The Las Vegas Raiders are in West Virginia practicing this week ahead of Sunday's tilt with the Buffalo Bills, and we are here with them and have all that QB Jimmy Garoppolo said.
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00:04 >> So, is this your third time here?
00:05 You showing the guys around a little bit or?
00:07 >> Yeah, I've become a regular.
00:09 I love it out here, man.
00:10 It's cool, kind of get away from everything, but
00:12 get some time with the guys and just get to hang out.
00:15 >> I saw some guys were going up to the mountain lodge, some guys are fishing.
00:18 What's your activity out here?
00:20 >> Football.
00:20 >> [LAUGH]
00:22 >> Yeah, I haven't had much time,
00:23 honestly.
00:24 Just getting on the film, getting on the game plan.
00:26 Hopefully one of these nights we'll get to get some dinner or something,
00:29 go out like that, but it's been football right now.
00:31 >> How would you remember a sport coat and tie so you can eat on premises?
00:34 >> [LAUGH]
00:36 >> I'll have to get one out here
00:37 probably, yeah, but no, it's classy around here, man.
00:40 It's a cool atmosphere, it's just different.
00:41 >> How would you describe your leadership style?
00:43 >> Just being myself.
00:46 I think trying to set the example by what you do.
00:49 Not exactly what you say,
00:50 just you gotta show the guys that you're willing to do it.
00:52 And I think that's the best way to do it.
00:55 Having a live game now, being out there with the guys, being in the huddle.
00:57 You get to see what guys are made of, see in those big moments,
01:01 you look in the guy's eyes and you can see who wants it and things like that.
01:04 It's just the way we're growing right now.
01:06 >> I know it seems like an obvious thing, but
01:07 how important is it to be a leader as a quarterback?
01:09 Is that something that you just have to have in you?
01:11 Is it something you have to learn?
01:12 I guess where do you pick it up, that kind of thing?
01:14 >> Yeah, I think I didn't grow up playing quarterback.
01:16 I think it's kind of something that you learn throughout your experiences.
01:20 Everyone's a little different.
01:22 Everyone kind of does it their own way.
01:23 You don't want to be fake with it, that's one thing I've learned.
01:26 You gotta be yourself, you gotta be real and let these guys know who you are.
01:28 I mean, they'll see through the fakeness.
01:30 >> Jimmy, you've got Hunter, who's an all pro, who didn't get any catches but
01:34 didn't care, you won.
01:36 Jacoby gets more than Devonta, he doesn't care.
01:39 It is rare, especially at wide receiver,
01:41 to have guys that aren't prima donnas, it's all about the team.
01:43 How special is that on the Raiders?
01:46 >> It's big time, it's big time.
01:47 They're a great group of guys, fun group to be with.
01:50 They all pull for each other.
01:51 I mean, it's even in the run game.
01:52 I mean, you see those guys going in, crack blocking safeties.
01:55 That takes some commitment as a receiver and we got a good group of guys, man.
01:58 They're fun to mesh with.
02:01 I think our relationships are just growing every day out here.
02:04 But we're in a good spot and those guys pull for each other.
02:07 That's what makes it fun out here.
02:08 >> After the interception in the end zone, I don't know if you saw it,
02:10 your whole defense was up cheering, like it's okay, we got this.
02:15 That's rare on a team.
02:16 What is that like on this team, that unity?
02:19 >> It's big time.
02:21 It's something that I take great pride in that.
02:24 I like having the team.
02:25 When the defense is out there, you don't get to see everything, but
02:27 we try to be up there, see the big plays that they make.
02:30 And that's what this game's all about.
02:32 When you separate offense and defense and special teams,
02:34 that's when it gets a little dicey.
02:35 But we got a good group, man.
02:38 We're still learning each other, figuring each other out, but
02:41 we're off to a good start and we just gotta keep it rolling now in Buffalo.
02:44 >> There's a stat where like down four to eight points in the fourth quarter,
02:46 your numbers up there with Mahomes and Drew Brees.
02:49 Do you notice a difference in yourself in those moments?
02:50 Do you look back and think of those things change for
02:53 you in those moments of games?
02:55 >> Nothing really changes.
02:56 Maybe things around me change, but you just gotta be the same guy,
02:59 especially as the quarterback.
03:00 I mean, you step in that huddle, guys are looking at you, you're calling the play.
03:04 You don't get many of those moments, man.
03:06 So you gotta make them count and just try and make each one of them count.
03:09 >> Yeah, the pass protection graded out very well in the first game.
03:13 But a lot of those guys said, hey, that's a lot of Jimmy too.
03:15 I guess what can a quarterback do to kinda help the pass protection in front of you?
03:19 >> I think having a plan pre-snap, knowing where you wanna go with the ball,
03:23 being quick with it, all those little things.
03:25 I mean, they gave me clean pockets all day and that makes it real easy.
03:29 But when you can get the ball in on time and
03:31 you're playing in unison with the O-line and backs.
03:33 I mean, the backs did a great job.
03:34 Josh had a couple big blocks, chip blocks by the Titans, all those things.
03:38 It's really all tied together.
03:40 >> Obviously, your eyes are downfield, you don't see it during the game.
03:43 But when you watch the film, did you notice how physical your offensive line was?
03:47 I mean, there was a couple times it was a beat down.
03:49 >> Yeah, I mean, I heard it a couple times in pass pro.
03:52 You don't even know exactly who it is or what's happening, but
03:56 you could feel that collision, I guess you wanna say.
04:00 But yeah, I mean, as a quarterback, man, you love having guys like that.
04:03 They're willing to put it on the line, just play after play.
04:05 That's what makes a good football team.
04:07 >> As a captain and a leader, what are some things you say to Michael?
04:10 Cuz he's gonna end up being a key part of this offense as he grows.
04:14 What are you doing to help him?
04:15 >> Just trying to teach him the intricacies.
04:17 I think tight end in this offense, there's a lot of little nuances that go unnoticed.
04:21 Going back to Rob Gronk, Gronk was awesome at it.
04:25 He knew the plays, he knew what we were trying to do.
04:28 And I think Mike, and along with the other Titans, they're all kinda learning that.
04:32 And once they get that down, we'll be in a good spot.
04:34 And I think he's done a great job so far.
04:36 And it's tough as a rookie to play that first game, man.
04:38 So I was proud of him on Sunday.
04:40 >> You just put a lot of too tight ends, so Hunter wasn't in there that much.
04:43 But where's your kind of chemistry with him?
04:45 Where's your, as you kind of develop that relationship with him out there?
04:47 >> It's been good.
04:48 I thought we had a good training camp together.
04:50 It's got a good feel for the offense, for the space that we're trying to get it into.
04:54 That's kind of what I'm saying with the tight ends.
04:57 He knows what the whole field is doing,
04:58 what everyone that we're trying to get on each play, and he has a feel for it.
05:02 So when you have a guy like that, it's almost like having a quarterback play a receiver.
05:06 >> Going back to Mayor, what have been your impressions so far,
05:08 things he does well?
05:09 >> He's very physical, very physical.
05:11 I think that's where it starts, especially with the tight ends.
05:13 He's got to set the tone with those DNs.
05:16 Does a good job with that.
05:17 He understands what we're trying to do.
05:18 Just some of these rookie mistakes, simple things.
05:22 We all got to fix little things, but no, he's got the right attitude for it.
05:25 It's not easy as a rookie.
05:27 >> I asked you earlier in camp about having lost football.
05:30 Do you come back more appreciative?
05:31 And I saw something Sunday.
05:33 I've never seen you smile that much.
05:35 Was it just fun to be back competing?
05:38 >> Yeah, yeah, it was.
05:39 It felt like a lifetime ago I played, man.
05:42 So it was good to get back out there, get those juices flowing in the crowd.
05:46 You can't hear anything at the last scrimmage.
05:47 It's those moments that you live for as a quarterback, especially.
05:50 That's the fun stuff.
05:53 >> You guys all good?
05:53 >> Yeah.
05:54 >> All good? >> Thanks, sir.
05:55 >> All right.
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