1 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: Welcome into Ravens Press pass. Today you'll hear from general 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: manager Eric Dacussa and head coach John Harball as they 3 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: have their combine press conferences. Let's start with General manager 4 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: Eric Tacusta. 5 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: Hello, everyone. 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 3: First, I just want to congratulate Peter King for his retirement. 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 3: Peter is a guy that me growing up in Boston. 8 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 3: I read his column, I learned a lot of football 9 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 3: over the years. We've become good friends. Tremendous respect for 10 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 3: his passion for covering the game, if everything he's done 11 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 3: for the sport of football, and he will be sorely 12 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 3: missed by me. 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 2: So questions. 14 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 3: Things, Well, I think we made a statement on that 15 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 3: we're aware. 16 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 2: Of the situation. 17 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 3: Obviously, domestic violence is something that we're deeply concerned about, 18 00:00:57,720 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 3: and we will continue. 19 00:00:58,520 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: To assess the situation as well. 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 3: I mean, you know, we've actually looked at franchises like 21 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 3: the Steelers over the years and always had an admiration 22 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 3: for the way that they've conducted business. Obviously bitter rivals, 23 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 3: but we believe that continuity is critical to success, you know, 24 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 3: in many different ways. I think just from a coaching staff, 25 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 3: the systems in place, the offense, the defense, having the 26 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: same schemes, I think, you know players, having the same 27 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: coaches year to year is critical. And then from a 28 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 3: scouting perspective, building out processes, having a way that you 29 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 3: scout players, Having the same scouts, scouting players every single year, 30 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 3: the process of the draft and how that unfolds, we 31 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 3: believe is critically important to our success. And you know 32 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: that it's great for me to look over and see 33 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 3: guys next to me. We haven't lost a lot of 34 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 3: people over the years in scouting. Joe Hortiz this year, 35 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 3: a great friend of mine just went to become the 36 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 3: gem of the LA Chargers for or you know, twenty 37 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 3: five years. Joe is sat to my right, so you 38 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: know I'm gonna miss him this year. 39 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: They'll be a void. 40 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 3: But having that continuity I think is essential. Yes, Yeah, 41 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 3: Jeremiah is a very hard charging guy, good on special teams. 42 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 3: I think he's a developmental outside back or strong and physical, 43 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 3: great attitude, and I think he's gonna have a great career, definitely. 44 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 3: I mean, it was nice to see the number. It 45 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 3: doesn't mean that we're gonna just open up the books 46 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 3: and go shopping. I think that's not really the Raven's way, 47 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: but to have that buffer, so to speak, and to 48 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 3: give us a little bit more flexibility along the way. 49 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 3: It helps us this year, but it also helps us 50 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: in the coming years as we project what we think 51 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 3: that salary cap is going to be moving out in 52 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 3: years twenty five and twenty six as well. So it 53 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: does give you a little bit of a picture of 54 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 3: the landscape of football and what that means salary cap wise. 55 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 3: My roster building standpoint, I think we're excited about the 56 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 3: potential that we have to be a good team this year, 57 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,240 Speaker 3: and we think that we'll have some flexibility to remain 58 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 3: good in the coming years. Well, John did the majority 59 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 3: of that. You know, I would help him and give 60 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: him advice. Last year I was probably more involved in 61 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 3: the interview process with the coordinator search than I was 62 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 3: this year. But I think John does an amazing job 63 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 3: building out of staff. I think last year's staff was 64 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 3: really an incredible job of building out and helping our team. 65 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 3: So we feel really good about the guys that we 66 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 3: brought in this year. A lot of work was done 67 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 3: by the assistant coaches, by the coordinators, and by John 68 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: to get that done, and we're excited about the skills 69 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: that they bring to the table. Well, Nelly was a 70 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 3: guy that we brought in last year. 71 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 2: We had studied them for years. 72 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 3: I had studied them coming out of USC and you know, 73 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 3: I always liked this game. Felt he was a valued 74 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 3: guy for us. We knew a lot about his personality. 75 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: He bought a lot to the table this year as 76 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 3: a player, but also as a leader. He was great 77 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 3: for that receiver room. The way that he conducted his 78 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 3: business every day, the way that he practiced every day. 79 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 3: The guys that saw him out there every single day 80 00:04:14,680 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 3: know that he had tremendous intangibles and brought a lot 81 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 3: to the table. 82 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: So for us to talk to. 83 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 3: Him and get that done, I think he's been a 84 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,320 Speaker 3: lot of different places, understood what it felt like to 85 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 3: be a Baltimore Raven, and he wanted to come back. 86 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 3: We knew that and we were excited to have him back. Well, 87 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:47,039 Speaker 3: we're trying to get a deal done. You know, we've 88 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 3: had discussions with Justin. He's a guy that obviously has 89 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 3: put himself in a fortuitous position this year by the 90 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 3: way that he played, had a great season for us. 91 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 3: He's a valued player on the team and We're hopeful 92 00:04:55,960 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 3: that we can get a long term deal done. 93 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 2: Oh he'll do great. 94 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 3: Mike's a guy that you know, people may not know this. 95 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 3: Back in the day, we interviewed Mike and scouting as 96 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: a player personnel assistant. He didn't get the job, but 97 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 3: very very thoughtful, very smart guy. We brought him back 98 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:21,080 Speaker 3: on the coaching staff, very innovative, organized, He's a motivator, 99 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 3: he's a great person, respectful. Players love him, coaches love him. 100 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:33,279 Speaker 3: He's a home run hired by the Seahawks. Well, we 101 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 3: were really happy with this game this year. You know, 102 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 3: I think sometimes people get really caught up on the 103 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 3: number of sacks that people get. We prefer to look 104 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 3: at pressures and disruptions and the ability that they affect 105 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 3: the game and the dafes. Probably one of the hardest 106 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 3: working players we have on our defense. He's got a 107 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 3: great motor, plays with a passion. He's an exciting young prospect. 108 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 3: He is battled back for some injuries, and we think 109 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 3: that this is gonna be a great season for him. 110 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 3: We're very, very excited about what he brings to the 111 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 3: table this year as one of our primary age rush guys. 112 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:11,839 Speaker 2: Great position players. Last year we have the doctor. 113 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,800 Speaker 3: Well, we need more than two running backs, so certainly 114 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 3: I think you'll see us make a couple of acquisitions 115 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 3: along the way. We think Heaton Mitchell is gonna come 116 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 3: back from his knee injury. Justice is a player last year, 117 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 3: probably one of the unsung heroes of our whole team. 118 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 3: I would say, you know, we're still talking to Gus, 119 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 3: We'll talk to JK a couple of free agents that 120 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 3: we had. Hopefully that we can get something done with 121 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: those guys. We've looked at the draft class, probably not 122 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 3: you know, as deep as some other positions that we'll 123 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 3: see an this year as draft class. There are some 124 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 3: UFAs this year in the draft, I mean, a free agency, 125 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 3: some talented. 126 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: Players that we will look at as well. 127 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 3: But I think it's probably safe to say that we'll 128 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 3: have more than two running backs on the roster at 129 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 3: some point, and we will definitely have a plan for 130 00:06:55,720 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: that position. Eugene shn So. Eugene was a guy that 131 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 3: you know, a lot of respect for. 132 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 2: Eugene. 133 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 3: We interviewed Eugene probably back in two thousand and eleven 134 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 3: to run the player personnel analytics department at the time. 135 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 2: Eugene couldn't. 136 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 3: We offered Eugene the job, he couldn't take the job 137 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 3: for some different reasons. He was up in Connecticut and 138 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 3: he was working on Wall Street. He couldn't take the position. 139 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 3: And then a few years later we were trying to 140 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 3: hire somebody in coaching and eugene situation had changed. He 141 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 3: was more flexible and he was willing to take the 142 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 3: position in coaching. Very very smart guy, innovative, you know, 143 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 3: very good with modeling and just building out look at 144 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 3: using data to analyze. And I think that the commanders 145 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: got themselves a good hire, and I think we'll do 146 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 3: a great job over there. 147 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's a good question, you know. I do. 148 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 3: I read a lot of history, a lot of military history, 149 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 3: a lot of value investing stuff, Ben Graham, Warren Buffett, 150 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 3: Charlie Munger. 151 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 2: Things like that. 152 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 3: I'm really interested in that idea as pertains to players. 153 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 2: I do read a lot, you know. 154 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 3: I think sometimes the scouts will get sick of me 155 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 3: talking about things they have no interest in. I've gotten 156 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 3: some podcasts and stuff too. 157 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 2: But I do feel that. 158 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 3: In this business it's easy to do the same things 159 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 3: the same way every single year. And I think for 160 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 3: me at least being creative kind of looking and being 161 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 3: exposed to different things is very helpful, whether that's a podcast, 162 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 3: a TV show, a movie, books, whatever that might be. 163 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 3: Sometimes my best idea is kind of germinate from some 164 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 3: of those different types of things. I think always, I mean, 165 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 3: I think that's a critical position. I think the data 166 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 3: supports that. And that's a position too where some of 167 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 3: these guys are like race cars. They break down at times, 168 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 3: and so having a depth at that position is critical. 169 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:06,920 Speaker 3: We saw that this year. We think we built the 170 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 3: room out pretty well this year, and we're able to 171 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 3: sustain some injuries along the way, so we will look 172 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 3: at that. I think it's a very very deep year 173 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 3: in the draft. This draft class is pretty impressive from 174 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 3: a receiver standpoint. We'll assess that talent and see what 175 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 3: kind of falls our way, and then look at the 176 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:27,079 Speaker 3: free agency crop as well. 177 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 2: Well. Anthony is a guy that you know. 178 00:09:31,360 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 3: When we drafted Anthony back in two thousand and two, 179 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 3: second round pick Notre Dame, I was the Midwest scout 180 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 3: back then, so I knew a lot about Anthony back then. 181 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 3: I always have had back then. He was tony but 182 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 3: had a tremendous respect for him as a player. We 183 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 3: drafted Ed Reid that for our first pick, and then 184 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 3: Anthony Weaver was our second. 185 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 2: It was our second round pick. 186 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 3: Mike Nolan was our defensive coordinator, and our defense was 187 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 3: pretty darn good that year, surprisingly pretty good. I knew 188 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 3: he would be a great coach because the way he 189 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 3: carries himself, his ability as a leader. I think his 190 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 3: mentality is grinder mentality. The way that he carries himself 191 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 3: every day is work ethic in a way that he would. 192 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 2: Relate to the players. And so, you know, we brought 193 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 2: him back. 194 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 3: It was great to have him in the last couple 195 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 3: of years as our d line coach and assistant head coach. 196 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 3: I feel he's gonna be a head coach someday, and 197 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 3: being it's right there for him, he's gonna do a 198 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 3: remarkable job. 199 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 2: I think down in. 200 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 3: Miami players are gonna love him, the community is gonna 201 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 3: love him. That defense is gonna be fast and furious, 202 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 3: and I think he'll be a head coach before you 203 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:32,599 Speaker 3: know it. 204 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 2: We've just texted great, great guy. I love. 205 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 3: Odell has become a great friend of mine and a 206 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:43,600 Speaker 3: friend to the Ravens, And you know, I think we'll 207 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 3: just kind of assess and see what happens over in 208 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 3: the next couple of weeks. 209 00:10:53,559 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 2: Well, Gino, I'm very proud of. 210 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 3: You know, he was a seventh round pick and probably 211 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 3: I mean, if Jamison is here, he'd probably chime in 212 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 3: because he's a history you know, he fancies himself a historian. 213 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 2: But you know, Gino might be the. 214 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:09,800 Speaker 3: Best seventh round pick that we've ever had. Playmaker, attitude, 215 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 3: special teams, just an excellent season this. 216 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:14,920 Speaker 2: Year, been cut, been brought back. 217 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 3: Just I love his his cerebral nature, I love his 218 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 3: attitude on the field. He fancies himself an overachiever. I 219 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 3: love that about him. He's you know, he's put himself 220 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,319 Speaker 3: in an awesome position. We're fortunate that we have some 221 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 3: good safety depth, and I'm not really sure exactly what 222 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 3: that means for Gino and the Ravens, but regardless, I 223 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 3: know he's going to be a great pro. If he 224 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 3: doesn't come back and play with us, he's going to 225 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 3: be a great pick for some player, for somebody else, 226 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 3: and I would expect him to have a great career. 227 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 3: Right Well, I think we've got a great locker room, 228 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 3: great coaching staff. We've built the team the right way, tremendous, 229 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 3: tremendous pride for this team, and just you know, as 230 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 3: hard as it is, really step back and look at 231 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 3: this season, I would say it was a resounding success 232 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 3: in many, many different ways. The locker room was crazy good, 233 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 3: the personalities, the love that I think was felt every 234 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 3: single day, the attitude that these guys brought, so that 235 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:19,320 Speaker 3: gives me great hope that our future is very bright. 236 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 3: And we try to build this thing out so that 237 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 3: we don't have windows opening and closing. And that's kind 238 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 3: of been the Ravens mindset that we want to be 239 00:12:26,320 --> 00:12:28,120 Speaker 3: a competitive, good team every single year. 240 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 2: That's what we aspire too. 241 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 3: And I think we have a lot of the types 242 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 3: of people in that locker room still, and when we 243 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 3: may have those type of guys to put us in 244 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 3: a position to win every single year, it's always going 245 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 3: to be a priority, Garrett. 246 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,120 Speaker 2: I think that's coach Harbaugh from two thousand and eight on. 247 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 2: We have to have a. 248 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 3: Big, strong, imposing offensive line, so we'll continue to build 249 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 3: that out. Obviously, this year we're going to have probably 250 00:12:56,120 --> 00:13:00,280 Speaker 3: some change on the offensive note in different ways to 251 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 3: be seen exactly what that looks like. We will have 252 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 3: a plan. Fortunately, this is a deep draft class as well, 253 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 3: so we'll have a lot of different options in different 254 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 3: rounds for players that we like at the offensive line position, 255 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 3: at tackle and also guard. Probably unlikely that we're gonna 256 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 3: draft a center very high, but I think there's a 257 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 3: lot of depth along the way, specifically at the tackle 258 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 3: position in the guard position. 259 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 2: So that's exciting. 260 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 3: It really helps me as we look at what that 261 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 3: offensive line is going to look like. 262 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 2: It will always have a plan. You know, we're gonna 263 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 2: always have a plan. 264 00:13:43,360 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 3: We're aware of the injuries and the salary cap, and 265 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:46,920 Speaker 3: we're aware of the talent that we have and the 266 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 3: talent that's available, and we'll build the best offensive line 267 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 3: that we can with the best players that we can. 268 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 3: And you know, there's always gonna be you know, the 269 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 3: roster is always gonna morph and change year to year. 270 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,679 Speaker 3: You've got to stay young, but you've also got to 271 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 3: have great veteran presence as well your offensive line in 272 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 3: every other position. 273 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 2: So it's really a balance. 274 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:04,040 Speaker 3: You want to be as young as you can, but 275 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 3: you also want to have a lot of veteran experience, 276 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 3: and I think everybody feels that, and so It's really 277 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 3: a delicate mix because with a salary cap, with a 278 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 3: salary cap league, it makes it hard to keep every 279 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 3: single player that you want to keep. We're not like 280 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 3: the old I grew up a Cowboys fan, and you 281 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 3: know we're not like the Dallas Cowboys of nineteen ninety, 282 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 3: ninety two, ninety three. The salary cap changes things and 283 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 3: that makes a lot more challenging. What was that question, Oh, 284 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 3: oh man, Well, he's just one of my best friends. 285 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 2: You know when we started, I think Joe started. 286 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 3: In ninety eight, maybe ninety nine, and I was an 287 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 3: office guy and a young scout and took Joe into 288 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 3: my wing and we did a lot of stuff together. 289 00:14:51,000 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 3: Our kids went to school together. He was my pickleball partner, 290 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 3: sat next to me during the draft, helped me over 291 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 3: the years, run the meetings, assess talent. Joe's got a 292 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 3: great eye for talent. He'll do an amazing job as 293 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 3: an evaluator for the Chargers. He's got good opinions, he's 294 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 3: a consensus builder. The scouts are gonna love him, the 295 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 3: coaches are gonna love working with him, and he's gonna 296 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:23,280 Speaker 3: do a fantastic job. And I think integrity is important 297 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 3: to me. Passion for the game is important to me. Work, ethic, dependability, growth, mindset, grit, 298 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 3: all those things factor in. 299 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 2: You know. 300 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 3: It's something that we really kind of focus on, you know. 301 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,400 Speaker 3: I mean, anyone can watch tape and assess how good 302 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 3: a player can catch a football or bend his knees, 303 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,520 Speaker 3: or make a tackle in space or block somebody. But 304 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 3: to me, the secret sauce is really knowing the person 305 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 3: behind the tape, the personality of the player, how he 306 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 3: carries himself day to day. What's he gonna do every 307 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,400 Speaker 3: day in the offseason, how is he gonna carry himself 308 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 3: on the field, in the community. 309 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 2: All those kinds of things are critically important. 310 00:15:53,600 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 3: And really I think those are probably as important those 311 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 3: factors as how a guy plays the game. 312 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 2: I probably will yes, thank you. 313 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: Next up, here's head coach John Harwall. 314 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 4: Okay, good to see everybody. Tough act to. 315 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 5: Be next to you over there, but appreciate you all 316 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 5: being here. What questions you have place? 317 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:28,680 Speaker 4: Buckle up, you know he's he's gonna do great. 318 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 319 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 4: Actually, we've been together the last couple of days and 320 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 4: and he's fired up and enthusiastic and uh, talking to 321 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 4: players knows a lot of these guys, I guess. So 322 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 4: it's it's been fun, he's he's he's wired, ready to go. 323 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 5: What's that. 324 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 4: I think he's excited about this. I think he's really 325 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 4: excited about the Chargers. I think he's excited about the family. 326 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 2: Uh. 327 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 5: He just goes way back. 328 00:16:51,640 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 4: Uh, he's got great relationships there, everybody in the building. Really, 329 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 4: I think he's starting to build relationships with He's the 330 00:16:57,600 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 4: guys he's brought over. He knows, you know, he's got 331 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 4: comfort with that. Uh, loves the quarterback. So all those. 332 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 2: Things like. 333 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 4: Time, Yeah, I mean, I just depends on the person. 334 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 4: I think most people I I kind of dispute that, 335 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 4: I guess, but I've known my whole life, you know, 336 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 4: So I think there's a lot of narratives out there 337 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 4: and about a lot of people, you know, and uh, 338 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 4: they just kind of pick up steam and everybody just 339 00:17:24,800 --> 00:17:26,600 Speaker 4: kind of says, well, that's just how somebody is. And 340 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 4: then you'll meet a person you'll be like a it's 341 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 4: completely different than that, you know. So I don't know 342 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,439 Speaker 4: where so that stuff comes from. And nobody really cares, 343 00:17:33,520 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 4: you know, I know he doesn't care. You get to 344 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 4: know him I think you'll like him a lot. 345 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: Right. 346 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 4: I'm really excited about the coaches that we hired. You know, 347 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 4: we had a lot of staff turnover. We had a 348 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 4: we had we might go to be a head coach. 349 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:56,560 Speaker 4: We had Anthony and Dinard move on to be coordinators. 350 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 2: Uh. 351 00:17:57,160 --> 00:17:59,479 Speaker 4: We had a lot of inquiries about other coaches, uh, 352 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,679 Speaker 4: head coat coaches and otherwise coordinators. And so we had 353 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 4: a lot of positions to fill, and I think we 354 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 4: filled them with guys that are going to be great 355 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 4: fits for us, that are gonna make us even better. 356 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 5: What you try to do, we try to hire. 357 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 4: Acquire the best players you can, hire the best coaches, 358 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 4: you can, just build the best team that you can. 359 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 4: And then you know, if it goes well, guys get 360 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,560 Speaker 4: an opportunity to go somewhere else and kind of you know, 361 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,679 Speaker 4: chase their career in advance, or players move on and 362 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 4: sign for bigger contracts, or they get a new contract 363 00:18:24,320 --> 00:18:27,399 Speaker 4: with you. That's all good stuff. It's not stuff that 364 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 4: you sit back and you lamet and you say, well, 365 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 4: how they're going to replace this guy or that guy. 366 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 4: I mean, I think sixteen years we've had that same 367 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 4: refrain after every single season and to me, it's a 368 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 4: positive thing. So the guys coming in are gonna be amazing. 369 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 4: I mean, Dennis Johnson with a D line from Baylor. 370 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 4: You're going to see his energy and his fire, his 371 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 4: attention to detailed guy Doug Mallory's are of the greatest 372 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 4: secondary coaches in the world right now. I mean he 373 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 4: fits us because he's been in a similar system for 374 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,040 Speaker 4: the last number of years, so he understands the way 375 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 4: our system operates. That's gonna be a huge plus for us. 376 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 4: Mark de Leon a coach's kid. But when you start 377 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 4: listening to him buck Ball, he just he just blew 378 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,159 Speaker 4: me away with his knowledge and his you know, his 379 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 4: relationships with players and his relationship with Rokwan. Just those 380 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 4: three guys on defense, offense. You know we've done We've 381 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 4: done a little bit there. Uh, assistant offensive line with 382 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 4: Travelle Wharton coming in, former player. I just loved the 383 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:19,119 Speaker 4: interview with him and his relationship with players and his 384 00:19:19,440 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 4: background with John Matsko and then with Juan Casteele. Uh, 385 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 4: it makes him uniquely qualified to be with us. So 386 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 4: just a lot of great coaches. Brian absolutely, Yeah, No, 387 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 4: I'm just really excited about the guys we've got. I mean, 388 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 4: every season is a new season, and that's just the 389 00:19:47,560 --> 00:19:49,600 Speaker 4: way it works, you know. And I'm uh the guys 390 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 4: that we have, our guys are gonna fit in well. 391 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 4: And and you know, we're not going to change our 392 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,879 Speaker 4: defensive structure. We elevated Zach, so that's continuity there with 393 00:19:56,880 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 4: what we're doing on defense. And we've had continuity with 394 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 4: our defensive coordinator hires. It's two thousand and eight. That's 395 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,560 Speaker 4: that's been a trend. And I think where the where 396 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:05,640 Speaker 4: where they get to the least points in the leagues, 397 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,000 Speaker 4: it's two thousand and eight by far. So you know, 398 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 4: we've got a little a little tradition going there. You know, 399 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 4: we kind of have a pretty good feel for what 400 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 4: we want to do on defense, and we want to 401 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,439 Speaker 4: just keep building on that, evolving it, getting better with it. 402 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 4: Zach's the next guy in line to lead that, and 403 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,080 Speaker 4: those other guys are going to do a great job 404 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 4: about hiring Chuck Smith last year. You know how good 405 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 4: was that for us? So all those kind of things 406 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 4: are really a big plus. And I think it's just 407 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:31,320 Speaker 4: part and parcel of the where it goes. Just think 408 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 4: now you go, I'm trying to hire and think type 409 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 4: of right, how Howbut is a competition. 410 00:20:38,000 --> 00:20:39,359 Speaker 5: I think I can look at Church just. 411 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 4: Right to Narden, Tennessee to add that Anthony and Miami. Uh, 412 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 4: I don't know. That's a great question, you know. I 413 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 4: think it's something that kind of happens in the in football, 414 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 4: especially in the National Football League. It's definitely not something 415 00:20:57,320 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 4: to be you know, sad about. I mean, it's definitely 416 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 4: a good problem to have. But like anything, like one 417 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 4: of our beliefs is you got you have to keep 418 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 4: things moving all the time. You're always moving, you're always changing, 419 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 4: you're always evolving, you're always growing, you're always expanding what 420 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 4: you do. 421 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 2: Uh. 422 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 4: Because the people that you're going against, these guys down 423 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 4: this road right here, are are doing the same thing. 424 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 4: And it's it's it's a big it's a high level 425 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,360 Speaker 4: intellectual pursuit, to. 426 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 5: Be honest with you. 427 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:21,720 Speaker 4: So that's what we're gonna try to do again this 428 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 4: year and do the best we can with it. 429 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:29,439 Speaker 5: Yeah. I think Michael did great. You know, Mike's great. Uh. 430 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 4: A couple of years ago, everybody was like, why Mike McDonald, 431 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 4: you know, so now I can go well, that's why, 432 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 4: you know, you saw it, and he's he's a great guy. 433 00:21:36,880 --> 00:21:37,840 Speaker 4: He's a great coach. 434 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:38,439 Speaker 2: Uh. 435 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 4: He's he's he's he's very diligent, you know, Yes, he's 436 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:44,600 Speaker 4: he's a smart, he's he's a he's a thoughtful but 437 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 4: he's fundamentally grounded and he's very diligent. 438 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:48,000 Speaker 5: Every single day. 439 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 4: All he thinks about is ways to you know, help 440 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 4: the guys be as good as they can be or 441 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 4: attack the offense that he's he's going against. And I 442 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:56,879 Speaker 4: do think he'll expand that into the role, you know, 443 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,679 Speaker 4: being a head coach. I think he'll take those qualities 444 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 4: and apply him to being a head coach and do 445 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 4: a great job. 446 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 5: Yeah, don Donnar was really with us the one year. 447 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,320 Speaker 4: Came in and kind of fit right into with the 448 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:12,479 Speaker 4: system and and and learned it and added to it, 449 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 4: you know, those two things that you always want when 450 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 4: you bring coaches in. 451 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:16,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 452 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 4: He's a he's a great communicator, great teacher, very demanding coach, 453 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 4: uh in a really good way, you know, in a 454 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 4: way that I think guys respect. I'm sure he'll do 455 00:22:23,800 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 4: a great job in Tennessee. 456 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 5: Yeah. 457 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 4: Yeah, Anthony is Anthony is just an absolute uh star, 458 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 4: you know, I mean, I think you probably got to 459 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 4: know him a little bit. Well, you know him really well. 460 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 4: But uh he's uh yeah, you see that, you see 461 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:41,920 Speaker 4: you see him. I mean he lights up a room 462 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,199 Speaker 4: just he's he fills up a room too, fills up 463 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:45,280 Speaker 4: a room and lights up a room. 464 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 2: Right. 465 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 4: And then the way he reacts treats people, the ad 466 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 4: responds to problems and uh, problem solving type of things. 467 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 5: The way he coaches. 468 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:55,760 Speaker 4: The guy's way presents his understanding of defense generally, but 469 00:22:55,800 --> 00:22:57,960 Speaker 4: also he's really good, I mean hig high level, but 470 00:22:58,000 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 4: also his leadership ability, you know, and the way he 471 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 4: manages players and coaches and works with the people. I 472 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 4: just think he's a great leader, and I think I'll 473 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 4: do a great job whatever he does. After I said 474 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 4: it before, I mean, all these guys were talking about 475 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 4: our potential head coaches John. 476 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 2: John Olk having continuity on the couch just Capitlso having 477 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:14,679 Speaker 2: had some. 478 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: Outside tiers and maybe made a splatch of the contents 479 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: that you're doing. 480 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 2: About out will in general is just about the challenge 481 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 2: of passing why men, knowing who he's out there and 482 00:23:24,440 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 2: knowing what you don't work to win, how it is 483 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 2: and how easy your. 484 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 3: Challenge hand that has approach to ron of you. 485 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 2: Know, where the smart people are and when the plane 486 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:35,159 Speaker 2: or the league or from out here. 487 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 4: Big challenge, big challenge. You've got to be very conscientious 488 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 4: about that. You've got to you got to understand it's 489 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 4: not really like it's a small world football, but it's 490 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:46,640 Speaker 4: a very sought after world. There's a lot of people 491 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 4: trying to get in. There's a lot of talented people 492 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 4: out there that could really make a difference, and you 493 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 4: just got to figure out who they are. I had 494 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 4: a great conversation. I hope coach Saban doesn't get mad 495 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 4: at me for sharing this, but happened to talk to 496 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 4: him about two weeks ago, and he was talking about 497 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 4: all different things, and one of the things you talkalked 498 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 4: about was all the coaching change he had over the 499 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,560 Speaker 4: last ten years because of their success. I mean, coaches 500 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:05,800 Speaker 4: would come and be there a year or two, then 501 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 4: they'd go get a head coaching job, look at Sark, 502 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 4: you know, and others. So he just felt like the 503 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:14,280 Speaker 4: challenge of finding new coaches, hiring new coaches, especially as 504 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 4: you get a little bit older, like when you're young, 505 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 4: you're thirty five, you kind of know who all the 506 00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 4: thirty five year old coaches are. Now you get to 507 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 4: be your sixties or seventies in coaches case, you know, 508 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 4: you probably know the sixties and seventy year old coaches are, 509 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:25,880 Speaker 4: but you don't know the thirty five year old coaches 510 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 4: as much. And then he had to train those guys 511 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,040 Speaker 4: every single year. I think that does become a big 512 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,280 Speaker 4: challenge of success. Nobody had at a higher level than him, 513 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 4: So that's that's a huge part of it. That's such 514 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:45,919 Speaker 4: a great question. How do you evaluate quarterbacks? I'll tell 515 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 4: you to me, it's like and I think it's kind 516 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,119 Speaker 4: of just the way the game has gone. We've expanded 517 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 4: our view of what a quarterback is. So it's most 518 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 4: obvious with Lamar, Like I think we obviously would anybody 519 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 4: say we made a bad decision when we drafted him 520 00:24:59,200 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 4: back in twenty eight team, but but at the time 521 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 4: there was a lot of people saying that. So I 522 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 4: think the view has changed a lot in terms of 523 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:08,120 Speaker 4: how we how we view athletes or people or whatever. 524 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:09,120 Speaker 5: In terms of their roles. 525 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:10,960 Speaker 4: And it's just a it's a it's a the game 526 00:25:11,040 --> 00:25:13,879 Speaker 4: has changed because of that in the last six years, 527 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 4: the way quarterbacks play, I think if you go back 528 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 4: and you look at football in sixteen fifteen, sixteen seventeen 529 00:25:18,400 --> 00:25:21,000 Speaker 4: or before that, there's pretty much a model for that position. 530 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 4: That model has definitely, when you say, expanded tremendously. And 531 00:25:25,480 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 4: to me, I would like to say, we were a 532 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 4: littlehead of the curve on that. You know, but even 533 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,240 Speaker 4: even we're learning as we go and watch guys play, 534 00:25:32,280 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 4: and you watch watch all these guys play. I mean 535 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 4: the way two gets the ball out so fast. You know, 536 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 4: how can we incorporate some of that stuff into our offense. 537 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:49,879 Speaker 4: It's just one example. Eric's an avid reader and he 538 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:51,320 Speaker 4: shares those messages with the team. 539 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 5: Yeah. 540 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 4: Uh, he must do it one on one because I'm 541 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:58,040 Speaker 4: not getting the messages I want. I want some messages 542 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,280 Speaker 4: from I see the books, but uh, I need to 543 00:26:00,320 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 4: get some book book recommendations from Eric. Eric's a super 544 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 4: uh smart, thoughtful, deep thinking kind of a person, and 545 00:26:08,880 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 4: I think he's wide read. Yeah, on a lot of topics. 546 00:26:11,040 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 4: When he has time, he's probably a little more. You know, 547 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 4: after the draft and before the draft, I would saycause 548 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 4: I'll see him doing too much reading now, not in 549 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 4: his office. I see him on that tape a lot, 550 00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:23,119 Speaker 4: so Uh, but uh, he's just been unbelievable. Manus Eric 551 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 4: is a great general manager, well rounded every aspect of it. 552 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:28,680 Speaker 4: He is involved with the players, he does a great job. 553 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 4: He's involved with our discipline program, all those different. 554 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:32,479 Speaker 5: Kind of things. 555 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 4: I think he's just really special in a lot of ways. 556 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:38,680 Speaker 4: How important is running backs? 557 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 5: Running back your guys? Yeah, up in the air, it's up. 558 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:45,360 Speaker 2: In the air. 559 00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,239 Speaker 4: You know, we don't have uh, we don't have uh 560 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 4: a lot of guys under contract right now. We've got Justice. 561 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 4: Just love the way Justice played. He was incredible all year, 562 00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 4: took another step. I think he's a great player. Then 563 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 4: after that, we just got to see him. And we'd 564 00:26:56,520 --> 00:26:58,520 Speaker 4: love to get Gus back, you know, j Case floating 565 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 4: around out there, just guys have been with us. Uh, 566 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 4: we'll just have to see how it goes. How important 567 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 4: is the degree of conflict and personnel A degree? Oh well, yeah, 568 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 4: I mean you know, if everybody if you don't, I mean, 569 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:19,720 Speaker 4: if everybody agrees, then you're probably wrong, right, I mean, 570 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 4: that's that's for sure. 571 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 5: So uh, we we have a lot of that, but 572 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:24,439 Speaker 5: it's respectful. 573 00:27:24,960 --> 00:27:27,280 Speaker 4: Our our draft room is uh is uh, you know, 574 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 4: say what you think or forever hold your piece, you know, 575 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 4: and everybody says what they think, nobody's ever holding their piece, 576 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 4: and it's not peaceful, you know, it's not. But the 577 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:38,960 Speaker 4: conflict is good. We try to We try to confront everything, 578 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 4: every aspect of our football, of our evaluations, of our scheme, 579 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 4: of our everything we do football ways. We try to 580 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 4: confront it together to make it better. We're not confronting 581 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 4: one another ever, We're confronting the issues, especially the top of. 582 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 2: That. 583 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:04,080 Speaker 5: You know, I don't know, I. 584 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 4: Really wouldn't to be honest with you, because it's just 585 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 4: like it's nothing. It's nothing that we really As a 586 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 4: head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, I'm not really doing that. 587 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 4: I'm not really evaluating the class per se. 588 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 5: I know c J. 589 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 4: Strout was really tough to play against. We didn't get 590 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:17,639 Speaker 4: a chance to play against Carolina, so it's harder for 591 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:18,120 Speaker 4: me to say. 592 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 5: But CJ. 593 00:28:19,080 --> 00:28:20,880 Speaker 4: Stroud, you know, I said it after the first game 594 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 4: we played them in the opener. This team is gonna 595 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:24,920 Speaker 4: win a lot of games. And I'd like to remind 596 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 4: everybody of that right now, because they won a lot 597 00:28:26,840 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 4: of games, right so, uh, They've got a very talented team. 598 00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 4: I think I think I think their general managers outstanding. 599 00:28:32,560 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 4: I think they're head coach is outstanding. Uh They've got 600 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 4: a great staff and they've built a heck of a 601 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 4: football team. But the quarterback is really important, right. 602 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 2: And C J. 603 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 4: Stroud is a is a is a star. I don't 604 00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 4: have any idea about that. I really don't even try 605 00:28:48,880 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 4: to evaluate that because, uh, well, I think it's great. 606 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:12,920 Speaker 4: I mean, we try to gym and I share like 607 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 4: a lot of conversations about a lot of things. You know, 608 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 4: most of it's not football related obviously, just like with 609 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 4: your family, but a lot of it has been football related. 610 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 4: Because you know, he's been in Michigan. That's definitely gonna 611 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:24,480 Speaker 4: be different like it was when he was at San Francisco. 612 00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 4: There's things we'll talk about, you know, and we're definitely 613 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 4: gonna continue to be brothers. You know, we're gonna try 614 00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 4: to you know, we're just gonna be brothers. I mean, 615 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:32,800 Speaker 4: you have to, you have to look at it that way. 616 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 4: But we are going to be competitors too, so it'll 617 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:36,000 Speaker 4: probably change a little bit. 618 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 5: Sure. 619 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, I absolutely think that, Yeah that I think 620 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 4: you're exactly right about that. 621 00:29:55,320 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 5: Just now I think it progressed naturally. We're just beginning. 622 00:29:57,640 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 5: We're just starting. 623 00:29:58,360 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 4: We're one year into this thing. There's so many were 624 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 4: There's so many things that I feel like, looking back 625 00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 4: on it now, we just they. 626 00:30:03,200 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 5: Actually were baby steps. 627 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,080 Speaker 4: They were hard steps for us to take because it's 628 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 4: it was a sea change in terms of offensive philosophy, 629 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 4: Yet they were baby steps. Looking back on them, we 630 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,719 Speaker 4: have so so far ago. Lamar is excited, Todd's excited, 631 00:30:13,760 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 4: all the coaches. 632 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:15,200 Speaker 5: We have a plan. 633 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 4: We came out the very first day after the AFC 634 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:22,720 Speaker 4: Championship game talking about where we were going to go offensively, 635 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:25,479 Speaker 4: and a staff staff meeting about it, met with Todd, 636 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:28,160 Speaker 4: met with all the coaches individually, met with Lamar a 637 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:30,320 Speaker 4: couple of days after that, met with different. 638 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:32,240 Speaker 5: Players, and we have a direction right now and where 639 00:30:32,240 --> 00:30:33,280 Speaker 5: we want to go. And we want to think. We 640 00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:34,960 Speaker 5: want to be tight, we want to be locked in. 641 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 4: We want to understand how this offense applies to Lamar 642 00:30:37,400 --> 00:30:39,239 Speaker 4: and our players, and we want to do right by 643 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:40,960 Speaker 4: our players. And we want to do right by Lamar 644 00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 4: and build the best operation that we can for him, 645 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 4: so so his talents can really shine. And I think 646 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 4: we're just starting with that. 647 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 2: Those guys specially to take next steps. 648 00:30:57,320 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 4: Well, I think Rashon Batman is going to take a 649 00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 4: big step. Just off the top of my head, you know, 650 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:02,080 Speaker 4: I think Rashad is going to get opportunities. 651 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 2: This year. 652 00:31:02,920 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 4: He ran routes really well. He worked super hard. He 653 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 4: was healthy for the first time. Even as the year 654 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,720 Speaker 4: went on, he got healthier, and you could see it 655 00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:09,280 Speaker 4: in his play. 656 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 3: Uh. 657 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 4: The ball got to him when he did. He made 658 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,320 Speaker 4: some great plays. The ball is gonna get to him 659 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,320 Speaker 4: a lot more next year. He's gonna be ready to go. 660 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 661 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 4: We got Nelson back. Nelson is a big signing back. 662 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:21,760 Speaker 4: He played a big role last year. Of course, it speaks. 663 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 4: He speaks for himself. We got Tie in there. Thailand 664 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 4: did a good job. 665 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 2: Then. 666 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:27,960 Speaker 4: You never know a guy like Odell. I know that 667 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,160 Speaker 4: probably a question people are asking. I've got my fingers crossed. 668 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 5: We'll see. 669 00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 4: That's kind of out there. Those are those things that 670 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 4: kind of kind of answer themselves in time. I love 671 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:38,080 Speaker 4: our tight ends as receivers, so all that is. 672 00:31:38,120 --> 00:31:49,200 Speaker 5: Really part of it. Yeah, Yeah, the draft can help 673 00:31:49,240 --> 00:31:49,480 Speaker 5: a lot. 674 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:53,560 Speaker 4: Uh, certainly with the offensive line, Jeff, I guess it's 675 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:56,000 Speaker 4: a good well, I just started watching it, so it's 676 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:58,120 Speaker 4: so far, so good, you know, and Eric tells me 677 00:31:58,160 --> 00:31:59,160 Speaker 4: it's a good old line draft. 678 00:31:59,640 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 5: That's why. 679 00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 4: Thing about the offensive line is where it starts. We 680 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 4: talked about that in two thousand and eight. It's been 681 00:32:03,840 --> 00:32:06,880 Speaker 4: true forever. You know, you went into trenches first, right, 682 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:09,920 Speaker 4: So we we think that we're offensive line centric in 683 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,959 Speaker 4: our philosophy, and we've got some question marks in our 684 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 4: offensive line. So there's gonna be some rebuilding that's gonna 685 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 4: have to be done in there, and we're getting to 686 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,120 Speaker 4: it already. It's gonna be really probably the most important 687 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 4: thing we do on offense. Roquan Smith has made a 688 00:32:25,960 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 4: sea change in our defense. I think that Rokwan kind 689 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 4: of to kind of just tied it all together, you 690 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 4: know what I mean. He made He made it all 691 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 4: kind of fit and makes sense. We were doing the 692 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 4: same things on defense that we were doing when we 693 00:32:36,640 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 4: rokone got here, and we were doing pretty well. We're 694 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 4: getting better as that season went a long, but everybody 695 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:43,360 Speaker 4: saw it. When he got here. It changed, made everybody 696 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:46,240 Speaker 4: better around him, and it's only gotten better since. So Yeah, Rokwan, 697 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:52,000 Speaker 4: love him, love him one. Of the best, your buddy 698 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 4: Mike thom and Mike and off the back and Betty, 699 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:56,200 Speaker 4: did you ever believe that when you were little bad and. 700 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,560 Speaker 5: Not having him on the other side? No, and no, 701 00:33:00,120 --> 00:33:01,560 Speaker 5: no one, no pretty click. 702 00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 4: I had much respect, much love for coach Tomlin, for 703 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 4: the Steelers organization, for the players. 704 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 5: I mean Cam Hayward. 705 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,440 Speaker 4: I was at Pittsburgh as a young coach graduate assistant 706 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 4: coach when his dad was the running back there, Iron 707 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,720 Speaker 4: HD Heyward. I saw him first guy ever, three hundred 708 00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 4: plus pounds leap a BYU defensive back down the sideline 709 00:33:21,160 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 4: and run another forty yards for a touchdown. And I 710 00:33:23,880 --> 00:33:26,480 Speaker 4: think he kind of epitomizes them now as well their traditions. 711 00:33:26,520 --> 00:33:29,680 Speaker 4: So yeah, I'd say, yeah, exactly. No one know to 712 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 4: both those questions. All set, Thank you, okay, thank you. 713 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:36,480 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening. 714 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: And if you want our analysis of what Harves and 715 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,720 Speaker 1: DC had to say at the combine, make sure you 716 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,520 Speaker 1: tune into the lounge for myself, ran Ink and Garrett 717 00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:46,560 Speaker 1: down and we'll break that all down for you and 718 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: we'll have plenty more coverage coming from Indianapolis.