1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: Hey, Joe, now that everything is done is one if 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: you good, bring us inside the negotiations a little bit. 3 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Obviously it went up to you know, the deadline. There 4 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: was a lot of talks last week or so, just 5 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: like what kind of sticking points and what got it 6 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: over the goal line. Yeah, it started roughly, I think 7 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: it was three weeks ago today when athletes first, you know, 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: their group flew out here. You know, we had a 9 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: dinner initially and they were actually them building, um, you know, 10 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: the Thursday Friday, you know, for a couple of days 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,159 Speaker 1: and we start our initial conversations then and you know 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: then we kind of you know went were mode after 13 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: that up until the combine, So we were in constant 14 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:38,800 Speaker 1: communication with them. You know there's again I used that 15 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: you know it's gonna get worse, for it got better. 16 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: We started off, you know, we were far apart, and 17 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: then just over the days, weeks, um hours, we eventually 18 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: got closer and you know it, uh yeah, pretty much 19 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: came all the way down to the finish line. I 20 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: think little it was like three fifty four. You know, 21 00:00:56,960 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: the deal got done and there's a lot of moving 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: parts to it, but you know, without getting into all 23 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: the details of what was sticking points and whatnot. Um, 24 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: I thought for the most part, at the end of 25 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: the day we we we'd get a deal done. Um. Again, 26 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: I said it all along that franchising wasn't best for 27 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: the franchise and it wasn't best for Daniel. So at 28 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 1: the end of the day I was pleased to get 29 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: it done. But it was it went up definitely went 30 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: up to the wire. You talked a lot about walk 31 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: away numbers and lines in the sand and that did 32 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: you have to slide that at all as the clock 33 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 1: was ticking, yes, or did you hold firm whatever that 34 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: that number wasn't in your mind going throughout the whole process. Yeah, 35 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: all the way to the end, there was you know, 36 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: a getting you you're not going to get everything you 37 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: want a negotiation. Really is that ever going to happen? 38 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: And I think that goes for both sides. So you know, 39 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: there was give and take. Um. You know, people were 40 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: standing firm on you know, what was most important to 41 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: each side and then at the end of the day, Um, 42 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: each side had to give a little bit and you 43 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 1: know that's why that's why I went down to the 44 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: wire and uh, we're happy. We were able to get 45 00:01:54,120 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: it done. Thanks, Hey Joe, how are you doing? Hey, Paul, 46 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: I'm great good. Um. Um, you know you came in 47 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: here with with Dave's and um, you know, we're evaluating 48 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,799 Speaker 1: everybody and certainly did not have to fall in love 49 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: with Daniel Jones as a quarterback. Um, you didn't draft him. 50 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: Um by giving him this deal, are you saying that 51 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: you know you feel you can win a super Bowl 52 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: with him? Yeah? Yeah, I mean that's the goal. Everybody's 53 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: goals to win a super Bowl. So you know, I 54 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: think Daniel, you know, you look at you know, he 55 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: played well as rookie year, he played well for us 56 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: his past year. I think, Uh, you know, the coaching 57 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: staff has confidence in him. Is an organization. We have 58 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: a confidence in him, and you know we're going to 59 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,399 Speaker 1: continue to build the team around him. That's the ultimate goal. 60 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 1: And and um, would you say that this contract is 61 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: more about what he can do than what he has done, 62 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: because you know, around the league, a lot of people 63 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: look at this, you know what I mean and say, 64 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,839 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones forty million a year? You know, no way, 65 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: you know, and they just recite numbers that show that 66 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: he's not a forty million dollars a year quarterback, So 67 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: why is he Yeah, we can't worry about what you know, 68 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,520 Speaker 1: people are saying outside the building. All we care about 69 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: is inside these walls. And we've got a very talented, 70 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: experienced coaching staff, you know, very talented personnel staff, I believe, 71 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: and you know what matters is what we think inside 72 00:03:19,240 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: this building, and that's how we're always going to make decisions. 73 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: And we're not going to worry about the outside noise, 74 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: and we're gonna be convicted in what we're doing. It's 75 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: a well thought out process, and you know, we're happy 76 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: with the decision we made and we're happy to move 77 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: forward with Daniel. Thanks all right. Stapleton, Hey Joe, what's 78 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: going on? Hey? Are you doing good? Two things? Actually? 79 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: What one? Did you put any pressure on yourself as 80 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 1: the process moved along? The idea you knew what you 81 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: wanted to accomplish, you knew what you didn't want to 82 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: happen as it started getting closer, did you kind of 83 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: have to dig in and maybe learn a little bit 84 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: about yourself in this negotiation as far as you know 85 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: how to handle it, how to deal with the emotions. 86 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: You know, we had just asked Daniel whether that was 87 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: on the other side of the table or not. I'm 88 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: just curious from your perspective, what did you come away 89 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: with down the stretch of this of this negotiation. Yeah, 90 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: I think the quarterback deals are always going to be that. 91 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 1: You know, I talked to a couple of general managers 92 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: at the Combine and you know, the quarterback deals are 93 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,159 Speaker 1: the difficult ones, and you know, we just went you know, 94 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: I went through one a few years ago with with 95 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: Josh and learned a lot from you know, how Brandon 96 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 1: handled the situation and also just dealing with you know, 97 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: Kevin Abrams did a great job Ed Triggs, Charles Tisch, 98 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: Max Curran, Tis here, Sam, they all did a great 99 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,600 Speaker 1: job with it was stats in terms of where we 100 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: were going with our incentives, contract structure, whatever. It was 101 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: a negotiating part. They all did an amazing job. So, 102 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, last year we didn't have a lot of money, 103 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: so this is kind of my first time going through 104 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: a major deal with um, you know, the team and 105 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: the negotiating team that's here, and you know, they did 106 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: a phenomenal job. So there was some learning there back 107 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: and forth. Um. You know, again, I know I'm stubborn. 108 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: I know, I know, I like to dig in. So 109 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: you know, some of that came out, probably different sides 110 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: of me that you know, those guys haven't seen. But UM, 111 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,279 Speaker 1: my experience I had in Buffalo was you know, I 112 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: leaned on some of that and then you know, again, 113 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:26,720 Speaker 1: it was a deal that we wanted to get done, 114 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: and you got to be willing to be flexible in 115 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: these deals, and um, you know that's how we eventually 116 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: got it done, just being flexible and and doing its 117 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: best for the franchise. And that's where I was at eat. 118 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: You know, I was at peace with whichever way we 119 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: went with it at the end. And you know, whether 120 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: it was franchise or getting the deal done, But ultimately 121 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: my job is a due which you know best for 122 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: the franchise, and keep that in mind. And um, I 123 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: think where we landed was was best for both parties. 124 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 1: Just one other quick thing. I had gotten this question 125 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: a lot as the deadline approached yesterday? How did you 126 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 1: did you guys have kind of a drop dead time 127 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,599 Speaker 1: where you said, you know what, we can't be messing 128 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: around knowing that you know, Wi Fi goes down and 129 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: the tag doesn't go into the league office. You know, 130 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 1: we had that facts issue years ago with that came up. 131 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: That came up like one of our guys was saying, 132 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: I don't trust the WiFi and we got to get 133 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: this in. So yeah, that was that was real. Like 134 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: we tried to you know, propose like hey, noon noon deadline, 135 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: like let's let's agree to something by noon and then 136 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: that way we don't have to scramble at the end, 137 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: and that didn't happen. So we you know, it went 138 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: all the way to the deadline, and you know, we 139 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: were scrambling. We were prepared, We had several emails prepared, 140 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: you know, depending which which way everything went. And you know, 141 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,520 Speaker 1: fortunately I think the you know, best case scenario came 142 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 1: to fruition. Thanks show, Yeah, thank you are Connor Hughes, Yeah, Joe. 143 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: Obviously with you guys extending Daniel, you were able to 144 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: franchise tags take one. So I was just wondering where 145 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: things stand right now with him. Are you guys still negotiating, 146 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,159 Speaker 1: How are those negotiations going, and is their hope he 147 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: might be able to get something long term done with 148 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: him as well before the new league year begins. Yeah, 149 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: I'm going to talk to say Quon today. I talked 150 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: to him yesterday before, you know, we put the franchise 151 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: tag on him. So again we've we've had deals out, 152 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: you know, whether it's the bye week or recently, and 153 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: we're going to continue negotiate. You know, we love say Quon. 154 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: He's a good teammate, he's a captain, he's a help 155 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: of a player. So you know, right now he's under 156 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: the franchise tag, and you know, as we we build 157 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: the team and you know, continue with our offseason plan, 158 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: you know, we'll do what's best for the team and 159 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: you know we're still mapping that out. Charlotte Carroll, Jael, 160 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: how's it going great? How are you Charlotte good m 161 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: Daniel said that he was in the building yesterday when 162 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: the deal went down. I was wondering if you were 163 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: able to kind of talk with him after what those 164 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: conversations were like, and now that it's finally settled, how 165 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: what that was like to kind of see him in 166 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: that atmosphere, in that environment. Yeah, I think it was 167 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: a big relief for everybody. I mean, it was stressful 168 00:07:57,320 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: enough over the three weeks as you're going to it 169 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: going through the process, but then you know, with the 170 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: time crunch at the end, you know, was just added 171 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: stress on top of it, you know, all the way 172 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: up to the deadline. So I think there was a 173 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: sense of relief on all parties, you know. Afterwards, you know, 174 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: gave some big hugs and then ran off to do 175 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: the other things that we needed to do before four o'clock. 176 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: So again he was here late last night to sign 177 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: the deal, and you know, again I think there was 178 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,000 Speaker 1: just a lot of relief, you know, on both sides. 179 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 1: Tom cannonman PTO, how are you doing? I'm doing good? Tom? 180 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 1: How are you very good? For the fans? I mean 181 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:42,199 Speaker 1: you can sit around and you can say the Giants 182 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: went into free agency with forty eight million dollars or 183 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: whatever the number is in cap space and for the 184 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: average guy that you're going to think, well, Daniel is 185 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: getting forty, se Jue's getting ten. Do you have anything 186 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,520 Speaker 1: for anybody else? Can you explain to them how there 187 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: was money available for other people? Yeah, with the salary 188 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: cap on the signing bonus, like again, where we were 189 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 1: the way we did Daniels deal with the signing bonus 190 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 1: that spreads out over four years and then his P 191 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: five is nine and a half this year, and then 192 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: the pro ration of the signing bonus, which I think 193 00:09:17,559 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: was thirty six. So you know that's where we have 194 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 1: money there. It's you know, everybody looks at the forty 195 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: number that but that frees up some money and then 196 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: you know, we'll see what happens with Saquon. The franchise 197 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: number is just over ten. You know, if you extend 198 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: him and there's a signing bonus involved, you could free 199 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: up more cap space. There's other you know, Dexter Lawrence 200 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: as a guy, we started talking without his representatives. You know, 201 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: he's he's on the fifth year option. You could lower 202 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:42,960 Speaker 1: that number with the signing bonus. So the signing bonus 203 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,719 Speaker 1: allows you to spread the money over the length of 204 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:47,880 Speaker 1: the contract up to five years. And you know that's 205 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: how you're able to lower the yearly amount that counts 206 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: against the cap and it leaves you money for everybody else. Yes, 207 00:09:55,960 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: thank you, Katy Traina. Hi Joe, how are you? I'm great? 208 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: How are you I'm doing well? Thanks Joe. You mentioned 209 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: that you've had conversations with Dexter Lawrence's reps. But I'm 210 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: just wondering what Daniel having fallen into place, say Quon, 211 00:10:12,600 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: the tag in place. Now where do you stand with 212 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: decisions regarding Kenny Gladys he a pre tune or a 213 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: post tune? And also what about Leo who I think 214 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 1: you had mentioned you were looking to maybe do something 215 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,839 Speaker 1: with him. Yeah, those are ongoing conversations. Like we got 216 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 1: back from the combine late Sunday night. Athletes first was 217 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: here on Monday, so, um, you know, the meetings that 218 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: I've had this morning are usually done the Monday after 219 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: the combine, So it was kind of a wait and 220 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: see until you know, we knew where we landed with 221 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,000 Speaker 1: Daniel and say Quon. And now that you know, now 222 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: that we're there, you know, now we're really going into 223 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: the strategy meetings leading up to Monday when we can 224 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: start negotiating with free agents. So yeah, you know Kenny again, 225 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: Well we'll see. There's a good chance that you know, 226 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 1: we just take the hit lot this year. We've already 227 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: we already have some money that's you know, dead money 228 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four. To get through this past season, 229 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: we had to do some roster you know, some financial 230 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:08,120 Speaker 1: moves and actually kick money into dead money into twenty 231 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: twenty four. So, um, you know, if we can take 232 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: our medicine this year, I think that'll help us in 233 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four and you know, get out of the 234 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: business hopefully of you know, having dead you know, a 235 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: lot of dead money in any any year. And then 236 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: just one quick follow up, if I may, you know 237 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: the advantage to obviously making Kenny a post June versus 238 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: you get you don't get to use some money until 239 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: after you first, but you get a lot more and 240 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: you of course have a you know, a spillover to 241 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: the following year when the cap goes up. So might 242 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: that be an option for you to consider considering that, 243 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, that'll give you enough to get you through 244 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. Plus if you want to extend somebody 245 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: now you have a nice little cushion if you will. Yeah, 246 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 1: and that goes I mean that that could be said 247 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: for next year. If you're sitting there with seventeen million 248 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,439 Speaker 1: and dead money and it's twelve months from now, and like, gosh, dang, 249 00:11:51,440 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: I wish we had just taken our medicine last year. 250 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: We'd have you know, we'd have more money, and you 251 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: got Andrew Thomas, who's a good player. Um, you know, 252 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: Xavier McKinney. There's there's others on the roster that you 253 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: may want to extend or if you want to go 254 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: outside the building. So if we have the financial flexibility 255 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,080 Speaker 1: just to you know, take our medicine and take on 256 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: the dead money this year. Um, you know that may 257 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: be better. But those are all decisions that will make 258 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: moving forward that you know, we're having those meetings now 259 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: and going through what the best case scenarios are. And 260 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: you know we still have till Wednesday to make that decision. 261 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: Thank you, Joe, Kim Jones, Hey Joe, how are you? 262 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 1: I'm great? Kim? How are you? I'm good? Thanks. I'm 263 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: just wondering, without asking you state secrets, like now that 264 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: you have Daniel under wraps and I'm going to presume quon, Um, 265 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:41,040 Speaker 1: how do you go about making this offense better and 266 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 1: making this team better around what is now your franchise quarterback. Yeah, 267 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: we're I mean, there's there's several avenues. Now we have 268 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: some financial flexibility this year. You know, again this this morning, 269 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 1: we're going over the free agent market. UM. And again, 270 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:57,800 Speaker 1: I know people want to talk about offense and the 271 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: receivers a lot, but you know, you know we're still 272 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,599 Speaker 1: building a team, and um, you know often you know 273 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: all three phases. You know, we're going to look to 274 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: upgrade you know, offensively, defensively, and our special teams units. So, um, 275 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: it's nice again to have you know, the draft capital, 276 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: that we have the financial flexibility we have to really 277 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: start building this thing. You know, I don't think you know, 278 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: I don't want to say this is this starts to 279 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,360 Speaker 1: build because, um, you know, we made some moves last 280 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:22,560 Speaker 1: year and you know, through the draft and some waiver 281 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,199 Speaker 1: wire claims that are still going to be here. But 282 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 1: you know, this is this is finally where we have 283 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: you know, flexibility, draft capital, a second draft class and 284 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: we really start building this thing. Knowing that you know, 285 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: we have Daniel in place, you you inherited, you know, 286 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: somewhat of a mesh last season. Is there a way 287 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: that you would be able to explain to us how 288 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: much better you feel about the organization right now and 289 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 1: it's flexibility in some respects. Yeah, I'll give you a 290 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:49,559 Speaker 1: good example. We were just talking about a player I 291 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: won't name the position or anything, and it's like, yeah, 292 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: we're guessing his market might be two and a half 293 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: and I'm like, we can afford that, like like it's 294 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: only two and a half, Like we can actually afford it. 295 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: You know, we're not shopping for minimum players anymore. So 296 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,079 Speaker 1: even players like that that can be really good depth 297 00:14:04,080 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: players will make us that much better. So yeah, just 298 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: having the flexibility now to you know, be creative, you know, 299 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: go get players. You know it's maybe a little bit 300 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: higher value, but you know, also being able to sign 301 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: whether it's Tier three players two one, however you do it. 302 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: Just we can map it out and there's players that 303 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: we can go we can go um procure now that 304 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: maybe we weren't in the past. So this offseason of 305 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: build a bit. And I still believe in, you know, 306 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: building through the draft and you know we can we 307 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: can sign guys in free agency to help the roster. 308 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: But I still think with you know Daniel and you 309 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: know Dexter coming down the road and some of the 310 00:14:39,360 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: other players, like, You're still gonna need to build through 311 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: the draft because I think there's going to be some 312 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: players that are making good money on our roster. So 313 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 1: it's still going to be important. Last one, real quick, 314 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,359 Speaker 1: did you hear from anyone in Buffalo kind of congratulating 315 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: you You went through that with Josh obviously, and now 316 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: you have your own situation. Yeah, yeah, I had a few, 317 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: a lot of those. And then you know, talking with Brandon. 318 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: I talked to him last night. You know again, you're 319 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: I watched him a lot go through this, but until 320 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: you actually go through it, you don't realize. You know, 321 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: the stress, the pressure, the back and forth, and you 322 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: know the sleepless nights, and you know how much it 323 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: weighs on you. So you know, I he I told him, 324 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:15,560 Speaker 1: I totally understand now those mornings when he came in 325 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: and he looked like hell because he wasn't sleeping, and um, 326 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: you know I knew exactly where he was. Thank you, 327 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: Joe pot Leonard, Hey, Joe wondering you know in the 328 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: eleventh hour when you said at both sides had to 329 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: stand for what they wanted most and then concede some things. 330 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: As you guys, as Daniel ends up getting forty million dollars, gettings, 331 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: guaranteed money, what do you feel like the team got 332 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: in concessions that were important to you guys at the 333 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,000 Speaker 1: end of the day. Yeah. I don't want to get 334 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 1: into the details of it, but I mean we came 335 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: to a we came to a spot where what was 336 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 1: important to them and what was important to us, we 337 00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: came to an agreement. They got what they wanted, we 338 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: got we wanted, and there were some concessions on you know, 339 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: other things that maybe weren't as big of a priority. 340 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: So we hash that out all the way up to 341 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: the end. And again, like I think where where they 342 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: gave and we gave And I really do like, you know, 343 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: the best deals are one when both parties are happy 344 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: at the end, and I think that's the landing spot 345 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: we came through. And Julian Love looks like a guy 346 00:16:16,560 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 1: who you now have to turn your attention to wondering 347 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: if you have any optimism that that will get done 348 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:24,240 Speaker 1: or if you feel like there's still a gap there 349 00:16:24,280 --> 00:16:27,320 Speaker 1: with about a week to play with here. Yeah, that's 350 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: a good question, Patton. We're gonna we're gonna reach out 351 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: to our UFAs today. We've been again. Kevin Abrams did 352 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: an amazing job. Ed Triggs, those guys did awesome. So 353 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: Charles Tish, we're gonna start reaching out to the agents today, 354 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: you know, kind of see where they are, where we are, 355 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: and you know, a get and see if we can 356 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: get something done before you know, Wednesday when the new 357 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: league gear starts. So well, we'll be in constantin communication 358 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: with those guys over the next few days. One last 359 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: one m was how involved or not involved was John 360 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 1: Mara and this deal actually happening at the end getting done? Um, 361 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: you know, how involved was he in the process? Yeah? No, 362 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: I just John, Marry, Chris Marri, Steve Tish, they were. 363 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: I got a text chain with him. I called him, 364 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:11,280 Speaker 1: I've talked to him. I kept them abreast since the 365 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:13,679 Speaker 1: beginning of the process. We started three weeks ago, so 366 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: phone calls or text chains, you know, just keeping them 367 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: abreast on what was going on. Thanks, yep, we'll take 368 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 1: three more. Jordan ran on, Hey Joe, what's going on? Him? 369 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: Hey Jordan, how you doing? I'm good. I'm curious how 370 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: much time do you guys think you get that you 371 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: in their side put in in the last I don't know, two, 372 00:17:36,720 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: two or three days. I know they came out here Monday, like, 373 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: did you guys pull it all night or that night? Like? 374 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,000 Speaker 1: But how long were you working on it? And was 375 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: there there points where you got to separated? And we're like, man, 376 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:50,080 Speaker 1: I'm not sure we're getting there yeah, we were here 377 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: late Monday night. Yeah, we were here. We were here 378 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: late Monday night, um back in early Tuesday morning. So yeah, 379 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean it was on our mind for 380 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: you know, last seventy two. I mean, I would say 381 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: the last three weeks because we've been in constant communication, 382 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: but like then being here physically, I mean we met 383 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,159 Speaker 1: with them, I mean nine straight days up to the end, 384 00:18:09,200 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 1: so fit like in person, you know, nine straight days 385 00:18:11,880 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: of meeting. So yeah, I mean that's a lot of time, 386 00:18:13,920 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: whether it was at the combine or when they were here, 387 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: so a lot of time. Like got a little dicey 388 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: yesterday as it was getting close to three thirty three forty, 389 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: there was part of me like, you know that we 390 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:26,439 Speaker 1: may not get to the finish line. And then you know, 391 00:18:26,440 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: getting the last four or five minutes we did. We 392 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: tied a bow on it, luckily, and then you said, 393 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: you know, both sides kind of stood around on what 394 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: was important to Then I'm curious what was important to 395 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: you when you went into this deal, Like what did 396 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: you want to get out of it as then like 397 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 1: a big picture, Yeah, I just I wanted to know 398 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: we had our quarterback here, um, and it wasn't a 399 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: franchise tag type deal, so I that was to me, 400 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: that was a worst case scenario putting the franchise tag 401 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: on him. But I also knew I had that as 402 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:55,239 Speaker 1: a tool, So the deal had to make sense for 403 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: the franchise, you know, both short term and long term, 404 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: and you know that that was what was important to me, 405 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: And the fact that we didn't have to put the 406 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: franchise tag on him, and the way the deal is 407 00:19:05,359 --> 00:19:07,400 Speaker 1: structured in the years, you know. Again, I think both 408 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: parties were happy at the end at Valentine Joe. I'm curious, 409 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:17,919 Speaker 1: you know, when a new regime comes in you and 410 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: Daves came in last year. This is not how this 411 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 1: usually goes when there's a quarterback in place that there's 412 00:19:25,600 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 1: a question about. I'm curious if a year ago you 413 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: thought you'd be here today signing Daniel to a long 414 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: term contract, and when you really thought, you know that 415 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: that's the direction you wanted to go. Yeah, I would say, 416 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 1: if I thought I was going to be here year ago, 417 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: I'd have done that fifth year. I I'd have done 418 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: the fifth year option. You know. But again I knew 419 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: from doing work on Daniel coming out in the draft, 420 00:19:53,119 --> 00:19:56,000 Speaker 1: the type of person he was from everybody in the building, 421 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: the type of person he was, his work ethic, he 422 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: has all the physical tools, he's at le he can 423 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: make all the throws. Just the situation he was in. 424 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,679 Speaker 1: I do think you have to look into that, Like 425 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: year two and three, you know what he went through. Um, 426 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: you know, the talent that was around him, the injuries, 427 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot that went into it. But 428 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: being around Daniel for the last you know, thirteen months 429 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: and seeing him play in the fourth quarter comebacks and 430 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: winning a playoff game on the road, and there's a 431 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,360 Speaker 1: lot of positives that you know, twenty five year old 432 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:29,480 Speaker 1: young man just displayed throughout the season. And you know 433 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,040 Speaker 1: the upside, I got a lot of belief in our 434 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: staff and Daniel's work ethic, in their relationship that you know, 435 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:38,399 Speaker 1: we'll continue to grow and Daniel can get to the 436 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: better if he's just at his floor right now. I'm 437 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,359 Speaker 1: really excited about what his ceiling is going to be. 438 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: Thank you last one here, Bob Brookover, Hey, Joe, um 439 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,359 Speaker 1: you all you mentioned Sequon, but he had said before 440 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 1: free or before this whole, as soon as the season 441 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: ended that if he was tagged he would not be happy. 442 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,600 Speaker 1: Do you get the impression right now that he is 443 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: not happy or have you alleviated that by saying, hey, 444 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: we're still working here s Yeah, I haven't talking, you know, 445 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: in depth with say Quan yet. I'm going to talk 446 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: with him today. And again, we that's negotiations. You know, 447 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: we we had some deals out there and we try 448 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: to get a deal done with him and his representatives, 449 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: and we couldn't. And you know, I think both parties 450 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 1: knew at the end of the day that this was 451 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:28,120 Speaker 1: an option. And um, you know, I think you know, again, 452 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,199 Speaker 1: if he's he's frustrated, you know, I can understand some 453 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: of that. And you know, we could be frustrated as 454 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 1: well that we weren't able to get a deal done. 455 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: But I love say Quan. He's a good player. You know, 456 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: he's going to be a part of this team going forward, 457 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: and you know, we'll see where it goes, you know, 458 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,919 Speaker 1: from here. And the other question is how much of 459 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: an impact now that you do have some money to 460 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: go out and spend, how much of an impact do 461 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: you think free agency outside free agents can have on 462 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: improving your team this offseason? Yeah, certain positions, I think 463 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: I would have a major impact depending where we go 464 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: in the price point. Again, like we can't negotiate until Monday, 465 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 1: so we're not really certain where some of these players 466 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: are going to be from a financial standpoint, you know, 467 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: contract years and and and those type of things. So um, 468 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 1: you know, we'll be fiscally responsible with with the moves 469 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: that we make. And again, I think when you're signing 470 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 1: people outside the building, you got to make sure you're 471 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 1: right on the character or the medical. It's not like 472 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: the draft where we can go to the combine and 473 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: you know we can we can do physicals on these 474 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: guys and you know, see where they may have previous 475 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:30,440 Speaker 1: injuries and what those look like. And you know you 476 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: don't get to interview them and go to their schools 477 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: and all that stuff. So you know, we got to 478 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:38,439 Speaker 1: be diligent with our you know research on on the 479 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: players and then you know all school. Like I said, 480 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: be fisically responsible with where you pay these guys. So 481 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:45,199 Speaker 1: we're gonna do our research and you know we get 482 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:47,160 Speaker 1: I think we've got some players targeted that will will 483 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: make impacts if if if the contract structure is right, um, 484 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:52,399 Speaker 1: and again if not, we have plan b C and 485 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: d um if we need to go there. And then 486 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,400 Speaker 1: the one last thing, I just falling up on pad 487 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,560 Speaker 1: asking about Julian who had said last week, let's some 488 00:23:00,600 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: guys have been released, let's see where the safety market 489 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: is going. How do you feel about, without naming any 490 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: any names, this free agent safety market. Yeah, I think 491 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: there's some depth there, I really do. So that's again, 492 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: it's not just when you're looking at the markets, you 493 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:16,479 Speaker 1: also have I think you really need to look at 494 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: the draft too. If it's a if it's uh, let's 495 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,159 Speaker 1: say it's a deep safety market and free agency and 496 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: there's some really good safeties in the drafts and sometimes 497 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:26,439 Speaker 1: that suppresses the market. So we'll take all that into account. 498 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 1: If again if if if a you know, a player 499 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: in their price gets out of hand, and hey, just 500 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 1: we also know what the landscape of the draft looks like, 501 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: and there's different avenues you can you know Cahier players 502 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: and you know, we'll make sure that you know we're 503 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: aware of all those