 Like given just high expectations for this team from the fan base Things blow up when you guys traded for Julio What do you have to do to kind of temper those expectations amongst the players day to day? Well, I mean, I don't think we have to temper them where it's our jobs to continue to raise expectations for our football team for For our coaching staff or just an entire organization. You know that that's what we have been charged to do That's our job and you know, there's a plan to doing that You know, I mean, you just don't go from, you know one point with a roster to where you would be, you know in the middle of the season So I mean, I think you just look for you're trying to continue to coach the fundamentals the technique that Is going to be critical, you know, there's the one-on-ones and some of that stuff that we're doing Organization, you know that the operation is clean And you know always looking for effort You know, so I think we got off to a good start I think the guys are working with each other You know, we got to continue to stay off the ground and and be able to compete and do all those things but take care of each other Well, you know, I don't know that I don't know what the time frame is on that I just know that You know when you are gifted like that and and you play with with effort and you play hard and you play with technique and fundamentals It allows you to To be really good. I think this is playing back Ryan's interview. I Don't know Well, that was something that we came up with a couple years ago just to try to take, you know Some of the helmet contacts Off these guys, you know, and when we do the studies and you know when the league asks, you know Me to be involved in some of that stuff. I'm all for it And and those are where the numbers are getting real high. It's the O line D line And so, you know, just trying to take some of the helmet contacts away from it work with the players explain What we're trying to do it's about hand placement. It's about pad level. It's about continuing to move their feet playing square You know, it's it's it's it's we're doing the best that we can and it's never gonna be perfect But there's things that Keith's looking for from an offensive line perspective And there's some things that that big T is looking for from a defensive perspective So hopefully we can continue to coach it and do it and take advantage of of those days Well, we're not just, you know, lining up every single day and going at it I think the biggest thing for Tierra is that after the season ended, you know, he met with, you know He visited with T and he visited with Frank and myself about about a routine, you know This was a player that wasn't at a, you know, a school You know with the with the type of pedigree is maybe some of these bigger schools and and Tierra Like a lot of kids that are 19 and 20 they they they take a little bit to figure it out And he was at a couple different schools And so he built a routine in the offseason and you know, I think that's a good segue into You know what we said was our offseason award winners and that was Anthony Firkser. That was Nick Westbrook That was Lerelle Murchison and Tierra Tartt. So, you know, obviously we had a lot of guys that were working hard We could just go on and Base that by the guys that were here and here, you know, the majority of the time so tears credit and all those guys He got into a routine showed up continue to work got stronger worked on his conditioning and You know, hopefully that shows off shows up You know at a boy they get to hopefully play they get better Now we give him a parking spot out front We give him whatever perks stretch is in charge of the the gift basket That's a lot of it when you you know when you look at You know which group they're going with and whether somebody ran a wrong route or the spacing wasn't correct Or the defense actually covered a minute all comes down to decision-making, you know, not throwing the ball late because somebody's Covered, you know, not throwing the ball across our body or not just trying, you know I mean we're trying to find completions but then obviously making sure that You know, we're not we're not crazy and we're not reckless with the football down there So I know that that came up, you know, at least once down there And then we'll get to continue to improve this is you know This being able to get down there in the red zone is good the windows are tighter It's going to be like that tell the receivers that the catches are going to be contested So that's a great place to start, you know on the first day, you know shorten some of those The distances that we're traveling, you know, this is a lot of this stuff that we do is designed to Take care of the players, but obviously we know how important the red zone is everywhere You know, Elijah is going to have to continue to improve he, you know, they throw a lot of bubbles out there and he was really good that and he played there a lot of just No, we're going to keep working them on on those routes down the field You know that we've talked about in the past that continue to come up and show up You know as either the true slot receiver or sometimes they may put guys in there to create some matchups So, you know, Elijah's Off to a good start had some had some PBU's today looked You know looked like he did a nice job in the open field tackling drill as well Any in his conscientious he's smart and he's learning Order show you to get the opportunity did last year and kind of what more do you need to see this year? You know, Brian is very you know, this is you know, when you've you played for four or five teams You know, you've got to be pretty resilient And And and he has a toughness to him that I admire And respect I love his demeanor I love how he shows up every day and he's fun to coach and You know when guys like that come to work ready to go It's good to see them go out there and you know take advantage of opportunities makes plays help us out get excited I Mean I can't I think that there was a ramp there was a you know a Climatization period I think back when I started or back when I played and I think it's great I think that there's you know a fine line Between not enough too much and you know, so we'll get work here with four days We'll have day off come back again with that, you know and then put pads on and You know we'll judge and see how it goes, but I think that that you've heard me say it There's nothing more important than health and and safety of our football team. We when we win games It's because our players are out there and they're they're healthy and they're performing So whatever that acclimation period is We try to find a balance of that and do some drills and things that that will help them and be ready for when we put pads on and Tackle in preseason in the regular season I mean there's a level of competitiveness that's required You know to survive in this league and and rabbits done that for for a lot of years And you know to be in his 30s to go out there and compete He loves football. He's got an energy to him and you know, he's been a great addition We have to keep working him in there and keep working and you know getting him ready to go But I do think that You know that can be a great example for some of those younger guys I think that we knew that the body of work, you know about a body of work And you can you can see that on on film, you know, that shows up And then just having to get to know him as a person, you know, he's he's coachable You know like as demeanor, but again, we're just we're just getting started here Yeah, well, that's all part of building a team, you know that we talked about that, you know Some of those objectives, you know for training camp and then that can be done, you know, hopefully In the meeting room in the weight room cold tubs locker room You know, we want our we want our meeting rooms, you know to be inclusive, you know, we ask a lot of questions There's a lot of dialogue You know asking players questions here and here and how they see it and then having communications amongst themselves So, you know, it has to happen on the field You know, we'd start that early in the jog through period, you know, where you hear a lot of conversation and then You know, I think as as practice wanes a little bit and everybody gets tired that doesn't quite as sound, you know As loud the goal is to try to make that last period, you know sound is as loud With as much conversation As the first as those early periods Fun to coach man, he just keeps getting better. I think that He's got a unique skill set. He's big He's fast. He's coachable You know, so so again, you know, maybe he takes a rep over there and open field tackle as a receiver And then, you know, obviously we're projecting him for for a major special teams role so he goes over there and you know He's Taken reps is in the open field tackle drill on defense and you know takes the coaching doesn't miss beat bounces around and You know, so he's been it's been fun to coach and like I said He's got a unique skill set just from the size standpoint and his speed Um, you know right now, I wouldn't say that that would be something where we have him targeted but You know, I think if his if it expands and he you know could could function as a kick-returner He certainly would have the speed and the toughness, you know to do that You know, but right now I would say that we're probably not you know targeting him at that Ryan said that the key I know you want to spend yesterday at the vaccination But Ryan told us he got his and that he did it because He thinks it's important to be around the guys. He thinks it's important to be in the lunchrooms in the meeting rooms Things like that how important is that kind of for you that even though he's got his own concerns He ultimately decided that he wanted to be with his teammates Well, I think what's important is that he felt comfortable enough to make the decision You know, I think that's the first thing You know the big thing that I told You know the the entire team last night was you know, this isn't necessarily about a vaccine. This isn't about Mass, this isn't about social distance. This isn't about a fine or cameras This is about us being responsible to each other To keep people safe to keep our family safe to keep our team safe our teammates and so At the end of the day, whatever your decision is you have to We all have to live with it, but we have to make sure that it's we're not making decisions For ulterior reasons that we're doing it to keep people safe and that if I choose to get the vaccine I still have to be conscious of my safety and what i'm doing And if I don't Then I really have to then I have a responsibility to to wear my mask and be socially distant But function and and do your job here at work. So I think that's the most important thing It's not you know falling the protocol so that we don't get to fine It's falling the protocols or getting vaccinated to keep each other safe and take care of everyone