Bijan Robinson, Kendal Daniels and other Falcons speaks to media post-practice | Press Conference

How you feeling heading Sunday? >> Feel great. Um, you know, pre preseason is is fun. Just, you know, to get the the training camp going, but, you know, now now's the real the real thing. And, you know, it's I was just telling uh I was just telling Drake, I was like, when the when the fields turned this way on the field, that means it's it's time to go. So, uh, so I'm I'm I know we're all really excited. I'm really excited to get going. >> Offensively, I mean, how how happy are you with the way where you guys kind of are right now. >> Yeah, I'm I'm very happy. Um, you know, now it's just, you know, we have the product. We've we've been doing it. Uh, it's been looking great in practice, but, uh, now it's time to, you know, go go put it to show and go have fun doing it. And I know Tommy and, you know, everybody on the offensive staff is is ready to, you know, get to the real to the real game, get to the to the real play calling and so we can go just go out there and execute it. But I know for us as a offense, like we're just we're just anxious, man, like to just go out there and just, you know, put it put the product to the to work. >> How do you assess? >> Oh, go ahead. >> When when Tua got here, he mentioned you reached out to him like right away. >> Why was it important to you that? >> I mean, one, it's just it's important to welcome somebody uh and make them feel welcome um as soon as it happens. And I know that, you know, there's a lot of things that go into that. Um, when you join a new team and, you know, when you enter a new a new building. So, you know, for me, like as one of the leaders of the team, um, and just as a brother, uh, of him, you know, I just wanted to make sure that he he just felt comfortable and knowing that like whatever he needed, you know, I got him. Or if he needed like a direction or something like that in in this building, you know, I got him. So, you know, I think it's always good to just make make your teammates feel welcome. um him or anybody else that comes up in here uh because you know we're a family and and they got to feel that family atmosphere you know right away. >> Yeah. How do you assess the uh Steeler defense? People make a big deal of the edges but Patrick Queen sitting there in the middle at linebacker. >> Yeah. I think I think they're really good. Uh respect all all the guys on that defense. You know, they've been playing this game a long time. So, you know, they have one of the best greatest, you know, one of the best defensive players to play the game. and and TJ Watt and just everybody else on that defense that that makes it go. But like you said, I respect Patrick Queen a lot as a linebacker and I can't wait to, you know, go up against him. Um, you know, I think he, you know, is a part of making that defense, you know, what it is and and making it go these these past years. So, you know, I'm ready to go out there and, you know, I love playing against, you know, good great linebackers. Um, so I think it's going to be a it's going to be a fun matchup. >> What's the biggest thing that you have to go through? didn't play in the preseason games and the speed in the games is different and now you're going to be in game speed and you know they're going to be tearing at the ball and all that kind of stuff. What do you remind yourself and what do you have to go through to get yourself ready to play game speed? Yeah, I mean it's it all starts in practice and I appreciate you know Kevin and you know I know that I didn't play the game but um he makes sure he makes sure that the defense is always ripping up the ball thinning up um like it's a like it's a game tackle and you know me making moves uh or getting vertical in real time. So, you know, I know that I haven't played preseason in a long time, but always just make sure that in practice, every single rep that I take is a game rep. And, you know, I'm I'm looking at the defenders and I'm, you know, trying to pick angles and trying to pick quarters and and just slowing the game down in real time in practice because I know when the when the game comes, um, you know, that's when all my things that I practice and all my cues, uh, come to life, um, out there. anybody that's watched you thinks the game moves pretty slow anyway based on what you've shown us the first three seasons. How much has it continued to slow down for you and seeing coverage and seeing how teams want to play? >> Yeah, it's uh it's it's been a great process. Um you know, me and my coach talk coach Petri and like in college that first year in my freshman year the game was fast, everything was moving at full speed and then my second third year like it it completely slowed down for me. And then same thing in the NFL. um you know that first year like I was trying to let the game slow down for me and then the second third year like you know that's what I'm that's what I'm trying to elevate into reading all the coverages reading first second level reads um in the run and pass game and then you know a big thing that I did last year that I started last year was just knowing where the free hitter is every single play like making sure I know where that free hitter is for every run uh for every run run play because it just it just helped my game out so much and and it completely slowed slowed the game down for me because I know every single play where the guy I got to make a miss or the guy I got to break a tackle on, you know, I know where he's at before it even starts. So, that's good. >> A lot of guys say it feels like, you know, they get that first hit, first sack, and then they feel like, "All right, it's good time for you." Like, what is kind of that moment feel like, "All right, like I'm back." >> Um, I think I think it's the first hit, too. Um, or like when a big play happens, you know, I know that, you know, that's that's the start of the season right there. Um, but it's it's either a pass protection or or like like I said, like if that big play happens or just the first tackle. I know that first tackle I'm like, "All right, I'm I'm ready to go." Like, let's let's do this. >> What was your confidence? Um, what's your confidence in Tua as the starting quarterback? Obviously, you know, he >> Yeah. What do you think he can do week one with this team? >> I think he'll he, you know, he has he came from a lot of talent, so, you know, it's it's cool that he has a lot of talent around him. Um, and I think it's going to make him a lot a lot more confident knowing that. And, you know, me and two will talk all the time on the field and we talk about, you know, angles, where to get the ball out, like when to get the ball out. Um, but it's just him having that trust in us that when when he puts the ball in our hands, like that's when we, you know, got to use our God-given talents and and make it happen. Um, because that's that's what we're supposed to do. and you know he he's aware of it and you know we talk but I know he talks to all the receivers you know all the tight ends like so it's it's cool that he can give us the ball at anywhere on the field and and trust us to to make a play um and you know I'm not really big on like catch possession catching like it's you got to you got to try to try to get in the end zone so you know I think he he knows that's where that's what we're about >> says the quarterback's best friend is a great run game so do you take like a little bit of pride of knowing that you can maybe take a little bit of pressure off on him if like you guys are outstanding that game. Like how do you >> Yeah, absolutely. That's that's the standard here. That's the standard that we set here and you know it doesn't matter who's at quarterback, you know, as long as they trust us in that run game and you know with the guys up front. Um you know obviously they they've excelled uh all of them. Um and and with with Chris and you know birds of the guards and then obviously with Jon coming in you know and knowing the standard and where he's came from you know he's he's won the championships. He knows what it looks like. So um it's it's it's a cool thing with and even with news um and then obviously you know the iron man Jake but uh those guys are the guys that make it go and you know I I my job is to make them look good but then to has to know like that's what we're here to do so it can make it easier on him. um in the passing game. >> What's it been like just for this team and for you hearing so much external noise about the quarterback position here because I know you obviously get so much national attention when you do these interviews and it's like one of the first things they kind of ask you. What's it been like for you to kind of navigate that situation? >> Yeah, I just I just make sure I'm here to support them. Um you know, no matter what cuz I know the past like couple years, you know, it was quarterback competition. Um, but I I know for my job is to make sure that they're they're supported whether I talk to other people or talk to other media or stuff like that. Um, so they can so they can just feel confident going into it no matter who's you know who the guy is obviously is to us. So like making sure that he's you know where he needs to be mentally. Um but yeah, I I told them like I'm just here to serve man. um and to make sure that you guys are at your your best your best self and make sure Tua goes out there Sunday, you know, super confident in all of us and just ready to go. >> And is that part of it too? Like having so many position players around Tua that have can kind of help enable that success. Is that something that you guys have taken on like okay we can maybe silence those conversations externally if we are able to do our jobs? >> Absolutely. like you know the the execution is is where the fun's at and when we start executing at a high level and then really nobody can say nothing and all you can do is just watch. Um but that's that's on us to to make sure that whatever play call that they have like we executed at a at a really high level. Um because then then when the noise gets silenced like you know what else what else can you say all all we can do is just put in the work. So it's it's everything's on us. You know we have to go in the game prepare. We have to go in the game ready to uh execute at at all costs, run or pass. Um and then that's that's when everything else takes care of itself. >> Couple more. Along those lines, uh Cam Hayward was on the Rich Eisen show earlier this week and he said, you know, you take John Robinson, you combine with Bill Callahan, the offensive line, and he said, you know, it's going to keep a lot of people up at night. Do you think that's kind of the ceiling for what this group can do? >> Yeah, I mean, there's, you know, obviously we got to go out there and do it. Um, you know, I I felt I felt very confident in this off seasonason and and you know, this this run game, man. Um, you know, obviously Bill is is the legend and, you know, it's it's cool learning from him because, you know, I've I've learned so many things that I haven't even, you know, thought of. Um, but he he's had so many great running backs. He has so many great run games, so many great experiences with with the O line. Um, yeah, I know he's like the best the best that it gets when it comes to, you know, coaching the offensive line, uh, in the run game, but, you know, it's for me it wasn't even about that. Like, I I admire him as a as a coach, as a person, but, you know, just just seeing how smart he is and and learning from a lot of different schemes, a lot of different ways of getting the ball in space, like it's it's really cool. Um, seeing the things that he does for for this offense. >> You some new wrinkles to what you guys are going to be doing in the ground game. What excites you about the prospect of what you guys are going to bring to the table in the ground game this year? >> You know, there's a lot of possibilities of, you know, things that we can do. Um, you know, with Burge, like dude, dude is funny. You know, he he was smiling at me the other day and and we had a we had a run in practice and he was just like he's like, "B like I ain't seen this before." And I was like, "Bro, I I know, man. Like I I'm so excited, too." Um, but I I I could tell like, you know, everybody's so committed to it. Um, you know, and it and it just sets up the pass, sets up everything else, sets up the energy in on the defense, like, you know, that that that's what gets everybody going on the team. Um, and just being physical and and doing it for four quarters. But yeah, I'm like anxious now cuz we we ran it so long in in practice now and I just want to just go out there in the game and, you know, put it, you know, put it to life. Um, all right, Kendall. I I know that we we talked to you periodically on and off throughout training camp just about like, >> you know, really asserting yourself and and really fighting for for a spot. And I know the dev truck came out yesterday and you're you're the guy alongside Divine. What did that mean to you? And and what do you feel like you showed over the course of the last couple of months to to >> um It's very exciting. You know, it was good to see that of I wouldn't say I mean hard work paying off. you know, the the long summer that I had, the injury that I had to go through and and the combine and everything. Seeing the long road it took to get here, you know, it was a long road. The offseason really wasn't offseason, you know, trying to find a job and then you get in here and a whole bunch of older guys and then you you work your tail off and you just put your head down and work and then you're told that you're going to be the starter and then it kind of restarts everything. You know, you don't you're not at the finish line yet. So you still have to have a lot more to go, but it was very exciting. >> How much did I talked to Divine before you came out here, how much did his mentorship, getting to know him and seeing how he plays really help you along in the process? >> Um, it helps me a lot, you know, being out there to be able to talk to somebody that's been able >> to play a long time and play the position and, you know, he helps me a lot and he's able to make the calls and he's the green dot when we're out there. So, helps me calm down and um really just focus in on what I have and he's talking to the defensive lineman and all that. So, it's been good to be able to hear him and how he communicates and how he communicates with the back end. So, um I'm just there to help him and we're there to help each other. >> I would imagine you guys are probably one of the taller and >> yeah, >> linebacker players in the league. How much does that help you guys do you think? Uh, it probably helps us a lot just be able to, you know, move out in space and be able to move all around and get on the line of scrimmage and be able to move around in space and, you know, use our length to our advantage. It's it's good because you can't really target either or or if we're like in a a different package, either of us can go guard the tight end or anything. So, it's it's fun to be able to have somebody like that. >> But, it'll be fun to see how we play through the season. >> In Miami, it looked like you and Harold were kind of playing in playing out a lot. Is that the way you think it'll be in season? You going to play, you know, all three downs? You have >> I don't know. I haven't even I haven't even looked at the the first thing I saw on the dep chart was when y'all saw it. You know, I just out there doing what I'm supposed to do, doing what I'm told and and whatever they asked me to do or ask me and Parker to do, I'm sure that he'll he'll think the same way. Just go out there and and do what we're told to do. >> How do you guys compliment each other, do you think? Uh, >> I feel like we compliment each other a lot, you know, just because we we're entertainable parts and we bring different things to the game and, you know, we're one two punch. So, just being able to um whenever we're out on the field, just be able to bring different things but also the same things because we played the same position in college. So, I feel like that'll help both of us. around the film to watch Pittsburgh. >> What are they what are they shown you and how are they dangerous? >> I mean a guy Aaron Rogers. >> I mean that's that's that there. I mean he's played a long time and he's uh probably one of the smartest guys um in the history of the football game, you know. So, it's crazy that it's my first football uh NFL game, but it's been great to be able to watch him and have an extra week to be able to get to uh watch him and see how he operates and all the checks that he has and all the little things. You know, it's a different I've never had to go up against a quarterback like this just because he's so different. I mean, he controls the whole the tempo of the game. He never lets the game rush him. You know, you just got to go out there and play defense and just really be on top of your game. How impressive it is that he's been able to sustain such a long >> crazy. It's crazy. I couldn't imagine playing. >> How What year is it for him? >> 20 years. >> I couldn't imagine. Yeah. My body will give out ways. >> Maybe 20 years. >> Yeah. It's just crazy to me. Like it's crazy. >> And how old are you? >> 23. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Facts. Um, we were talking to Kevin earlier this week and he was just kind of joking about how he could watch, you could watch so much film on Pittsburgh because of the fact they have a new staff coming in and go back and watch some things that Dallas was doing. Green Bay back in the day with Aaron Rogers and Michael. Um, what were kind of some of the keys that you were honing in on during your film study over the last couple of weeks? probably the same thing as coach just it's a lot you know because you have to go back and watch so many games and it's really hard to because if you pick one game that they did or pick one season and then they don't come out and do that then it's like you wasted time so you have to it's a broad uh bird's eye view of it all but you have to also have to see the same stuff that they did over and over so it's kind of hard to say what I'm looking at you just kind of try to find things that they've done over and over and carried over and try to do those things and coaches do a great job of giving us uh things to look at. So, just taking what they have for us and and not looking at stuff that probably they probably won't run. >> To that point, Brick, I've talked to Brick about this before where he's sometimes like >> they can go out and they can do what they want to. We have to be about us a little bit. Does that kind of when you go into week one and you have a new staff, is that kind of how you're approaching it? Yeah, you have to go out there and if we go out there and try to game plan and scheme up stuff that they do and we forget about our rules ball and just everything that we've been doing, honing in on our defense and, you know, flying around and running around, if we lose sight of what we're good at, then it'll be hard to to play any team. So, you have to be able to uh be where your feet are. Um, control what you can control. And also, you still have to go out there and and scheme against a team, but you also have to look in the mirror. >> I believe this morning, I'd asked Kevin about about you and Harold, Zack, EV, this collection of you guys being able to play early. Yeah. >> Why do you think you are? Like, why as a group do you think you guys are really ready for this? Um, as a group I feel like we came in with the mentality that and when we first got here, Matt Ryan told us like don't come in thinking that you have like a year to to learn the defense. Like you're going to play and you're going to help us win. So he told all of the rookies that and kind of just take that, you don't take that lightly. You know, you have to you have to be ready for the opportunity and just, you know, being mature about it and not being what they call a rookie. you know, you're a rookie, but at the end of the day, you have to play like you're not. So, >> I've long heard the idea that the last year of college and then the whole draft process and then rookie camp and trying to acclimate everything is like the longest, hardest year of a guy's life. Is there a way you can put into words how challenging the last 12 months have been for you? >> Last 12 months, >> going back to like beginning camp, college camp, week one college. >> Yeah, it's been a long Yes, it's been a long time. I try not to think of how long it's been. I try to put in categories and try to put the last season then training and then OTAAS and try not to put in one big call. I've been gone for 12 months but I've been gone for a month. That's how I think about it with training camp. So, and now it restarts cuz we had the weekend off. So, now it's the week one and try not to think of the combine and how long we've been going. I mean, it's football. I mean, if you're tired of playing football, then it probably ain't for you. So just being able to fall in love with the game and just, you know, taking the opportunity that the coach has given you. >> I know I asked you about Kendall, but Perk and kind of the role that he could carve out for himself as well. >> Uh just a young group of fast linebackers. I think uh if we play fast, just get to the ball, that's going to be hard for a lot of offenses. So I'm excited to see them boys fly around. >> I know that today was probably a big day in terms of like getting the cards out at practice and everything like that. What have you kind of learned about this Pittsburgh offense? Obviously Aaron Rogers being who Aaron Rogers is, but what are kind of some of the the notes that you've taken? >> Uh A-Rod's a great quarterback. Uh I think they want to get to their weapons. Uh sometimes quick games, sometimes deep down the field attacking our corners on one-on- ones. So uh we just got to be on it and uh guess we'll see. >> Yeah. Um and then one more question for me. Uh Kevin was talking Kevin Spansky was talking a little bit about how much film you could pull from like all of these new coaches and what the Steelers did last year, what Mike McCarthy's done before. Like >> how did you go into this week in terms of the prep and the film study for for what you're going to potentially see on Sunday? >> Um like you said, uh a lot of film to watch. Uh I went to back when they were together in Green Bay, watched a little film there. um he's been at OC I think at Dallas. So just just watching different teams uh light teams defensively wise. So I like to watch Houston against those teams just to see what you know we would look like against them most likely and certain defenses at least. So uh just watching that film I think we'll be in a good spot. >> What talked about Rogers said they got a pretty potent running game of what you seen from them and how you want to prepare. >> Oh yeah for sure. I feel like they want to run the ball set the tone. Uh hopefully uh we just got to fight back, you know, uh not letting them set that tone, make them one-dimensional hopefully and just go from there. >> Thoughts about your role um and your guys around you, what you want to do. There's some questions about people trying to break in for pass rushing and how important that's going to be against Rogers to set the stage for the guys behind you in the secondary. Talk about more pressure for the guys in the middle. >> Uh I don't think so. I think we're all family out here, so uh we we work together as a team. Uh we support each other. Uh, I know the back end got me, I got the back end. Same with the front. Um, I back them guys up. I let them eat, do what they do, and I told them, "I back you up and go from there." >> Avon, how are you just mentally, physically feeling going into your first week one of the NFL? >> Um, mentally and physically feel good. I'm ready. I'm locked in. >> Does it feel any different like preparing for week one compared to all of training camp? And just how's the energy feel? >> No, it's it's it don't feel different. You know, same mindset. >> It don't feel different. Sorry. >> It looks like you're going to like it. >> Can you ask the question again? >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. How does it feel? That's very nice here. How does it feel different just going into week one compared to training camp and everything out? How's the energy feel and everything? >> Yeah. It feel the same. You know, same mindset, same field, study. Um just time to go play now. All the work I put in, just time for it. >> What's the conversation like with your brother? Like, will you guys get ready together? Will you drive in separately? Like what does that Sunday look like? >> Man, we ready. Are you excited to be getting to have like a this first week one experience with him again on the same team? >> Yeah, man. It's it's a blessing. It's a blessing, you know, one of one, but you know, we we talking. We we not with each other outside of here. You know, I go my way, he go his way, but you know, we got the same mindset. We both watch the fan. We both locked in. >> How confident does this defense feel just going into a week one, especially when you're going up against a Hall of Famer like Aaron Roger? >> Yeah, we confident. We confident. We ready. We've been preparing for a long time. It's time to go show it. What was the team's reaction when they found out that uh Tua was going to be starting and what's just the confidence in Tua under center? >> Um just everybody was just excited for Tua >> and it's time for two to go go show the show the world why >> we got him. >> How's the What's more of the challenge opening up week one on the road compared to being able to have that at home? What challenges does that present? >> None for us. Just I I think crowd probably the only difference same mindset with us like we home away same same energy. Go out there and ball. >> Avon talk about Aaron Rogers and going up against week one against Aaron Rogers. One of the the best to do it. We were talking to Kendall and he was joking. He was like I don't remember a time when Aaron Rogers wasn't in the league. Um, when you think about Aaron Rogers, like what what comes to mind and how excited are you that like your first opportunity to play in that game is against some of the best? >> Yeah, Kendall was right. >> He been in the league for 21 years. I'm 21 years old. So, but um you said >> Yeah, just like your your thoughts on being able to to go up against him and what it's been like to really study him this week as your >> Yeah, it's a blessing to go against A-Rod, you know, just somebody I've been watching since I've been growing up. So now I get to go against him. So you know I'm ready. I'm ready for the look at him in his eye and ready to go ball. That's really it. >> You didn't get a lot of preseason reps. So how excited are you just kind of let loose in week one? >> I'm excited. I'm excited. Um been grinding for it, been training, been doing a lot of practice. So it's time for it. You're about to get your first professional stamp. And I know it's been a thousand times, but truly, how crazy like is it that you know your brother is going to be right there on the same field, first professional snap, uh, at home just opening up all this just how how crazy is that? Like do you realize like you you've lived a lot of people's dreams probably? Oh, >> it's crazy. Like it's just crazy just looking to my right or my left and seeing him out there like >> Yeah. you know, just this time last year, we we call each other to talk about football, how I did in college, how he did out here in the league. Now we teammates, so it's a blessing. Um during the game, I'm just I'm just keep my head straight and we just going to ball together. Just something we talked about since we was growing up. If we ever play each other, it's going to be a movie. >> What's uh your pregame like routine? What's kind of is there a certain meal you always have to have or what does it look like getting ready for game day? I don't. It's just whatever they got in the hotel, I eat it. But, you know, put my put my headphones on, listen to my music, and right mindset to go. >> What kind of music? Like, who do you have to listen to? Who >> Little DJ Young Boy, King V. >> Yeah. >> Appreciate it. Thank you. >> You play Nickel in Clemson? >> I did. >> How much versus outside? >> I play I play like every third down in Clemson. >> Okay. So, you're you're pretty comfortable there. Yeah, for sure. >> Um, Billy, tell us a little bit about finally getting the the go-ahad to to come out here in practice. I know you just got it here in the last couple of new weeks, but what was that first day like back? >> Uh, it felt so good back playing football. Um, a lot of people are asking me today how I felt being back out there for the first time. Um, and I feel good healthwise. Um, I just I feel like I haven't took a snap in 9 months. So, um, you know, that stuff normally comes back pretty quick, about a couple practices, but I feel good. >> What's kind of your acclamation period kind of looking like? I know Coach Deansky said did some individual drills last week in terms of what what kind of does your ramp up look like for you? >> Yeah. Um, yeah, obviously it started with um, you know, just being able to get to the point to where I can do DB work. So, a lot of just forward sprinting, straight backward pedaling, then some change of direction stuff, some sled pushes, and then finally getting into where I'm comfortable enough to do DB drills of backpedaling and breaking right back downhill. Um, and you know, uh, it's just been a progressive building block ever since. So, just going from that to, um, hopping in with the DBs and their indie to be back with the group. Um, and then, you know, to today um, taking just reps here and there. And so, um, just a a slow building block, um, but we'll get there eventually. >> Really the process of being patient and having to wait your turn to come back to practice to play football. What did you learn about yourself throughout this whole journey? >> Uh, I learned that there's a lot more to life than football. Um, I'm a guy who ever since I was a young kid, I worked the hardest on every team that I was on. Um, and never took a day off. So, um I kind of look at this injury as giving me a step back from all my hard work, all the things that I've done and u just learning life is more uh than just football. Um so just being able to go on vacation places, see different things, try different foods, all types of things like that. Um but ultimately being back now, I've realized that I've missed it so much. >> You've gotten to watch obviously from the sideline. What makes you so eager aside from just getting out there, but what makes you so eager about joining this particular defense? um just how I how my presence is felt out there. Um obviously, I mean, in my opinion, I haven't done nothing, but um when I'm out there, everybody feels me. Um and so I can't wait to um mesh that in with Jesse Bates X, um you know, Mike Hughes, even Avon Terrell, AJ Terrell, um and the linebackers, too. >> Do you feel like you'll be ready to play Sunday? >> Uh I'm ready right now, but um still getting there. U still got to build some confidence with it out there. Um, but we'll see where we go. >> Okay. >> What was the hardest, you know, part about the last nine months? >> Um, I'd say the early stages, not even being able to walk. Um, being a pro alete and now I can't even get up in the middle of the night to go to the restroom without using a scooter or being in the shower and I have to sit on the ground. Like, um, those things and never being injured before and seeing what that was like. Uh, it brought me back to ground zero. But, uh, I honestly didn't even know I'd make it to this point to where I'm back practicing and here I am. >> Billy, how proud are you of Kendall Daniels? >> Uh, very proud. You know, I've heard a lot of things about him at Oklahoma. Obviously, we didn't play together, but I wish I played with him watching him. Um, but just another guy who comes in and about his business. Um, take advantage of this opportunity. >> We talked a lot about Go ahead, Alison. What do you feel like you need to see for yourself in order to be ready to go for game action? like what do you feel like is still maybe missing? >> M I just need the live reps. Um just getting going live, you know, versus Drake London, Zack Branch, um OZ, all those guys. Um even coming up and defeating blocks on Charlie and Kyle, uh things like that. Just getting live reps and then I feel I'll be back in the group. We saw you every single day on the sideline during training camp and uh Kevin Space has talked a lot about just like the mental reps and making sure guys who can't really be out there just yet get those. What was kind of your process in in getting those in in in practice and making sure that you're mentally stimulated through it? >> Yeah. Um always just following my position. So just always backing up behind the nickel, knowing the play call, seeing the play, seeing the motions, whatever it is. Uh but also conversations that I've had with Brick um our DC of just you know taking this time to learn the defense as a whole. Uh take this time to learn safety if needed um and things like that.