1 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Welcome into the Ravens Press Past podcast. It is Tuesday, 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: March thirty first. Today we had a chance to hear 3 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: from Ravens head coach Jesse Mintzer at the annual NFL 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: meetings in Phoenix, Arizona. He talked with reporters for about 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: thirty minutes during the ASC coaches Breakfast and here's what 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 1: he had to say. 7 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: So, how's your experience been here for your first NFL 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:26,080 Speaker 2: meetings here? 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's been great. You know, it's a great opportunity 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 3: to connect with people, meet a lot of people, see 11 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 3: how the league operates, you know, you see why it's 12 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 3: such a successful the operation. So yeah, it's been great. 13 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 3: Back doesn't real. 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 4: You just gotta feel like big. 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 3: Make sure you guys are as a coaching staff right 16 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 3: now as players coming back. 17 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 5: You right on the quarter. 18 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 3: Ye yeah, you know we're we're I think where we 19 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 3: want to be. It's been a sprint, you know. I 20 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 3: think since we hired the staff, this this April sixth 21 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 3: date has kind of been like what we've been aiming 22 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 3: for to get the guys back in the bivading and 23 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 3: really start to lay the foundation of how we want 24 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 3: to operate. And so you know, we've we've done a 25 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 3: lot of work on our systems on all three phases. Uh, 26 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,040 Speaker 3: now we're ready to you know, ready to start teaching, 27 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 3: ready to start connecting, ready to start being around these guys, 28 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 3: and so I think we're in a good place. What 29 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 3: was your Opening day experience? 30 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 6: Like? 31 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 3: It was cool? Yeah, the uh the splash zone or 32 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 3: or that, you know, it was neat. It was uh, 33 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,080 Speaker 3: you know it just like Baltimore is such a great 34 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 3: sports town of Orioles, awesome organization. Uh, the way they 35 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 3: do opening Day is a huge deal. So it was 36 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: really fun to be a part of the defensive That's right, Yeah, 37 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 3: that's right. 38 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: Sorry. 39 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:42,559 Speaker 6: Sorry. 40 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 7: What was your reaction to the mad Max. 41 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 3: Across your Yeah, I mean, you know, so much respect 42 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 3: for Max. I think it was We're obviously excited about 43 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: it and then disappointed about it. Not going to speak 44 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 3: to many of the details about it, but tons of 45 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 3: respect for him as a player and the Raiders as 46 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 3: an organization. 47 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 8: Is there anything like. 48 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 7: In terms of adjusting the process for trades, whether it's 49 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 7: more communication with doctors, whether it's rethinking when and how 50 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 7: physicals are conducted. 51 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 9: Is there something in the league and the teams. 52 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 3: Can do to you know, I think it's it's just 53 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 3: all part of a process. And you know, when when 54 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 3: you make a trade, you go through the process, you 55 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 3: get all the information. Sometimes those things happen. It just 56 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 3: happened again, I think maybe on a smaller scale, but 57 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 3: another team. Yeah, and so you know, I'm not gonna 58 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 3: speak too much to that process. 59 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 10: Yeah, speaking of the processes, what's it been like with Lamars? 60 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:40,959 Speaker 10: If you guys point forward this off season program and 61 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 10: the dialogue and guys are path You know, you've talked 62 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 10: a little bit about that, but what we're kind. 63 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 3: Of things stand you that can you get a sense 64 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 3: that he'll be here for some of the off season. 65 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 3: You know, I think we're excited about the off season program. 66 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 3: I know Lamar is excited. I think he is excited 67 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 3: about some of the changes we've had. We've had a 68 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,679 Speaker 3: lot of good connection points. But you know, the off 69 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 3: season program is voluntary and we're excited to get a 70 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 3: chance to work with all the guys whoever wants to 71 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 3: show up. We feel confident that a lot of guys 72 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 3: will be there. And then again, like I've said this before, 73 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 3: it's our job to make it an environment and an 74 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 3: opportunity for them to really feel like they're getting a 75 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 3: lot out of it. And so I'm excited about that process, 76 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 3: the way the staffs put in the work to be 77 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 3: ready to make it a worthwhile off season program. And 78 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 3: so just look forward to getting all the guys, all 79 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 3: the guys. 80 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 6: There, because you think, like, what are some of the 81 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 6: main things you want to accomplish with the players from 82 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 6: the time they get in to train any fare. 83 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean it starts with the relationships. Get a 84 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:49,080 Speaker 3: chance to be around the guys, working together them, starting 85 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 3: to understand my personality and how we want to operate, 86 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 3: the standards that we want to create for ourselves. And 87 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,839 Speaker 3: then just just like you know, you got to learn. 88 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 3: There's a lot to learn. There's new systems, there's there's 89 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 3: you know, really all three phases. There's a lot of 90 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 3: new things. There's new coordinators, there's new coaches, and so 91 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 3: that's a process, and the off season could be a 92 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 3: great advantage, you know, if you if you put in 93 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 3: the time, if you put in the work to learn, 94 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 3: so that way, when you get the training camp, you 95 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 3: can kind of hit the ground running from a scheme standpoint, 96 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 3: and and for how you operate so just really excited 97 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 3: about it, Just really excited to connect with these guys, 98 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 3: get around each other, spend time together. And it's being 99 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 3: a big off season for us. What's the relationship. 100 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 6: But they thought all about maybe your joint believe will 101 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 6: have joint brackets or not. And yeah, it's a couple 102 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 6: of years of baby to that, like afternoon practically time 103 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 6: to day. 104 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 3: Would anything like that you that too part in or no, 105 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 3: it's it's it's all being thought through, you know, thoroughly 106 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 3: right now about what's the best for us, what's the 107 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: best for our players, what's the best for health, what's 108 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: the best for getting the team ready to play in 109 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 3: the season, so all those things. You know, there's hopefully 110 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 3: a couple of opportunities for some joint practices. I don't 111 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 3: think anything's truly final yet, but we look forward to 112 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 3: having a couple of those opportunities. And I think in 113 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 3: training camps sometimes moving around the practice time can be beneficial. 114 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 3: Might not be the same exact time every day, maybe 115 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 3: maybe a little bit different. You know, you play it 116 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: all these different times during the season, and so I 117 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 3: think training camp is an opportunity to get your team 118 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: ready to play. 119 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 8: Jesse is now free agency, draft all the am Is 120 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 8: there anything you do outside of the people to Frank 121 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 8: the city that you you staff together. 122 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you just spend time together, you know, 123 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 3: whether it's hanging out in the evenings, doing dinners together. 124 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 3: And just like you want the players to connect, the 125 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 3: coaches need to be really connected. We need to be 126 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 3: the ground. We need to be like the you know, 127 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 3: how we operate needs to be how the players can 128 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 3: see how we are. And so it's been great to 129 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 3: get to know a lot of these guys. Obviously knew 130 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 3: some of them, got to know them a lot more 131 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 3: throughout the interview process and the hiring process, and so far, 132 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 3: so good. It's been a great staff. John life sound 133 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 3: said again. 134 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 6: I'm coming to part what means John Armage. 135 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,039 Speaker 3: I mean John's great. He just he's got a knack 136 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 3: of building a team. I think you know, he's got standards, 137 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,960 Speaker 3: he's got principles that his teams stand on. 138 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 8: Uh. 139 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 3: He's a great communicator and there's a reason he's always 140 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 3: been so successful. 141 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 7: What did I walking to What did the load of 142 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 7: day laugh year? 143 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 2: What click for him once he got what he got? 144 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 3: You know, I think number one, like he knew that. 145 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 3: It was kind of the clock was ticking. You know, 146 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 3: it's a contract here for him, he gets traded, there's 147 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 3: a little bit of that fresh start kind of kind 148 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,080 Speaker 3: of gave him a new life, I would say, just 149 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 3: going to a new place. 150 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 8: Uh. 151 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 3: We connected really well and I think we had a 152 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: lot of confidence and how we were trying to use him. Uh, 153 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 3: we get we try to breed confidence into him and 154 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: his ability as a pass rusher and his ability to 155 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 3: impact the game. Very happy for him, very proud of him, 156 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:01,679 Speaker 3: and I think I think Washington got a good player. 157 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 7: John Harboll for the year sort of didn't play players 158 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 7: in the preseason starters. What did your you know, I 159 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 7: know you don't. I don't have a plan a place yet. 160 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 7: What is your thought process on playing betters preseason? How 161 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 7: you plan to approach that. 162 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 3: I think it's a little bit more individually based maybe 163 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: than just full full on, you know whatever. Starters, non starters. 164 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 3: I think I think there's guys that are young that 165 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 3: can benefit from getting out there a little bit. To me, 166 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 3: it's all about trying to be ready for that first game, 167 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 3: and so I just think there's things football wise that 168 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 3: you need to do to be ready to hit the 169 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,720 Speaker 3: ground running in that first game. So everything will be 170 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 3: every thing will be geared towards that, about getting the 171 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 3: team healthy, fast and fresh into that first game. So 172 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 3: all decisions made will point towards that. 173 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 10: Yes, with NOMBI I know, you know that's still sounds 174 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 10: like teachers be doing here. Do you guys have I guess, 175 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 10: from your standpoint, sort of contingency plans one way or 176 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 10: the other, whether he's back or whether he's not back. 177 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:10,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think you're always for every for everything. 178 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 3: I think you always try to have a plan in 179 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 3: case something happens. You know, I know that he's in 180 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 3: a great place mentally, he's doing a lot of stuff. 181 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 3: That's still a kind of a two B determined thing, 182 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 3: I would say. And so we certainly, you know, as 183 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 3: an organization, you certainly have plan A, Plan B, Plan C, 184 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 3: Plan D, all the way down the line. Uh. And 185 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 3: so we'll be excited whichever way that goes, because. 186 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 8: There an optimism there. What you're saying, a good situation. 187 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 3: You know, I'll leave that up to him. Love him 188 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 3: as a player, love him as a person. I've seen 189 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 3: some of the videos of him doing things I know, 190 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 3: he just feels good being back, like working out and 191 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 3: doing things like that. But I'll leave all that up 192 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 3: to him, you know, when there might be a decision 193 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 3: beIN I don't know that there's like a hard a 194 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 3: hard line timeline on that. 195 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 5: I may have access every game of the off season 196 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 5: program starts next week. Yeah, so how how does the 197 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,440 Speaker 5: whole entire preparation is also make sure it's been a lot? 198 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 5: Can you just share a bit about getting ready for that? 199 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's you know, that's kind of like the the 200 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:16,880 Speaker 3: thing we've been most excited about, you know, is getting 201 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 3: to that point. So all the work has been geared 202 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 3: towards being ready for that day that the guys walking 203 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 3: the door. We need to capture that, you know, we 204 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 3: want to we want to create an environment where we 205 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,599 Speaker 3: capture the players and they feel like they're getting a 206 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 3: lot out of it, and so we put a lot 207 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 3: of time and energy into that and excited for it 208 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 3: to get started. 209 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 8: Other injury updates, Have you you have an update of 210 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 8: Justice now or any of the last year season. 211 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 3: I think yeah, probably have more updates later on throughout 212 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 3: the off season program. 213 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 10: That's with the with the offense of line now it's 214 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 10: a big. 215 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,079 Speaker 3: Thing of contaxis, you know, lasts as well. 216 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 10: How do you I know it's a long way the 217 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,080 Speaker 10: precisions and things like that, but kind of how do 218 00:09:58,120 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 10: you view what you I feel you there, particularly at the. 219 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 3: Center and the two. Yeah, I think you know, we 220 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,559 Speaker 3: added John. I think there's a lot of time between 221 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 3: now in September to continue to add pieces multitude of 222 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 3: ways that you can still add pieces with you know, 223 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 3: still free agency, the draft obviously, and so you know, 224 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 3: I know Ozzie's always said it like it's it's a 225 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 3: long time between now and the early part of September 226 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 3: when you're playing. Uh, and so super confident in the 227 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,960 Speaker 3: group that we have in place right now, super confident 228 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 3: that those guys will work really hard this offseason, that 229 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 3: we'll put together a good offensive line, and that will 230 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 3: continue to add pieces throughout the roster that we feel 231 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 3: help us become the best team we can be. 232 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 8: Since what if you are out or from between Clifford 233 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 8: and that shape. 234 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, I love coach Ledford. He was actually, I want 235 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 3: to say, maybe the first or second coach hired. So 236 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 3: I have a lot of confidence in him and and 237 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 3: he just think he has a really strong way of 238 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 3: connecting with those guys, of getting him get them to 239 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 3: play a certain way, a certain style, with a certain 240 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 3: play demeanor. And so yeah, we like anything. I think 241 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 3: the guys are excited to connect with him. He's already 242 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 3: build a lot of relationships with the guys returning and 243 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 3: then you know, again there's a lot of time between 244 00:11:15,120 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 3: now and then to add more pieces. But have a 245 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,079 Speaker 3: lot of confidence in him to get our offensive line right. 246 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 6: And talking to. 247 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,199 Speaker 2: Lamar, I'm sure you'd probably ask him what would he 248 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 2: like to see out of you know, cood staff or anything, 249 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 2: or wait, what is kind of his been responsible what 250 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 2: he would like to see maybe out of youth eyes. 251 00:11:33,280 --> 00:11:35,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, again, like a lot of that stuff probably keep 252 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 3: between Lamar and I, you know, but I just think 253 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 3: that he's excited for us to connect, for us to 254 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 3: build a relationship, for us to trust each other, for 255 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 3: us to be able to talk through things, for us 256 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 3: to take his input on things, but also you know, 257 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 3: being willing to talk through it. And I just you know, 258 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 3: go with go with something, And so I just I'm 259 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 3: just excited about him. You're you don't become the level 260 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 3: of player that he has without a great work ethic, 261 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 3: without being a great teammate, without being a leader, and 262 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 3: so just excited to continue for him to continue to 263 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 3: grow and evolve and become become an even better version 264 00:12:13,080 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 3: of the. 265 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: Mark Derrick as having had two great seasons in a 266 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:16,800 Speaker 1: cool ard. 267 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 10: What's your your vision for what he'll continue. 268 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 6: To do the Sea? 269 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mixed so excited about Derek. Having a running 270 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 3: back like that, you know, getting downhill, running the football, 271 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 3: being able to control the clock, being able to control 272 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 3: the offense through the running game, I think is very powerful. 273 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,839 Speaker 3: It's look at the teams again that have been that 274 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 3: have done it the last few years. Having a really 275 00:12:37,040 --> 00:12:38,679 Speaker 3: strong running game has been a huge part of that, 276 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 3: the last two Super Bowl champions And so we feel 277 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 3: like he's a major major piece of how we operate 278 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 3: and how we're going to operate. And I could be 279 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 3: more excited to have him. He's had an unbelievable career 280 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 3: than even more so the last two years. It's like, 281 00:12:53,360 --> 00:12:56,480 Speaker 3: you know, he just the way that he works. You know, 282 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 3: there's there's some guys that get better with the age, 283 00:12:58,640 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 3: and I would say that he kind of fits into 284 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 3: the category. 285 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 10: To that point about the running game tight ends you 286 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 10: know generally be part of that. 287 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 3: You just really just how Mark in terms of experience. 288 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 10: Guys, what's been the conversation think and how important is 289 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 10: you know, adding for that. 290 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 3: Act of the tea guy. Yeah, certainly. You know, it's 291 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 3: a major part of any offense. I would say, uh, 292 00:13:21,280 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 3: being able to control the edges in the run game 293 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,320 Speaker 3: and being able to obviously be receiving threats. We think 294 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 3: Mark's one of the best players in the league at 295 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 3: that position, and we'll certainly again like a lot of 296 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 3: time between now in September, to continue to add pieces there. 297 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 3: It's a major focal point of our offense, and so 298 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 3: we'll certainly look to keep adding there. 299 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: What you mean, y'all look draft wise in terms of 300 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 1: your lament process is working with scouts and ere. 301 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's very collaborative. You know, it's a It's what 302 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 3: I remember from being here the first time is I 303 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 3: think they do a great job of kind of bringing 304 00:13:54,920 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 3: the coaches into that process, uh, and so that they feel, 305 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 3: you know, that they get a know for what type 306 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 3: of players we really like and things like that. I 307 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 3: think we're on the same page. I really learned how 308 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 3: to evaluate players here the first time, and so I 309 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 3: think we see you know, see a lot of that 310 00:14:10,640 --> 00:14:13,679 Speaker 3: the same way. We just look forward to kind of 311 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 3: being involved in that process, talking about the guys that 312 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 3: we like and helping Eric to make the best decisions 313 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 3: possible for the organization. 314 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 4: Have you evaluated offensive guys? 315 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, sure, No, this has been that's been fun. That's 316 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 3: been a neat thing to do, is to really expand 317 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:31,280 Speaker 3: on that. I've always taken pride and being a good 318 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 3: evaluator on the defensive side, and so it's been really 319 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 3: cool to evaluate offensive linemen and wide receivers and kind 320 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 3: of just kind of get the feel for what, you know, 321 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,600 Speaker 3: what you're looking for, what are the trades, what makes 322 00:14:44,640 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 3: some really good players, And so that's been a fun 323 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 3: part of the process. 324 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:52,080 Speaker 5: Definitely, sorry tips because they know if you're watching. 325 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 8: The guys safely against straight so you've probably seen them. 326 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 8: Because how do you apply what you're ape evaluating the. 327 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 3: Past port cost? Yeah, I think there's just like qualities 328 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 3: of a player at certain positions that you're looking for 329 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 3: athletic traits obviously the size speed component, but then you're 330 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 3: really also like looking for a play style and how 331 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 3: they how they operate, how they play you know when 332 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 3: you're talking about offensive lineman, like what do you want 333 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 3: that to look like? And so it's been really just 334 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 3: a fun fun thing to dive into that and use. Yeah, 335 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 3: you use like maybe you watching a really good d 336 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 3: lineman and how you're watching the the offensive lineman trying 337 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 3: to block them. And so it's been a fun part 338 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 3: of the process. 339 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,120 Speaker 10: I think we're talking since you guys had as Jalen Hawkrom, 340 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 10: how much you know, what can you bring and how 341 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 10: upset are you as a you know, defensive guy. 342 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, very excited about Jalen obviously had a great year 343 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 3: super Bowl all the way there, basically was a was 344 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 3: a full time starter the whole season, played I think 345 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 3: over eighty five percent of the snaps for New England. 346 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 3: And so again like that safety passition for us, you know, 347 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 3: we have a chess piece in Kyle, and so when 348 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 3: you have a couple other guys there, similar to what 349 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 3: they did last year when when they brought in a Lohi, 350 00:16:11,280 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 3: you know, that allows you to do a lot of 351 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 3: different things with Kyle. And so Jalen's a great player. 352 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 3: I think him and Malachi will operate really well together, 353 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 3: and I think that'll allow us to do a lot 354 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 3: of cool things with Kyle, and that I was telling 355 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 3: Kyle the other day, like those three guys on the 356 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 3: field together, you know, it's gonna be fun to fun 357 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 3: to come up with things for to utilize those three 358 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 3: guys a lot. Yeah. I mean that's if you look 359 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 3: at if you just look at what I've done the 360 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 3: last couple of years, you know, with the guy like 361 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 3: Derwin James and the safety is there, I think, uh, 362 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 3: you know, I think we want to be really versatile. 363 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 3: We want to have a lot of different types of pieces. 364 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:51,600 Speaker 3: But but again, it's like taking those guys and putting 365 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 3: him in the position to most impact the game. So 366 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 3: we'll figure out what that looks like. But it certainly 367 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 3: wanted to want to be able to move those guys around. 368 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 7: The depth charts and the Lady Marks don't meet him 369 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 7: with you yourself as having a starting center on the roster, 370 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 7: and who would that guy be, right, you. 371 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 3: Know, I again, you just said it at the beginning, 372 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 3: like depth charts. Right now, it's pretty irrelevant. But we're 373 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 3: excited about a couple of the guys that we've added. 374 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 3: We're excited about some of the guys on the roster 375 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,720 Speaker 3: We're gonna let that sort itself out through competition, you know, 376 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 3: all the way into training camp. We're gonna use the 377 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 3: offseason program not to not to be overly competitive, but 378 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 3: really just to teach our offense and our defense and 379 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 3: our special teams and get reps at the things that 380 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:37,160 Speaker 3: we need to get reps at. And then the real 381 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 3: competition will be in training camp, and I'm sure by 382 00:17:39,520 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 3: then we'll have even more pieces at it into that competition. 383 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 8: Every days, a lot of versatility, those kind of Lodi 384 00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 8: by injuries. 385 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,400 Speaker 3: You have commision for him here, you recently here. I'm 386 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 3: excited about him. I think he came on late in 387 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:54,200 Speaker 3: the year, did some good things. He was very highly 388 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:57,239 Speaker 3: thought of, you know in the draft process, even though 389 00:17:57,280 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 3: he was coming off with the injury. And so again 390 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,080 Speaker 3: in excited for him just to have that opportunity to 391 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 3: be healthy, go into an off season, really learn a 392 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 3: new offense, and compete for jobs, and very excited about 393 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 3: his future. 394 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 6: As you mentioned, like basically all three days is kind 395 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 6: of being different with the shade is how important is 396 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 6: that guys that you guys are able to get players 397 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 6: a lot of things quickly, like so we can go 398 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 6: into the next day, and how do you go about 399 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 6: doing it? 400 00:18:25,760 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think you gotta be careful. Honestly, I think 401 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 3: the most important thing is like creating the foundation of 402 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 3: each three phases first. And so the way that the 403 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 3: phase of the off season program works, in my mind, 404 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 3: they give you that opportunity to build a foundation through 405 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:45,160 Speaker 3: the first couple phases before you're really out there doing 406 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:47,399 Speaker 3: a lot of reps. And so we got to be 407 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 3: really cognizant of not trying to go too fast and 408 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 3: making sure that they understand the foundational pieces, the foundational 409 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 3: structures that we operate in. And so yeah, we're I'm 410 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 3: stoked about that process. 411 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: Yes, we probably didn't a Green and him was coming 412 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,400 Speaker 1: out of the drafts off so he did last year 413 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: as some flashes. 414 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 3: With the Hide in the Cities a lot too. Yeah, 415 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 3: I got a lot of confidence in Mike Green. Loved 416 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 3: him coming out. You know, he was highly high on 417 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 3: our board there and so it was joking with him. 418 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 3: We had brought him in I think for a thirty 419 00:19:18,640 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 3: visit last year and and you know, so it's meant 420 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 3: to be now that we're together and so very excited 421 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 3: and I think I think now he'll have a guy 422 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 3: in the room and tray that he can really learn 423 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:30,840 Speaker 3: from that he can learn some of the nuances of 424 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 3: rushing the passer. Those guys will work well together. 425 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 8: You know. 426 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 3: Oftentimes when you have a guy on one side, that 427 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 3: creates even more opportunities for the guy on the other side. 428 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 3: And so Mike, Mike should be very excited because I 429 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 3: feel like he's gonna have a lot of opportunities to 430 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,480 Speaker 3: impact the game. And we're excited about him. And and 431 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,479 Speaker 3: just like anybody, I think your first year to your 432 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 3: second year is off in a big jump and just 433 00:19:54,840 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 3: understanding you know, the level that it takes, the preparation 434 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 3: that it takes, and so excited about Mike. 435 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 6: Coach bench. 436 00:20:03,359 --> 00:20:05,680 Speaker 5: We want to bit the special special teams in it 437 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 5: and how they you know, special impacts the game. He 438 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 5: share with them what you want to see here. 439 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 3: For that year, Yeah, I want to I want to 440 00:20:12,880 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 3: group that on special teams that's innovative, that changes the 441 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 3: game for us in a positive way that we're not 442 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 3: just trying to you know, hang on on special teams. 443 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 3: We want to be aggressive. We wanted that to be 444 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,239 Speaker 3: a weapon for us, and so we just want our 445 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 3: players to really play with that one shot mentality on 446 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 3: special teams offense and defense. It's often you know, three 447 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 3: play drive, six play drive, nine play drive. The beauty 448 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 3: of special teams, it's really a one shot play. And 449 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:44,320 Speaker 3: so for us to have that mindset of super confident 450 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 3: and the players that we have, the coaches that we 451 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 3: have that are special teams will be a weapon for us. 452 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 7: Yeah, Jesse, is everything that's gone these off season and 453 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,159 Speaker 7: kind of the adjustment. 454 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:57,200 Speaker 9: For you, what's it kind of been like just working 455 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 9: with Eric as far as you know, there's been something 456 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 9: pret profile stuff that's Yeah, how would you kind of 457 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 9: manage the ups and the downs of losing players, adding guys, controversies, 458 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 9: just dealt through that because I imagine you were part. 459 00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 7: Of some of that, but not to this example, you're 460 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 7: part of the keym the great. 461 00:21:14,760 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 3: Or any I think when you go through things together, 462 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 3: you learn a lot about each other. And I think 463 00:21:20,320 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 3: I think Eric and I have have only strengthened our 464 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 3: relationship through the things that we've gone through. I think 465 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:31,480 Speaker 3: both of us stay pretty level headed. I think I'm like, 466 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 3: I'm an optimist and so I'm always you know, I 467 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 3: just think Eric does such a great job and so 468 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 3: when when all the decisions that you make are collaborative 469 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 3: and thought out and the best interests of the organization, 470 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 3: it's easy to work with people like that. And so 471 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 3: it's been a it's been a great process working with 472 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 3: everybody in the organization. We've we've learned a lot about 473 00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 3: each other, like you said, sometimes through through the things 474 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 3: that have happened, and most of the time it's about 475 00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 3: how you respond to those types of things. And so 476 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:04,280 Speaker 3: we've responded, well, we're in a good place. We'll continue 477 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 3: to build the roster between now in September, but it's 478 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 3: been a great process to work. 479 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 6: With there in the in the long receiver room, you've 480 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 6: got to say, and Stamas to Tom row Bowl and 481 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 6: let's talk about a little bit what you've seen on 482 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 6: Phil go Dubonte. Yeah, and also for Shad come off 483 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 6: the year, but you know, Intematic did have the year 484 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:24,919 Speaker 6: to year last year. 485 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:26,959 Speaker 3: What you've seed again with Yeah, I got a lot 486 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 3: of confidence over shod Baateman. Uh, you look at you 487 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 3: look at what he's done in his career. He's been 488 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 3: a really productive player. You know, he's coming off of 489 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 3: a year. Like a lot of guys sometimes when you're 490 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:41,040 Speaker 3: coming off of a year that you're like, he's disappointed 491 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 3: in how the year went, and so I know he's hungry. 492 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 3: You know, he's ready to ready to get back to. 493 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 6: What he is. 494 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 3: So a lot of confidence in him and a lot 495 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 3: of confidence in that whole room just to just to 496 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 3: continue to grow opportunities for young players. Really excited about them, 497 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 3: and I think they'll be a big part of our offense. 498 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 3: And then Zay Zay's proven to be I think one 499 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 3: of the best players in the league at his position. 500 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 3: Loves a He's like, man, what you want and a 501 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 3: guy when he walks in the room, he lights up 502 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:13,120 Speaker 3: the room. He's got leadership skills, he brings everybody with him. 503 00:23:13,760 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 3: Uh So loves A and they're very excited about that room. Overalls, 504 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 3: you and Zay's talk a little day, are you guys, 505 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 3: What's how's process going to build a relationship? Yeah? Same, 506 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:27,920 Speaker 3: I mean it's just again like those those opportunities to 507 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,600 Speaker 3: be around each other outside of football are I mean 508 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 3: those are those are are so valuable to kind of 509 00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 3: see who I am outside of outside of the building, 510 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:41,399 Speaker 3: see who he is outside of the building. Great opportunity 511 00:23:41,480 --> 00:23:42,960 Speaker 3: we had, We had a lot of fun that day, 512 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,280 Speaker 3: and so look forward to being able to do that 513 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 3: with a lot of the guys. 514 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,399 Speaker 7: There's so much time, if I know, there's some limits 515 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 7: and what you can do with availability, But how much 516 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 7: time have you spent kind of getting to know players? 517 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,240 Speaker 7: Has that been your source of vocal point for you? 518 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's you know it is. But at the same time, 519 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,600 Speaker 3: like when it's there's been there's a good amount of 520 00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 3: guys that come through the building, you know, and some 521 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,600 Speaker 3: of them train there, some of them pop in and out. 522 00:24:05,680 --> 00:24:08,399 Speaker 3: So it's been great. I just I think in person 523 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 3: is the best way to really build a relationship. So 524 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 3: certainly have exchange a lot of messages, some phone calls, 525 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,359 Speaker 3: all that with a lot of the different guys. But again, 526 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 3: like as these guys start coming back in on a 527 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,920 Speaker 3: regular basis, that'll be a major focal point for the 528 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 3: whole coaching staff when you've going to different places. 529 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 7: Whatever it's like in Vanderbilt, Michigan, and you didn't charge 530 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 7: the defensive, what what do you. 531 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 2: Feel is any good defensives are what do you feel 532 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,960 Speaker 2: is kind of the main thread to any kind of 533 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 2: the foundation for having a creepy com. 534 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, there's just a style of play that 535 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 3: you need to play. And so I think it's it's 536 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 3: not really scheme related. It's like there's what you play, 537 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 3: and then there's how you play, and how we play, 538 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 3: how we teach the fundamentals of the game, how we teach, 539 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 3: how we take on blocks, tackling, the angles that we 540 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,280 Speaker 3: take to the ball, we try to affect the football. 541 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 3: Those things are the foundational pieces I think of how 542 00:25:04,640 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 3: we play, and then I think the scheme. Like, to me, 543 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,320 Speaker 3: it's just you always have to be evolving, and so 544 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,520 Speaker 3: there's things that we did last year that we won't 545 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 3: do this year, vice versa. It's evolved so much every year, 546 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:20,400 Speaker 3: and I think that's how you try to stay ahead 547 00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 3: of it. You know, like the respect that I have 548 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 3: for the offensive coaches that you're going against, you know, 549 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:26,680 Speaker 3: the work that they're putting in, the time that they're 550 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 3: putting in. So to ever think that you've figured it 551 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,840 Speaker 3: out and you don't need to continue to evolve is crazy. 552 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 3: And so it's a constant evolvement. But the foundational piece 553 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,920 Speaker 3: of how you play, you know, I think is really 554 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 3: what allows you to continue to evolve scheme wise, just 555 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 3: so far. 556 00:25:45,000 --> 00:25:47,879 Speaker 8: Working with the afney Weaver and what is the process 557 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 8: to figure out what kind of your relationship, how. 558 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 3: Responsibility is Yeah, Weaves awesome to work with. I mean 559 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 3: the great thing is is he's been a coordinator. He's 560 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,280 Speaker 3: called defense for the last couple of years, did a 561 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 3: really good job in Miami. And I know that he 562 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 3: can lead the room. I know that he can lead 563 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 3: the coaches. I know that he can lead the players. 564 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 3: I know that I don't have to be there all 565 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:14,160 Speaker 3: the time. We've got a great work in relationship. We're 566 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 3: figuring each other out, you know, like scheme wise and 567 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 3: how all that's gonna fit together. But I know this 568 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:23,240 Speaker 3: that there's not a there's not a leader any better 569 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 3: than Anthony Weaver. And so it's super excited about him. 570 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 10: Justin Wood pressed you about that. 571 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 8: Then after Justin Lloyd. 572 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 3: Here in Chicago, Man, everything, I think he's just wise 573 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 3: beyond his years. He's really smart, he's innovative. He's again 574 00:26:38,080 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 3: always evolving, always trying to find a better way to 575 00:26:40,440 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 3: do things. But has has these standards of how the 576 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:47,320 Speaker 3: offense is gonna play from an effort, from a blocking standpoint, 577 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 3: and so just really excited about him and what he's 578 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,320 Speaker 3: gonna do with our offense. 579 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 7: You playing to name captains full time or it. 580 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 3: Will be a game that's that's an ongoing conversation right now. 581 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 3: I think think there's benefits of doing it both ways, 582 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 3: and so trying to figure out, you know, which direction 583 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 3: of that will best benefit the twenty six Ravens with uh. 584 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 2: Tyler lup and you pretty solid rookie season obviously didn't 585 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 2: end the way he wanted it to for you. 586 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 7: Is is Tyl Luke gonna be? Is he the kicker 587 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 7: for you? 588 00:27:18,480 --> 00:27:20,800 Speaker 3: Or you playing a bringing competition? Got a lot of 589 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 3: confidence in Loop. He had a great rookie year, and 590 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 3: you know, you're obviously you're judged by what happens, but 591 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 3: we have a lot of confidence in him. He's having 592 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 3: a great offseason, He's spending a lot of time trying 593 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 3: to improve like everybody, and so I have a lot 594 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:37,959 Speaker 3: of confidence in him. 595 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 2: Vulfore, So who do you either playing to break competition 596 00:27:43,080 --> 00:27:44,560 Speaker 2: or is he gonna. 597 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 3: Be the time? I mean, like, truthfully, that's we'll see 598 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 3: how it goes. I think, you know, you could certainly 599 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,360 Speaker 3: add another guy there to have another guy in training camp, 600 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 3: But again, just have a lot of confidence in him 601 00:27:57,920 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 3: going forward. 602 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 5: How are you praying for the game which aspects. 603 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's it's ongoing. It's a lot of conversations. 604 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 6: You know. 605 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 3: We hired Charlie from Indianapolis to be the kind of 606 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:09,200 Speaker 3: in the game management role. 607 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 5: Uh. 608 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 3: And so we have these weekly meetings and we're already 609 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 3: kind of talking through how we see that, how we 610 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 3: see that going uh will develop. I think for us 611 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,640 Speaker 3: how we want to have a strategy going into games 612 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,200 Speaker 3: and how we want to operate, also knowing that things 613 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:24,480 Speaker 3: can change in the middle of a game. 614 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:25,119 Speaker 5: Uh. 615 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 3: And so I think I'm a guy like love numbers, 616 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,000 Speaker 3: love data, but at the end of the day, like 617 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 3: you got to make the best human decision in that moment. 618 00:28:34,359 --> 00:28:36,320 Speaker 3: And so I'm just excited about the opportunity to be 619 00:28:36,359 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 3: in those positions. 620 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:40,680 Speaker 8: With den Doyle. 621 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,600 Speaker 7: As far as his experience and how young he is 622 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,200 Speaker 7: and that and that's not your side of the goal. 623 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 3: Just throw him the car keys. How much of a 624 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 3: leap of faith is that? Yeah, I mean I think 625 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 3: whoever was in that position, it was going to be 626 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,719 Speaker 3: a leap of faith, knowing my involvement on the other 627 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 3: side of the ball, as you mentioned. Uh, But going 628 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 3: through a really thorough interview process with Declan talking to 629 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,640 Speaker 3: a lot of people, especially now being around him even more, 630 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 3: have a lot of confidence in decland that he's gonna 631 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,400 Speaker 3: do a great job. There's gonna be ups and downs, 632 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 3: you know, and he's gonna be really steady, I think 633 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 3: managing ups and downs. It's gonna have a great relationship 634 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 3: with the players. I think we have a great staff 635 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,400 Speaker 3: around him to really help him out on our offensive 636 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 3: side of the ball. 637 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:24,600 Speaker 8: Uh. 638 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 3: And so just very very excited about Declan and the 639 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 3: entire offensive staff. 640 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:31,640 Speaker 6: You bet you definitely got you in the field, the 641 00:29:31,720 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 6: guy and making the decision in game. 642 00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 9: Uh. 643 00:29:35,080 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 6: You know, maybe the last few years that they're really 644 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 6: aggressive generally speak here throwing fourth down. I mean every 645 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 6: situation is different, but do you kind of you yourself 646 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 6: and the wrestling you know, the player person in the 647 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 6: those type situations. 648 00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think, Uh, when you have really good players 649 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 3: you put you trust your players, and when you have 650 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:58,000 Speaker 3: like especially like Lamar, you know, fourth down weapon at 651 00:29:58,120 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: quarterback that can do a lot of different things. And 652 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,240 Speaker 3: so I think there's a reason for the aggression is 653 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 3: oftentimes the types of players that you have and those 654 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:07,959 Speaker 3: in those moments. The ability for the quarterback to make 655 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 3: off schedule plays and make get key conversions is critical. 656 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:13,280 Speaker 3: So we feel like we have the best, one of 657 00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 3: the best fourth down weapons in the league. Uh and 658 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 3: so we'll continue to use him and be aggressive in 659 00:30:17,640 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 3: those situations. 660 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 8: Does the NA You've been asked of this before, and 661 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 8: you've been a lot of groups players to say, Nellie, Bud, 662 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 8: you go the guys and you have the sisters, why 663 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:30,080 Speaker 8: that happened and how to attack it? 664 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 3: You know, I think it's just it's really we're gonna 665 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 3: focus on going forward. You know, I think you can 666 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 3: learn from the past. Everything that happens is a learning opportunity. 667 00:30:40,920 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 8: Uh. 668 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 3: And so we want to we want to use things 669 00:30:43,760 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 3: that have happened here as tools, as teaching tools, as lessons. 670 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 3: But we want to pour confidence into these guys and 671 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:51,840 Speaker 3: operate in a way that when we're in the fourth 672 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 3: quarter of a game, the moment's not bigger than what 673 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 3: it is, and that we're at our best when of 674 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 3: our best is needed. Everything that we're gonna try to 675 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:00,520 Speaker 3: do is to create a mindset for us to be 676 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 3: able to do that. It's gonna be a process. It's 677 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 3: not gonna be perfect, but I think, you know, we're 678 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 3: gonna just work really hard to be at our best 679 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,720 Speaker 3: in those situations. Train that way, do everything that way, 680 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:14,320 Speaker 3: with the idea that we want to be the best 681 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,000 Speaker 3: when our best is needed, and so look forward to that. 682 00:31:20,080 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 5: You know, like. 683 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,760 Speaker 3: Coaching is is is trying to take a player, have 684 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 3: a vision for them of what they can be, you know, 685 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:31,640 Speaker 3: so it's sometimes even seeing things that they might not 686 00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 3: even see in themselves and trying to pull that out 687 00:31:34,200 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 3: of them. I think telling guys when they do a 688 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 3: great job and just instilling confidence in them, never being 689 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 3: reactive to the other team, but like, man, this is 690 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 3: what we're gonna do. This is they have to play 691 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 3: against us. And trying to create that mindset and that 692 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 3: confidence something I've always tried to do with guys. Always 693 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 3: try to get guys to play at a level and 694 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 3: and and not overachieved. But like, really, if you can overachieve, 695 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:01,080 Speaker 3: then with the caliber player as we have, you know 696 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 3: we'll be really good. 697 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:05,720 Speaker 6: As one of the weird things about last year, I 698 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 6: hope the ratings were better on the rooms did it 699 00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:12,440 Speaker 6: and didn't bring the home team for most of the time. 700 00:32:13,240 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 6: Have you thought about it in this new year. But 701 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:19,200 Speaker 6: any ways to kind of re establish that home down up. 702 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 5: At the Bank. 703 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:23,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a that's a at the forefront, I would say, 704 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 3: being a really good team is being able to win 705 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 3: at home. And so it's it's definitely an ongoing thing 706 00:32:30,160 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 3: in our process of trying to figure out, you know, 707 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:34,800 Speaker 3: the day before the game, the day of the game, 708 00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:37,440 Speaker 3: all those things that we can build the best schedule 709 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 3: to have a team that's really connected, that's really ready 710 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 3: to play. And so that's definitely at the forefront of 711 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 3: our mind. We understand that we need to win at home. 712 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 3: We have an unbelievable fan base, We have an unbelievable 713 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:51,480 Speaker 3: home field advantage when the Bank is rocking, and so 714 00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 3: we need to we need to put a product out 715 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 3: there that that allows our fans to continue to impact 716 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 3: the game. Uh. And so a lot of our process 717 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 3: is looking at, you know, how we can best best 718 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:04,400 Speaker 3: play at home, and I think it's everything leading up 719 00:33:04,440 --> 00:33:06,640 Speaker 3: to it that we need to make sure ties in 720 00:33:06,760 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 3: with how we want to play on game. Name. 721 00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,680 Speaker 11: As you've prepared for hid Coote interviews and you've thought 722 00:33:10,680 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 11: about what the staff might look like regards toss of here, 723 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,920 Speaker 11: you ended up once if you learn about going up 724 00:33:15,960 --> 00:33:18,600 Speaker 11: the process that maybe you didn't expect, as you know, 725 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,960 Speaker 11: as with the cootal breaks you've got, like the day 726 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:22,680 Speaker 11: I get to put my staff together, if this is. 727 00:33:22,680 --> 00:33:26,479 Speaker 3: What I'm want, I think, Uh, it's really interesting because 728 00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 3: you know, you're going through your own season, You're you're 729 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:33,240 Speaker 3: you're always you know, you always have a list of 730 00:33:33,320 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 3: guys that you maybe have interest in, but there's there's 731 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:40,160 Speaker 3: so many things contractually teams that are under contract with 732 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 3: other teams that it's hard to know exactly like how 733 00:33:43,120 --> 00:33:45,400 Speaker 3: it's going to take shape. And I think, I think, 734 00:33:46,600 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 3: you know, you may have a staff on paper and 735 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 3: then at the end of the day it's it's probably 736 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 3: looks a lot different by the time you get it done. 737 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 3: And and so I think just going through that process 738 00:33:55,960 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 3: having an open mind, you know, having a backup plan, 739 00:33:59,520 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 3: I think, like contingency plans for every spot was really 740 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,240 Speaker 3: important because you're not not often able to get the 741 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:09,840 Speaker 3: guys out of other teams or whatever. And so that 742 00:34:10,000 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 3: was definitely a lot I learned about in that process. 743 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 5: The time. 744 00:34:13,800 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 11: It was the first time as a remember young that 745 00:34:16,719 --> 00:34:18,919 Speaker 11: you thought about like today I get a head coach. 746 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 11: This is here's what I am envisioned, even if those 747 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:23,560 Speaker 11: people you knew would not be coaching. 748 00:34:23,600 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 3: And you know, however longing, yeah, I would say, you know, 749 00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 3: there was a there was a time younger in my career, 750 00:34:29,760 --> 00:34:32,080 Speaker 3: or I thought about going to college route and so 751 00:34:32,880 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 3: thinking about becoming a college head coach at different times. 752 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:37,839 Speaker 3: That's kind of switched when I came here the first time. 753 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 3: I would say, you know, a couple of years ago 754 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:46,000 Speaker 3: really really started to put thoughts into that, and so yeah, 755 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,560 Speaker 3: I think it's like, hey, these these couple of people, 756 00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 3: these are gonna be the first people I'm calling. Ended 757 00:34:52,200 --> 00:34:54,879 Speaker 3: up with a couple of those guys, and so yeah, 758 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,440 Speaker 3: I was definitely definitely a fun process. Jesse is just 759 00:34:57,480 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 3: a personal clarity. 760 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:01,720 Speaker 2: And you asked about more speach in the voluntary program, 761 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,000 Speaker 2: would you say, as far as we want, that's still 762 00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,160 Speaker 2: just up in the air, just because you know, I 763 00:35:06,280 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 2: know if people can miss true Clay, you know, just 764 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,840 Speaker 2: for her clarity, would you care. Prices just up in 765 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:11,560 Speaker 2: the air at this point. 766 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 3: I think Lamar is really excited about what we have 767 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 3: going on. I think he's excited about opportunities in the 768 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:23,479 Speaker 3: off season program and again. We'll see on April sixth. 769 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 3: You know see who all walks in the door now, 770 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 3: all right, thanks to go, Thank you for much. 771 00:35:28,160 --> 00:35:30,400 Speaker 4: Football fans know that traditions matter. They're what inspire us 772 00:35:30,440 --> 00:35:32,520 Speaker 4: to make armasa in tostitos the traditional way, starting with 773 00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:35,200 Speaker 4: whole corn kernels, no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, all 774 00:35:35,239 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 4: to give you that perfect crunch. Discover your next tradition 775 00:35:37,200 --> 00:35:39,240 Speaker 4: this football season. Head to the store, grab your Tostito's 776 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 4: team bag and scan the code for a chance to 777 00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:43,760 Speaker 4: score an epic experience with the Baltimore Ravens. Tostitos. Tradition matters. 778 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,759 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Ravens Press Pass podcast. If you 779 00:35:49,800 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: want a deep dive into everything he had to say 780 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,360 Speaker 1: in the implications for the upcoming season, head over to 781 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,879 Speaker 1: the Lounge podcast feed. We break it all down there. 782 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,720 Speaker 1: Clifton Brown or I and I are here at league meetings. 783 00:36:00,040 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: We share our thoughts about what Jesse had to say 784 00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,320 Speaker 1: and what it means for the Ravens this upcoming season. 785 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:06,799 Speaker 1: Make sure you subscribe to this feed and the loud feed. 786 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,080 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening. We'll be back with you again soon.