1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,200 Speaker 1: It's fun to be back out. Um, this is kind 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: of neat to have this, uh first kind of veteran 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Minicampum guys are out ready to go. I got a 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: good group out there. We just finished the walk through, 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: so we're they're gonna go in and have have lunch 6 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: and then we'll come out this afternoon and and practice 7 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: by twelve thirty, and then we'll do the same thing 8 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: tomorrow and then on on Thursday. What we'll do is 9 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: what we won't have a walkthrough. We'll practice a little 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: bit earlier, get him out of here by noon so 11 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: that we can finish up our preparations for the draft. Um. 12 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: So with that, I'll take your questions. Well, I think 13 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: the big thing for us is, you know, our game 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: is very simple. It's about the ball, it's about negotiating 15 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: the ground, and it's really about man whip a man. 16 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: Now this time of year, there's not any contact, so 17 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:53,639 Speaker 1: to speak, So that third part you can't work on 18 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: that much. But we can work on throwing and catching. 19 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: The defense can work on defended and trying to strip. 20 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: We can work on the coordination of running plays and 21 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: defending plays, and the kicking and the punting and all that. 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: So those are the things we're trying to do. Um. 23 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: We've given the guys two weeks of meetings and we 24 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 1: put together a mini camp. There's not a whole lot 25 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: of scheme, but there's enough here to challenge the mentally 26 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: and then hopefully by the end of this three days, 27 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: we'll walk away and know a lot more about our players. Um, 28 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: you know, as we move forward. How much is this 29 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: about team building? Also? Yeah, I think everything you do 30 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: is team building. This is the this is the number 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: one team sport. And um, I think anything you do, 32 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: any team activities, uh, anything worth doing is worth doing right. 33 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: And so we're trying to do everything we can to 34 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: make our team is as good as possible. Quarterback this 35 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: week specifically, well, we wanted to look like football, you know, 36 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 1: and I'm not trying to make a joke there, but 37 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: you know, we want to get the ball snapped. We 38 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: want to get guys lined up properly. Um, the progressions 39 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: were given them. We want to see go through the progression, 40 00:02:01,120 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: throw the ball accurately, things break down and use their 41 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: legs and generally make good decisions. Throw the ball on 42 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: time and be accurate several times about it. You know, 43 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: this camp and what is wanted to do and the 44 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: show and things like that. Are you talking about that 45 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: about maybe not treating with like the Super Bowl? No, 46 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: you know, I think for him there's a lot been 47 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 1: made of you know, this is like his tryout. I 48 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 1: don't think so. I think he's just like every other 49 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: player out here. They're trying to take what they get 50 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: that we get, you know, take what we give them, 51 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: and then go out here and execute and try to 52 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,679 Speaker 1: execute at a high level. And you know, I don't 53 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: think there needs to be an anxiety on his part. 54 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,399 Speaker 1: You know, get trained up, come on out here, let 55 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: it rip, and you know, mistakes happen in practice and 56 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: you learn from them. And I think that's why you practice. 57 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: And so I think you've got to be careful of 58 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: making a final evaluation on a guy in a in 59 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: a three day period. Here. He just needs to come 60 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: out here and get as get as good as he 61 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,840 Speaker 1: can be. Have you learned anything about him in the meetings? Yeah, 62 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: what I've learned is he cares. What I've learned is 63 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: he's an extremely hard worker. Um, what I've learned is 64 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: he's very smart. He listens to what Eli says, He 65 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: listens to what all his coaches have been telling him. Uh, 66 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: you can tell that he's learned things, you know, as 67 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: as time has gone along. And and I think what's 68 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: important now is you take what you learned on in 69 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: the meeting rooms and bring it out here to the field. 70 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 1: And that's what we're gonna see here in a couple 71 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: of hours. He's not here, so there's not really much 72 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: to say. Um, that's my feelings. It is important at all. 73 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: He's not here, you know, that's you know, we understand 74 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: that this is a a program that's that's voluntary. I 75 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: tend to believe it's very necessary. But you know, he's 76 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: not here. So when he is here, we'll start to 77 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 1: talk about him. How much heresy here? Now? What's the 78 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: plan for him these three days? Yeah? Here, and he's 79 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: been here so you know he's going through his you know, 80 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: his rehab to get fully cleared. So he was able 81 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 1: to be involved in the walk through. But as we 82 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: get going here, um, competitive full speed, Um, he won't 83 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: be able to participate this afternoon. Are you planning for 84 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: him to be a giant in? Absolutely, he's a he's 85 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 1: a excellent player. He's part of our team and He's 86 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: a very valued member of our team. Everybody that's out here, 87 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: I'm playing on them being here. Why do you guys, 88 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: Brandon market when you do it? Well, that was a 89 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: tough thing, you know, anytime you know your part ways 90 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: with a veteran that's done so much in his career. 91 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: But I think Dave mentioned it. It came down to 92 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: the fiscal. How do you feel your receiver death right now? 93 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 1: Without him? Well, we'll see again. There's a lot of 94 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: players that I know, but I haven't seen him work yet, 95 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: so we'll we'll know more as we go through this 96 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: next three days. Well, it's like any relationship. We constantly communicate. Um. 97 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:06,840 Speaker 1: You know, we had a great talk yesterday. He came 98 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: in and we sat down as we were getting ready 99 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: for this mini camp so we could talk about what 100 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: we were trying to get accomplished. We've spoken on the phone, 101 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: we text, you know, it's just Um, it's like any relationship. 102 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: We're very honest and open with one another, and we 103 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: communicate frequently. What with the uh, it's a real joy. Um. 104 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,480 Speaker 1: I've said all along, he's the fittest thirty seven year 105 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:36,159 Speaker 1: old that that I've ever seen. Um, I see a 106 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: guy that genuinely cares. I see a guy in the 107 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 1: later stages of his career that he wants to learn 108 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: a new offense just like he's a rookie. I mean, 109 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: he's got that enthusiasm and I'm looking forward to seeing 110 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: him lead our team. There, you guys honestly laying on 111 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: that surgery today. You guys are allowed to be here right, 112 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: Allow you guys to do your little role call. What 113 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: do you see from your defense so far? I mean 114 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: it's totally new and yeah, well, you know, they got 115 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: lined up properly in the walk through, which is that's 116 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: the start. You know, we gotta be in aligned properly 117 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: and ready to roll. And you know, I like I've 118 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,680 Speaker 1: watched the coaches work with the players, and what I 119 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: like about our defense is there's great communication. You can 120 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,560 Speaker 1: see they're excited about learning a new scheme. We have 121 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: career coaches that are that are teaching the players, and 122 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: I see a lot of players that really really feel 123 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 1: challenged and want to be good. And so we'll get 124 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: out here and try to be great. How are you 125 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: How are you balancing these three days with Thursday night 126 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: and it's going on upstairs in the next couple of days. Yeah, 127 00:06:44,839 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: there's a draft. Huh. Um, Well, there's been a lot 128 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: of work done behind the scenes, you know, and certainly 129 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: um many many hours putting the board together. It's been 130 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,239 Speaker 1: a great experience for me working with Dave and Kevin 131 00:06:57,279 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: and all the scouts and and really all the player 132 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:03,040 Speaker 1: evaluation of people, Um, whether you're on the college end 133 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 1: or the pro end. There's there's just such there's a 134 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: lot to the process and being a part of it, 135 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: I've been really impressed with how well they all work together. 136 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: And so that's been going on for a very long time, 137 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: and you know, it intensifies as you get towards the draft. 138 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: We've done a lot of work through really last night. Uh, 139 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: there's work to be done today when we get off 140 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 1: the field, and really you work right up until when 141 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: you make those picks. And so we'll just we'll just 142 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: work around playing football around some players. Do you think 143 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: we'll be there? You go on the field today and 144 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,880 Speaker 1: sort of the vision how they're going to fit into this, 145 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: not yet. I mean those are what we do, you know, 146 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: off the you know, off the field, in the meeting rooms. 147 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: You know, obviously you want to have a vision for 148 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: a guy that you're you want to pick um out here. 149 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: It's very simple. We're working with all the players we 150 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: have with the idea that they're all going to be here. 151 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: You know, we know the math is such where we're 152 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,119 Speaker 1: gonna have fifty three of them. But so you're trying 153 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: to work with the players get him as good as 154 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 1: they can be, and with every player you're sort of seeing, Okay, 155 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: this is how he would fit for us. And so 156 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: I think that's what that's part of what's going on 157 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: this next three days. Uh, he needs to be able 158 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: to execute the offense. He needs to be able to 159 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: drop back, complete the ball, um, you know, and then 160 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: just there's just that feeling you get by watching a 161 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,200 Speaker 1: quarterback move the offense. Now, you know, there's not gonna 162 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: be a lot of that type of um competitive stuff 163 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 1: going on, but you can tell by the way a 164 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: guy runs the huddle, the way he gets the offense 165 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: lined up, the way he drops back and throws, the 166 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: way he hands the ball off, just all the things 167 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: that a quarterback would do. And um, you know, I 168 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: think this is hopefully the first of many days of 169 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: him developing within our system.