But the simple act of learning another offense has caused him to expand the way he thinks about the game, which he believes puts him in a better position to compete. Then it’s about doing it on the field, or as he put it: “Controlling what you can control because there’s a lot of uncontrollables.”

For Walker, it’s an extension of his XFL attitude of taking one step at a time and focusing on each snap he gets. His work has been far from ideal (including taking the field for a fourth-and-9 against the Buccaneers), but he said even mid-week chances to run the scout team in practice when Bridgewater is well take on added importance.

“We get a good amount of work,” Walker said. “When we do our scout team reps, we try to emulate our offense, try to do the things our offense