1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: Mike, what's have been like working with Katt? That is, 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: you haven't had much trying together as as a staff. 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: That's right for you in press, Well, it's been great 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: so far. Um. You know, we've known each other a 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: long time and we've had mutual friends. Uh. I did 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,240 Speaker 1: speak with him a few years back regarding a quarterback 7 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: position when he was at Cleveland, and I'm really looking 8 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: forward to it. Got a lot of respect for him 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,320 Speaker 1: and what he's done, you know, really on the field 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: as a coach and and then as a person now 11 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: that I've got to know him. What's your vision for 12 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: this offense? But what do you see when you've talked 13 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: to Pat's funny about it and yeah, I'm sure you 14 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: have some sort of idea in your head and what 15 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: it's gonna look like. Well, we're still working through all that. 16 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: And you know, UM, I know you guys talked to 17 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: coach about that and basically, UH, my vision is going 18 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: to be Coach's vision, and I want to be an 19 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: extension of what he does to for the offense and 20 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, without getting in its specifics, and you know, 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: we want to be um, use multiple uh personnel and 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: and make the defense defend the whole field. And you know, I, 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: like a lot of other offenses, get the most out 24 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: of out of the guys that you have, put him 25 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: on the field and find out who can do what 26 00:01:12,160 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: and put him in positions to to make plays for us. 27 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: So you know, obviously we want to be productive, and 28 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: we want to be balanced and and be as unpredictable 29 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: as we can be. I don't go right to the outten. 30 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: I mean, he didn't get to see Davis Webb in 31 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:28,039 Speaker 1: the game last year. What can you glean go about 32 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 1: where he is in his development based on the practice 33 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: tape and maybe you know, going back to the priseas 34 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: and having his college tape in the last year. Yeah, 35 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: it is. It's Um, it's been a little bit harder 36 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: for me to evaluate Um Davis. Uh, you know, just 37 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: getting here so late. Uh. And then as soon as 38 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: soon as I got here, we've been at the combine, 39 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: we've been on the road. UM, I've had looked at him. 40 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: I've looked at him. I got a chance to meet 41 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: him in the cafeteria. Uh. And I'm looking forward to 42 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: finding finding out what he's about. And I think coming 43 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: up here in the next in the next few weeks 44 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: with our with our veteran mini camp will help us 45 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: gather more information on him. I guess you had a 46 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: couple of elephants. Have you spoken to the hotel and 47 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: you know, how do you get vision using? Yeah, he 48 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: came up to the room. We had a had a 49 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: nice visit. This is probably about three days into the 50 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: job for me, and um, you know, he's such an 51 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 1: explosive player. You know, we've watched what everyone else has 52 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: seen what he can do on the field, and I'm 53 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: really looking forward to being able to work with a 54 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: guy like that. And uh, you know he's again you 55 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: know what you see on the field, and um, talking 56 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: to our guys that have had to defend him, you know, 57 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: a Carolina and just how explosive he is and you 58 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: know I can get the ball in the end zone. 59 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 1: So we're gonna try to continue to build on that. 60 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: How much do you work on building the offense around him? 61 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: And that's something you do or you're building an offense 62 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: not nonspecific to the players at this point, how do 63 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: you how do you sort of go about that? Well, again, 64 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: as as we still work through this with coach Shermer, 65 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 1: I think that he's obviously a a vital part of 66 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,799 Speaker 1: our offense. And UM, you know, when you have guys 67 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: that can can make plays and put points on the board, 68 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: you want to try to feature them as much as 69 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: you can. But you also have to realize that, you know, 70 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: you've got other other components and hopefully some more as 71 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: we move forward into the off season in the draft 72 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: that UM, where we can put players on the field 73 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: and and we're not going to be predictable and um, 74 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: and if teams want to try to take Odell away, 75 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: then we've got other answers and good answers, like I 76 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: know that did these decisions made a way above your head. 77 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: But is to swirl around will he get traded or 78 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: won't he get traded? Happened over the last week? Were 79 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: you watching it? Were you worried about losing a weapon 80 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: like that on your team? UM? Yeah, I kind of 81 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: learned over the years to try to avoid the world's 82 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: and you know, just kind of focus in on the 83 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: things that you know, I'm responsible for and and at 84 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: the time that that I'm responsible for doing that. And 85 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: right now it's just UM getting our helping the Giants 86 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: get ready for the draft, and UM getting learning the 87 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: offense and coming together as an offensive staff and then 88 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:17,120 Speaker 1: together as a full staff. So, UM, I really I 89 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: don't have we don't have as much time. I hate 90 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: to say it like that, but you don't. Right now, 91 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: it's been we've been focused in on UM on those 92 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: things in the immediate in the immediate future. I guess 93 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: maybe a little unsettling, you know, we get even though 94 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: the offensive line is starting all the place, it's still 95 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 1: much you know, a done product yet, and if maybe 96 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: the set of theft you're planning as to what you 97 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 1: might want to do as far as giving you know, 98 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 1: twats in the scheme. No, not not unsettling at all. 99 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: In fact, to me, it's exciting. I think we've got 100 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: so far since since I've been here, and I'm one 101 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: of the last guys, uh to get here. Uh, it's 102 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: exciting some of the things that that we've done. And 103 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, I've been around Dave, and Dave's done a 104 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:01,320 Speaker 1: great job, did a great job at Carolina. UM. I 105 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: think he's you know, he's done some exciting things for 106 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: our organization already. And and again being around UM coach 107 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: Shermer here for the last month and UM in and 108 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: out of the offense at the office. Uh uh and 109 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: in the vision that he has for not just us offensively, 110 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: but you know for this organization, UM, with the players 111 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: and the staff, and there's a lot of good communication 112 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 1: going on. It's an exciting time, not an unsettling time. 113 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: Like how much did you study? Do I manage the 114 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: US year? Didn't go game by games? Settle by staff? No? No, 115 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: not really? Um again, you know, Uh, I have looked 116 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: at him obviously, and UM I've watched him, UM from 117 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: game tape, whether or not it was last year when 118 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 1: I was UM coaching at Carolina or other years, but uh, 119 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: you know, I've seen a little bit of him. Well 120 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: do you guys are coordinator coming to a new team 121 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: and who the quarterbacks? Entering this fifteen feels it's a 122 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: different dynamic. There's a folks to being handling maybe a 123 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: first or second year like, well, uh, yeah, it's a 124 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 1: different dynamic. I mean, here's getting ready to coach. You 125 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: guys got great experience that UM physically is in great shape. Um, 126 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: it's won two Super Bowls, won a bunch of playoff games. 127 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: UM watched him, you know, stand in this podium here 128 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:28,720 Speaker 1: and answer questions and UM, you know, be able to 129 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: handle all those things. I think just I can remember 130 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,160 Speaker 1: going back to you know, a few years back when 131 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: you know, and just admiring him for the way he 132 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: is handling questions, you know, not ever getting too high 133 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: and too low. We talked to our players about that 134 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: all the time, you know, whether or not it's it's 135 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: um in the game with the media when you when 136 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: you walk into the building, when you're out of the building, 137 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: And I think he's probably does that better than anybody. 138 00:06:57,120 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: And that's why, probably one of many reasons why he's 139 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: had a success he's had. You're a part of the 140 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: offense last year with him, But how big of a 141 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: change do you think it's going to be going from 142 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: last year's offensive sistance so we're putting you get this from. 143 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: I think it'll be I'm not sure to what degree, um, 144 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: But as far as for the for the players that 145 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: have been here, I think, yeah, I think there's gonna 146 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: be some things terminology wise that's going to be different. 147 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: But um, you know, he's he's been around and seen 148 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: a lot and been exposed to a lot, So it's 149 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: just gonna be a matter of kind of you know, 150 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: he may have called things differently, but it's really the 151 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: same thing, or maybe been taught to read it a 152 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: little bit differently. So little things like that that it's 153 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: just gonna take some getting used to. That's why you 154 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: know it's important for the UM. You know, once we 155 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: get going uh that UM, you know, we're really clear 156 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: on exactly what we want to do, and I know 157 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: he's gonna pick things up well and kind of lead 158 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: us UH in that in that aspect, as far as 159 00:07:57,280 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: UM understand having the whole offense understand it might you 160 00:08:01,480 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: were out in l A. I think for the Rosen 161 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: workout in the Donald prode, what were you taking my streight? 162 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: What were you take away from those and your impressions 163 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: that Donald I wrote? I think both those guys are 164 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 1: going to be really good quarterbacks. I think they're talented. UM. 165 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: They're a little different in in um the way they 166 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 1: go about things, But I think it's it's an exciting 167 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: time in the draft for because of the guys that 168 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: are coming out. UM. It's exciting to have an early pick, 169 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: but hopefully this will be the last time we haven't 170 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:36,960 Speaker 1: early picked that. Your job includes also being the quarterbacks coach. 171 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: How much is that going to affect your time with everyboy. Well, it's, um, 172 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: I've done it before, i haven't done it in a while. UM. 173 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of kind of managing your time. 174 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,600 Speaker 1: And you know, coach Hermer obviously is is very involved 175 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: in the offense. UM. Like I said at the beginning, 176 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: I want to be an extension of what he UM 177 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: wants us to do and making sure that everything that 178 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: uh comes out of his his mouth is echoed by me. 179 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,679 Speaker 1: And UM, you know, if I have questions or if 180 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: other coaches have questions or players have questions, you know, 181 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: I can be the guy that's you know, hey, let's 182 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: make sure we get this. We're all on the same 183 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 1: page here. UM. But in regard to coaching quarterbacks as well, 184 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: it's you know, time wise, you're gonna spend a lot 185 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: of time together with other positions and then you break 186 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 1: off individually and UM kind of detailed out by positions. 187 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: So uh, and then again because coach Hermer's involved, it 188 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: will be UM. You know, it's just a matter of 189 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: kind of getting getting back and getting used to it. 190 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: What do you try to get accomplished when you bring 191 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks? Then the draft quarterbacks we're talking about in 192 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: here next week. They come from visions. What do you 193 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: what do you try to get out of this eating? Yeah, 194 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: it's about what you think. I mean, you just keep 195 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: gathering information, keep gathering in in every aspect. What's their personality, 196 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,199 Speaker 1: what's their demeanor like? Um, you know you can talk 197 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 1: a little football. Uh, you know, we've seen them work 198 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: out now. Um, just kind of establishing or re establishing 199 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: that relationship. Those guys have been pulled in every different 200 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: direction by a lot of different teams from the end 201 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: of the season obviously especially since the combine um physically 202 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 1: and mentally so. UM, you know, you just it's like 203 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: anything else when you want to when you're looking and 204 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 1: getting ready to invest a lot in somebody, you want 205 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: to find out as much as you can in every 206 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: aspect of their life.