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00:00 All right, I thought today was a good Wednesday practice, you know, continuing to build upon
00:04 You know, obviously each week we want to want to see growth. We want to see
00:09 improvement last couple Wednesdays and had some some
00:12 inconsistencies and and just in different areas, but I thought
00:16 See our guys pushing to get better. We went a little bit more today, you know yesterday and today
00:22 Just kind of getting back to our normal routine
00:25 Being on a normal work week. I thought you know, we try to get a lot of speed against each other
00:30 You often see offensive defense and I think our guys are
00:33 Building and growing upon that one of the things we want to make sure that we're keeping that
00:38 Game shape the game edge. Yes. We had great depth
00:41 I'm excited about the depth that we have but you know, make sure the guys you know, if need be and you got to go play
00:46 65 70 snaps you can be ready to go do that. So we're really trying to push the tempo
00:52 trying to push the work and I think our guys are
00:54 embracing and you know, you're fighting for that work, so
00:58 You know, I thought it was I thought it was a good good workday good things on both sides of the ball
01:03 I still things we obviously gonna have to clean up, but you will get that done here
01:07 Tomorrow and Friday as we even up to Saturday
01:17 Now I mean that's what you what you want to see he should you go through confidence through your stances and
01:22 You know that that has to come through work and do some extremely hard work
01:27 I mean there you know when he comes out to practice, you know
01:29 He he has a purpose to get better and I think that's what's allowed him to carry that over to the field
01:34 But then when you have that on the field success that even brings, you know, brings a heightened
01:40 your sense to
01:42 to the next step and and that's what we're really trying to push with him and I think
01:47 Have a lot of confidence and where he's gonna go as a player and what he's gonna be able to accomplish
01:51 But I love his work ethic
01:53 Now, I mean it's just you know, he's a really good player, I mean he's developed well, you know, Darren's had a
02:05 Interesting journey, you know, he's senior year. I had a knee injury
02:09 I had to came in it was kind of recovering from that as he was here
02:14 but you know still every no matter what he could do he was taking every every step and
02:19 You know trying to be able to apply it and as he got stronger as he got gained the confidence in his body
02:25 You know, then you saw that you see the talent you see the ability
02:29 you know, he's had some
02:32 unfortunate things that just whether last year, you know, the
02:35 ankle was a
02:37 It was in this Boston College game almost 100 yards in the first half
02:43 Kind of freak thing that happened and he missed all the way to the ballgame
02:46 so
02:48 You know, we're glad we're glad to have him back out and rolling and I think he can be a really special player as he
02:54 continues to grow and
02:56 He's got a great skill set
02:58 One of the big goals for Pat Payton this offseason was becoming like an every down guy
03:02 I tell you, you know, he is taken and embraced the technical part of it
03:07 You know, he's always had done a pretty good job of the playing hard
03:12 But now playing with leverage playing with power
03:14 Taking the things that coach storms has helped develop in him in the weight room and be able to apply that on the field
03:19 I think it's been really big because you see him play with much better power angles now
03:25 There's still it's the consistency of that is where the challenge
03:27 doing lies with him, but he I think he embraces that and he embraces the
03:31 Understanding that man if I if I play with great technique, he is powerful
03:36 He is strong and obviously he's got great length
03:38 But that's something he's put a lot of a lot of work into and I think it showed up in his play
03:43 How do you prepare for win on Saturday?
03:45 Is there a game plan change?
03:47 Is there a preparation change?
03:49 When you go out there and try to go for it?
03:51 No, I mean, I said yesterday and I thought
03:54 There's really not a whole lot you can do to prepare for a win
03:58 You know, there's things that you'll always go. We'll always
04:01 You know have plans for whatever the circumstances, you know, we'll work work with our
04:08 On our kickoff with a guy holding the ball, you know
04:11 We'll make sure we get great reps of that of what that'll be so the guys have confidence in case that's a situation
04:15 You know Jordan our quarterbacks. They totally throw tight spirals and I mean, yes, we'll have an effect. Yeah, but I mean
04:22 You see bigger effects whenever guys, you know, maybe don't have as crisp
04:26 You know throwing motions or just the way the ball comes out of the hand so
04:32 It's extreme wins. I mean, I guess it's not an effect
04:36 But you know, ultimately we try to do it we what we can
04:39 Love to be able to put like a bunch of fans all up here and just you know, have that type impact
04:45 Leaf blow
04:48 There you go
04:50 If the if the league came to you guys with possible maybe changing day or the time is there anything like you guys would
04:59 Right now that's I haven't heard anything towards that
05:04 Do you get to get a school get a veto does the school get a veto if there's anything
05:09 Dennis is a guy that you know, you inherited and then first year wasn't with the team fully and now he's the guy that Adam says
05:20 It might be the best performing defensive lineman so far. What have you seen from his journey?
05:24 It's how impactful has he been for you guys?
05:26 He's been consistent in his work. You know, he's definitely
05:30 Grown he's so versatile, you know last year points of and we're kind of going back inside, you know towards the back part of the year
05:36 It's also really good plays and a great bowl game. He's carried that over. I think it's the last three games
05:40 He's had a quarterback sack count back to the count back to the bowl game
05:44 You know, I just love what I'm seeing from him and you know, he's he is impactful
05:49 He's got he's got great ability great length and you know, he's taken that experience and and you know
05:54 Making everybody around him better. So I'm proud of
05:57 making everybody around them better, so I'm proud of them.