WEBVTT - John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan Recap Draft Day 2 | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>There you go. All right, shoot, I appreciate you guys waiting.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about the safety. You know, I'm sure, but

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<v Speaker 2>taking a kicker in the third round, uh.

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<v Speaker 3>John, as a safety, Uh, I'm it's not easy, but

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<v Speaker 3>but they're really important and and we've had a very

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<v Speaker 3>good one uh here in our tenure, and so uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I think you put this much work into

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<v Speaker 3>making your roster as competitive as we have, You're gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be in a lot of close games and and the

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<v Speaker 3>kickers matter, and uh, you know, we we knew that

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<v Speaker 3>we'd be looking this year, and our special teams coaches

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<v Speaker 3>really got out and about and really studied this thing hard,

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<v Speaker 3>and we put a lot of thought into it.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>When we felt like there was one who separated themselves

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<v Speaker 3>from the rest, we became very convicted. And we were

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<v Speaker 3>fortunate to have three third round picks, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we felt like he was worthy of one, and we're

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<v Speaker 3>happy to have done it.

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<v Speaker 2>So did you until that somebody else was close to

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<v Speaker 2>taking him?

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<v Speaker 1>No, no intel there.

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<v Speaker 3>The intel that we had is that there's a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of teams in the NFL right now who seem to have.

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<v Speaker 1>A need at kicker.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think you know that there's a couple good

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<v Speaker 3>college ones this year, but consensus, I think this was

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<v Speaker 3>the guy, and so we put a lot of work

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<v Speaker 3>into it. Ultimately decided with you know, one of those three.

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<v Speaker 3>If he's there, we were going to go there. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, right down to the end, we decided to

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<v Speaker 3>do it at ninety nine because we felt that good.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't want anyone going to that Vegas pick and

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<v Speaker 3>doing it. So we did that, and you know, you

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<v Speaker 3>know he's.

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<v Speaker 1>There.

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<v Speaker 3>Wasn't the applause that we got when we took the

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<v Speaker 3>Gira Brown in our own room, but I think everyone

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<v Speaker 3>knows it's necessary and everyone feels really good about this kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Robbie has been someone of a mentor to him, and

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<v Speaker 2>he spent some time with him. He felt he wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to pass the torch.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you talk to Rob about him? No, we didn't.

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<v Speaker 3>We didn't talk to Robbie about him. I know they

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<v Speaker 3>share the same agents. Brian Schneider got out and worked

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<v Speaker 3>him out, and I think that's you know, that was

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<v Speaker 3>our interaction with Colin and I are going to be

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<v Speaker 3>completely upfront, just as we were with Mitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we really rely on our special teams coaches

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<v Speaker 3>when when it comes to those things, and and uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Schneid's and his group did a great job

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<v Speaker 3>of of really vetting these guys, doing a thorough process

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<v Speaker 3>involved O R and D department, and Jake was the

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<v Speaker 3>consensus guy for us. He's a baller. He's uh, he's

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<v Speaker 3>a baller. I think he's got the components of what

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<v Speaker 3>make up a Niner. We had consensus, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>coaches to scouts, it was all around the building. He

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<v Speaker 3>really solidified that with his tape. But then he came

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<v Speaker 3>here on a thirty visit and he's just got this

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<v Speaker 3>infectious personality and you know, I know something's been made

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<v Speaker 3>about him not running a real fast forty R and

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<v Speaker 3>D department as you know, some of the fastest times

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<v Speaker 3>amongst the safety stack. So I think he plays fast.

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<v Speaker 3>He's good up towards the ball and ball production ten

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<v Speaker 3>interceptions over the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just a really good football player.

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<v Speaker 3>And then when you add the person he's a team captain,

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<v Speaker 3>it's just like Steve Wilke said, that's my dude right there.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, we everybody in the building wanted that

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<v Speaker 3>guy our top target of the guys we identified that

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<v Speaker 3>we thought had the best chance of being there in

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<v Speaker 3>the third where we picked. We didn't think he'd be

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<v Speaker 3>there at ninety nine. I didn't think he'd be there.

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<v Speaker 3>Quay said no once, But then we got back on

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<v Speaker 3>the phone and thank thank you to Quacy and the

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<v Speaker 3>Vikings for letting us get up there, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>really happy to have gay R.

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<v Speaker 1>Brown.

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<v Speaker 3>But I feel like Kicker is probably in a position

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<v Speaker 3>you like to think spent a lot of time thinking

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<v Speaker 3>about it.

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<v Speaker 2>How important is it for you to kind of have

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that you don't you can trust and just have

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<v Speaker 2>that piece of mind that you don't have to worry

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<v Speaker 2>about it.

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<v Speaker 4>Very important because I don't want to have to think

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<v Speaker 4>about it, which I've been fortunate in that area for

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<v Speaker 4>the last six years. So it's been awesome with Robbie.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we haven't had to worry about that spot.

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<v Speaker 4>How consistent he's been with making field goals. I think

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<v Speaker 4>I've said before it was, you know, the first time

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<v Speaker 4>in my career that I always actually just energy wise,

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<v Speaker 4>always felt like the kick was going in. And you're

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<v Speaker 4>hearing that with us, and probably starting with our first

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<v Speaker 4>year when he didn't missed one, but it's not fun

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<v Speaker 4>to have to go replace that. I still can't believe

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<v Speaker 4>we didn't take a running back, but you know, it

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<v Speaker 4>was a necessary need. And but if you're gonna do it,

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<v Speaker 4>you better do it with the right one. And you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we felt like we got the best kicker in the

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<v Speaker 4>draft and one that you know, I can't say that

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<v Speaker 4>I study kickers every year, but the people who do

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<v Speaker 4>felt very good about it. And you know, I think

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<v Speaker 4>it's all about you know, you know you need one,

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<v Speaker 4>so where you're going to get it and you think

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<v Speaker 4>you're looking at you know, there's probably five to six

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<v Speaker 4>teams who you feel need to kick her, and so

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<v Speaker 4>the whole debate is where to go get that guy

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<v Speaker 4>because it's someone you.

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<v Speaker 1>Need to get.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, when you look at the history, the

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<v Speaker 4>majority kickers go in the fourth round. We didn't have

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<v Speaker 4>a fourth round pick. The guy was not going to

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<v Speaker 4>be there in the fifth round. And when you look

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<v Speaker 4>at pick ninety nine, I know they call it the

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<v Speaker 4>third round, but to me, it's seven picks after the

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<v Speaker 4>third round ends, so I feel like it's the start

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<v Speaker 4>of the fourth round. So to me, that was like

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<v Speaker 4>that was the spot that we felt would be the

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<v Speaker 4>spot to get them. But that's why we're also nervous

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<v Speaker 4>that someone could come up to hundred and take them.

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<v Speaker 4>So I'm very glad that we got them. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it's it's not quite as fun as some other things

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<v Speaker 4>can be, but I think it would be if we'd

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<v Speaker 4>had a bad kicker for the last six years. I

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<v Speaker 4>think everyone be like, all right, we finally invest in.

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<v Speaker 1>We got one.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, when you have one who's been like

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<v Speaker 4>robbing so consistent, it's a little anti climatic, but it

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<v Speaker 4>was something that is extremely important.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you guys get any texts good or bad from

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<v Speaker 2>other draft rooms after the kicker bick?

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<v Speaker 3>Other special teams, coaches, coaches who coached me throughout the career.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's always good that dude, you stole.

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<v Speaker 1>That guy, or like great, great pick, great spot.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, So that that meant something to me because I

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<v Speaker 3>respect this guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He's one of the better ones. And uh, those guys

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<v Speaker 1>tend to.

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<v Speaker 4>Know my friends made fun of me. Most my friends

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<v Speaker 4>made fun of me, trying to make me feel insecure

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<v Speaker 4>about it.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't so and ar things like you know, bad weather, U.

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<v Speaker 3>It helps yeah a little bit, you know, Uh, of

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<v Speaker 3>the story that was shared with us too. There was

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<v Speaker 3>a guy who had arrived there before him. It was

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<v Speaker 3>a really highly recruited guy, more heralded than Jake. And

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, uh, Jake came in was pretty good.

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<v Speaker 3>Harball put him through, you know, a competition you know,

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<v Speaker 3>has explained to me that only Jim.

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<v Speaker 1>Harbor you know, could do.

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<v Speaker 3>And it was it was pretty intense, and and the

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<v Speaker 3>kid was nails and and really you know, kind of

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<v Speaker 3>fought through that to win the job over or a

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<v Speaker 3>guy who was a really big recruit and all that.

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<v Speaker 3>And so they really speak of him glowingly there and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, Schneide's got to be there.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Schneider got to be there, spent some time with.

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<v Speaker 3>Him and and you know, really became convicted that not

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<v Speaker 3>only the way this guy kicks the ball, both on

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<v Speaker 3>his kicks and kickoffs, but the personality, which is important

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<v Speaker 3>for that position.

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<v Speaker 1>The confidence, you know, the steadiness was all there.

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<v Speaker 2>The brown pick was that kind of looking ahead a

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<v Speaker 2>year when you're not you know, when it would give

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<v Speaker 2>on a one year deal and his age and everything

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<v Speaker 2>like that, or is that is it something where you

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<v Speaker 2>think he can be for a starting job.

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<v Speaker 3>Now you know, I think, you know, we feel pretty

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<v Speaker 3>good about Gip and Huff.

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<v Speaker 1>They played really well at a really high level.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll never you know, we're not just you know, giving

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<v Speaker 3>people jobs, and Kyle can speak more to that, but

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<v Speaker 3>we felt like we could add to the depth of

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<v Speaker 3>that position. And JayR is a guy he can come

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<v Speaker 3>in play special teams right away and learn the safety position.

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<v Speaker 3>He's got good versatility to his game, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>he'll be a great compliment to those guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Moody was the highest draft of kickers since Roberto Olio

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<v Speaker 2>twenty sixteen that did not work out well.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like he's just a cautionary tale of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you yeah, be careful.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm sure you're aware of that history. But I mean

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<v Speaker 4>sometimes it's hard, just because kicking in college is differently

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<v Speaker 4>kick in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess, what do you know about his makeup or

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<v Speaker 3>anything that suggests he's.

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<v Speaker 1>Gonna be able to handle this?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I just think you know the things I described.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's he's an extremely confident kid. He's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's been through you know that competition I spoke of

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<v Speaker 3>at Michigan. You know, the way he kicks he's an

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<v Speaker 3>extremely aggressive kicker, all the things that you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>just became very convicted. Yeah, you have to look at

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<v Speaker 3>history and study it. We didn't pick him in the

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<v Speaker 3>second round, like Kyle said, we see that as a

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<v Speaker 3>fourth round pick, and we felt it was worthy of.

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<v Speaker 1>The pick, and so you know, we're convicted on it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think his mentality.

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<v Speaker 3>I think he's a versatile player in that he's good

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<v Speaker 3>in both the run and the pass. But he went

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<v Speaker 3>to Bama as a as a linebacker and I think

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<v Speaker 3>he plays like that. You know, I think he's got

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<v Speaker 3>a you know, he he's an aggressive player.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a competitive player.

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<v Speaker 3>When you're watching film with him, you know, he's a

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<v Speaker 3>guy who as soon as the next play, his recall

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<v Speaker 3>is really good. And he you know, coach just not

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<v Speaker 3>a good one. You know, He's just he kind of

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<v Speaker 3>grew on you from that standpoint. I know Kyle got

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<v Speaker 3>to talk to sark Over at Texas who had coached

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<v Speaker 3>him right when he was transitioning over to the tight

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<v Speaker 3>end position.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, got some information.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, just we like the skill set and

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<v Speaker 3>we like the mentality.

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<v Speaker 4>Is he more future for or you see them playing

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<v Speaker 4>right way?

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you look at the same way as as Jair.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, when we're sitting at ninety nine, we we're

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<v Speaker 4>trying to get the best player, and that's gonna be

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<v Speaker 4>our first you know, ninety nine and one on one,

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<v Speaker 4>one O two, we looked at almost all the same.

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<v Speaker 4>We're trying to get three players who can make our team.

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<v Speaker 4>We feel we have a pretty good team, but we

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<v Speaker 4>had a lot of hopes on guys who could fall

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<v Speaker 4>to there that can not only just make our team,

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<v Speaker 4>but could fill spots to potentially be a starter. I

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<v Speaker 4>didn't it was so nice going into the draft this

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<v Speaker 4>year that we didn't feel like we had to find

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<v Speaker 4>a starter at any position except kicker. Everything else. We

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<v Speaker 4>feel we can win with our guys in. But we're

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<v Speaker 4>going to do our best at every pick. We have

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<v Speaker 4>to first of all, find someone who can make the team,

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<v Speaker 4>and then someone who can compete to make the guys

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<v Speaker 4>we have better or to beat out the guys that

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<v Speaker 4>we have. So we played two safeties. We have packages

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<v Speaker 4>where we can have three. In last year, our starting

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<v Speaker 4>safety got hurt pretty early and we ended up starting

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<v Speaker 4>a safety who we got in a workout three weeks

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<v Speaker 4>in a training camp who is now our starting safety

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<v Speaker 4>this year. Huff just got to start last year for

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<v Speaker 4>the first time. We were fortunately there with health and everything,

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<v Speaker 4>but to add some depth and also a guy who

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<v Speaker 4>we believe could have gone in the second round have

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<v Speaker 4>been a starter somewhere else. We we feel we've got

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<v Speaker 4>a real good player is gonna help our team. And

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<v Speaker 4>the tight end is the same situation. I think is

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<v Speaker 4>really the safeties, and I think we have a number

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<v Speaker 4>of other number of other positions like that that hopefully

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<v Speaker 4>we can address tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>You said that you.

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<v Speaker 2>Haven't you hadn't talked yet. A couple of days ago,

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<v Speaker 2>you hadn't talked yet to Brandon or Javon came out.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether you talk to those two.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, talk to both of them. Brandon, we're going to

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<v Speaker 3>exercise that fifth year option. We won't with Javon. I

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<v Speaker 3>talked with Javon. Uh still looking for great things from Javon.

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<v Speaker 3>Javon's having an outstanding off season. He's in a great place,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know he's excited about what's to come as

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<v Speaker 3>our as are we for him.

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<v Speaker 2>That you getting stronger as the as the year went on.

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<v Speaker 2>It needed you guys, see the same thing that this

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<v Speaker 2>was a guy who was coming from an injury and

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<v Speaker 2>getting better.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think it's one of the things we liked

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<v Speaker 4>about on the most that he looked like a good player,

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<v Speaker 4>but also how much better he got throughout the year

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<v Speaker 4>and how much more we thinks in his body. And

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<v Speaker 4>then you look at his history and knowing he was

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<v Speaker 4>he came in playing linebacker the first two years I

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<v Speaker 4>think switched over, so he's late to the position, and

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<v Speaker 4>as you watch him throughout the year, we think he

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<v Speaker 4>can get a lot better in the run game and

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<v Speaker 4>the past game. And it's hard to say whether he's

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<v Speaker 4>a usually designate guy one or the other. He's a

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<v Speaker 4>run blocker or a pass blocker I mean, or a

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<v Speaker 4>past game guy. And we see this guy's both and

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<v Speaker 4>he could accelerate in both and that's important to us

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<v Speaker 4>with all our titands.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you all right, Thanks guys,