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00:00 How did it feel to start getting some live game reps?
00:02 >> Yeah, it felt really good to be able to be out there and
00:06 finally get in the game and kind of get my feet wet again.
00:10 I was really nervous.
00:12 I was nervous as a mug, but after the first snap, it gets out of the way,
00:15 then it's back to normal.
00:16 You're like, okay, I know what I'm doing.
00:18 >> Did it feel good to be out there with the first unit?
00:21 >> Yeah, 100%, having us five out there was really nice.
00:24 Being able to get some live combinations with me and Matt.
00:26 I thought we were moving stuff pretty good.
00:28 Just the whole group was really nice being out there together.
00:31 >> And to switch gears here,
00:34 we got the news about Ryan Judson being out for this season.
00:36 >> Yeah.
00:38 >> How are you guys taking that into your position?
00:40 >> Yes, we've known for a couple weeks.
00:42 And it was kind of hard keeping it a secret.
00:44 I know it was hard for us, I couldn't imagine how it was for him.
00:47 But we're gonna support him 100% as much as we can.
00:52 It's tough, we all know how much this game means to him.
00:55 And a lot of guys don't get to leave the game how they want to.
00:58 They're usually taken from him.
00:58 So we just gotta rally around him and support him.
01:03 But we know he's gonna be around helping us.
01:04 So it sucks, but it is what it is.
01:08 >> Who are some of the guys that you thought have really stepped up this season and
01:13 kind of made a name for themselves in these first couple weeks?
01:16 >> Offensive line wise or just across the board?
01:18 >> In general.
01:19 >> I thought some of the tight ends have done really well.
01:22 Palmer's done really well.
01:24 Today he had some good returns, caught the ball really well.
01:27 Offensive line wise, Michael Neese.
01:31 I think all of us, all our guys have been really great.
01:33 All the young guys in the O-line have been awesome.
01:36 Silas Rack, the tattoo tackles for us.
01:38 Now's their time to get their reps in and to get their work in.
01:43 So it was good seeing them go out there and ball out.
01:47 We've all seen what they've been doing in practice.
01:48 So it's been good, I'm happy for them.
01:50 >> Tristan, going from right tackle, left tackle.
01:51 You said there was a lot of mental challenges.
01:53 Flip flopping, reversing your stance.
01:57 At what point did you start feeling comfortable where it became a second
02:00 nature, or are you there yet?
02:02 >> I don't know if I'm necessarily there where it's second nature yet.
02:05 Definitely more comfortable than I was in OTAs and
02:08 I was at the start of training camp.
02:10 It's all about reps.
02:11 But it was really good to kind of get out there under the lights,
02:16 in a live setting.
02:17 And like I said, get my feet wet.
02:20 Like it was, before the first play I was like, shit.
02:23 I was nervous.
02:25 But once the ball snapped, then you're like, okay, I know what I'm doing.
02:28 >> Talk about the chemistry that you guys had.
02:30 You have a new offense, a lot of formations, a lot of different looks.
02:34 And you guys were moving the ball, and it kind of felt good to talk about that.
02:36 What did that feel, confidence-wise,
02:38 on the offensive line that you guys were able to deliver that?
02:40 >> I thought it was really good for us, being able to move the ball like we did.
02:43 It felt great with some combinations me and Matt had.
02:47 I thought we moved guys pretty well.
02:49 So I think I've said it before, just chemistry across the board for
02:53 all five of us is huge.
02:54 Just get as many reps as we can, play next to each other,
02:57 get as comfortable as we can, so it becomes second nature.
03:00 So we know what each other's thinking, so we trust each other, but it's huge.
03:03 >> What is it like with Baker in the huddle, leadership, talk about that.
03:07 >> Yeah, Baker's an incredible person, incredible player.
03:09 He kind of commands the huddle when he's in there.
03:12 So it was great to be out there with him in a live setting too, for the first time.
03:15 But no, I thought he played well, I thought he balled out.
03:18 I thought Trask came in and played well.
03:21 So it's been great.