Darren Waller

Yeah.

I mean, I guess in a way it's like, um, trying to like this inner guide in me, um, starting to trust that more and more.

And it's like, okay, I don't necessarily,

I don't necessarily know how I feel that it's pushed me in this direction, but it is, and I'm just going to follow it and see what happens.

And yeah, it's been met with difficulties, but it's like that game and multiple spots throughout the season, it felt like...

You know, this is the this is the joy of football that I remember in being connected to teammates and coaches and everything.

And it's like, yeah, of course, like not doing the training and stuff was like what brought about the difficulties that I faced in the season.

A hundred percent.

But it's like to go back out there and feel like what I went into the season for to restore that.

I thought there were big steps taken in, um, that direction.

And also like, like you said, like measuring success and seeing my value, like a lot of that came from prior years of like statistics and metrics and, um, fantasy points and shit like that.

But this year it's like, you know, um, the, the, the stats and the numbers and the targets and all that stuff, like, wasn't what it used to be, but it's like seeing like, okay, ah, more of my value is like, um, just the presence that I bring in each and every day.

And like,

being around people and, like, having an impact on, like, younger guys on the team and just, like, through the ways that I work, through the ways that I relate to my teammates and the efficiency with which I take advantage of the opportunities that come my way.

Like, that's all I ever did before was, like, it was just a higher quantity, higher frequency of opportunities.

This year wasn't the same, but it's like I've always –

pride of myself on the efficiency.

That's like Georgia tech, triple option football.

I'm not getting 10 targets a game, but if I get three, it feels like I'm hitting the lottery.

So it's like bringing that mindset of efficiency to that and presence to that and not being so caught up in like when my opportunities are coming, but it's just like, I'm part of a team and part of a group.