WEBVTT - Press Pass: Howie Roseman

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<v Speaker 1>Hey guys, thanks for coming in. Rainy Saturday. We met

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<v Speaker 1>with a lot of players over the last thirty six hours.

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<v Speaker 1>Tough time a year. From our perspective, this was a

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<v Speaker 1>more difficult process, which is good. Means we're getting better.

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<v Speaker 1>M had a lot of tough cuts and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>now we'll go through the process of looking at everyone

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to balance what we got and what we're

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<v Speaker 1>looking for. And that process starts now. How it's it's five,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's five running backs, six receivers, eight offensive lineman.

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<v Speaker 1>Why heavy on the skill spots and light on the line. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we like offensive lineman, there's no question about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We feel really good about our eight. From there, we

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<v Speaker 1>felt like, um, there were a lot of guys, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of young players that we had. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's still the potential to bring some of them back,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we just try to balance that and kind

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<v Speaker 1>of our grading of those guys and um, if they

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<v Speaker 1>were kind of in the same range, and feeling confident

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<v Speaker 1>that we can get some of those guys back. But

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<v Speaker 1>certainly different than we've done in the past with the

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<v Speaker 1>old line only keeping eight one of them only plays tackle,

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<v Speaker 1>one of them only plays guard, and more specific to Warmack,

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<v Speaker 1>reserved offensive lineman that only plays guard isn't really thought

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<v Speaker 1>to be a valuable thing. You know, only kept him

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<v Speaker 1>but gave Hi a contract extension. So do you view

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<v Speaker 1>him sort of as you know, a kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>more of a special player as a reserve, but also

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<v Speaker 1>do you see him as kind of maybe a starter

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<v Speaker 1>option in twenty eighteen and beyond. We think we have

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<v Speaker 1>eight starters on the offensive line, so not only him,

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<v Speaker 1>but in Whiz and V. We think those guys are

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<v Speaker 1>all starters in the National Football League. And I know

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<v Speaker 1>I've said this a lot, so I'm going to sound repetitive,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's hard to find offensive linement. It's hard to

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<v Speaker 1>find those guys. And when we look at kind of

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<v Speaker 1>the market for those guys and what they get paid,

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<v Speaker 1>and having the opportunity to maybe keep them together and

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<v Speaker 1>all of them under contract going forward, we think that's

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<v Speaker 1>a good issue for us to have. So we looked

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<v Speaker 1>at it more of kind of the talent of those

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<v Speaker 1>guys and at a position that we always want to

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<v Speaker 1>be strong at, and that's why we move forward there.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks your question, Well, I guess, more more specific to Warmack,

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<v Speaker 1>do you view him as I know you said you'd

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<v Speaker 1>see all your guys a starter, but um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>giving him a contract extension, do you see him as

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<v Speaker 1>a guy that can you know, compete for a starting

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<v Speaker 1>job next year. Yeah, that's why we did it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>all those guys. Again, we feel like we're very fortunate

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<v Speaker 1>to have eight guys that can go in and play

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<v Speaker 1>at a high level, and we want to keep that

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<v Speaker 1>as a luxury. You know, taking our quarterbacks a major

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<v Speaker 1>thing for us. How the two rookie running backs, Pumphrey

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<v Speaker 1>obviously struggled that talking about that kind of balance of

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<v Speaker 1>keeping both how difficult to call that was and what

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<v Speaker 1>was up with Pumphrey during the preseasons. Yeah, i'd say pump.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's funny because as you go through the

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<v Speaker 1>whole offseason with him, and he's a guy that was

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<v Speaker 1>getting first string reps and everyone was talking about how

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<v Speaker 1>excited they were on him, And you know, we spent

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of time scouting that this running back class,

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<v Speaker 1>scouting him in particular, and he's got a body of work.

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<v Speaker 1>And not only is it the preseason games, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>everyday of practice, it's every day through the offseason program

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<v Speaker 1>and we also know that it comes from people quick

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes and sometimes it takes a while for rookies. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're in a unique industry where there's really no patience.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's no other industry that you take a

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<v Speaker 1>guy out of college and um, if they don't look

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<v Speaker 1>exactly like you're hoping a month in, you just look

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<v Speaker 1>to dump them. And we want to develop our players. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we trust our evaluations on our scouts, and we want

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<v Speaker 1>to give guys time that we believe in. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think both Pumping Corey are along those lines. Now, we

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<v Speaker 1>I had to receiver spot. What was it that Shelton

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<v Speaker 1>Gibson showed you that had him our spot over someone

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<v Speaker 1>like Tregs or even market down. Yeah, when we drafted

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<v Speaker 1>these guys, m we knew that they were there are rookies,

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<v Speaker 1>they're work in progress. And we knew that Sheldon went

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<v Speaker 1>back to school, didn't come out early. He's probably drafted higher,

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<v Speaker 1>and that we're going to have to spend time to

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<v Speaker 1>develop him and his skill set. And he does have

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<v Speaker 1>a trait. I mean, he had more fifty yard receptions

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<v Speaker 1>than anyone in college football last year. He can take

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<v Speaker 1>the top off consistency, for a rookie is obviously, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>something that sometimes takes some time, but he works really hard.

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<v Speaker 1>He has the traits we're looking for to develop into

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<v Speaker 1>a player, and now obviously you know we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>spend the time trying to develop that. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's important for us when we make these decisions. We're

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the forty six, the fifty three, and then

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<v Speaker 1>the sixty three, and we want to make sure our

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<v Speaker 1>coaches have the best forty six guys that they need

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<v Speaker 1>to go into Washington and then from there, there are

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<v Speaker 1>also guys that we want to develop that we want

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<v Speaker 1>to sit there a year from now and hope that

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<v Speaker 1>they've taken another step. And you know, a guy like

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus Johnson who deserves a lot of credit for what

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<v Speaker 1>happened with him developing and in our offseason program and

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<v Speaker 1>working with our guys. So we want to take these

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<v Speaker 1>guys and understand that they need some development, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna try to be patient with guys that we think

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<v Speaker 1>have talent. So howie with that set With that said,

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<v Speaker 1>is it the fifty three best players or is it

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<v Speaker 1>players that you you think will develop and may not

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<v Speaker 1>be the best fifty three right now, you understand what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying. Fifty three best player, I think it's the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty three best players for the Philadelphia Eagles organization. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're looking we're trying to balance where the

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<v Speaker 1>ceilings are of guys, and especially some of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that may not be playing, may not be active. We

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to lose a guy that a year from

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<v Speaker 1>now or two years from now we think has started traits.

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<v Speaker 1>And so that doesn't mean that everything set, that doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>mean that we're not going to consistently evaluate them. But

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<v Speaker 1>for us, you know, it's a bigger than just the

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<v Speaker 1>preseason game, just the training camp practices. It's the offseason,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the college state, it's the traits, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we feel good about having a plan to develop these yus.

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<v Speaker 1>So what you see is there's a player that you

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<v Speaker 1>feel will develop into the and be one of the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty three best players on that. I think what we're

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<v Speaker 1>saying is we're trying to balance where guys have maybe

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<v Speaker 1>higher ceilings and are we gonna be perfect on that?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not our but that's what makes us a tough day.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think even more so, certainly we're looking at it,

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<v Speaker 1>and we feel like we put some good players out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that's a tribute to our personnel staff

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<v Speaker 1>and our coaches developing these guys. But it doesn't make

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<v Speaker 1>it any easier. How you mentioned rookies in development, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>it makes time. So why expose Nate? Why was he

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<v Speaker 1>the one guy the waivers? Well, I think it's credit

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<v Speaker 1>to the other guys of that position. You know, when

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<v Speaker 1>we look at the guys that we kept beyond the

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<v Speaker 1>three starters, Joe Walker had a good preseason, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's another guy coming off a knee injury. Were

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<v Speaker 1>really bummed when he got hurt last year. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>physical traits. You know, it's hard to find Mike linebackers

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<v Speaker 1>who have shocked and he's able to do that. And

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<v Speaker 1>then you look at at Najy Nagy has versatility. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he can back up really a three all three of

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<v Speaker 1>the outside of both the outside positions and play inside

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<v Speaker 1>and a huge part of our special teams. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's important for us to be good on special teams.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Umu when we look at Kamu um we

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<v Speaker 1>think he has a chance to be one of the

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<v Speaker 1>better special teams A player not only on our team

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<v Speaker 1>but in the league, and um, that was a tough one.

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<v Speaker 1>That was one of the last ones we did right there.

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<v Speaker 1>And we understand it's a transition from him and it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to take some time. But it was just the

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<v Speaker 1>nature of the numbers game. How you put um Sidney

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<v Speaker 1>Jones on NFI as expected. So did that factor into

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<v Speaker 1>how you looked at the cornerback position and do you

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<v Speaker 1>know you have a better grasp of when and if

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<v Speaker 1>he can play this year? You know, with Sidney, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna take it kind of. We have a protocol

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<v Speaker 1>that our doctors are trainers, our strength and conditioning staff

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<v Speaker 1>have put in place, and it's very organized, it's very detailed,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're just going to knock it down. We have

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<v Speaker 1>a checklist at every point. He's doing a great job,

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<v Speaker 1>but again, you know, we have a long way to

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<v Speaker 1>go and we want to make sure that we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>the best of Sydney Jones. I think one of the

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<v Speaker 1>benefits of trading for Darby was that we won't have

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<v Speaker 1>that in urge to try to rush Sydney. But that

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<v Speaker 1>being said, he's got amazing work effort and we're really

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<v Speaker 1>excited about him. As a kid and his work ethic,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll just take it day by day. As a

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<v Speaker 1>follow up to that, the league gives you a time

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<v Speaker 1>table here. You know you have between week six and

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<v Speaker 1>week eight. Is that realistic to get him back onto

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<v Speaker 1>the practice field during that time? Yeah, we'll just have

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<v Speaker 1>to see. Obviously we're talking about six weeks from now,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, we haven't mapped out. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to put any restrictions on him or expectations on him

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<v Speaker 1>at this point. It's gonna be day to day. But

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<v Speaker 1>he is doing exactly what we ask of him, and

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<v Speaker 1>we feel good about where he's at in the process.

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<v Speaker 1>The fact that you guys kept two quarterbacks, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>does that kind of show that you guys are pretty

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<v Speaker 1>confident that you know, Nick Boles's elbow situation is fine.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, is that kind of reason why you went

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<v Speaker 1>with two instead of three? Yeah, certainly. You know, if

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<v Speaker 1>you're sitting here worried about a quarterback, you wouldn't be

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<v Speaker 1>able to keep too. So I know coaches talked about it.

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<v Speaker 1>We feel good about where Nick's at and where he

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<v Speaker 1>is going into the Washington game, and that's why we

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<v Speaker 1>did that. How he getting back to the offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>and the decision not to keep a swing tackle guard.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you guys gonna be more prone to keep eight

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<v Speaker 1>on the forty six on game day because of the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that you don't have a swing guy, or would

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<v Speaker 1>you you're looking at it some other way. No, I

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<v Speaker 1>think when you when you look at our three guys,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe I don't understand the question. Because Whiz can play

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<v Speaker 1>both guard spots and center. V can play both tackle spots.

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<v Speaker 1>Chance can play both guard spots. So you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>can go a bunch of ways. But certainly Wiz has

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<v Speaker 1>the versatility to play all three interior positions. V has

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to play left tackle and right tackle. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>as does Lane m I missing Yeah, No, um makes sense. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the other thing just part of that, because

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's an uncomfortable position for us, just because historically

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<v Speaker 1>where we've been, certainly in all my time here, and

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<v Speaker 1>how many offensive linemen we've kept. But we actually went

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<v Speaker 1>back and looked at how many teams keep eight, where

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<v Speaker 1>teams are with their third and fourth tackle, and it

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<v Speaker 1>made us feel better about the decision. How you kept

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<v Speaker 1>Dexter mcdougle and then actually gave him an extension. How

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<v Speaker 1>did you go about that, because he's only been here

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<v Speaker 1>for less than a week. How did you look at

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<v Speaker 1>him and see how we'd fit into the system and

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<v Speaker 1>decide that he was good enough to not only stay

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<v Speaker 1>this year, but next year too. Yeah. Really, when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at it, means McDougal chance all guys that were

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<v Speaker 1>going to be free agents all out an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of check them off our list and get him

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<v Speaker 1>here for more than one year. You know, for Dex,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a skill set to play the nickel cool

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<v Speaker 1>hunter position. We saw that in his jet tape. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of a leap of faith because he

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<v Speaker 1>only played in that one preseason game, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking for guys who can have defined roles, and

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<v Speaker 1>we feel like he can do that. That's why we

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<v Speaker 1>made the trade. You know, I'm sure Terrence made the Jets.

0:11:37.840 --> 0:11:39.839
<v Speaker 1>I don't know that, but I'm sure Terrence made the Jets,

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<v Speaker 1>And we knew when we were trading Terrence we were

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<v Speaker 1>trading a fifty three man guy too, so we felt

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<v Speaker 1>like that was a good trade for both sides. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we've had in the past on our good teams,

0:11:51.400 --> 0:11:54.680
<v Speaker 1>we've had guys dedicated to play the nickel position. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>pe Rob's done a good jobs since he's moved in there,

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<v Speaker 1>but we think Dex has a skill set to do

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<v Speaker 1>it as well. How are you up? How much more

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<v Speaker 1>difficult is the process this year? Now? That looks like,

0:12:04.679 --> 0:12:06.360
<v Speaker 1>you know, everybody gets released at the same time, we

0:12:06.440 --> 0:12:09.319
<v Speaker 1>got something like eleven hundred guys hitting the street. Um

0:12:09.440 --> 0:12:11.680
<v Speaker 1>is it? Is it tougher now? And you know how

0:12:11.720 --> 0:12:15.959
<v Speaker 1>difficult does the process become at this point? Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard talking to each one of these guys, you know, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>all these conversations are not fun. You're letting you're letting

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<v Speaker 1>guys go, guys who've done everything we've asked of them. Um,

0:12:26.080 --> 0:12:28.040
<v Speaker 1>we think we bring good people into the building, so

0:12:28.080 --> 0:12:30.760
<v Speaker 1>you're letting go good people. So, UM, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>tough week. You know, this is a tough week starting

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<v Speaker 1>with John. Thank John for all the contributions that he

0:12:36.880 --> 0:12:41.000
<v Speaker 1>did to our organization. And UM, you know it's certainly

0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:43.240
<v Speaker 1>the toughest day of the year, you know when you're

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<v Speaker 1>talking to all of these guys and having conversations, and UM,

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<v Speaker 1>as we get better and we get more talented, letting

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<v Speaker 1>go players that you know, we're going to play UM

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<v Speaker 1>in the National Football League on other the rosters. What

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<v Speaker 1>I meant by that, though, it was I know, getting

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<v Speaker 1>guys in here now, like looking at other players we

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<v Speaker 1>got we got a thousand guys in the Florida game

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<v Speaker 1>on you know, and and it's very distracted. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh good good, no question, I got one. UM. Seems

0:13:17.600 --> 0:13:19.680
<v Speaker 1>like there was a well, yeah, we're talking about trade.

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<v Speaker 1>I think some of us here thought you might make

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<v Speaker 1>another trade. Understandable. How close did you come and how

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<v Speaker 1>busy you know? Yeah. I think what we've learned over

0:13:31.640 --> 0:13:35.040
<v Speaker 1>the past couple of years is, UM, it's easier to

0:13:35.080 --> 0:13:38.960
<v Speaker 1>do it with more than time. UM. You know, we

0:13:38.960 --> 0:13:42.640
<v Speaker 1>get a call on guys UM yesterday or today, you know,

0:13:42.640 --> 0:13:47.000
<v Speaker 1>our immediate reaction is they're cutting him, UM. And then

0:13:47.200 --> 0:13:49.360
<v Speaker 1>you have to then get that guy up to speed

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<v Speaker 1>in your system. So it's a harder sell. It's harder

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<v Speaker 1>to do UM. Obviously we've seen some trades here in

0:13:54.880 --> 0:13:59.120
<v Speaker 1>the last thirty six hours. UM. But UM, we felt

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<v Speaker 1>pretty confident that going into Thursday and Friday, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think I said this to Brett that UM, it was

0:14:05.480 --> 0:14:13.080
<v Speaker 1>gonna be quiet from our our perspective. Um. Yeah, well

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<v Speaker 1>you talked about not wanting to give up on guys

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<v Speaker 1>that you know essentially are new and might have a

0:14:17.480 --> 0:14:19.520
<v Speaker 1>learning curve in front of them. Um. On the other

0:14:19.560 --> 0:14:23.200
<v Speaker 1>side of that, and the fact that you invested in

0:14:23.280 --> 0:14:26.760
<v Speaker 1>these guys and not weighing that too much versus what

0:14:26.800 --> 0:14:28.720
<v Speaker 1>the tape is showing you. I mean, how much of

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<v Speaker 1>a struggle is that as you're evaluating which guys to

0:14:31.680 --> 0:14:34.320
<v Speaker 1>keep and not. Yeah, and I think it's it's also

0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:36.480
<v Speaker 1>goes back to how much time you're really giving these

0:14:36.480 --> 0:14:40.400
<v Speaker 1>guys and um, and then what we think when we're

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<v Speaker 1>drafting them. And you know, the conversation we had this

0:14:43.040 --> 0:14:46.080
<v Speaker 1>morning is when we drafted every single one of those guys,

0:14:46.120 --> 0:14:48.760
<v Speaker 1>including some of the guys we let go. Um, we're

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<v Speaker 1>not just going a you know, we just made the pick.

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<v Speaker 1>We're excited, you know, and we're excited, and UM, when

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<v Speaker 1>we make the decision to pick them, we have conversations like, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy may not be ready to day one, this

0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:01.400
<v Speaker 1>guy may some time. Here are the things he may

0:15:01.440 --> 0:15:04.520
<v Speaker 1>need to work on, and so we try to balance that,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're also going to make a concerted effort to

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<v Speaker 1>try to develop them. And spend the time not just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, reading off cards on scout team, um, but

0:15:12.520 --> 0:15:15.440
<v Speaker 1>really spending time with them and developing the person and

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<v Speaker 1>the player and try to help them on some of

0:15:17.880 --> 0:15:22.080
<v Speaker 1>the deficiencies that maybe they have. Now you have three

0:15:22.120 --> 0:15:25.680
<v Speaker 1>guys now and Jenkins, Graham Watkins that can play corner

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<v Speaker 1>and safety. Um. How big is that the benefits of

0:15:29.320 --> 0:15:32.640
<v Speaker 1>it to us? For Jim? Yeah, Jim always talks about

0:15:32.720 --> 0:15:36.520
<v Speaker 1>versatility and his defensive backs and um, those guys their

0:15:36.560 --> 0:15:40.600
<v Speaker 1>ability to come down loan and play over the slot receiver. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And really if we got into buying to even play

0:15:42.440 --> 0:15:45.720
<v Speaker 1>outside and Roddy did that in college too. UM. So

0:15:45.800 --> 0:15:50.280
<v Speaker 1>having safeties with corner background is um really part of

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<v Speaker 1>the prototype that he puts out for us when we

0:15:52.640 --> 0:15:55.560
<v Speaker 1>go out and look for guys. So, UM, we're excited.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Corey we think was a good addition to

0:15:57.840 --> 0:16:01.000
<v Speaker 1>our football team and it's going to really help us. Howie. Um,

0:16:01.200 --> 0:16:05.440
<v Speaker 1>Billy Brown obviously didn't make a team. UM. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you guys think of him overall in terms of your evaluation?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like he'll be a guy that can

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<v Speaker 1>clear through waivers and you can get back on the

0:16:11.160 --> 0:16:15.040
<v Speaker 1>on the squad, at least on a practice squad. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think on all these guys, it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to know who's going to come back. And Um, we

0:16:19.480 --> 0:16:21.600
<v Speaker 1>have different agendas than the players. You know, we're kind

0:16:21.600 --> 0:16:23.280
<v Speaker 1>of going, hey, we hope you see you tomorrow, and

0:16:23.320 --> 0:16:26.760
<v Speaker 1>they're probably hoping to get picked up. But you know,

0:16:26.840 --> 0:16:30.240
<v Speaker 1>his transition wide receiver to tight end, Um, that's a

0:16:30.240 --> 0:16:34.080
<v Speaker 1>tough transition as it is. Um did a nice job.

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<v Speaker 1>And again it's these are the hard decisions. These are

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<v Speaker 1>the ones that we all struggle with, and we had

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of those and m glad that we have

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<v Speaker 1>some more hard decisions this year on our football team.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you,