1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: So we got our our first fifty three man roster, 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: plus all the practice squad players were out there. UM 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,559 Speaker 1: I told the players, I'm really I'm thrilled about the 4 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: team that we have. UM. I really loved the team 5 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: that we had when we had ninety and so UM 6 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: going through that process this weekend, I thought was I 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:21,639 Speaker 1: thought we did it the right way. We added some 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,760 Speaker 1: new players that we feel good about that we think 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: will help us. UM after going through the process of 10 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: seeing who was released and whatnot, and in our first 11 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: practice for Dallas today and we're off to the racist. 12 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: So I try to answer your questions what Daniel showed 13 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: you in the preseason and you high being a starter. 14 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: I'm just curious the decision to keep Alex and three 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: quarterbacks other than rather than maybe using that on another 16 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: the roster spot, on another possession. I think it makes 17 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: sense for us to keep three quarterbacks, and that's why 18 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 1: we did it. And Day was in agreement and we 19 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: felt like that's the best thing for our room. That's 20 00:00:56,080 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: why look at Alex, he's a guy who's a veteran. 21 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: When you go in there, if you don't think Daniel 22 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: is ready, Daniel is gonna be ready when it's his time. 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,680 Speaker 1: And having Alex here, who is a veteran, I think 24 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: adds to the room, said Rincon getting waved. We just 25 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: felt like that was a movie we we wanted to make, 26 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: So we'll see. We spoke with him this morning. What 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: have changed? He had any guys who've been playing a 28 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: lot like, what's changed? We just we were just looking 29 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,639 Speaker 1: at the wire and a lot of times it doesn't 30 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: come down to just the player, it comes down to 31 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: the full roster. And he did a really nice job 32 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: for us. I was very fond of b J. But 33 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: we we've made a decision that you know, he's not 34 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: gonna be here so heavily after that next soon. I 35 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: don't know that. I don't know that. I think we're 36 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: just looking at what's best for the roster. Do you 37 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: like about David Mayo? Uh, well, he is an outstanding 38 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,680 Speaker 1: special teams player, but he also plays well from the 39 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. UM, so he's a good in our opinion, 40 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 1: he's he's a good four down player and I think 41 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: that's um that was the attraction to him. Sam Beale. 42 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: Last week he said he was close and now he's 43 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: for at least six weeks of practice, which is an 44 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: eleven week camp straining tree. So what has some sort 45 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: of step back. Well, I just feel like for him 46 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: to give him the opportunity to get as healthy as 47 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: he can be before he gets out there. And again, 48 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: sometimes it's not just the player, it's the full roster 49 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: and and maybe adding the player at another position. Um, 50 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: So that's that's part of it. There's there's sort of 51 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: the player, and then there's sort of the big picture. 52 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: And when you're going through that process of picking the 53 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: best fifty three to get ready to play Dallas, sometimes 54 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: you've got to consider both sides of that big picture 55 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: kind of thing. But just a pop on the quarterback, 56 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: she said, you wanted three was the best team, best 57 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: thing for this room. Yeah, what made Alex right because 58 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: with the naked Eye, you felt like Kyle out played 59 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 1: him in the games. I think there are things behind 60 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: the scenes where we felt like Alice was doing doing well. 61 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: I think, uh, Kyle made great progress. We were really 62 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: pleased with what he had done, and we just felt 63 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: like it was the best thing for us to move 64 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,839 Speaker 1: forward with Tanny. Really every day that, like the rest 65 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: of the world, you were following the Cowboys situation with Zeke. 66 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: Now that you're in the game, way, how will you 67 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: approach figuring out if you're going to see him at 68 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: all and if you don't, how different they might be. Yeah, 69 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you know that that's a that's really an 70 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,680 Speaker 1: issue for for Dallas, you know. And obviously, yeah, no, 71 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: we're gonna play defense the way we have to play 72 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: to to defend the Cowboys, and then certainly, you know, 73 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 1: if Zeke's there, you got to spend a little you know, 74 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: you got to spend special attention. Now, they've got some 75 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: running backs that you know, have done well in camp 76 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: that they feel good about. So we gotta play good 77 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: team defense regardless of who's playing against us. And there's 78 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: no telling you who they're going to line up with 79 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: at this point at all. Yeah. Yeah, we're getting ready 80 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: for him to be there, and if he's not, then 81 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: we rally how much if he's there, he's not there. 82 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,960 Speaker 1: M If we choose to play three deep, we're gonna 83 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: play three deep. If we choose to play too deep, 84 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna play two deep. If we choose the pressure, 85 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna pressure. So that's the way it goes. You 86 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: think watched he's he's had a good he's had an 87 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:32,680 Speaker 1: impact as a rookie. You know, we actually liked him 88 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: during the draft, you know, we had him on our board, 89 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: you know, in a prominent you know position. Um. But 90 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: he's done a good job. He's fast, and he's got 91 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,159 Speaker 1: really good instincts, got good collision balance, he can catch 92 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: the ball. So he's got what you're looking for in 93 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: a runner. And it appears from what I've seen on 94 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: tape and from what they're saying, that they're they're really 95 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: fond of what he's done so far. That how much 96 00:04:55,800 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: of a challenge is a Marie Cooper Um. Yeah, No, 97 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: he's he's an outstanding player as well, you know, And 98 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,679 Speaker 1: I think that's what makes them on offense hard to defend. 99 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: They've got an outstanding quarterback that can use his legs, 100 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: which creates problems for the defense. They've got skill position players, 101 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: not only any outside but on the inside with their 102 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: tight ends. And they've got a runner that's if Zeke plays, 103 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: is one of the best in the league. But you know, 104 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: I think they've got guys in that that room that 105 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: we gotta I mean, we got gotta defeat our blocks, 106 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: address our gaps and play good, good run defense, regardless 107 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: of who's carrying it. Is Jack Rabbit able to go 108 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: full today? Yeah he's fine. Yeah he's fine. He's just 109 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: Jack Rabbit. He's fine. But what are your expectations this 110 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: season for Evan Again, Well, we expect that he's gonna 111 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: he's gonna have an outstanding year for Uce. You know, 112 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: I think we've seen when he's been healthy and out 113 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,839 Speaker 1: there what he can do. And I think, you know, 114 00:06:00,880 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: the challenge for any players to stay healthy and stay 115 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: out there, you know, I think that's first and foremost 116 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: for all players. And then when he's out there, we 117 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: got to use them in a way that can really 118 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: accentuate and really take advantage of his skills. You need 119 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: to make your offense to be explosive, though you know 120 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: you are without Golden. You did trade odelas off season, 121 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: and he's obviously the bigger part of that. Now, well, 122 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: I can tell your narrative by your question. I I 123 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: think he's just got to go out and be him. 124 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: He's got to go out. He's got a block. When 125 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: we ask him the block, We'll try to utilize him 126 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: in the best way we can based on his skill set, 127 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: and he's got to be the best Evan he can be, 128 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: and that'll be good enough at all. He's obviously coming 129 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: off a spectacular rookie season in a preseason where he 130 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: didn't play same you know, I I guess we can piggyback, 131 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: you know, off of Jordan's question. You know, I think 132 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: he's just got to be the best he can be 133 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: and UM try to make the most out of his opportunities. 134 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: I think guys that that, UM, everybody outside the building 135 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 1: is gonna have eye expectations for They can't they can't 136 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: get out of themselves, so to speak. They gotta do 137 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: what they can do, be the best they can be, 138 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: and when their numbers called, perform well. And I think 139 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: that's that's the challenge. Realistic expectations for this team. Well, 140 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: we're gonna do what we can to go out and 141 00:07:30,320 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: win every game we play, and then, UM, I would 142 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: encourage you to ask me each week my expectation is 143 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: that we go out and put an effort on the 144 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: field to beat Dallas, and then next week you can 145 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: ask me again. There's outside of this is kind of 146 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: rebuilding the year. Well, two things. Number one, we don't 147 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: really listen to the talk outside, right and we feel 148 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,240 Speaker 1: like we're a better team than we were a year ago. 149 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: We just have to go out and perform, and we 150 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: know we're at the stage of our year. We're winning 151 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: foot ball games is what it's all about. And so 152 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: that's where we're at. What makes you think you're better 153 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: than you were last year? Because I liked the way 154 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: we built our team. I like some of the changes 155 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:12,679 Speaker 1: we made personnel wise. I also feel like our second 156 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: year in our system, we're smoother and how we operate. 157 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: So that's why I think that. So I don't care 158 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: what everybody outside thinks in the building and did last year. 159 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:23,760 Speaker 1: I feel like we're a better football team right now. 160 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 1: And this is a team sport. Where do you think better? 161 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: I think he can get better really in all areas. 162 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: And you know, again that's that's a conversation for our building. 163 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: Um that um you know, there's there were some runs 164 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,199 Speaker 1: early in the year where he bounced them where you 165 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: could stick him up in there, you know, and I 166 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: think he learned that that's how you need to run. Um. 167 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: You know, he had a couple of drops last year, 168 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,439 Speaker 1: right There were a couple of times when he was 169 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: a little loose and past protection, so all just the 170 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: just the details of playing the position. And you know, 171 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: I think if you ask him, I I I know, 172 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: keeping track of what he said a year ago, he 173 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: said he was just focusing on the details of playing 174 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: the position, and at least to this point, I'm sure 175 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 1: moving forward that's that's been his mindset. I see an improvement. Yeah, no, 176 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 1: I see an improvement. You know again, second year in 177 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: in in our system, second year for him in the league. UM, 178 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: I think he's more confident in what he expects things 179 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 1: to look like. And so we'll see on Sunday. Got 180 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 1: more for a second, just how much how complicated did 181 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: the late camp injuries make that decision making. I'm looking 182 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: at two guys in particular, Simonson and rod Smith, who 183 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: looked like they were trying to get away and that 184 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 1: won't be Yeah, I mean, that's that's the tough part 185 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: of what goes into the fifty three. UM. But you know, again, 186 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 1: this is the initial fifty three. Those are two players 187 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: that we we thought very highly of that weren't able 188 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:00,199 Speaker 1: to be healthy enough at this point to be year. 189 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: But we'll just revisit it as we go watch the 190 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: preseason games. Obviously we see you in training camp. Your 191 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: offense most of the time is out there without say chep. 192 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: Are there challenges to assessing where the offense is or 193 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: where you will be stepping on the field. Where do 194 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: you have a pretty good idea as to what you 195 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: look like when those guys are out there on the field. No, 196 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 1: I think listen, I think each team from week one 197 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 1: through week sixteen, you you you kind of build into 198 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: what you what you are. You know, we're gonna add 199 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: three three of our you know, better players to the 200 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: mix now moving forward, Um and so, UM, we're gonna 201 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: try to do what we have to do to beat 202 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: Dallas and use them in the in the best way possible. Um. 203 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:52,640 Speaker 1: We're not predicting and projecting anything right now. We're getting 204 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: to plan together, cost seventy or seventy five plays and 205 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: do what we can to beat Dallas.