1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: He's talking a little bit about just how you handle 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: something like part. You know, he's not going to be 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: ready for a while, and just have having Layton did 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 1: that kind of helped us to spawn and know what 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: to expect with him as you work with him for this. Yeah, 6 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: I mean, just on the injury front, definitely going through 7 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: the experience with Layton, and there's a couple of other comparables, 8 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: so I mean, yeah, that was definitely part of the 9 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:26,280 Speaker 1: discussion leading up to the decision. But as as far 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 1: as how we panel them, we panel them just like 11 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: everybody else. And he's been all the you know, the 12 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 1: Zoom call meetings, very very bright, has really good command 13 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: and understanding. So I mean you see see he looks great. 14 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: I mean just rehab. You wouldn't know that, you know, 15 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: he was dealing with anything just just looking at him 16 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: watching the move. So but he's been he's been very impressed, 17 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: and I know the coaches have been very impressed with 18 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: his engagement and understanding the expectation. I mean, this is 19 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: not a very very I don't you know, I understand 20 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: the excitement and all that, but I mean, I think 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: learning from latent situation. I mean, if there's a timeline 22 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: and you know he won't play too early. I'll just 23 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: say that. I mean you're dealing with a you know, 24 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 1: a rehab and recovery that you know, it just doesn't 25 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: make a whole lot of sense to try to go 26 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: too fast. So I mean it's he'll be giving plenty 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: of time to heal. And um, you know, like just 28 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: a little that he's been around here. But as far 29 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: as his engagement and understanding, you know, he's done an 30 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: excellent job. A little hotter than no win today. How 31 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: do you think you guys handled that. I thought they 32 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: made it across the finish line today, So I think 33 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: that was all part of it. Um, you know, really 34 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: we probably went too hard yesterday. You know, there was 35 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: the workload capacity. You have to always watch that. I 36 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: mean they're excited, the coaches are excited. Um, you know 37 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,279 Speaker 1: we I thought we had a you know, the amount 38 00:01:55,320 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: of work that we had. We probably probably overdid it 39 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: with the any any individual drills. So that was part 40 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: of it. I mean we were at seventeen minutes less 41 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: today and we were where yesterday then you had to 42 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: ninety two degree weathers. So but I thought the way 43 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: we broke it up it worked out good, and I 44 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: think they were struggling there at the end. You know, 45 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: there's some sloppiness and um which you know is expected 46 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: or it's not uncommon, but I thought they fought through 47 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: it very well. We spoke to a couple of different 48 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: players about their multiple sport backgrounds coming out, and I 49 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: think that the first round picking the raptorship like more 50 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: than one sport in high school. You see a correlation 51 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: to that where guys are not just football players, but 52 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: they're athletes in genuine and how have you seen in 53 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: your career that kind of helped, you know, in the 54 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: transition to the end and the many correla success. Absolutely, 55 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: I think there's very high correlation to that. I think 56 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: when you talk about you know, when people talk about instincts, 57 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: awareness and that coordination, you know, where where does that 58 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: come from? You know, it's you know, you're not just 59 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:58,119 Speaker 1: born with all that um. You know, obviously all these 60 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: these men that play in the next on football leg 61 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: are very very gifted in individuals. But you know why 62 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: is one guy's you know, instincts and awareness and understanding 63 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: of spacing and is better than others. I think it 64 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 1: directly comes from their experience playing multiple sports. I've always 65 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: been a big fan of multiple sports, you know, and 66 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: I think like a lot of us, you know, in 67 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: our generation that you just went from one sport to 68 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: the other. But you know, I think these last two generations, 69 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: you know, particularly even the state of Texas, I'm experiencing 70 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: it with my kids. They want you to pick a 71 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: they want you to pick a sport in fourth grade, 72 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: which I think is crazy. But uh, you know, I'll 73 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: go against Texas sports there, but uh yeah, but I 74 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: am a big fan of multiple multiple sports. I think 75 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: it helps. I think it really helps the individual and 76 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: um and I think you definitely see it. It's been 77 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: very accurate, you know, as far as assessing players come 78 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: in and into our league, and it's definitely part of 79 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: the draft process in Montgomerys, trying to make your team 80 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: right now, which is drafted as a professional cross player. 81 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: In the same time, I mean, have you seen his 82 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: ability to just speak to his in general isturity for 83 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: him is kind of interesting? Yeah, definitely. I mean I 84 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: think if you if you see him in tight quarters 85 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: and in even in the spatial part of it, you know, 86 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: it's it's not uncommon. I mean, you know, he looks 87 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 1: natural out there. You would not know that he hasn't 88 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: played football in four years. So um, but I think 89 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: definitely his experiences, um, you know has helped him. And 90 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: like I said, I think it's a big factor. You know, 91 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: how guys can um, you know, do more. And I 92 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: think even today's NFL compared to you know, probably ten 93 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: fifteen years ago, you know, with you know, the game's 94 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: played so much more in space now, you know, with 95 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: the role changes and you know, receivers running across the 96 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: middle and you know, with free access and things like that. 97 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: So you know that the instincts, awareness and ability to 98 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: play in those space spatial situations. I think it definitely 99 00:04:54,040 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: helps him. Choo fielder. He's surprised to go so much 100 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: just not playing that much football and baseball, oh totally. 101 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: I mean hand eye coordination tracking, Uh, those are all 102 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: you know things that you could see just in the 103 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: drill we did today. I mean, you know, most of 104 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: those guys handled it very well. I mean I've I've 105 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: done the drill for a number of years and and 106 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 1: this this this group these two days, they did it 107 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: very well. You know, he had the punts in the 108 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: win yesterday and then made him run to go a 109 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: little longer distance today with the kickoff ball. So yeah, 110 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,159 Speaker 1: I think all those things helping in Jalen's case. Just 111 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: using his words, I know, he um expressed the me 112 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: that you know, he didn't play a lot of football 113 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: and that you know, he has a very high ceiling, 114 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: and I think it's very exciting about that. Also these 115 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 1: first year players, but does it seem like or real 116 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:56,479 Speaker 1: world experience, But they've been through like with COVID and 117 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: changes in routines the past couple of years. So I 118 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: like the worldly, you know, expression of that because I 119 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 1: think it's definitely they're coming into our league with different 120 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: you know, personally and professional experiences, clearly than generations before. 121 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: I mean, we cannot then high that the pandemic has 122 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: taken a tool on our society, but there's definitely, like 123 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: any adverse moment for a community, individuals, for football operations, 124 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 1: you definitely have an opportunity to learn from it. I 125 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: think just the just the simple fact of the ability 126 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: to communicate virtually has been a huge component that we 127 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: all had to learn and improve on. You know, it 128 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: really tested your creativity. I mean I just look at 129 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: the upgrades in the WebEx programming and things in the 130 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,800 Speaker 1: last two years. So you know, all those things are 131 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: benefit and I think that's all part of the education 132 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: and the advancement of these young men coming in today's game. 133 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: We were talking about how well prepared they were coming 134 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: into this camp yesterday, and you talked about the virtual 135 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: component not getting away any trading secrets. I mean, how 136 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: much contact didn't have with them since the moment they 137 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:08,360 Speaker 1: were drafted until they got here on Thursday night. I'm 138 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 1: ott direct contact, but the coaches, I mean they had 139 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: daily contact with them. I mean it's uh. Our afternoons 140 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: were worse. You know, our whole afternoon block from three 141 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: o'clock on was was set for position coach meetings with 142 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: with the players. So it was almost pretty much daily 143 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 1: contact with the With the rookie class, we talked to 144 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: little bit. Uh the big sixty two yards that you 145 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: made in college to win the game for Texas. Will 146 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: you see against Baylor? Means uh? I mean, I was stated, yeah, 147 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: he was telling about the one against Bailer. I was 148 00:07:43,160 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: I had to write one SOPs like that in college. 149 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: That my hand unfl I mean definitely, I mean, I think, 150 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: like anything, you're looking for experience for these young guys, 151 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: and you know, especially at that position, uh in in 152 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: for a young kicker. I mean, we all understand what 153 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,040 Speaker 1: the statistics tell you. So but yeah, that's definitely something 154 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: I had a very interesting conversation. Yes, we're talking about 155 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: the wind. You know, how windy it was and how 156 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: engaged the wind, how he measured it, and what his 157 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: approach was. So I mean, for a for a young guy, 158 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: I think he has a really good understanding and obviously 159 00:08:18,640 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: has a great place, uh you know, coming from Texas Tack. 160 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: I'm laughing, but I think he has a little been 161 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: experienced in with the wind. So what changes you with 162 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: the experience? You got to go back and think to 163 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,320 Speaker 1: your second year in Green Bay when you have with Crosby. 164 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: What changes when you have you know, you had an 165 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:38,080 Speaker 1: experienced guide over very had to missus. But patience, how 166 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 1: are you bad better today? And I was, you know, 167 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 1: in two thousand and seven. I'll say that it was 168 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: a good experience to go from that time because of 169 00:08:51,679 --> 00:09:04,560 Speaker 1: the practicing too good. Yeah yeah, um, just just the 170 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: way it's baced out. I've always kind of struggled with 171 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: the you know, the Memorial Day weekend um and just 172 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: you know, and and I think it's just experience, you know, 173 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: like today, I mean, you know, when you look at 174 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:20,839 Speaker 1: GPS as much as we do, you know, I think 175 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 1: it's just like anything analytics, it's probably over and out 176 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: more over analysis that goes on and under analysis in 177 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 1: today's world, UM, particularly deal with trained athletes. But that 178 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: that weekend to me is a real stressor for your 179 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: team because you know, if you look at everything, it 180 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: leads up to that. So I'm basically giving one up 181 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 1: on on a week coming back because that'll be the 182 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: first time that you know, our guys will be away 183 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: from each other, and you know, particularly what our guys 184 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: being here in the Captain's workhouse. You know that that's 185 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 1: that's kind of a building break where when we come 186 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 1: off we wrong, we go too, then we go to 187 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 1: four and then we will finish the mini camps. So 188 00:09:56,559 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: it's just it's more of the design the we have this, 189 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: you know, fitting our practice and what we're trying to 190 00:10:02,160 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: get done in a weight room. So that's why I'm 191 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: not going three after the you know, coming off of 192 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 1: that one more day weekend. So just I've had a 193 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: lot of answers coming off of that historically. So well, 194 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: let's go as a guy that you just see him 195 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: out there like Dan. I don't know how much obviously 196 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 1: that's a great question. But was it like the first 197 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 1: acting person. Yeah, I mean, I mean he's everything we 198 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: thought it was gonna be. I mean, actually I met 199 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: him with the Combine, so I mean we interviewed him 200 00:10:36,120 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: at the Combine, so I was winning pressed with him, 201 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: and I said this already a number of times. But 202 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: you know, he reminded you know, just because of his 203 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,199 Speaker 1: you know, you look at his shoulder with and his 204 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 1: thirty six inch arms. You know. You know, the first 205 00:10:48,960 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: great left tackle that I had a chance to be 206 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: around was a gentleman by the name of John Holt 207 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: in Kansas City, and Matt reminded me a lot of 208 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: just how he did such a great job playing with 209 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: patience and using his length. John there were different body types, 210 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,359 Speaker 1: but you know, we're both six seven, had very long arms, 211 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 1: so uh and then muscle. You know, I saw him 212 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:10,200 Speaker 1: move his feet and so forth. Um, you know, it 213 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: was very easy to get excited about him, but you know, 214 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: the interview process, I know, both the line coaches were very, 215 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: very impressed with him. Throughout the interview process. I know 216 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: our scouting staff, um, you know, we we felt very 217 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: fortunate to get where we got him. So I think 218 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: he's an excellent fit for what we're trying to get done. 219 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,439 Speaker 1: I know you spoke about the first movie yesterday, said 220 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: it's just talking right now. He was talking about how 221 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:35,319 Speaker 1: the Wisconsin we'll make you block, you know what I mean, 222 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,839 Speaker 1: the way the position has gone in the league now 223 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: where a lot of times that's just got a receiver 224 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: your body. How much do you got you actually says 225 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 1: I enjoy. Well, we needed I mean, we need his 226 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: you know, Um, you know the play style that we 227 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: established here, he definitely fits into that. But you know, 228 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,199 Speaker 1: the versatility to play you didn't play on the ball, 229 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: off the ball, you know, we talked about a little 230 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: bit yesterday. You know, he has um experience already playing 231 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: in the Pro conformation, just a little things like that, 232 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 1: just because of the way you know, Paul plays up 233 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: there at Wisconsin. So yeah, I think it's you know, 234 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: it's definitely something that we need more of. And you know, 235 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: I think Jackson an excellent fit for us next week. 236 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:18,120 Speaker 1: And these guys get around the vetters the first time 237 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,959 Speaker 1: it's good. It's fun, It's Monday's a cool day. It's 238 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 1: I think, you know, the first day they walk into 239 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: the locker room to you know, being there with the 240 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 1: vests and it's and it's, uh, I mean, it's hard 241 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: not to love this weekend. I mean, just you know, 242 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: the team meeting starts at eight thirty in the whole 243 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: rookie class is in there by seven ten, you know, 244 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: so that's you know, and I told him, I'll let's 245 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 1: take a picture of this, and you know when I 246 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: walk into the team meeting seven thirty and the second 247 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: week at locksmore, I'll make sure I'll you know, all 248 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 1: you guys are in there in seven ten. So I mean, 249 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: it's it's exciting and I think it it'll be great 250 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: because you know, we have we have a great veteran group. 251 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,960 Speaker 1: They'll embrace it. But you know, part of our backing 252 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: off a little bit today and not practicing to Mars 253 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:01,680 Speaker 1: because especially with the weather we got in front of us, 254 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: you know, you're gonna have four days, you know, for 255 00:13:03,559 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: four out of five days next week, so to get 256 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: them integrated. You know, I feel like we have a 257 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,320 Speaker 1: good playing before Monday and Tuesday. But They're just gotta 258 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: be smart because you have to get all these practices 259 00:13:14,160 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: because and I've already talked to the veterans about this. 260 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: When this class when it starts on Monday, you know, 261 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: there's always a gap between your rookie class and your veterans. 262 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: And you know, as quick as we can close that gap, 263 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 1: obviously the better football team will be. Obviously, the pandemic 264 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 1: hid shortly after you signed up here. And do you 265 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: get a feeling now you're kind of more back to 266 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: football because so much of your time was that who's 267 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: in COVID protocols and masking and distancing? Oh totally. I mean, 268 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: Dan Quinn and I were just talking about it the 269 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: other day, just because you know, Dan has been in 270 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 1: league it trement Us a long time and so you're 271 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: always bouncing off scheduling things, and you know, so him 272 00:13:52,000 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: and I spend a lot of time going back and 273 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: forth on that, and I mean, it's really in so 274 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: many ways feels like you're one because men, this is 275 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,400 Speaker 1: your first real offseason. I mean, just to have the 276 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 1: benefit of you know, being full time in the draft process, 277 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: you know, the coach is being able to take advantage 278 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:10,960 Speaker 1: of the you know, bumping into the hall, into the 279 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: hall accidentally to the veterans while they're here during captain's workouts, 280 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: and uh, just just having you know, sixty three guys 281 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 1: here since the first day of the off season program. 282 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: So that's to me, this is this is what I'm 283 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: accustomed to. This, this is the way, um that Frank 284 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: had always back to my years in Kansas City, we 285 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: had a tremendous offseason program. So um, and this is 286 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: where I feel like you can make your biggest games 287 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: as a football team because you know one thing about 288 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: your veterans. You know they're going to be here. So 289 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: as much time as you can spend with those guys, 290 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think that gets lost in the equation 291 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: of advancing your team from when when you're to the 292 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: next So and we've taken full advantage of that. So 293 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 1: we had a really good Phase one and Phase two. 294 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: Obviously got our last week of Phase two coming up, 295 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: but you know, we we've really hit the target and 296 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: I feel great about that, not every day, but pretty much. 297 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: I mean, but the beauty of the pandemic. I mean, 298 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: if if a guy wasn't there, they were definitely We've 299 00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: had one hundred percent meetings wise, so if you know 300 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: if a players out of town, they were a part 301 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: of the Zoom call or the WebEx call. Good see 302 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: Scott didn't have to cut us off today. See we 303 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: got better.