Sept 8th - Elks Defensive Lineman Noah Taylor

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1:04He had basically the game deciding SACS yesterday. Lading that game also had a huge fumble. Recovery is up to 6 SACS on the season. No, what Taylor joins us. No, welcome to the show, man. How you doing? Good, man. How are you doing? Thanks for having me. Hey, it's great for you to come on, man. I appreciate it. Just tell me about this belief system of this green and gold team because obviously you guys believe that you're never out of a game. Yeah, man. I mean, that's just like what our coach preaches. Like we have, you know, just a great mindset going in every game. Like I said, it's the way they were coached. And honestly, just like beliefs in each other, like I looked at my left mouth and I looked at my right and I just, I just know that guys are going to fight for all four quarters. So I feel like we're in any football game, you know? 100%. Obviously it wasn't the, well defensively you guys put them on two and I think the first three series. So from a defensive standpoint, you're, you're probably liked it. You just for you personally know it's obviously being a real big,

2:06impactful season. You know what? You basically, you know, earned yourself the starting job after not being the starter to start the year. What do you feel like? What's allowed you to really kind of take that next step forward in your production as a deal? Yeah, I mean, I've always known my ability and it's really just been leaning on God and him guiding me through the process, you know, through every high and through every low, just leaning on my faith and you know diving deeper into the into the scripture and into into Jesus Christ. So that's really been my biggest thing. Okay. I'm looking defensively as a group for for your team. What do you feel has allowed your defense to be as consistent as you have been all season as a group? I think just like knowing your personnel like, as far as our coach, like he's calling plays based on like who we are as players and you know, we're playing behind them and playing behind those calls and trusting him with those calls and knowing that he's a really good coach

3:08and just playing together honestly. Like, like I said, I look to my left and I look to my right and I see, I see guys all around. I trust, you know, uh, uh, uh, brain can get in the push the pocket. I trust scoop to, you know, help me out in the rush and I trust our DBs to give me enough time to cover. So who is, who's kind of like your emotional leader? Who's the most vocal on the defensive side of the ball? For me, I feel like it's different for every guy because, you know, guys that you Joe with differently, like especially like all the field. For me personally, it's Joe DeBlenco because our favorite thing is when, you know, there might be a turnover. Somebody fun bowls on the off and side of the ball, whatever the case is. And me and Joe look at each other and we smile and we're like, I mean, what else could you ask for? Like they just start to ball over. Like, you know, I mean, we hold them so feel go right here and you know, that now we're looked at as wow, the defense did really good right there. You know, and now we're getting the praise for that. So it's like, we, you know, I mean, we find joy in it when, um, when things aren't quote unquote going our way.

4:10And we look at each other, we smile and we give each other a head button. We're like, let's go. Let's do this. No, Taylor joins. Now I know you line up on the other side of the D line. But what, what, what have you learned from Malik Karney this year? How has he helped you? Yeah, he's, he's helped me tremendously. I'm so happy that he's in our group. Uh, really just like being a lot more physical because obviously he's a, you know, a bigger guy and he's known to be more aggressive. So and I'm like, you know, the smaller guy known to be a lot more speed and go around blocks, but you know, he's been telling me to just, you know, play my hands better and be more aggressive. And also that's just going to get you paid more, you know, like being able to play to being able to pass rush, which is a great thing. But then also being able to stop the run, you know, that makes you a two, three down guy, um, as far as like, you know, playing up here and getting paid a lot of money. And then even going back down south, wherever the case is, you know, it's just putting good film on obviously and hopes are of defense and hopes are of team one more games. Okay. Yeah. No, that's, uh, makes it like he, he's a pretty dominant player.

5:10And I like like the great part is you mentioned like he's a little bit bigger guy. Like you're able to attack different ways. Size is just one element, but you obviously, you know, you're not going to play the game the way he plays. Just because you're different size than he is. And you know, you've got that speed. No, but, you know, there's lots of guys who are fast who are never able to turn that into becoming, you know, kind of a dominant rush in. From a technical standpoint, have you made a few adjustments you feel it's really started to help you, um, benefit from that yard off the ball? Yeah, honestly, it's really just, it's really just knowing like who you're going against and just taking what the tackle gives you. Like if you know you're a speed guy, it don't matter if you're two 10 to 32 40. If you got a tackle kicking because you scared of your speed, then you can easily burn power. You know, anybody can do that. So just a mix of the speed and the power to, you know, get to the quarterback. No, Taylor joins us green and gold kind of walk us through this week. No, it's very unique day off today. Then you guys have a late run through practice. I think it's like four o'clock tomorrow.

6:14Yeah, then you have like a real practice on on Thursday and then another walk through. Um, obviously, I don't think there's going to be tons of change, but you've been through this before. How is this week different than other weeks? And what do you do to prepare to ensure that you guys can get the sweep on Saturday? Yeah, not at this point of season, like, you know, the main thing I feel like the same carrier bodies, which kill him is just, you know, great at. I'm helping us like through practice and stuff like that and just find him a good balance between like you do need to practice and you need to practice hard, but like it also on board to take care of your body. And just finding that good balance and what helps with that good balance is as a team, we take care of the mental load the right way, which is being locked in and meetings and being locked in almost walk through. You know, and taking them, you know, just a serious as a practice, just because the physical load isn't there, your mental load also needs to be there. Guessing is for game shows, not your business. Workday is the enterprise AI platform for HR, finance and IT, with AI grounded in your context to get work done and done right. It's a new workday.

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8:35Like we've dealt with it before. So is there nothing new to us? I do have to ask you, Noah, can you tell me what's the significance of you guys flapping your arms and birds on defense? What's that symbolize? To be honest, I have no idea. I just know that they do it. And everybody celebration. I try to mimic, you know, when they make a play because I want to be supportive of the guys. So that's all it is. So you're just out there like, I don't even know why I'm out here flat my arms because it's the secondary guys who started it, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. So that's fair because like, no, like the D line in the past for the Elk's like they used to have it at times would be a summer salt when there was a sack. So guys need a more concerted sack dance as a group. You know what? Maybe you're right. Maybe we do need to come over to do something for me personally. I think I had it was against Winnipeg or hit the summer salt because you know those guys. Willie Jefferson and Jake, you know, they hit it too. So it's more, you know, I mean, I kind of wanted to hit that to Winnipeg, you know, whole game Friday night lights. Like I wanted to hit that too.

9:40You know, you get to them games or night games in Edmonton. Like I love that. And it obviously guys, you know, you want to hit your celebration of your own dance, but obviously, you know, there's this Edmonton is double. It goes, it goes back a long way and there's a lot of traditions. So you want to rep that as much as you can. Oh, it makes sense, man. Like that one was that one started kind of like in the early 2000s and fans always kind of like it, especially when you get like multiple. Sometimes it was like six or eight guys doing the summer. So that was pretty funny. Yeah, not always one. So how about from a matchup perspective, you know, you're going up against the tackles, you know, the majority of your snaps. So having seen one. And when you play a short week, right, like sometimes you'll play a short week, but you're playing another team. So you kind of have to prepare now you're playing the exact same team. Is it advantage? Defensor offense. Do you think for you specifically at your position? Because you know you're going up against that tackle, right? Like does it? Is there an advantage of all of going up against the same guy two weeks in a row? Yeah, honestly, my favorite thing that my coaches to say when I was in college, you'd be like, it don't matter what we lined up and they still got to stop it.

10:45Like they're nowhere in man. I mean, they still got to, you know, do what they got to do. So it doesn't really matter what they know that we're doing. You know, I mean, if you're bringing it, you know, a lot better than it doesn't really matter what is going on on the other side of the ball. So I mean, we're just locked in on what we got to do. And obviously, you know, you got to have your switch up. You got to have your change ups because they're also professional athletes as well. But, you know, we're just focused on what we got to do and then doing it better. Yeah, okay, that's fair. Um, the arsenal, you mentioned being more physical. I want to go back to that a little bit. So using your hands, being more aggressive and fit or talking like swatting at their hands. How do you beat more physical with your hands? Honestly, it starts with like your get off. It starts with, you know, attacking the actual offender. Okay. And yeah, getting strike, you know, getting your helmet in there. They always say, you know, the crown of the helmet right beneath the chin strap. Getting good extension, but yeah, it all starts with just get off, which is definitely hard just because of that yard. You know, so they're going to have, you know, they have an advantage and obviously they're already, you know, a lot bigger than me.

11:48So I got to be very tuned into where I'm where I'm put in my head, where I'm doing my hands and what I'm doing my seed. Make sure I'm not fall stepping things like that. Okay. Um, do you, do you follow and watch closely? The other guys like Hicks is having himself a hell of a year in Calgary on the D line. There's no question. Oh, yeah. Do you do? Do you watch those guys feel like when you're on the sidelines in the game? Are you watching or is that your, you're just like, no, no, I'm just resting here. I'll watch films to see what he's doing. Oh, no, I definitely watch. I was, I was say every time I'm playing another team. The guys that I go to is definitely if they played Calgary already, I'm definitely, I'm definitely watching Calgary. Okay. All right. That makes sense. Well, Noah, congratulations on a great start to the season. The green and gold is back. It's been a long time coming, but we've seen it. The crowds are getting bigger. Should be another big one on Saturday and opportunity to, to sweep the stamp. Peters and, and clinch at least a guaranteed playup. So, uh, baby steps and, uh, continue to success this season. Thank you so much. Thanks for having me.

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