Aden Durde Discusses Preparing For Upcoming Matchup vs. Raiders

Aden Durde (0:01)

How are we all doing?

SPEAKER_2 (0:01)

Good.

Aden Durde (0:02)

Good.

SPEAKER_3 (0:03)

Did you ever expect to see Clint Kubiak running off the field and jumping up to high five fans in the tunnel?

Aden Durde (0:10)

Yeah, I would say he does show a little emotion sometimes, just not always outwardly all the time. But yeah, it was a cool thing to see. I was happy for him.

SPEAKER_3 (0:21)

I guess what can you take away from your experiences in practice, training camps, things like that, that could potentially help you, just knowing who he is, what he likes to call his system, stuff like that this week?

Aden Durde (0:33)

Yeah, I think we all evolve. You know, like, I think we just have to let the tape speak to us, let our process speak to us, and then we'll move forwards from there. But from him, I think, you know, you're going to have good operation pre-snap, you're going to have people executing all over the field post-snap, and they're going to play really hard.

SPEAKER_4 (0:51)

When you're getting ready for a quarterback who has almost no regular season tape, what's the challenge there as the staff to get ready for that when they make it?

Aden Durde (0:59)

Yeah, there is a lot of unknowns. And I think you have to, again, look at the tape, understand how they operate and how they go, and then be ready to adjust from there. But like, we're facing a, it looks like a really good player. Obviously, there's not much film from there, but the film there is, he's accurate. You can get the ball out of his hand, he's got arm strength, it's going to be exciting.

SPEAKER_5 (1:23)

You had to rotate a couple of guys in the last few weeks with injuries. What have you seen from guys like Connor O'Toole or Rylie Mills getting a few more of those?

Aden Durde (1:33)

Yeah, I think you see the same thing, like two different players. I think like Rylie has quite a bit more experience playing on defense than Connor. I think Rylie's making strides all the time. I think some of the biggest strides are in the run game. I think Rylie's a really good pass rusher. And in the run game, you're starting to understand how some of the techniques we play, aren't the same as the techniques he played in college. And then I think Connor's made huge, I think Connor is pushing to play in the rotation. He's pushing to get snaps because when he's out, I felt him on Sunday. I think he had like 12 snaps in the game and he was getting on edges of players and he was doing a job.

SPEAKER_4 (2:12)

And he did that with no practice, I believe. Like for a young guy, I haven't played much to do that. Like what's that show you?

Aden Durde (2:18)

He's just, I feel like Connor, you like, I feel like when players get to a place where they have a process, they understand their role, they understand what they have to do. I think they can play fast.

And Connor has that already. He has a process throughout the week. He prepares, he knows his job. He doesn't have to work outside of the box. He just knows exactly what he has to do. And he has a plan when it comes to the kind of like how he's rushing, understands how he fits into the pitcher. And then he operates and he does a good job.

SPEAKER_6 (2:48)

How fast is Byron Murphy processing the game and how fast is he playing right now?

Aden Durde (2:54)

Yeah, Byron's doing a great job. I still think there's a whole nother place he can go to. I think in the run game, I think he does his job at an extremely high level. I think he's got to keep pushing to make more disruptive plays. I think he is an extremely disruptive player. It's like you put a post in the ground and it's very hard to move that post in the run game. I think there's places for him, opportunities. He's got one on Sunday, he had a TFL when he moved. The more ups of those come up for him, I think he can go to another place. And I think his pass rushing, he's doing at a high level.

SPEAKER_2 (3:25)

Offense is in their first scripted plays. Sometimes they're trying to get a specific result and sometimes they're trying to learn something about how a defense can play. How does it work on defense? Are you guys showing looks intentionally to set up future plays or are you just reacting to what you're seeing?