Greg will you just kind of assess how you think you've done through camp so far?
I think I've done pretty good, you know.
I came in a little heavier this year.
I'd gotten kind of light, you know.
I'm finally at like 320 right now, I feel pretty strong.
Still feel athletic and I think I'm progressing, still working on little things
like hands and still working on like, you know,
my second step getting up the field, or you know, just held a good base.
So I'm just trying to go out there and get better every day.
Just try to ignore all the, you know, negative things against me
like the heat, red ball, all the team periods.
Just trying to, you know, focusing on really getting better,
you know, as an individual.
And make my game elite.
A lot of positions are kind of scrambling for jobs, Greg.
But it looks like you guys on the line have just been steady
with the first group, the second group.
So what's it like to go into camp with so much experience, I guess?
It's actually pretty cool just knowing that
you have a lot of guys with experience
because of that trickles – that trickles down to the young guys,
they see us work hard and setting the standard as Coach Luke wants to see,
you know, we kind of gotten away from the standard what we like seeing,
so Coach Luke had to bring that back and he's trying to, you know,
lean on the older guys to show young guys the new standard of Ole Miss football.
So, I think as a veteran – having veterans on the O-line is a big plus, I think.
You spoke to the veteran element to the offensive line.
But how are you guys playing together as a singular unit?
Pretty good, you know, we played a lot together last year.
You know, we always bond outside of football.
You know, we're pretty close.
We eat together, we talk on the phone.
So you know, we're pretty close group.
You know, that's why communication is never a problem with us.
You know, it's never coming from a disrespectful place,
it's always coming from a love, you know, I say,
"hey Sean let's pick it up man, I feel like it's slacking right now."
He won't get offended, you know, he'll say, Alright Greg appreciate it."
Or if I'm slacking, or lacking he's going to hold me accountable to doing my job.
So, you know, just everybody doing their jobs
and having accountability is pretty big.
You know, also having a good strong head
and not getting pouty and moody when somebody's getting on to you
is also a big thing from the older guys.
The defense obviously has had its struggles stopping the run
the last couple years.
You go against them every day; do you think they're better?
Do you see improvement from them?
Oh yeah, Coach kind of got them right.
You know, they're flying to the ball.
They're playing harder.
You know, I can tell a whole different intensity
in their confidence in the game too.
They're coming to the game confident, talking.
You know, every O-line wants to play with a nasty aggressive D-line.
So, when we get kind of scrappy out there, you know,
coaches love it because you know
we're just trying to be a hardnosed football team
that's because he wants it.
So, you know we're going to go out there, D-line's working hard.
And I'm happy for them.
I'm happy that they're getting after, the defense is playing harder,
they're making turnovers, getting stops.
So, I'm excited to see, you know, for the upcoming season
how they're going to play.
Not a lot of experience at running back,
how do you evaluate how the running backs are doing so far?
I feel like the running backs all rely on the O-line, you know,
I feel like if you have an experienced O-line,
having an inexperienced running back group is not bad, you know
because they'll end up having that experience real quick this year
as the holes are opening up and you know.
Playing with Scottie Phillips has been great so far, you know,
hold on to the ball, making big runs, great feet.
Isaiah is doing pretty good.
Shoot, Isaiah is playing up right now, who else is?
Freshman Tylan Knight he's special.
You know, he's a pace changer, he's a scat back, you know,
we can throw him the ball, we can kick return,
punt return, he's a player to watch.
You know, I think he's (inaudible) to have his Heisman traits.
You know, just doing a lot of things great.
So, he's going to be one of those guys to watch out for, for a long time here.
You mentioned working to try to make your game elite.
So what does that mean for you?
Where do you fill like you need to do?
Just as Coach Luke says, get into the second and third level stuff,
so you know, first level is when you simple hand, steps.
You know, second level is, you know, understanding the plays
and what you can do as a veteran.
So Coach Luke is okay with me doing things other than other guys,
you know, because he knows I understand the concept of the play.
You know, also just studying my opponent better,
just know his ins and outs, knowing what he does best.
Putting that extra work in in the film room,
that's going to help my game this year be elite.