 All right, guys, got Brady here for you. Mike, do you want to kick it off? Sure. Is that coffee, Brady? No, no coffee. What was that? I just saw the drink go down. I thought it was a green straw. I thought maybe you had someone get you Starbucks or something. Oh, no, no. Yeah, I'm curious from your perspective, what have teams been doing to you this year, if anything that's been different than years past? You know what? I don't know if different is the right saying word. Like I always kind of got a lot of attention. But that come with just being a player that they see can make plays. And at the end of the day, that's nothing but respect to be honest. So I just got to figure out ways to continue to be effective when gathering a lot of attention. And it's just kind of one of the things. And this is a broader thing a little bit. We're working on something about Super Bowl. And for you, when you were getting ready to play that day, was there more anxiety? Was there a different type of feeling playing in the Super Bowl versus other games? Like was that there for you? How was that different, if at all? Looking back on it, it definitely was a surreal moment for me. It was definitely an exciting time. And what do you call it? Every game the same or not? I mean, the Super Bowl is a Super Bowl. So I mean, anybody who tell you that it's just another day, it's just another game, it's just untrue. And so it was definitely a special moment. And like I just say, it's a real moment. And something that I would definitely like to get back to and come on on top one day. And but looking back on it, it was a heck of an experience. And something that some people never get to experience. Was there anything that felt different for you in the pregame? Was it like more nerves? Was it more anxiety? Like you catch yourself looking around more? I mean, you definitely looking around, taking in the environment. And I think I remember this wasn't like a pregame. It's kind of like I'm one of the pre-walkthrough stadium things. I can't remember if we did it the day before in Houston. They had the jumbotron where you're putting your roster up and picture of, you know what I'm saying? And my name came up with my picture and I just was back. I mean, for me to see my name up there on top, getting prepared to play a Super Bowl, that was an amazing moment for me. And I'm sure it was for everybody in the field, but just speaking from my own perspective. But getting ready for the game, I mean, it's, it's a pregame and you know, pregame jitters. That's, I kind of always get a little pregame, you know, but it was nothing like out of control to where it was like, oh my God, I can't, cause you got to go out and perform. You know what I'm saying? I definitely say once the game start, you know, it's game time, you know? And, but leading up to it, you definitely know it's a special moment. Appreciate it. Thanks, Craig. D-Lud? Yeah, Grady, how does it feel that you guys are playing in a big regular season game for the first time in a couple of seasons? Yeah, man, I feel awesome, you know? It's been, it's been a while since we've been playing some meaningful games, you know? And, you know, January now, you know what I'm saying? So December right over with now. So, I mean, it's been, it's been good. And definitely embracing and giving it, you know, mile each and every day. And definitely not taking it for granted cause it's something that don't, don't happen all the time to be playing meaningful games late in, late in the year, you know? And that was Coach Smith, you know, the biggest thing, you know, when he came here and say, we want to be playing meaningful ball, you know, at the end of the season. And that's, that's where we are, you know, no matter what anything looked like before. Now we hear playing games account and we're excited to go out there and perform. As a veteran, you know, that, you know, came in and went right to the Super Bowl. He's since that, all the building the foundation to, you know, pivot this thing and get back to, you know, being competitive in the NFC. I mean, you know, this season is still going on. We want to be competitive, you know, this year we're always still got football ahead of us. You know, I think every team in the NFL is trying to build, you know, build a team up to be able to win the big one. So that we right in there makes for that. So I mean, I feel like, you know, me speaking in the present, we're trying to get this next game, you know, trying to finish strong and let the rest take care of itself, you know, you know, we never count myself out of anything. So the foundation is being built every day you come into the work and the rest take care of itself. But we're not just sitting around waiting for something to happen. We owning our right now and trying to do the best we can. Thank you, Chris. Great, I was watching your mic up and I saw you said the little comment to when you were getting kind of triple team bought against Detroit. And I was just wondering, are you the kind, that wasn't really a trash talking moment, but are you a guy in the field who talks trash or talk smack, whether it be in a joking way, fun way at all or? Yeah, I mean, that was really just, I mean, you know, you say stuff throughout the game and go back and forth. But I mean, I've kind of just, you know, happened. Like, I mean, I just, it wasn't like I knew I was like, but it's just a little, little jokey type, type of eyes. I always know I'm gonna get a lot of attention now. But I did feel three on me that play and I was just, you know, messing with the guys. You know, they, they compete and I'm competing. We little laugh and go back to work, you know what I'm saying? So, but I mean, as far as talking trash, I feel like I used to talk more trash as a young, as a younger player. Now, I kind of just, I know I go out there, do I do? But I mean, how y'all see me on, you know, whether it's mic'd up or something. I just, you know, I'll be serious when it's go time, but, you know, I go zero to a hundred, man. Like, it's, you know, it's good that I'm not mic'd up all the time, you know? So, so I had to be cautious that I was mic'd up. And when you say you've, you kind of say you evolved from when you were younger and talking trash, is there a reason why you refrain from doing it as much now? And well, I'm not saying that I don't, I'm not saying that I don't. I just, it's just different, you know what I'm saying? It's just, it's just different. I think that's something more like you gotta, I don't know, like even if I do talk, I might not even realize it. Like, I really like, I'm really like, like I could be cool, like just where I can talk nice and, you know, cordial like right here. You know, I could just be like, you know, hair set on fire, crazy dude, I don't care about none. So it's like, you know, it's like, happens, it happens, it's been done and done. And is there, is there a player or a person among your career who has been that guy who's talked a lot, whether it be on the team or someone you played against that has stuck out to you? I don't really like a lot of people that do too much talking and make it like part of the game. Like it just, that's just me. I was like, I don't do nothing, you know what I'm saying? And it just like, it was just, I mean, you're doing something that's cool, but don't be a guy that's talking when it's up and then you don't say nothing, got nothing to say when it's down, when you're down. Then if you're talking to you down, you just look dumb. So I could care less about whether somebody's talking about. And one last thing, I also saw when, I think Kyle made that catch last game, you padded him and you said, you know, you finally did something. And it was a joking thing, but have you, in your opinion, how has he evolved or has he evolved throughout the 16, 17 weeks that we're in? Yeah, man, I was just teasing him. And me and Kyle, we play around a lot. And so, but I'm definitely happy to see his growth, you know, as the year goes on. And just like you guys, you see him play and everybody's like, he just, you know, scratch on the surface of what it can be. I feel the same, you know, I'm his teammate, but I'm also, you know, a fan of his to see when he making them big, nice plays and stuff like that. And I love to see a young man having success he has, getting the, you know, the right that he's doing and stepping up to the plate. So I know the best is, you know, the best is yet to come for Kyle. And I'm definitely happy to see him do well, but I'm gonna, we're gonna talk that mess to each other. That's what brothers do. Josh. Yeah, I think. Yeah, Grady, I was wondering, obviously fluidity is part of an NFL roster, but given the COVID situation last year and this year, does your role as a veteran and a leader change as you see guys in and out of the availability so often? Do you feel like you have to do something differently? Whether it's the way you talk to them about being off the field or something you have to do in the locker room? I don't know. No, not necessarily. I don't wanna say do anything differently because, you know, I guess my style of leadership, you know, I've been on the same dude every day, you know what I'm saying? If we run out there with me and, you know, three rookies or me and three vets have been playing for years and years, you know, we go on the same approach, you know, attack doing the best we can and, you know, covering each other for your brother, you know what I'm saying? As far as fluidity in the room or across the whole team, you know, that's kind of, I mean, you know, it's unfortunate when you have some guys get sick, you know, that's out of your control, you know what I'm saying, and stuff like that. But there's always been fluidity, though. I mean, in the NFL, you know, you can be playing with a whole new group of guys one week and then a whole new another week. So, I mean, it is what it is. You gotta take it how it comes. Nobody gonna feel for you to gain still count and you gotta get the job done. I know that you guys have talked a lot about getting familiar with Dean's defense and how much that's helped as the season has gone on because there are a lot of moving parts, he says. When you have to change so much personnel at this point, does that make it more difficult because you are learning a new system and it does have a lot of moving parts? I think whenever you get a, you know, a new group of guys on the field together, I mean, there's always gonna be some challenges, you know, whether it's, you know, a defense that you've been doing or something new. So, I mean, every, every, that's why everybody gotta always be prepared to go out there and perform because, you know, being in the pros is always the next man of mentality. You only get one shot to show that you can really go out there to, you know, handle the job and be able to active you. And the fact that you would play in a new defense or, you know, you ain't haven't had any perhaps. If you get, don't do your job on this play, nobody gonna care about that. Like, there's no excuses and you gotta go out there and be ready for whatever defense is called, whatever personnel you're rolling with. Thanks, Red. All right, guys, we got time for a couple of follow-ups. Mike, you got one? Yeah, I do. It kind of goes to Cole, but Chris was asking before, but this is something I don't think any of us will ever understand, so I'm hoping you can explain it. What's it like to be triple-teamed? To be triple-teamed, man, it's like a, it's like a, so I mean, if you say like you're playing in block, you know what I'm saying? And you got your key guy and you, you know, he's a key guy and then you get some more pressure than what you used to, you know, you used to that second pressure, you know what I'm saying? And in your, in your mental, you ain't really used for that third one because everybody got to block somebody, you know what I'm saying? So in my, in my experience, I kind of know what's being ran versus off the blocks that I'm getting. But so there really ain't no run to where I'm in. It's like, so I know they had a bus assignment this summer, maybe they just said, cause if they did that, it should have been like two people free just ago. You know what I'm saying? But me, I feel like, I feel like if I knew, if I knew for a fact that that triple-team was coming, I really, I could have stuck and hung in there. I kind of got turned out a little bit. But if I knew it was coming, I knew all that pressure was coming, I would have just probably just made a big old pile. No, but it's, I mean, it's, it's a come with it, man. You know what I'm saying? You got to be ready for whatever will come. And like I say, whenever you get that much attention, it's a, you're doing something right. You know what I'm saying? I'm like a, like I say, you know, I want to be a highly productive player and stuff. But I mean, even when, you know, production may come, not coming in for now, I may want, I'm still making an impact and it's in due time, in due time, what's going to happen, what's going to happen. Yeah, I only ask because it's not the first, that wasn't the first time that that's happened this year. I think there were a couple other places. Far from the first. So like, do you get, when that happens, you just sit there and be like, oh, okay. Like, I mean, that first. Like for me, I was like, you know what, come with it. You know what I'm saying? It's like, you know, it's just something that come with it, you know what I'm saying? And this is one of those, it's just one of those years. And by the end of the day, I'm playing meaningful football in the end of December, going into January and it's been years for me. So I'm doing what I gotta do to help put this team in the best position to get to this post-season and continue to build on what we got. So, you know, all success don't come in the form of what you may think it may look like at the beginning of the year, but you know, I'm gonna take it how I come and keep grinding. All right. Happy new year. Yep, happy new year. See you guys.