1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: All right, So first day of the minicamp it was 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: actually really good. We got twenty three of our guys 3 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: that we either drafted or brought in as free agents 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: and then the rest of those guys are are trial guys. Um, 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: and actually it was pretty pretty competitive a day. Uh. 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: We saw a lot of good things from all the 7 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: players that we drafted. Um, they competed well. You know, 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: this is uh the first day for some of them 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: of hopefully a long career. So um, they competed well. 10 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: And there's certainly mistakes, but you clean those up as 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: you go. And UM, it's just it's fun to be 12 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: back out on the field. I think I can speak 13 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: for all the coaches and it's good to get the 14 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: young players going. Um. As you know, we'll work theme 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: through this week. They'll go away and then come back 16 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: and join the team next Monday. I think the advantage 17 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: of doing it this weekend is they'll have another week 18 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: where they can learn, um, learn the stuff before they 19 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: get back here with the Vets. All right, that'll take 20 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: your questions. Coach. Obviously, how did you think Jones looked? 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,680 Speaker 1: He did a good job. You know, it's a lot 22 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: for a quarterback, especially coming into an NFL system. I 23 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,839 Speaker 1: thought he did a good job today. What's your first 24 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: impression of him? Is sort of like a worker does. 25 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: Is the first day you kind of got to work 26 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: with him, you know, one on one with him as 27 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: being part of your team. Now, yeah, I mean time 28 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: will tell, but this is a very accomplished, very talented, 29 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: very smart young man that gets it, and he worked 30 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: extremely hard. Um, yesterday and today you started like the 31 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: basics with him, how you want things done, like for 32 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: square one and a lot of stuff. Yeah, I mean 33 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: it scored one for all of all of the players, 34 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: and especially for the quarterback. Um, it's super important because 35 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: you're you're really directing everybody from the snap count to 36 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: the huddle call and and so on. You know. So 37 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: I was telling the quarterbacks it's sort of a lost 38 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: start these days to take a snap under center and 39 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: then call playing the huddle and so really believe it 40 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: or not. For some of them, that's a new experience. 41 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: Most teams in college run no huddle, you know, operations 42 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: where they're looking at cards and you know they basically 43 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: just say the snap counts. So, um, that's part of 44 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: what you go through when you evaluate and choose a quarterback. 45 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: Is their ability to do that at this level. That 46 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: wasn't really any of the guys, even try out guys 47 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: that was particularly impressive to you that you didn't expect. Now, 48 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: I think they all pretty much performed pretty well. Um. 49 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: You know, there were mistakes, there's drop balls and um 50 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: there's all the things that you see the first day 51 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: of a practice. But they all competed hard, they were 52 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: smart about how they did it. They were competitive. We'll 53 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: go in there and watch the tape and you know, 54 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: typically it's like when you go to the Senior Bowl, 55 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: it's you don't want to really evaluate the quarterbacks on 56 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: the first day because I'm getting used to the receivers 57 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: and so the second day things start to smooth out 58 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: a little bit. Speaking of not track guys, but you 59 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: d f a s yeah, to just keep dungee. And 60 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 1: he's listed as a quarterback. Kite and I'm assuming you're 61 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: looking at him maybe in the same Roumi's type Tyson Hill. 62 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: What is it about his skill set that you know 63 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: that well, he's you know, he's a very accomplished quarterback. 64 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: He obviously, um made a lot of plays with his feet. Uh, 65 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 1: he made some good throws out there today. So, you know, 66 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: he's one of those guys that we sort of had 67 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: our eye on throughout the draft, and um, you know, 68 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: we'll see you know, I think he's a good football player, 69 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 1: and usually there's a place on the field for guys 70 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: who can play football, and so we'll just keep working 71 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: with him, see what happens. You mentioned the drops. What 72 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: did you think of of Slayton's first day, and it 73 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: seemed like he was able to rebound from some struggles earlier. Yeah, 74 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: he did actually, uh, you know, he was running good routes. 75 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: He had a couple of drops early. Uh, but by 76 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: the end of it he had made he made a 77 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: couple of nice contested catches. So that's that's why you practice, 78 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: you know. And there's a lot to get used to 79 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: new routes, um, new ways of doing things, new places 80 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: to line up, and so you just so I practice. 81 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: I thought he finished finished the day pretty well. I'm 82 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: just curious someone like Samville, who was hurt and get 83 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: the practice at all last year, was any thought to 84 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: having him come in for this weekend before the time. 85 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: He actually couldn't. So by the way his year played out, 86 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: he wasn't able to come out for this was inevitability. Yeah, 87 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: I don't know the exact wording on it. You have 88 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: to check with Kevin or Triggsy, but we you know, 89 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: we're trying to get him out here. But based on 90 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: how is year one, he wasn't able to compete at 91 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,679 Speaker 1: what he was thinks and whatever poured down him. Yeah, 92 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I I'm really disappointed that that he he 93 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: was a victim of a crime and he's a he's 94 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: a great young man. Um. We got to know him 95 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: really well through the draft process. My son trained with 96 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 1: him at EXOS, so you know some intimate knowledge what 97 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: a great young man is. And you know, it's very 98 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: unfortunate he he was a victim of a crime, just 99 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: like that could happen to any of us. And so 100 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: we're here for him. Uh certainly, you know he's going 101 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: through you know, the vigils and the funerals and and 102 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,040 Speaker 1: and the things that he has to go through, and 103 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: we're here to support him, um as he comes back 104 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: to us, and so, um, we're just here for him, 105 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: and you know, thoughts and prayers go go his way. 106 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: You're expecting to be here next Monday, when when we're 107 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: hopeful we're hopeful. Again, this is this is a unique situation, 108 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: and we want him to get full closure on his end, 109 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:30,039 Speaker 1: and so, um, we're sensitive to that. This is a 110 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: real life situation and UM, so we want him to 111 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 1: make sure he gets full closure. Um it's may you know, 112 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: we play in September, and so we want to make 113 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: sure he gets gets done on that end what he 114 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: needs to and he gets the help that he needs. 115 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: What are some of the things you like about Daniel 116 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: Um that stand out? Well? I think he's, uh, he's 117 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: a guy that can execute well from the from the pocket, 118 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: but he's also got a good set of legs, so 119 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: we can move around boots nakeds, even things we did 120 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: with Eli. Um. You know, I think a quarterback's mobility 121 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:07,360 Speaker 1: is very very important in today's game, whether you use 122 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: him as a runner. Typically, if you're gonna have a 123 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 1: long drive or you're gonna score a touchdown, the quarterback 124 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 1: needs to do something with his legs in that drive, 125 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 1: whether it's moving the pocket, scramble sometimes, scramble, make a throw, 126 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: sometimes scramble throw it away, sometimes scramble and slide. And 127 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: so the quarterback and his ability to use his legs 128 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: is very important the trial kids. Is there any position 129 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,040 Speaker 1: you're looking to feel more in the sense that if 130 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: you didn't draft an offensive tackle, you have more tryout 131 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 1: kids in that position. Well, we did draft a tackle, 132 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: as you know, and then we have another free agent 133 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: that we signed. But we're just looking at all positions. 134 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: You know, when you when you have a ninety man roster, 135 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: you know, to find a really good football player in 136 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: these trial settings. Um, you know, stranger things have happened, 137 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: you know. I think when you look at roster, there's 138 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: a whole heck of a lot of guys that are 139 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,040 Speaker 1: on teams that were free agents, actually more free agents 140 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: probably than guys that were picked in the fift six 141 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: and seventh round. And so these types of events are 142 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: very very important. You can find a guy that can 143 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: help you win games. Pat given Daniel's status, you know, 144 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: six overall pick quarterback in the new market, a lot 145 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: of expectations obviously are on the young man's shoulders. Do 146 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: you have to talk to him or have you spoken 147 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: with him regarding you know, being his own man as 148 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: opposed to trying to be the next Deli or the 149 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: next this Warner or whatever. Well, I mean, when we 150 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: went through the process. We were very certain that he 151 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: would be his own man. That's why we picked them. 152 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: And we were very certain that he could handle, you know, 153 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: the scrutiny that comes with being the quarterback and then 154 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: you know New York Football Giants and there's a lot 155 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: of attention there. There's a lot of passion for what 156 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,680 Speaker 1: we do and especially for the guy that plays that position, 157 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: and we can know we were very certain that he 158 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: can handle it. Is there something specific about him that 159 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: made you sitting that he can handle it? It's just 160 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: his mindset, you know, he's very accomplished. He's very smart. Um, 161 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: you know, he gets it. He understands what comes with 162 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:14,720 Speaker 1: being the quarterback here. Um, you know, and if we're listen, 163 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: if you're in this game long enough, you're in the arena, 164 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: you get cheered and you get booed. And he's smart 165 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: enough to to know how to handle that type of 166 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: stuff and do what he can to help us win 167 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: football games. And so that's part of it. I think 168 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: Bengie's Dad's that a call from you was kind of 169 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: thing that tipped the scales him signing here. How often 170 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: do you get involved in recruiting the undrafted guess A few, 171 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: a few of the guys, but you know, he was 172 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: a key guy guy that we targeted. Um, I obviously 173 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: know all the players, whether we draft him or bring 174 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: him in his free agents. Obviously I know the the 175 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: drafted players to a greater degree. But um, there's a 176 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 1: few guys a year that I'll call at that time. Him. 177 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: You know, he's not he's list it as a tight end. Also, 178 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: he's not played tight end. So will you you know, 179 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 1: work him later today or tomorrow, you know, will he 180 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: be in the tight end? Rule me? How is that 181 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: gonna go? Well, what's you see? You know, I think 182 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: we wanted to bring him in, look at him as 183 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: a quarterback, which he played, and then just see where, 184 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,319 Speaker 1: see how this grows. You know, I think the one 185 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: good thing about when you train a player as a quarterback, 186 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: they learn what everybody else is doing and so then 187 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: the details of the other positions. They just need to 188 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: get it on the field. And heck, this is day one, 189 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: he's only been out there for two hours, so we'll 190 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,960 Speaker 1: just see how this, how this grows, would take two 191 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 1: more from Dexter. I'm seeing I might get to that. 192 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: Well again, I think he gets it too, you know, 193 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: And the first thing that jumps out about Dexter is 194 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:50,679 Speaker 1: he's a pretty big man, and you know, he's you know, 195 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: he's he's got a feel for things, and he's the 196 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 1: guy who could play the run and rush the passer. 197 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: And so we're looking forward to getting him going. But 198 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 1: you know, I don't you know when you when you 199 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: pick a guy from Clemson, you know, and he's played 200 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: on the biggest stage there is in college football. Um, 201 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: the other thing that struck me is this isn't gonna 202 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: be too big for him. And uh so we're looking 203 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: forward to getting them going.