 Do you let? How are you doing, man? I'm good. Pub's in London? Yeah. When are you heading over? Tomorrow. Tomorrow? Okay. Let me know how it is. That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to give you a floored book. I have a floored book for you. So, um, you all, you know, you talk about Sunday, you know, everybody's hearing the right mindset, coming back, ready to work, so forth, how things are going, you know, with that and getting ready for the jits. Yeah, I think it's been good. You know, I thought the start to this morning was good. We just finished up walkthrough. You know, I thought the energy and the attention to detail was good. We need to keep that up the remainder of the week and, you know, get ourselves ready to go play a complete game this coming Sunday. And, you know, I think we're off to a good start. You have three, seven, four yards, four touchdowns. Coach said you all are making progress week to week. Are you feeling that progress? And then what can y'all do to continue that progress in this game? Yeah, I do think we've made strides. I think we still have a long way to go and can be a lot better than we've been up until this point. And I think what we have to continue to do is, you know, continue to become more detailed, more consistent for four quarters, and continue to play with really good energy. I think the effort and the energy has been good. I think, you know, if we can improve our detail and, you know, make sure we're on top of our assignments, I think we can continue to get better. What do you say to Jeff's defense? I think they're playing hard. You know, you look at what they're doing. I think on the defensive side of the ball, they've played pretty well. And, you know, it's a front four and a linebacker crew that, you know, does a great job both versus the run in the past. I think they've done really well on third downs. They've been, you know, effective in terms of pressure and playing tight man coverage and, you know, just being really good in third down situations. So I've been impressed, you know, watching them the first couple of days. And with Jeff O'Brien and Mark von Manuel over there on that staff, the two defense coordinators from here, what do they know about you from practice that they're going to try to kill their players? I don't know. I mean, they know me well for sure. I know both those guys really well and have, you know, a ton of respect for both of them. I really, you know, enjoyed being around both of them while they were here. You know, Brick was obviously here longer. And, you know, I feel like I had a great relationship with him. So I think I don't know what they're telling their guys about me, but I know I'm telling, you know, our guys that they'll have their guys ready to play and play hard and play with great effort. And that's shown up, you know, on the tape. I was fortunate. I played on a team that ran the football really well. And, you know, that helps quite a bit. You know, when you're coming into the league, you can turn around and hand the ball off to Mike Turner. And he was as effective as he was that year. So there were ups and downs for sure in my rookie year. But I think having that running in, you know, certainly helped me out. What advice do you give to them? Yeah, I think, you know, I think the biggest thing is, you know, limiting the noise that he hear and, you know, keeping the circle tight on the voices that you're listening to. I think that, you know, I was very lucky and fortunate to have Mike Smith as a head coach who did a great job of kind of keeping it insular for me. Mike Malarkey and Bill Musgrave, you know, two coaches as an offensive coordinator and quarterback coach who did a, you know, great job of taking a lot of things off my plate. And so I do think, you know, as much as you can, keeping it pretty simple and keeping it basic. You know, it was good advice not only for a rookie, but, you know, for guys in their 12th, 13th, 14th year too. I think, you know, you go back to the basics over and over and over and try and do those things really well. I think, you know, in the running game, we've got to do a good job of getting our backs into the second level. You know, and then I've always thought that you kind of pound away and you get your three and four yard runs. And then all of a sudden, if you continue to get to that second level, you know, the big ones hit. And so all 11 of us have to do our part. You know, we've got to do a great job on the backside of runs, on the outside blocking DBs and making sure we're getting hats on hats just given the back one or two guys to run off of. And, you know, there's opportunities for it. I think we can really do it. And we're going to continue to work towards it. But if we can continue to get our backs to the second level and finish on the outsides and on the backsides of plays, I think that's going to help us out. Yeah. I do, you know, I think at times early in the season, we've won the ball, you know, very effectively. I think it's, you know, it's similar to our offense in general. We just have to, you know, be more consistent for four quarters. Yeah, I think, you know, just a different routine, you know, practicing a little bit earlier in the week, getting, you know, your body to try and, you know, get ready for, you know, acclimate into time change and making sure that you have a good plan for it, getting rest, you know, on the front end and making sure that, you know, when we're over there, we're taking care of ourselves. I think that's probably the biggest challenge. And then, you know, not letting it, you know, kind of throw you off your focus of what the task at hand is and it's getting the job done. You know, it's, it's, it's unique week. It's fun. It kind of changes up the, you know, routine for us and kind of gives you a little bit of energy that way. But you can't let it distract you from, you know, getting locked in and making sure that you're ready to go. Yeah, I can sleep. I got, you know, I can sleep pretty much anywhere. So that's a good, that's a good quality that I do have. So yeah, I'll get some rest on that flight over and get moving on Friday. The situation that compared to years past, but is there any part of the London part of this that you look forward to taking part of? We're there such a short time. You know, I think it's, and we're staying, you know, pretty far outside the city. So for me, it'll be about getting locked in, you know, for our plan and getting my body right. You know, but for other guys, you know, I do think it's a chance first time over, we have some time off, a little bit of spare time for them to get out, see the world a little bit. No one's really been able to travel for the last, you know, two years. So it's a good, you know, chance for some people to kind of recharge their batteries and see some things. So if guys choose to do that and that fuels their fire, I think that's good. Have you heard of any groups? I haven't heard any of that yet. I was just curious kind of what you see in that part of them. Yeah, I think, you know, whether they're running games, you know, which is, you know, guys lining up in certain spots and crossing and then kind of wrapping around and trying to pick you or do different things that way. I think they do a nice job with that. They match that up with then just penetrating and pinning their ears back in Russian. So I think it's a good mix of the two. The thing to me is I think they play with great effort. And it continues to show up on third down. They do a really good job of staying on the same page. If it's a penetrating call, they all penetrate. If it's a game call, they all kind of play in sync and they're well coached that way. Yeah, I think we need to do a great job, you know, up front of making sure that, you know, when we're in our slide protections and we got, you know, certain things going that, you know, when you feel guys go away, have the expectation that somebody is going to be coming back to you and make sure that we're really good in our sets. And that's certainly something we stress every week. But when you're going against a team that does it really well, you have to be on point. And how has the process changed from you, like early on, to your career to now? I think early on you wing it. You know, it's easier when you're young, you know, you just have energy. I think now I think it's, you know, making a point of emphasis earlier in the week to go to bed earlier, make sure you're getting up much earlier, trying to, you know, slowly get your body clock acclimated. And it can be a little rough on the front end, but you know, it pays dividends on the back end. And then, you know, having gone overseas a couple of times personally, I think, you know, kind of having a feel for what works for me when I get there, staying up, moving around and kind of pushing myself through that first day. You usually feel pretty good after that. And that's, you know, the space I'll stay in, which I just didn't know that at 22, 23. I'm just going to say, as far as like, how are you going to be able to, how do you feel you're going to be able to help the younger guys who've never been older before? Yeah, I think you try and tell them don't learn or don't make some of the same mistakes, you know, don't be the same idiot I was, you know, or some of the guys that I've played with were. So let's learn from others' mistakes and, you know, trust the program and the process that they've set up for us. I think our support staff has done a really good job of educating us on what we need to do to be at our best for this trip. Yeah, of course. You know, we're trying. Is there a place that you would either want to go play in the world or, you know, ever thought about it? Matt, it would be really cool to play a game there. I mean, there's a lot of cool places that would be interesting to go play. I mean, I love, you know, visiting Europe. I've been to, you know, a bunch of different places in Europe, which are really cool. I've never been to Ireland and it's crazy, you know, my entire lineage is basically all Irish. So it's the one place I have not been. So that would be pretty cool to go there. But, you know, there are a lot of cool places to go visit. Yeah, I mean, it's, I guess, short answer I'd say somewhere in Ireland. There you go. Yeah, Dublin. There we go. B.C. played over there a number of years ago. I think it was against Tech. And it was pretty cool to watch out. One, what do you remember about the trip? I played at Wembley Stadium in the top hand. Secondly, we spoke to Darren Heels earlier. And obviously the Atlanta United Amps, people do know the Falcons over there. It's kind of neat to have to go over there and kind of already be exposed to kind of the people that people may know who the Falcons are. Yeah, it is. It is a cool connection and, you know, something that it's a unique experience. It really is. I think playing at Wembley, you know, 2014 and, you know, just seeing the game day vibe, it's very different than it is over here. And so it's a unique experience and fun as a player. And hopefully, you know, we can fly back with a better taste in our mouth than we did, you know, in 2014. I know you said, you know, we just have to make plays. You know, it's, you know, it's, you know, pretty much that, you know, it's, you know, continue to work at it during the week, continue to practice at it. And then when we get our chances, you know, just go make them and let it rip. And we've done, you know, a nice job at times. I think we can just do a better job of doing it a little bit more consistently. You know, but I'm a big, I'm a big believer in process. You know, I'm a big believer in process. You know, I'm a big believer in process and practicing and working towards it. And, you know, drawing your confidence from that. And I think our guys also have that mindset. And I do think, you know, I do think there's going to be return on investment in that where, you know, we continue to work at it and practice. And eventually, you know, it's going to, it's going to click and we're going to start making those plays. And we just got to continue to work at it. And I think that's the right place outside of the United States. That some has a quarter that, of course, some fans, even some media just may not be there. What is the, what would you say is the difference between playing there and playing there? Um, it's just the atmosphere feels different, you know, and it's kind of a constant buzz, you know, of noise, which is a little more like their football over there, where it's just a little more consistent. Whereas, you know, when you're here, you're up and down and up and down. And so, that part was different, at least for me in, in 2014. Um, and that's, I've only done it once. So that would be, that would be the biggest difference, I would say. Well, Prince has been a guy that has been able to just, you know, be versatile, office-of-hand. What does this say about Prince and how does that relationship be in the quarterback room? Yeah, I think Felipe's done a great job for us. Um, he's, he's got a lot of talent. Uh, and, you know, he's big and physical and can help our football team in a lot of ways. And, you know, I respect his willingness and, and effort to go do some things he might not have done in the past. And, and, you know, I think that's going to pay dividends for us. His versatility is going to pay dividends for us. But he's been great. I mean, he's worked, he's worked extremely hard from the moment he's been here. And, I've been impressed with that. Hey, Matt, this is a bi-week next week. How important is it because in Atlanta, it's supposed to be great to see some new stuff, but you're there to try to get away the mindset of getting away before or by and coming back first, you know, about that. It beats the alternative. You know, it, it definitely beats the alternative. So, I mean, I really think, you know, I've always tried to have that same mindset every week. That it's, you have to get the job done this week. And, and you've got to yourself in that same level of preparation you know every week and I do think though there's there's momentum that you can build into certain weeks you know with a win and and that's certainly the case with the bye week is you know you can build some momentum get some rest and try and carry that momentum when you come back fresh you know afterwards so like every week it's it's really important and we need to you know do what we can to get the job done so the the the idea with the tide campaign is to switch to cold water washing which is good you know number one for the environment it reduces emissions but also number two it saves you money which is great but the idea was to get a group of cold collars and so I got the nickname Maddie ice from when I was 14 and the nickname finally paid off you know I've had it for you know 20 plus years and I finally got in on it right and so it was it was pretty cool this summer I got to shoot a commercial with Stone Cold Steve Austin and iced tea and it was one of the highlights of my summer it was really cool day getting to know those guys I never thought though that that that would be a part of what I was doing but it was it was really cool to partner up with them I appreciate it I appreciate it thank you I thought he did some nice things he had a few nice runs for us I think there's a lot of room for him to improve and to build on but he's got some explosiveness a good feel for hitting the hole and getting vertical so I've been impressed with him I really have and you know we'll see you know what his role is for us moving forward but I thought he did a pretty nice job you know in his first opportunity for us I think we're you know I think we're still coming together you know as a group and you know we're getting to that point at different points in my career it's been one guy at some points it's been two you mentioned Devonte he did some great things for us but we had a nice punch one to punch with Tevin as well during that time both those guys provide it you know different styles to a certain extent but both provided energy for our football team and I really think that's kind of the group that we have right now guys that when their numbers call they can go in and provide energy for a team whether it be CP Mike or Wayne I think all those guys can do a nice job for us thank you guys appreciate it