March 25, 2025 • 16 mins
Sam Darnold, Seahawks QB joins Ian to relive his first touchdown for 41 yards, why he chose to join the Seahawks and what Seahawks fans should expect from this offense under Klint Kubiak. He also discusses why he loves Seattle already and his love for the game.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Joining us right now in the Beacon Plumbing Hotline. We
don't want to keep this guy waiting. We're really excited
to have him on the air first time here on
your home for the twelfth Man ninety three point three KJRFM.
It is your Seahawks quarterback, your new Seahawk quarterback, Sam Darnold.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Sam, how are you?
Speaker 3 (00:16):
What's up being I'm pumped me on the show man.
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
I appreciate it. Now I got something for you right
off the get go. I need you to You're gonna
have fun with this. And now there's a backstory which
I'll tell you on the other side. But do you
remember your first ever touchdown pass in the National Football League?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yes, I believe it was a touchdown to Robbie Anderson.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Do you remember how far it was?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Oh, man, don't worry. It was like forty five yards.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Oh you're close, You're here. We go.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
We got this one. And I'll tell you the story
in the backs. I go ahead, Anders, Sam Donald, good
time looking deep downfield into the end zone.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Touchdown Jacks, Robbie Anderson.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Then the first TV Sam Donald's career cost forty one yards.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Forty one yards.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
You're close. You're close. I only add, this is the backstory, man,
close you were.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
You were really close, buddy, you were really now here's
the backstory. Our afternoon show uses that, as they call it,
a drop in the radio business. And we've been playing
Beth Mowen saying Sam Darnold in that voice and forty
one yards for about it. I don't know how long
you've been the league, about eight years now, seven eight years, right,
We've been playing that all the time, and now here
you are in Seattle, it makes even more sense. So
(01:34):
it's a it's a it's come full circle, Sam, It's
come full circle.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah, that's incredible, man, that it makes too much sense.
But I was, to be honest, I was kind of
pissed that I got that wrong. Man. I feel like
I should know that about You know, I have that
ball too. It's like right on my like on my mantle,
right on my TV, and I just I guess I
don't look at it enough. You know.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Listen, we're hoping there's a heck of a lot more
of those footballs on your mantle this year. And it's
insteadive to Robbie Anderson's to Jackson Smith and Jigba or
Cooper cup or whoever it may be, Marcus Faldez, Scantling River,
crey Craft, whatever, it doesn't matter. You're a Seahawk now
and we're happy to have you here in Seattle. Let
me ask you the obvious question. I know you answered
some of these at the news conference, but Sam Darnold,
you were a free agent, you could probably have a
(02:20):
lot of choices to do it, go around the NFL.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Why come to the Seattle Seahawks.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Yeah, man, I mean, obviously, after weighing my options, it
just seemed like the obvious choice. You know, once I
once I found out about the Geno trade, that's when
I kind of obviously knew that it could be a
potential landing spot. And you know, it was just you know,
waying the options and it became very clear, you know,
what the obvious decision was. And I'm just very happy
(02:49):
that it worked out and that the feeling was mutual.
You know, I'm just very happy to be a Seahawks
and ready to hit the ground running.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
What is it about the organization that's appealing? I mean,
we've all been you know, I've been here forever. I've
covered the team forever, and whether it be John Schneider
before that, Mike Hombren and Pete Carroll and on and on,
through and through. But uh McDonald Schneider, the organization as
a whole. You've been in the league long enough, you've
played here, you've played against his team. What is it
about the organization as a whole that's appealing.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Yeah, I think the people. I've always said this, but
the people are what made the organization great, you know.
And it's not just the coaches, it's not just the
front office. It's not just the players. You know, that's
you know that those all those groups kind of speak
for itself, but it's all the people that work in
your day to day. You know, the people in the
cafeteria every single day that you stay hi to, and
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you know the training staff and the and the strengthening
conditioning staff, and you know the the you know, just
the people that work around the building every single day.
You know, you hear all these great stories about Seattle
and how nice it is to be in Seattle, you know,
just because of how great the people are. And I
think that, you know, that joy of being in Seattle
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not only comes from being in the organization, but also
outside of it. You know when you go into the
city and you know you're around town, and you know,
all the twelves are just kind of roaming around the
city and and they you know, they recognize recognize a
lot of the players because they're so entrenched in in
what we are as a team and in the organization.
They love it so much. And you know, you can
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you can really feel that even from afar. And like
I said, I've had tons of you know, former guys
that I've played with, guys who are done playing that
have you know, been in the organization of and speaks
so highly of it. So there were so many things
that we're appealing about, you know, joining, joining this team
and in this organization. But you know, after after putting
(04:51):
some thought into it, and it became so clear that
I wanted to be a Seattle Seahawk. And yeah, again
it's it's just incredible, man. I'm ready to get to work.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Sam Donald joining us here he in fronaesced with you
and to be come plumbing hot line new Seahawk quarterback.
You obviously are familiar with Clint Kubiak. The fit I
think for any NFL player and even offensive lineman, whether
offensive lineman, quarterback, running back, what have you The offense
has to fit skill set and what you like to do.
What is it about Clint Kubiak's offense that you like
and what's your Seahawk fans expect from that offense.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Yeah, I think first and foremost, you know, Clint's gonna
want to run the football, and I always say that,
you know, a good run game is a quarterback's best friend.
When you can run the football and play action off
of it, run keepers, It keeps the defense guessing. And
you know, especially that front seven, it keeps them guessing
and and you know they feel run and all of
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a sudden it's play action and you're throwing right behind
a linebacker's head. Or you know, even if a guy
steps up on the back end, you can throw it
over a safety's head. So there's so many different ways
that you know, we love to attack. Defense is in
the system. And again, the dropback game is great too.
I feel like, you know, it was really good in
San Francisco, and I feel like Clint, even being in
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New Orleans this past year, has really evolved the drop
back game as well. When it comes to you know,
getting back on track and second and longs and even
attacking on third down so and then the red zone
obviously as well. So it's a it's a very exciting
offense to be in. But I think it all starts,
you know, the most exciting part for me is that
it all starts with the run game, and I think
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that's something that the Twelves can look forward to this year.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Pretty good running backs, nice little tantem. Actually i'd say
a threesome because we saw at the end of the
year Kenny McIntosh got a chance as well Zach charbaonay.
But boy, I I I don't know how much you've
had a chance. You when you're studying film, you're not
watching necessarily the other team's offense. But what do you
know about Kenneth Walker, Because it feels like when he's
been healthy, he's been one of the top backs in.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
The league, no doubt. And you know it's it's actually
like just you know, obviously playing the the NFC West
last year, you know, we got to see a lot
of Seahawk State, you know, kind of seeing what they
were doing on offense and see all the weapons that
I know have at high disposal, and it's incredible, man,
(07:14):
just to see these these backs go to work, you know,
catching catching the rock out of the backfield, obviously toting
the rock the way they know how, but you know,
just to be able to have such a special tandem
and and some other guys as well in that room
to just do the do the little things man, whether
it's you know, obviously it's running the football, but it's
(07:34):
pass protection, you know, it's knowing when you're hot, if
you're the first progression in the scat protection like it's
it's all the little things that I see on tape
that excites me about these running backs and then obviously
all the skilled players that we have as well, the
tight ends and uh man, just talking about I'm getting
fired up. I want to get out there. So it's
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a you know, it's an exciting time for me and
and I'm just, uh, you know, ready to get in there,
get in there, get to know these guys a little bit,
and get to work.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Could you expand on your comment in the press conference
about wanting to be a point guard a quarterback being
a point guard in the Kubiak offense, because I I
think that's it feels like that's exactly what a coach
would want his quarterback to be is truly a point guard.
Yet I think there's a lot of coach or a
lot of guys that would if they're a quarterback, they say, yeah, man,
I'd rather be the shooting guard.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I want to, you know, do the thing. What do
you mean by being a point guard?
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Yeah, you know, I think there's a time and a
place to be the shooting guard. You know, when you
got to you know, attack up top kind of like
I mentioned before, If a if a safety or a
corner kind of bites on her out and you feel
like you got them over the top, that's great, and
you know you can make those flash plays when they're
there to be made. But at the end of the day,
I feel like, you know, eighty percent of the game
is just you know, getting it down underneath to your
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you know, to to your playmakers and letting them go
run with it. And I think that's kind of what
I meant by that was just being able to dish
the ball out, you know, in a in a timely matter,
you know, within the within the progression, within the timing
of the play, and doing it with a with a
ton of accuracy. And you know, that's what I'm so
excited about this offense. There's there's so many answers if
(09:13):
one and two aren't there, just to be able to
get to three and four and get to my check
down as you know, as fast as you know I can.
You know, it's a it's a really exciting offense to
be in that way because that's when you get guys
to step up and you get to make those long
range you know, three pointers of the shooting guard would,
So you know, it's a that's kind of what I'm
(09:34):
looking forward to the most. And that's I feel like
that's kind of what I meant by that. I don't
know if that that helps kind of explain. No, it
doesn't mat be a point.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Guard out there, but yeah, yeah, I think that. I
think it's a great explanation.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Sam Darl with us, Sam the h When you were
looking at tape, you probably saw it, you know, number
fourteen and number sixteen Metcalf and locket on there as
well as JSN to those guys, to those guys are
gone now it's now it's JSN. But then go out
and they pick up Cooper Cup. You had a pretty
good tandem. If I'm not mistaken, Jefferson and Addison worked
too bad for you in Minnesota last year. Those are
(10:08):
some pretty good receivers. But now you come here, we're
gonna assume, and I'll make this assumption. I'm gonna assume
Cooper Cup's healthy. And I would say that because I
know the Seahawks. They were very adamant about not signing
offensive lineman unless they knew they were one hundred percent healthy.
And they're gonna sign Cooper Cup if they didn't feel
like he was healthy. So making the assumption that Cup
is healthy, and you've seen what JSN can do, how
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excited are you to work with those guys and what
are their skill sets that really appeal to you?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Oh, I'm so excited to work with them, man, And
not just those guys but the entire skill group. But
you know, yeah, those I mean, you look at Cooper
and you look at JSN. I feel like, really both
of them, like they have such good feel which you
you know, I love when a receiver has a really
good feel in that kind of intermediate area to be
able to just feel space. Sometimes you run those inbreaking
(10:58):
routes and you need someone to be able to kind
of feel the defense and feel the safety coming down
and you almost want them to kind of, you know,
not slow down a ton, but just throttle a little
bit in that window. And I feel like I saw
that a lot at a Cooper and Jasn, you know,
the tape that I've seen of them, and you know,
just being able to hear those guys talk about football
(11:19):
even you know, in press conferences and you know, after
games stuff like that, it's, uh, you know, it's very
exciting as a quarterback to have receivers that can not
only feel the game out that way, but also can
talk ball and kind of understand football from a quarterback's perspective. It's, uh,
you know, it's exciting and uh really excited, really really
(11:42):
pumped to to have both those guys to throw to.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Sam.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
I mean, I've been watching you as I'm a watching
State along. I've been watching you play off through college.
We had Clay Hilton on our show after after you signed.
He was effusive in his praise about you, and and
you know, talked about not just your athleticism and your
arm strength, but you also your character, your leadership and
and kind of how you you see the game and
feel the game. And as I'm talking to you more
and more. I think it's kind of fun to listen
(12:07):
to you talk about you sound like I'm gonna describe
you here.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
You tell me?
Speaker 1 (12:11):
Are you just a football junkie slash football nerd? It
feels like, I mean, you're pissed because you do remember
it was forty one yards of Robbie Anderson?
Speaker 2 (12:18):
Is it is? Sam Darld's like just mister film study?
And is that kind of who you are?
Speaker 3 (12:25):
Yeah? I mean I feel like you can't be any
other way as a quarterback. Man. You gotta you gotta
love this stuff if you know, and if you don't,
you know, the game will you know, cheer you up
and spit you right out. So man, it's but I
love it. It's It's everything that I've ever lived for.
I've loved playing football ever since I put the pads
on when I was nine years old. And you know,
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it's it's just so it's fun, man, to just go
out there. And you know, sometimes I feel like people
lose that, you know when when they're kind of you know,
growing up, you have so much fun playing and then
all of a sudden football gets a lot more serious,
you know, in college, and it's see the NFL and
you kind of lose the kid aspect of it and
having fun part of it. And I feel like, you know,
(13:07):
I've never really lost that, and I'm very thankful and
grateful that I haven't. And uh yeah, man, I just
I love ball and I'm excited to to you know,
to be honest, I'm you know, tired of talking about it.
I want to get out there and start playing bull
again and you know, get to know my teammates a
little bit more.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
You took my last question away. I was going to
ask if you ever lost that that fun part of
the game. You know, you went through a lot playing
for a couple of different organizations, and I was good.
It doesn't sound like that ever sucked the life out
of you, like you still have that desire to play.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
No. No, I will say though, like losing sucks. You know,
there's nothing worse than losing. But at the same time,
like whenever I get get out there on the on
the field and you know I can lace them up
and you know, play ball, it's there's nothing like it.
And you know, I always try to keep that perspective
of you know, anytime I get a chance to go
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out there and play it's a great day. And you know, obviously,
you know, winning and losing is a part of the game.
But you know, I've just learned to, you know, kind
of take it more as a lesson than a loss.
I think that's kind of a good way to look
at things. And you know, I'm just very, very excited,
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like I said, man, to just get this thing rolling.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
I love it. I appreciate you jumping on. I know
you got to go.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
I was told Luke Falk, your your former backup in
the Jets, tells us that we're having him on next
week since Raccougar's uh he he speaks very highly of you,
highly of you, except he says, he says you owe
him for a ping pong loss.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (14:40):
Yeah, he's got my venmo. He'll be all right. He
can he can send me a venmo. He doesn't need
to make that. He doesn't need to make that national news.
But uh, I'm glad Luke told you about that. And uh,
by the way, you're probably I mean, you know, you're
probably uh psyched about the River Craycraft news. I mean,
he was, he's a wash in the state legend.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Man, buddy, I'm I'm Sam I can't tell you how
psyched I'm about that. That's that's that's off Bran Cooper Cup.
I love it, man, and he can block. I'm excited
for River Man. He's listen more Koog's the better. So yeah,
I'm glad you're psyched about it too.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
Yeah, he No, we actually grew up pretty close to
each other and he went to Santa Margarita High School.
I went to San Clementy. So in the off season
I throw with River a ton, so he's actually a
good buddy. But yeah, man, he's I'm excited for that obviously. MBS.
There's there's a ton of guys that, you know, have
a lot of opportunity to you know, to make some
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hay this year, and I'm excited to you know, just
kind of you know, just just play efficiently. I think
that's the biggest thing, is playing consistent and playing efficient
And if I can do that this year will be
all right.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
I gotta let you go because I know you've got
another thing to do, So go do that. And we
appreciate can't wait to meet in person. Hey, thanks for
your time today, Sam, I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (16:01):
I didn't appreciate the
Joining us right now in the Beacon Plumbing Hotline. We
don't want to keep this guy waiting. We're really excited
to have him on the air first time here on
your home for the twelfth Man ninety three point three KJRFM.
It is your Seahawks quarterback, your new Seahawk quarterback, Sam Darnold.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Sam, how are you?
Speaker 3 (00:16):
What's up being I'm pumped me on the show man.
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
I appreciate it. Now I got something for you right
off the get go. I need you to You're gonna
have fun with this. And now there's a backstory which
I'll tell you on the other side. But do you
remember your first ever touchdown pass in the National Football League?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yes, I believe it was a touchdown to Robbie Anderson.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Do you remember how far it was?
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Oh, man, don't worry. It was like forty five yards.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
Oh you're close, You're here. We go.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
We got this one. And I'll tell you the story
in the backs. I go ahead, Anders, Sam Donald, good
time looking deep downfield into the end zone.
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Touchdown Jacks, Robbie Anderson.
Speaker 1 (00:59):
Then the first TV Sam Donald's career cost forty one yards.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Forty one yards.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
You're close. You're close. I only add, this is the backstory, man,
close you were.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
You were really close, buddy, you were really now here's
the backstory. Our afternoon show uses that, as they call it,
a drop in the radio business. And we've been playing
Beth Mowen saying Sam Darnold in that voice and forty
one yards for about it. I don't know how long
you've been the league, about eight years now, seven eight years, right,
We've been playing that all the time, and now here
you are in Seattle, it makes even more sense. So
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it's a it's a it's come full circle, Sam, It's
come full circle.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Yeah, that's incredible, man, that it makes too much sense.
But I was, to be honest, I was kind of
pissed that I got that wrong. Man. I feel like
I should know that about You know, I have that
ball too. It's like right on my like on my mantle,
right on my TV, and I just I guess I
don't look at it enough. You know.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Listen, we're hoping there's a heck of a lot more
of those footballs on your mantle this year. And it's
insteadive to Robbie Anderson's to Jackson Smith and Jigba or
Cooper cup or whoever it may be, Marcus Faldez, Scantling River,
crey Craft, whatever, it doesn't matter. You're a Seahawk now
and we're happy to have you here in Seattle. Let
me ask you the obvious question. I know you answered
some of these at the news conference, but Sam Darnold,
you were a free agent, you could probably have a
(02:20):
lot of choices to do it, go around the NFL.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Why come to the Seattle Seahawks.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
Yeah, man, I mean, obviously, after weighing my options, it
just seemed like the obvious choice. You know, once I
once I found out about the Geno trade, that's when
I kind of obviously knew that it could be a
potential landing spot. And you know, it was just you know,
waying the options and it became very clear, you know,
what the obvious decision was. And I'm just very happy
(02:49):
that it worked out and that the feeling was mutual.
You know, I'm just very happy to be a Seahawks
and ready to hit the ground running.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
What is it about the organization that's appealing? I mean,
we've all been you know, I've been here forever. I've
covered the team forever, and whether it be John Schneider
before that, Mike Hombren and Pete Carroll and on and on,
through and through. But uh McDonald Schneider, the organization as
a whole. You've been in the league long enough, you've
played here, you've played against his team. What is it
about the organization as a whole that's appealing.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Yeah, I think the people. I've always said this, but
the people are what made the organization great, you know.
And it's not just the coaches, it's not just the
front office. It's not just the players. You know, that's
you know that those all those groups kind of speak
for itself, but it's all the people that work in
your day to day. You know, the people in the
cafeteria every single day that you stay hi to, and
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you know the training staff and the and the strengthening
conditioning staff, and you know the the you know, just
the people that work around the building every single day.
You know, you hear all these great stories about Seattle
and how nice it is to be in Seattle, you know,
just because of how great the people are. And I
think that, you know, that joy of being in Seattle
(04:06):
not only comes from being in the organization, but also
outside of it. You know when you go into the
city and you know you're around town, and you know,
all the twelves are just kind of roaming around the
city and and they you know, they recognize recognize a
lot of the players because they're so entrenched in in
what we are as a team and in the organization.
They love it so much. And you know, you can
(04:28):
you can really feel that even from afar. And like
I said, I've had tons of you know, former guys
that I've played with, guys who are done playing that
have you know, been in the organization of and speaks
so highly of it. So there were so many things
that we're appealing about, you know, joining, joining this team
and in this organization. But you know, after after putting
(04:51):
some thought into it, and it became so clear that
I wanted to be a Seattle Seahawk. And yeah, again
it's it's just incredible, man. I'm ready to get to work.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
Sam Donald joining us here he in fronaesced with you
and to be come plumbing hot line new Seahawk quarterback.
You obviously are familiar with Clint Kubiak. The fit I
think for any NFL player and even offensive lineman, whether
offensive lineman, quarterback, running back, what have you The offense
has to fit skill set and what you like to do.
What is it about Clint Kubiak's offense that you like
and what's your Seahawk fans expect from that offense.
Speaker 3 (05:25):
Yeah, I think first and foremost, you know, Clint's gonna
want to run the football, and I always say that,
you know, a good run game is a quarterback's best friend.
When you can run the football and play action off
of it, run keepers, It keeps the defense guessing. And
you know, especially that front seven, it keeps them guessing
and and you know they feel run and all of
(05:46):
a sudden it's play action and you're throwing right behind
a linebacker's head. Or you know, even if a guy
steps up on the back end, you can throw it
over a safety's head. So there's so many different ways
that you know, we love to attack. Defense is in
the system. And again, the dropback game is great too.
I feel like, you know, it was really good in
San Francisco, and I feel like Clint, even being in
(06:09):
New Orleans this past year, has really evolved the drop
back game as well. When it comes to you know,
getting back on track and second and longs and even
attacking on third down so and then the red zone
obviously as well. So it's a it's a very exciting
offense to be in. But I think it all starts,
you know, the most exciting part for me is that
it all starts with the run game, and I think
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that's something that the Twelves can look forward to this year.
Speaker 1 (06:35):
Pretty good running backs, nice little tantem. Actually i'd say
a threesome because we saw at the end of the
year Kenny McIntosh got a chance as well Zach charbaonay.
But boy, I I I don't know how much you've
had a chance. You when you're studying film, you're not
watching necessarily the other team's offense. But what do you
know about Kenneth Walker, Because it feels like when he's
been healthy, he's been one of the top backs in.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
The league, no doubt. And you know it's it's actually
like just you know, obviously playing the the NFC West
last year, you know, we got to see a lot
of Seahawk State, you know, kind of seeing what they
were doing on offense and see all the weapons that
I know have at high disposal, and it's incredible, man,
(07:14):
just to see these these backs go to work, you know,
catching catching the rock out of the backfield, obviously toting
the rock the way they know how, but you know,
just to be able to have such a special tandem
and and some other guys as well in that room
to just do the do the little things man, whether
it's you know, obviously it's running the football, but it's
(07:34):
pass protection, you know, it's knowing when you're hot, if
you're the first progression in the scat protection like it's
it's all the little things that I see on tape
that excites me about these running backs and then obviously
all the skilled players that we have as well, the
tight ends and uh man, just talking about I'm getting
fired up. I want to get out there. So it's
(07:56):
a you know, it's an exciting time for me and
and I'm just, uh, you know, ready to get in there,
get in there, get to know these guys a little bit,
and get to work.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Could you expand on your comment in the press conference
about wanting to be a point guard a quarterback being
a point guard in the Kubiak offense, because I I
think that's it feels like that's exactly what a coach
would want his quarterback to be is truly a point guard.
Yet I think there's a lot of coach or a
lot of guys that would if they're a quarterback, they say, yeah, man,
I'd rather be the shooting guard.
Speaker 2 (08:24):
I want to, you know, do the thing. What do
you mean by being a point guard?
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Yeah, you know, I think there's a time and a
place to be the shooting guard. You know, when you
got to you know, attack up top kind of like
I mentioned before, If a if a safety or a
corner kind of bites on her out and you feel
like you got them over the top, that's great, and
you know you can make those flash plays when they're
there to be made. But at the end of the day,
I feel like, you know, eighty percent of the game
is just you know, getting it down underneath to your
(08:51):
you know, to to your playmakers and letting them go
run with it. And I think that's kind of what
I meant by that was just being able to dish
the ball out, you know, in a in a timely matter,
you know, within the within the progression, within the timing
of the play, and doing it with a with a
ton of accuracy. And you know, that's what I'm so
excited about this offense. There's there's so many answers if
(09:13):
one and two aren't there, just to be able to
get to three and four and get to my check
down as you know, as fast as you know I can.
You know, it's a it's a really exciting offense to
be in that way because that's when you get guys
to step up and you get to make those long
range you know, three pointers of the shooting guard would,
So you know, it's a that's kind of what I'm
(09:34):
looking forward to the most. And that's I feel like
that's kind of what I meant by that. I don't
know if that that helps kind of explain. No, it
doesn't mat be a point.
Speaker 2 (09:42):
Guard out there, but yeah, yeah, I think that. I
think it's a great explanation.
Speaker 1 (09:47):
Sam Darl with us, Sam the h When you were
looking at tape, you probably saw it, you know, number
fourteen and number sixteen Metcalf and locket on there as
well as JSN to those guys, to those guys are
gone now it's now it's JSN. But then go out
and they pick up Cooper Cup. You had a pretty
good tandem. If I'm not mistaken, Jefferson and Addison worked
too bad for you in Minnesota last year. Those are
(10:08):
some pretty good receivers. But now you come here, we're
gonna assume, and I'll make this assumption. I'm gonna assume
Cooper Cup's healthy. And I would say that because I
know the Seahawks. They were very adamant about not signing
offensive lineman unless they knew they were one hundred percent healthy.
And they're gonna sign Cooper Cup if they didn't feel
like he was healthy. So making the assumption that Cup
is healthy, and you've seen what JSN can do, how
(10:29):
excited are you to work with those guys and what
are their skill sets that really appeal to you?
Speaker 3 (10:36):
Oh, I'm so excited to work with them, man, And
not just those guys but the entire skill group. But
you know, yeah, those I mean, you look at Cooper
and you look at JSN. I feel like, really both
of them, like they have such good feel which you
you know, I love when a receiver has a really
good feel in that kind of intermediate area to be
able to just feel space. Sometimes you run those inbreaking
(10:58):
routes and you need someone to be able to kind
of feel the defense and feel the safety coming down
and you almost want them to kind of, you know,
not slow down a ton, but just throttle a little
bit in that window. And I feel like I saw
that a lot at a Cooper and Jasn, you know,
the tape that I've seen of them, and you know,
just being able to hear those guys talk about football
(11:19):
even you know, in press conferences and you know, after
games stuff like that, it's, uh, you know, it's very
exciting as a quarterback to have receivers that can not
only feel the game out that way, but also can
talk ball and kind of understand football from a quarterback's perspective. It's, uh,
you know, it's exciting and uh really excited, really really
(11:42):
pumped to to have both those guys to throw to.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Sam.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
I mean, I've been watching you as I'm a watching
State along. I've been watching you play off through college.
We had Clay Hilton on our show after after you signed.
He was effusive in his praise about you, and and
you know, talked about not just your athleticism and your
arm strength, but you also your character, your leadership and
and kind of how you you see the game and
feel the game. And as I'm talking to you more
and more. I think it's kind of fun to listen
(12:07):
to you talk about you sound like I'm gonna describe
you here.
Speaker 2 (12:10):
You tell me?
Speaker 1 (12:11):
Are you just a football junkie slash football nerd? It
feels like, I mean, you're pissed because you do remember
it was forty one yards of Robbie Anderson?
Speaker 2 (12:18):
Is it is? Sam Darld's like just mister film study?
And is that kind of who you are?
Speaker 3 (12:25):
Yeah? I mean I feel like you can't be any
other way as a quarterback. Man. You gotta you gotta
love this stuff if you know, and if you don't,
you know, the game will you know, cheer you up
and spit you right out. So man, it's but I
love it. It's It's everything that I've ever lived for.
I've loved playing football ever since I put the pads
on when I was nine years old. And you know,
(12:45):
it's it's just so it's fun, man, to just go
out there. And you know, sometimes I feel like people
lose that, you know when when they're kind of you know,
growing up, you have so much fun playing and then
all of a sudden football gets a lot more serious,
you know, in college, and it's see the NFL and
you kind of lose the kid aspect of it and
having fun part of it. And I feel like, you know,
(13:07):
I've never really lost that, and I'm very thankful and
grateful that I haven't. And uh yeah, man, I just
I love ball and I'm excited to to you know,
to be honest, I'm you know, tired of talking about it.
I want to get out there and start playing bull
again and you know, get to know my teammates a
little bit more.
Speaker 1 (13:23):
You took my last question away. I was going to
ask if you ever lost that that fun part of
the game. You know, you went through a lot playing
for a couple of different organizations, and I was good.
It doesn't sound like that ever sucked the life out
of you, like you still have that desire to play.
Speaker 3 (13:37):
No. No, I will say though, like losing sucks. You know,
there's nothing worse than losing. But at the same time,
like whenever I get get out there on the on
the field and you know I can lace them up
and you know, play ball, it's there's nothing like it.
And you know, I always try to keep that perspective
of you know, anytime I get a chance to go
(13:57):
out there and play it's a great day. And you know, obviously,
you know, winning and losing is a part of the game.
But you know, I've just learned to, you know, kind
of take it more as a lesson than a loss.
I think that's kind of a good way to look
at things. And you know, I'm just very, very excited,
(14:19):
like I said, man, to just get this thing rolling.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
I love it. I appreciate you jumping on. I know
you got to go.
Speaker 1 (14:25):
I was told Luke Falk, your your former backup in
the Jets, tells us that we're having him on next
week since Raccougar's uh he he speaks very highly of you,
highly of you, except he says, he says you owe
him for a ping pong loss.
Speaker 2 (14:37):
Is that right?
Speaker 3 (14:40):
Yeah, he's got my venmo. He'll be all right. He
can he can send me a venmo. He doesn't need
to make that. He doesn't need to make that national news.
But uh, I'm glad Luke told you about that. And uh,
by the way, you're probably I mean, you know, you're
probably uh psyched about the River Craycraft news. I mean,
he was, he's a wash in the state legend.
Speaker 1 (15:00):
Man, buddy, I'm I'm Sam I can't tell you how
psyched I'm about that. That's that's that's off Bran Cooper Cup.
I love it, man, and he can block. I'm excited
for River Man. He's listen more Koog's the better. So yeah,
I'm glad you're psyched about it too.
Speaker 3 (15:17):
Yeah, he No, we actually grew up pretty close to
each other and he went to Santa Margarita High School.
I went to San Clementy. So in the off season
I throw with River a ton, so he's actually a
good buddy. But yeah, man, he's I'm excited for that obviously. MBS.
There's there's a ton of guys that, you know, have
a lot of opportunity to you know, to make some
(15:38):
hay this year, and I'm excited to you know, just
kind of you know, just just play efficiently. I think
that's the biggest thing, is playing consistent and playing efficient
And if I can do that this year will be
all right.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
I gotta let you go because I know you've got
another thing to do, So go do that. And we
appreciate can't wait to meet in person. Hey, thanks for
your time today, Sam, I really appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (16:01):
I didn't appreciate the
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