1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: We decided to do this on Monday as well, so 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: you guys could enjoy the bye week as well. So 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,200 Speaker 1: obviously not where we want to be right now at 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: four and eight, but I am proud of the guys 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: the way they can continue to battle and compete over 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: the last few weeks. You know, again, when things are bad, 7 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: you can they can go one of two ways. And 8 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, I'm really proud of the way the guys 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: have continued to come in and compete, and we've seen 10 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: some progress over the last couple of weeks and the 11 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,120 Speaker 1: and the results you know to show, so a lot 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: of a lot of you know, we got five games left, 13 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: so you know, against the NFC teams, you know, against 14 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: four different teams, and you know we're not out of it. 15 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: So with that being said, I know you guys are 16 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: gonna have some questions in terms of you know, upcoming 17 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:46,800 Speaker 1: free agents. You know, I'm not going to talk about 18 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: any of those guys today. That'll be postseason conversations, you know, 19 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: whether it's say Quantic, Xavier, you know, all the guys 20 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: that are UFAs. You know, we'll leave that for you know, 21 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: after the season, those conversations and then with Daniel you know, 22 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:03,279 Speaker 1: he's five days off of surgery. He's in there rehabbing 23 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,679 Speaker 1: right now. You know he's gonna attack it. You guys 24 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: all know Daniel and his work ethic. You know, probably 25 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: a guy we're gonna have to pull back. But the 26 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: expectation is when Daniel's healthy that he will be our 27 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: starting quarterback. You know, again, we don't have a crystal 28 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: ball in terms of how the rehab's gonna go. You know, 29 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: different patients respond differently to these surgeries, and you know, 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,480 Speaker 1: whether it's gonna be swelling in the knee or any setbacks. Again, 31 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: nobody has a crystal ball on this, but that's the 32 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 1: expectation moving forward. So, uh, with that, I'll open up 33 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: to any questions you guys may have. 34 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: So you said, it's obviously not where you want to be, 35 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 2: Like when you look at it, what are the biggest 36 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 2: factors that have led the season to kind of go 37 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:39,679 Speaker 2: in this direction? 38 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would think you know, early on, you know, 39 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: we had a we had a difficult schedule right off 40 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: the bat, you know, three games and eleven days, and 41 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 1: you know two of those teams being you know, top 42 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: of the NFC right now or near the top of 43 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: the NFC. So you know, again we started off, you know, 44 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: very good drive against Dallas there to ope in the season. 45 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: You know, we get to fall start, a bad snap, 46 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: a block field goal for a touchdown, and you know 47 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: kind of snowballed from there. So again, don't don't want 48 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: to make any excuses. You know, we've had some injuries 49 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: and you know again that we just got to continue 50 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 1: to build the depth and we've got to continue to 51 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: build the team all around so when injuries do occur, 52 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: that we can overcome those and you know, still be competitive. 53 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: You know, when injuries happen, it's going to happen. Every year, 54 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: it happens. It's football, it's a contact sport. There's going 55 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: to be injuries, and you know, we got to be 56 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: able to overcome, you know, any type of adversity that 57 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 1: that presents itself. 58 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,960 Speaker 3: So when you say Daniel Beer starter, does that mean 59 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:32,679 Speaker 3: you won't draft a quarterback next year? 60 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: No, it does. I think we're gonna have to do 61 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: something in the quarterback, whether it's free agency or or 62 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: the draft. I mean, just where we are, Tyrod's contracts up, 63 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 1: you know, de Vido is obviously on our contract, and Daniel, 64 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: you know we don't know when he's going to be ready, 65 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: So you know, just from an off season program standpoint, 66 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, I think that'll be a position that we'll 67 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 1: We'll have to look again, there's different avenues free agency 68 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: or the draft, but we'll have to address it at 69 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: some point. 70 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 4: When you look back, and I know, hindsight is twenty twenty, 71 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 4: do you feel the roster assembly, the way you constructed 72 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 4: the roster benefited the team with the death? I mean, 73 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 4: I know you went heavy on receivers, maybe a little 74 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 4: light on outside linebackers. It could have been because the 75 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 4: guys that you wanted weren't there. But when you look 76 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 4: back on that, do you have any regrets on how 77 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 4: the roster was constructed? 78 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, Patty, that's a great question. And again, you're only 79 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:25,399 Speaker 1: afforded so many resources to build the roster and we've 80 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: been here for I think it's twenty two months in 81 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: a day, so it's you know, again, you have to 82 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: decide how you're going to build it as you build 83 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: it with a big picture in mind, and you can't 84 00:03:35,600 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: do it overnight, you know. Again, Yeah, like what does 85 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: it cost to go get more pass rushers, you know, 86 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: financially or draft capital? You know, based on all the 87 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: needs that you have and where you are financially or 88 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: in the draft. So you know, no regrets. Again, We'll 89 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: continue to evaluate our process and you know, were there 90 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: are other players available, are players you could have taken? 91 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: Did you you miss on something? We'll evaluate the entire 92 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: process at the end of the season. But you can't 93 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: do it all. You know, you can't do it overnight. 94 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: You know, instead of getting a Bobby o like who's 95 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,119 Speaker 1: been a very good player for us, that we brought 96 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: brought in the off season, you know, do you use 97 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: that money elsewhere or in terms of allocation or resources. So, 98 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: you know, I like a lot of the guys that 99 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: we brought in in the off season. And again, you know, 100 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,479 Speaker 1: we knew this wasn't gonna happen overnight, and it takes 101 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 1: time to build it the right way. 102 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 4: And then guarding injuries you mentioned, you know that that's 103 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 4: been a problem. I know you guys looked at that 104 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 4: in the off season. I had what takeaways did you 105 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 4: have and there's still things that you can do and 106 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 4: have you identified things that maybe you can do? It 107 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 4: might be too late now, but you know, have you 108 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 4: kind of said, hey, we got to change this up 109 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 4: for next year. 110 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: We're going to continue to evaluate that. You know, I 111 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,600 Speaker 1: wish it was one specific injury. You know, it just 112 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: hasn't been a consistent If you could look and say, man, 113 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: we have seven guys that have the same injury, you 114 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: could really do a deep dive on what do we 115 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: need to do to improve you know, what we're doing 116 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: in that area. But there hasn't been a consistent other 117 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: than we've been injured often. But I have a lot 118 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: of I have a lot of confidence in our training 119 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: staff and Ronnie Barnes and our strength staffle Fits, and 120 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: we're going to continue to look under every rock for 121 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: any competitive advantage we can get from a sports science, training, 122 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 1: strength and conditioning, whatever it may be, because it is 123 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: it's hard to go in and compete weekend and week 124 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: out if you don't have your best players. And you know, 125 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: I think one of the guys would tell me the 126 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: other day, like going into the season, if you'd have 127 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: told me, you know, Waller, Andrew, Thomas, Saquan and Daniel 128 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 1: would play less than forty plays together, you know, I 129 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:27,440 Speaker 1: wouldn't have been real excited about that. And that's that's 130 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: the reality of you know how it played out. 131 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 5: It is your evaluation of one Evan Neil and two 132 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 5: Tommy DeVito. 133 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think I'll start with Tommy. Tommy's done a 134 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:39,839 Speaker 1: good job as an undrafted free agent. He's come a 135 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: long way since you know, he arrived here in May's 136 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: an undrafted guy, and that's a testament to his work 137 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: ethic and buying into to the process. And you know, 138 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: Shay and Kafka and what they're teaching him. And he's 139 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: taking care of the football the last couple of weeks, 140 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 1: and you know, he's done a good job. He's got 141 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: some swagger and some some presence about him that the 142 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:03,239 Speaker 1: player like and they follow him. And you know, again Evan, 143 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: you know, got off to a really good camp, had 144 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: a concussion, missed a couple of weeks, came back and 145 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: needs to play better. Evan needs to play better, he 146 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: knows that and look forward to getting back here when 147 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: he's healthy. But you know, I think he'd admit there's 148 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,280 Speaker 1: some things that he can do better and we look 149 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: forward to continue, you know, him, continue to improve. 150 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 6: When you look at a couple of things on Daniel, 151 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,479 Speaker 6: how do you assess how he played at the start 152 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 6: of the season, those first five starts. And also is 153 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 6: there a worry that he has not been able to 154 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 6: stay healthy. 155 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he's had some major injuries. 156 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 6: Obviously the knee is the last one, but two next 157 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 6: he's had you know, lovel like things that that. 158 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: You know moving forward with him. How much of an 159 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: issue is that? Yeah, and any of these guys coming 160 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: off the knees, it takes some time, Like you know 161 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: wand Dell, DJ, Davidson, Beavers, some of the guys that 162 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: had him last year for us, it does. It does 163 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: take time, you know, to come back to that injury, 164 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: and some are able to respond quicker than others. It 165 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 1: depends on the patient. And then you know, Daniel early 166 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:58,000 Speaker 1: on again, we got off to that rough start. We 167 00:06:58,040 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: had three games in eleven days. There were some innes 168 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: after Week two, you know, a short week, You're going 169 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: to play San Francisco without your you know, starting left tackle, 170 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: starting guard, and Saquon. I mean, that's that's tough task 171 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,320 Speaker 1: for for anybody. You guys have probably seen San Francisco 172 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: enough this season to know that's a really good defense. 173 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: So you know, again I think, you know, again, does 174 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 1: Daniel wish you could have some throws back or some 175 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: games back, or do some things differently. Probably, But it's 176 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: a team game. You know, there's eleven guys out there 177 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: and everybody's got to be on the same page and 178 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: do their job. So you know, we got to continue 179 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: to build the team. You know, the quarterback position is important, 180 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 1: but it's ultimately a team game. And you know it's 181 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: not all on Daniel by any means. 182 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 7: With Daniel, how realistic do you think it is for 183 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,600 Speaker 7: him to be back for training camp and for the season. 184 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 7: And also, was there I know when they go in 185 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 7: there sometimes was it just the acl did they was it? 186 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 7: Was it anything else that went along with that? 187 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm not getting the specifics of the surgery. It 188 00:07:52,400 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: went well and then the recovery. Like I said, I mean, 189 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: it depends. I've seen guys come back in eight months. 190 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: I've seen guys. You know, we've got some that still 191 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: aren't back that that had a year ago. So again, 192 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: we're probably gonna have to pull this kid back. Like 193 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: he's a hard worker, he's already in there. I saw 194 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: him walking across the parking lot this morning, you know, 195 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: holding his crutches in his hands rather than using them. 196 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: But you know, that's the type of kid he is. 197 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: You know, he's gonna work very hard. We just got 198 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: to protect him from himself and make sure he's doing 199 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: things the right the right way and not overtraining. But again, 200 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: it's really hard to say, Jordan, and to be honest 201 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: with you, being in this for as long as I've 202 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: been in it, Huh. 203 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 3: How do you plan for it then? 204 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 7: Not knowing like. 205 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 1: Kind of what I said earlier on like, we're still 206 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: gonna have to address the position at some point because 207 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: there's no guarantee he's gonna be back week one and 208 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:33,960 Speaker 1: ty Rod's you know, his contracts up, so you know, 209 00:08:33,960 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: we just got to figure out those will be off 210 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: season decisions. You know, as we go through the off season, 211 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 1: we'll have a little bit better idea of his return 212 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: to play, you know, as he continues the rehab. 213 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 3: Sure, there's there's addressing the position, and there's using a 214 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 3: first round, possible first round pick on the position. 215 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 5: So where are you on that on that spectrum? 216 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: I mean, if if if there's. 217 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: A player that you like there that's a quarterback in 218 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 2: the first round, would you would you. 219 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: Make that choice? Yeah, we'll take the best player available, 220 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: you know, if the best player of ABLA, well you 221 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 1: know for our team is at a certain position, we'll 222 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: we'll take it. I mean we won't shy away from it. 223 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 1: And again that's that's a ways away. You know, the 224 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: draft in April, so you know we're still working through 225 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: all that in the off season progress. So we we 226 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: have to come up with the plan, like I said, 227 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 1: just for the off season right now, dan or Tommy 228 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,240 Speaker 1: is the only one how much said Danny DeVito. Tommy 229 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: is the only one that's under under contract. So you 230 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: know we'll look at all different avenues there. Still believe 231 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: in Daniel. How would you answer that? I mean I've 232 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:25,880 Speaker 1: seen it. I mean you guys were also last season. 233 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 1: I mean they got won ten games. You want a 234 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 1: road playoff game for the for the Giants, I mean 235 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: you guys saw the old the preseason again. I just 236 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 1: think you know, we got punched in the nose early 237 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: on and you know we dug ourselves a hole and 238 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: we weren't able to to get out of it. You know, 239 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,319 Speaker 1: we're trying to right now, but still believe in Daniel 240 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: and the person. 241 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 8: Look at your evaluation process. You have your plan, you 242 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 8: guys set your plan up in scouting, in college scouting, 243 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 8: when you look through the season, you go to the 244 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 8: games you're gonna go to on the weekend. When things 245 00:09:57,120 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 8: happen with the current roster, is that change your process 246 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 8: at all? Where you may go, what prospects you may scout. 247 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 8: Where do you kind of stick to your plan throughout 248 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 8: and then assess after the season. 249 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, you have to be able to adjust and 250 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: it's not necessarily our roster and maybe hey, this kid 251 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: at school X we had really low and he's playing 252 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: really well. Or this kid was a sophomore, now he's 253 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: a junior. We didn't know about him. Now he may 254 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 1: come out for the draft. Agents are saying, you know, 255 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,960 Speaker 1: he's gonna come out. So you always have flexibility in 256 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: your schedule. Typically make my schedule in August based around 257 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: where we may play, you know, geographically, you know where 258 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: it's easy to get you know, meet back up with 259 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: the team. So yeah, you kind of have an initial 260 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: top one hundred. You know, how many of those can 261 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: you go see? And my staff does a very good job. 262 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: They kind of give me a twenty must see, twenty 263 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: five must see, and I try to see those those schools, 264 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, starting in August, I'll map it out how. 265 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 2: Much work done on the top quarterbacks in this class. 266 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: I've done a lot of work on the entire drafts. 267 00:10:57,520 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: You know, I'm further ahead this year than the last 268 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: last year, kind of being the first in season as 269 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 1: general manager. Different schedule than what I've had in the 270 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: past as an assistant GM or director of player personnel. 271 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,720 Speaker 1: So you know, I tweaked my process a little bit 272 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: this year so I can stay up on, you know, 273 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:14,599 Speaker 1: all positions. 274 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,679 Speaker 5: How do you look at sa Quon's season, both the 275 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 5: injury and still being your most productive offensive player, and 276 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 5: then there were some national reports that you still see 277 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,360 Speaker 5: him as part of your future. 278 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: Can you address that? Yeah, Like I said, the UFAs, 279 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: we'll talk about after the season. I'm we tried long 280 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: and hard to get something done with him, and we'll 281 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens in the offseason. Saquon's I mean, 282 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,240 Speaker 1: he's a captain, He's he comes to work every day. 283 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: I know there were some questions a couple of weeks 284 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,839 Speaker 1: ago about you know, still coming to work and does 285 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: it you know, the longevity and the tread on the 286 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 1: tires and all that stuff, And he comes to work 287 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: every day. Uh, he does everything we ask. He's a 288 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: great teammate, he's a captain, big reason I think, you know, 289 00:11:57,679 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: as you're going through adversity, I think he's a big, 290 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: big part of keeping the locker room together. And you know, 291 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: I respect Saquon a lot and the way he's handled 292 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: himself through this entire process. And I have a lot 293 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: of respect for Saquan. 294 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 3: Why did you make the Leonard Williams trade when you did? 295 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 9: Obviously the deadline, but why why did you make it there? 296 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: Yeah? I think you know, the draft compensation, you know, 297 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: when Seattle called and all for a second round pick, 298 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: you know, for a twenty nine year old player that 299 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: was on expiring contract, we had nine games left. You know, 300 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: it just just made the most sense long term in 301 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: terms of the building. 302 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 5: Follow up, you said he needs to play better. Yeah, 303 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 5: but are you at a point at the end of 304 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 5: his second year where you need to think about whether 305 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 5: he's a tackle or he's a guard. 306 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 1: No, I don't think so. I've went back and watched 307 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: the Alabama stuff, Like, the kid can play. We just 308 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: got to get him to be more consistent. Like, I've 309 00:12:49,080 --> 00:12:50,959 Speaker 1: got a lot of confidence in Evan. Uh, He's a 310 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: hard worker. It's killing him right now to be out there. 311 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 1: He's missing some valuable reps in year two. But as 312 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: soon as he's healthy again, he's scratching a calling to 313 00:12:58,120 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: get back. We're looking forward to getting back there. But 314 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: you know, he knows there's some things he can do better, 315 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: and you know that's what we expect from him. 316 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,560 Speaker 2: Why did you make Saquon unavailable at the trade Dell One? 317 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:10,439 Speaker 2: It seems kind of counter to how you you operate. 318 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 1: Why did I make Saquon I wasn't gonna move him. 319 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: We had a conversation about it. It wasn't even a 320 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: when it. I think some of you guys asked a 321 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: question about that, maybe a couple of weeks before the 322 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 1: trade deadline or the week of and just to eliminate distraction. 323 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 1: Like again, I think it's what we just said. He's 324 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: one of our most productive offensive players right now. To 325 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: move that guy, you know, I just didn't make didn't 326 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 1: make any sense, and we didn't take any calls or 327 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:35,319 Speaker 1: receive any calls on him. 328 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:38,119 Speaker 10: Where do you think the construction of the offensive line. 329 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: Went wrong this year? Uh? Where what went wrong? Andrew 330 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: Thomas getting hurt the first series of the game the season, 331 00:13:46,520 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: and that doesn't help when you lose an all pro 332 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: left tackle. You know, I think we have through eleven weeks, 333 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: we had nine different starting O line combinations, which is 334 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:59,679 Speaker 1: the second most in fifteen years. We have twenty one 335 00:13:59,679 --> 00:14:02,920 Speaker 1: different line combinations, which is the fourth most in fifteen years. 336 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 1: So like we were down to our fifth and six 337 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: offensive offensive tackles. It's it's hard to prepare for that 338 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: when you have eight or nine on the roster. So 339 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: when you go to camp, you're talking about your fifth 340 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: and sixth offensive tackle being the fourth quarter of the 341 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: third preseason game, like that's that's in reality, that's what 342 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: you're talking about. So you know, we won ten games 343 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 1: with the same offensive line last year, with the exception 344 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: of John Michael Schmidt's we inserted him for you know, 345 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: Gates went on to Washington. I know you'd asked about him, 346 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: and you know Feliciano went on to San Francisco. So 347 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: again we ran it back with the same guys, uh 348 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: with we thought John Michael would be an upgrade in there, 349 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: which he's done a good job for us. And again, 350 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: as you're building this back to Patty's question, like you 351 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: have to you know, was it more weapons for Daniel, 352 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 1: was it outside backers, was it corner. We're trying to 353 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: build this thing as much as you know, we want 354 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:56,080 Speaker 1: instant gratis gratification and you know, incident results. There's an 355 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: element of patients as you build it and try to 356 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 1: build it the right way, and you just you can't 357 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: address everything overnight. And we're going to continue to work 358 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: on it. And I do believe in building it upfront, 359 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 1: and offensive line is important and probably didn't play as 360 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: well as we need it too early on. And it's 361 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: it's not all on the offensive line, you know. Sometimes 362 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: it's you know, eleven guys on the same page. Receiver 363 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: doesn't run the run right route, the quarterback doesn't get 364 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: to read or doesn't pull the trigger. I mean, there's 365 00:15:19,040 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 1: there's several different reasons. And then the continuity amongst those 366 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: five is very important. Whether you're passing off stunts and games, uh, 367 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: the communication up there and when it's in a revolving door, 368 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: it's hard for the you know, the continuity and those 369 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: guys to gel consistently. So that's a long winded answer, 370 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: but there's various reasons too. You know, some of the 371 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: issues up front that we've seen this year, but you know, 372 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: we'll continue to address it. 373 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 10: Given the lack of continuity at a line and injuries 374 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 10: and stuff, how do you evaluate that and decide what 375 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 10: you wanted to do with it moving forward. 376 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, we have some guys that are up this year 377 00:15:50,720 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 1: that are you know, that have started some games for us, 378 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,680 Speaker 1: So again, those would be you know, post you know, 379 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: postseason conversations on you know, where we need to address, 380 00:15:58,440 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: who do we want to bring back, what does it 381 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 1: look like if we do bring some of those guys back, 382 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: and then you know the landscape of free agency and 383 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: you know the draft, So you know, those will be 384 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: postseason conversations. 385 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 5: In terms of the depth chart or who plays. And 386 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 5: I'm asking that because there's a theory out there that 387 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 5: Eric Ray was kind of forced into the punk returner 388 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,440 Speaker 5: job because the front office used the draft pick on 389 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 5: him and didn't want to see him waste it. 390 00:16:23,200 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I understand where you're going with that. That that's 391 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: on That's on me, to be honest with you. That's 392 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: that's another patty again. We we we tried to address 393 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: the punt return like we knew it was an issue, 394 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: and the draft some of the guys we liked went 395 00:16:38,360 --> 00:16:41,520 Speaker 1: probably higher than where we deem. You know, you take 396 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,840 Speaker 1: a guy Eric had done it at Tennessee and he 397 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: did it at Oklahoma, and we were comfortable, the coaches 398 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,640 Speaker 1: were comfortable, We were comfortable going into the pres or 399 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: into the regular season based off what we were seeing. 400 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: I know, Crowder is having success in Washington. You bring 401 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: him up. You know, we kept seven receivers. We couldn't 402 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:00,480 Speaker 1: keep eight. You know, do the ma, who do you 403 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: move on from from the group if if you kept Crowder? 404 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: You know, so there were some moving parts in there, 405 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:06,120 Speaker 1: and that's just me being candid with you, and that's 406 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: that's on me. You know, the returner. I'm glad we 407 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: got Gunner here though he's done a really good job 408 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,680 Speaker 1: for us. And uh, you know, Eric had a bright 409 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: future and we probably put him in a spot that 410 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:20,439 Speaker 1: wasn't most comfortable for him earlier, you know either, but 411 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:23,240 Speaker 1: you know he went out there, didn't didn't flinch an eye, 412 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: didn't bat an eye, and did what he could. But again, 413 00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: that's that's that's on me. Early on, we again, we've 414 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:31,639 Speaker 1: we couldn't do everything overnight, and uh, as much as 415 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: we wanted to, and that was a position we continued 416 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: to to look for, and you know, Pittsburgh let Gunner 417 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:37,800 Speaker 1: go and and we were able to get him. 418 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 9: Any part of you that that's I know you're not 419 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 9: focusing on unrestricted free agency yet, but the overall financial 420 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 9: health of the team going into this offseason and what 421 00:17:47,840 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 9: you could potentially accomplish in terms of talent infusion because 422 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 9: of where you guys are at there with the books. 423 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, for sure, And I think it's you know, free 424 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: agency is hard. Obviously, I would like to draft and 425 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: envelop and you know, sign own, which we did some 426 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: of those guys that you know had been here in 427 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: the off season, you know, retained some of the guys 428 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 1: that were here previously, and you know, we got some 429 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: good foundational pieces and some of the draft picks that 430 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: are here. But to hit on a guy like Bobby Oh, 431 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:17,639 Speaker 1: you know who fits you know everything that we're smart, tough, dependable, 432 00:18:17,680 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: and a good player. You know, when you're we're divving 433 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 1: up those type of financial resources outside the building, you 434 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: got to really make sure you're bringing in the right 435 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:25,439 Speaker 1: type of people as well. You know, their work ethic, 436 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: you know, the ability to learn the scheme. So there's 437 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:31,560 Speaker 1: some risk in free agency. But again, well, we'll do 438 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:35,719 Speaker 1: our homework and we are in you know, relatively healthy 439 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: cap situation and you know, we can move some things 440 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: around if we need to open up more. But you know, 441 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,040 Speaker 1: I think we'll, you know, we'll be judicious in our 442 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 1: process in terms of the you know, free agency. 443 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 2: Market, to the coaching staff and what would your involvement 444 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,440 Speaker 2: be in any decision like that. 445 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, those are all I know you guys just asked 446 00:18:52,960 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: Dabs about that. So those are all postseason conversations and 447 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: all lean on Dabs on that. 448 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 6: When you look when you look at this team and 449 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 6: this roster, you know, in your second year, is this 450 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 6: more in your head a ten win team that made 451 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 6: the playoffs or a four win team that is you know, 452 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 6: lost four out of the first whatever games and you 453 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 6: know needed a two game winning streak to get there? 454 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 6: You know, is there You're right? Or is it wrong 455 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 6: at this pointcuse? Because again, well I mean, I mean 456 00:19:22,359 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 6: last year you won ten games and made the playoffs. 457 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 6: Do you look at yourself, look at this team. Is 458 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,399 Speaker 6: that is what we are? Or is it more a 459 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:29,120 Speaker 6: four and eight team? 460 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 1: Is what you are? 461 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:30,160 Speaker 4: Right now? 462 00:19:30,600 --> 00:19:32,399 Speaker 1: Yeah? It's still you are what your record says you are. 463 00:19:32,480 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: You know, we're four and eight right now. Unfortunately, there 464 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: were some close games. Yeah, there's a couple games we 465 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: wish we'd have back recently. But we're four and eight 466 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,359 Speaker 1: and we're having some adversity this year. But I've got 467 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,320 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in the coaching staff. Again, I 468 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: think we have some young pieces on the roster to 469 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: build around. And again there's I think we're the second 470 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,040 Speaker 1: youngest team in the league, so some guys are getting 471 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:56,400 Speaker 1: some valuable playing time. And again, it just it takes time. 472 00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:58,080 Speaker 1: It takes a couple off seasons, it takes a few 473 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: drafts to build it, you know, the right way. And again, 474 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: trust me, I it hurts. You know when you lose 475 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,639 Speaker 1: and you're four and eight and it's not fun, But 476 00:20:06,680 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 1: you don't want to lose sight of the big picture 477 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: and the proper way to build the roster. And you know, 478 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 1: that's what we got to stay focused on. 479 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 5: That report. 480 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 10: So there was a chance that Martindale might not finish 481 00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 10: the season with you guys, is that something you have 482 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 10: to look into. What's your role in figuring out or 483 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 10: getting to the bottom of whatever that is? 484 00:20:23,560 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 1: What was the I didn't see what was the report? 485 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 10: You didn't see the report. 486 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: That Wink's not gonna make it through the season. 487 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 10: Jay Glazer from Fox reported that there was a chance 488 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 10: that Martindale might not even make it through the season 489 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 10: and that he probably wouldn't be back after the year. 490 00:20:37,800 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 10: It was yesterday morning on Fox's national broadcast. 491 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, I didn't realize he said they wasn't gonna make 492 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: it through the year. Yeah. I think Dave's just addressed that. 493 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 5: Potentially. 494 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, listen, there's always gonna be noise. I mean, there's 495 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: a lot of noise in this market. It is what 496 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:56,679 Speaker 1: it is, you know, I know what we think inside 497 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:59,399 Speaker 1: those four walls, and that that's what matters. Like again, 498 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: I've got a great relationship with Wink. I don't know 499 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: where some of this stuff comes from. And you know, 500 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: again that's uh. I'll yield to Dabs on what he 501 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 1: said on on that. 502 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 7: See what have you seen him at the relationship from 503 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 7: the relationship between Wink and Daves, Like that's what it was. 504 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: It was about twenty two months we've been here. Hasn't changed. 505 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 3: You're a lot of faith in the coaching staff. What 506 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 3: are your thoughts on how Dave's has handled the adversity 507 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 3: compared to last year, it must have been easy compared 508 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 3: to the Chies. 509 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 1: It's it's easy to lead when you're when you're winning 510 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,880 Speaker 1: and you're out front and you're you're running out front. 511 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: It's it's easy to lead. So I think, you know, again, 512 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,080 Speaker 1: as we continue to build this it's it's year two 513 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: going through a diversity. You find out a lot about 514 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:47,959 Speaker 1: people and it's been challenging for for everybody in the building, 515 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, including myself and Daves and and how you 516 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,920 Speaker 1: how you lead when when things aren't going well. I 517 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: think it's important and you know, I think Daves has 518 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,680 Speaker 1: done a good job. Again, like we're starting an undrafted 519 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,880 Speaker 1: free agent, you know, the last two games and we've 520 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,360 Speaker 1: won two games. So it's it's not easy to keep 521 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: everybody together. But you know, there's a lot of those 522 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 1: guys in the locker room that are under contract for 523 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 1: for past this season, and understand there's a you know, 524 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:13,119 Speaker 1: there's a you know, we're still in its twenty twenty 525 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,000 Speaker 1: three and we're gonna we're focused on the Packers, but 526 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,879 Speaker 1: you know the big picture as well, so you know, 527 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: again to to go up in front of that team 528 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: when when things aren't going well or there's injuries or 529 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, it's not easy. Or you trade 530 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,639 Speaker 1: a veteran player who's the leader in the locker room, 531 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:31,359 Speaker 1: that's not easy. It's not easy to do. So, you know, 532 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,880 Speaker 1: myself and Dave's as leaders within the organization are still 533 00:22:33,920 --> 00:22:37,040 Speaker 1: learning as well. But through trying times, I think we've 534 00:22:37,080 --> 00:22:39,480 Speaker 1: we found out a lot about the people in the building, Uh, 535 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:41,879 Speaker 1: the players on the roster, and uh, you know that 536 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:43,720 Speaker 1: will benefit has you know going forward. 537 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 8: Talked about in Seattle after the trade, kind of made 538 00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 8: comments he said when he met with you, Uh, the 539 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 8: way he framed it, it seemed like it was almost 540 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 8: you gave him a choice as to whether or not 541 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,880 Speaker 8: he would be traded to Seattle. Is that how that 542 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 8: played out? Or were there you know what was that conversation? 543 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:05,360 Speaker 1: Like, yeah, alright, I understand the question. I'm gonna I'll 544 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: keep our conversation between Leo and I. I think Paul, 545 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: I think it was you that talked to Brandon Parker. 546 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,840 Speaker 1: I think he did a wonderful job articulating and you know, 547 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: mapping out exactly what happened. You know, I got a 548 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: lot of respect for Leonard and again, I'll keep our 549 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: conversation between us, and I think Brandon did a good 550 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 1: job of, you know, walking through that process and how 551 00:23:28,680 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: that went down. 552 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 8: Said he didn't want to go to Seattle, you wouldn't 553 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 8: have made that trade. 554 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:37,000 Speaker 1: That right, that's a hypothetical, all right, I'm not going 555 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,120 Speaker 1: to get into it, like, yeah, I understand. 556 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,959 Speaker 8: Intuitive to what how you really carried your first season 557 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 8: and how you you've really not the relationship aspect of it, 558 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,879 Speaker 8: but the idea of a team came with a second 559 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 8: round pick to you, a draft asset like that, the 560 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 8: fact that you would put it in the player's hands 561 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,479 Speaker 8: at least that's how it was portrayed through the agent 562 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 8: and through the players. 563 00:23:55,400 --> 00:23:57,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that won't happen for everybody. Just Leo and 564 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: where we were, and you know, again, you these aren't 565 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 1: just as much as you'd like to be transactional and 566 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: fantasy football like just drop a player at a player, 567 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: drop a player at a player. There's a human element 568 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: to it. There's a locker room element that you got 569 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 1: to think about, the ripple effect. Still a lot of 570 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: games left, So that was that was a very difficult 571 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,000 Speaker 1: decision on many fronts, just as many pros as cons. 572 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: So again, I'll just keep Leo and I this conversation 573 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: between us. But you know, that's that's the human element 574 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,120 Speaker 1: of this job, like it's you know, what makes sense 575 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: for the franchise moving forward versus you know, relationships, locker 576 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: room perception. You know, you got to take all that 577 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:39,520 Speaker 1: into account. 578 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:42,760 Speaker 4: And you said earlier about you know, you learn about 579 00:24:42,800 --> 00:24:46,400 Speaker 4: people during adversity and whatnot. What have you learned about 580 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:48,120 Speaker 4: yourself and what do you feel you can do better 581 00:24:48,160 --> 00:24:50,800 Speaker 4: moving forward as you approach these last few games in 582 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 4: the upcoming off season. 583 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: What have I learned about myself? Yeah, it's you gotta 584 00:24:56,160 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 1: have a good poker face, you know, because as bad 585 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,160 Speaker 1: as it eats you up, you know, inside when things 586 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: aren't going well, you know, people are looking to you 587 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 1: for confidence and hope that things are going to get better. 588 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 1: And I know that because I've been on the other 589 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 1: side of it. You know, my second year in Buffalo, 590 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,920 Speaker 1: I think we actually we're six and ten and at 591 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:15,720 Speaker 1: this point in Buffalo we have the exact same record 592 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: that we have here. But you know, you're always looking 593 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: to the leaders, you know, whether it's my scouts, the coaches, 594 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:21,840 Speaker 1: the assistant coaches that the things are going to get 595 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:23,520 Speaker 1: better and they're gonna be okay. And you know, you 596 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: got to go through the building on a weekly basis 597 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: and like listen, trust, trust the process, trust the plan. Uh, 598 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: We're going to get this thing going. I've got a 599 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:33,920 Speaker 1: lot of talented people in the building, whether the personnel 600 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: staff or the coaching staff that if you're going to 601 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 1: go through adverse times in the NFL and you got 602 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: to understand that things are gonna get you know, they're 603 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: going to be better and trust the process. And it 604 00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: takes time. And you know, I believe that. You know, 605 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: the staff in there, you know is stuck together and 606 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 1: been strong, and they understand where we're going and what 607 00:25:51,200 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: the big plan. You know, the big picture is. And 608 00:25:53,000 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: that's what I'm looking forward. 609 00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 9: To, specifically with the quarterback position with Daniel. I imagine 610 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 9: you you know, what you have in him that you 611 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 9: know is what you believe his potential is or what 612 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 9: you see basically what you evaluate him for the last 613 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 9: couple of years and throughout his career before he came here. 614 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 9: How do you balance the known with the possibility of 615 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,200 Speaker 9: acquiring an unknown with a different ceiling With something. 616 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: Like that, try to faure out. So the known of Daniel, 617 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:24,480 Speaker 1: like I. 618 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,440 Speaker 9: Would say another acquiring another player through the draft or 619 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 9: something like that, that you don't necessarily know what his ceiling 620 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 9: is because he hasn't played in the league, right, Yeah. 621 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:34,720 Speaker 1: And there's always risk. I mean, look at the past, however, 622 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:36,879 Speaker 1: many years of top ten quarterbacks. You know, we just 623 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:40,520 Speaker 1: we went I just went through in twenty eighteen drafts 624 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:42,439 Speaker 1: and how many of those guys are starting or how 625 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: many are with different teams. Some are out of the 626 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:47,280 Speaker 1: league that were taken in the first round from that draft. 627 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: So again, it's not a position you can just evaluate 628 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: on film. I don't believe that. You got to get 629 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 1: with these kids. You got to meet with them, you 630 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: got to get around them. You got to put them 631 00:26:55,680 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: on the board. Can they learn, can they process information? 632 00:26:58,400 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: You got to talk to the people, especially in this mark, 633 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: like bring a quarterback into this market. I mean, it's 634 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:06,200 Speaker 1: it's not for everybody. Not everybody can handle it. But again, 635 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 1: you know it could be a free agent whatever. We're 636 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: gonna have to address it at some point. Again that 637 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 1: maybe we have a UFA here that you know, we 638 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: could always sign back. So there's different ways that we 639 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 1: could address the position, but there's no guarantees as of 640 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 1: right now that Daniel'll be ready week one. So that's 641 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: how you got to approach it, like who can we 642 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: bring in that can maybe help us win a couple 643 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: games while Daniel gets healthy, or you know, maybe Daniel 644 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: be ready week one. There's just some unknowns right now, 645 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: and we'll know as we get closer a free agency, 646 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,639 Speaker 1: where he is in his rehab and how we need 647 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:36,639 Speaker 1: to approach the off season. 648 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 3: Talked about your focus on the big picture of everybody 649 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 3: still believes in that from your conversations with ownership, Are 650 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:47,960 Speaker 3: they still believing in your vision, Brian's vision and what 651 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,159 Speaker 3: you guys are going for even though this seasons what 652 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:50,560 Speaker 3: you wanted. 653 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:50,960 Speaker 4: Yeah. 654 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: Absolutely. We have constant communication with you know, the merri family, 655 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: the Tish family, and you know, articulate the plan and 656 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,720 Speaker 1: you know they're on board with it. And again, you know, 657 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,399 Speaker 1: as much as it hurts, there's you know, to go 658 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:07,080 Speaker 1: through this. You know there are a lot of young 659 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 1: players are getting valuable experience and you know, another offseason, 660 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 1: another draft. You know, again, we'll continue to build it 661 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 1: and you know the communication is very helpful. The fact 662 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: that you know John Mayer is here on a daily basis. 663 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: We can explain the why why we're doing things, how 664 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: we're going to do them, and you know they're they're 665 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: in the loop, and you know they're on board.