1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: Part of the guys. What was your rationale with release 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: Dan Bailey? Was certainly a very difficult decision for us. Obviously, 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,039 Speaker 1: Dan's been as good a players who've had around here 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,720 Speaker 1: over the last seven or eight years, and he's one 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,640 Speaker 1: of the elite kickers in the game and has been 6 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: throughout his career. Has made a ton of big kicks 7 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: for us. It was not an easy decision for us 8 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:26,640 Speaker 1: to make. Obviously, a lot of factors go into this 9 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: kind of a decision, and it was one that we 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: talked about a lot. And you know, there's a business 11 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: side to the game as well. That's certainly a factor 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: in making a decision like this, But really, honestly, there's 13 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 1: a business side to making a lot of decisions we make. 14 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: In the air of the salary cap. You have to 15 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: allocate dollars to certain guys, and you have to decide 16 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: where you can maybe save some money and save some 17 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: salary cap space. So I can't say enough about Dan 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: Bailey as a person, as a kicker, what he's done 19 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: for this organization, the number of pressure kicks he made 20 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: for us, and he and I had a good visit 21 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: the other day, talked the whole thing through we wish 22 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: him nothing but the best going forward. But he's been 23 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: a great player for us and it will continue to 24 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: be a great place to SLeague. This is a financial 25 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,680 Speaker 1: decision and decision of the clinic performance. Again, there's a 26 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: lot of factors that go into all these decisions. There's 27 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: a there's a you're evaluating the player's performance, and you're 28 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,959 Speaker 1: also evaluating, you know, how you're putting the entire roster together, 29 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: and you know, there are a lot of different factors 30 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 1: that went into this. It was not an easy decision 31 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: for us, and he's obviously someone we think a great 32 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: deal of and I wish him nothing but the best 33 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,759 Speaker 1: going forward. What were the on field factors that led 34 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:40,039 Speaker 1: to this? I mean he had one kick in the 35 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: preseason games. If there was a competition between these guys, 36 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: why I wasn't he allowed to ki? Yeah? I think 37 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: the biggest thing you would look at is, you know, 38 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: he's had some injuries over the last couple of years, 39 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: had a back two years ago, had to growing last year, 40 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: obviously didn't kick his best down the stretch last year. 41 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: A lot of different reasons for that. But again, when 42 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: we put the whole thing together into said what was 43 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: the best for our football team. This was a decision 44 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: we felt like we had to make, and it was 45 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: a hard decision, there's no question about that, and we 46 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: went back and forth on it. We discussed it a 47 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: great deal. One of the things that gave his confidence 48 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: is how well Brett Mares kicked both in practice and 49 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: in games, and we feel like he has an opportunity 50 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: to help our football team in that role. And you 51 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: noticed an erosion in his performance, like you said, with 52 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: the back in twenty sixteen and then the growing last year. 53 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: Did you notice an erosion in his performance level? Yeah, 54 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:33,360 Speaker 1: I don't really want to get into that part of it. Clearly, 55 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: you know, coming back from the growing last year, he 56 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 1: wasn't quite himself been such an accurate kicker for us, 57 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,240 Speaker 1: and you know, down the stretching and kicked the ball 58 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: as well as he had throughout his career. And again 59 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of factors that go into that. I 60 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:49,239 Speaker 1: do think he was healthy and that was behind him. 61 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: But this was not an easy decision. Dan has been 62 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: a great player for us, not a good player, a 63 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: great player at a very critical position. But it's a 64 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: decision we felt like we had to make for our team. 65 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,560 Speaker 1: Right now, everybody's in competition. Obviously, at what point the 66 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: summer did you and your staff come to the realization 67 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,920 Speaker 1: that there's a kicking competition. Oh, I think I agree 68 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: with your first statement that everybody's in competition. And Dan 69 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: knows that Dan's been in competition throughout his career. I 70 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: think we brought four or five kickers in his rookie year. 71 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 1: He understands the nature of this. And you know, Brett kicked, 72 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: you know, alongside Dan all throughout training camp, and you know, 73 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: he did a really nice job in practice. Dan did 74 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: a nice job in practice. We just felt like when 75 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: we put it all together, all the different factors, that 76 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: this was the best decision for our team. Right now. 77 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: I press you most about Mayor, especially when you're discussing 78 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: them back and forth and you know that that Magley 79 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: has actually proven history at this level. How strongly did 80 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: you have to feel about his attributes and what Arlos 81 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: antributes to make this well? I think a combination of approach, 82 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: very professional. His approach right right from the start, comes in, 83 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: gets his work done, really good practice, his habits, kicked 84 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: the ball really well every day, virtually every time he 85 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: kicked it all throughout training camp. H certainly he has 86 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: an ability to help us a lot of different ways. 87 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: Very good kickoff guy. He punted throughout training camp, handled 88 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: all that work really well. He's a very talented guy. 89 00:04:17,560 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: He's got a strong leg. We saw that kame the 90 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: fifty seven yard or the other day in the game. 91 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: So he has all the physical traits that you want. 92 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: His approach was his approach every day was very professional, 93 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: and you know, we put all that together and uh, 94 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: you know, gave his confidence enough to make this decision. 95 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: We recognize he has it made a kick in the 96 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: National Football We understand that, we understand what Dan Bailey's 97 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: done in the National Football League, and so that makes 98 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: the decision that much more difficult. And again, we talked 99 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: about it. I went back and forth on it, We 100 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,919 Speaker 1: challenged each other on it, and ultimately this decision we 101 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: made for our team. You talked a lot about the 102 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: collaboration with the organization decision. Yeah, we're on board with 103 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: all the decisions we make organizational decisions, and there are 104 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: a lot of decisions that we had to make to 105 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 1: go from ninety to fifty three and then to decide 106 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: which guys we're going to come back on the practice 107 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: squad and we sit in a room and we talk 108 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: about it. We talk about it every day. We talk 109 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: about how all the pieces of the puzzle fit together 110 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: and all the different factors that go into the pieces 111 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: of the puzzle, and we work through it. We worked 112 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: through it together and a very collaborative fashion, and we 113 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 1: make organizational decisions that everybody behind look into the Yeah, 114 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: and I think at the outset when we signed him, 115 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: those are certainly factors that we liked about him. We 116 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: knew him coming out of school. We have some guys 117 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: in our staff who are around him coming out of school. 118 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: He was a very good kicker at Nebraska. He had 119 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: success up in the Canadian Football League. You he was 120 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: here in training camp with us, I think in twenty thirteen, 121 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: so we have a little bit of a history with us, 122 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, he just he did a really 123 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: good job from day one. And again we recognize this 124 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: decision and uh, you know what we're doing. But but 125 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: when we put it all together, we just felt like 126 00:06:00,320 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: this was the right thing for our team. Right now, 127 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 1: what about what you see as you can trust him 128 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: in a club situation? Really, everything I've just been talking 129 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: about the last five minutes. That just his preparation, you know, 130 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: his physical ability, the approach he's taken every day. Again 131 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: recognizing the aising kicked a field goal in the National 132 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 1: Football League, but he has experienced in the Canadian Football League. 133 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: Was a good college kicker and and really came to 134 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: work every day and did an excellent job for us. So, 135 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 1: you know, the opportunities that he had for us in 136 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: practicing in games, for the most party handled really really 137 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: well and that gave is competent enough to make this decision. Well, 138 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,640 Speaker 1: what interior decision to keep re going a fifty three 139 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: and how did his situation the previous night attacked anything? Well, Again, 140 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: that's another hard decision. And you know, oftentimes when you're 141 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: talking about cutting your team down, there's competition within the position, 142 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: and there's competition across positions. We're gonna be a longer 143 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: here or shorter there, and then again there's a lot 144 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: of different factors that go into that. Rico just did 145 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: a nice plan for us. I think he's grown and 146 00:07:01,600 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: developed as a tight end. He's doing more of the 147 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: things that a tight end needs to do better. Some 148 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: of the things come more naturally to him. He's getting 149 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: better at some of the things that he hasn't had 150 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: that much experience with, and he had a good training 151 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: camp and a good preseason. One of the things that 152 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: was impressive about him is even though he was learning, 153 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: you can tell he was thinking, he made aggressive mistakes, 154 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: he played fast, you know, his inexperience didn't cause him 155 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: to slow down. I think that's a big step for 156 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: a player, and so he just he got better and 157 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: better and better. Obviously, the incident that happened Friday night 158 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: was poor judgment on his part, and it's not something 159 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: we want from any of our players. You know, there 160 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: will be consequences for that when the players come back 161 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: in tomorrow and he and I have communicated via text, 162 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:50,920 Speaker 1: we haven't spoken yet, but that was poor judgment. Ultimately, 163 00:07:50,920 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: didn't think it was enough to impact the decision that 164 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: we made with our fifty three men roster, which it 165 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: was feeling like you still need a little bit more 166 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: time to where he goes, just based on the fact 167 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 1: that he had not play about Ricco, Yeah, that's certainly 168 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: a part of it. You like his developmental upside, and 169 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: we've liked that right from the start, but at some 170 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 1: point there needs to be evidence that a player can 171 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 1: can achieve that upside, and we think that throughout training 172 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: camp this year and throughout the preseason, he was starting 173 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: to show a lot of that evidence that he could 174 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: go into a game and play with confidence and do 175 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: the things he needs to do. He has a long 176 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: way to go as a player. We'll try to put 177 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: him in situations that he can handle, that he's confident 178 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: playing in, and uh, you know, we try to do 179 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: that with all of our players. You're trying to minimize 180 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: their weaknesses and you try to emphasize what their strengths are. 181 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:42,800 Speaker 1: And we'll try to do that with him going forward 182 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: as he continues to learn how to play tight end 183 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: in this league team to get him the game day. 184 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: That's another thing that that happened with Rico this year. 185 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,079 Speaker 1: I think he improved on special teams to the point 186 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:53,439 Speaker 1: where we started to be able to trust him a 187 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: little bit more and that'll be a big factor for 188 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: him and for all the guys you talked about when 189 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: you're these decisions and maybe you short areas and how 190 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: you compensate with four tight ends, three quarterbacks, a center 191 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: who's not going to be able to play for you 192 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: in the foreseeable future. Where does that leave you short? 193 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 1: And how difficult were those decisions to make composition? Well, again, 194 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,439 Speaker 1: there are a lot of different factors that go into 195 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: all these decisions. You know, the individual position, you want 196 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 1: to make sure they're all short up. An area where 197 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:26,520 Speaker 1: we're short on the fifty three relative to what we've 198 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: done in the past is that running back. We have 199 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: two half backs and a full back on the active roster. 200 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,559 Speaker 1: We feel good about what Jamay's can do for us 201 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: as a protector on third down and what he might 202 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: be able to do for is running the football if 203 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: something were to happen to the other two guys, So 204 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: his versatility was a big factor in us being able 205 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,440 Speaker 1: to only keep three running backs on our roster. We 206 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 1: are going to have two running backs on our practice squad, 207 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: Jordan Chung and both Scarbo will both come back on 208 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: our practice squads, so that that'll be good to have 209 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: those young developmental guys there. But on our fifty three 210 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: we're shorter. Are you mentioned you know Travis Frederick's situation. 211 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,959 Speaker 1: We feel like, with the information that we have right now, 212 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: is important to keep him on the fifty three and 213 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: give him a chance to come back as soon as 214 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: he can. If we get different information, we can make 215 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: a different decision. But with the information that we have now, 216 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: we thought that was the right decision for him and 217 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: for our football team. We did shore up the interior 218 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: backup position a little bit. We claimed Adam Redmond on waivers. 219 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: He played with Buffalo this past preseason. We like what 220 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,080 Speaker 1: he can bring as an interior backup guy, so we 221 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 1: wanted to shore up that area and we signed. We 222 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:38,960 Speaker 1: traded for Arringer the other night from Kansas City to 223 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: shore up the backup guard tackle spot. So we feel 224 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: like with two new guys that we've shored up a 225 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: couple of areas that were cause of concern for us 226 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: at this point, and hopefully those guys can get in 227 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: and get acclimated and help our football team. Do you 228 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: have any better long time with Travis? Really don't today 229 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 1: by day's situation. All the words I've gotten from him 230 00:11:01,080 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: and from our doctors have been positive up to this point. 231 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: But I'll say it again, we're most concerned about him 232 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 1: as a person and making sure he comes back healthy 233 00:11:10,320 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: as a husband, as a father, as a human being 234 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: before we get into the football thing. But he's been 235 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: engaged with our football team. He's been around us, he's 236 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: been in meetings. I traveled with us to Houston, so 237 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: he's certainly been a part of our team. But we'll 238 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: take a situation day by day. Is it based on 239 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: the information you have now you feel good about keeping 240 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: him on the fifty three? What when was that last 241 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: bit of information you got him? What's he able to do? Again? 242 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: It's all it's been positive since he started his treatments 243 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:39,479 Speaker 1: and uh, and that's given us cause to be optimistic 244 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: and uh. And really he's working out on his own 245 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 1: and he's been able to handle the work so far. 246 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: So again, you take it day by day. But from 247 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: my perspective the information that I've gotten there, there hasn't 248 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 1: been any drastic setbacks in any way. He's getting into this, 249 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: into this program, and hope he will continue to respond 250 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: the right way. How encouraging has been for you, who 251 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: through his teammate's supposed to have him around his meetings 252 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: and practice and said, even on the sideline of beach, 253 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: it really means a lot. Uh, And I can say 254 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: that with all sincerity. Just to have him come in 255 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: and be at the meal the night before the game 256 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: and then be part of the walkthrough and sit in 257 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 1: on the meetings and and and be engaged with his 258 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: teammates on the offensive line and throughout our team. I 259 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: just think that's really really important and doesn't surprise me 260 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 1: one bit. You know, he reached out to me and said, Coach, 261 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 1: would you mind if I came to Houston, I'd like 262 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 1: to be part of the visit to NASA. I'd like 263 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 1: to be a part of the team when we play 264 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: on Thursday night. I said, what I mind? Are you 265 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,080 Speaker 1: kidding me? I absolutely love to have you be a 266 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: part of it. So, you know, he's been very proactive 267 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: and he's taken the initiative about being being back and 268 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,680 Speaker 1: be a part of our team and trying to be 269 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: involved in everything that we do. Sure of going out 270 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: on the practice field talk about no overro on Deanti 271 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: Thompson and that, well, Noah just hasn't done anything for 272 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: us yet. And you know that there's a lot of 273 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: decisions you make right at the end that are that 274 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: are you're just trying to understand the system and how 275 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 1: you can best take advantage of it. So we kept 276 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: No on the fifty three initially because he's subject to 277 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: waiver claims and then we put him on IR and 278 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: Deanta is not subject to waiver claims, So we talked 279 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: to Deontay before that, and we knew that we wanted 280 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: to bring him back, and you know, given where Noah 281 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: is with his hamstring, we just felt it was the 282 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: right thing to put him an IR. You can't again, 283 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: you can't win with three quarterbacks. How do you weigh 284 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: because there are also some other young quarterbacks who were 285 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:43,320 Speaker 1: released that you clearly liked in the past. How do 286 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: you weigh guys through in here you're developing versus guys 287 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: you've locked in the past, and whether it makes sense 288 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: to bring It's a good question. I think you're always 289 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: you're always weighing that with every personnel decision you have. 290 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,199 Speaker 1: And you've heard me say this a lot, three and 291 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: sixty five days out of the year, who you have 292 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: and who might be available to upgrade your team. And 293 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: we feel good about, you know, what the young backup 294 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks have done for us. Obviously we can all get better, 295 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: you know, Cooper Rush has done some good things for us, 296 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: Mike White's done some good things for us. But we 297 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: feel good about where they are and where their development 298 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: can be. There are some other guys who have gotten 299 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: released who are available, so you have discussions about that, 300 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: but that's not unique to the quarterback position. You have 301 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: those conversations about every position on your team. You see 302 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: who's on the waiver wire, you see it's available by trade, 303 00:14:32,400 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 1: and you say, okay, what's the best thing for us 304 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:37,359 Speaker 1: to do right now? And so we'll have those discussions 305 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: ongoing about that position, but about every position as we 306 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 1: go forward. It's the latest on Xavier Woods and Cavea 307 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: Frazier heading in this week. You know, Xavier's still coming 308 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: back from the hamstring. Don't anticipate him practicing, you know, 309 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: certainly at the outset of this week and Cavan we 310 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: feel better about where he is with his shoulder, but 311 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: you know, we'll take a situation day by day. What 312 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: did you all like about Campbell the guy who claimed 313 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: for We just liked how we played, to be honest 314 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: with you, I mean he's very active both around the 315 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage and on the back end. He's an aggressive, 316 00:15:12,880 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: active special teams player. And we needed another guy in 317 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:20,480 Speaker 1: here the safety depth. We were thin and we needed 318 00:15:20,480 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: to get a guy, and uh, we just played him. 319 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:24,640 Speaker 1: We saw him on tape and then we had a 320 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: chance to evaluate him again once the waiver wire came out, 321 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: and just felt like he was someone we could bring 322 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 1: in here, and we'll get him in here today and 323 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: try to get him up the stuff as quick as 324 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: we can and get him to work. You think, and 325 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: I don't know that that had any impact on it. 326 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:46,920 Speaker 1: I do think just the strength of his leg and 327 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:49,040 Speaker 1: his ability to to kick the ball out or kick 328 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: it the way we needed it to be kicked. I 329 00:15:51,360 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: think that was the biggest factor, not in any way 330 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: that Dan was deficient in that regard. But you know, 331 00:15:56,280 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: Brett certainly did a good job with the cookoffs. Casey 332 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 1: severy call cool and collected. But how much does the 333 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: energy and perhaps the anxiety build up now that you're 334 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,680 Speaker 1: here a regular season game. Oh, I think it's excitement. 335 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: You know, it's certainly energy and excitement. And you know, 336 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: we've worked very hard to get to this point. We've 337 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: had a lot of hard decisions we've had to make 338 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: over the last few days. We're feel good about the 339 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 1: fifty three guys were having a roster, feel good about 340 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: our practice squad, and I think we're all chopping the 341 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: bit to get the players back in here tomorrow and 342 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: get to work. And tomorrow will be a regular Tuesday. 343 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: The players will just run and we'll have meetings in 344 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: a little bit of a walk through, and we'll start 345 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: our practicing on Wednesday. But certainly excited to get it going. 346 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: I think we've led a good foundation for our team 347 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: all throughout the spring and through training camp and during 348 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:41,680 Speaker 1: the preseason. Excited to see these guys play on Sunday. 349 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: Big part of the season is replacing days, replacing Witton. 350 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: Have you seen in the preseason practice on the field 351 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: that you know what you're gonna get from the six 352 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: receivers you kept in the fourth ten ends or is 353 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: that just kind of gonna have to be a a 354 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: see how it goes well. We certainly feel good about 355 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: what they've done in practicing in the preseason games, and 356 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: we're excited to see them in real, live action. And 357 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: one of the things that for everybody all across the 358 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,119 Speaker 1: league that you like is you like kind of honing 359 00:17:08,200 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 1: in on a plan, uh, you know, game plans on offense, defense, 360 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: and in the kicking game. That's what you start to 361 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: do once you get into the regular season. And I 362 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,479 Speaker 1: think that can crystalize some things for everybody and hopefully 363 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: instill some confidence and everybody as we get ready for 364 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: the for the Carolina Panthers. But feel good about the 365 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 1: skill guys on offense and excited to see him play 366 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:30,399 Speaker 1: this week. There's some talker speculation that maybe with Djon 367 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: Jones on IR as well, just what's his status and 368 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: how do you feel about his recovery Daytone has done 369 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,479 Speaker 1: a good job. He is injured, so we got to 370 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: see what his situation is and you know, some more 371 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: information might come out about that here in the next 372 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: few hours. Are you guys approaching the nose tackles spot 373 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: differently than you have? I mean it's yeah, obviously have woods, 374 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 1: but it doesn't heem like you have a lot of 375 00:17:53,960 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: bigger guys in there. It seems like you're kind of 376 00:17:56,760 --> 00:18:02,160 Speaker 1: going with undersized tackles more then the traditional nose. Maybe 377 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: it's a good question. What I would say, in general, 378 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: the profile for our defensive line is we value quickness 379 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 1: and explosiveness maybe more than anything else across the board. 380 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 1: And sometimes when you're talking about the nose tackle, that's 381 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: taken the form of a bigger guy, and sometimes it's 382 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: it's been a smaller guy. You know, we want guys 383 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,000 Speaker 1: who are active in there, Guys who can disrupt, Guys 384 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 1: who can get off the ball and penetrate. You know, 385 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: that's really the profile for both those defensive tackle spots. 386 00:18:29,640 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: The nose has typically been maybe a little bit bigger 387 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,159 Speaker 1: and maybe a little less athletic than the true under tackle, 388 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,400 Speaker 1: but still that's the profile we like. And Woods he's 389 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: done a great job for us so far, and we 390 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 1: feel like there's good competition in there with some of 391 00:18:41,440 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: the other guys we're laden practice this week. We do 392 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 1: anticipate in practicing. Yes, your average age is something like 393 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: twenty five point four of your roster. What's that like 394 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: to have to have gone from a when he came 395 00:18:57,359 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: in an older team to now one of the youngest 396 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: team in the league. Well, I think, if you look 397 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: at it, we've been we've gotten younger quickly through the years. 398 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,240 Speaker 1: When I first became the head coach, where one of 399 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: the older teams, and we made some hard decisions at 400 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: that point with some of the more veteran players. So 401 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 1: I think we got young But like you said, we've 402 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,359 Speaker 1: gotten younger still here this past year, a lot of 403 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:22,440 Speaker 1: really good players have been around this franchise for a 404 00:19:22,520 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: long time. Were no longer with us, but we still 405 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: feel really good about some of the younger players who 406 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,200 Speaker 1: have been good players for us. You know, up to 407 00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: this point, do you think about the leadership and the 408 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: production of the guys on our offensive line or young 409 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,439 Speaker 1: quarterback or running back. You know, those guys have been 410 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: really good players for us, and they're not that old. 411 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: I think you can say some similar things about guys 412 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 1: on the defensive side of the ball. So that's really 413 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: what you want to be. You don't want to just 414 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: be a young team. You want to be a young, 415 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: good team. And we have some We have some guys 416 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: who are young that haven't been as tested quite as much, 417 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: but we feel like they have the stuff and we're 418 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: excited about seeing them play and seeing this group come together, 419 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: and we're embracing the youth of our team. There are 420 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 1: a lot of streng to that, and hopefully we can 421 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,359 Speaker 1: get experienced fast with the guys who haven't played and 422 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:07,119 Speaker 1: play at the level we need to play. What is 423 00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 1: embracing the youth mean, there's a lot of really positive 424 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: things about having a young team, and you know, as 425 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:17,920 Speaker 1: a coaching staff, you really want to coach them hard 426 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:22,880 Speaker 1: on every aspect of the game, and typically they respond 427 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: well because they have a lot to learn about the game. 428 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: Then you want to put them in situations in game, 429 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: situations where they can grow and learn from the experience 430 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: is both good and bad, and you try to do 431 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: that with all your players regards of what their age is. 432 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: But you know, having a good young team who who 433 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,360 Speaker 1: a lot of guys who think alike and are excited 434 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 1: about the opportunity to play together. I think that can 435 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:48,640 Speaker 1: be energizing for everybody. I think you've got only twenty 436 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: nine guys left from last year's this time last year. 437 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: Is that like life in the NFL today? Well, I 438 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,000 Speaker 1: think if you look around the league, there's tremendous turnover 439 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 1: on teams, and not just that's just been the nature 440 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: here the last few years. Because of the salary cap, 441 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 1: because of how contracts are structured, it's hard to keep 442 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: all your guys together for a long period of time. 443 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 1: Very different than twenty five thirty years ago. That's just 444 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:14,920 Speaker 1: the nature of the league. And I think the league 445 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 1: is getting younger. There's more incentive to keep you younger 446 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 1: players on your team, more incentive to have draft picks 447 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 1: make your team, and so that's why you got to 448 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: you gotta embrace the youth and you got to get 449 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: them ready to go as quickly as you can. And 450 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: the teams that are able to do that better are 451 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: the ones that ultimately we be playing in the playoffs 452 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: and have a chance to win the whole thing for 453 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: the game that turnover rating, Oh, I think that's probably 454 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 1: a couple of lemonade discussion. We can we can talk 455 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 1: about that, but it's the reality of it when you 456 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:46,040 Speaker 1: think about salary caps and how you're structuring your roster 457 00:21:46,720 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: and u and making sure there's a little bit of 458 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: equity throughout those fifty three guys. And when you when 459 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: you're paying top dollars certain guys on your team, you 460 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: can't pay top dollar to everybody. So you got to 461 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 1: make sure you make some really smart decisions from a 462 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,120 Speaker 1: football standpoint, from also from a business standpoint, and again, 463 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: the teams that construct their roster the best to handle 464 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: the ups and downs of a sixteen game season, ultimately 465 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna be the ones playing at the end. Yeah, 466 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: Cheeta has done a great job, he really has, and 467 00:22:20,440 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, you know he missed the early part 468 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: of last year. But once he started playing last year, 469 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: I think you saw a lot of things that we 470 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: saw in him coming out of school. He's got a 471 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: lot of physical gifts. He's big and strong, he's quick, 472 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:37,399 Speaker 1: he's fast, he's athletic, he's explosive, he's got instincts for 473 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: the game. He loves to play. He's willing to throw 474 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,959 Speaker 1: his body in there and make tackles. He can make 475 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:48,080 Speaker 1: plays on the ball. You know, a number of PBUs interceptions, 476 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: all those things just in a short period of time. 477 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: And I think when you put all that together and 478 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: you see him out there day after day, you see 479 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: him getting more and more confidence. So you know he's 480 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,520 Speaker 1: going to be part of our second day. He's gonna 481 00:22:58,520 --> 00:23:01,880 Speaker 1: be a big part of what we do there. And again, 482 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: I think he's embraced it and he's getting better every day. 483 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:08,760 Speaker 1: You have made some tough decisions throughout since you've been 484 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 1: you're going back to when you first started with conference 485 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: of line, but you made change over there more recently 486 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,320 Speaker 1: dies and even the quarterback decisions a couple of years 487 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: a going now with that better. Can you talk about 488 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: being able to do that and did you get there 489 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 1: from Jimmy, or how do you developed it resolved to 490 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: make tough decisions to move off black guys, older guys 491 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: because some people hang on them, hang on them to 492 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: older players too long because they have an emotional connection 493 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: and being able to move on, or they're hard decisions 494 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: for a lot of different reasons. The reason they're hard 495 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: decisions because the guys you're talking about have been great 496 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: players for this organization. They've been great people for this organization. 497 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 1: They've been productive on the field. That really everything that 498 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 1: you want on your team. But there are a lot 499 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: of factors that go into go into putting your roster together, 500 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 1: and age and money and all of those things factor 501 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: into how you can build your best roster. And I 502 00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: haven't made any of these decisions on my own. We 503 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 1: make these decisions collaboratively as an organization. Ownership, personnel, people, 504 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: coaching staff. We all talk about this and we try 505 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: to make the best decision for us, and we try 506 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: to challenge each other as to why this is a 507 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:20,920 Speaker 1: good decision, or that's a good decision, or why we 508 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:22,879 Speaker 1: need to keep him, why we need to move on, 509 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: and then ultimately, when the door opens, it's our decision. 510 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: And so you know they're not easy. They're not easy, 511 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,879 Speaker 1: especially because the kind of players these guys have been, 512 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: and they kind of men they've been for our organization, 513 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: the examples they've been to their teammates. But ultimately you 514 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: have to do it's in the best entrance of the 515 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 1: football team. Is it always better to get a rid 516 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:43,680 Speaker 1: of a guy a year too early as opposed to 517 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: a year too late. I don't know about that. I 518 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:51,119 Speaker 1: think those are hard things. Those are hard things to 519 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:55,600 Speaker 1: to define. You know, whether it's a year or two earlier, 520 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 1: year too late. Oftentimes it's just for your team at 521 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: that time. This is the best decisi vision. And you know, 522 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: when you shake hands and you give a guy a hug, 523 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: you wish him nothing but the best. I hope Dan 524 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:08,120 Speaker 1: Bailey goes to another team and plays ten more years 525 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: and kicks at the highest level. I hold him in 526 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 1: the highest regard as a person, as a player, And 527 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: the same thing for Dez Bryan and any of the 528 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: other guys that we've had on our team that we've 529 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 1: we've had to move on from, and so for our 530 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: team right now, we felt like these were the best 531 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,199 Speaker 1: decisions and we've appreciate those guys were grateful to those 532 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 1: guys for their performance and what they've done to this 533 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: organization with them nothing and wishing nothing but the best 534 00:25:28,840 --> 00:25:31,479 Speaker 1: going forward. Coaches tend to leading towards veterans because they 535 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 1: like guys that know what they've done, they were proven 536 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: track record. Did you do You have to kind of 537 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,199 Speaker 1: meet away from that and separate yourself matter or your 538 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:41,000 Speaker 1: coach and staff to say, hey, don't just take the 539 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: jersey number off these guys when you're looking at him, 540 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,640 Speaker 1: And is it something as simple as that. Well, again, 541 00:25:45,680 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: there's there's a lot of different factors that go into it. 542 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: And you are dealing with people, and you are dealing 543 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 1: with players, and you are dealing with a lot of 544 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: different factors that go into these decisions. So you have 545 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: to put all of that stuff together. Lion one is 546 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,160 Speaker 1: always what's in the best interest of the entire Dallas 547 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: Cowboys football team. And just because that's our motivation and 548 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: that's what we're focused on, doesn't necessary. I mean, we 549 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: always make the right decisions, you know, oftentimes to reflect 550 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,639 Speaker 1: back and say, boy, we shouldn't have done that, or 551 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:14,520 Speaker 1: maybe we should have waited this, or we should have 552 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,040 Speaker 1: had this guy instead. You know that that's part of 553 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: the decision making process that you have. But the motivation 554 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: is we're doing what's best for the entire Dallas Cowboys 555 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,680 Speaker 1: football team and that will always be the number one 556 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,600 Speaker 1: factor and making these kinds of decisions, like you say, well, 557 00:26:29,640 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: the decisions made in the moment as well, you also 558 00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: have to factor in and Jerry likes to say whether 559 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: the arrows pointing out or pointing down different stages of careers, 560 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:42,680 Speaker 1: arrows are pointing out and pointing down. So you're making 561 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: the decision at the moment, but a part of that 562 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 1: decision was also, well what is this going to look 563 00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: like a year from now too? And does that wait 564 00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 1: more heavily in certain decisions, and no question about it. 565 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 1: And oftentimes you can be in a situation where maybe 566 00:26:57,320 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: a more veteran player actually plays better than a younger player, 567 00:27:01,240 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 1: but to your point, a year from now, you feel 568 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: like that younger player is going to be better than 569 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 1: the veteran player. And then you factor in some other 570 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: parts of it, the business side of it, um, So 571 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: you have to you have to weigh those things, um. 572 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: And sometimes you keep a player whose arrow is going 573 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,919 Speaker 1: this way because you don't have a better alternative than 574 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:24,440 Speaker 1: him right now, and so that's another factor. Who else 575 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,880 Speaker 1: is going to do that job right now? Who else 576 00:27:26,960 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: is going to do that job in the future. So 577 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:31,640 Speaker 1: you have all those discussions, you try to work through them. 578 00:27:31,640 --> 00:27:33,960 Speaker 1: You try to make your best decisions what's in the 579 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:39,119 Speaker 1: in the best interest of the team. Emotions, because the relationships, 580 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 1: I think you have to separate that when you're making 581 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 1: the decision as best you can. Uh. Sometimes leaving a 582 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,440 Speaker 1: little emotion in there is a good thing, because that's 583 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,959 Speaker 1: part of life and that's part of football. And then 584 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:58,840 Speaker 1: certainly when you're when you're talking to the player, you 585 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: want all the emotion there. You want it to be 586 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: real and honest and and as direct as you can be, 587 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: and you want to be truthful about how much you 588 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,679 Speaker 1: appreciate what the guy's done for the organization, and how 589 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:15,639 Speaker 1: how much you care about him, and how much you 590 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: want him to go on and succeed whatever he does 591 00:28:19,200 --> 00:28:21,120 Speaker 1: from this moment forward. And those are all the things 592 00:28:21,160 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: you try to tell guys because they're true, and they're honest, 593 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: and they're emotional. For Hearty, he's a Harvard guy. Now 594 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: we're standing. Can Redmond learned enough this week or do 595 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:36,160 Speaker 1: you anticipate Zach maybe being your senate invest We'll see, 596 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: we're gonna get Redmond in here today and we're gonna 597 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: put him to work. He'll spend a lot of extra 598 00:28:40,280 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 1: time with Coach Alexander and Coach Colombo to try to 599 00:28:44,000 --> 00:28:45,720 Speaker 1: get him to understand what we're trying to do here 600 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: in a short period of time. But we feel good about, 601 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, how he plays. We feel good about his 602 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: ability to pick things up quickly. Do you feel you 603 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: like Harvard guests as a princesson guy? So thank you, 604 00:28:59,560 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: We get it. That was an atat how I look