 Coach, how eager are you to kind of finally get to see what Dairns and Evans can do in person after not being able to get anything but a zoom look at him throughout the whole off season. Very excited, anytime you get a new player, particularly for me, this is the first time I've had a player drafted since we've been here. So I'm super excited to, I loved this film from college. And anxious to get out and really see what he can do when we start moving around a lot. And this may be a little bit more of a question for Arthur, but I'll throw it at you first. When you got two running backs like Derek and Dairnson who are so different from each other, how do you keep from being predictable when one or the other is in the game? Well, I mean, I think, again, obviously they are two different backs. But Derek has some things that he can do both in a running pass game. And because we haven't had Dairnson in a game situation, NFL game situation or a lot of practices. Just going off of what we've seen in college film and what little bit we've done now, obviously he has the ability to run the ball, have to be able to receive it. So obviously we'll do that game plan and that kind of thing. But until we get out and run around live, we're just gonna go based on what we've seen in terms of drafting him that he is a runner and he can catch the ball out of the backfield. Ava Boeckler. Tony, we've seen the last couple of years Derek Henry be really good and productive late in the year in games. I'm curious if you can kind of talk about though how consistent his practice habits are and how that sort of factors into him eventually getting on the roles that he's gotten on. I think that's really a key part of, he's consistent all the time in terms of his work ethic and practice. He's consistent in terms of his work ethic here in a meeting room. And I think by him being consistent in those ways all year long, that as time goes on, as the season goes on, he's seeing things better. He's understanding things better in terms of what the defenses are giving him. And then obviously he's done a good job running the ball. But I think it's also part the offensive line tight ends. They're doing their jobs up front and then Art and Keith and the offensive staff coming up with ways to skiing defenses up and give our guys an opportunity to be successful in a position to be successful. How much pride is there for a running backs coach when one of his guys leads the league in rushing? Well, it's a lot of pride for all of us. I'm excited. The Olan's excited, Keith's excited, Todd's excited. So I wish I was out there, it'd be different if I was running the ball. But so I'm happy for our team, and then I'm happy for Derek as an individual. Taran? Good to see you, Coach Tony. With Derek, I think it's his first year as he's the longest tenured running back in the room. Have you seen a difference in the way he's kind of been a leader in the virtual meetings with him having been like the veteran now? You know, virtual meeting stuff, you know, when we were together this spring doing that, he took a role. But I think Derek is really good in terms of his leadership when he's in person. Because now when we're doing things, you know, in a meeting room, he can answer questions. And one of the things that we do in the organization, all positions as coaches from the head coach now, we do ask our guys a lot of questions. And when you have the ability to ask, you know, who you, a guy that you consider a leader of questions and they can answer the questions and people, the entire team or the position group can see it, obviously it makes everyone want to do well when their name is called and ask questions of. But then the other thing I think Derek really does a great job is when we go, when we do have an opportunity to go on the field and do drill work and things like that, he sets the tone because I can't think of one day that I've ever had to get on Derek in the time that I've coached him about his effort in practice. He goes when he goes, he goes. And I think more than talking about it or talking virtually, that really sets a tone for the entire group when you see a guy that has some success, the success he's had, and then he goes out on the field and works the way that he works. I think that is as much, that really sets a tone as much as anything else or anything that he can say. What is it you would say about him that allows him to carry the ball 300 plus times and still average over five yards per carry? That's a lot of wear and tear throughout the season, but he seems to just continue to be able to do that. Well, God has blessed him in a lot of ways. That's God giving talent. And then I give him a lot of credit for the way he takes care of his body. As I've seen over the past three years, two and a half years, the way that he takes care of his body, he spends time in the training room. And then his workout regimen through the off season. As you see, he posts videos, so he works extremely hard at it. He works extremely hard to take care of himself off the field as well. And then part of his off season work, he's very well conditioned. And so then when he comes in, he's so well conditioned, he works his tail off when he's here to stay in that condition. He does a great job pushing himself through the workouts here with the strength staff, and they do a great job. So I think just his consistency, you know. Tim Wyatt. Hi, Tony. Good to see you. I heard you talk about Darrington a little bit earlier. I know Ryan and John New who worked with him in South Florida to kind of talk about him being a natural pass catcher. Is that what you saw from him when you watched tape of him in college and what are some of his other strengths that you hope to take advantage of here in the league? Yeah, you know, he has a receiver background. You know, he was a receiver as a freshman, I believe, at Epstate. So, you know, by going into college as a receiver and having those opportunities to play and run routes and work as a position in a position group, working receiver drills and things like that, you saw that he had some route running ability. And obviously to play the receiver position, you got to be able to catch the ball. So I'm looking, you know, you saw that. And then his return ability and the kickoff return game. And then, you know, obviously running the ball, he did a great job when he ran the outside zone scheme that they were in there at Epstate. He did a great job of looks like he understands defense, is pressing the edge, sticking foot in the ground and being able to be vertical. So, you know, he did a little bit of everything and I'm looking forward to getting him on the field and see what he can do to help us. And I want to ask you about Cory Bl icing game. How did he do after coming in kind of midseason and how much should having last year in an off season under his belt help him be on the same page with Derek and really what you want to do? Well, you mentioned that we got him late in the year and throw him in a fire and, you know, he learned on a run and he did a good job for us for that stretch run and he got better each week. And then, you know, this off season, starting with the virtual meetings, he's able to get everything from the very beginning in terms of the install and the concept of plates. You know, so now going forward, he's got that part of it. Now we'll continue to work on the physical part of it. And, you know, it's like anything else. When you're not thinking and you just reacted and plan, you know, you should be a little bit better. And so I'm looking forward to see how much he'll improve by being here from the very beginning in terms of the install. So, you know, not speak not being tied up by the brain, so to speak. So hopefully that'll help move him forward and progress. Tony, I don't want to ask you to double up. Have you talked about Evans past protecting? No, I hadn't talked, had hit that part of it yet, but he did it. Okay, can you tell me about how you go about teaching a rookie to identify and effectively slow a guy down? Well, just in terms of past protection, one, we'll talk about fundamentals and techniques, you know, and ways to get you in the proper position to be able to block defenders. And then as we teach past protecting schemes, you know, being able to make sure that his eyes are in the right place. We'll have rules and our protections. And I'll try to do a great job of getting his eyes in the right place. So he and put them in position and know who he has in protection and what his rules and progressions are. And, you know, so you then you tie the rules, progressions to the protection and then you tie that into the different fundamentals and techniques. And hopefully I can help put him in position to be successful as a past pro blocker. Are these are these other skills we're excited to see rely on him first being able to do that? No, I think right now he's like everybody else. He's a rookie, he's new to the organization and he's here to go out and compete every day in practice and just show us his abilities and the different things that he can do. And then as we get closer to the game time and make game plan type decisions, we'll go based on what he's shown us throughout the preseason practices leading up to the first game. Appreciate you. Vernon. Hi, Tony. I was going to ask about Darrington also in addition to the past blocking, what are some of the things, you know, rookie back in general has to do well in order to get on the field early and sort of along the same lines. I guess I've heard that Darrington is a pretty bright guy and does that help him despite the fact that he hasn't had, you know, an offseason really? Yes. I mean, you mentioned it being being able to pick things up obviously is the biggest thing because you'll get as we know, we'll get so many different things, so many different looks and things thrown at you throughout the course of the season in terms of protections and run defenses. So obviously understanding the run schemes that we implement and then understanding the past concepts that he'll be a part of and then understanding the protection. So obviously he's got, he's like everybody else in his room has a lot to learn, you know, and then what he can handle, you know, we'll go based on what he can handle. You know, we got, you know, arts are very sharp guys and does a great job of putting all our guys and understanding what they can do with their strengths and weaknesses are and then put them in position to be successful. And, you know, he does that and he does art. There's a great job communicating with our coaching staff about each of our guys. So again, until we get him out on the field and in live situations and live practice situations, we'll just keep almost keep teaching them and coaching them and then we'll see what he can handle and then we'll figure out by game plan what he can do to help us be successful on Sunday. Just one last follow. I'm sure you've already answered it. I apologize on Evans, but I guess at App State last year, they sort of took a look at the Titans, you know, playbook game plan and tried to emulate a little bit of it. Does that give him a little bit of a leg up more than, you know, more than you would expect from a rookie? Oh, I mean, we all know football is football and so schemes aren't new. You know, we didn't invent a different scheme than anybody else has run before. So, you know, the only thing really changes is terminology. It still comes back to blocking and tackling, right? So, obviously there'll be some terminology differences and things like that, but he understands concepts and so as long as you do, as long as he understands concepts and can understand the game and can pick things up, he'll be okay.