We'll see. I mean, you know, the goal, same thing. I mean, probably just put what I said the last couple of times on repeat right now. Your reaction to I guess stepping back not being in elevens any more? Yeah, I mean I think I kind of touched on it last time. Just I mean, it's frustrating. I mean, obviously getting the chance to get out there and everything. I mean I felt great. You know, it's fun to be out there, but again, just just trust what the doctors
are saying, and um, I thought of doubt. It's it's tough to just sit there and watch I mean, did it all last offseason now kind of getting your feet wet, but kind of going in and out. Um, it's not what I'd like, but it's you know, I'm making the most of it as we go. Here. The difference between this time and last time's last time, at least for Ross, it seem more like a day to day thing. Now Doug has made it sound like it's indefinite until you're
cleared for contact. So is this how you anticipate these next few weeks being until you're cleared. Yeah, we'll see. I mean I think for next week it's going to be the same type of routine and then um, kind of you know, keep talking with the docs coaches and the kind of make a plan as we go. But again just trusting what they say. Team drills that you have done, how do you think you played in? What are some things maybe you feel like you still want
to work on and the rest of camp. I mean, the full team drills obviously were just those couple of days seven on seven, Um, that I've been able to do for a while. You know, it's it's not perfect. You know it's not perfect. And I kind of think back to the last couple of training camps and it really never is. You know, it never is. And um, you've got a bunch of new guys in new spots
and you're not scheming things for your defense. So um, some days that it looks really ugly out there, but then we come back we're like, all right, well we'll get all that cleaned up. And so when I'm out there, it's not perfect, but um, I know physically I feel really good. Talk about football being a rhythm game, how is it difficult for you to get a couple of reps on seven on seven? Oh you got to go off to Who Starred Again, like kind of breaks everything out.
I mean it can be a challenge, I mean, without a doubt. I mean it can be definitely a rhythm game. I mean you kind of get into a groove and everything. But um, that's the challenge I have right now, you know. And it's it's kind of like being on this idlined for a long period of time in the game, long drive from another team, something like that, and sometimes it's just tough to find that rhythm. And right now, I's
got to make the most of it. Him. Boys. A couple of days the team announced the extinction of Doug. Obviously there's a lot of talk player too and hopefully long term and being you know, connected with another just curious your reaction to it, and you know how he's yea influence. Yeah, well I went up to him right away when I heard the news. I said, I can't wait to be a free agent. Um. Then I was
kidding obviously, so, but no, I'm I'm stoked. I'm stoked for Doug and just he deserves it, you know, he deserves it him and how we both um but coming in with Doug at the same time and just seeing him as a leader and how obviously winning the Super Bowl and now seeing him now, he hasn't changed. He hasn't changed, and that's what I love about him. He's still the same guy. So I'm excited for God willing a long future with him. Last week we talked about
him wanting to keep you to control of environment. So what do you need to show the Doctor's Doug deciusion makers to get back. I mean, I think I've shown what I need to show them. I think now it's just kind of a timetable. UM docs feeling comfortable with things and that's ultimately their call game. From twenty sixteen to seventeen, it seemed like you had added a lot of volume and variety. How key was that just during
last year's run? Yeah, it was huge. That was huge. Obviously, our run game and mixing it up with different backs all last year was huge for us and we look forward to that being a big part of what we do this year. Obviously, UM the RPO game has kind of been well documented and how we mix that in and UM that's that's gonna stay a big part of what we do, and we feel we have the right
guys to do that, the right receivers. But then the though line, I mean, we can just ride those guys and um, they open up space and those of those backs get to enjoy it. DROs today, you guys were down there, top two quarterbacks, top three receivers. How do you get that continuity you need when there's so much mixing matching? Maybe, Yeah, I mean early in camp, that's definitely gonna be tough. You know, this time, you're definitely
gonna be tough to find that groove. I mean sometimes that's when the offseason thought as the summer workouts, whatever it may be, come to play. And right now it's just kind of the what we've been thrown, you know, it's kind of the way it is. And so you got to try and once once everyone is back out there, and to get extra work on the side and just keep keep growing that chemistry. But I thought, of doubt it can be tough this time last year. Now Dallas
guard down there. Yeah, I mean, obviously we still have a lot of our big red zone weapons from last year, the guys that you know Hurts al Sean Nelson and those guys, and um, now adding a guy like Dallas, adding a guy like Richard Rogers down. They're just big bodies at our big possession guys. You know, I think that'll make us, make us tough defensive for YouTube play the preseason game to kind of you know me physical as well. We got rhythm and that game. I don't
think it's a big hurdle for me, you know. I think again, what I'd love to be out there on Thursday. Absolutely, I'd love to play every day. But um, for me personally, I think I'll be fine. Um if I don't get out there for preseason, you can't go. What are you guys looking at Thursday night when you're watching the two? Obviously we're gonna help out the quarterbacks. But the thing I like to do is just watch the younger guys finally get a chance to go live. A lot of
the running backs, especially they don't. You don't get to see them live and drills out here very often. So I'm just seeing how they react in those situations. I think it's just always fun to see, uh, see what they can do like it's there and obviously it's worked it with a quarterback us just you know, during the off season, how do you think you're philosophy compares you know this off season with previous trained us, I think
it's very similar. Um. I'm not out there with the radar gun or anything, but I feel really good mechanically and everything. I feel very good. Arm feels strong, and I feel like again I can make all the throws and everything. So, um, I don't feel like I've I've lost a step with that because it be me Parson. You know, every practice we come out here, it's half with the band. The practice the other night can move about. What do you expect on Thursday? And what do you like?
Where do you sit when fans? Yeah, I mean the fans sports been unbelievable. I mean I've said that since I got here, but uh now, coming off a Super Bowl run last year, Um, it's it's another level. I'm going over there the other night. Uh was it was incredible? You know it was I think thirty five thousand or whatever it was. But um, I mean a lot of you guys are probably there was not quiet at all, um, borderline annoying that time, trying to get some plays and
guys like do we need silent count out here? Um? But but we love it, I mean we love what the fans are so passionate and I'm sure Thursday night's going to be an unbelievable atmosphere to see from the suffer from Nate. I mean it'll be it'll be big for him obviously, uh not being here last preseason and getting those reps and getting uh late season last year against Dallas. Um, but Nate's salt, you know, Nate's Nate's grade. He plays a lot like Nick and Ian we all
we all kind of think similarly. Um, and so you can really kind of do a little bit of everything. And UM, I think he's sneaky athletic too and can make some plays with his feed. So I'm excited to see him live again and um really get a chance to start that game. I could follow up with that. Joe cal Lambs, another guy will probably play a lot on Thursday. What have you seen from him? Yeah, Joe looks right. You know, he's kind of a little bit of a gun slinger out there, kind of has that
mentality a little bit. But he's fun to watch and he doesn't get rattled. I mean he doesn't get rattled by um, mistakes from receivers, mistakes from the line, from himself, whatever. He just keeps going keeps throwing it, and so that gunslinger mentality I see, and Joe, it'll be fun to watch. Doug told you about his time as a high school coach and kind of stories from that and how it's shaped him. It maybe been the foundation of what he
is now. I'd love to tell you that I've heard all about it, but I don't think I've heard too much about it. Talked more about, you know, his playing days and everything and just kind of relating those things, but not a ton about his high school coaching. What's the difference in you're prepping heat versus cool. You're North Dakota guys, so today's sporting out it's different. I mean, I try and prep the same. You just sweat a
lot more. Sweat a lot more, and obviously I like it a little bit more more cool, but you just get through. It'll be good. Guys. You're excited to see for the first time in preseason. Do you have anyone specifically that stands out to you? Um, you know, I think it's just a culmination of everybody. Really, A lot of the running backs you see out here. We got a handful of backs. I'm excited to see what they can do really every one of them. Um, receiver wise,
you know, we got a couple of young guys there. Dallas. I'm excited to see him in a live action as well. And um, yeah, we just have a handful of guys both sides of the ball that I think we're all just excited see how they reacts.