Hayden Hurst Exit Interviews - End of 2023 Season
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00:00 It's actually for me in my mindset is a great thing because I get to go back to work.
00:04 Just kind of tear it all down and start fresh.
00:06 It's awesome.
00:07 And last year, what we played in the AFC Championship game in February,
00:11 I had surgeries.
00:12 I didn't even start working out for a month.
00:13 So I've already kind of started doing stuff in December.
00:16 So it's been a good three months.
00:17 I'm actually doing pretty good.
00:18 >> Are you cleared from the protocol?
00:20 >> I got cleared yesterday.
00:21 I'm good to go.
00:22 >> How are you feeling?
00:23 >> Much better, much better.
00:24 Yeah, for two weeks it was kind of strange.
00:26 I was forgetting things.
00:27 And my fiance had to remind me of some stuff.
00:30 But in the last couple, probably ten days, I've kind of turned the corner, so yeah.
00:35 >> What was the message you guys got in there?
00:37 Did Pepper address you guys or just- >> It was Tabes and
00:40 then they were talking about Super Bowl tickets and stuff like that.
00:43 But I think everybody kind of understands what's gonna happen this offseason.
00:48 This place is probably gonna be turned upside down.
00:49 As players, all we can do is just go back home to our respective places and
00:54 just eat healthy and work our asses off.
00:57 All this place needs is just a mindset.
00:59 You gotta come in here and work hard.
01:01 Who gives a shit about record?
01:02 Who gives a shit about money?
01:03 You just gotta come in here and be competitive this year.
01:05 And that starts with me.
01:06 I'm going home to Jacksonville.
01:07 I'm going to my gym in my backyard.
01:10 Like I said, I'm tearing this thing down and I'm starting over.
01:12 Cuz for me personally, I thought I played pretty shitty this year.
01:15 So there's a lot of stuff that I have to prove to myself and to a lot of people.
01:18 >> What do you think, not just you, but
01:21 overarching what went wrong with this offense this year?
01:26 >> My opinion, I think there's just too many opinions.
01:28 We're kind of looking for the right answer from everybody.
01:31 Too much input, which sucks for Bryce.
01:34 I think he kind of had a lot of people in his ear telling him everything.
01:38 He was just looking for, cuz when you come from a place like Alabama, right?
01:41 Like, save the state.
01:43 But he says, when you're a 21-year-old kid,
01:46 you think that is gonna be consistent in the NFL.
01:48 And unfortunately for him, I think maybe he was listening to too many people.
01:52 So it'll be a good offseason for them.
01:54 Again, just to kind of get back to his roots.
01:56 He's a kid that has a shirt that's pretty good.
01:58 He's a first-year ball kid.
01:59 He's pretty good.
02:00 So that's kind of what I told him the other day.
02:02 Go home to wherever you need to go to and just carry it all around, man.
02:05 Go back to where you were at Alabama, that kid, that confident kid.
02:07 Just go back to your roots.
02:09 >> Hey, and on that note, this staff, they brought in a lot of, quote unquote,
02:14 quarterback whispers from Jim Caldwell to Josh to Park Frazier to Frank.
02:22 Do you think it was too much?
02:24 >> I think when you have a young kid like that, again,
02:31 you come from Alabama and there's one voice of reason.
02:33 So you think they have your best interests at heart.
02:37 And unfortunately, I think when you're in the NFL,
02:38 there's a lot of people that wanna maybe put their stamp on it.
02:42 Or I was the one that kinda got him there.
02:45 So it'll be good for Bryce to have consistency this offseason.
02:49 One voice, tell him what to do, and kinda guide him in the right direction.
02:52 >> Did you feel the dysfunction at all?
02:54 >> I think it was apparent if you're in this locker room, you can kinda tell.
03:01 Again, just a lot of voices, a lot of people trying to, I guess, right the shit.
03:05 I think it just got to a point where there's just too many voices.
03:08 >> I apologize, I kinda popped in on the tail end of doing this guy,
03:13 but I wanted to talk about it.
03:14 At what point did you realize, what was going on in your headset glasses?
03:18 Yes, after the game.