. And then
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obviously they got a good football team, and so we
know it's gonna be a great challenge, and our guys
are up for it and excited about the challenge and
ready to get to work and ready to get to Sunday.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
All right, we'll start off with Mike k Hey.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
Jay, good morning, Good morning.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
I wanted to ask you about a player who's been
here for a while but probably hasn't been on a
lot of people's radar, and Lebrian Ray. He came back
and made two pretty big plays in the first quarter.
I was just curious, what have you learned about him
over the last three years and why has he been,
i mean, been one of the mainstays of your defense.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Yeah, no, that's a that's a great great to technowledge
him and he's uh he's a really really good person.
First of all, he's tough. He works his butt off.
I mean, one of the hardest workers I've ever been around.
And uh, when you have a successful unit or a
successful team, you got to have guys like Lebrin, guys
that do all the dirty work that people don't notice
(01:22):
but are so critical to success.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
And uh, you know, he gets in there.
Speaker 2 (01:26):
He plays a run game, he plays blocks, he's physical,
mixed tackles, Uh, he hustles.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
He because he's got a great, great, great play style
about him.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
And uh, those are there's so many times that he
makes you notice the two tackles he made, obviously, but
there's so many significant things that he does in the
game that really go un noticed that he's made over
the last couple of years here with us. And so
you couldn't I couldn't have higher praise for a player
and a professional and he's really helped our football team.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
And then I just wanted to ask you a little
bit off the beaten path, but what makes a good
Scout team player in your opinion?
Speaker 2 (02:04):
I think somebody first of all, that is always working
on their craft and having the mindset that at any
point they're going to be playing on Sunday, and so
you always have to be working towards that. And so
I think that's the first and foremost the most important
thing for all the scout guys. And then as you
continue to get better, obviously you're providing the look that
we need, but like number one priority is to work
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on your game to get better as a football player.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
Jeff Hawkins followed by David new In, Hi morning, coach,
can you hear me?
Speaker 1 (02:34):
I'm in my car system. Yeah, I got you.
Speaker 4 (02:37):
Yeah, thanks a lot. Patrick Jones came up with the
game punching sack Sunday. It was a spur sack with
the Panthers. How is he evolving into a defensive leader?
And also the formation with the four edge rushers and
dB at knows could we see that formation again in
the future.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
Yeah, Pat is doing a heck of a job.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
We really liked the way he played when we evaluate
him coming out of Minnesota. This guy plays the game
the right way. He's tough, he's physical, sets the edge
in the run game. What we really liked is his
diversity in terms of the ability to rush outside and
then rush inside, especially on those known past situations and
so he's been really working towards that the whole time
(03:23):
we've had him. Uh, when you think about just the
the intangibles, the way he is in the meeting room,
very studious, always has his notebooks, ask great questions. Uh,
a leader of the outside back of room from day one.
You know, Coach Andrew Carter did a great thing when
we first got here with this group, and he put
(03:45):
or see me when we first got the rookies in.
He paired up Scorton and Pat Jones and Princely and
wantam just kind of giving those guys like a big
brother and uh. And so he he really and uh
took to that role and really did a heck of
a job. And as we're growing these young players, he's
been very vital and instrumental in that role. And so
(04:05):
heck of a leader, heck of a player. The way
he is on a practice field is uh, exemplifies what
you want from your leaders.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
And so I couldn't be happier.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
And you know, we he obviously he was banged up
a little bit earlier in the season, but that's kind
of what we expect from him. The way he's played
the last couple of games, that's what we expect.
Speaker 5 (04:23):
Hey, David here, good to see you. See I want
to ask you Derek Brown. Dave now was saying how
Derek came and said he wanted to get more involved
in the pass rush. It's not as simple as just saying, okay,
you're a pass rusher. Now, cand of take me through
the dynamics or what it takes to go from what
(04:44):
Derek normally does to becoming a pass rusher.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Well, Derek is is always going to be very very
instrumental in our in our rush plan. I mean, he's
he's one of our best players, if not our best player.
So but uh, you know, I don't want to give
away too many trade secrets, but like, Derek is a
very big part of what we do obviously, and we
have to find opportunities to give him more opportunities. And
so much of that is just you know, when we
(05:10):
do well in early downs those pass rush situations, more
of them team seem to show up. And so that's
a big part of what we're trying to get done.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
Can you in general, though, I mean I'm trying to
a trade secret. So I mean, like a guy that's
not been a pass rusher, his career all of a sudden,
you want to do that? What what are the nuances.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
That well, I don't know if I would agree and
say he wasn't a pass rusher. I think this guy
showed the ability to pass rush and and like all
of our guys were all working to get better. But
I have a lot of faith and their's ability to
get out of the quarterback.
Speaker 1 (05:44):
Does they have to get more in the playbook.
Speaker 5 (05:45):
I'm just trying to find figure out the little nuances
that are different for him and what he has to
do is preparation during the week if he's going to
do take on more of that role o versus.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Just you know what we're used to seeing.
Speaker 4 (05:58):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (05:59):
I think I've answer that question the way I wanted to.
Thank you. Okay, I got you person.
Speaker 6 (06:06):
Good morning, Jane, Hey, good morning, wondering you guys had
pretty significant improvement on Darren Waller in the second half
of that game last week. What went into that and
what was the key to kind of getting that really
cleaned up?
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Yeah, I think as the game went through, we were
able to make some adjustments, not just myself but as
a staff and just kind of seeing how they were
going to attack us. And you know, when we prepared
for Miami, so much of it obviously featured about what
Tyreek Hill was going to do, and so there were
some in game adjustments that needed to be made. And
(06:46):
you know, part of it is, hey, give give him
credit as well. He's a heck of a player. He
made some plays as well, and so, but we were
certainly able to make some adjustments in game, communicate better,
execute a little bit better. And then at the same
time too, when you get the past rush going as well.
Speaker 1 (07:02):
It helps.
Speaker 6 (07:04):
Has the study this week been similar to last week
in that you know, the Cowboys are missing CD much
like you know the Dolphins said lost Tyreek And how
is that you know a challenge for you guys as
you study the Cowboy.
Speaker 1 (07:21):
Yeah, no, it's certainly a challenge.
Speaker 2 (07:23):
But you know, the way I look at him, especially
a player of that calibers like, hey, I'm going to
prepare for him to play and then he doesn't for
whatever reason. You know, that's a cherry on top, but
like you know, we don't want to be surprised if
he shows up on Sunday.
Speaker 6 (07:37):
And then finally, just kind of what would you say
your assessment of is of dak is in particular, like
kind of how he's playing versus maybe a couple of
years ago.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Well, I've always had a high, high.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
Amount of respect for Dak and he is obviously one
of the best players and quarterbacks in this league. And
he's really been playing level for almost a decade now,
and so yeah, he is on one of those roles
right now. When he gets hot, he's as good as anybody.
And he's on a role right now. And they're playing
really well offensively, and what you really get impressed by
(08:15):
is just the command of the offense, the efficiency and
pace with what they at wish they execute with. And
he can make all the throws and so we know
that they're they're efficient, they're going to make plays. That's
part of what they do, and so we got to
make sure that we were ready for that challenge.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
Thanks, thank you, Cass, followed by.
Speaker 7 (08:36):
Mike k Hey, j how's it going good?
Speaker 1 (08:39):
How you doing good?
Speaker 7 (08:42):
I just wanted to go back to Jeff's question from earlier,
because I think it got lost in the shuffle, the
second part of it, having those four pass rushers out
there together in that personnel grouping a few different times.
What is it you like about having all of them
out there together and what do they offer that kind
of allows.
Speaker 3 (08:57):
You to do that.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Well, I think week to week, as we look at
how we want to affect a quarterback, which is always
the priority for what we want to do, We're always
trying to devise, Okay, what can we do schematically against how.
Speaker 1 (09:10):
They blog, how they protect, and what's our best Uh.
Speaker 2 (09:15):
I guess many of people line up of people that
we can send out there against them, and so I
think that's something that is not going to be set
in stone. It's a week to week think who's available
for us, how do they protect? How do we attack
their protections? And so we always want to have the
ability to have that diversity and have the that element
of surprise as well.
Speaker 1 (09:36):
Thank you.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
Hey j what have you noticed about Nick Sworten's football
IQ and his study aptitude?
Speaker 2 (09:45):
Well, uh, I think you know, our scouting staff, you know,
led by Dan identified early on wise we were even
before we got them on board that this guy's high level,
h intelligent, high level workmanship, high level football and tangibles,
and so we were excited and we were very glad
that we were able to draft them obviously and to
(10:08):
everything that we've seen since we got him has been
kind of verified what we saw before. He works his
butt off. He's very intelligent. He continues to get better
each week. He's literally improved every week he's played, because
that's when you prepare the way he does. When you
work the way he does and you get those game
reps and game experience, you're going to get better.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
And he's done that.
Speaker 3 (10:31):
He seems to be really good at acknowledging streams in
space in particular. Why do you think that that is
a particular strength.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
I think that is instincts, awareness, study. You know, he
studies the sets of the tackles, you know, all those
things that you factor in your play. Something's off right here,
you know, he could smell a rat and so all
those things I think is part of like his makeup
and also his preparation.
Speaker 1 (10:58):
We have time for a couple more, so we'll go
with Mike Sir Larte.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
Follow up by Darren get.
Speaker 8 (11:03):
Good morning, A, how are you?
Speaker 1 (11:05):
Good morning? How you doing good? Well?
Speaker 8 (11:07):
Thanks staying with the rookies. And I've been kind of
in and out, so I apologize if I'm repeating here,
but Princely Aman me Ellen as you just finished talking
about Nick and another rookie, another guy that's you know,
making his way through his first season. Where have you
seen his kind of strides Because we talked to him
yesterday and he was talking about his process and how
(11:28):
he's trying to continue to grow in this first season.
And by no means is he a complete project, because
he's five games into his career. But where have you
seen that growth from the time he got to the team.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Yeah, it's the same process that every rookie has. It's
it's figuring out how do I find the right rhythm
through the week to prepare myself to play on Sunday.
And so I think all of these guys had that challenge.
It's important that you lean into the veterans you know
in their room, lean into like guys like dj Wanam
(12:03):
and Pat. Those guys can give you the example, Hey,
this is how I prepare in the week, this is
how I prepare physically, this is how I prepare in
terms of the mental part of the game. And so
I've seen a lot of improvement from all of our
young guys in that area, and Princely especially, and so
they're doing a great job. You know, the one thing
we've consistently challenged him to do is play the run game,
(12:26):
and we've seen a lot of improvement in that area.
You know, he made the one play on the edge
last game against Miami, and so all of these guys
getting better. And it's really the same message for everybody
on our team, players and coaches, is that, like we
want to improve as we work through the season, like
we can get better every week. We had a chance
to get to where we want to get to.
Speaker 8 (12:47):
And to follow that up, I'm not sure if you
have anything any say in how guys are assigned locker
room stalls, but was princely being between DJ and Patrick
by design? So you could, you know, kind of be
a sponge between those two.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
I'm sure I am not involved, but I'm sure that
was strategically planned.
Speaker 1 (13:10):
Thanks and good luck.
Speaker 6 (13:13):
I was gonna ask you've you've made a lot of
improvements in a lot of areas on defense.
Speaker 5 (13:18):
Is there a particular thing on third down that you've
seen that you guys are a lot better at this year?
Speaker 2 (13:28):
I mean, there's there's certainly things you could point to.
I think one thing I will say is that when
you look at the secondary There's been a lot of
changes on our team, but the secondary is we got
a lot of pieces back from last year, and I
just think when you have guys that have that experience
working together, that's always beneficial. And so as we continue
(13:51):
to kind of grow with the newer pieces, having that
core foundation of guys like Mike Jack and JC, you know,
Scott Shaw, Smith Wade, those guys that have a lot
of experience working together is definitely beneficial.
Speaker 9 (14:06):
Kevin Colbert, Uh, you talked talked about Dak briefly with
regard to him being able to really read defense as well,
especially with the pre snap looks, and that's something that
you guys are really built on. What is the most
(14:28):
unique challenge with that, you know, and trying to contain
him this week?
Speaker 2 (14:33):
Uh, Yeah, that's certainly a big part of it. You know,
we alluded to the operation earlier. This team is you know,
obviously Dak has ability to pre snap to see the
shell and see the contours and the linebackers alignments and
figure out what's what's going on. But it's also like
how they challenge you, Like all of a sudden, they
earn a first down and they're on the ball and
(14:55):
they're going fast, or they'll quick snap you you know,
or he'll use his hard count. So he's got all
these different ways of the game outside of the game
where he can really affect the flow of the game
and affect how you attack him.
Speaker 1 (15:07):
So we've got to understand that and be ready to
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