08-09-24 Interview - Broncos ILB Justin Strnad

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
We are here with Justin Strenaud. He is back.

Speaker 2 (00:04):
We're happy to have you and March we looked like
we were gonna lose you to the Panthers.

Speaker 1 (00:07):
What was the kind of deciding factor that brought you
back to the Broncos.

Speaker 3 (00:10):
Yeah, just wanting to win at the place that I
started at Sean and the coaching staff is building something
special here and just wanting to be part of it.
Wanted to help this team win. Enjoyed last year, but
wanted to get to the playoffs. Wanted to continue to
take this organization to higher heights and that's our goals
this year.

Speaker 1 (00:29):
Does this training can't feel different than last year? And
if so?

Speaker 3 (00:31):
How Yeah? I would say from a player to player standpoint,
I think people are executing at a higher level this year,
playing harder, faster, second year in the system for a
lot of guys. But as far as the grind and
the intensity and all that, it's another Sean Payton training camp,
a grind.

Speaker 1 (00:49):
How are you feeling physically?

Speaker 3 (00:51):
Yeah, I'm feeling good. I had a growing tweak about
a week ago, but the training staff did a great
job helped me recover and I'm almost back to about
one hundred.

Speaker 1 (01:00):
You played ball at Wake for us?

Speaker 2 (01:02):
Was that part of one of the reasons you were
looking at Carolina?

Speaker 1 (01:05):
It is a beautiful place, but not as good as
this one.

Speaker 3 (01:08):
No, so it did have a little bit of an
effect on it. Obviously, family and friends were excited when
they initially heard that because it's close to Wake and
a lot closer to home.

Speaker 1 (01:18):
But no, I didn't have a.

Speaker 3 (01:21):
Legitimate effect I would say on the decision.

Speaker 1 (01:23):
Did I see you're a tarp and springs guy?

Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yes, yes, ma'am.

Speaker 1 (01:26):
You did any sponge diving down there?

Speaker 3 (01:28):
I no sponge diving, but the family we get out
on the water sometimes.

Speaker 2 (01:33):
Can you feel a difference in this training camp about
you know, the defense didn't have a great year last year,
not the what Broncos fans have come to expect. What
message would you have for Broncos fans about the way
this defense is coming together?

Speaker 3 (01:45):
Yeah, we're taking an approach this year to play extremely
high level, hard on every down. Our defensive line is
really being taught to get off the ball, not just
you know what I mean, not just have a specific gap,
but really get off the ball. Recavoc and I'll let
the other guys kind of flow, and I think that's
going to pay dividends for us this year.

Speaker 1 (02:04):
A little of a get to know. We have question
watching the Olympics right now. What's your favorite thing to watch?
And which Olympic sport would you like to compete in?

Speaker 3 (02:13):
Okay, so his favorite to watch would be the one
hundred and two hundred meters. We were just in there
watching Noah Lyles actually got third in the two hundred. Yeah,
so we just watched it before coming out here. And
then favorite to compete in. I'm gonna say it'd be
nice to be on the USA basketball team with Lebron
And hey, they're playing Yokich today later today, so that'd

(02:35):
be exciting for me.

Speaker 1 (02:36):
It's discus.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
I didn't know that was a thing earlier, but I
feel like for some reason I could have excelled in that.
Do you have an irrational feel that you could just
excel in something randomly?

Speaker 3 (02:45):
I come here in the mornings and I see sports
I didn't even know existed half to day, So so
it's awesome.

Speaker 1 (02:50):
Yeah, we will have Olympic breakdancing starting tonight.

Speaker 3 (02:53):
So I don't make I'm the most talent of breakdancer,
but I'll give it a try.

Speaker 1 (02:58):
As a member of Gen X.

Speaker 2 (02:59):
I told Ross earlier that is the sport we actually invented.
My generation invented break dancing, So I'm excited about that.
What is the thing that you were looking the most
forward to this season?

Speaker 3 (03:09):
Yeah, bringing the winning culture and winning back to Denver.
Since I've been here, we haven't been able to make
the playoffs, but our goals each and every year is
to bring this team to where it was when when
I remember when I was in college when Vaughn and
the guys were winning the Super Bowl against the Panthers.
So that's our goals, the super Bowl. From your side

(03:31):
of the ball, I'm wondering how you're looking at the
quarterback competition right now. Yeah, it's a great competition. All
three guys are coming out here and competing every day.
Each guy has a different skill set. I feel like
that they bring to the table and I'm excited to
see how it plays out. I think all three guys
are getting better by the day and looking forward to
seeing who rises to the top.

Speaker 1 (03:52):
Justin Sarnon, thanks so much for your time today. Man