1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: One Bill's Lives, presented by Collat of Health John Murphy, 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Steve Taster coming to you and joining us on the 3 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: line right now, the head coach of the Buffalo Bill, 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: Sean mcdermotus with us. Hello, coach, how are you today? 5 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,319 Speaker 1: I'm doing well. Guys, How were you good? We haven't 6 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: talked to you since the combine? How are you holding 7 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: up your family? Good? Everybody healthy and doing okay? Yeah, 8 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: we're we are. We're bled to be healthy, and we 9 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: certainly know that there's a lot of people out there 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: that aren't, and so our thoughts and prayers certainly go 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: out to them and can't wait to see think get 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: back to normal here. Yes, and we're seeing, we're starting 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: to see. Murph and I have noticed a couple of 14 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: things on the horizon really just bumps on the radar 15 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: on the distance about you know, Hockey's thinking about bringing 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: teams in and teams are starting they're starting to loosen 17 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: up a little bit. And I took the league really 18 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: has benefited from the timing of the pandemic. I just 19 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 1: said this a couple of minutes ago. And what are 20 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: your thoughts on the fact that the league doesn't have 21 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 1: to make any major adjustments to their schedule until you know, 22 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: July and August. And I think that's a huge plus 23 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: for the NFL. Yeah, I mean I think it is. 24 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,400 Speaker 1: You never want to see something like this come up, 25 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: and I certainly know where where you're coming from and 26 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: where you're going on that Steve. It's it's, uh, you know, 27 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: it's unfortunate, right in a lot of ways, all things considered, Um, 28 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: as far as the NFL is concerned, it happened or 29 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,479 Speaker 1: has happened at this point, you know, at a at 30 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: a time where you know, we're not, um obviously in 31 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: season and there's a lot more planning this type of 32 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: year that can be done remotely or in the office 33 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: or at home. UM. You know. The part that is 34 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: a little bit that does challenging is we are trying 35 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 1: to you know, bring our team together with typically this 36 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: time of year, whereas where we start our off season program. Um. 37 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:52,760 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you guys want to get into that 38 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: a little bit more, but that's been a little bit 39 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: of a challenge. But our players have just been phenomenal 40 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: in the way that they've been organized and on top 41 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: of things with it. Jehan McDermott Bilts head coaches live 42 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: on the line with us. Well, let's talk about the 43 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 1: offseason program. My understanding is you you really started up 44 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: with the rookies next Monday, right, Sean, But if you 45 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: had the veterans for about a week and a half 46 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: now on the offseason program. Yeah, So the rookies that 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: we just drafted, and I'm sure we'll talk about that 48 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: as well. They will start formally with our rookie mini camp, 49 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: which will be Mother's Day weekend, so not to this 50 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: coming weekend, but the following weekend. It will be in 51 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: virtual format, as I know Brandon discussed a few days ago, 52 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: very similar to the way we're in the way we 53 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: are engaging the veterans right now. Is it gonna be 54 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: harder for those rookies to make the make the club 55 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: and maybe rookies across the league. Is it gonna be 56 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: harder for guys to break into the league this year, 57 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: given the fact that the offseason is so jumbled and disjointed. 58 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna be really interesting to watch them 59 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: full old Steve. It's it's, you know, there's so many um, 60 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: you know, challenges when it comes to time, When it 61 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: comes down to time, and so when we you know, 62 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: with the window UM not being as open right now 63 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: as we'd like it to be UM because of the 64 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 1: because of the COVID nineteen virus, it's it is going 65 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: to be a challenge. I think, you know, continuity is 66 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: certainly important, and the teams that have a lot of 67 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: guys back from previous seasons I think are going to 68 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: have a little bit of an advantage at least uh 69 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: to start. So we'll see where that goes. I'd be 70 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: interested to look at the stats and the figures once, 71 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: you know, once rosters are finalized come September. Sean McDermott 72 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: our guests the Bill said, coach Sean, can we don't 73 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: want any intimate details here, but can you give us 74 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 1: a general sense of what a typical day this offseason 75 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: program is like for your veterans? How long does it last, 76 00:03:57,800 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: what kind of things are they doing? And the fact 77 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: that you're not nobody is at the complex? How do 78 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: you overcome that in this offseason conditioning program? Yeah, I 79 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: mean for a player, UM, it's probably a little bit 80 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: different than for for a coach at this point. But 81 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: for a player, I'll just start there. You know, they 82 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: there's four hours very similar to what it would be 83 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: if they were in town in Buffalo and our facility, 84 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: it's a four hour max. Two of the hours are 85 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: spent U in the classroom, UM, meeting wise, and then 86 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: two of the hours are spent with workout. So some 87 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:36,919 Speaker 1: of the obviously some from an accountability standpoint, we have 88 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: a little bit of a of a of an easier 89 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: gauge on the meetings piece of it than we do 90 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: on the workout piece. Uh, but that's that our strength. 91 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: Coach art Siano and his staff have done a phenomenal 92 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:54,679 Speaker 1: job of creating or being creative and finding ways to 93 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: to measure some of of what's going on with ourt 94 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: with our workouts, so that so that we know who's 95 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: who's compleating them and who is it Eric in his 96 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 1: group do that? Do they do? They ask for the 97 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,040 Speaker 1: players to send back videos of their workouts. How does 98 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: that work? Well, yeah, you know, not getting too many details, 99 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 1: but there's just U and I think it really goes 100 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: back to our players and the people like it always 101 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 1: does with with culture and teams. Um, you know, our 102 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: players are just the players that Brandon has has done 103 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 1: a really good job bringing in. I've done a phenomenal 104 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: job of of just holding each other accountable and and 105 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: encouraging one another. Um. And you know, this is the 106 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 1: important phase where we uh, you know, we try and 107 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: begin to bring our team together. It's really before that. 108 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: It's it's a collection of individuals from all different parts 109 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 1: of the country and so um, there's a great uh 110 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: bond developing right now. During this part of the off season, 111 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: is was there a thought was it? Is it just 112 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: happy coincidence or was there really some serious thought given 113 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: to you know, trade your number one pick for Steph Diggs, 114 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,600 Speaker 1: a veteran and then signing some guys from Carolina, sign 115 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: an a J. Klein from New Orleans, bringing Josh Norman 116 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: in guys that you have coached before, have been in 117 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: your system before. Is I know, it's going to help 118 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,479 Speaker 1: in the continuity aspect getting those guys up to speed. 119 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: But was there was that kind of a plan or 120 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: was that just happy circumstance. Well, I think a little 121 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 1: bit of both. You know, you know, this was unfolding 122 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: or it started to unfold who knows when. But at 123 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,719 Speaker 1: the end of the day, you know, free agency really 124 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: kicked off. I think a week or so into the 125 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 1: into the situation with the virus at least around Buffalo, 126 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 1: and so we had already targeted some of the players 127 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: just in terms of in our conversations with who we 128 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: wanted to go after. But but to your point, I 129 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: think that that is important. There are players, a number 130 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: of them who are new to our team, but I'd 131 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: say fifty percent at a minimum know some of what 132 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: we do systematically and starts games and and so that 133 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:05,039 Speaker 1: that'll be to our advantage again once we once these 134 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: guys knocked some of the rust off in terms of 135 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 1: just being away from it, uh at their previous team. 136 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: Gotta just a minute or two left with head coach 137 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 1: on McDermot, and we don't have time for you to 138 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: go through every draft pick and every free agent signing coach, 139 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: but in general, is there kind of a an overview 140 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: of the additions you've made to your roster and what 141 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: you think are the important additions and maybe the focus 142 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: of the additions, whether they be through free agents, he 143 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: or the draft, what you were kind of looking to 144 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 1: add and whether you succeeded. Well, let me start by saying, 145 00:07:35,960 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: I think Brandon, you know, Brandon and his staff did 146 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: a phenomenal job. You know, certainly was not normal. Uh, 147 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: the set of circumstances and situation leading up to this 148 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: year's draft, and you know the way they communicated with 149 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: the coaches and and the work the coaches put in 150 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: as well to to help out. Um, you know, I 151 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: think it was just first rate overall. And UM, you 152 00:07:57,480 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: know we were able to uh you know, I'm away 153 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: with draft picks obviously. You know, we didn't know if 154 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: we were going to trade up, trade back, and some 155 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: of that was discussed, and I know Brandon has spoken 156 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: on on that. But I think when you look at 157 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: the draft and as I sat back, uh Saturday night 158 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: into Sunday, you know, I think at this point you 159 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: want to be able to say we had a good 160 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: football players, and um, they may not be. You know, 161 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people that are um talk about 162 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 1: you know, the flashy picked and this and that and 163 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, we won't know on this 164 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: draft class honestly for for a few years here. Uh 165 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: that said, you know, I know I can I feel 166 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 1: good about and I know the coaches do you know 167 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: we went after players that we felt like fit us, 168 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: um off the field and on the field. And and 169 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: when you talk about uh, you know, aj and and 170 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: and then you look at his numbers and what he 171 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: was able to do. Uh at iowa, Um. You know, 172 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: you spend time speaking, you know, talking with him, and 173 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 1: then you go all the way down through the draft picks, 174 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: you know, and and the receivers. Just to mention a 175 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: couple couple of the draft picks, the receivers. At the 176 00:09:08,960 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: end of the day, these guys have caught the ball 177 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: in their career. And I know it sounds hey, well 178 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: that's a cop out, sean. Receivers should catch the ball. Well, 179 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: easier said than done, Steve, as you know, and sometimes 180 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: that gets an easy fundamental like that gets overlooked at 181 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: a position like that when people want forty times excuse me, 182 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:31,719 Speaker 1: and so on and so forth. At the end of 183 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: the day, you got to catch the football and you 184 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: got to be able to catch it in a contested, 185 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: contested environment, which is what happens in the NFL. Yeah, 186 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: I played wide receiver in the NFL for six years 187 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 1: and never caught a ball. So I understand where you're saying, 188 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: I got, I got. That's not gonna ask you this though, 189 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: that shut up for I was going with it this 190 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: offseason and I know you've had meetings with your players, 191 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: virtual meetings and stuff. How have you tried to communicate them? 192 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 1: And Murph and I had this conversation as well this offseason, 193 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: more so than any other. It's about how committed your 194 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 1: individual players are to being ready when things kick in. 195 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: How have you communicated that to them? And what has 196 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: been their response? Well, you know, we that's a great question. 197 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: We sat down probably a week into this and and uh, 198 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: you know, we put together our our task force on 199 00:10:25,240 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: our end and said, hey, this is you know, the 200 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: way this is headed. Uh, it's going to be a 201 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: challenge and and and certainly unique to anything I've been 202 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: around a little bit maybe on the on the surface, Uh, 203 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: similar to the two thousand and eleven lockout season, of 204 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: which we have I think six or seven players on 205 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: our current roster that were a part of that. So 206 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: there's certainly some experience, some first hand experience there, and 207 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: we and we tapped into that just uh, and we 208 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 1: also tapped into, um, you know, some of the coaches 209 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: that we have on our staff currently, they were players 210 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: during that lockout season. And so you know, one of 211 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,080 Speaker 1: the biggest things we came away with was the slogan 212 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: of finding a way. Right, Hey, there's certainly it's certainly 213 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:16,520 Speaker 1: easy during these days and weeks to find all the 214 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: reasons not to work out or for all, find all 215 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: the reasons to say why we can't get it done 216 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:28,679 Speaker 1: or why a certain uh, you know, task can't be accomplished. 217 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: But let's take the mindset instead of find a way 218 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: to get it down and find a way that means, 219 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: find a way to get your workout in. Find a 220 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: way to communicate. Uh, even though it's hard, even though 221 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: we're not don't have the you know, accessibility to each 222 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: other right now in person. And so I think our 223 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: staff just overall has done a phenomenal job of finding 224 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: a way and a big piece of that has been 225 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:56,200 Speaker 1: the commitment to over communicate to one another and that 226 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,280 Speaker 1: and that's been big in terms of, uh, you know, 227 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: develop and clarity around what what our short term goals 228 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: are at this point in the offseason. Over community, over 229 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: and communicate coach, right, that's right, over communicate And how 230 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: does that work? Is that? Just you know, calling people twice? 231 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: I mean, what do you have in mind there when 232 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: you talk about over communicating? I just think it's you know, 233 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: we've got to We've gotta right now be very clear 234 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 1: on what our expectations are. And if that means um, 235 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: you know, at the end of the day, it means 236 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: not assuming people know, right and so um going above 237 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: and beyond right now to make sure that whatever the 238 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: topic is, that we are clear on what it is, 239 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: why it's important to our success, and then the right 240 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: way to go about accomplishing the task or the goal. 241 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: And again I go back to the staff. We've got 242 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: these you know, kind of subcommittees here on our staff. 243 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: Call it a task force if you want, um that 244 00:12:57,000 --> 00:13:03,559 Speaker 1: I've that I've really tried to do allegate certain challenges 245 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: or certain just things that are out there that we 246 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: have to think through. And it's a lot, right And 247 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: so you know, our staff has done a phenomenal job 248 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: again of just coming together and finding ways to get 249 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: things done. I mean you look at the draft, that's 250 00:13:19,520 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: certainly one and the off season program. I mean there 251 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: were only I believe three or four teams that started 252 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: when we started, and you know, in the NFL gives 253 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: you an option to start basically a week ago or 254 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 1: two weeks ago almost now, and there was only a 255 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: handful of teams that started when we did with along 256 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 1: with us, and so we felt like we you know, 257 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: we were organized, had our act together. We're ready to go, 258 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: and you know, we hope that that serves us as 259 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: we move forward. Sounds like you got a cover coach. 260 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: Thanks very much for joining us today and good luck 261 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: keep it going well. I appreciate you guys having me on. 262 00:13:57,920 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: I hope everyone out there stayed safe and healthy.