Tyler Conklin says Aaron Rodgers missing mini-camp was 'never an issue' | SNY

Yeah, I mean, I think I think everybody's excited to get back and play football again. You know, he left on a good note with a really good offseason OTAs and you know just being around today. Everybody's just excited to be around each other again, I think some of the more special things about this team is that we enjoy being around each other for enjoyed being the locker room. We enjoy hanging out. So I think the Vibes are hot last year you guys can all these expectations right think I crashed out a week one. It feels like it feels similar this year. Yeah. I mean I think part of it is just what I've come to realize is just part of the New York media a little bit right like expectations are high. They always will be high no matter what the season was before what's going on. I think that's also like the beauty of playing here is the expectations no matter what are so high. I think every time you show up the camp seems like a little bit of like deja vu du over right especially as you start accumulating years in this league, but I mean, I hope it's not to do over from the sense of everything else that happened but it's exciting. The league also has like this vegetation mean they gave just a lot of props. Yeah. So just kind of how you just kind of managing it with that throughout the course of the season. I think started last year. I don't know if the me like they had to deal with hard knocks and all. Same game and an extra ten days in Camp and you know all the expectations and Aaron's first year here and all those things I think as a team, you know going through the whole know we had you know, however many Prime Time games last year because the NFL so it's not our first rodeo now handling all those different things those expectations the media the games. So I think you know, it's even more comforting right awesome to have those Prime Time games and for people to want to watch you play and for people to have those expectations, That mean expectations are I mean, we have high expectations for ourselves where we know we can attain as a as a team, but we're just excited to kind of be where our feet are and attack each day and enjoy this Camp last year look back at and just like how much I mean could it get crazier right between like we just now just with the hall effect as my first Hall of Fame game. That was my first liked I have to come back to Camp early, you know, the Whole week one situation still doesn't seem really real at times. Right especially now that he's back and looking as good as he's looking, you know part of that doesn't seem that real but I think any time you go through situations good or bad It prepares you for whatever, you know, whatever comes next whether that's good or bad. So I think as a team, we're in a really good spot. Not just like with capability of players but also mentality and mental. We just have a really good mix of all levels. Right young guys that are super talented guys in my you know situation for five six seven years in and then now a handful of guys that really been through a lot with tiring and Aaron who are you know, 10 to 15 years in 420. We do you feel like there's a greater sense of urge mean. I know you want to win all the time when you have Aaron who's 40 Tire on Morgan guys like that that you know, they've been through a lot and you don't know how much more time they're going to To have do you guys feel more of a sense of urgency that this group has to get it done? I don't really like I don't know. I think that's kind of the one of the things that sets the NFL apart from every other league is like the sense of urgency that happens all 18 weeks all 17 games every single season. So I don't think the sense of urgency necessarily changes. I think as a player like the urgency to be able to like try to take as much knowledge and learn as much from those guys not knowing how long you're going to be with them. I think that urgency You know kind of stuff like I think about that I'll I don't know how long I can get with Aaron or no planning next to a left tackle like that where I can learn so much from who can also just helped bring my game to another level. So I think that urgency my step up a little bit but the urgency to win or you know to match the expectations or to attain what we think we can attain I don't think that really changes too much. How was it different being in the second time around with Aaron maybe not having to go through the getting-to-know-you process that you guys went through last year. Is it more? It's now that you guys are more familiar with each other. Yeah, I think it definitely helps and we all know how much he does before the snap and just like the little intricacies that he has with the way he runs the offense and just kind of understanding and trying to see what he sees. So I think that definitely makes a huge difference right everybody in the system. We all are more comfortable in the offense and you know how it's called and what we're going to do and then now you can really kind of put a lot of focus on to like how do I you know just get comfortable with you know, all the checks and changes the he can do No, trying to just see things where he sees they just get a feel for each other and just obviously got a whole cancer those more chemistry. Yeah, I think about that one. Like there was like an Instagram clip when he was just there doing individual over there and I watch like five times just the way he is kick step and stuff was and the way he punches I was here, but he talks about, you know him probably having one of those punches in the NFL if not ever. So yeah, I'm a definitely is and he's just such like a he leads by example, right? He's a kind of soft spoken and just does things the right way. I'm a just a lot you can learn from a guy that I just comes in puts his head down and works and it doesn't expect anything after being, you know in 50 playing for 15 years and having a Hall of Fame career. The thing is like I think we all know we can attain right? I think everybody knows is it in as in a locker room together? Like we know what we want to get done. We know what is possible. But the big thing is, you know day by day trying to just get better every single day be where our feet are enjoy the moment. Enjoy the process. I think we can enjoy the process and you know really focus on how we get better as a team every day how we get better as individual every day. Then I think you know those things that we know that we can attain will. Skipped out on the podcast this week obviously seems like Ian Roberts Allah's work it out. But just in terms of the locker room is that an issue with the mini camp at all? No, I was no that was never an issue. I mean he was here for I think just about every single OT a practice and I just think it's like you mentioned it to on the podcast right? Like we put as many Camp label on those last two three practices and in reality. It's the same exact thing is is OTAs it always has been since I've been really going he talked about how back in the day it was, you know, a little different but you know many cans basically just two or three more OT a practices and I mean, I don't think anybody really bad I about it when it comes to a locker room or whatnot, but I guess it was fun media for a little bit. I haven't talked to I barely saw him today, but I'm asking talk about making the regular season 18 games. What's your thought especially knowing you're going into training camp and what's ahead the thought of an 18-game schedule? I'm hating game seems kind of lofty right now, you know 17 just got added and it definitely you know, one week definitely adds, you know, you get to that last game at home could be done could be going to playoffs already could be praying for the playoffs right already. I'm they just would depend on like however, you know, you hear about how often has it might change with OTAs and you know, just kind of coming back at the beginning of July or end of June and just going all the way through the year. I guess it just so many variables and how they kind of structured that they're determined and then you know knocking really know if you like it until you do it and then once you do it, there's no going back. So I guess you know, whatever happens control the controllables will do it. In general preseason games, you know, I think there's just a lot of different. You know, I think like Bill to get a certain amount of reps in and preseason games is helpful, you know, it's getting out there and what you know is going to be as close to live action as you can get. I mean, I think it's huge for obviously for young guys and people that are you know, whether you're drafted later on the bubble or a free agent or just been hopping around for years. I mean, those are valuable valuable plays and moments for you to be able to you know, when a job somewhere else when your job here whatever that is. So I think I'm not happy. They cut it down to three games. I think three games is plenty, but I do think it's necessary.