Speaker 1: Alrighty, we uh as an organization really excited about about
Speaker 1: the draft.
Speaker 2: It's been a really cool process. As it is every year.
Speaker 1: You don't want to take the opportunity to thank a
Speaker 1: few people, you know, our scouts were We've got tremendous
Speaker 1: scouts and uh a lot of them are here before
Speaker 1: we got here, and uh I'm blessed to work with
Speaker 1: them each and every day. And uh, you know their professionalism,
Speaker 1: their work ethic. You know, those guys are led by
Speaker 1: Adam Peters and our college Scouting director, Director Tarakaman, have
Speaker 1: just been fabulous this this process and and ever since
Speaker 1: I've worked with them, Justin chabb At, our assistant college
Speaker 1: Scouting director, these guys are really.
Speaker 2: Important to what we do.
Speaker 1: And uh, I want to really commend those guys for
Speaker 1: their leadership and their example for our staff. And uh
Speaker 1: we we are extremely I put our college staff against
Speaker 1: anyone and along the same lines, h R and D Department,
Speaker 1: we lost a couple of key guys a couple of
Speaker 1: years ago with Quasi leaving and Demetrious Washington, and we're
Speaker 1: we're really fortunate that that we haven't skipped to beat.
Speaker 1: Matt Plonsky leads there our R and D department in
Speaker 1: a really cool way. And then of course our coaches,
Speaker 1: Kyle and our coaches, they're very integral to our process.
Speaker 2: And uh, you.
Speaker 1: Know this year, Uh, it's it's kind of cool because
Speaker 1: it's a seamless process, that's a well oiled machine now.
Speaker 1: So when guys like Steve Wilkes come in, they learn
Speaker 1: real quick the way we do things. And it's been
Speaker 1: awesome to have some some new set l eyes and
Speaker 1: and uh, in a couple of different instances with Steve
Speaker 1: and Clint Kubiak, some some different perspectives in.
Speaker 2: The in the meetings as well.
Speaker 1: Uh, you know, Frankie g h Frank Gore sat and
Speaker 1: and a lot of meetings, didn't say much, but you know,
Speaker 1: sat back and took a lot of a lot of
Speaker 1: mental notes and and uh, that's been cool to share
Speaker 1: the process with him. And uh, I think we're ready
Speaker 1: and I'm not gonna have much to do on Thursday,
Speaker 1: you know, but we'll continue to work right up till
Speaker 1: we first pick.
Speaker 2: And you know, I've said this many times, and I'm always.
Speaker 1: An optimist the way I look things, but I think
Speaker 1: this isn't just being optimistic.
Speaker 2: I think it's a reality.
Speaker 1: The if you ask kind of what the themes of
Speaker 1: this draft, I think one of them is the quality
Speaker 1: of depth in this draft, and so I think that
Speaker 1: sets up well for you know, our first pick being
Speaker 1: at ninety nine, then having eleven of them. The quality
Speaker 1: of depth is really a signature of this draft.
Speaker 2: For me.
Speaker 1: There's a lot of good football players and a lot
Speaker 1: that we like, and so that excites me and that
Speaker 1: excites everybody, and we've got to have a productive draft.
Speaker 1: You always have to be infusing youth into your team,
Speaker 1: and quality youth, and you know, we're we're excited about
Speaker 1: the prospects of being able to do that.
Speaker 2: And with that, I'll open it up for questions.
Speaker 3: This is.
Speaker 4: Not necessarily a draft question, but I guess it is
Speaker 4: as far as the timing. What's been your level of
Speaker 4: transparency with Trey, as far as what's transpired, as far
Speaker 4: as teams reaching out to you, what have you told them?
Speaker 4: Where's a stand?
Speaker 1: Yeah, So you know, generally, Matt, you know our policy,
Speaker 1: my policy if we're actively trying to trade a player
Speaker 1: not trying to, or or if we're having discussions, for instance,
Speaker 1: last year with Mike McGlinchey, it became a parent that
Speaker 1: a year away from that, it was going to be
Speaker 1: tough to re sign with Trent Williams in the building
Speaker 1: and the reality of our roster. You know, I brought
Speaker 1: Mike McGlinchey up and said, hey, Mike, I never you know,
Speaker 1: from being a player myself, I never want you to
Speaker 1: hear from anyone else that you're being shopped. So I'm
Speaker 1: telling you we are going to talk to some teams
Speaker 1: if we're if we're fielding inbound calls. You know, I
Speaker 1: think I'd be doing that every single day if I'm
Speaker 1: if I'm telling every single player, I do think with
Speaker 1: the sensitivity of of Trey's position, maybe a little different.
Speaker 1: So Trey and I have talked and we're on the
Speaker 1: same page, and Trey knows exactly where the situation is.
Speaker 1: His mindset is all about competing, and I think that's
Speaker 1: exactly where his mindset should be. We're excited about the
Speaker 1: position he's put himself in, with the work he's done
Speaker 1: this offseason to number one, get healthy, number two improve
Speaker 1: upon some things that he really wanted to improve upon.
Speaker 1: And you know, we don't get to to watch all
Speaker 1: of his workouts. I've got a good, good view, and
Speaker 1: he's definitely excited and I think he has reason to be.
Speaker 1: And you know, so, yes, there has been good communication
Speaker 1: and we're excited about you know, Trey's ability to go
Speaker 1: compete for a job and.
Speaker 3: Characterized the calls that you get about him. Is it
Speaker 3: offers made or is it just kind of feeling you
Speaker 3: guys out?
Speaker 2: You know, I think there's there's a lot of smoke.
Speaker 1: Really, it hasn't been extremely active and it's not like
Speaker 1: we've put it out there that hey, we're taking offers
Speaker 1: for Call one eight hundred, you know, like it's that's
Speaker 1: not been the process. You know, people's job in this
Speaker 1: is to ask questions. Has that been Has that happened
Speaker 1: on a couple occasions, sure, but hasn't been that sub substantive.
Speaker 2: And and you know, like I.
Speaker 1: Said, we're focused as his Trey on his ability to
Speaker 1: compete and play an integral role on this team. Last
Speaker 1: year we needed we needed five, and so we value
Speaker 1: every single one of those guys and we're excited about
Speaker 1: our group.
Speaker 2: We really are.
Speaker 5: It's reached out to you about potentially moving him if
Speaker 5: he doesn't get an opportunity to play No.
Speaker 3: Frank Corps I mean, is that sort of laying the
Speaker 3: groundwork for him joining the front office or the scouting
Speaker 3: staff at some point. And then you also mentioned Turk
Speaker 3: and Justin.
Speaker 2: Have any of one of those guys.
Speaker 3: Sort of filled the role that Ran had been playing
Speaker 3: in previous.
Speaker 1: Tracks, really, I mean they're more focused on the on
Speaker 1: the college side of things. Now, Rand did did play
Speaker 1: a part in our college. Rand's a really solid evaluator
Speaker 1: and had a good feel I think one of Rand's
Speaker 1: most unique talents. He's got a great feel for people.
Speaker 1: And so Rand was tremendous with the thirty visits with
Speaker 1: the combine just getting to know people and having a
Speaker 1: great feel for that. So we collectively those guys are
Speaker 1: skilled at that as well, but different roles, Matt, but
Speaker 1: they're they're both incredibly valuable to to our organization. And
Speaker 1: you know we've kind of, you know, made may do
Speaker 1: without Rand, but you're gonna you're gonna feel it when
Speaker 1: you lose a guy like that and just misshapping around here.
Speaker 1: He's one of the one of the good people that
Speaker 1: I've worked with, So you know, they're Oh and then Frank,
Speaker 1: you know, a couple of years ago we had stay
Speaker 1: in here. Uh, Frank showed an interest in coming in here,
Speaker 1: and uh, you know, like I said, somebody had made
Speaker 1: made me, made that opportunity available to me years ago,
Speaker 1: and I was really grateful for it. And so if
Speaker 1: someone's willing to put the time in and as given
Speaker 1: as much as he has to the organization, then absolutely
Speaker 1: we're going to open our arms. And and you know, Frank,
Speaker 1: I think he learned a lot through the process the.
Speaker 6: Owners of meetings that you would know more about Brock
Speaker 6: after about twelve weeks.
Speaker 1: I know we're not quite there yet, but just having
Speaker 1: him in the building the last week, kind of what
Speaker 1: is his mindset bit and what have you know?
Speaker 3: See so far?
Speaker 1: Well, you know, he just what we expected. He's attacking
Speaker 1: each day. I think he's focused on each day.
Speaker 2: You know.
Speaker 1: Doctor Meister had said that like an inflection point will
Speaker 1: be twelve weeks because that's when he's supposed to start throwing.
Speaker 1: So but right now he's just really focused on Max
Speaker 1: and each day. I think with rehab, having gone through
Speaker 1: it myself, there's a physical component to it. There's also
Speaker 1: a psychological and emotional and mental component, and part of
Speaker 1: that is just waking up and get you know, really
Speaker 1: being where you're at. And I think that that's what
Speaker 1: Brock has done a really good job of. And you know,
Speaker 1: get a lot of people reaching out saying, you know,
Speaker 1: the fives at the Giants game were really encouraging, and
Speaker 1: you know, but I think what's more encouraging is what
Speaker 1: I'm hearing every day from our people from Brock. He's
Speaker 1: making great progress. You know, we're we're you know, as
Speaker 1: I have it, we're six weeks out, just finished that
Speaker 1: six weeks and really doing a good job with it.
Speaker 5: So he is saying that he wasn't really sure, honestly,
Speaker 5: if you'll be able to play this year?
Speaker 2: Is that on the table or is it guys taking
Speaker 2: it one day at a time.
Speaker 1: You know, I think it's more so Brock being Brock
Speaker 1: and understanding that he's got to be exactly where he's at.
Speaker 1: Where he's at, and it doesn't do him or anyone
Speaker 1: else a lot of good to be speculating about what's
Speaker 1: to come. And Brock's just jumping in each and every
Speaker 1: day and really doing well.
Speaker 2: Go ahead, is he on schedule?
Speaker 4: As far as.
Speaker 1: He's doing really well, He's doing really well. And as
Speaker 1: I understand it, he's he's definitely on schedule, hitting all
Speaker 1: the checkpoints and doing very very We're very encouraged by
Speaker 1: his rehab.
Speaker 7: Eric, if you already covered this in your initial answer,
Speaker 7: but is it accurate to say your expectation Islands is
Speaker 7: going to be on the roster threat.
Speaker 2: That, Yeah, absolutely, I expect Trey to be here.
Speaker 1: And you know, we're excited about Trey's ability to compete
Speaker 1: and what he can do for our franchise, just as
Speaker 1: we were when we drafted Trey.
Speaker 2: And and you know, I think the.
Speaker 1: Only thing that's changed this offseason is that Trey's gone
Speaker 1: and got himself healthy. He was injured last year. He's
Speaker 1: done a really good job of doing that. He's done
Speaker 1: some different things in terms of his training this offseason.
Speaker 2: He's very encouraged by that.
Speaker 1: And we'll see when we get an opportunity to get
Speaker 1: out there on the field with him. But we have
Speaker 1: every reason to be encouraged as well.
Speaker 8: You're looking at that position in the drafts, till John
Speaker 8: in terms of bringing in another maybe low round draft
Speaker 8: pick to see what he can do.
Speaker 2: We'll do our due diligence.
Speaker 1: I know a lot's been made about who we've met
Speaker 1: with and you know, the only thing I'd say to you,
Speaker 1: some of those things are true, some of those are
Speaker 1: ours just doing our job.
Speaker 2: We're always going to be thorough.
Speaker 1: We're always going to study sometimes that's for three four
Speaker 1: years down the line. We want to get to know
Speaker 1: each and every position and quarterbacks.
Speaker 2: No different teams are calling on.
Speaker 9: Trey, Obviously, something would have to be substantial, fair to say,
Speaker 9: to change your stance on then. And how does it
Speaker 9: factor in kind of with the uncertainty of.
Speaker 8: Brock that you have to take that into account when.
Speaker 9: Having those discussions.
Speaker 1: Well, I think you definitely have to take that into account.
Speaker 1: And you know, we, uh, we've.
Speaker 2: Approached it that way.
Speaker 1: As good as we feel about Brox rehab, I think
Speaker 1: we have to prepare for every scenario. But more so,
Speaker 1: we're just excited about having three really quality quarterbacks in
Speaker 1: our room and letting those guys go out and compete
Speaker 1: and buy for a job. And uh, you know, we're
Speaker 1: we're excited about that.
Speaker 5: Reached out to you about potentially treating for Brandon Ayuk
Speaker 5: and is that something you would consider?
Speaker 1: You know, there's I'm not going to get into specifics
Speaker 1: on people. We love Brandon Ayuk and Uh, you know,
Speaker 1: excited about Brandon being a part of this team.
Speaker 2: So I'll just leave it at that.
Speaker 7: Regarding are you, I mean with his if you pick
Speaker 7: up as with your option, what that number will be
Speaker 7: next year? And Deebo's number you talked about you can't
Speaker 7: keep the Lynchet Andrew Onney. Is it DeForest Buckner Ark
Speaker 7: Armstead situation?
Speaker 3: Yeah?
Speaker 2: How do you do that?
Speaker 7: Like, I know we're talking about this play four, but
Speaker 7: is that something you can creatively navigate having both those
Speaker 7: guys remain.
Speaker 2: On the roster next season? Yeah, it's a good question.
Speaker 1: It's a fair question because I understand the line of
Speaker 1: thinking you can't keep everyone. You know, we're trying to
Speaker 1: do something special this year, and Brandon's going to be
Speaker 1: a big part of that, you know, and and beyond
Speaker 1: it as well, And so yes, you always have to
Speaker 1: think out a few years. But we're really excited about Brandon.
Speaker 1: Feel like he made another big step next year, and
Speaker 1: I think the best is yet to come, and so
Speaker 1: we want them being a part of it. And at
Speaker 1: some point, yeah, you have to figure things out, and
Speaker 1: I guess we'll take that as it comes.
Speaker 2: But as of right now and into the.
Speaker 1: Future, We're really excited about Brandon Aiyuk and where he's
Speaker 1: at as a pro, the work he's done to develop
Speaker 1: as a pro and and become, you know, one of
Speaker 1: our core players here.
Speaker 9: You don't have to make those officials till next week,
Speaker 9: but have you made the fifth year decisions on on Brandon?
Speaker 1: And you know you always like to get through a draft,
Speaker 1: you know, I want to publicly before I publicly disclose
Speaker 1: that which will happen.
Speaker 2: I mean, we have to buy Monday, right after the draft.
Speaker 1: I want to talk with each one of those guys
Speaker 1: individually before I do that, so that will be forthcoming.
Speaker 8: While doing as ever, like coming back in the season.
Speaker 1: JK is doing great. He uh, this is it. He's
Speaker 1: really in a good spot.
Speaker 2: I mean he looks like a h he.
Speaker 1: Looks tremendous, you know, uh he Uh, he's preparing.
Speaker 2: He's excited about his preparation.
Speaker 1: I think it's a good feeling when you've battled injuries
Speaker 1: year after year and you're in a healthy spot, and
Speaker 1: you can see it in the way he's walking around here.
Speaker 1: He's he's just very encouraged and in a really good
Speaker 1: place and and I think he's earned that right He's
Speaker 1: worked really hard to be here, and I'm I think
Speaker 1: we're all really encouraged by it and excited to see
Speaker 1: what can come the.
Speaker 6: Interior A line at the owners meetings at Feliciano.
Speaker 4: Is he going to be competing for a starting spot,
Speaker 4: maybe that right guard spot.
Speaker 2: I think that's open to him.
Speaker 1: You know, we rotated Spencer and Brunskill last year. John's
Speaker 1: a guy who started a lot of games here in
Speaker 1: the last few years. I think he gives us tremendous
Speaker 1: versatility at guard and center.
Speaker 2: Around the league.
Speaker 1: It's kind of known he's one of those glue guys,
Speaker 1: one of those guys you want in your room, and
Speaker 1: so he became a priority for us in free agency.
Speaker 1: I felt very fortunate that we were able to come
Speaker 1: out of free agency with John a part of our team,
Speaker 1: especially once we lost Danny. Those guys are incredibly valuable. Now,
Speaker 1: haven't said that. I thought Spencer acquitted himself really well.
Speaker 1: He's a really talented young man, and I think it's
Speaker 1: only going to get better, and it's always great to
Speaker 1: have competition and know you have someone there that if
Speaker 1: something were to happen at either spot, and I mean
Speaker 1: all three really you've got a guy who's tested, who's
Speaker 1: battle tested, who has done it, and so John was
Speaker 1: really a nice addition for us, and and you know,
Speaker 1: really really cool to have added him to our group,
Speaker 1: into the team.
Speaker 2: It's doing well.
Speaker 1: You know, they're they're you know this phase, they can
Speaker 1: meet and I think they're having great meetings.
Speaker 2: He's out there throwing with our guys and doing really well.
Speaker 9: The last few years, you've been able to kind of
Speaker 9: plan for the future, you know, with banks who find
Speaker 9: the guys that maybe they don't have to play right
Speaker 9: away and.
Speaker 2: Then the next year can can step in.
Speaker 9: Does that change at all how you evaluate guys in
Speaker 9: terms of, you know, maybe this guy's learning curve is
Speaker 9: a little longer, but we have that LEAs to do that,
Speaker 9: or how does that kind of maybe any.
Speaker 1: You know what I think in both those instances, I
Speaker 1: don't I don't believe looking back that we said, hey,
Speaker 1: this is a guy who we see starting two years
Speaker 1: from now, you know, but we're not going to put
Speaker 1: guys out there until we feel like they're ready and
Speaker 1: they've earned that job. And so those are two occasions
Speaker 1: with those guys who've turned into a really good play
Speaker 1: Aaron had to do some things kind of rework in
Speaker 1: his body, and he took on that challenge and and
Speaker 1: did a tremendous job of it and uh, really had
Speaker 1: a solid year, Huff. We've known this guy as a playmaker.
Speaker 1: He had a couple of people in front of him.
Speaker 1: This year he earned it and you know, had an
Speaker 1: All Pro year, and so we're excited to know that.
Speaker 2: Yeah, And there are.
Speaker 1: Times sometimes, especially with this roster, this roster, a lot
Speaker 1: of spots are are filled. We're always going to add
Speaker 1: to that and add competition, and sometimes it is Yeah,
Speaker 1: we could we could see this guy being a starter
Speaker 1: in year two. But we like drafting players we believe
Speaker 1: can go play right now. And is that more difficult
Speaker 1: when you're when your first picks at ninety nine?
Speaker 2: Sure?
Speaker 1: And is that more difficult with a roster that's constructed
Speaker 1: like ours where a lot of the spots are somewhat
Speaker 1: spoken for sure? But we want to continue to add
Speaker 1: players who add to the competition and uh, you know,
Speaker 1: make us a better.
Speaker 6: Football team to the end of the draft that it's
Speaker 6: open to you to take four or five of them,
Speaker 6: you know, and go get someone you really want. How
Speaker 6: do you balance that with also wanting just a lot
Speaker 6: of picks just so you.
Speaker 10: Can hit some more.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, that's something you have to you have
Speaker 1: to take. You know, we've had drafts where we're incredibly active,
Speaker 1: and last year we didn't make one move that wasn't
Speaker 1: for lack of try. And you know, we tried to
Speaker 1: move around, nothing came to fruition. I think a lot
Speaker 1: of that's just sitting there and it's it's kind of
Speaker 1: painful to do when you're sitting there, just as it
Speaker 1: was last year we picked at sixty one. It's a
Speaker 1: lot of sitting and waiting and seeing names go off
Speaker 1: that you really like, and then you know, I think
Speaker 1: what you start doing is saying, hey, if all the
Speaker 1: players we like are starting to go okay, now, is
Speaker 1: this an opportunity for us to move up and go
Speaker 1: get one of the one of the last few that
Speaker 1: we really have a high grade on. Those things can
Speaker 1: factor in, But you know, I mentioned the quality of
Speaker 1: depth on this draft.
Speaker 2: I really believe at ninety nine, at one oh one,
Speaker 2: one oh.
Speaker 1: Two one, there's gonna be players we really like and
Speaker 1: want to add to our team. And that has me encouraged.
Speaker 2: Someone who could compete it right tackle.
Speaker 5: Do you see more as.
Speaker 2: An interior off Probably more as an interior. But he
Speaker 2: is a guy.
Speaker 1: When we speak of him, we talk about five five
Speaker 1: position flex.
Speaker 2: I mean, I think Nick has that in him.
Speaker 1: Nick, just talking to our strength coaches, he's a guy
Speaker 1: really having a having a great offseason. He's just been
Speaker 1: here the entire time, making a lot of progress in
Speaker 1: terms of his strength, his explosion. He's the right type
Speaker 1: of mindset, and he's a really good talent. I'm excited
Speaker 1: about his future offense.
Speaker 8: Love one and signing the other Nick in the next
Speaker 8: three months. And is it a non starter the team's
Speaker 8: call to ask about his trade availability.
Speaker 2: That hotline's closed. That that never opened.
Speaker 1: So you know, as for the other thing, we're gonna
Speaker 1: focus on this draft and then you know, I've stated
Speaker 1: many times that's a priority for this offseason.
Speaker 2: History says that that.
Speaker 1: You know, we have a really good, you know, track
Speaker 1: record of doing that and making that come to come
Speaker 1: to uh fruition. And you know, I'm excited about working
Speaker 1: on that when the when the time comes.
Speaker 3: As usual, still training hand, yes.
Speaker 2: Yeah, doing what the boss do.
Speaker 9: Your track record of finding talent in the kind of
Speaker 9: middle rounds third through seventh. Can you shed light on
Speaker 9: what it is that has made you guys so successful
Speaker 9: finding guys who are you know, starters and even stars.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, I think, uh, you know, I really
Speaker 1: believe it's it's collaboration.
Speaker 2: I believe it's.
Speaker 1: When you're when you're personnel and your coaching staff are
Speaker 1: in lockstep and there's constant communication, there's constant challenging of
Speaker 1: each other's views. Hey, we really like this guy. Okay,
Speaker 1: we didn't see it like that. Let's see if we
Speaker 1: can get there. I think we really take pride in
Speaker 1: doing that, and we do it from the top up,
Speaker 1: bond down. Kyl and myself spend a ton of time
Speaker 1: watching players together, and so I think when you do that,
Speaker 1: and you do that throughout the draft, that gives you
Speaker 1: an opportunity to really hit throughout the draft at any pick.
Speaker 1: And I think that's something we've done. I think one
Speaker 1: of the things too, we forced ourselves to do early
Speaker 1: on is really not just be vague about what we
Speaker 1: wanted each and every position, but really talk about the
Speaker 1: traits we want at each position, both physically and mentally,
Speaker 1: and in the spirit we call it, you know, of
Speaker 1: each position, and so I think we've done a nice
Speaker 1: job of defining that so that when you're in those meetings,
Speaker 1: everyone knows who's a Niner. And when you have that
Speaker 1: as a starting point, I think you can start finding
Speaker 1: those guys.
Speaker 2: So we aren't perfect.
Speaker 1: We've had our share of misses, but I do I'm
Speaker 1: proud of our track record and hopefully that continues because
Speaker 1: we got a lot of lot right there this year.
Speaker 7: Figure back, you know that, like what's a Niner? Sevent
Speaker 7: and you guys took Joe Williams and you were like,
Speaker 7: he wasn't initially on your draft board, Jamie Keller Wills
Speaker 7: there and just you personally were like aggressiveness as far
Speaker 7: as tackling I mean, just speaking for you, have you
Speaker 7: identified more like as far as football character and what
Speaker 7: you believe in? I mean, whether you've had the seventeen
Speaker 7: did it and you've kind of established since then?
Speaker 1: Yeah, No, it's I do think it's an evolving deal
Speaker 1: as to as to exactly what we are and who
Speaker 1: we want. But I can tell you that the bedrock
Speaker 1: of those things we want tough, dependable, fast, You know,
Speaker 1: we don't we don't need rocket scientists, but we need smart,
Speaker 1: smart football players. We want people that are contagiously competitive,
Speaker 1: you know, do you make people around you better because
Speaker 1: you're so darned intent upon getting better and competing each
Speaker 1: every day. Those are the kind of guys that play well.
Speaker 1: And then we like Phis players and I think such
Speaker 1: that we play with such a physical mentality. I think
Speaker 1: our mentality is a lot about attacking on both sides
Speaker 1: of the ball and on special teams, such that when
Speaker 1: you have someone who's not a fit, it stands out
Speaker 1: you don't you don't really have to. So I do
Speaker 1: think that when we've missed, uh, it's been more that
Speaker 1: spirit part than it has been the talent. The talent
Speaker 1: we're pretty good and identifying. I think it's probably the spirit,
Speaker 1: and so we spend a lot of our focus on
Speaker 1: trying to learn as much.
Speaker 2: And that's where the scouts. You really have to rely
Speaker 2: on the scouts.
Speaker 1: To get to know these players over a course of time,
Speaker 1: and then sometimes you have the opportunity to meet them
Speaker 1: yourself and you put as much time as you can there.
Speaker 10: So, yeah, we're look at two how do you weigh
Speaker 10: you know, the best player you've got, you know on
Speaker 10: the board. And also relation to you know where you
Speaker 10: guys need immediate help, where you need help a year
Speaker 10: from now. What's the organizational philosophy I guess, not just
Speaker 10: on those picks, but just realm the draft.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we've certainly identified. I think as a starting point,
Speaker 1: you have to be incredibly thorough because you just don't
Speaker 1: know who who might fall for whatever reason. So you
Speaker 1: can't just to scount all the people you think are
Speaker 1: going to be gone by ninety nine, and we haven't.
Speaker 2: We've been in very thorough.
Speaker 1: And then you know, Matt, what I talked about, you know,
Speaker 1: the things that we covet from multiple different perspectives, and
Speaker 1: then a lot of it is who's going to be there.
Speaker 1: You know, last year, I can tell you we never
Speaker 1: thought Drake Jackson would be there when we picked. There
Speaker 1: was another guy who we liked along with with Drake,
Speaker 1: and both of them were there, and we never would
Speaker 1: have thought that both of them would have been there
Speaker 1: at sixty one. So that's another great lesson that you
Speaker 1: just have to prepare for everything.
Speaker 2: Some of it's about, you know, you know, position needs
Speaker 2: as we see it.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we have priorities on what we've identified, but ultimately
Speaker 1: you want to take football players that are gonna make
Speaker 1: your team, going to be around here for years to
Speaker 1: come and make you a better team. And so kind
Speaker 1: of a combination of all those things is how we
Speaker 1: take it as as it comes and gonna be a
Speaker 1: long wait watching a lot.
Speaker 2: Of players that you really appreciate go.
Speaker 1: But I am I keep saying it because I am
Speaker 1: truly confident that that we'll come up with some players
Speaker 1: that we really like there and that are going to
Speaker 1: help us right away and into the future.
Speaker 8: One more quarterback question, Yeah, how throw were you guys?
Speaker 8: Did you look into Lamar Jackson? And is that a possibility?
Speaker 1: And also, you know you you look into everything, and
Speaker 1: we seem to be linked to each and everything.
Speaker 2: I can tell you.
Speaker 1: I think it's a how convicted we are on brock
Speaker 1: on this current group of guys that you know, why
Speaker 1: you're not doing your job if you don't look into
Speaker 1: things a lot of those things, I think you're limited
Speaker 1: by the way our rosters set up, you know. And
Speaker 1: the other thing is you're you know, what's your motivation?
Speaker 1: And while those those players, there's there's more than that
Speaker 1: than just Lamar. There's tremendous players, MVP type players. We
Speaker 1: really like our guys, and we like where we're at.
Speaker 1: We like our complete roster and how they fit for
Speaker 1: multiple reasons, and we're excited about that group.
Speaker 2: So I'll just leave it at that. Yeah, all right,
Speaker 2: we'll see you this weekend. Thank you, guys,