so uh how you feeling going into I mean you've been through this couple a few times was it does it feel a little different this time how you feeling right now I wouldn't say different but I feel really good you know I think in the spring I was working through some things out and you know obviously I did a little bit more than people anticipated but um I thought it was important the coach thought it was important but now I'm feeling like myself I would say even better than myself sounds like there still going to be a quarterback competition at least to start fall camp what do you guys need from that position that's going to determine who comes out and wins this thing yeah I mean the quarterbacks I mean it's the most important part like position on the football field so I mean obviously whoever comes up on top of that you know he going to be a leader of this team and you know we expect them to lead and you know expect us some games for us when they brought in Tyler I think kind of the natural assumption was that you know he's going to kind be what um morai was last year kind of just take it over have youve been surprised at how much br's just been able to kind of hang around and make this thing close yeah I mean that's the test of Brady man I think he's a hard worker you know uh he's quarterback and I think he's you know Contin to show people you know that he's a really good player how do you envision this partnership combination with you and how you work and how do you how do you think that's going to how do you think it's going to play out yeah I mean it allows us both to stay fresh you know I think there's a long season uh a lot of Big Time teams coming in here in the Big 10 especially so I mean we got to feed all each other you know I've been a backfield where there's two three of us that you don't have to touch the ball during games so I mean at the end of the day you know running backs especially where you can't be the only one eating anymore so it has to be like down the line I mean as far as strengths I mean do you do you feel your games compliment each other do you feel you're similar and then can you talk a little bit about in what ways yeah I think we comp each other really well you know similar to how me and Bray comp each other I think tawi is you know he's a dunders in my lightning so I think at the end of the day you know he he he brings the he brings the the the pop for sure you know I can't too but we do we do similar things well he does things areas that I need to get better at and vice versa so I think we C each other C each other very well there was so much excitement about this offense going into last year about all the yard points you put up and didn't quite work out the way yall wanted what gives yall confidence this offense will be better this year the second year under this yeah I mean like you said it's the second year you know we I wouldn't say we were learning during the season last year but it was all new so especially the people that have been here again you know it's like second Maj now so there's not a lot of learning anymore what did go ahead what did make you decide to come back you had so many injuries you've had to deal with the last few years what made you decide you wanted to come back for one one um you know just talking to people that I felt you know had good good intentions with me just said you know I think You' be selling yourself short if you try to go to the NFL next year this year or last year and you know go back and try to you know have that healthy season and you kind of shoot up drive for it so that's why ICI to come back there's been a lot of talk about leadership from coach VI on down is that something that you're trying to kind of maybe step up nothing you other before but step up and and be more a leading this year yeah definitely you know with me especially you know I've always been someone that has to lead by example you know I the next step for me is leading with my voice but for me I know that in order for me to be the best version of myself and the best leader I know that I have to produce and be on the football field so yeah with time but at the end of the day I know when I'm on the football field I am I'm I'm one of the best leaders the leadership line coach fle kind of talked about you know leadership groups and kind of meeting during during the offseason can you take us a little behind the curtain like what were were those things you guys did last year and kind of what you know leadership is one of those things that's like well how do you how do you teach it you know how how does you guys go about the process of you know strengthening that part of yeah I mean leadership you know I wouldn't say it's taught but at the end of the day like you know who you know teams know who the leaders are and like it you don't have to be vocal every people lead in different ways so I mean assembling a group of guys that people feel that lead the rooms or like there's a couple guys in these room are in these so I mean identifying who they are and just making sure you're bringing along everyone with you cuz leaders are you lead by example you lead how you do it how you do things so you know Gathering those group of guys and kind of making sure everyone's on the same page you know goes a long way you only had a few games to show but how did you feel your offense kind of fit the system ability to run the ball and catch the ball and everything yeah I mean I think it's a perfect offense for me you know I think a lot of people know that and I think that you know with what coach Longo likes to do and how coach Bing you know coaches us I think that I'm in for really big year what are you still anxious to learn about the running back room so many new faces and you're you know you're the Elder Statesman you know what what what are you curious about what what's fascinating you over the next few weeks I mean we have a lot of bodies you know I've never been a running bike room where I think we have like nine guys in the room so you know going into fall Camp I'm excited to leave this group of guys you know there's a there's I wouldn't say there's a lot of touches to go around but you know fall Camp's long so you know a lot of people are going to get to show what they can do and I'm excited to leave these guys we're looking at the schedule hey we look at and just how tough it is um what do you like about that yeah you know I mean these are big games and you know if you want to go to the next level these are the type of games that you have to produce in you know if you have aspirations and dreams of playing in the NFL these are the type of games that you want and I tell that tell guys in our room that all the time like if you want to go to the next level like these are the the games that you need to produce in [Music]