1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,960 Speaker 1: How goes the meetings down there and you know, stuff 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: on the passing affairs and things. Where are you going 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,280 Speaker 1: to stand with the league matters on that, on what 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: part of pill will it be reviewable or how do 5 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: you think that will eventually? Well, I think we're gonna 6 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: obviously put a lot of energy into it and look 7 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: at it and see if there's you know, any changes 8 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: that we could make that would you know, you don't 9 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: have the unintended consequences, So you know that's the hard part. 10 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: And you know, the league has been doing replay for 11 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: forty plus years and they've been down a lot of 12 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: roads from having it. Then they didn't have it for 13 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: a while, and then we had it again, and so 14 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: you know, we've been putting work into this for a 15 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: long time, and long before I was involved in this committee. 16 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 1: So you know, there's a you know, you've got to 17 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: be real careful here, and you know it's very unfortunate 18 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: we had a bad call there. But you know, overall, 19 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: I think our officials are doing a lot better job 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: as we progress, and you're gonna have you know, just 21 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: like players make mistakes, officials are going to make mistakes. 22 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: So we got to be careful with that. We went 23 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: through that, and uh, we'll continue to go through that 24 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: as well. I mean, you know, there's a lot of 25 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: energy being focused on how you avoid an error like that. 26 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 1: You know, it's not just one guy, it's not just 27 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: two guys. How do you get more eyes on that 28 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:25,119 Speaker 1: play so you don't make you know, you don't have 29 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 1: that unfortunate situation. The human element of the game. That's it. 30 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: It happens in all officiating, it said. I mean, coaches 31 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: make mistakes, Players make mistakes. I mean, you know, that's 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 1: just part of the game. And you know, unfortunately this 33 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: day in time, with you know, the technology, with the 34 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 1: number of cameras, with the high end production that we 35 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: have on television, you know, everything gets seen and so 36 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 1: whether you're a player, whether you're a coach, or whether 37 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: you're an official, you're under a microscope. Man. I do 38 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: think guys are doing a great job. We always want 39 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: to be better. Uh, certainly the committee wants to be better. 40 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: So there's going to be a lot of energy that 41 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: goes into this, and we'll look at all the alternatives. 42 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: This is just the second time we've met an off season, 43 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: and certainly we'll have another long set in the coming weeks, 44 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: and hopefully we'll come up with the situation that we 45 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: all feel is in the best interests of the game, 46 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: from the ownership at large, the entire group that terrib 47 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: would be enough interested to change. No, I'm not so 48 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: sure that. I mean, I can't speak for thirty one 49 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: other clubs, but you know, I do know, you know, 50 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: there's some people who don't like replay. I mean, it 51 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: was hard to get replay passed permanently the second time around. 52 00:02:49,919 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: I mean it was, it was close, So you know, 53 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: obviously the people affected by it, I have a lot 54 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 1: of emotion toward it, rightfully, So I mean, I think 55 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: everybody who saw the play understands the ramifications of that play. 56 00:03:07,520 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: But at the same time, you know, everybody's also very cognizant. 57 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: All thirty two clubs are very cognisant of, you know, 58 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: what expanding replay could do to our game, and in 59 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:24,079 Speaker 1: a bad way. So you know, there's we just got 60 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: to put a lot of energy into this, a lot 61 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: of work. It should have a lot of conversation. It 62 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: deserves you to have it. But at the end of 63 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:33,640 Speaker 1: the day, we got to do what's in the best 64 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: interests of the game since that there's any new ideas 65 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: that could come down or is it? These are all 66 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: discussions that you guys have had and the possibilities when 67 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: you get in there. That's the problem. I mean, we've 68 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: had these conversations and you start rehashing them and we go, 69 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: oh my gosh, We've had this conversation again and again 70 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: and again and again and again, and you know, it's 71 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: it's a difficult situation. But at the same time, like 72 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: I said, I mean, you see a call like that 73 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: and what it meant, and everybody knows what it meant, 74 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: then it deserves to have the kind of energy we're 75 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: going to put into it. Could be their team the 76 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: next time. It could be, could be the Cowboys, could 77 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: be you know, everybody. But you know, over the course 78 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: of time, everybody gets affected by a call, by a 79 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 1: player making a mistake, by a coach making a bad decision. 80 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: Those things happen. Now, Oh, I wouldn't speculate well with 81 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: your team and DeMarcus Lawrence, you say deadlines make deals. 82 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: It's March fifth, any kind of deadline in your mind 83 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: in terms of that's the last day that you got 84 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: a tag. I hate to put deadlines. I mean, it's 85 00:04:45,720 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: the last day you got to tag him, but it's 86 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: certainly you know, at the end of the day, we 87 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: know it's not over if it doesn't get done by then. 88 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: So you know, I hate to put deadlines on anything, 89 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: but we'd like to get it done. I'd like to 90 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: have it done yesterday. But uh, you know, we just 91 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: gotta continue to work. Been talking, we have, we have, 92 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: I mean we sent it. I mean, we've made our 93 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:14,119 Speaker 1: first offer and I'm gonna meet with his representatives here 94 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 1: at the Combine and hopefully we'll have some very thoughtful 95 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: and meaningful conversation and make some progress. What's the reaction 96 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 1: you have when they say if you tag him again, 97 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: he won't show up, he won't be at the OTAs, 98 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: I'm not going to China. There's anything like that, No comment, 99 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: but their confidence level that you will get it done 100 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 1: by yeah, oh by when I mean, I hope. I'm 101 00:05:37,279 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: confident we don't get a deal done. I don't know 102 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: the timing, but I'm very confident we didn't get a 103 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,799 Speaker 1: deal done. I mean, we think everybody's on the record, 104 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: from Jerry and myself to Jason de Will what we 105 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: think of d Law do you have so many things 106 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: that you want to do. Do you have a picking 107 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: or or is it just how it comes up? You know, 108 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: I wouldn't necessarily say a pecking order. I mean, obviously 109 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: I think d laws priority. I mean, he played under 110 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: the franchise tag and did it in a, you know, 111 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: a very respectful way and played his bet off, and 112 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: you know, I do think he's first up. But uh, 113 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,599 Speaker 1: you know, after that, you know we're gonna go to work. 114 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: I mean, as we said, we've got Dak, We've got Amori, uh, 115 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:23,599 Speaker 1: you know, and then you've got Zeke and Byron and 116 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: you know those things. You know, we got to look 117 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: at all up. But it's a it's a lot, don't 118 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: get me wrong. But uh, it's certainly something we're not 119 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: you know, we're not afraid of going to work on it. 120 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: Seemed like you guys want to get that done this year. Yeah, 121 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: I mean I think that's fairy. Why this year not 122 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:45,279 Speaker 1: next year? Why why do you want to get it 123 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: done early? Well, I mean you look at a quarterback 124 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 1: who's had the success he had he started since to 125 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 1: day one. Uh, he's a fourth round draft pick. I 126 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: mean you can imagine. I'm sure what Dak's thinking too, 127 00:06:56,760 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: and he's leader of the football teams most quarterbacks are. 128 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: He's done everything the right way, and I think he 129 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: deserves to have his contract looked at in a very 130 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: progressive way. To the fact that he's going on the 131 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: last year with deal. Help you guys and how you 132 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: want to structure deals and add it building off that 133 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: last year of contracts. You can use this year as 134 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: a next year if if he's up, you got to 135 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: tag him or yeah, I mean, I just think it's 136 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: the right time to look at I mean, he's in 137 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: the last year of a contract. We've always said we'd 138 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: like to look at players, you know, especially guys we 139 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: think have long term future with us, and we're sure 140 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: that the last year your contract you'd like to extend them. 141 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: I think it makes sense, but you know, we'll just 142 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: have to see. We'll go to work and see what happens. 143 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: It might sound really elementary. You obviously have such a 144 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: better idea of your cap and your priorities, and we do. 145 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: But how possible is it to even work on those 146 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: other things until you get something don't with the markets? 147 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: I mean, can you have those types of conversations? Oh yeah, 148 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: you can have simultaneous I mean we've got our hands 149 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: around our cap and I mean you can imagine we've 150 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: done all the mascinations and projections and you know, low side, 151 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: high side what these guys might cost us, and you know, 152 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: so we've you know, we're obviously feel like we can 153 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: digest you know, these type of guys and the number 154 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: you know, in the number of these contracts. Did you 155 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: plan for this, you know, going back to last offseason 156 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 1: understanding what could come up this off season because you 157 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: got a lot of room and certainly the decision to 158 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: take all of dassers hit last year freed up money 159 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: for this year. I mean, did you kind of budget 160 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: for this off season to make some of these moves 161 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: and get some of the jills done. Well, my answer 162 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: to that would be on someone like Daz. I mean, 163 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: anytime you take a Das off and you know, and 164 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: you've got a hole for that, You've got a hole 165 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: for a number one receiver, number one receiver your money 166 00:09:00,760 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, certainly when you trade for a 167 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: Mari and you give a one for him, you're not 168 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: thinking you're giving them one for a year and a half. 169 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: You're thinking you're giving them one for a long term deal. 170 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: So obviously our thought process says, hey, we we've been 171 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 1: able to digest us as a number one receiver under 172 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: our salary cap and UH and any projections we might have, 173 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: and we certainly can do that in the future. How 174 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: does the uncapture But I wouldn't necessarily say, hey, Dez 175 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: was a thought for for doctors. You could have DoD 176 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: it a two years. You took it all last year, 177 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: you know you could. Yeah, I don't think when we 178 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:41,200 Speaker 1: take it, to be truthful with you, we manage around 179 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: and you know that that wasn't the factors to when 180 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: we take his cap hit. What's the impact of the 181 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 1: uncapped year and the CBA stuff. It's a big factor. 182 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: It's a big factor. So we'll have to manage around 183 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: that thirty percent rule. Those type of things are gonna 184 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: certainly influence the way we've manage our cap and the 185 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 1: structure of the of a of a big contract. Yeah, 186 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: given his age and historically you don't want to pay 187 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: back too late because they might fall off. Well, I mean, 188 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: you know, we've got it budgeted that we're gonna pay 189 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: Zeke significant a significant contract at some point. I mean, 190 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 1: you know, he's right there at the top of the 191 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: best of the business, if not the best, and uh, 192 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: we certainly so what Girley got paid and we know 193 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:38,880 Speaker 1: that's probably where it starts and we'll go from there. 194 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: Does that mean that you probably can't be a player 195 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 1: for somebody, maybe a free agent from another team, then no, 196 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: I mean I think we uh, you know, if we 197 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: see the right situation. I mean, you gotta put it 198 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: all together. You gotta tell me where we end up 199 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: with Beasley and where we end up with a couple 200 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: of other guys. But I wouldn't rule us out of 201 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: a player hunt another team if we think it was 202 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:06,599 Speaker 1: the right fat. Not going to speculate on anybody not 203 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: on our team right now, Okay, I know if it 204 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,839 Speaker 1: was illegal or part of your discussions about Sean Lee 205 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: since he says he wants to come back this year, 206 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: they're real. I mean, we've always had a great rapport 207 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: with Sean. No one thinks more of them than we do. 208 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: And uh, certainly, Uh, there's nothing we'd like more than 209 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: than to have him on our team. But to get 210 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,599 Speaker 1: into his business it is not fair to him or 211 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: anybody else. Other lessons that you guys learned over the years. 212 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,520 Speaker 1: When you've now that you have all of this cap 213 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,120 Speaker 1: room where you don't want to be a situation three four, 214 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: five years from now where you're having to restructure deals 215 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: to get under caps or move money around and do 216 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: those sort of things. Are there lessons that you take 217 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 1: from that or do you not? Not? Really? I mean 218 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: there's always lessons, don't get me wrong, right I think 219 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: in terms of cap space, I mean, we're looking to 220 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: maximize this football team or good young football team, and 221 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 1: we made it to a certain level, which in our 222 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: minds we feel like we could have should have done better. 223 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: But you know, we're, uh, we're ready to take the 224 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: next step. And obviously if you take the next step, 225 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 1: then you're knocking on the door if not winning it. 226 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,439 Speaker 1: And uh, certainly we want to put a team around 227 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: this group of young players that can compete to win 228 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: a championship, and we feel like we've got the players 229 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: to do it. And uh, we're certainly not gonna be 230 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: conservative in terms of how we move forward with our personnel. 231 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: There's no way you can come back in the same number. 232 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: Like I said, I'm not going to address any of 233 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:51,560 Speaker 1: his business details of his business with but Jason going 234 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: in the final year of his deal, what does what 235 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 1: does he have to show you guys to get not 236 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 1: an extension? Is it just has come down to wins. 237 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: We can be having that playoffs successful. No, I just 238 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: think it's a matter of uh, I mean he knows. 239 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: I mean we want to take the next step, and uh, 240 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 1: you know, Jerry's probably better to address the business of Jason. 241 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: But I can tell you no one's more motivated, more 242 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 1: fired up about this team than he is, and no 243 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: one understands, you know, how bad we want to take 244 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: that next step. I mean, it's been too long since 245 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: you know, we've gotten past that divisional round. We all 246 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: know it. And uh, as Jail say, he's on a 247 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: timeline too, so he's wanting to take that day step. 248 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: So let's uh, you know, that's where everybody's pointing toward 249 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: right now. On the final years deal you just talked earlier. 250 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 1: I mean, it's happened before, and no one wants Jason 251 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 1: to be around here for the long term more than 252 00:13:51,600 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 1: the Jones family. I mean, no one thinks more of 253 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,480 Speaker 1: him than we do. But at the same time, I 254 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:00,320 Speaker 1: know he uses it. Everybody's backs against the wall. Right now. 255 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: We've got a really good young team. We've got high 256 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: expectations for this young team, and everybody from the Jason 257 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: to his staff, to our players, to ownership to the 258 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: organization feels the pressure to take the to take the 259 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: next step. Our fans deserve that, and uh, we have 260 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: done it and done it in a long time, and 261 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:33,240 Speaker 1: uh certainly feel the pressure to do it right. Yeah, 262 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 1: I mean you always pay attention. I mean it's uh, certainly, 263 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 1: Uh if you love the game, you'd love to watch 264 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: high school football, you love to watch why football, you'd 265 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: love to watch college football, and you'd love to watch 266 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,720 Speaker 1: pro football, and certainly the AF you look at it, 267 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: a lot of those players have been through our doors, 268 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: and uh you watch the players I know will watching 269 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:58,880 Speaker 1: it closely in terms of, you know, are the players 270 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: there that could help us out at some point and 271 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: uh but uh no, there's hats off to him. They're 272 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: doing a great job. I mean, I mean what I mean, 273 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: he's a great coach. I mean, record speaks for itself 274 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: as accomplishments at OEU, and certainly, uh, I think brings 275 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: a ton of credibility to the franchise. What change is 276 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: about coming here? Without a first round pick. Um nothing. 277 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: I mean, we just uh and we'll get ready to 278 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: pick on the Raiders pick our pick. We'll be watching 279 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 1: Amari highlight takes, so we'll do that that. Uh, you 280 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 1: know it'll be business as usual. I mean, I probably 281 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: know Will has done a great job historically of putting 282 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: our board together, and uh, we try to get better 283 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: every year, but overall, our philosophy is not going to change. 284 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: You know, everybody's gonna try to, you know, internally even 285 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: to fight it. Hey what are your needs? But that's 286 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: not how you have good drafts. You picked the best 287 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: players available. We've got a young a lot of young 288 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: players that are going to come up for contract over 289 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: the this year, the next year, the next year, and 290 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: you just always have to pick good football players. You know. 291 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 1: Can you walk us through that? You come about making 292 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 1: Mury trade and and you know, you guys having to 293 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 1: part with a one been with you before. It's a 294 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 1: difficult time to sit there and watch that. But do 295 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: you talk about like how that all came about when 296 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: the decision, I mean, did you just sit down, you 297 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: and Jerry and head coach and say, hey, we've got 298 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: to get better here we have to go the one. 299 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: You've got to make a move here? How did that all? Well? 300 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,840 Speaker 1: Will was very involved as well. So the four of 301 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 1: us started the process when we understood he might be available, 302 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: and certainly we looked at all one, how does he 303 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: affect the team this year? But whenever you get into 304 00:16:55,320 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: conversations of giving up high picks, whether it's a two, 305 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: whether it's a one, you're certainly not thinking about half 306 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: a season. You don't make a trade like that for 307 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: half a season, and or at least we wouldn't. Just 308 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: it's hard to think that you're one player away from 309 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,040 Speaker 1: winning a championship. Obviously we weren't this year because we 310 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: didn't win one. But has to go long term, and 311 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: then we start to measure, hey, what do we what's 312 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: the advantage we get for giving up a pick versus 313 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 1: what we might get in free agency next year, or 314 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: versus what we might get in the draft. And when 315 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: we finally got our hands around everything, obviously him being 316 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:41,240 Speaker 1: twenty four was huge. To think that he's that young 317 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: and to think that he can be a player for 318 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: us for the next eight to ten years was a 319 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:52,360 Speaker 1: big deal, and so were certainly didn't look at him 320 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:55,439 Speaker 1: as a you know as an eight game fix, a 321 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: ten game fix, a six game fix. It was, hey, 322 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 1: what and he'd do for Dyak and Zeke and an 323 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: offensive line group we've put together to take our offense 324 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: to the next level. I know what was pointed out. 325 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 1: I think the four teams that made the championship games, 326 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: they were all in the top five in offense. So, uh, 327 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: you know, we've got some work to do to get 328 00:18:19,760 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 1: there on offense, and certainly we want to do that. 329 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: Jason's what's the conference let him? Yeah, Well, he wouldn't 330 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: have the job if he didn't. And uh, certainly we 331 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:39,160 Speaker 1: think it's worked well having a coordinator that calls place 332 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:44,080 Speaker 1: and uh, having Jason be the head coach and the 333 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: game manager and input. But uh, you know that's certainly 334 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: the way we're set up. So we're having a lot 335 00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: of confidence in Kellen. Uh. We also love our staff. 336 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,800 Speaker 1: It's a good young staff. I think someone pointed out 337 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,600 Speaker 1: we got four quarterbacks former quarterbacks on this half, between 338 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 1: Jason and Nice and Kit and Kellen. I think that's 339 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: a good thing when you're talking about offensive football. So uh, 340 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 1: but at the same time, we've got a ton of 341 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: confidence in Kellen love his nervous system, love the way 342 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: he goes about his business, love his relationship with Dak, 343 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: And we just have a lot of confidence and what 344 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 1: Kelling can do for us. Could Jason have him more 345 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:28,920 Speaker 1: influence in the offense because Kellen's knew it, This would 346 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:32,240 Speaker 1: he Garrett than he would wait, say, when Scott was 347 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:35,400 Speaker 1: here or even that. You know, any head coach gets 348 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: to have as much as he wants. I mean that's 349 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: the job of the head coach. Same time, the job 350 00:19:40,600 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 1: of the head coach is to, you know, let people 351 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: do what they do best. So you know, obviously when 352 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: you have someone like Jason, whether it was Scott, whether 353 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: it was Kellen, whoever the coordinator is, you have a 354 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: good feeling. Uh you know, Jason's call plays, called him 355 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,320 Speaker 1: for playoff teams and can do it. So you've got 356 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: you always got a safety net. But uh, you know, 357 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:07,560 Speaker 1: we just really think Kellen was the right guy for 358 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: the job. Going back to Conees. Obviously the drafty from needs, 359 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: but what are your needs and the draft your personal 360 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: You know, in our mind you can never have enough 361 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: defensive line depth in terms of uh making sure we've 362 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: got especially the way Ride likes to play him. He 363 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 1: likes likes him to play quote unquote with their hair 364 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: on fire. And uh, so you know, I think you 365 00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 1: can't ever have enough defensive lineman, so that's always going 366 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: to be a situation. And then I think the safety 367 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: situation is certainly something. Uh in terms of numbers. Uh, 368 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 1: you know, you've got obviously Xavier, who we're thrilled with, 369 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: young up and coming. Of course, Jeff's doing a great 370 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,879 Speaker 1: job holding the down safety down, but then it's a 371 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,679 Speaker 1: little then after that. I mean Caban was a late 372 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,879 Speaker 1: round pick who's a good space teams player, can certainly 373 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: play the down position. But we'll see. But you know, 374 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:06,840 Speaker 1: I think we need some and need to look at 375 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: that position. And then of course tight end Swain's going 376 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: to be a free agent, and we're young after that, 377 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: so we got to keep our eye on that as well. 378 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,399 Speaker 1: What is running back fallen after behind Zeke Oh, I 379 00:21:20,800 --> 00:21:23,399 Speaker 1: agree with that. I mean, you know, a backup running 380 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: back certainly something if we see a young guy in 381 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: the draft that makes sense. I don't know that it 382 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:34,160 Speaker 1: would be early, but I do think, you know, as 383 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: you move through the draft, if we see it back 384 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: we really liked and uh, certainly take a look at that. 385 00:21:40,560 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: I mean, in general, I mean you got to look 386 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: at I mean, I go back to it. We got 387 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: young guys who are going to come up for contract, 388 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,159 Speaker 1: and you don't have good drafts if you pitche in 389 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: hold yourself and two or three positions. So whether it's 390 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: an offensive lineman, a receiver, a linebacker, a corner. I mean, 391 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: I think we've got one of the best corner staffs 392 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: in the league in terms of depth. I mean, when 393 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 1: Jordan Lewis is not getting a lot of plays, I 394 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 1: think that tells you a lot. And uh so, I 395 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: mean we love love that position. But all those guys 396 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 1: are going to come up for contract quickly now, I 397 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 1: mean Brown's gonna come up next year, and then right 398 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: behind that here comes Jordan and h and Cheetos so 399 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,920 Speaker 1: and Byron's up. So I mean you got to look 400 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: at corner two. So I wouldn't say there's any one 401 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: position we'd rule out. I think be very weird to 402 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,159 Speaker 1: a super position, because look as if you've got some 403 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:37,920 Speaker 1: decisions to make with a couple of guys, mainly Beasley, 404 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: and uh certainly we've want Beasley. He's certainly gonna have 405 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 1: options because he's going to be a free agent, and uh, 406 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 1: and then you've got to take a look at Herns 407 00:22:49,600 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: and certainly, uh, you know when you look at Herns 408 00:22:53,320 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: and what he was at Jacksonville, he was a slot 409 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:59,879 Speaker 1: So um, you know, he's certainly an option if we 410 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: lose Beasley in terms of uh filling that role. But 411 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: you know, we'll just have to see how that plays. 412 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: Happened to a decision on his number? Does that mean 413 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:16,640 Speaker 1: he'll be here? I think he'll be here. Okay, where 414 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: is he in his at the same number. I'm not 415 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: going to get into the business. Where in his recovery? 416 00:23:23,359 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: Where do you when do you think he'll be back 417 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 1: to being able to be on the field. Oh, I 418 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:28,680 Speaker 1: think he'll be ready to go for camp, Ready to 419 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: go for camp. Okay. What did you think of Randy 420 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 1: gregory season last year and what do you kind of 421 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: think of his for his future? Well, I certainly come 422 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:38,160 Speaker 1: in what he did last year. I mean he came 423 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,240 Speaker 1: in after not playing ball for over a year, and 424 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: I think he really played well and I was working 425 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:50,360 Speaker 1: himself into it. Certainly he has his challenge, challenges continues 426 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: to have him. I don't think those things go away. So, uh, 427 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,920 Speaker 1: you know, we're gonna keep working and cheering for him, 428 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:00,640 Speaker 1: and I think, you know, he's I think he'll only 429 00:24:00,720 --> 00:24:03,600 Speaker 1: get better as it goes because he's got all the 430 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: skills to to be a great pass rusher and certainly 431 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: flash that at times last year. And I think he's 432 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,440 Speaker 1: just got to take the next step. So both on 433 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:17,440 Speaker 1: and off the field. To manage David Rovin situation, it 434 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: was difficult, but you know, when you have guys like 435 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:26,120 Speaker 1: that who struggle with things off the field, then those 436 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: are priorities and football comes second. And we certainly know 437 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 1: that that comes first for them, and same with David 438 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,720 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, obviously they hadn't you know, neither 439 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: one of them. I thinks totally. I don't know if 440 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 1: you ever overcome it when you have some of the 441 00:24:41,720 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: issues that they have, but you know they continue to fight. 442 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: You took a chance on him in the second round, Rinda, 443 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: You've done that with Jay Lens other guys like that. 444 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: Not having a first round pick, does that change and 445 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: all what you guys do in the second round, or 446 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:56,719 Speaker 1: could you potentially do the same thing and maybe take 447 00:24:56,760 --> 00:24:58,800 Speaker 1: a chance on a guy that has some off the 448 00:24:58,880 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 1: field issues or injuries, just too early to know. I mean, 449 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: you got to tell me who's going to be there 450 00:25:03,520 --> 00:25:07,200 Speaker 1: when you're packing, you know, the Mississippi State kids that 451 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:10,600 Speaker 1: versus you don't know that he's going to be there.