1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,200 Speaker 1: With the signing of Gardner. Was it wasn't a priority 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: to bring in a Gardner. Yeah no, I mean we 3 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: did our due diligence on all their quarterbacks UM and 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: free agency, but uh, you know, obviously I was around 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: Gardner for the last two years and got a ton 6 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: of respect for him as a player and as a person, 7 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: so really excited to add him to the roster. Approaches 8 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: the game. I just think he has a great natural 9 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: feel for seeing the game and processes information very quickly. UM. 10 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: Just when you talk to him in the meetings, and 11 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: then when he goes on the practice field and the 12 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: way he sees it and throws it to the right guy. 13 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: I mean, that's part of the thing, you know, throw 14 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 1: it to the right guy. I know where to go 15 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: to the football at the right time, and that's what 16 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: he does. None. Yeah, where do you see this team 17 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: after you get really familiar with it? Yeah, no, I 18 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: think there's some good piece in place. Obviously, you're trying 19 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: to add pieces UM as much as we can UM 20 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: obviously with free agency and then going into the draft, 21 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: But you know, feel good about the offensive line, UM 22 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: receivers with Pittman and Pierce and resigning Nash and dueling 23 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: and getting Isaiah McKenzie from Buffalo. Uh. Feel good there, 24 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: and then the backs of Taylor and Moss uh and 25 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: then the tight ends with you know, Woods and those guys. 26 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 1: So I feel good there. And then defensively still digging 27 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: into the defensive guys with Gus Um. But defense played 28 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 1: really good last year, you know, being in Philly last 29 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: year and then going against those guys they give us, 30 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, problems last year. Is a close game. Um. 31 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: So they play hard, they play tough, they're physical and 32 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: excited to be a part of it. Yeah, I mean 33 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: I do. There's some pieces there obviously, we want to 34 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: add to some you know, add some pieces there as well, 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 1: just like we do with every position, you know what 36 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: I mean. You're always trying to do your due diligence 37 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: and trying to look yeah yeah, yeah. You know this 38 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: Chris has had and the organization has kind of had 39 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: a creatency philosophy. You know, it's kind of ease into it, 40 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: not necessarily make the big headline move. Uh. You are 41 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: also an organization last year that has been very very 42 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 1: aggressive of late in the office. Just how have you 43 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: kind of observed what have you observed about the way 44 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: the Colts due free agency and as opposed, you know, 45 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: put a back filling the road again. Yeah, still early, 46 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 1: haven't you know, just two weeks into free agency and 47 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: just being a part of it, you know, just the 48 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: guys we signed. Feel good about the guys we signed 49 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: with Samson and Tavan and Matt Gay the kicker and 50 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: Isaiah and Gardner, So feel good about those signings. Um, again, 51 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: we're still doing our due diligence on all those things 52 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: and then uh, get ready for the draft. So huge 53 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 1: opportunity for the team obviously, you know that quarterback to 54 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: reboot that situation potentially. Um, just what's been your approach 55 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: to to scotting these quarterbacks? What have you takeaways been 56 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: to you kind of give us an overview of just 57 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: that process. Yeah, I mean I obviously you got to 58 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: do your due diligence on all positions, especially the quarterback. 59 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: We know important that position is, uh in this league. 60 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: So really still going through that process right now watching 61 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: the tape. You know, get a chance to talk to 62 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 1: these guys, uh, and then we go from there. But again, 63 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: you know, if there's a perfect method to the quarterback 64 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: and picking the right one, everyone would have really good quarterbacks. 65 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: So there's not a perfect method for it. Like I said, 66 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: if everyone had the answer to that, it'd be it'd 67 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: be nice. So but you got to do your due 68 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: diligence on those guys and try to find the best 69 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: one guy. Well before you got there the veteran quarterback route, 70 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: there's a lot of fatigue within the organization of that, 71 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: right you know the story? Does that feel like it's 72 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: closed with Gardner signing? Is it? Does it feel like 73 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 1: the rookie is most likely the play or where are 74 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: you guys out with that? Again, we're doing our due 75 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 1: diligence on everything. I mean, you just never know how 76 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: this thing will play out with the draft and going 77 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: into the season. I don't have a perfect answer for you, 78 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: but again, we feel good about the signing of Gardner 79 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: and we'll go from there. Did you sign Gardner with 80 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: the intent assuming that he'll probably start early while you're waiting? 81 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: Like I said, I'm not going to make any you know, hypotheticals, 82 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: whether he's a starter or whatever. We're just going to 83 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: go through the process. He's coming into beat and that's 84 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:06,040 Speaker 1: where it's at. Same curious Brian Johnson, yeahs coordinator, he 85 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: worked with him, Yeah, I can't know about him. It's 86 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: a teeth middle of a bit behind the scenes. And 87 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: what do you think makes him ready for the job. 88 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,239 Speaker 1: You know, very detail, very intelligent, very smart. Um sees 89 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 1: the game really well. You know, former quarterback, played the position. 90 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: I always think that helps to get that perspective from 91 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:30,240 Speaker 1: a quarterback's perspective. Um, fast thinker, fast processor. I think 92 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna do a hell of a job there in 93 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 1: his success he's had is because of that. But Brian 94 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 1: is also part of it. What have you seen with 95 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: him working with Jayalen? Do you think really, you know, 96 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: helped Jalen improve from Brian's coaching prison. Yeah. No, I 97 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: think just the details and the fundamentals that Brian went 98 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: through in the meetings and on the practice field and 99 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: the individual stuff to get him ready to play every week. Um. 100 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: Just being on the same page obviously with the quarterback 101 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: and having that relationship is big. And so now that 102 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: he's in the coordinator role, I think it's gonna be 103 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: awesome for him back in the city to super well. 104 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: Curious when you think back to that game, now that 105 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: you have a few months of hindsight, what do you 106 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: think about when you think about it, I wish we 107 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: would have wanted I'm has that's that's it and all 108 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: the stuff you guys did with them from a running standpoint, 109 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: did that do you if you were looking at your 110 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: prototypical quarterback, would they have the running ability? Like do 111 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: you need to have a quarterback who's who's gonna run? 112 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: Not necessarily, I mean again, quarterbacks come in all shapes 113 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: and sizes and have different athletic abilities, whether it's running 114 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: or throwing, you know, doesn't add to it. Yeah, when 115 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:37,600 Speaker 1: you can run, Yeah, But there's also guys that are 116 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,800 Speaker 1: pure dropped back you know, pocket passers that are you know, 117 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: some of the best to ever do it with Peyton 118 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: and Tom Brady and so um. Isn't an added bonus 119 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: when they can run. Yeah, But it's not the end 120 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,200 Speaker 1: all be all to where it's like, oh, I need 121 00:05:49,240 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 1: a guy that can run, you know. So so so 122 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:56,280 Speaker 1: basically when people say like this person fits Shane's system 123 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: because they're a runner or that, and that's probably in 124 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: the state, Yeah, I think think you fit the system 125 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: around the guy that's playing. Yeah, that's what I was 126 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: going to ask. I mean, that's a like a bedrock 127 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: of what you believe in? Is that fair to say? 128 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: Is that too absolut to players? Yeah? I think you. 129 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: I think as a coach you have to do that. 130 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: I think you don't. You know, you got to do 131 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: a great job of putting these guys in position to 132 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: maximize their potential so they can shine on Sunday. So well, 133 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: that's our job as coaches to figure that out, what 134 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 1: they do well and put them in position to make place. 135 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 1: It's been a couple of months now since you got 136 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 1: that job, jump from both seed to the head coach shop. 137 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: How's that transition going for you and what's been the 138 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 1: biggest surprise for you so far? A sin it's taking in. Um, 139 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: so far, everything's been pretty smooth. Getting the staff hired 140 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: h was the first process I went through. That took 141 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,240 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks to get that done. UM. Felt 142 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: good about where we're at coaching wise, staff wise. And 143 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: then really just getting together with the offensive coaches in 144 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: the morning going through the system offensive system, and then 145 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: the afternoon just going through the draft and doing the 146 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: day to day administrate stuff. Stuff that comes across your desk, 147 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: you know, guys popping in and out. You know, and 148 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: meeting players all those different things. But it's been good. 149 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: Tony sprout. Yeah, what what do you know about him? 150 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,160 Speaker 1: What separated himself in the interview? And I feel like 151 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: that's a really big hire because, um, you know what 152 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: you know, we interviewed. I interviewed a couple I want 153 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: to say, five or six candidates. Um, interview process with 154 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: all those guys was six to seven hours. Um do 155 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: you go through in those interviews? Uh? I won't get 156 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: into details. I'll get I'll talk to you off the 157 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: record about it. But UM went through a lot and uh, 158 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 1: just the way he saw the game. Um, the accountability's 159 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: gonna have with those guys, very very bright, intelligent. I 160 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:39,920 Speaker 1: mean some of the things he talked about. You know, 161 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: midway through the interview, I said, yeah, this is gonna 162 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: be the guy like I knew, Like, yeah he was. 163 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: He was phenomenal. How did he end up on your radar? 164 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: You guys haven't worked together, you know what you know, 165 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: that's the thing you got to do your research? Uh, 166 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 1: you know, you ask around certain coaches, certain people who's 167 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: out there. You know his Assistano line coach in New 168 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: York and heard of a lot of good things about 169 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: him as a coach and as a person, and I 170 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: got a chance to get him in the building and 171 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: interview him, and very excited to have him there anything too. 172 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: And then DeAndre working together in New York and just 173 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: obviously that wasn't the thing that separated him, but just 174 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: that they can both kind of take some of those concepts. Yeah, 175 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, those guys they did obviously had that 176 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: working relationship in New York. UM excited to have both 177 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: those guys. You know, they had really good success in 178 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: New York this past season. So to add two of 179 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: those guys from that team on our team will be 180 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: good for us. I think we may have talking about 181 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: this in the combine. I can't remember, but you do 182 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: have sort of a younger staff and some key spots, 183 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: and I don't know what are the advantages disadvantages, or 184 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,319 Speaker 1: just what do you think? Yeah, No, I kind of 185 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: wanted to go that route offensively, the young, energy, youth hungry, 186 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: you know, I kind of wanted to build that kind 187 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: of culture offensively from a coaching staff, you know, perspective, 188 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: you know, just being able to relate to the players, 189 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: bring that energy, bring that relatability. You know, times are changing, 190 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: you know, the millennials just different stuff. But just to 191 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:09,559 Speaker 1: have that relationship part of it with those guys and 192 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: just bring that energy into that building every single day 193 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,600 Speaker 1: is what we want to get done. A head coach, Well, 194 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: your coaching style change? Does it have to? I don't 195 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 1: think so. I gotta be who I am. That's one 196 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: of the biggest things that people told me said, don't 197 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: don't change who you are now that you're in the 198 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: head coach seat. UM, be who you are, Be true 199 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: to who you are and go from there. Would you 200 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: talk to who'd give you advice? I've talked to a 201 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: few different guys. Had a chance sat down with Pete 202 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: Carroll the other day, talked to him for a while, UM, 203 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: which was really good, just to get his perspective. Uh, 204 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: you know, he's had a ton of success in this 205 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: league for a long time. UM. Talk to Andy Reid 206 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: for a brief moment the other day. So it's been good. UM. 207 00:09:49,840 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: I don't know if you have specifically on this ship, 208 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 1: but um, skill Leonard obviously a big offseason for trying 209 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 1: to get back to where he was physically. Yeah, have 210 00:09:57,280 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: you had any updates so you have any indication? Yeah, 211 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: he's progressing in there. I don't have a timetable on 212 00:10:01,720 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 1: his return, but he's progressing in the right way. Had 213 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 1: some really good conversations with him when I got hired. Um, 214 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: I know he's a heck of a player and hopefully, 215 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: you know, everything goes good with his recovery. It's such 216 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:13,839 Speaker 1: a weird team because there is a lot of talent 217 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: on offense. Last year and there's certainly players, but it 218 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: was one of the worst offenses in the league. Where 219 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: do you think they need to get better? Like when 220 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 1: you watch the tape and when you evaluate stuff like 221 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: what needs to change, because it's not like they're yeah, yeah, 222 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: I'm not going to comment on last year's I'm focused 223 00:10:28,720 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 1: on this year and working on this year, and that's 224 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: where we're at. What do you see out of Bernard Ryman? 225 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: You mentioned the offensive mine, obviously Bernard kind of had 226 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: to go some growing things. What did you see when 227 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: you watch the tape? I just think, you know, he's 228 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: a young player that's progressing. We got to keep developing 229 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:44,959 Speaker 1: him and I think Tony's gonna do a heck of 230 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: a job with those guys and then getting those guys 231 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 1: better every single day and that's that's the process with 232 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,439 Speaker 1: all these positions is is continuing to get better and 233 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: grind and work on our craft so we can be 234 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: the best we can be that offensive line. I mean 235 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 1: the makeup of those guys is I mean did the 236 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: way they perform last year doesn't necessarily reflect their makeup? 237 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: I think, Um, what have you have you gotten to 238 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: know them individually? Yeah? I talked to a few of 239 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 1: those guys. You know when they come in, you know, 240 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,319 Speaker 1: April tenth, I'll get to you know, get to sit 241 00:11:12,400 --> 00:11:13,719 Speaker 1: down with the most all of them when they're some 242 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: of those guys are on vacation when they come back. 243 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 1: But you know they've had tradition here with those guys, 244 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: and uh, you know want to get that back to 245 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 1: you know where you know, the standard of where it 246 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: needs to be at. Where where is the install process? 247 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: Like how does that go from? You know when you 248 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: got hired, you got the coaching staff together too. When 249 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 1: players get into building, just what what's that process or 250 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: that month or so? Yeah, So you know the biggest 251 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: thing too is we're installing the system as you know, 252 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 1: not game planning, um, just terminology standpoint, how we're calling things. Uh, 253 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: we go through that in the morning and then you know, 254 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,840 Speaker 1: we put together the calendar of hey, here's where we're 255 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: gonna install this day, one day two, uh, and we 256 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: go from there and Jim Bob's done a heck of 257 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: a job, you know, getting that stuff ready for the 258 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 1: players to come in on April tenth. And when they 259 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,199 Speaker 1: come in, this might be like how much adjusting do 260 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: you then do when you actually get eyes on the players, 261 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: you see them on the grass, you know, is it 262 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,319 Speaker 1: just you're installing the basics, Yeah, you're installing. You're you're 263 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: installing just the terminology and how you want to call it. 264 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: And then once you start to get to know them 265 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: and you go through the practices and see how they practice, 266 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,719 Speaker 1: see their movements, see what they do well, then you 267 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 1: start to build it around them. Have you learned about 268 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 1: the coaches happen through that install process? Just about you know, 269 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: the guys that brought into building. Yeah, I mean I 270 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: feel good, like offensively, I spent a lot of time 271 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,079 Speaker 1: with the offense. Um, it's just the intelligence part of it. 272 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: Very fortunate the guys we have in that room, a 273 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: lot of smart coaches that get it, that see it well. Um, 274 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: I think that's the biggest thing, the communication part, having 275 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: quick concise conversations about certain things hand how to handle 276 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: different looks. The guys that you know I've hired have 277 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: been been tremendous in that area so far. One of 278 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: the things that I've observing the past is that when 279 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: there's a new coach, the scouts and the front office 280 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 1: and stuff would have to kind of get an understanding 281 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: of what the coach and step wants in a player 282 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: and that kind of thing. How have those conversations gone 283 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,680 Speaker 1: and is that a process? Yeah, that's definitely a process, 284 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: you know, getting hired late in the process to just 285 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: kind of go over the ideal offensive positions and defense 286 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: pasitions on what we're looking for, different type of skill 287 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: sets we're looking for, you know, at the O line, 288 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: tight end, running back, receivers, quarterbacks, the characters, the traits 289 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: of all those positions on what we look for our 290 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: critical So we went through that with the scouting department 291 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, and so it's been good. 292 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: Chris has always exercised a lot of prudence in free agency. 293 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: He doesn't want to overpay. And you've been super involved 294 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 1: in that process. Have you kind of let him. How 295 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 1: is that interaction? It's been good. He keeps me up. Today. 296 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: We have great conversations together about those things, on who 297 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: we're going to sign and who we're looking at. So 298 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: so far the process has been good. I kind of 299 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: have to ask this, Have you guys got a discussion 300 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: about Lamar Jackson? Lamar Jackson? You know what, we do 301 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: our due diligence on every position, whether it's to the 302 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 1: draft or free agency. But I got no update for 303 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:17,079 Speaker 1: you on that one. That means, know, how hard is it? Obviously? Yeah, UM, 304 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: I think if there's a perfect answer for you, I 305 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:24,680 Speaker 1: think everyone would find the right guy. Um. You got 306 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: to do your due diligence UM on these guys. You know, 307 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 1: there's certain characteristics. I've said this before, but because the 308 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: guys that love love playing that position and love the 309 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: grind and love the process, UM, have a chance to 310 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: be successful. To Talent obviously is a big part of it. UH. 311 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: And then you know, being in the right system at 312 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 1: the right time sometimes helps to you know, UM, but 313 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: you got to do your new diligence on these guys, 314 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 1: you know, from the classroom to the field. UH. And 315 00:14:55,960 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: and vetting, the vetting process and doing everything you can 316 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: to get as much information on these guys as possible 317 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 1: so you have a chance to hit all most of these. 318 00:15:04,040 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you're you're smart enough to understand this league, right, 319 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: I mean, well, you don't have that position settled. It's 320 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: a problem, right, it makes life harder. Just what have 321 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 1: what have you learned about that over the years. I 322 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 1: mean you've had some some fortuitous situations, right, I mean 323 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,320 Speaker 1: you could have very easily been in different situations. How 324 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: much of the differences has that made for you? Just 325 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: it's big when you got a guy back there, you know, 326 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,200 Speaker 1: as a signal caller, that gives you a chance to 327 00:15:29,280 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: win every Sunday. You know, you feel good about it. 328 00:15:32,040 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: And when you don't have that guy, it's it's tough, 329 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: as we know. Um, so to get the right guy 330 00:15:37,880 --> 00:15:41,080 Speaker 1: in that position is obviously big for every teamless league. 331 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: And not to make everything about Jayleen, but but there 332 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: is maybe a lesson there. I mean, he wasn't the 333 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 1: first pick in the draft, right, Um, you guys developed 334 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: him until a pretty good quarterback. Is there some takeaway 335 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: there for you guys as an organization? Maybe? Yeah? I 336 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: mean I think they don't have to you know a 337 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: lot of the times, a lot of those guys are 338 00:15:57,640 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: our first round picks, but they don't have to go 339 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 1: in the first round. We've seen over the years with 340 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: I'll be Jalen Russell Wilson was a third round draft pick. 341 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: Um Rady as we know. Um. But again it's just 342 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: do they love it? Do they love the process? Um? 343 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 1: Do they have the skill set first and foremost? Bom 344 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: and then can you take it to another level with 345 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: those guys? And a lot of it is credit to 346 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: the guys that put in the work, you know, I 347 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:22,440 Speaker 1: truly believe that a lot of those guys that put 348 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,160 Speaker 1: in the work and the time and the effort, it'll 349 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: pay off at some point as long as I do 350 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: like the guy like Jalen was the type of guy 351 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: that was like that put in so much work that 352 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, there's no way this guy's in the family. 353 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 1: Just because of the process he went through every single 354 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: day to get his mind and his body ready to 355 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: go play on Sundays. It was special to see and 356 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: be a part of that. You can tell you about 357 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: that death and quality. Can you can you learn that 358 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 1: about a player in a top thirty visit? Is that enough? Time. 359 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 1: Where is there still guess work? But I think you 360 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: got to do Yeah, you can, I think, but again 361 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: it's the vetting process too. But you got to have 362 00:16:54,800 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 1: the right questions. You gotta have the to the visit 363 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: set up exactly how you want it to, getting those answers, questions, 364 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 1: those questions answered. Um, yeah, hi, I know you're not 365 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 1: going to reveal and this answer, but has there been 366 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: a quarterback that you've come across, that you've looked at, 367 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: that you've met with it For you, it's been like 368 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: this is the guy for me, this is going to 369 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,680 Speaker 1: be the guy. I don't have yet had that yet. No, 370 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 1: not yet, not yet. All these guys are just feaking 371 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: in the draft. They all do, you know, good things. Um, 372 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: they all have their unique traits and qualities. But again, 373 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 1: just still going through that process. And if you're kind 374 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: of any situation where I mean you don't control your 375 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 1: destiny in that draft process either, I mean just you 376 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: kind of have to have have an open minded approach 377 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: to this because of that. Yeah, I think it's funny 378 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: people go like, hey, who are you guys drafting? We'll 379 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: both tell you'll drafting. I mean, no one knows like 380 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,400 Speaker 1: it's it's funny. It's like, oh, you guys take well, 381 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: we'll see on draft day. I don't know, we'll know 382 00:17:53,400 --> 00:17:57,359 Speaker 1: two minutes before the pick. It's it's unless you're the 383 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: number one overall pick. Yeah, you probably know who you're taking. 384 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 1: And other than that, who knows. Ye's not being in control? Yeah, 385 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:09,800 Speaker 1: goold be good bee. Yeah your biggest part. Yeah, you 386 00:18:09,840 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: guys do you guys haven't been as visible out the 387 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 1: PRODS as some of the other teams in terms of 388 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 1: you being there, Chris being there? Why why not? I 389 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 1: think you can do your due diligence in other ways 390 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: than be on that pro days. But yeah, you've obviously 391 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,200 Speaker 1: worked with Miles Sanders and Frank. How are you congrats 392 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: get in a while? Uh? Why do you think Miles 393 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: Sanders is a good fit for Frank? You know Frank's 394 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 1: uh you know obviously was a Billy and then Duce 395 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: Daley got hired there. I saw that, so they got 396 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 1: their relationship there. Miles is a tremendous back, great pick 397 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: up for Caroline, and I know he's gonna do a 398 00:18:44,640 --> 00:18:48,360 Speaker 1: good things there. Obviously, you brought up the first superall 399 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,479 Speaker 1: pick with Carolina trading up there. How did how did 400 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: that kind of change the dynamic for for you, knowing 401 00:18:56,119 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: Frank and how he evaluates quarterback, just having that experience 402 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: and background with them. Yeah, I mean, I don't think 403 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:04,960 Speaker 1: it changed anything from my mindset. I just know they 404 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,239 Speaker 1: moved up to one. I know, I'm sure they're doing 405 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: their due diligence on all the players. Uh, and they 406 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: got some time to figure it out. Awesome. Thanks. That's 407 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: probably more question for Chris. But do you guys get 408 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 1: a sense of what might have Do you try to 409 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: predict what might happen to above you in the draft? 410 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: And do you feel like you ever have a handle 411 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: on that? I think, you know, when it gets closer 412 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,719 Speaker 1: to the moment, I think you put yourself through mocks, 413 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, just different scenarios that could happen, 414 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,680 Speaker 1: possibly happen, and you go through all those in your 415 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:38,040 Speaker 1: mind and then and then you go from there. So yeah, 416 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 1: probably one Carolina gave up to go get the number 417 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 1: one pick. Um, you know what they did what they 418 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: needed to do to get up and get the number 419 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: one pick. They wanted to get the number one pick. 420 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 1: And I think what they get up two first rounds, 421 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: two second rounds and DJ Morea and a player. Yeah, 422 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: I mean they did what they wanted to do to 423 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:57,119 Speaker 1: get up there and spot. It did impact what you 424 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 1: what you can do it for U. I don't have 425 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: a great answer for you right now. I think there's 426 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: still a lot of stuff that could go on, you know, 427 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 1: and the next and totally leading up to the draft. 428 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: People always ask me like, oh, can you guys do this? 429 00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, there's a lot of time still until that 430 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,440 Speaker 1: moment happens. If you enjoyed this process, like the you know, 431 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,320 Speaker 1: looking at the quarterbacks and it's gonna be learning about them, 432 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: is there some enjoyment in that as well? Great? I think. 433 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:21,760 Speaker 1: You know, even when I was at the Chargers with 434 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:23,960 Speaker 1: Phil Up, we did our due diligence on the top 435 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:26,320 Speaker 1: guys every single year and people are like, oh is 436 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,760 Speaker 1: this year like? But you never know, Like you do 437 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: these visits with these guys, you get to know them 438 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: because you never know in two or three years down 439 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: the road, it's like, oh, shoot that guy gets released. 440 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,639 Speaker 1: Oh I remember we had a great visit with that guy. Shoot, 441 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: let's bring him in. You know, you had that relationship 442 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: built there, So I think, especially at that position, it's 443 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: very important to do your homework every single year on 444 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 1: those guys. I have to go back to the obsession 445 00:20:48,040 --> 00:20:50,120 Speaker 1: thing too much. But when I talk to Philip about 446 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: your guys relationship, he said that when you guys met, 447 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: you're a defensive assistant and he just kind of recognized 448 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,200 Speaker 1: another quarterback. Mind like, and that's why it was in 449 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: your office all the time late at night. Is that 450 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: kind of what you're looking for in these quarterbacks that 451 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: like you, You're like, I can see it, Like, at 452 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:05,159 Speaker 1: some point I'm going to be able to see the 453 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 1: obsession whether or not. Yeah, it might not happen, like 454 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, some of these guys can grow into that too. Yeah, 455 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,200 Speaker 1: you know, it's not just like boom, oh my gosh, 456 00:21:13,280 --> 00:21:15,680 Speaker 1: this is the guy, because there's guys that are obsessed 457 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 1: with it but may not be as talented as some 458 00:21:18,040 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: other guys, you know what I mean. And do you 459 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: think you can develop that Can he grow into that 460 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:26,640 Speaker 1: obsession and loving the grind of that? So I think 461 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: that's a big part of it. Do you think that 462 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,639 Speaker 1: you think that that this position can get you can 463 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: get more out of a player like that. It sounds 464 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: like even if the talent isn't off the charts. It 465 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,000 Speaker 1: sounds like, yeah, I think as coaches you got to do. 466 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,200 Speaker 1: I think that's our job obviously, is to you know, 467 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: put them in position and help them. However it is 468 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: in the classroom, all in the field. Off the field, 469 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, they're study habits, their work schedule, all those 470 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: things to get them. Now, there's certain guys that naturally 471 00:21:51,880 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 1: have it, and there's other guys that got to work 472 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,120 Speaker 1: at it, and you've got to do a good job 473 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 1: as coaches of bringing that along. You're already pass this, 474 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 1: but Lamar Jackson saying you requesting and try where are 475 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:04,720 Speaker 1: you guys? Where's that If you're gonna been in the 476 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: know of gonna make any comments on that game, you 477 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: balance doing due diligence on other players while also making 478 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 1: sure your current roster is ready to go. Leon act there. 479 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: But you know, you got to have a schedule. So 480 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 1: I have a schedule in the afternoons where I go 481 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 1: through it and watch our guys, watch draft guys, free 482 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: agent guys, and just kind of block out your time 483 00:22:26,160 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: and just kind of piece it like that. Obviously, there's 484 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: a benefit of having quarterbacks on a rookie contract and 485 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 1: you just kind of went through that in Philadelphia. What 486 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: do you see? What do you have? You lived through 487 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: that experience, how do you how does that benefit you 488 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: haven't kind of get the oppent that. There's no question 489 00:22:40,080 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: it definitely helps. I mean when you got a rookie 490 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: quarterback that's a really good player on a rookie contract, 491 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:46,680 Speaker 1: you can add the pieces around them. And that's what 492 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: how we did there in Philadelphia. We had a lot 493 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:52,000 Speaker 1: of good pieces around jalen Um to help him play 494 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: at a high level. Obviously he's a good player as 495 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: he is. But to add those pieces with aj and 496 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: DeVante and Dallas and the offensive line we had in 497 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 1: the backs we at was really good. Is it all? Lord? Again? 498 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: A rookie like that versus the knowing quantity with a veteran, 499 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:07,879 Speaker 1: you know, going with first part you set up? Is 500 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:09,439 Speaker 1: it sort of all? Was like the LORI to get 501 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: that rookie contract because of what you can do with 502 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: it versus I know what this bird burden the hand 503 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 1: is over here, but we can do a lot more 504 00:23:15,920 --> 00:23:18,360 Speaker 1: things in this way. Uh yeah, I mean that does hell. 505 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 1: But you have seen quarterbacks on their contracts still win 506 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: super Bowls. I mean Patrick mahomes as a hebec example 507 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,359 Speaker 1: of it. Um, So I think there's it's a both in. 508 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: You know what, Jonathan's gonna be great. Just working with 509 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 1: him for two years in Philly, just the passion and 510 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,880 Speaker 1: the energy he brought to that building than that defense 511 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:42,560 Speaker 1: you saw it on a day in the day basis. 512 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 1: But I think he's gonna bring great energy, great enthusiasm 513 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: where guys are gonna want to play full How real 514 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 1: is it energy? Oh, it's real, it's real. Shoot out. 515 00:23:50,359 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 1: He was down the hallway from me and it'd be 516 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: six o'clock in the morning and night walk in drey 517 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: Dring my coffee and he's like, hey, he just starts 518 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 1: shroud like geez jege. People were just waking up. He 519 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: was ready to go at all time time. He's twenty 520 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: nine years yeah, a coordinated for the first time. Why 521 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:09,919 Speaker 1: isn't so ready at that game? He's still super, super intelligent. 522 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,399 Speaker 1: I had many conversations with him in his office, just 523 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 1: passing along. He'd coming down to my office and we'd 524 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: you know, bounced stuff off each other. But just the 525 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:22,760 Speaker 1: way he saw the game, um at twenty nine h 526 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:26,200 Speaker 1: it was impressive and I'm not surprised he's a rising 527 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 1: star in this league. Yeah, yeah, quick. Uh when he 528 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: comes to the proposal for to adding the tens to 529 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: the seconds to the clock, I want to get your 530 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: thoughts about that. And the presentation I heard Nick was 531 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: the one I went up here. It's all about um. 532 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: You know. Nick's proposal was just you know, certain situations 533 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,439 Speaker 1: in game when it gets down to that, you know whatever, 534 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: whether there's five seconds or six seconds, there's certain plays 535 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: you can run with time on the clock. And he's like, well, 536 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: I might not be as detailed as possible to get 537 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: that tenth of a second. Uh, you know, whether there's 538 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: five point five can we get this all off? Um? 539 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: So that was that was the proposal. Uh, and we'll 540 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: see where it goes. Yeah, this is more of a 541 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: big picture question. But if say, you know, you don't 542 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 1: like hypotheticals, If you have a rookie quarterback, usually it 543 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:14,399 Speaker 1: takes them a little while. Are you okay if it 544 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 1: takes the team a little while? You know, I think 545 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 1: every year, like you're trying to win, you know, regardless, 546 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,439 Speaker 1: like you're trying to win, put your team in position 547 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 1: to win. There's so much parody in this league. Um, 548 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: but we want to win. That's the goal every year 549 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 1: is to win, uh and and win as soon as 550 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 1: we can. What is when it comes to wide receivers, 551 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: do you kind of have a a prototype but this 552 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: what's your approach to that and what works within your 553 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: scheme what you want to do? You can have multiple 554 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,399 Speaker 1: different types of bodies, you know, the guys that do 555 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: certain things well. Not have the same guy at every position, 556 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: you know. I do like a variation. If you can 557 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: have a variation. There's certain guys that do this well, 558 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,360 Speaker 1: there's certain guys that do this, and there's certain guys 559 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,239 Speaker 1: that do this perfect. Well, this is what this guy does. Well, 560 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,720 Speaker 1: let's put them in position to run this and so 561 00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: on and so forth. Because I think when you have 562 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: a lot of the same guys, you know, it's like 563 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: we'll shoot he does this, well, he doesn't. Who do 564 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: you want to throw to today? You know what I mean? 565 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,680 Speaker 1: And the game planned part of it. So I think 566 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,119 Speaker 1: that's a big, big part of it. What do you 567 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: see a Pitmanti Piers? I like Pitman's you know, I 568 00:26:15,560 --> 00:26:17,200 Speaker 1: don't want to get into the routes that I like 569 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: him running. But what I've seen on tape, but really good, 570 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: solid receiver, been doing it for you know, A good 571 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,719 Speaker 1: chunk here and Andy. I liked him coming out at 572 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,199 Speaker 1: SC and then pierced another guy from Cincinnati who had 573 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:31,840 Speaker 1: a good year last year. And I think he's going 574 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: to continue to develop as a pass catcher. He's got 575 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:38,440 Speaker 1: the D ball threat, vertical threat. So excited about both 576 00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 1: those guys.