But take us through kind of what happened there from your perspective from start to finish.

Yeah, man.

First and foremost, shout out Mr. Clark.

I mean, that is, you know, a guy that I definitely look up to while I was, you know, going up and, you know, trying to get better at this game.

You know, definitely could look at him to, you know, improve my game.

But, yeah.

Did you see his breakdown? I did.

Is there, have you discovered anything to kind of help you both mentally get ready because you don't have practices and then also physically recover in a condensed window?

But take us through kind of what happened there from your perspective from start to finish.

Yeah, man.

First and foremost, shout out Mr. Clark.

I mean, that is, you know, a guy that I definitely look up to while I was, you know, going up and, you know, trying to get better at this game.

You know, definitely could look at him to, you know, improve my game.

But, yeah.

Did you see his breakdown? I did.

Is there, have you discovered anything to kind of help you both mentally get ready because you don't have practices and then also physically recover in a condensed window?

How difficult was the early adjustment going from college to the NFL? Was there a holy cow moment, holy cow meeting this guy, welcome to the NFL? What was that first year

like? I mean, there's definitely those moments where, you know, you run into a, yeah, J-Love in the locker room the first day or, you know, Josh Jacobs.

You're like, damn, these are, yeah, in the flesh.

Like, this is the level that I'm at.

Yeah.

Yeah, but having those interactions, it also just pushes you to be better.

Understand that the standard is a little bit different than when you were in college.

Just what have you learned from being around X every single day?

So how did you feel about the first performance of a JG-led defense? You obviously had had a lot of success with Half, but what did you think of your first game as a defense out of the gate?

Um, I feel like we did a good job of putting our play style on tape, you know, first and foremost.

I, I've, you know, I'm really proud of the guys just for, you know, coming out and making that a point of emphasis over everything, you know? W- we always stress, as a defense, uh, motor and violence, you know? That, that's something that JG came in and on day one, you know, that's something that he was preaching is, you know, motor to get to the ball and then violence to, to finish off plays, you know, i- in a, in a violent way.

So, um, I, I like the way that we, you know, flew around.

Definitely think, I mean, it's week one, so there's definitely a lot of things that, you know, w- we feel like we can improve upon.

Um, definitely a lot of self-inflicted wounds i- in the penalty department.

Um, and yeah, I mean, there's a lot of plays that we look back where we feel like, you know, it, it wasn't really the Vikings beating us, it was just, you know, not all 11 on the same page and, um, it, it was, you know, the Packers beating us.

... do you just feel like until we do it, people are gonna question whether we're capable of it? Or, or how do you view where you're at on this finishing stuff?

... of your first game as a defense out of the gate?

Um, I feel like we did a good job of putting our play style on tape, you know, first and foremost.

I, I've, you know, I'm really proud of the guys just for, you know, coming out and making that a point of emphasis over everything, you know? W- we always stress, as a defense, uh, motor and violence, you know? That, that's something that JG came in and on day one, you know, that's something that he was preaching is, you know, motor to get to the ball and then violence to, to finish off plays, you know, i- in a, in a violent way.

So, um, I, I like the way that we, you know, flew around.

Definitely think, I mean, it's week one, so there's definitely a lot of things that, you know, w- we feel like we can improve upon.

Um, definitely a lot of self-inflicted wounds i- in the penalty department.

Um, and yeah, I mean, there's a lot of plays that we look back where we feel like, you know, it, it wasn't really the Vikings beating us, it was just, you know, not all 11 on the same page.

... do you just feel like until we do it, people are gonna question whether we're capable of it? Or, or how do you view where you're at on this finishing stuff?

So how did you feel about the first performance of a JG-led defense? You obviously had had a lot of success with Half, but what did you think of your first game as a defense out of the gate?

Um, I feel like we did a good job of putting our play style on tape, you know, first and foremost.

I, I've, you know, I'm really proud of the guys just for, you know, coming out and making that a point of emphasis over everything, you know? W- we always stress, as a defense, uh, motor and violence, you know? That, that's something that JG came in and on day one, you know, that's something that he was preaching is, you know, motor to get to the ball and then violence to, to finish off plays, you know, i- in a, in a violent way.

So, um, I, I like the way that we, you know, flew around.

Definitely think, I mean, it's week one, so there's definitely a lot of things that, you know, w- we feel like we can improve upon.

Um, definitely a lot of self-inflicted wounds i- in the penalty department.

Um, and yeah, I mean, there's a lot of plays that we look back where we feel like, you know, it, it wasn't really the Vikings beating us, it was just, you know, not all 11 on the same page.

... do you just feel like until we do it, people are gonna question whether we're capable of it? Or, or how do you view where you're at on this finishing stuff?

But what did you think of your first game as a defense out of the gate?

Um, I feel like we did a good job of putting our play style on tape, you know, first and foremost.

I, I f- ...

You know, I'm really proud of the guys just for, you know, coming out and making that a point of emphasis over everything.

You know, we always stress, as a defense, uh, motor and violence.

You know, that, that's something that JG came in and on day one, you know, that's something that he was preaching is, you know, motor to get to the ball and then violence to, to finish off plays, you know, in, in a, in a violent way.

So, um, I, I like the way that we, you know, flew around.

Uh, do you just feel like until we do it people are gonna question whether we're capable of it? Or, or how do you view where you're at on this finishing stuff?

So how did you feel about the first performance of a JG-led defense? You obviously have had a lot of success with half, but what did you think of your first game as a defense out of the gate?

Um, I feel like we did a good job of putting our play style on tape, you know, first and foremost.

I, I've, you know, I'm really proud of the guys just for, you know, coming out and making that a point of emphasis over everything.

You know, w- we always stress as a defense, uh, motor and violence.

You know, that, that's something that JG came in and on day one, you know, that's something that he was preaching is, you know, motor to get to the ball and then violence to, to finish off plays, you know, in a, in a violent way.

So, um, I, I like the way that we, you know, flew around.

Definitely think, I mean, it's week one, so there's definitely a lot of things that, you know, w- we feel like we can improve upon.

... do you just feel like until we do it people are gonna question whether we're capable of it? Or, or how do you view where you're at on this finishing stuff?

We're going to get you to say something hot take-ish tonight.

What do you think? I mean, he was moving great.

Listen, we had a casino night the other night just with the team.

And he must have hit, I don't know, something.

He probably put all his money on black.

And he must have done the fastest, like, jump and sprint across the room.

I'm like, okay, we got to get this guy on the field.

What is your relationship with him? You don't play on the same side of the ball, but I got to think that you guys are getting to the point where you look at him – the way Tausch looked at Favre and Rodgers when he was playing with them, that, hey, we're in every game when we got this guy at quarterback.

did very much.

No, no, no, no.

I mean, every now and then we would send a fire zone or something, you know, send five to heat up the quarterback.

But yeah, for the most part on early base downs when, you know, they can do a little bit of anything.

Yeah, I was just inserting.

But what allowed me to do that, I feel like is...

A mixture of things, a little bit of mostly just confidence with the scheme, like understanding when I can take a shot, like the help I have around me.

What is your focus this offseason as you try and get better, to try and maximize your own abilities so that you can help the Packers achieve what you ultimately believe they can achieve, which is winning a Super Bowl?

it?

Real close, man.

I mean, I feel like we understand in the locker room that we have all the tools that we need.

We have all the pieces.

I'll say that, especially on I mean, on both sides of the ball, really.

I don't feel like you look at a position group on our team and, you know, think that we drastically need help.

We got, you know, J-Love at the head of it, receivers making plays, O-Line holding their own.

But if you've been in the league four years and even though you're only 26 years old, who cares? You're still a veteran at that