Raiders DC Rob Leonard Maxx Crosby Leads Team with Intentional Leadership

Robbie, I know you didn't get to see him in the spring much, but Jermod McCoy, you gotta love that athleticism. Of course, like I said, he sticks it, I think he's a pretty glaring individual. It's fun to see him progress, exciting prospect. I think Massa's been working with the ones a little bit too. What have you seen from him so far? Yeah, I mean, it truly is competitive from the ones, the twos, the threes. We're really trying to make it a fair competition, but he's controlling everything he can. He has that good balance right now of being humble as a rookie, of being confident enough, and what we're asking him to do, go out next year, not scared to make a play. I don't ask Massa about it, but he says coming back, this is his first time running, running until December. Yeah, he's so steady. I'm like, Max is Max, you know what I mean? He loves football, and I just think in terms of what the coach is talking about, the team first approach, and him embracing that, and really connecting with everybody. All the things behind the scenes, like talking to a player one-on-one, he's been very intentional about, and being a leader. You mentioned in OTA, the mandatory minicamp, if you're gonna make a mistake, make it fast. Have you seen those guys reciprocate that and understand that? I have for the most part. It's like, you want them to coach, you want them to feel comfortable, this is the time to make mistakes. And in the offseason was a lot of what I would call lecture, these are our techniques, that's exactly what we're asking for. But now in a player-led defense, we're doing out there, make a decision. We'll talk about as you learn these things, so we can see the decision you made, why we're trying to do that. I think the why is a big thing that we're emphasizing right now.