 How's the preparation been so far? The preparation been good. We've been spending some time out here in Seattle, Bellevue area, enjoying it, but at the same time, putting in some good work. And we've got a challenge ahead of us, good front that we're getting ready to prepare for, good running backs, solid receivers, and locking in Metcalf and Gino have been playing really well. So we've got a hell of a challenge ahead of us, but we're excited. Trace, as far as what? Seattle's offensive training. Yep, they like to be balanced. Try to run the ball, try to establish a run, and they'll go up top on you. You've got two big playmakers on the outside. Two guys have been good in the league for a while now, and locking in Metcalf and Penny running as hard as anybody in the league. So they got a good balance, and we got to be able to be ready to answer the call. Yeah, yeah, yeah, they put them in different positions to have success. Line them up at some fullback, do some belly plays, let them run some Wildcat. And so he added another dynamic to their team. And so we've been a good addition to them. And so they're a good one-two punch and a couple good young, hungry runners. And now they're starting to fill players, and you want to give them the respect that they earned and deserve to be a start in this league. And so, I mean, they're young, but at the same time, they want to go out there and do well too. So we've got to be on our P's and Q's too. We've got young edge rushers as well. So it'll be a good matchup. I feel like outside, and I'm excited to see it go down. You know, to be honest, being on two is not where any of us wanted to be. So I don't want to take glory in being on two because I feel like we was in a position to win our first two games. So we just got to use that to overcome this hump. I think the only thing we can focus on is right now and where we at. And because this is a whole different team than we had in the past, and I'm excited for what's ahead of us. And that's really what the focus is. It's just getting that one win, getting over the hump, get this train rolling. So as far as the comparative from this year to last year, previous years, I don't think it's irrelevant. I think the most important thing for us to do is focus on the now, figure out what we need to do now to get over this hump and get us a win. I think being down is a place you don't want to be, especially 20-83. But for us to be able to fight back and put ourselves in a position when that game shows a lot about this team, the character that we have, the leadership that we have, and coach know what we capable of, and he know what to do to get it out of us. But it shouldn't take him to do that for us to be on that the whole time. So I think it was some wake up calls from players and coaches perspective that we all came together and things start going our way. Got some turnovers, got a big special team play last week and unfortunately we couldn't finish it off, but that's a lesson that we're gonna learn from because no matter the deficit, we can overcome. And we also learned no matter how high we up, we gotta keep pressing. So these are good lessons to learn early on in the year, but at the same time, I would much rather be here talking to you two or no than oh and two, but that's not where we yet. So we gotta take it where we at and get better. In the case of another tough road game last week, before you guys kind of got that message with some of you can kind of- I wouldn't really spend too much time thinking on last week, man. We it's Thursday, we playing two, three days and we focused on the Seahawks and the things going forward. So I wouldn't spend too much time speaking again and again over what I feel like I've been talking about the whole interview is the past two weeks. I wanna get ready to talk about Seahawks and us going out there, taking the lesson that we learned and preparing to play a good game on Sunday. The way I guess I should have asked it is, how do you guys start faster in this one in another tough road environment away from home? Yeah, yeah. So minimizing mistakes, definitely minimizing mistakes, coming out with some fire, some energy, using that crowd, that crowd energy, try to use it to our advantage, you know? And I love playing in hostile environments, you know, the environment don't get much better than playing in Seattle. I've been, this would be my maybe third time playing up here. It's been, you know, special every time, you know, when you grow up as a football fan and, you know, coming through college and then just they, they prime time when it was just, that's playing in Seattle is just so having an opportunity to play, play here is special. And so me on a personal level, you know, I like to play my best in the great environment. So, you know, I always want to play my best, but it's just a little special here, you know? So I think we can embrace that and make that be to our advantage, hopefully. Arthur said that this place is louder than some of the college places. Oh, without a doubt. Yeah, I want me to compare it to Death Valley, but how does this compare? Oh yeah, yeah, we ain't got to take it to Death Valley, no, no. We ain't gonna get crazy, no, just play it. But now, man, they caught a 12th for a reason. Man, they got a great fan base, man, they support these boys, heavy. And, you know, that's make the game, and it feels so great, you know? Get the fans some of the look too, you know, some of the play for. And if you're just fan of football, man, you got to love it. Man, I don't know. I think coming through the drive, man, they told me it was gonna drive me, but they ain't, they ain't, I get that ain't happening. So I'm like, they got to remember me some way somehow, you know what I'm saying? But nah, I mean, you know, it's just been, like I said, just a team you always got to be ready for, you know? And they always gonna be physical, big up front. They always gonna have a dynamic player at pass. You know, they had Russell for so long and Gino stepping in right of pound. They always had a good running game. So it's just one of them things you got to get your mind right for, you know? There's a reason why they have steady success for the time period that they have been. So they demand the utmost respect and I try to play my best against, you know, the best. Oh yeah, it is. Being in Seattle for a week, it's been a fun experience. You know, we kind of get to change up the location and, you know, get involved for the city and feel for the weather and things like that. So it's been good for us. How do you look at the offense through the first two weeks? I feel like we've made some good progress. You know, obviously there's been some bumps in the roads and some sloppiness and some mistakes, but I feel like that's going to come with all the new that we have. So, you know, right now it's about cleaning that up and trying to, you know, make improvements and keep, you know, pushing towards being the offense that we want to be. With all the new that you mentioned, how are you feeling, you know, the chemistry build getting a little bit more comfortable now three weeks in? Are there things that feel a little bit different or smoother for you? Yeah, you know, it's getting smoother. Like I said, it's a process, you know, in each week where we're building, we're growing and we're adding new things. So, you know, you just got to kind of hit it in stride and continue to grow as much as you can and continue to just, you know, absorb as much information as you can. I know there's, you know, not getting too inside baseball into the playbook here, but what are the things you look for? We need to get over this hump or this is what I'm looking for to kind of get this offense clicking. It's just simple execution, you know, just executing each individual job and trusting your teammate that he's gonna do his job and he's trusting that you're gonna do your job. You know, that's what makes offense go, you know, it's doing simple very well. On an individual level, how do you look at your first two weeks? You know, obviously we haven't had the success we wanted to have as an offense. So, you know, and I haven't had the success I wanted to have as a player, but like I said, it's still early in the season and I'm just trying to take in one game at a time and just trust the process that I'm in. And, you know, I know that it's gonna turn around. As far as the plan here, you've played in this field before, right? I have not. Really? Okay, so what am I? My bad. What have you heard about it first of all and what kind of, you know, how different is it when you come into a place that's known for noise? What kind of challenges is that? Obviously it's gonna present a challenge for everybody, not including myself. So, we're just gonna have to make sure we hone in on the details and execute this game plan because it's definitely gonna be a tall task for us handling the noise, but I like the game plan we have and I feel like we can be confident in the things that we have installed so we can go out there and do our best. You're getting a new appreciation for grunge music with how loud they're playing at that practice? Yeah, yeah, man. I'm getting appreciation of all music, just everything, especially just loud music, so, yeah. They kinda had like a Seattle theme this week, it seems like. Yeah, yeah, I'm liking the bar, though. Like I said, it's a nice place, man. It's a nice bar. All the people are nice, just like extremely nice. You never think you would meet people that are nicer than people from the South, so it's different. It was loud, prepared for loud environment. They got great fans, so we gotta be ready to communicate basically without any sound. So, we got a good plan there, so we're excited. What kind of stream does that put on? Obviously, everywhere you play and you guys go to New Orleans and it's a dome. What kind of stream does it put on you guys when it is kinda taking it to the next level? It's definitely different, but if you prepare correctly, you kinda adapt and basically learn how to play without talking to each other almost. It's all, you know, physical communication and stuff the center can do, so. The biggest thing is having a plan and practicing it all week, and I think we've done a good job of that, so we'll be ready to roll. Physically for you? I mean, you can't like wear earplugs or something. When you come off the field, is it like ears ringing? Like are you feeling the next day? Not too much, but there are times where you can feel like your helmet's almost vibrating and someone's two feet from you, can't hear what they're saying, so we're ready for it. They've proven that they're a good home crowd and they're gonna be loud, so you just gotta be ready to execute. That's what Brian a minute ago, he said he's just feeling the chemistry and feeling the comfort level raise even just a couple of weeks in. Are you seeing that on the offensive line and if so, how are you guys feeling that? Yeah, definitely. I think we've, every week, kinda built on what we've been doing and getting more comfortable on how we communicate with each other and just being on the same page and just being for myself, I mean, we're not nine years now into doing this, that the more comfortable I feel is when I know what I'm doing and I know the guy next to me knows what he's doing, so the more we can build that and I think we do a lot of special things, so we're training in that direction, I'd say. Last thing I wanna ask you, this is an interesting thing Grady was talking about outside, just kinda comparing, this year's start to last year's start and obviously you guys don't wanna be on two, but a different feeling this year with all that you've shown, how do you compare that feeling where you guys were after two games last year versus now? Yeah, like you said, unfortunately, we're on two, but a couple different things happen and I think I was telling you this on Sunday, we're having a completely different conversation right now, just a few changes, so yeah, we got things to be execute and it's hard to say we like where we're at because we're on two, but we've shown some good things, so we just gotta keep building off that, get that first one and then keep rolling from there.