1 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: Om are pretty much one one draft end you start 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: on the next, maybe even longer working for this one. 3 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,320 Speaker 1: What is that process like for you personally? And is 4 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: there a favorite part for you? 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 2: Favorite part? It's a good question. I say, just the 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: people I do it with. It's it's great. You know, 7 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,799 Speaker 2: we had we enjoy the process. We have a good time, 8 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 2: you know, Coach t and his group and then obviously 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 2: my group with Andy and Dan Colbert and Mark Sadowski 10 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: and the rest of the guys. We have such a 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 2: good time through the process. A lot of work, you know, 12 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 2: a lot of hours. But I think for me it's 13 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: I just love the people I do it with and 14 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: that that's what keeps it exciting. 15 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: How would you describe this final push, the final week 16 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: heading into a draft. 17 00:00:47,720 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 3: What's that like? 18 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 4: You know, we're all dealing with hypotheticals. 19 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 2: You know, we're sitting back trying to figure out what 20 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: the other twenty teams are trying to do, just like 21 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 2: everyone else at home is. And you know, all the 22 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: media and all the mocks. You know, we're going through 23 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 2: the same thing, and you know, we're trying to be 24 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 2: mind readers like the rest. 25 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 4: Of the world. 26 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,400 Speaker 1: The first day of the draft on Thursday. How early 27 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: do you get to the building and what are those 28 00:01:07,280 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: final few hours as everybody there's nothing you can do. 29 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 3: You're just waiting. 30 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 4: You just we're just waiting like everybody else. 31 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: You know. 32 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: You know, hopefully when you get the Thursday, you feel 33 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:19,919 Speaker 2: prepared and ready to go, and you know we've always 34 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 2: had and we're just waiting like everyone else. 35 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 4: You know. 36 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: I want to I want to say I'll get there 37 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 2: at mid morning, but usually I'll wake up so early. 38 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 4: That I'm like, you know what, I'm just going to 39 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 4: get get up and go. And that's how it goes. 40 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 1: After we're a moved past free agency, when you look 41 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: at your roster, what positions or needs do you feel 42 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: like you need to address this weekend? 43 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 2: You know, if just anything specific. But we go to 44 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: camp with ninety guys. You know, I think we're in 45 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: the mid seventies right now, and you know, it's a 46 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 2: mix of holes at different positions, and so we'll just 47 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: see how it all plays out. 48 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: Mister Rooney said at the end of the season that 49 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: the quarterback position is kind of that key piece of 50 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: the puzzle, top priority. How would you assess it as 51 00:01:57,760 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: we sit here today? 52 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 3: Going into the draft. How do you view it in 53 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 3: terms of what you need to do? 54 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 2: Sure, so we go to camp, you know, we go 55 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 2: to Latrobe, we'll be there with four quarterbacks. Right now, 56 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:08,639 Speaker 2: we have two, so we have two positions open, and 57 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,720 Speaker 2: I'm confident we'll have four quarterbacks by the time we 58 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 2: get to Latrobe. 59 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 4: You know, and all options are on the our open 60 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 4: right now. May see. You know, we could trade for 61 00:02:16,560 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 4: a player or a quarterback. 62 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: We could sign one that's a free agent, or we 63 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 2: could address it this weekend, so or a combination of those. 64 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: But I'm confident we'll be in a good position by 65 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:28,119 Speaker 2: the time we get there. 66 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,239 Speaker 1: How does Aaron Rodgers' most recent appearance on the Pat 67 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: McAfee show impact what you guys do in the draft? 68 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, I wouldn't say. It really doesn't really impact what 69 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 2: we do in the draft. You know, we've obviously had 70 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,800 Speaker 2: conversations in Republic, and you know, he knows how we 71 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 2: feel and we know how he feels, and you know, 72 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 2: we've obviously the conversations have continued. But I mentioned we 73 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 2: have two quarterbacks under contract right now, and we have 74 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: two more to acquire, and we'll go through the process. 75 00:02:56,680 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 3: You and especially coach Tomlin. 76 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: You're kind of everywhere during this cross us, whether it's 77 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 1: Pro Day's different things like that. 78 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: But the pre draft is it's where you guys get 79 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 3: to bring guys here to Pittsburgh. 80 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: Roderick Jones, Troy Patano, both guys were in this building 81 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: before you took them in the first round. Why was 82 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,600 Speaker 1: it important to have them here in Pittsburgh. 83 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 4: It's just part of the process. 84 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,839 Speaker 2: You know, sometimes you have some questions or you didn't 85 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: get enough time with them in Indie or a mobile, 86 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,079 Speaker 2: and you know, if you have the opportunity to bring 87 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 2: them in and you know it makes sense to do so, 88 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 2: get to know them a little bit better, and you know, 89 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 2: sometimes you put them with the coaches, let them see, uh, 90 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: see what they think. And so that's just an opportunity 91 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: for maybe not necessarily coach and I to get to 92 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 2: know the player, but have other people in the organization 93 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: to interact with them and give us their feedback on 94 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: what they think. 95 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: In terms of the draft, six picks, as we said 96 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: here today, none in the second round because of the 97 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf trade. Are you comfortable with just six or 98 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: do you want to acquire some more draft to capital 99 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: very comfortable. 100 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: We have DK I'll say that, and we have six 101 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 2: and you know, at this point we'd love. 102 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 4: To have fifty picks. 103 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: Sure, there's there's this is a good draft, there's some 104 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 2: good players that can help us, and if there's an 105 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: opportunity to make sense for us to acquire more picks, 106 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 2: we'll certainly do that, not only in the first round, 107 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: but in other rounds. But I've always taken the approach that, 108 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: you know, we're never going to trade away from a 109 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: really good player that can help us. 110 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 4: So you know, we'll see where it goes. 111 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: In terms of the communication with you, your staff and other teams, 112 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: how does that. 113 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 3: Work during a draft weekend? 114 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 4: Those conversations have already begun. 115 00:04:25,760 --> 00:04:25,960 Speaker 3: You know. 116 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 4: It's obviously it's a small group of thirty two. 117 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: Gms, and we've already been communicating and I'm not sure 118 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 2: how honest we're all being in each other, but we're communicating. 119 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 4: Have a feel for what other people want. 120 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:39,359 Speaker 2: To do, whether they move up down stan Pat and 121 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 2: you know, we'll see again, It's just so many different 122 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 2: things can happen here. We're at twenty one and we're 123 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 2: we're we're at the mercy of what the other twenty 124 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 2: teams are gonna do ahead of us, and we'll see. 125 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 4: All we can do is be prepared, and I. 126 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: Think we're there come Saturday night, maybe eight nine o'clock, 127 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 1: when you guys are done with some of the undrafted guys. 128 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: What would a successful Steelers draft weekend look like to you? 129 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 4: You know, I think time will tell on that. 130 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 2: Obviously a quirre good players, but time will tell, uh, 131 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:05,880 Speaker 2: you know how these guys do. 132 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 4: But are our ultimate goals to win a Super Bowl? 133 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 2: So I think the way I judge it is, you know, eventually, 134 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 2: you know, being a general manager, I haven't won that 135 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 2: super Bowl yet, and I'll judge it by how many rings? 136 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 4: Uh, you know we're able. 137 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 3: To get all right? Thanks and good luck this weekend. 138 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 4: Thanks miss, you appreciate it.