Atlanta Falcons rookie guard Chris Lindstrom joined Dukes & Bell Wednesday to talk about his first training camp, how he’s adapting to the city, and his relationship with Kaleb McGary.
"I'm only playing right guard right now, but I'm trying to learn everything," said the rookie first-rounder. "The more you can do, the better it is. And [I'm] trying to be more helpful for the team and the better we are together, the more I can do."
Mike asked Lindstrom to explain what the Atlanta offense is trying to do in the zone blocking scheme.
“We’re just trying to run off the ball and really come off hard and really hit our runs and accelerate and finish," said Lindstrom. "So that’s what we’re trying to do in the zone. We're just trying to get better together in every single run and master whatever the details of that play [are] to master. And that's a great opportunity of camp and walkthroughs and constantly in meetings is that you're able to hone in on all your abilities and really target it and focus it toward whatever the play is."
Carl Dukes asked how the bonding has been going with Lindstrom and the Falcons' other first-rounder Kaleb McGary.
“Kaleb and I have a great relationship,” Lindstrom said “The more time we get to spend with each other it just keeps developing and growing. Same with all the other rookies. We're spending so much time with those guys and we're really loving each other. The five of us we go and sit, we'll have dinner and lunch and constantly work. We'll go sit in the sauna with each other at night. It's a really cool thing. I just love being part of a team with all these guys."
