1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:05,359 Speaker 1: Um, A lot of UFAs that I talked to yesterday expressed, 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: you know, wanting to come back and but you know, 3 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: wanting to come back and getting a deal to come 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: back are two different things from your perspective. Has there 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: ever in your GM history than anything resembling what is 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: referred to in the industry as a hometown discount, where 7 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:27,480 Speaker 1: a player might in some instances be willing to take 8 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,319 Speaker 1: a little less than he might be offered somewhere else 9 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: because he doesn't want to leave the locker room. I 10 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: think you can say at times that does occur, you know, 11 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: does it occur across the board? No, Um, But you 12 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: want to create an environment where they want to where 13 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: they want to be, and Doug has done a great job. 14 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: I think the entire staff has done a great job 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,920 Speaker 1: this This player group, it's a close knit group, and 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,639 Speaker 1: it's when you've got a situation like we have, it's 17 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: it's tough to leave if you're a player. So hopefully 18 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: that works to our advantage in getting them back. Whether 19 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,320 Speaker 1: that is reflective of the contracts or not, that's that 20 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: remains to be seen. How important is it for you 21 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: guys to retain these guys like Evan Ingram, Jelan Taylor, 22 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: those core guys going into next year and beyond. I 23 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: think you're always looking to keep as many players in 24 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: the nest as you can. You know, you work hard 25 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 1: to draft these guys or or to secure him through 26 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: various methods, whether it's free agency or the draft and 27 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: UH college free agency, a lot of different ways. These 28 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: guys come onto the team, but once they've proven themselves 29 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: not only on the field but in the locker room, 30 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: those are the type the core guys you want to 31 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: build around trying to work. In your opinion, you know, 32 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of things to point to, but 33 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: I don't think you point to anything greater than than 34 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: Doug's influence as a leader. You know, when you have 35 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: someone at the at the top that's as steady as 36 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: Doug is, as fearless as he is, and really as authentic. 37 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: You know, those are the three things that I think 38 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: of when I think of the way Dougs led this 39 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: organization in this football team. That really stand out and 40 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: and people get behind that. You know, when you're authentic, 41 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: you're the same guy every day, and you're fearless as 42 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: a leader people, you know, players, staff, UH fan bases. 43 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: You know, it's it's encouraging and it's engaging and where 44 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:30,519 Speaker 1: you think maybe the most improvement needs to be. I 45 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: think Trayvon, like all these rookies, you know, it was 46 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: a growing it was a season of growth, and you're 47 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: always looking at young players and usually that step between 48 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: year one and year two is the biggest jump that 49 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: these guys have as players. But I think he did 50 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 1: a lot of nice things, you know, and you know, 51 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: like I talked to him a week ago, you know 52 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: that that stat number that everybody has in their mind 53 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: of sacks is in in a lot of ways, very overvalued. 54 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: You know. There's a lot of ways to influence a game, 55 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: and I think Trayvon, you saw him do it or 56 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: whether it be the run or the past, he had 57 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: an impact this year and it's only going to get 58 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,839 Speaker 1: better from here. Trying how voilable is the franchise tag? 59 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: Knowing the financial situation you guys are in using it 60 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: this off season. You know, I'm hoping we don't need 61 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: to use it. I'm hoping that we can. Uh. You know, 62 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: right now we're evaluating this team as as a staff. 63 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: Doug in the rest of the coaches are going through 64 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,239 Speaker 1: a process and end of the season process that we 65 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: have that we've set up. Our personnel staff is doing 66 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: the same thing. Will join forces tomorrow and meet for 67 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: most of the morning to really put a plan in 68 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:44,920 Speaker 1: place for how we're going to attack this offseason. Sometimes, 69 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: I mean, people maneuver that thing so much, like how 70 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: much is that going to hamper what you can do 71 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: this offseason? Cash is more important than cap, right, there's 72 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: ways to maneuver that the cap, and there's ways to 73 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 1: extend things into the future, but you also got to 74 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: be smart and diligent when you're doing that. So again, 75 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna look at all of our options. We're gonna 76 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: meet as a staff tomorrow go through what we are 77 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: wish list is. Then we'll sit down with ownership, will 78 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: sit down with those that work on the cap and contracts, 79 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: will sit down with them and and we have been 80 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: but we'll have a final, final, final meeting with them 81 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: to really get the ball rolling for the future. I 82 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: know that you said you planned to, you know, me 83 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: with everybody to kind of drish the off season plan, 84 00:04:31,960 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: but how much of a priority is it for you 85 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: to maybe have evaning or come back just considering it's 86 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: kind of obvious to fit for both sides. Works that 87 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: work out well, you know, obviously we'd love to have 88 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: Evan back, you know, and Evan and I visited yesterday 89 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: as he visited, went around the building and visited with everybody. 90 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: I think it's mutual. Now we gotta make it happen, 91 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: you know. So that's something that we're gonna work on 92 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: with Evan and and all the other free agents that 93 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: we have. We have a list of them that we 94 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,720 Speaker 1: gotta we gotta mode down one at a time. How 95 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: much different is it to evaluated free agent like that 96 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: somebody that you know fits and he's been in the building, 97 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 1: as opposed to signing a guy to do you've been with. 98 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: Well obviously that you're dealing with the known right versus 99 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: the unknown, you know. And I think one of the 100 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: things that we talked about with this free agent class 101 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: this year in and last year's free agent class, you know, 102 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: I think they've been two very productive classes, and it's 103 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: weighed out in the production that they've had on the field, 104 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: But there was a lot of work that went into 105 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: that process and getting to know these guys as much 106 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 1: as we could from a distance. Uh, The coaching staff 107 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,480 Speaker 1: was heavily involved. The personnel's staff was heavily involved, the 108 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: support staffs were heavily involved, the trainers, the strength coaches. 109 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 1: The more information you can get, the better your chances 110 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: of getting what you what you believe you're getting. Right. 111 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: Is this the off season that this franchise transfers away 112 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: or transitions away from the free agent franchise and wards 113 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: of the draft and develop your own And we talked 114 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: about around every years. Has that really happened? Is now 115 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: that moment? Yeah? I think it has to be that moment. 116 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: First of all, we're up against the camp a lot 117 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 1: more than we were the previous two years. We feel 118 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: really good about the nucleus of young players that we 119 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: have on the team. I believe we're the fifth or 120 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: sixth youngest team in the National Football League right now. 121 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: We have a yet a lot of young players on 122 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: their first contracts, a lot of players overall on their 123 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 1: first contracts, And as you transition into more guys that 124 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: are on their second deals, it becomes more and more 125 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 1: difficult to to use free agency is as a strong 126 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: vehicle to improve your team. So we've got to look 127 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 1: to the draft. We've got to look to developing the 128 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: guys that are currently here and obviously retain as many 129 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: of these guys as we can. And how would you 130 00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: evaluate where the offensive line is right now? Knowing Juan 131 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: obviously will be a free agent, but also the guys 132 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: who have here, Well, I think, you know, you never 133 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: want to see guys get injured, but you know, when 134 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: Cam went down, what injury does is create opportunity for 135 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: for somebody else. And when, uh, when those guys went down, 136 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: Ben went down, Chats stepped in and did an outstanding job. 137 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: When Cam went down, uh, walk stepped in and did 138 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: an outstanding job. So it gave us a chance to 139 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: evaluate not only the front line guys, but the depth 140 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: of our roster at that position, and we feel really 141 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: good about it. I think coach Elsher has done an 142 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: outstanding job of working with those guys and they're only 143 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: going to continue to get better. The good thing is 144 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: most of those guys are young. Most of them are 145 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: on their first contract. Uh. You know, you've got a 146 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: couple that our early stages of their second contract, and 147 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,239 Speaker 1: only Chat really is a guy that's up there in years, 148 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: but you couldn't tell by the way he performed. You 149 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: know this this year for us, he stepped in and 150 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: did an outstanding job. You as a as a GM compartmentalized. 151 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: There was so much calls for change in the organization 152 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 1: and for shot to do things. And then we get 153 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: team the celebration and YUFORI and everything that you felt, 154 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: little vindication, little smile, celebration. You know, I don't look 155 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: at it like that. I think, you know, we're paid 156 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: to do a job, and that jobs to put the 157 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,120 Speaker 1: best product we can out on the field. And I've 158 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: never listened to the noise. The noise doesn't determine the 159 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: decisions that we're gonna make as an organization. And I think, uh, 160 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: the best thing you can do when there's a lot 161 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: of noises put your ear plugs in, you know, and 162 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: just go about your job. And that's what we tried 163 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: to do. And again it's there's never one person that 164 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: makes these decisions. It's it's a group decision, organizational decision. 165 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,960 Speaker 1: Doug and I are very much involved together in this process, 166 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: and we involve everybody underneath us to a to a 167 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: the m degree. I mean, there's just a lot of 168 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: collaboration that people don't don't see behind the scenes. You're 169 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: pretty Humphrey watching Humphrey the other day is pretty clear 170 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: the importance. What's what's the other side reporting. I think 171 00:08:57,200 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: what you saw is a guy that's got a che 172 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: us to have an outstanding career in the National Football League. 173 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: He's highly competitive, he's smart, he's tough. Uh, he's got 174 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: he's got the size, he's got the skill set to 175 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 1: be a very good player in this league for a 176 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,319 Speaker 1: long time. You know, to come into this league and 177 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: play in the middle of the offense, play the center 178 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: position with all that has to go that mentally that 179 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: goes into playing that position and to do as well 180 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: as he did is a credit to him and and 181 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: the work that he puts in. Uh, he's a prose 182 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: pro at a very young age. I look at him 183 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: as an old soul and I think the best is 184 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: yet is in front of him. Someone who drafts and 185 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: you have to project and looking at the Christian ball, 186 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: what sort of much do you have what you're saw 187 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,679 Speaker 1: in him and what you got out of him. I mean, 188 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 1: he's got a gratifying to a young player. Third round him. Well, 189 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: I think you know, again, we spent a lot of 190 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,599 Speaker 1: time evaluating these guys and coach. Rauscher went to the 191 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: school to the school visit with him. His old line 192 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 1: coach at Kentucky used to work for us when when 193 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 1: I was in San Francisco, So we had an inside, 194 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:10,240 Speaker 1: some real inside knowledgeist to the type of guy we 195 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: were going to get. Uh and he's he's been everything 196 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,199 Speaker 1: and more than we imagined. You know, he's again. I 197 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: can't emphasize enough their their ability to come in at 198 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: a young age and be a pro from day one. 199 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes it takes these guys a little bit 200 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: to learn how to be a pro. What it all involves. 201 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,839 Speaker 1: This game is a lot more mental than it is 202 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: physical a lot of times. And for him to step 203 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: into that role and excel the way he did, I 204 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:39,840 Speaker 1: think the future is very bright for him. You look 205 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: at Trevor now is entering that elite kind of category 206 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: of a QB in the NFL, and and either way, 207 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:50,719 Speaker 1: is there more the next step, the next stage, the growth? Well, 208 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: I think he's certainly trending that way, and is there more? 209 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,560 Speaker 1: There's a lot more, you know, And I think Trevor 210 00:10:56,600 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: would say the same thing. His his upside, his early 211 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: to grow at the position from just a knowledge standpoint. 212 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: You gotta remember, now, this is the third offense in 213 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: three years that Trevor has played in counting his his 214 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: senior year in college. So you go from that to 215 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: a new system in the NFL, uh and then all 216 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 1: of a sudden, it's a hit the reset button. We 217 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: got another offense. So it's his third offense in three years, 218 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: and it takes a while to master that. And I 219 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: think you saw the development of him mentally as well 220 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: as physically throughout the course of this season, and I 221 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:36,439 Speaker 1: think it's only gonna trend upward from there. Like, this 222 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: guy's really good. A lot of times, you know, he 223 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 1: just he does one thing about him. You know, he's 224 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: really a lot like Doug in the sense that he's 225 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: very steady, he's very even keel and and that's a 226 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: marriage made in Heaven there because they relate to each 227 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: other that way. They're both fearless, you know, Trevor doesn't 228 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: fear anything, and they're and they're very authentic. So when 229 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: you have leaders, you know, at the quarterback position, at 230 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: the head coach position, that are like that, you know, 231 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: everybody else just kind of falls in line. Try and 232 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 1: you mention being up against the cap compared to years past, 233 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: or at least you know, the past two years. How 234 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: much do you envision having to restructure and perhaps take 235 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:20,920 Speaker 1: about of players then you have here in the past 236 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:24,959 Speaker 1: two seasons. Well, yeah, goodbyes are tough. You know, you 237 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: want to keep as many of these guys as you can. 238 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: Everybody understands that we're gonna do everything we can to 239 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: make that happen. But if we're going to make that happen, 240 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: something has to give. Everybody's got to give a little bit. 241 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, we had those conversations on the 242 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 1: way out with the players and they understand that. And 243 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: we've got a lot of work ahead of us in 244 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: order to make this happen. But uh, you know, I'm 245 00:12:49,480 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: pretty confident that we can do what we need to 246 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 1: do structurally if we need to to sign the guys 247 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: back that we need to bring back. Trying too much? 248 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: Did it seem like there were guys open or restructuring 249 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: because they are so about this group and this team. Well, 250 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 1: restructuring is the easy part, right, restrict because that that's 251 00:13:10,679 --> 00:13:13,800 Speaker 1: just semantics with the numbers and they it's not like 252 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 1: you're taking money away from and they're just restructuring how 253 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: they're getting it and when they're getting it. So that's 254 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: that's never been the real issue in this battle. It's 255 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 1: more getting the guys that are free agents under contract 256 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 1: and something that they'll agree to, you know, resign the 257 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 1: free agents and stuff like that. What's the different talents 258 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 1: for you now in this offseason, going from the team 259 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: before that was chasing the rest of the divisions being 260 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: a team that Disney chase. Well, you know the good 261 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: thing about that. At first of all, it's a lot 262 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,679 Speaker 1: easier to be the hunter than the hunted, right, And 263 00:13:48,040 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: as you get better and and you become the hunted, 264 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:54,960 Speaker 1: the challenge gets gets harder. Right, You're gonna get every 265 00:13:55,040 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 1: team's best when they show up in Jacksonville. Now, in 266 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:00,440 Speaker 1: the past they maybe thought this was gonna be an 267 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: easy out. That's not no longer going to be the case. 268 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: But I think the last part of this season really 269 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: prepared this young group to understand that there's a real 270 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,439 Speaker 1: sense of urgency that goes into being a championship caliber team. 271 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:18,679 Speaker 1: You know, it just doesn't happen, uh, you know, and 272 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: the players saw that, you know, you really see it 273 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: in the playoffs. But because we were playing really playoff 274 00:14:24,920 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: football for the last month of the season. You know, 275 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 1: it was it was evident to them just how much 276 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:34,240 Speaker 1: urgency there is starting on Monday. You know, you don't 277 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: wait till Sunday to get get excited about playing or 278 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: get prepared to play. It starts on Monday. And as 279 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: they understood, got to understand that better, we played better 280 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: and hopefully not hope that that should carry over to 281 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: next season for US. I think that given Doug and 282 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: Trevor's mindset, that they'll enjoy being hunted. I think we'll 283 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: all enjoy. But yes, you know, obviously, again the leadership matters, 284 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: and you know, if if you're fearless and you're not 285 00:15:07,120 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: afraid to be the hunted, then let's go. You know, 286 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: but there's a lot of work to do. It's you 287 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: can't just talk about it. You got to go do it. 288 00:15:14,560 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: You know. We were able to to to get them 289 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: to understand the urgency process. Uh and they they made 290 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,640 Speaker 1: that adjustment and did it very well and played at 291 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: a high level. Now we got to go do it 292 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: from the get go. We gotta you know, from the start, 293 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: and that starts April seventeen for US with the off 294 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: season program. Most likely adding Calvin Ridley this upcoming season. 295 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: How would you evaluate the past catchers this past season 296 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: and now moving into how would you evaluate how many 297 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: different threats you guys have? Well, that's you know, that's 298 00:15:47,520 --> 00:15:51,600 Speaker 1: really for the coaches to address. But obviously we feel 299 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: very good about Kelvin and what he can bring to 300 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: the organization and will bring to the organization. We feel 301 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: really good about the guys that we have under on track. 302 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 1: I thought that group this year, uh did a did 303 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: an excellent job. But the most important thing is we're 304 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: bringing We're gonna surround Trevor with the same cast of characters, 305 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: if you will, you know, the same cast of receiving threats, 306 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: the same running back core for the most Now we're 307 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna always look to to you know, insert 308 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: guys here and there. But for the most part, getting 309 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: that core group back for a second year in the 310 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: same offense with with with the same play caller obviously 311 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: and all that that goes with it. I think that's 312 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: going to really help Trevor take the next step and 313 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: this team take the next step in terms of this year. 314 00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: Where is your seat? Say that again, Johns and you well, 315 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: you're always looking at ways to improve as a as 316 00:16:55,080 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: a unit, you know, and that's twofold, right. It's coverage 317 00:16:59,240 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: that that helps pass rush, and it's pass rush that 318 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 1: helps coverage. So we're gonna look at ways and and 319 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: again over the next couple of days, especially tomorrow, when 320 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: we get together with the staff, really sit down and 321 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 1: talk about those things and what needs to be addressed 322 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:18,280 Speaker 1: and what's gonna get us to to where we want 323 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: to be defensively sooner rather than later.