1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Morning coach, Um this morning. Yeah, Uh was Cole Strange 2 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: the top player on your board there at pick number 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: twenty nine? Uh yeah, let me feel like that was 4 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:19,040 Speaker 1: a good Um. Yeah, that guy fits well. Cole fits 5 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: well into our our team, in our system, and UM 6 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: obviously think he's a good player. Next question on seagull 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: Fall by Mike Preas and good morning Bill. Um, how 8 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: much was Coal on your radar while he played at Chattanooga? 9 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: And by all accounts, he had an exceptional week at 10 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl? Is this what raised his stock and 11 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: really opened your eyes in terms of making him your pick? Um? Yeah, again, 12 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: it's a compositive work um. You know, with any player, 13 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: so whatever opportunities you have to evaluate them. Um, you 14 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 1: evaluate them. And so Senior Bowl was part of it. Um, 15 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: that was definitely a move up competitively, but I played 16 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: a couple of SEC teams and um, this workout was 17 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: pretty It was pretty good as well. It was a 18 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: pretty athletic guy with good size and smart. So he 19 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 1: you know, he does a lot of things. Um, has 20 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: a lot of good tools to work with. You know, 21 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: he's got a long way to go, like every player 22 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: does comes into the NFL. But look forward to working 23 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: with them. Thanks, but yeah you're willing. Thanks. Question Mike Rereas, 24 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: followed by Mark Daniels. Yeah, Bill, how are you doing? Oh? 25 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 1: Good good? Um, how can you explain how the trade 26 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: went down? Is that something that came up on the 27 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: clock and how much consideration was there at twenty one 28 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: to just stay in there and maybe taken the guy 29 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: that that the chiefs came up for McDuffie. Uh, yeah, 30 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: there was, There were a couple of options there. Um 31 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: we did we felt like was best and made the 32 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: best decision that we felt like we made the best 33 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: decision we could, So that's what we did. Thanks Christian, 34 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: Mark Daniels folled by Greg Badard. They built was colon 35 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 1: consideration when you were picking at twenty one and what 36 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: separated him from the other guys on the board you 37 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: know down there twenty nine? Uh yeah, Well if we had, 38 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: if we had stayed at twenty one, then we would 39 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: have um obviously picked somebody, um and probably a good 40 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 1: chance it would have been him. I don't know, We didn't, 41 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: you know, there were several teams that we talked to 42 00:02:55,440 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 1: prior to when we made the trade. There was some 43 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: other you know, other conversations going on there, but ultimately 44 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: that's you know, that's the one we chose. So Um, 45 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 1: I'm glad Cole was there when we picked and as 46 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: I said, feel like we made the made the best 47 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:24,960 Speaker 1: decision that we could at twenty one. Next question big Byard, 48 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: followed by Matthew Fairburn. Hey, Bill, Um, obviously you guys 49 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: have an opening at guard um right now, but can 50 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 1: you tell us about your evaluation as far as Strange on. 51 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: Do you think there's a chance that center might be 52 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: his best long term position or do you think he's 53 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: just a guard for you? Yeah, we'll see. He's played 54 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: all all the positions on the offensive line. Um, so 55 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: we'll see. Um, I'm not sure. One quick follow up, Bill, 56 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: did you have did you have a leaf that if 57 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: you waited until your next pick that Strange would be gone? 58 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 1: Or did you just have conviction on the player? Yeah? 59 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 1: He he wouldn't lasted much longer. Thanks? All right? Next 60 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:24,239 Speaker 1: question Matthew Fairburn fall about you and steal Bill, Um, 61 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:28,039 Speaker 1: do you have any consideration to moving down again when 62 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: you were there at twenty nine? You know there there 63 00:04:33,240 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: are usually options when we when we're on the clock. Um, 64 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: So did we have them? Um maybe, you know, I'm 65 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 1: not sure you know how far we would have uh, 66 00:04:53,279 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: you know it, maybe it's hard to say we didn't 67 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: really get to that point. Um. Yeah. There again, a 68 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: lot of times teams call and and if you if 69 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: you open the conversation, then they go further. And if 70 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: you don't, then then they don't you know, then you 71 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:20,119 Speaker 1: make your pick. So and what stands out about Cole 72 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: as a as a run blocker when you watched him? 73 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 1: M yeah, again, he's he's long, he's athletic, UM's you know, 74 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 1: he's physically tough, he's an aggressive player. Um. I don't 75 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: think he has a good combination of skills run in pass, um, movement, length, 76 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: strength again, all of which will I think hopefully get 77 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: better like they probafully will with any player coming from 78 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: college to the National Football League. But I think he 79 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: has a good, you know, good skill set and it's 80 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: a smart, smart player that you know, makes a lot 81 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: of good, good decisions on the interior line there, timing 82 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: when they come off and combo blocks things like that. 83 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: So but you know, as always it'll be you know, 84 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: good to work with a player. But you know, there's 85 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: a lot he has a lot to learn and a 86 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:27,799 Speaker 1: lot to do. Thanks, you're welcome. Thanks Christian Ian Steel 87 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:33,119 Speaker 1: follow by christ Mason he Bill, thanks for taking time. Yeah, sure, 88 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: morning morning to you. What makes col Strange a first 89 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: round talent in your evaluation? Yeah, all things I just 90 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: talked about. Is there anything in your evaluation leading up 91 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 1: to the draft that really stood out to you? Again, 92 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: I think he has a good a good combination of 93 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: skills and ability. Um, he played well. He played well 94 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: against good competition at Chattanooga, both in their conference and 95 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: you know when they played up on and I thought 96 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: he played well against the competition at the Senior Bowl. 97 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: So yeah, he's a smart player that's played multiple positions. 98 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: We'll see how it goes, but I think he can 99 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: you know, handle um well, we'll see exactly how it 100 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: turns out here, but I think he has an opportunity to, 101 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: you know, be competitive at a couple of different things. 102 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: And bobill Seattle goes, Thank you, Bill, Yeah, you're welcome. 103 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: Our next question Chris Racing Fall but Andrew Killian Morning Bill. Hey, 104 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: Chris um So, I was written a couple of scouting 105 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: reports and they both pointed out that he seems to 106 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: be cool. Stranch seems to be a really aggressive player. 107 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: Is that something that's stood out to you on film? 108 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: And if so, how much is that a trait that 109 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 1: you value in interior offensive linement? Yeah? I think you know, 110 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: you always want those guys on the line of scrimmage 111 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: to be aggressive. You don't, you don't want them. Yeah, 112 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: the passive is probably not the adjective that we wanted 113 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: to describe offensive a defensive lineman with um, but yeah, no, 114 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: I think he has a good play style and and 115 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: as I said, a good skill set. You know, like 116 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: any players, got a long way to go, a lot 117 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: of things to work on, and we'll start working with 118 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: him on those things, but you know, look forward to it. 119 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: Did that seem to be something that he kind of 120 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: relished or came naturally to him, because you know, I've 121 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: seen the single bar face bask, the nope gloves. You know, 122 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: it seems like he's someone that just kind of wants 123 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: to get his hands dirty in there. Yeah. I don't 124 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: think the equipment and all that's that big of a 125 00:08:55,520 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: factor for me, but the play style and you know, 126 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: gin they you know, offensive linemen have a chance to 127 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,959 Speaker 1: finished blocks, you know, clean the pocket and help the 128 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: runner downfield, things like that. Yeah, those are good qualities 129 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: for an offensive lineman to have. Thanks Bill, Yep, you're welcome. 130 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: And the two final questions Andrew Callahan and Mike Rereeks. Hey, Bill, 131 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: I just wanted to go back a little bit. I know, 132 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: obviously you took Logan in the first round back in 133 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: two thousand and five, but you know, over the last 134 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,559 Speaker 1: ten years, you've invested the least amount of draft capital 135 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: into interior offensive linement at any other position on the roster. 136 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: What made Cole strange, you know, the exception to that 137 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: kind of pattern of the last ten twelve years. Yeah, again, Andrew, 138 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: you know, every draft is different and the way it 139 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: unfolds obviously, it's a new set of players every year 140 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 1: and and a new combination of of um position and 141 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: you know, circumstances around you based on what other teams do. 142 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: So I don't really like to compare drafts to each 143 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: other because they're all unique, they're all different. Um. Again, 144 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 1: as I said, I feel like, you know, we we 145 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: do it was best for the football team, um with 146 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: the opportunities that we had today, and we'll try to 147 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:33,079 Speaker 1: do the same thing tomorrow. And Saturday and and post 148 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: draft and you know, try to try to make the 149 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: most of each opportunity that we have. Is it fair 150 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: to say that open vacancy from the starting lineup a 151 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: year ago at guard was a major factor and selecting 152 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: Cole here? Uh no not, you know, no, not not really. 153 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: I don't think you. I don't think we ever, you know, 154 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,959 Speaker 1: intentionally go into the draft trying to say, well, we 155 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: have to get this position of that position. Um. Sometimes 156 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: it works out that way, um, which it did last 157 00:11:09,960 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: year and and it did this year. But that it 158 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: wasn't like there weren't other positions and other players that 159 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: we would have considered. Um. Yeah, the board was so 160 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 1: the players came off the board pretty much like we 161 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: thought they would, UM, for the most part. And that's again, 162 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: I felt like we made the best option that we had. 163 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: We took the best option that we had. Um, whether 164 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: it was a twenty one or twenty twenty nine, whatever 165 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: ended up being twenty nine, at those two points, we 166 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,959 Speaker 1: felt like we, you know, made the best choice that 167 00:11:55,000 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: we could. Thanks. Yep. The last question from Mike Greece. 168 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: As you look ahead, I think there's ten picks you 169 00:12:04,679 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: guys still have between the second and seventh rounds, how 170 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: would you sort of assess the opportunities for the team 171 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: and how do they sort of marry up with how 172 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 1: you view the the overall draft. Yeah, well I think 173 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: that's Um, you know, we're gonna have a lot of 174 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: time tomorrow to reset the board and kind of take 175 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: a look at just the question you asked, and you know, 176 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: rather than try to answer it now, really our focus 177 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 1: was more on the first thirty two picks and and 178 00:12:37,679 --> 00:12:39,720 Speaker 1: you know how we saw that shaping up and kind 179 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: of what the teams even though there was quite a 180 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: bit of movement, but going into it, we tried to, 181 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: you know, have an awareness of what some of the 182 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,840 Speaker 1: teams around us were doing. But you know, there were 183 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: never trades or a couple of player for player trades, 184 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: which is kind of unusual to see. So you know 185 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 1: things you know that I got shuffled a little bit there. 186 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: So it's you know, I really rather you know, guess 187 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: that an answer here. Um, we'll go back tomorrow. We'll 188 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: restack our board just like we did you know a 189 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: few hours ago going into the first round. Um, we'll 190 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: take a look at the projected draft order and so forth, 191 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,439 Speaker 1: and who's around us. As you said, we have a 192 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 1: number of picks, so we probably have some flexibility what 193 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: we could do over the next two days, um, different 194 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: than what we had a few hours ago, going into 195 00:13:35,960 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: the draft and try to, you know, see what our 196 00:13:40,040 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 1: options are. I'm sure we'll you know here from from 197 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: other teams or have some type of communication with other 198 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 1: teams and maybe that factors into what we do or 199 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 1: or maybe it doesn't. We'll have to wait and see 200 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: what that is. And you know how it presents itself. 201 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: So so the question you're asking is the same one 202 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: I'm asking. And UM, we'll we'll get to work on 203 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 1: that tomorrow and try to and try to figure figure 204 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: that out. But you're right, the number of picks and 205 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: and um, you know the depth and the draft that 206 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: that we have currently in the third for you know, 207 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: in these kind of mid rounds. Um, you know, I'll 208 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: take a look at that and see, okay, what what 209 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: do we think we can we can do with that? 210 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 1: And you know what are we being rather be in 211 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:29,720 Speaker 1: a different position than we're in or do we like 212 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: where we're at and so forth, and maybe somebody will 213 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,960 Speaker 1: come to us with something I consider, Um, one way 214 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 1: or the other moving up, moving down, So we'll just 215 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: have to Yeah, sure, we'll know a lot more tomorrow 216 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: once things get rolling, but we need to reset the 217 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: board and and you know, kind of restrategize, um, like 218 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: we did today, and then we'll do the same thing 219 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: after tomorrow's draft. We'll reset the board for Saturday and 220 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: and you know, see what see what that looks like. 221 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: So yeah, that's that's a plan for morrow.