But you were able to kind of take a look back on and just how to go Seeing him do it this way can help me or those are things that if you picked up from his game. Oh yeah, absolutely, I mean, Brock, he plays the game in the right way. I mean, that's why I had so much success. I was just super excited for him. You know, he worked his butt off all O t A since just the first day he got here, since the day got drafted. Um, so he deserved everything, everything he got this year and more.
And I truly believe that. But yeah, just like I said, just tried to help him as much as I could. Um learned a lot from him as well, you know, just from a human being standpoint. Um, maybe he's a great person someone that that I see a lot of myself in. So it's great for me to just be able to have a quarterback room like we did throughout the year. Last year, you talked about Jimmy being kind
of like a brother to you. What's your relationship with Brock, Like, do you have a really close relationship with him too? Is it or is it more of a working relationship super closely Brock? I mean obviously, like you mentioned just that work so close in age. Um, it bugged me off. We found out about halfway through the year. I'm sure he knew, but that he's a little bit older than me. That that bugged me a little bit. But but now it was awesome, man. I mean, he's just such a
great person. Got to meet his family, um, his girlfriend, things like that. Uh, and the people that you surround himself with says a lot about it. What's your plan between now and the start of the off season program? Will you go down to Southern California Forna. I'm gonna be here for at least until I get cleared, and then I'll figure it out after that, but definitely for these next four weeks, I just want to make sure I'm getting, you know, exactly where they want me, exactly
where I feel like, you know, more like myself. Do you want to work on anything specifically during the off season, um, throwing, moor and anything like that. Yeah, yeah, not necessarily my motion. Um, I feel like I'm in a really good spot and you've been throwing obviously just half kneeling and just standing just in shoes, having put any cleats on yet, But
I mean yet, tons of stuff. I feel like I have a much better plan UM this obviously and I said the same thing last year, but even more I'm sure you know, as the years go on to get better and better, just knowing as far as you know what they want for me, UM, and where I felt, you know, I'm not my best to hear inside of this just frustrating. It It's been for years. You don't go to full seasons without really getting your shot to show what you can do. Uh, It's it's been you know,
ups and downs. For sure. Last year I got to be on the field, so that helped a lot. UM. At the same time, I was still learning throughout the whole year. UM. This year obviously physically from physical standpoint, it was frustrating early on, UM, but I mean I got great people around me. I mean the guy's like Alija Mitchell. It was a big one for me this year, just because he was rehabing his m c O twice
UM s spen sometime within the training room. UM and just like man watching these guys play, watching these guys locked into meetings, watching these guys you know, just on the practice field from afar UM, It's inspired me the whole the whole year so it wasn't hard for me to you know, keep going or anything like that. I
see that, as you know, it's my only option. So it was never really hard, I guess mentally from that standpoint, as you know, people would think, um, but I just got such great people around me, great people in this organizations. I really didn't feel like I had anything to worried about. Would impress sheet most about Brock can tell he stepped him. Just how he handled himself. I mean, we can talk about throws all day. He can make every throw in
the world, and he showed that throughout the year. But just how he handled himself, you know, the way he inserted himself in the offense. Um, the way he was you know, treating other people really, um, you need treated guys from guy's first day in the building. I'm practice squad the same as you know, Nick Bosa um. So I think that says a lot about in this personal talk. All these quarterback injuries out of this seasons are just bad lucky. I mean anam personally don't believe in luck.
You know, I truly believe everything happens for a reason. I think that's that's what helped me throughout this year. Um, and even right now, I believe that everything happens for a reason. I might not know the reason ever, might not know the reason until next year. But whatever happened this year, whatever happened to me, you know, Jimmy Brock, Josh, you know it's crazy to say, um, but yeah, but I truly believe that everything happens for a reason and
that we're all gonna be better from it. This has been such a tight locker room. What are the emotions of just knowing that with contracts and everything else that goes on in the NFL off seas and the lock room won't look exactly the same next year. Yeah, I mean it's hard every year. Uh, this year, I feel like I have a better idea and understanding that it won't be the same. Um. But going in the last year, obviously I didn't know what to expect from a coaching
staff standpoint, from from players standpoint. Uh. I mean it definitely the hardest part for me is, you know, the guys, you get real close for a minute. Eastern dies right next to me to my lockers. I don't know, you know, what's gonna happen with him? But man, nothing obviously more I want than than to have those guys back right next to me in the locker room next year. But I understand, you know, it's a business. That's just kind
of how things go. I'm sure, I mean some of this out of your control whatever, but I'm sure you're well aware of some of the talk, like when I just made a mistakes answer, etcetera, etcetera. Uh, I don't know how does that make you feel? What does it do to you as a competitor. I mean, I'm excited to go out and showed I can do. Uh, same same situation that it's been for me the last two years. Uh and really my whole life. Um, nothing, nothing has
really changed. And still the same mind said. I don't read you guys articles unfortunately for you guys. Sorry m but and I know people do, and that's just part of it as part of this job, as part of the business. But if I'm worried about that stuff, you know, I've said it a million times. I just worry about what these guys think in this locker room with the coaches think, what people in this organization think. Anything outside
of that, it's told me out of my control. So I don't know why i'd let that have any impact on all right, thank you, all right, right to brock