1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:02,760 Speaker 1: It's a summer gower. What do you think where you 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:03,520 Speaker 1: look at the. 3 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 2: Team as a as a whole at this point, Yeah. 4 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: I just think you look at the team where we 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: are now from where we would call it last year, 6 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: ending training camp, just adding more speed, explosiveness on both 7 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:17,120 Speaker 1: sides of the ball, and just competition every day. 8 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 3: Does the process changed with the one cut day for 9 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 3: next week for you? Imagine you and your team. You 10 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 3: guys are spread all. 11 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: Over trying to evaluate not just here, but of course yeah, yeah, 12 00:00:33,159 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: Art our process doesn't change. The nice part is that 13 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: we're really meticulous, especially with the Pro Department, Chris Rossetti 14 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: leading the Pro Department on on how we go about evaluating. 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: Whether it's the Pro scouts being split up with different teams, assignments, 16 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 1: Tim McDonald myself overseeing, you know, whether it's NFC AFC 17 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: funneling players of interests up to Joe having Dennis, Hicky, 18 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: Ryan Colden all filling in just in terms of canvassing 19 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: the landscape. If there's guys that are playing out there, 20 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 1: there's nothing that's going to be a surprise to us, 21 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 1: whether you know, to get us at the cut down, 22 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: whether a guy who's traded in the next two weeks. 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: We will. We'll be doing our due diligence throughout the process. 24 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,480 Speaker 1: So whether teams decide to cut prematurely to call it, 25 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: you know, a benchmark of eighty before they get down 26 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: to fifty three, we'll be prepared. There's there's no you know, 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: curve balls or surprises on ourn We're gonna set up 28 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: philosophy likes you know, we're all we're due to all 29 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: at once on the last day or like as it 30 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: comes so long, or in terms of evaluating the league 31 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: now in terms of making it, yeah, now that's gonna 32 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: be you know, really wholehardly up to Joe and Joe 33 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: and Daves. But I just think it's where we are 34 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: from a health standpoint, and obviously getting through the Jets game, 35 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: you know, what we need from offense, defense, special teams, 36 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: and then going that way, you're hating the five planes 37 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: between a day and week one last year, do you 38 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: expect to be as acting you know, you know, obviously 39 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: we've elevated the talent overall on the team, but we're 40 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: gonna canvas everything we're you know, at the end of 41 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: the day, when you look at it, Dan, it's gonna 42 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: be acquired, developed, retain. That's what we want to do. 43 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: It's you know, acquiring the best talent, developing the best talent, 44 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: and retaining the best talent. So we're always gonna look 45 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: for upgrades and sometimes you know, where we are the 46 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:11,919 Speaker 1: claim order, it's different than last year, right, So that 47 00:02:12,040 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: preference in the claim order where we land up, it's 48 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: going to be something that you know, we monitor it, 49 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: but we're gonna do our due diligence. There's gonna be 50 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 1: guys that are claimed that you know, we'll have May 51 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: four or five six reports in on, but it may 52 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: not get to us in the claim order. So we're 53 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: gonna look at, you know, what the sweet spots are 54 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: where there's surf plus on the market, and see there's 55 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: the opportunity to help us. 56 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 3: What's you take from this class? Now that we're pretty 57 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 3: deep into training game, it looks like there're a lot 58 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 3: of guys who are going to play pretty significant roles. 59 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: And yeah, and you look go back to June when 60 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,160 Speaker 1: we talked last adding more guys that are smart, tough, dependable, 61 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 1: and like I said in June, it doesn't guarantee them success, 62 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: but it gives them an opportunity and a platform for success. 63 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: So I think when you look at the draft class, 64 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: we added explosiveness. We talked about making a conscious effort 65 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: adding generators on the off side, getting more explosive on 66 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: the defensive side, Guys that fit our brand. And I 67 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 1: think when he looks in the top down from Joe 68 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: and Dave's preaching collaboration, when they're synergy between the scouting 69 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: department and the coaching staff, it allows us, like I 70 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: kind of label it finding players with in the margin, right, 71 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:22,239 Speaker 1: they're guys that may be imperfect later on as you 72 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 1: go in terms of on date three, but we're asking 73 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: them to do things that fit the system and those 74 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: that sentuates the positive traits. So I'm excited. Excited. You know, 75 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,840 Speaker 1: obviously has been early success, but the book isn't written yet, 76 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: but it's a good start right now. 77 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 3: Do anybody surprise you from that group that it's saying, hey, 78 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 3: they're farther than. 79 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't label anybody as a surprise. I think we 80 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: all knew that we're excited from whether it's you're going 81 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: from Tay in the first round to Tray in the 82 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: sixth round. We're all being excited for all these guys 83 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: when we acquired even Jordan in the seventh round, Like, 84 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: these guys all have traits to play on Sunday. It 85 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 1: was just a matter of marrying the development from the 86 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: coaching staff to having gained day traits. And that's where 87 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: the synergy comes from. You know, Dave preaches to the 88 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: coaching set developed these guys. Our rookies are your two guys. 89 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: They've been a high emphasis on developing the skill set 90 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: and for us on the scouting side, is making sure 91 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: that they have the skill set that fits our skime. 92 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: So so he's spent a good marriage so far. Okay, 93 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: you look. 94 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 2: At Jalen Hyatt Relie, it strikes me that if the 95 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 2: rest of the league could redo it, he may not 96 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 2: be there for you in the third round right now 97 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: given what we've seen in training camp. And I know 98 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 2: it's just training, but what did you see that is 99 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 2: now manifesting itself on the practice field that led you 100 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 2: guys to say, I'm guessing he could be a difference man. 101 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 1: So I think with Jalen, it's doing your due diligence. 102 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,680 Speaker 1: It's one knowing what he was asked to do at Tennessee, 103 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: it's us having those extra conversation with his position coach 104 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: at Tennessee, talk him to the coaching staff at Tennessee, 105 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: knowing what their system called for. Because what he's doing 106 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,839 Speaker 1: for us, he has more talent in his body than 107 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: the role who's asked to play at Tennessee. So you 108 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: look at the skill set, you know, can he did 109 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: he have ben balance? In verse? Can he get out 110 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 1: of breaks? Was he asked to run a limited route 111 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: tree at Tennessee versus what he can do for us? 112 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: I think us still going that full call it, you know, 113 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 1: full circle of doing all the due diligence and finding 114 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 1: the evidence and it's it was. It was a great process. 115 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: And I said again the synergy, you know you talk 116 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: about the full process with Jalen. Hats off to our 117 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: college apartment. They identified Jalen early. That allowed Joe Tim 118 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: Dennis to go see him against Alabama, allowed me to 119 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: go see him later against Missouri. Then Mike grow spends 120 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: time with him, Dave spends time with time with him. 121 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: We have him in the facility for a thirty visit. 122 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: You know, we get him on the board. All those 123 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: things add to who he is and the upside you 124 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: see him making an extra f in terms of blocking 125 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 1: down the field in practice that who is He's a 126 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 1: great young man and we're excited for probably a similar answer. 127 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 4: But how about the scouting process with Hawkins, a guy 128 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 4: who comes out of a smaller school. Any story stick 129 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 4: out about when you saw him against two, like how 130 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 4: did he get on your board when maybe he wasn't 131 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 4: on every team sport? 132 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: You know, well, you look at Trey, look no further 133 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: than physical traits. You know, I kind of laugh and 134 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: tell him, you know, he's Temple Texas tough, and uh, 135 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:32,160 Speaker 1: he's a guy that's gone the Juco route and he's 136 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: got length that fits our system. It's getting the description 137 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: from Wink. He's Wink is very particular of what plays 138 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: in the system and what's at of prem and we know, hey, 139 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: you got to be able to run, got to be strong, 140 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: got you know, guys that have length, and you gotta 141 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: be willing to be physical in the run game, also 142 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: in press pup. So when you look at Trey, he 143 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: the guy that stood out at the All Star Game. 144 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: You know, it's not a surprise to us. We had 145 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: him in the building on a thirty visit. Jerome might 146 00:06:57,440 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: try or they both they spend time with him on 147 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: the board, and then we look at where he is 148 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 1: in training camp. Nothing has been too big for it. 149 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: Every time there's been a platform, he's answered the bell. 150 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 1: So I think more guys you know, like him that 151 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: fit our profile. And then they have the mental toughness, 152 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: play with short term memory. They're getting coached the same way. 153 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: It doesn't matter how we acquire them. Once they're here, 154 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:22,679 Speaker 1: it's you know, it's even playing field. So David says, again, 155 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: you earn your playing time based on merit, and Tray's 156 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: nothing more of an example of that. You're involvement in that, 157 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: like when did you get a first look at him? 158 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: Like and when did you you know sort of do 159 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: I train him? 160 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 2: Yeah? 161 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 3: Yeah him? 162 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: Or you know, so do you get yeah? So you know, 163 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: you go back to their games. You look at him 164 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: against top competition or FBS competition. You see him Againt 165 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: Virgin and then you know, you watch him against the 166 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: app States, the Coastal Carolina's and he's a guy who's physical, 167 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: whether it was a run, play, pass play, wedging gods 168 00:07:56,840 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: to the sideline, finishing late on the ball, being able 169 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: to dislodge the ball, separate the receiver from the ball. 170 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: Those are traits where you saw really good tape and 171 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: flashes and that's part of the synergy where it's can 172 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: we make those flashes consistence. And once you get him 173 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: on campus, we have a thirty visit with him, spending 174 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: time with him, knowing the adversity he's overcome Gough the 175 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: Juco route, knowing that he you know, it doesn't just 176 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: light ball. He loves ball, and that he's going to be, 177 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: you know, a student of the game for us, and 178 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: those smart, tough, dependable mantras that we that we give 179 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: a keys with one another guy that embodies and you 180 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: know he's been taken to the coaching and you know 181 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: we're gonna keep putting more on his playton let him 182 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: handle what he can handle. 183 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 3: Andre Patterson last week about Jordan Riley said that along 184 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 3: the lines of what you said about the margin, he 185 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 3: said that, you guys, the way you have the alignment's 186 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 3: set up is that the coaches and the scouts look 187 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,560 Speaker 3: beyond the on field production. And obviously the on field 188 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 3: production stands out, but what what is his tape not 189 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 3: showing that we see him individually on all players, how 190 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 3: big of a poor part of the evaluation process for 191 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 3: you guys. Some people take a chance or won't take 192 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 3: a chance, but you guys are taking that chance based 193 00:09:07,880 --> 00:09:10,680 Speaker 3: on knowledge and really inputs, right. 194 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:15,600 Speaker 1: And I can't mention Jordan Riley without mentioning Dennis Hickey 195 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 1: and Tim McDonald. They were they were driving forces in 196 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:22,199 Speaker 1: terms of the process of Jordan. I remember, going back 197 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 1: to my notes, Jordan's not on anybody's radar. It's October. 198 00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: Then Dennis Hickey goes out to Oregon sees him as liked. Listen, 199 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,600 Speaker 1: I'm just telling this guy has traits that we want 200 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: to play with knock back. We want to be big upfront, 201 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: want to control the line of scrimmage like he fits. 202 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 1: He fits our brand of ball. And Tim telled me, 203 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 1: be we need to go see him play. So Tim 204 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: and I went and saw him play against Cal And 205 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: Tim's been the ultimate checks and balances for me, something 206 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: that I have blind trust in where he says like, 207 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: we need to go watch this guy, and we come 208 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: apart from it. You can walk out to warm ups 209 00:09:57,640 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: and he sticks out like a sore thumb, and there's 210 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: some inconsistencies in this game, and you got to do 211 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 1: the full call it the full evidence and due diligence 212 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: in the fact finding process on Jordan him being a 213 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: three school transfer, us going extra mile in terms of 214 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: having h Andre Patterson and Brian Cox work him out privately. 215 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,000 Speaker 1: You know, in the in the personnel department, we refer 216 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 1: to Dre Patterson as doctor Dre Right. So he's he's 217 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: a guy that puts his fingerprints on guys and tweaks 218 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: up their techniques and we see flashes, but you can't 219 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: replicate Jordan's size. There's not just that many men walking 220 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: on you know, on the world that have his his size. 221 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,760 Speaker 1: So it's it's on us to kind of bridge that 222 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: gap with can he take to the coaching, the development, 223 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: getting his weight right, all those things that to every 224 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 1: time we put a benchmark in front of him, he's 225 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: met it. So and the crazy the nice part is 226 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: the teammates for him, Leo and Dex, you know, they 227 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: they've taken him under their wings like a little brother. 228 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, the production that you're seeing 229 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 1: in the preseason, we're hoping that, you know, that can 230 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: be a cat list for things to come in the future. 231 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: But it's been really cool to see Brandon. 232 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 3: Do you see the cutdown day is somewhat of a 233 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 3: mini draft in the sense that you have an evaluation 234 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 3: board on everybody who's playing for everybody. 235 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a it's a it's a point where you 236 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: look at times of where can you acquire players. You know, 237 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:25,160 Speaker 1: it's whether it's the draft, whether it's the trade deadline, 238 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: whether it's the cutdown period. I kind of say for 239 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:30,920 Speaker 1: the pro guys, it's it's their super Bowl. Besides, free 240 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,319 Speaker 1: agency is an acquisition point where we have the ability 241 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: to improve the roster and we do our due diligence 242 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: on everyone. You know, I know you guys may see 243 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: stories on guys that we don't entertain, guys that we 244 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,440 Speaker 1: do entertain. Just know, we're doing our due diligence on everyone. 245 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: And that's the you know, the unseen work from the 246 00:11:48,920 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: Pro Department. You know, we set up our free agency board, 247 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: our draft boards. There is no different than the preseason board. 248 00:11:54,640 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 1: There's a the board that's going goes across by priority 249 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: and positions and we look at what would be an 250 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: upgrades and what we currently have and what wouldn't and 251 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 1: why and then find out especially you know, you look 252 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:09,840 Speaker 1: at what positions over historical data has been claimed the most. 253 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: You know, you look at defensive guys having a higher 254 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: hit rate of being claimed and playing on a fifty 255 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,200 Speaker 1: three after the cutdown than maybe some offensive guys. So 256 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 1: we take all that into account and try to make 257 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 1: a guy the most sound and informed decisions. 258 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,199 Speaker 2: So I being seen and Daniel this year modia is 259 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 2: a little bit different or with another year on. 260 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: It was just confidence, you know. I think with Daniel, 261 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: you know that he knows that we have his back 262 00:12:36,880 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: and then that we believe in him, and it was 263 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: our job to get him generators. You know, Dave speaks 264 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: about generators and not just guys are that are run 265 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: after catch, but guys that can be quick strike players, 266 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: you know, dads that can create open windows for him. 267 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: So I think our job is making the best version 268 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: of himself and him coming back and doing the work 269 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: with the skill guys over the summer. It all just 270 00:12:58,240 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: lends itself to him being more confident and us gelling 271 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: and finding our group earlier. 272 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 4: Seeing I have kind of the third but question, how 273 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 4: do you think the super conferences that are forming in 274 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 4: college football effects NFL scouting? 275 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: You know, for us, it doesn't, you know, we still 276 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 1: have to go see the games. Now, what it will 277 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:25,679 Speaker 1: help is seeing their best versus another team's best, right, 278 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 1: so you don't have to worry about maybe a watered 279 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:31,680 Speaker 1: down game. Now as we're putting together our travel schedule, 280 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: and if we know that we can go see two 281 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,319 Speaker 1: premier teams playing every single week, or we can have 282 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: multiple looks at you know, iron sharpens, irons best verus best. 283 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: It allows us to easier see k what's playing at 284 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: a high level in the big stage. But that would 285 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: be probably be the biggest thing, but it won't change 286 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: our scouting processes at all.