DURHAM – 'The All 22' podcast, an Inside Look at Duke Football, is back for the spring season and the fourth episode is now available via iTunes and Google Play.
The podcast, hosted by football radio crew members David Shumate, Dave Harding and John Roth, features guests including current and former players and members of the Blue Devil coaching staff as well as local and national football reporters to discuss all things Duke football.
With the Blue Devils back on the practice field, Mike Elko's group looks to build on a nine-win season during his first year in Durham. In this episode the crew chats with three key returners on the defensive side of the football in defensive tackle DeWayne Carter, linebacker Cam Dillon, and nickel Brandon Johnson.
Below is a preview of the episode.
DS: I know last year a big part of the conversation this time of year and even going into camp was about David Feeley's version 1.0 or whatever you want to call it, and the workouts he put you guys through. How's version 2.0? Is it the same or has he cranked it up even another notch?
DC: Yeah, so one thing about Coach Feeley, he's never going to change. What you see with him is what you get day in and day out. Calling last year version 1.0 is a good way to put it, but now we're into version 2.0. He's definitely upped the ante a little bit, but you know, it just goes to show like the motto that they have is consistent and they hold true to their word. They tell us to never be satisfied, never be fine being where you are. His biggest thing is knowing that you should never be satisfied being mediocre and average. You don't wake up to be average. You wake up to do the best you can and to take yourself to new heights and see where you can push yourself to go. He's held true to his word and version 2.0 is definitely a different beast.
DS: Spring practices have given you a few weeks to work with Coach [Tyler] Santucci. Obviously, you worked with him before then in meetings and stuff like that, but out on the practice field - how would you describe what he's like? It seems like he's a very technical teacher of the game.
CD: He is - I've never met someone who knows as much about football as he does. With him, you know, there are two parts of the relationship. He comes out on the field and, and he's going to coach you and he's going to make sure you're doing everything right. He's going to get you as refined as possible, down to dotting all the I's and crossing all the T's. But you know, it's more than that. He has just such a great relationship off the field with all the players too, which allows us to give him so much more respect when we're in this setting and, and just carry that over to when we're off the field. He's just an amazing guy and I'm very happy that he's here and that I get to play for him.
DS: Alright, before we talk about spring, before we talk about football and everything that goes into that, you're missing a digit on your number this spring. Take me through the number change.
BJ: Yeah, so last year I was number 30 and this year I switched to number three. The number three has just been a solid number for me, a real significant number in my life. It was my first ever football number and most people know this, some people don't, but I have a twin brother and we were born three minutes apart - so that number is really important to me.