WEBVTT - John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan Review 2023 NFL Draft | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>So six picks. Busy day, really good day, and open

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<v Speaker 1>it up to questions.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess the one thing you look at this, you

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<v Speaker 2>guys did did not take an offensive linement. So what

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<v Speaker 2>does that tell us?

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<v Speaker 3>That wasn't one there that we would love to take

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<v Speaker 3>ano alignment, but it just drop didn't work out that way.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I think even in the first round in a year

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<v Speaker 1>that was very limited, especially at the tackle position, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of them went early. There was a huge run

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<v Speaker 1>or early that affected. It starts at the top and

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<v Speaker 1>then it's a trickle down or up or whatever you

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<v Speaker 1>call it effect, and that happened, and so they're just

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<v Speaker 1>we weren't going to take one just to take one,

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<v Speaker 1>you know.

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<v Speaker 2>And you said on Monday that you were open to

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<v Speaker 2>trading Mike last year would suggest that you were fine

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<v Speaker 2>with whatever you had last year as a starter. You

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<v Speaker 2>probably colden m kibbitz. So is this a vote of

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<v Speaker 2>confidence for Colton?

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<v Speaker 4>The Kibbits as well, Very much much so. I you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we believe in Colton.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh you know, I'll let Kyle talk a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>about Colton as a player, but uh, you know, Colton,

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<v Speaker 1>the gold helmet is a hard standard up there. We

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<v Speaker 1>give it to very few people. Colton was one of

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<v Speaker 1>those when he came out of West Virginia. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think when he got here we didn't we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily see that all the time because he was shy.

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<v Speaker 4>He kind of took him a little while.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think over time, as his confidence grew, you

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<v Speaker 1>started to see all those traits and qualities, the spirit

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<v Speaker 1>as we.

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<v Speaker 4>Call it, really start to show.

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<v Speaker 1>And then Colton sninaky talented as well, and we like

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<v Speaker 1>him a lot as a player.

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle, you go ahead and talk about him.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, I mean, just get an old linement ready

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<v Speaker 3>to start in this league is really tough, especially how

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<v Speaker 3>different playing in the league is in college and the

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<v Speaker 3>lack of you know, preparation we get with how ots

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<v Speaker 3>are this year, how much shorter training camp is.

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<v Speaker 5>But you can win with Colton. He's been here for

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<v Speaker 5>a while.

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<v Speaker 3>When he has played, we have one games with him.

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<v Speaker 3>Did help the job last year helping us or two

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<v Speaker 3>years ago getting into the playoffs when you had to

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<v Speaker 3>start unexpectedly versus the Rams and seventeen I think, but

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<v Speaker 3>I mean I look at Colton very similar to how

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<v Speaker 3>Jake was last year. I mean, we felt very good

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<v Speaker 3>about Jake, but you never know until they get out

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<v Speaker 3>there a ton and you look in the draft to

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<v Speaker 3>add depth, and you always want to. If there's someone

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<v Speaker 3>there that falls in that you think can beat out

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<v Speaker 3>your starter, that's really it's.

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<v Speaker 5>A good pick. But it's not easy to find a

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<v Speaker 5>guy I pick ninety nine or.

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<v Speaker 3>Later who can beat out Colton mckivitz, just like you

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<v Speaker 3>don't just find anyone for Jake Brendle last year. So

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<v Speaker 3>when you have guys who played and you practice with

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<v Speaker 3>a lot, and you have an idea about them, I

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<v Speaker 3>get how not everyone else knows about him as much

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<v Speaker 3>because they haven't seen him. But I mean, we were

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<v Speaker 3>going to that draft hoping to find depth and hoping

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<v Speaker 3>to find some competition. But to go into that draft

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<v Speaker 3>and to think you're going to find someone to start

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<v Speaker 3>over someone like Coldner as good as Colton can be

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<v Speaker 3>and has been as would be very unusual.

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<v Speaker 1>The other thing I'd add Matt at a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>big shout out to RJ.

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<v Speaker 4>Gillen and his staff.

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<v Speaker 1>You go get a guy like Matt Pryor who started

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<v Speaker 1>games and played at a high level last year wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>as good. Whatever happened in Indy. I think their O

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<v Speaker 1>line struggled as a whole. They moved him over to

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<v Speaker 1>the left side, he didn't play as well. But we

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<v Speaker 1>think Matt Pryor is a guy who's shown that he

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<v Speaker 1>can play, So that gives you, you know, at least

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<v Speaker 1>whoever we draft better be able to beat him out.

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<v Speaker 1>And we didn't see that happening.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's the hardest thing too, when you in order

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<v Speaker 3>not just to play, you talk about Colton because you know,

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<v Speaker 3>but Matt Pryor we brought him free agency, who we

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<v Speaker 3>liked two years ago too. And then you got Jalen Moore,

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<v Speaker 3>who's been our swing tackle for a couple of years.

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<v Speaker 5>Is played in games.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's not only finding someone who can have a

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<v Speaker 3>chance to compete with the starter, which we feel we

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<v Speaker 3>brought in some vets to do that. But if they

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<v Speaker 3>can't compete with a starter, they have to beat out

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<v Speaker 3>those vets to make the team. And when you look

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<v Speaker 3>at a draft and you look at O lineman and

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<v Speaker 3>you're sitting there in your first picks at ninety nine,

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<v Speaker 3>all the way down, we're not just talking about who

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<v Speaker 3>can come start at a position. We're talking about who

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<v Speaker 3>do we think can make the team, and you compare

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<v Speaker 3>that to every single position. We believe the kicker for

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<v Speaker 3>sure could. That's probably why I was the pick there

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<v Speaker 3>you see the safety. But you know, we'd love to

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<v Speaker 3>get depth at every position, and we can at every position,

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<v Speaker 3>but we also got a good team that does have

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<v Speaker 3>some depth. And our first goal is that we hope

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<v Speaker 3>that these draft picks.

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<v Speaker 5>Can make our team, which is easy to do.

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<v Speaker 4>And you guys drafted with.

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<v Speaker 6>Defense been So what do you see out of him

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<v Speaker 6>and how to.

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<v Speaker 4>See for him? Yeah, bial's a really really gifted athlete.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I want to we we you rely a

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<v Speaker 1>lot on relationships in this thing, and Kirby Smart's been

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<v Speaker 1>good to us. He's got a lot of players. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>Kirby was a safety and we kind of bonded over that.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, you know, Kirby said, someone's going to get

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<v Speaker 1>a really gifted and talented player if they just let

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<v Speaker 1>this guy hunt qbs and set edges and and when

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<v Speaker 1>he said that, that's exactly what we do.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's not really good at going back and

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<v Speaker 1>all that stuff. He could do it, but what Kirby

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<v Speaker 1>said there really resonated our eyes saw the same thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Ran a four four seven as in, so he had speed.

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<v Speaker 1>He's you know, he's in the six three you know range,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's got thirty four and five inch, so he's

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<v Speaker 1>got that length you look for.

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<v Speaker 4>That's right.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, our analytics see if anyone can guess, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a you know, I tell our analytics guys all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Plant Sky and his crew go go watch the coaches

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<v Speaker 1>get in there and let's come up with measurables that

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<v Speaker 1>are what we coach. And GTFO is something Chris Caseric

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<v Speaker 1>is always screaming, you guys know what it is. Yeah, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>So he had the highest GTFO great in the in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft, so we're really fired up about that.

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<v Speaker 7>It's hard to get an offensive linment from college transition

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<v Speaker 7>and ready to start in the NFL.

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<v Speaker 5>Why is it harder for an offensive linment than a

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<v Speaker 5>defensive linment.

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<v Speaker 4>Sometimes those guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Get ground running because just like receivers, just like running

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<v Speaker 3>backs and d lineman rotating, you can put guys who

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<v Speaker 3>just have a certain skill set, put them in that situation.

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<v Speaker 3>In that situation, only an old lineman. Show me someone

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<v Speaker 3>who rotates, You're out there seventy plays. That's also why

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<v Speaker 3>the guy with the best highlight tape is not the

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<v Speaker 3>guy that you go get if it's the highlight tape

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<v Speaker 3>and the whole game. Yes, but an old linement is different.

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<v Speaker 3>You got to be built to last. You don't have

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<v Speaker 3>to be flashy. You got to make sure that you

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<v Speaker 3>can survive that game and not be the reason that

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<v Speaker 3>we lost. And if you can have a guy who

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<v Speaker 3>can dominate someone like Trem Williams and stuff, it's still

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<v Speaker 3>only so much you can do there.

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<v Speaker 5>Or the d ns.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, these pass rushers, they might not be able

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<v Speaker 3>to play their run, they might not be able to

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<v Speaker 3>do something, but you can put them in a two

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<v Speaker 3>minute situation and have them win a game for you.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's why you you can win with d lineman

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<v Speaker 3>by a group of them. O line, How good do

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<v Speaker 3>those five play together? And one goes down and the

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<v Speaker 3>next one comes in?

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<v Speaker 5>How's that a gusture five? And how they play together?

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<v Speaker 6>Paul?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, how do you assess that?

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<v Speaker 8>Is it the first guy who's off the line scrimmage?

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<v Speaker 8>You look at the ten yard split.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean that's what we look at coaches, but analytics

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<v Speaker 3>I have no clue how they do that stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, like it's within the first two yards is

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<v Speaker 1>what we're measuring, and you know they've they've come up

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<v Speaker 1>with a way to measure that, and Beal's right at

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<v Speaker 1>the top of it. So it's something you know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>always talking about getting length and explosion out of that stance,

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<v Speaker 1>and Beal's a guy who kind of embodies that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the other unique thing that you get from bal and

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<v Speaker 1>I think it really helps on game day. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we dress a lot of D lineman. He's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who can help you a lot in special teams as

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<v Speaker 1>well because he can really run and he's really good

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<v Speaker 1>in space, so kind of a unique ability when you

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<v Speaker 1>get a D lineman who can do that.

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<v Speaker 4>It's an added bonus to McCaffrey's contract. Is that just

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<v Speaker 4>gives us some room.

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<v Speaker 1>We were we were pressed right up there when when

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<v Speaker 1>we were to sign our rookies. We could have done it,

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<v Speaker 1>but we would have been right there, and we wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to have some flexibility and made sense.

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<v Speaker 4>Christian is going to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Simple conversion, and we did it, and we're thankful to

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<v Speaker 1>Christian for agreeing to do it.

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<v Speaker 4>Good thing for him, good thing for us.

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<v Speaker 3>Signs don't count against the camp formula right after the draft.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's correct, give you, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, some some thoughts, some free agency considered.

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<v Speaker 1>We're working on undrafted free agency right now. We got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of numbers on our roster. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>had a healthy draft. Our numbers were pretty good. We'll

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<v Speaker 1>see where it's at after this. You know, this is

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<v Speaker 1>always kind of nerve wracking because we're down here and

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<v Speaker 1>they're up there filling out that class. But we've got

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<v Speaker 1>it pretty slotted and uh, you know, we'll see what.

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<v Speaker 1>We're never gonna stop looking for players that can help.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's just a lot of that slots are filled

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<v Speaker 1>and where they aren't, we'll go add to it if

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<v Speaker 1>we need to.

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<v Speaker 5>Then he went to Michigan.

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<v Speaker 3>Just how consistent of a football player he is. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he's I believe he was a captain, you know, coach's son.

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<v Speaker 3>Not that doesn't mean much, but he plays like what

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<v Speaker 3>you want that to be like. He was just so consistent,

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<v Speaker 3>special teams player, a good returner, did really everything they asked,

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<v Speaker 3>very good in his routes. There was not one thing

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<v Speaker 3>that he struggled with when you can put him into

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<v Speaker 3>a group and just whatever skill set is, I think

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<v Speaker 3>he could fit in any position, and he seemed like

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<v Speaker 3>one of the more reliable guys wide outs that we

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<v Speaker 3>watched in all of college football. And you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>want guys to be good over time, and I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like he's a guy who's been as good of a

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<v Speaker 3>football player as there is in college, and we got

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<v Speaker 3>to see how he adjusted this level. But if he

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<v Speaker 3>can play at this level the way that he did

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<v Speaker 3>in college, we're gonna have a really good football player.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, not the biggest package, but real tough, physical,

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<v Speaker 1>gritty player with the ball in his hands. Made a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of big plays in big moments. The returnability is

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<v Speaker 1>a big thing. We had Rey Ray, and behind Rey

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<v Speaker 1>Ray we didn't really have. You know, Pa has done

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<v Speaker 1>it before, but we wanted another return But really he

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<v Speaker 1>made it just just on those traits. He's He's a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that the more we watched more we liked and

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<v Speaker 1>did it at the right times too.

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<v Speaker 4>So Ronnie was a great addition.

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<v Speaker 6>Willison made you want to take a second tight end.

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<v Speaker 1>Really that we had him ranked really high. You know

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<v Speaker 1>everybody always says this, but you know, we had him

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<v Speaker 1>kind of into fifth round grade and so when he

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<v Speaker 1>was still around, it made a lot of sense. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of versatility to his game. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who kind of embodies what we like in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of after the balls in his hands, he can do

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<v Speaker 1>some special things. Play some tight end, play some full back. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>A nice tool that to to move around. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>made made a lot of big plays for Oklahoma former quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>Real smart, cerebral kid. You can put a lot on him.

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<v Speaker 1>So when he was still there, it just made sense

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<v Speaker 1>for us.

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<v Speaker 7>I kind of refer to Brown potentially being a succession

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<v Speaker 7>player for Gibbson like was for Tart, and you've had

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<v Speaker 7>other guys like that. Banks did that, Drake Jackson. I

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<v Speaker 7>guess we'll be doing this year. When you get guys

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<v Speaker 7>at this point, when you're bringing guys in that are

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<v Speaker 7>kind of maybe doing that, aren't going to necessarily start

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<v Speaker 7>right away. How can that year help them, you know,

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<v Speaker 7>maybe set them up.

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<v Speaker 4>For that future kind of succession.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think it's really good when you have someone

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<v Speaker 3>like Get there to watch, you know, someone who's done

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<v Speaker 3>it for a while, who's done it, succeeded in this

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<v Speaker 3>league when when his skill set was at the top

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<v Speaker 3>of his game, and when as he's gotten older, you've

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<v Speaker 3>seen nothing change, so like give the proas and everything.

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<v Speaker 3>When you can sit and watch that, it really helps

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<v Speaker 3>you learn how to play. But you know, when you

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<v Speaker 3>look at like Banks and stuff, a line is a

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<v Speaker 3>little tougher because you're not gonna there's not many.

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<v Speaker 5>Other places to do it.

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<v Speaker 3>So you really sit there and you want them in

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<v Speaker 3>case there's an injury, but you're kind of just hoping

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<v Speaker 3>they can develop and learn the game and practice and stuff.

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<v Speaker 5>So for the next year. When you take a guy like.

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<v Speaker 3>A safety who you believe does have that capability, hopefully

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<v Speaker 3>pushes the whole group this year.

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<v Speaker 5>So everyone's got to be on and take it to

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<v Speaker 5>another level.

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<v Speaker 3>Because we do want to be better than we were

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<v Speaker 3>last year. So we're never going to say like we

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<v Speaker 3>just brought in a guy to make them the next

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<v Speaker 3>guy once people leave. I'm also not trying to threaten

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<v Speaker 3>people either, but we didn't bring in Banks to take

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<v Speaker 3>Laken's job, but he could have if he was ready to.

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<v Speaker 3>And I look at that at every single position. If

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<v Speaker 3>they're better, we're going to play the best guy. I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's really hard to do when you have someone

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<v Speaker 3>like Lake in that year, like someone like Gip but

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<v Speaker 3>when you have a safety's there's still so much more value.

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<v Speaker 3>You can have three safeties on the field at once.

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<v Speaker 3>Safeties are always up. You need a guy to play

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<v Speaker 3>special teams. You usually have four safeties up a game.

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<v Speaker 3>Two are playing. Those other two are your special teams demons,

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<v Speaker 3>but just in one injury, they got to know how

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<v Speaker 3>to play safety too. When you look at a guy

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<v Speaker 3>like George Otom, I think he's one of the best

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<v Speaker 3>special teams players in the league who also can help

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<v Speaker 3>us at safety. And now we're bringing in another guy

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<v Speaker 3>who I think and we all think can be a

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<v Speaker 3>starting safety in this league as soon as that makes

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<v Speaker 3>sense for the Niners. But in the meantime, we think

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<v Speaker 3>you can be a difference maker and all the other

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<v Speaker 3>parts too.

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<v Speaker 7>Guys kind of later in rounds like you were this weekend,

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<v Speaker 7>are you kind of under the understanding that you know, yeah,

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<v Speaker 7>they may not start like you were saying, they're just

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<v Speaker 7>going to try to make the team. But do you

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<v Speaker 7>look for different things in those guys that might be

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<v Speaker 7>developable over that for lack of put or work over

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<v Speaker 7>that course of a year to maybe eventually.

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<v Speaker 5>Become that Yeah, you do, and I mean it goes

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<v Speaker 5>either way.

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<v Speaker 3>When you get the later round picks, sometimes you got

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<v Speaker 3>you want the guy with the most traits and stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>just to guy to develop. But that I've been in

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<v Speaker 3>this league a long time, and it's hard to develop

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<v Speaker 3>guys with the way it's structured. I mean, it's there's

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<v Speaker 3>only so many practice squad spots, there's only so many

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<v Speaker 3>people on a roster, and there's only so many people

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<v Speaker 3>up on game day. And that's what's tough when you

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<v Speaker 3>take some real talent to guys early, because those guys

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<v Speaker 3>aren't ready to play. And sometimes I've been in places

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<v Speaker 3>where regardless you have to play him right away because

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<v Speaker 3>of their draft status, and then they come out and

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<v Speaker 3>they look really bad and they're not. You want to

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<v Speaker 3>stash them away a little bit so they can practice

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<v Speaker 3>and develop. Unfortunately, in this league just we're not You

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<v Speaker 3>don't have one hundred guys on the team like you

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<v Speaker 3>might in college. There are certain rules to that and stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>so you got to weigh all that in the like, man,

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<v Speaker 3>I would love to work with this guy, he's got

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<v Speaker 3>it in him, but he looks so far away. How

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<v Speaker 3>are we going to be able to stash him? Can

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<v Speaker 3>you keep him on practice squad. No, he's got to

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<v Speaker 3>be he's got to be your third tight end. All right, well,

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<v Speaker 3>we use our third tight end, and so that's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>be it's gonna be a big problem in week two

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<v Speaker 3>if someone's hurt. And so you look into all that stuff,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's why.

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<v Speaker 5>There isn't any absolute answer.

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<v Speaker 3>Sometimes we will go for the most upside and guy

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<v Speaker 3>to develop, and sometimes you want just the best football

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<v Speaker 3>player you can count on.

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<v Speaker 5>And but the higher you go, you hope if fits all.

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<v Speaker 6>He's been watching Fred Warner for a couple of years.

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<v Speaker 6>He was because he's a former safety and he was

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<v Speaker 6>looking for someone that kind of went that route. And

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<v Speaker 6>Warner told us he came here as a positionless player.

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<v Speaker 6>Probably not hear to compare him to a Pro Bowl guy,

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<v Speaker 6>but do you see some of those traits in him?

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<v Speaker 4>I think his linebacker coach did.

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny Holland was a huge D Winners fan, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and we trust Johnny's eye a lot. Our scouts like

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<v Speaker 1>the Winners a lot, and you know, we had a

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<v Speaker 1>we had a really nice discussion. We ended up with

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Graham. The reason why we drafted Jalen Graham when

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<v Speaker 1>we already had a linebacker was because we were kind

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<v Speaker 1>of torn, all right, J D Winners Jalen Graham. Ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>D Winners went out and so when he's still there

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<v Speaker 1>at the end, you go get Jalen Graham. We liked

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<v Speaker 1>him both. D kind of fits who we are. A

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<v Speaker 1>player that drew some comparisons. Comparisons are dangerous because you

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<v Speaker 1>got to go do it, but similar traits to Drake Greenlaw,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, similar suddenness.

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<v Speaker 4>To his game. Uh, you know, I had the advantage.

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<v Speaker 1>TCU was a heavily scouted school by me selfishly because

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<v Speaker 1>my daughter Lily goes to school there, so got to

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<v Speaker 1>be there on three different occasions this year. And I

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<v Speaker 1>heard plenty of anyone who who I would talk to

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<v Speaker 1>would talk about D Winners as being just a real

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<v Speaker 1>leader on that team, another captain, but the unequivocal leader

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<v Speaker 1>for that defense and the voice of that defense and

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<v Speaker 1>very much of that team.

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<v Speaker 4>So that carried weight as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Ultimately, we felt like he was just a guy we

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<v Speaker 1>needed to to bring in and we're really excited to

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<v Speaker 1>take him.

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<v Speaker 8>The plan at number four quarterback, which could be number

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<v Speaker 8>three quarterback for a big chunk of the off season,

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<v Speaker 8>is that one of the positions they're working on upstairs

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<v Speaker 8>right now.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they're looking to fill out everything with the free agents.

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<v Speaker 3>We'd love to get a fourth guy here. We'll see

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<v Speaker 3>which one it is, but it's you know, we'll be

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<v Speaker 3>all right though in the off season, you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>get to training camp. Hopefully we'll get brought back soon.

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<v Speaker 3>But regardless, we'd love a fourth guy here. You never

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<v Speaker 3>know how much we end up doing in the Ota sessions.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's been good having two guys out there just throwing.

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<v Speaker 3>They've been on their own. We'll start with everybody tomorrow

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<v Speaker 3>where we actually can go out on the field with

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<v Speaker 3>them as coaches. But hopefully when it's said and done,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll have a fourth guy.

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<v Speaker 4>It's it's completely clear. I know you're practicing. You've been

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<v Speaker 4>out there throwing doing everything.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, do you have an agreement with an undrafted quarterback?

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<v Speaker 3>When we came down where we left the next couple

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<v Speaker 3>of hours, all right, all, thank you,