1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: It seems like every time this year we asked this question, 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:09,040 Speaker 1: how fluid the roster is in terms of making your 3 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: initial fifty man the fifty three man roster out and 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: then what takes place, you know, as you establish your 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: practice squad and whatnot. I'm wondering from you this season 6 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 1: if if that has changed at all, the process at all, 7 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: and what it's like for you, your staff and the 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: front office. Uh, well, like you said, it's it's kind 9 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: of like this, UM at this time of the year 10 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: every year. UM. The you know, take all the things 11 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: into consideration that you possibly can, and you know, just 12 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: trying to make the best decisions for your team. UM. 13 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: There's a lot of considerations long term, short term death, UM, 14 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: the next game, games later in the year, next year, 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: So just try to you know, do the best you 16 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 1: can to balance it out. And you can't. You can't 17 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: do it all. UM. So each decision has a consequence 18 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: or a UM, you know, some kind of residual UM. 19 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: So there's there's always good arguments for doing things, UM 20 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: one way or the contrary point of view, and you know, 21 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 1: in the end, you just have to try to figure 22 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: out what you know, what's best for the team on 23 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: a you know, putting all that into consideration, if I 24 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: could follow up build with regard to the start of 25 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: the you know, uh, trying to weigh out getting the 26 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: team ready and the roster ready for the start of 27 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: the season versus the long term like you mentioned, Um, 28 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: has that changed at all in recent years where you 29 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: have to take more into accounts the long term impact 30 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: on your roster when you're um put it together at 31 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: this time of the year. I'm sorry one more time, Mike. 32 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: I'm just wondering, Bill, if the philosophy in terms of 33 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: building your roster long term versus what you need to 34 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: get ready for the start of the season has changed 35 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: at all that philosophy of yours. No, I don't think 36 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: so that's it's always you know, it's always present, and yeah, 37 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: you just have to try to balance at the best 38 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: you can. I mean, we're always we always want to 39 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: do it best for this year. UM, but we're going 40 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: to have a team next year. We're gonna play games 41 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: next year, so we just can't ignore that and say, well, 42 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: there's you know, we're not gonna have to schedule next year. 43 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: We we know that's not the case, so we have 44 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: to take that add into consideration too. Um. Yeah, so 45 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: it's eight situations different. Each year is different, but the 46 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: overall concept of what's occurring is I think very much 47 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:18,240 Speaker 1: the same. It's those are the same conversations that I 48 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: heard in nineteen seventy five, my first year in the league, 49 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: and it, you know, they all come back to the same, 50 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: you know, the same basic, the same basic thing that 51 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: you just have to make the choices that you feel 52 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 1: the best. Thank you, Bill, You're all right, Next question, 53 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: Mike Reece and we'll ask again. If you want to 54 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: ask a question, please get a five star. We have 55 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: no hands raised. Thanks, Steve Um. I know you've been 56 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: asked about Gunner a couple of times in the preseason. 57 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: Last night he had to twenty three offensive snaps, twenty 58 00:03:56,720 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: nine defensive, and sixteen on special teams. Sort of a classic, 59 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,640 Speaker 1: if you will, Patriots UM stat line. And I just 60 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: was curious what you've seen from him that has caught 61 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: your eye, you know, in terms of how he's approached 62 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: his job. Well, he's very competitive and you know, he 63 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: works hard. Man, He's improved, so he has a long 64 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: way to go. M He's made a lot of improvement 65 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:35,359 Speaker 1: and they can by jump from where he played to 66 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 1: where he's playing now, um positionally and so forth. But 67 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 1: you know he's improved a great deal. So and I know, 68 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: I know you're not crazy about hypotheticals or and just 69 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 1: and the fourth preseason game. I know sometimes things can 70 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: shift on the fourth preseason game. Do you do you 71 00:04:56,040 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: feel there's like you need four to help you get 72 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: ready for the season or would you be okay if 73 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: there were a different number of a reduced number of 74 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: preseason games. Yeah, I'm not going to get it all that, Mike. 75 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: I think you can figure it out. You're a smart guy. 76 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: Or games you play, the more opportunities people have. So 77 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 1: love the Giants last night. You know you want to 78 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: cut out this game, and then go ahead and cut 79 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: it out. That give Letta and you know a chance 80 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: to play half the game. It gave Handy a chance 81 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: to play half the game, gave John's a chance to play. 82 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: So if you want to get rid of the games, 83 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: then go ahead and get rid of the game and 84 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: then don't play those guys. Yeah, so you do whatever 85 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 1: you want on that. Yeah, And then one last one, 86 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: just because I know it didn't seem like we had 87 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 1: too many other hands raised here. The last couple of years, 88 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: it seems like you guys have had quite a few 89 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: players claimed, you know, at the waiver period. How how 90 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: does that affect your decision making? Just knowing that it 91 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: seems like teams I don't know whether they're zeroing in 92 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:17,279 Speaker 1: on your guys or it's a reflection of the depth 93 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: and quality of your guys or the coaching they're getting. 94 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 1: But how has that affected your decision making as you've 95 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: gone forward knowing that there's probably a pretty good chance 96 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: that if you expose some guys that they have a 97 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: chance to get picked up, maybe more so than some 98 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 1: other teams. Yeah, I don't think it changes at all. 99 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: I mean, I think every time you put a player 100 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 1: out there, you gotta assume that you know somebody could 101 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: take them. So we have no way of known what 102 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: the other thirty one teams are doing, but beneful players 103 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 1: on waivers, and I think you gotta assume that that 104 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: they're not going to be with you, So he makes 105 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: decisions other laws and and you're probably gonna have to 106 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: revise your thinking because sooner or later some of those 107 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: guys are gonna Are they all going to get claimed? No, 108 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: of course, not. But you put them out there and 109 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: think that they're that they're going to be available, and 110 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: then they're not available, then you put yourself in a box. 111 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, it's a lot easier to 112 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 1: plan that they're going to be claimed that they're often 113 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: you know, you have an option, but I don't think 114 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: you should come on that option. So that's that's the 115 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: way we look at them. But yeah, I know what's 116 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: gonna happen. Next question would be Rich Thompson, Fulbert, Nicko 117 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: Milly I coached Good morning. Have you ever been kind 118 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: of situations where guys would look really good in training camp, 119 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: but then you would not look good in the games, 120 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 1: the preseason games, and then vice with us, they look 121 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: good in the preseaing games even though they didn't have 122 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: a great training camp. And how do you do you 123 00:07:55,840 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: kind of consider those kind of factors. Yeah, happens all 124 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: the time. Yeah, what happens every every year. Yeah, it's 125 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: very common. So yeah, you again, whatever information you have, 126 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: if you try to take it and you know, make 127 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: the most out of it, do the best you can 128 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: to analyze it and predict what's going to happen for 129 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 1: your team with that player going forward. That's that's what 130 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: the job is. Don you ever kind of think of 131 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: a bump? Sorry, did you ever think of an example 132 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: of a guy that you know, maybe didn't look good 133 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 1: in camp, but he excelled in games and you want 134 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: to rush the spot that way. There are numerous examples, 135 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: I would say every year, both players of what the 136 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:52,120 Speaker 1: situations you just describe. Some players are better in practice 137 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 1: they are in games. Some players are better in games 138 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 1: they are in practice. Some players it's I would say, 139 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 1: pretty much the same. And what you see practices, you 140 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 1: know pretty much the way they played the game look. 141 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: And there are some positions that are hard to evaluating 142 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: practice because you just don't practice the skills that come 143 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: up with that position until you get to the game. 144 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:22,840 Speaker 1: So some of that is you're totally rely on what 145 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: happens in the game. Okay, thank you, Yeah, you're welcome. 146 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: My next question mckomelly, followed by Mike ProTracker Bill. Josh 147 00:09:37,640 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: Gordon got his first game action after a long layoff 148 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: last night. Do you expect him to be available against 149 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: the Steelers next week? Yeah. We haven't even started the 150 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: game plan for the Steelers yet, so U that's way 151 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: too early to sort of formulate an answer on that 152 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: question for him or let's say a lot of other people. 153 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: They spell welcome next question and looks like it might 154 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: be the last question. Mike Petregian, all right, we'll try 155 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: to go out of winner here. Stacy Billham, curious to 156 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:21,960 Speaker 1: get your comments on Cunningham and a luminoire. I don't 157 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: think they ever had a chance to ask you about that, 158 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: and since their act Pact position, what kind of depth 159 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: that they add along the offensive line? And also I 160 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you how much it factors in your 161 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: trust and John Jay Scarnekia to be able to coach 162 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: them up as we start the season. How big of 163 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: a factor is that in terms of acquiring them. Well, 164 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: I think Dante is a great coach, that he does 165 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:54,199 Speaker 1: a great job, and I feel the same way about 166 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:57,200 Speaker 1: of the other members of our staff. So I don't 167 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: think that really has anything to do with it. You know, 168 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: we always try to do what we can to make 169 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: our team as competitive as we as we can given 170 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,080 Speaker 1: whatever constraints there are that we have to work with 171 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 1: U in a particular time or situation. So U, again, 172 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 1: this is a time of year when there's more player 173 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: movement than any other time in the year. There'll be 174 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: a tremendous and onn movement here in the next couple 175 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: of days. We've already seen some this week. We've been 176 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: a part of some of it. Um. So there's two 177 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: players that both played MU multiple spots and we haven't 178 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: had them on the field yet. We'll put them out 179 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: there and start working with him this week and see 180 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: how it goes. So I'm not sure exactly how it'll 181 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: work out. Well, we'll just really have to wait and 182 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: see UM as we move into it with them and 183 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: you know who was it might change from where it 184 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: is at the beginning, might change at a later point 185 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: in time. I'm not sure. Great, thanks Hill, You're welcome. Yeah, 186 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: as I see no hands raised will end on that one. 187 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: Thank you, coach. Thanks everyone, have a good thank you, great, 188 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: thank you.