Washington left tackle shares his thoughts on the leadership along the offensive line.
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00:00 >> So how do you notice your leadership presence kind of carrying over into this
00:03 fall cuz you're pretty much you and Roger kind of in the book at leaders.
00:06 How have you guys noticed that your leadership presence is impacting the rest
00:09 of the line?
00:10 >> Personally, I feel like I'm just trying to take steps,
00:12 trying to be more of a vocal leader.
00:14 I've never been that way, honestly, all throughout my life.
00:16 I've just never been the vocal guy, but
00:18 just trying to say things when I need to and step up.
00:21 When coach, cuz coach Huff's not, shouldn't be the only one,
00:24 telling guys to do what to do.
00:26 So I gotta try and step in, me and Roger especially.
00:29 >> How are you kind of going about that?
00:30 Cuz I'm assuming you're kind of a guy that lets the play speak for itself.
00:34 That's kind of how you've always been.
00:35 How do you go on about trying to be more of a vocal leader?
00:37 >> Honestly, just like when we do indie drills and just trying to coach,
00:41 well, cuz coach Huff can't coach 20 guys all at one time, you know what I mean?
00:44 So being there for the younger guys and trying to put them on game as well.
00:49 I'm still learning, you know what I mean?
00:50 It's always good to watch the young guys and see how they do it.
00:53 Take that, put it in my game as well.
00:54 But honestly, when I'm out on the field, just trying to keep the energy up,
00:58 everyone does a good job of that.
00:59 So we gotta continue to do that in order to be as good as we want.
01:03 >> How much does it help you from a progression standpoint and
01:05 growth to go against Braylon Trice and ZTF and guys like that every day?
01:08 Iron sharpens iron, so to say.
01:10 >> Man, it's a battle every day.
01:11 It's for four and a half years we've been going at it since I've been here.
01:14 You know what I mean?
01:15 I know that those two are gonna obviously get me better and vice versa as well.
01:20 So every day it's like a game day for me.
01:23 Me and Roger, every day I get to come out here and
01:25 go against some of the best in the country.
01:26 and that's only gonna make me better, so.