Burns discussed supporting his teammates with reps on the sidelines and learning the game while getting healthy.
I mean Uh It's just new well there's a lot of new Things going on and um like I said Before I never really chose 53 53 kind Of chose me like I put all the available My rookie I put all the available Numbers in the Hat and I kept picking it So I was like all right that's I guess That I wouldn't touch a 90. so I was Like all right 53 it is so that's kind Of how that happened and then when my Position technically got switched to Um olb it was kind of like all right why Not it's like a new beginning got Culture right got Bryce I mean got Bryson whatnot so it's like yeah people Consider any other numbers No coming in coming in the league I won It 99 but at the time KK got it so if it Wasn't 99 I didn't really care for Nothing else but the thought of being The first Panther with zero was kind of Like why not that was kind of dope so I Was like why not try to fight you for it Nah JC JC he played with the idea but he Stayed with eight it went I ain't Pulling over the high card number Nothing like that Like 20 minutes after Tracking or pass rushing and stuff with Detour what how much has he kind of take Into this this new position and how has The process been with you guys moving in
Outside linebacker he's doing really Well with it Um he The the main jumps I've seen in him is Is his uh his ability to process uh Because you know at that position Dealing with Um coverage drops and all these Different terms and and checks that we Have to deal with it's uh it can be Difficult so Being able to compartmentalize your your Brain to the point where you know you're Rushing on this play and you gotta act Like a DB on the next play that's that's Kind of difficult to deal with Especially coming from a guy that's used To 4-3 but he's really uh taking big Strides at it and it's impressive Probably won a lot of them Get into that a nice way to get it today Well with that we have a conversation Um it's about as most I can say about it I don't have a preference really I'm Just kind of blessed to be in that that Even in that talk and that opportunity To have that so Um all right now I'm just enjoying the Process enjoying everything that comes With it Okay I don't have a timeline so um I don't Know I know I want to be a panther That's all I can tell you I want to be a
Panther and uh like I said I can't I can't um Preach this anymore like I'm truly Blessed to be in this position you know What I mean like it's just like a dream Come true just to be just to have these Kind of talks you know what I'm saying So I look at it I know you wanted to get to That 10 sack platoon last year we got it Any goals this year uh get to ten by Week 10. So I feel like if I can do that and then Now I'm playing with like a lot of Freedom let's share your goals this is Your first time there's a lot of new Stuff going on yeah I usually don't but Uh damn I'm sorry I keep doing that how About week 17. huh About week 17 that's God willing but Right now all I got in my books is is is 10 by 10 or 10 by 11. give me a little Leeway but um That's that's all I'm thinking about Right now that's a big goal for me Exchange To me not it's not really much of a Change because I'm kind of used to Dropping in snow system I dropped a lot Um my rookie I dropped a lot so it's not Really too much different for me Um just being the outside linebacker you See a lot more in
I feel like I'm able to use my IQ more Than with my hand in the dirt because I Can see formations I could see backfield Sets and what I'm getting So I feel like it's an advantage in a Sense with with the ankle procedure To come as a surprise to you just Because it was it was kind of a little Bit Of the season Not really a surprise because Um I heard I hurt my ankle the week of the Last game and um that's when Brook sat Me out and after that usually my ankle Bounced back in like a week and it Wasn't it was just like a little nagging But I wasn't doing anything so I didn't Know you know I'm saying I wasn't Running like so I didn't know how how Bad it was and then the Pro Bowl games It was nagging me and then after that I Was like yeah it's something wrong Because it's not not bouncing back like It usually do I thought I was like no I Was like damn I'm only 25. but anyway Um yeah but that was nothing though it's All of them back now so it's good you Brought up a lot of new things DJ Johnson arrives here [Music] He takes coaching will Um and he's a he's a smart player as far
As like understanding the concepts and And the Playbook Um Other than just a couple of things he Has to he has to he has to unhinge Himself from probably what he learned at Oregon other than that he's doing good He's doing well Ryan Throw as much as you do what have you Picked up from Dom tapers since he's Been here We talked a lot about scheme um We talked about a lot about scheme how Things fit in like uh like more of a Mentality that we have in this position So this position that that we're playing Like is very aggressive and um we talked More scheme than than technique really I Mean plus I haven't been out there so I Haven't really been able to you know so Yeah a bit more scheme What is he liked about this defensive Staff Um I would say Personally they're very open So um at times I can be very opinionated About certain things that we do and They're very open and they they explain Mark they answer my questions very well So uh I could be a bit of when it comes To like asking questions in the meeting Room like why are we doing this like you Know what I'm saying and they answered
Well to help me understand and uh I Think we got a lot of smart guys a lot Of guys with a lot of experience on that On that staff and things will be good For us how is that how is that kind of Opposite opposition been met Kind of push back what do you mean like You said now they're more open to Answering your questions Oh no not more open they just they're Just open and they explain it well Um now the staff before they were open To what I had to say but Um It's not really it's not really much of A difference but they just explained a Little better to me I think right I think would be you know opinionated is That something that has just grown each Year that you've been in the league as You become more and more seasons yeah Yeah it has um you know when you first Get here as a rookie you show up and Shut up and you play as you you go along And you get stripes and you you know What I'm saying you you go through games And you get experience Um your IQ sharpens and um things that May not make sense to you but it makes Sense to the coach he's able to explain And I may understand from a different Perspective so that just comes with Experience and IQ It's only 25. still being um
Can you not really [Laughter] It's just a natural progression of Becoming a leader is you know you come In quietly kind of do your thing and the More The Pro Bowl younger guys started Looking up to you we saw it today when You're behind the play and yell on the Screen getting guys excited is that just Natural for Christmas older Uh yeah I would say so I mean I was kind Of put in that position early Um when rule came in we were like this The youngest of the second youngest team So in my second year I was kind of Already in that position so I mean as The years just went along I just got Better with it and you know more more of The younger guys started coming in and You know I'm saying no who I am and Looking up to me so it's kind of been Just a natural flow Threes out that's classified Was that a hard pill to swallow [Laughter] Conversation He was usually quick to remind with us That the guys that are playing their Position they're right here leading the League of the sack so are you looking at Those numbers that you studied some of The numbers are pretty gaudy out there With some of these guys have done and
No I haven't studied any of that um I Have watched a lot of film on it though Like a The guys that's been in this position And uh yeah they were dominant Aggressive dominant they got after the Quarterback and um my main focus right Now has been getting healthy getting Back out there with my guys and really Getting my guys ready getting you to her Keys barno getting all those guys get Getting those guys ready to play so um Because it's all new to us so the more I Can help them out because I know they're Taking the actual reps I'm just taking Mental reps so the more I can help them Out the better I don't like them I don't like him It's hard not to like that kid Um I don't know he he put He put quite a Stamp on on uh on the locker room uh he Walks around with this kind of Kind of humble Excuse my language like humble but I Know I'm like type of type of Swag you Know what I'm saying like he know he got It but he humble with it and he's always Like No he's always happy I don't know it's I Mean ain't nothing to be mad about but Uh yeah it's hard not like that kid he's A good kid good guy you got a number
That you want contract wise Spiderman [Music] Spiderman oh yeah I seen it uh it was it Was cold Um a lot of people a lot of people was Mad because of the the ending I'm not Going to give any spoilers but a lot of People's mad because of the ending but It's gonna be a part two so if you if You watched it and you were mad no it's A part two coming so you'll you'll be All right Yeah he'll be all right let him know It's a part to come here Huh what about Bryce is impressed Because you've been a spectator what has Impressed you the most about what he's Doing Oh he's smart Um Being able to you know because this is This is pretty this is a pretty Complicated system that they're running They run a lot of different things it's Uh and it's complicated from the outside Looking in so I know it's really Complicated on his on his perspective But um he's smart he's he's catching on Quick he's making great throws and he's Not making a lot of mistakes Um But overall he just fits like the Culture that we're trying to have in in
Carolina like coming in my my rookie Year I was looking up the guys like Luke Shack Christian uh Uh Mario Addison people like that Whatever KK and that's kind of the mold That we got like there's no egos it's Like it's all about getting better it's All about working and uh he fits that Mode to a T
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