1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:01,480 Speaker 1: In terms of the draft. 2 00:00:01,600 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 2: Obviously, most of the times you want to have players 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 2: that you project maybe in a couple of years they're 4 00:00:07,440 --> 00:00:10,200 Speaker 2: going to be starters or whatever it may be. 5 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: How important is that this year with the way. 6 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 2: You guys have your roster shaped, to draft guys that 7 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 2: can come in and contribute immediately. 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 3: You know, you try to find the best players. You know, 9 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 3: that's what you try to do in the draft. Uh, 10 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 3: there we have some needs obviously that we need to address. 11 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 3: You know, the board's got to fall the right way. 12 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 3: You know, needs needs are paramount, but we're gonna stick 13 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 3: with our formula and draft the best players available. 14 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:41,479 Speaker 2: Doesn't matter if they're a player that might not necessarily 15 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 2: be able to contribute right away, or are you trying 16 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 2: to get guys that can get in here faster and. 17 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 3: Well, most of the time, you know, there isn't that 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 3: biggest separation between a need and in another position, right 19 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 3: so when in doubt, you're going to take the need 20 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 3: if it's close, obviously, if it's if there's a great 21 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 3: distance between the two, you got to weigh that out, 22 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 3: you know, And usually what we've done in the past 23 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 3: is stick with the formula, take the best player available. 24 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 3: Now again, if it's close, we're gonna take the higher need. 25 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 4: Trying to. 26 00:01:18,959 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 5: Do you feel more comfortable with the roster, with what 27 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 5: you guys were able to accomplish in free agency and 28 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 5: dog if you want to address that. 29 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 3: Too, Yeah, I think you try to address needs in 30 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 3: free agency. You try to attack it that way. The 31 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 3: less needs you have going into the draft, the better obviously, 32 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 3: because it allows you to then stick to that formula 33 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 3: draft and the best player available. But you know, we 34 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 3: feel comfortable, you know, I think and coach can speak 35 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: on that too. We feel comfortable with where we're at, 36 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 3: but we got we got a ways to go. 37 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 6: You know, I look at it too the same. 38 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 7: You know, the first thing we try to do every 39 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 7: off season is try to resign our own guys, right, 40 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 7: That's that's kind of the priority there. And then and 41 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 7: then look outside the building, you know too, to fill 42 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 7: as Trent was saying, to to fill those those immediate 43 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 7: needs possibly there and and then obviously this third bucket 44 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 7: is the draft. 45 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 6: And so. 46 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 7: You feel good with the guys you got in the 47 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 7: building because you were able to you know, answer answer 48 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 7: a couple of questions and and now you know, heading 49 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 7: into next week. 50 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 6: You feel now you're. 51 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 7: Just adding more talent, more depth and and the competition 52 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 7: that as coaches we look for, uh as we continue 53 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 7: to build. 54 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 4: When you're dealing with positions of need that you have 55 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 4: and it just so happens to line up that it 56 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 4: might be a deep group of players at those positions, 57 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 4: does that complicate. 58 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: Things in terms of what you want to do? 59 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 4: Uh? You know, can you afford to wait a little 60 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 4: bit more? Does it make you want to wait a 61 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 4: little bit more, or you know, before you grab one 62 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 4: of those positions, or how does that well? 63 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 3: So it's obviously it's more comforting to know there's a 64 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 3: there's depth of a position where you have a need 65 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 3: because it gives you have multiple opportunities within different levels 66 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 3: of the draft, you know, and sometimes that you're split 67 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 3: in hairs, and sometimes the guy that you got a 68 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 3: little more value to doesn't doesn't play up to or 69 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 3: doesn't play as well as the guy you got right 70 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,119 Speaker 3: behind him. So you know, there's a little luck involved 71 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 3: as well. But we feel good about where the board's 72 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 3: at now. We feel good about the where our needs 73 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 3: lie and where the board, what the board is shaping 74 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 3: up to look like. So you know now we just 75 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 3: got to wait and play it out. 76 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: How do you feel about the talent pool in this 77 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: year's draft? 78 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 5: Is this a draft where you feel like you can 79 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 5: get a guy on day or two, day three? 80 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 3: I mean, yeah, I think it's no different than most drafts. 81 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 3: I think there's it's a there's talent at all levels. 82 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 3: You just got to find them, you know, and a 83 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 3: lot of a lot of finding them is fit. A 84 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:50,559 Speaker 3: lot of finding them is opportunity, you know, giving them opportunity. 85 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:53,119 Speaker 3: Once you get them, you know, on your on your program, 86 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 3: within within the organization. So I think I think it's 87 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 3: no different. I like this group of players coming in, 88 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 3: it's a little bit older. That's an older group because 89 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 3: of the COVID situation and guys that went back for 90 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 3: their fifth six years of college. 91 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 8: So that's a little different for us. 92 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 7: Trying to mention how the four falls and how that 93 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 7: can affect the approach. 94 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 5: Is there an unique aspect to this last with the 95 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 5: quarterback loss. 96 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 2: At the top and maybe the teams. 97 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: That are looking into that and how it defect ability. 98 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 3: Well, when you don't need a position and it's it's 99 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 3: heavy at a position like it is with quarterbacks and 100 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: you know, four or five are more than likely going 101 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 3: to go off before we pick at seventeen. You know 102 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 3: that's a good thing, you know, because that leaves the 103 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 3: position players or more position players available for us. You know, 104 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: but again, you don't know what's going to happen one 105 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 3: through sixteen. You know, you think you got an idea. 106 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,280 Speaker 3: You go in with a pretty good idea what it 107 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 3: looks like and what your options might be. You know, 108 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 3: whether that's three or four players we're looking at right now, 109 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 3: we're not there yet. You know, we still got a 110 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 3: couple of days of going through coaching. I haven't sat 111 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 3: down and go, excuse me going through the final board yet. 112 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 8: We'll do that on Monday. 113 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: But we like how it's shaping up, but we still 114 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 3: got some work to do. 115 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 5: Do you treat the offensive line differently than say, defensive line, 116 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 5: where it's natural to rotate guys for keeping everybody first, 117 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 5: But with the offensive line, you don't really want to 118 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 5: do that. 119 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: You want more continuity. 120 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 5: How do you approach that position in the draft differently 121 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 5: from saying why perceive your DV or for defensive line? 122 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:33,920 Speaker 8: I don't know if we address it differently. 123 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 3: You know, you got guys that you rate as starters 124 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 3: and guys they have raided as backups with a chance 125 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 3: to develop. Depending on what depth of the draft you're 126 00:05:43,839 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 3: looking at. You know, it is easier to get the 127 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 3: defensive players on the field, the d line on the 128 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 3: field first or earlier, because you can get them in 129 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 3: a rotation, like you say, a lot more difficult to 130 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 3: do that with old lignemen. 131 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 8: So usually those back end guys, the eighth, ninth guy. 132 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 3: Sometimes the teams that carry ten, Philly carries ten a 133 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 3: lot of times. You know, the ninth tenth guy, they're 134 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 3: not gonna they're not gonna get much playing time unless 135 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: somebody goes down really there for developmental reasons. So it's 136 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 3: a little bit unique in that way. 137 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 9: When you look at your position at seventeen, which is 138 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 9: you know, the middle of the first round is one 139 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 9: of the areas where the Jaguars have really never drafted before. 140 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 9: Do you feel like, given what your needs are and 141 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 9: what's available and that seventeenth position, that there's probably a 142 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 9: wider net for you to cast in terms of the options, 143 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 9: whether it's trade up, trade. 144 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: Down, stay put. 145 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, there's there's a there's a lot as 146 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 3: you know that goes into it. You know, we feel 147 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 3: good about the group that's there, you know, at different positions. 148 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 3: You know that we're focused in on a little bit, 149 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 3: But you don't know what's gonna happen, you know, you don't. 150 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 3: You really aren't gonna know what we're gonna do until 151 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 3: maybe the twelfth or thirteenth. 152 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 8: Pick, you know, and and uh, then we'll we'll. 153 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:06,039 Speaker 3: Look at the opportunity to potentially move up, you know, 154 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 3: and if we get to sixteen like we did last year, 155 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 3: and somebody calls and there's a chance to move back 156 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,320 Speaker 3: one or two, you know, you just don't know. It's 157 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 3: it's you're playing it on game day. 158 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 10: I've done a couple of guys that uh last year 159 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 10: were or Ventrail and Cooper. Where they right now? 160 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: And do you anticipate them being able to make contribution 161 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: this year? 162 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 6: Both guys are doing extremely well. 163 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 7: You know, both both have been here rehabbing and and 164 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 7: did a nice job during the season, uh to get 165 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 7: themselves in a position to uh, you know, perform this 166 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 7: spring and and you know they're here in the building, 167 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 7: they'll they'll be able to get on the grass with us, 168 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 7: you know, in phase two. And then obviously during OTAs 169 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 7: and Phase three and and it'll be a it'll be 170 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 7: a be a big opportunity for both those guys, because 171 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 7: I thought at the end of camp both guys were 172 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 7: really trending in the right direction for us, you know, 173 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 7: to potentially help and and. 174 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 6: You know, so we'll see where they are. 175 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 7: But they're they're they're healthy, they're ready to get back 176 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 7: on the grass and and uh, you know, see where 177 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 7: see where we can plug them in and contribute and 178 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 7: and again give us, as we talk about, give us 179 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 7: the depth that we're looking for at both of those positions. 180 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:23,480 Speaker 10: If you throw Tyler and you see her into the 181 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 10: next did this guy essentially have a reach sher ear 182 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 10: and did they use that all use that time too, 183 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 10: you know, in the best way they could to get 184 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 10: better and improve. 185 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 6: And yeah, exactly. 186 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 7: And you know, is Zer probably falls in, you know, 187 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 7: probably more with Coope and and Ventreil and Away even 188 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 7: though he was healthy, you know and in practice and 189 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 7: all that, and unfortunately he didn't he didn't get much. 190 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 6: Time you know, on the grass during during the regular season. 191 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 7: But and then Tyler, did you know, and we've got 192 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 7: to continue all four of those guys, We've got to 193 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 7: continue their growth and development this spring and make sure 194 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 7: that they're in a position help us. 195 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 11: How do you look at the receivers in this draft 196 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,959 Speaker 11: that everybody's talking about those top three guys? Is that 197 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:08,520 Speaker 11: how you see it separation there? And then how deep 198 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,320 Speaker 11: there is the glastgow for you. 199 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 3: I think it's a very good group of receivers, obviously. 200 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,559 Speaker 3: It's I think those three that everybody's talking about are 201 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 3: really good football players. I think there's some guys in 202 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 3: that next wave that are really good football players too. 203 00:09:23,840 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 3: And I think there's there's good players that all the 204 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 3: way through the draft in that at that position. 205 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:30,559 Speaker 8: There's gonna be some. 206 00:09:30,600 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 3: Later round guys that make a mark for themselves at 207 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 3: some point in their careers in this league as well. 208 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 8: So it's a good group. 209 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 3: It's there's a lot of variations of guys. Guys strictly 210 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 3: in the slot, guys strictly out on the on the perimeter. 211 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,719 Speaker 3: There are some guys that can move around the formations 212 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 3: a little bit more. 213 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 8: So, it's a good group of receivers. 214 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 9: If if it comes down to the seventeenth pigeon, let's 215 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 9: say you do not trade up, but you wait until 216 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 9: it's you're time to pick, and there's two guys that 217 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 9: you like a lot. 218 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: Does it go strictly do you go strictly by your 219 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: value board? 220 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:09,479 Speaker 9: In that instance, say hey, this is where we had them. 221 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 3: I think we do what we did last year. Just 222 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 3: look at each other, flip a coin and take one. 223 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:20,480 Speaker 3: But I think you know when it's when it's very similar, 224 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 3: you're gonna go with the need, right, what what's the need? 225 00:10:23,640 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 8: Pick? 226 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 3: You know, if there's two players at competing positions and 227 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: you say, okay, the higher what's the higher need? They're 228 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 3: both good football players, we like them both, they both 229 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 3: fit our culture. Everything everything equal, go with the guy 230 00:10:37,640 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 3: that's gonna get on the field first. 231 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: So you would you would take You would take the 232 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: need over the day. 233 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 9: If the other guy had better value, but the other 234 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 9: guy was a bigger need, you would you would still 235 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 9: go with the need guy. 236 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 3: As long as it's very as long as there's a 237 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 3: very similar When you talk about what's the difference in value, 238 00:10:54,480 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 3: is it minimal? Is it one space on the on 239 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,040 Speaker 3: the board? I mean, if it's the two rounds on 240 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 3: the board, no, we're going with the better player. But 241 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 3: if they're both in the first round, and we feel 242 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 3: good about both of them, and everything else is equal. 243 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 3: Culture if a football IQ, all that stuff go with the. 244 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: Need you mentioned culture. 245 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,040 Speaker 5: When you're building that draft board, how much How important 246 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 5: is the person for where the players kind of slot? 247 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 8: Very important? 248 00:11:19,840 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: You know. 249 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 3: I think you look at this roster and you look 250 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 3: at it since the coach and I have been together. 251 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 8: The locker room's good. 252 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 3: You know. 253 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 8: We place an emphasis on leadership. 254 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 3: We're a young group, you still, you know, we focused 255 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 3: on that, you know, as we went into the off season, 256 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 3: especially in free agency. Type of guys that we brought 257 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 3: in here, Guys from winning programs that are used to winning, 258 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 3: that are used to leading and being a part of 259 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 3: that that championship run, you know, and we're looking for 260 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 3: players that have similar characteristics as we move forward. 261 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 12: Chang, do you when when you're building this team, do 262 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 12: you take into consideration what's going on in the division 263 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 12: since obviously that's the goal, right, I mean, you got 264 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 12: to beat those people. 265 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: In your division in order to advance into the postseason. 266 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: I mean, do you do. 267 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 12: You say, all right, we need these kind of players. 268 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: To beat Tennessee, to beat Indianapolis, to beat Houston. 269 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,440 Speaker 13: I mean, does that as you build the roster through 270 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 13: all the different moving parts, you. 271 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,320 Speaker 7: Know, you're gonna you're gonna pay close attention to your 272 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,320 Speaker 7: division obviously and see what's going on. And we saw, 273 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,199 Speaker 7: you know, last year in the division. I mean, you know, 274 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 7: there were three brand new quarterbacks that were taken right 275 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 7: in the division. So you pay close attention to that. 276 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 7: And and you know some of the free agent moves 277 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 7: that were made even in this offseason, right, and and 278 00:12:36,640 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 7: some of the things and the decisions that are our division, 279 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 7: they're looking at us the same way, you know, And 280 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:42,679 Speaker 7: and you. 281 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 6: Know we we we. 282 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 7: Have to construct the best roster for us, and and 283 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 7: and making sure that we have the best eleven offense, defense, 284 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 7: and special teams on the field. Right, I think I think, yeah, 285 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 7: if you go in and saying, hey, you know, we've 286 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,080 Speaker 7: got to stop the run, then we need run run stoppers, 287 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:00,679 Speaker 7: right if we if we got to in the past, 288 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 7: and we need cover. 289 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 6: Guy, you know what I'm saying, our pass rusher. So 290 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 6: you're going to take a look at all of that. 291 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 7: And and but yet we have to focus internally too 292 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 7: and make sure that we're putting the best best guys 293 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 7: for what we're doing. You know, because schematically we're not 294 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 7: the same, right and we do things a little bit different, 295 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,200 Speaker 7: so building it that way as well. 296 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 6: But do we pay attention? We sure do. 297 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 2: Dam will join in the front office and in what role? 298 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: And how did that hire come about? 299 00:13:27,720 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 3: Well, Tom and I have been together for a long time, 300 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 3: you know, so and we've been together on three different occasions. 301 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 8: You know, he. 302 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 3: Understands the system that we have in terms of the 303 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 3: evaluation process. He's a senior personnel executive. He's in all 304 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 3: the draft meetings with us, He's in the free agent 305 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 3: part of it with us. 306 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 8: He's a he's a valued guy. 307 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 3: He's been around the league a long time, knows what 308 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,360 Speaker 3: a good football player looks like, knows what again, what 309 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:00,320 Speaker 3: our system is and what we do. So just glad 310 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:06,280 Speaker 3: to have him back again. Yes, well he got back here. 311 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,680 Speaker 3: I don't know the exact date he got back here. 312 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 3: Sometime after the National Championship. I think sometime in February 313 00:14:13,160 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 3: is when he fully when he came on board with US. 314 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 6: Dog. 315 00:14:15,920 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 9: How much does it concern you with this draft? And 316 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 9: when you see a team like you talk about that 317 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 9: you pay attention about the division. When you see a 318 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 9: team like the koles Is drafting two spots ahead of 319 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 9: you and at least two of their top three needs. 320 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 9: See the dovetail with the needs that you guys have. 321 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 7: You know, it's something you can't can't control. It's just 322 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 7: the way it falls. Every year, it's different, you know. 323 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:42,040 Speaker 7: And and and like I said, you know, we're gonna 324 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 7: put the best roster together for twenty twenty four and 325 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 7: and go play football and be competitive. And and that's 326 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 7: all we can control. We can't control, you know, what 327 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 7: happens above us. We can't control what happens behind us. Now, 328 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 7: we can control ourselves, right and as trying to alluded to, 329 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 7: we can move up and move back whatever. And and 330 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 7: but again we're gonna we're gonna pick, you know, pick 331 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 7: players that can help us. 332 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,320 Speaker 1: You uh, you guys. 333 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 11: Picked Anton, Brenton and Tank. I think in part to 334 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 11: help that short yardage our game. 335 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: This year. 336 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 11: You resigned Ezra and obviously bringing bitch you do you 337 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 11: feel like you're in a good spot now with that 338 00:15:22,320 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 11: short yardage game that's been a little bit of an 339 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 11: issue or can you get more help a week from today? 340 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 6: Was that to me? I do? I do? 341 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 7: I mean, that's that's something that that we we've as 342 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 7: a staff, we focused on this offseason so far, and 343 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 7: you know, put our finger on some of the whys, 344 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 7: you know, why we why we weren't as good in 345 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 7: third and one and fourth and one situations and and 346 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 7: all things that are correctable and fixable. And and you know, Tank, 347 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 7: Tank is gonna be a part of that. Travis is 348 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:00,560 Speaker 7: gonna be a part of that. Uh, we know Ezra 349 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 7: be a part of that. And and you know, whether 350 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 7: it's Luke or Mitch, they're going to be a part 351 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 7: of that. So you know, we've got to we've got 352 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 7: to you know, a plan. We're going to stick to 353 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 7: our plan or we've got to be convicted on it. 354 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 7: We've got to you know, present it to the players 355 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,520 Speaker 7: the same way and and and make the necessary corrections 356 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 7: this offseason to uh, you know, to fix those areas. 357 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:25,800 Speaker 5: How do you go from waiting for something for something 358 00:16:25,880 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 5: that happened like last year, you guys were waiting for 359 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 5: that moment with the team, you really how can you 360 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 5: force them, the players and have them create those minutes 361 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 5: as opposed to getting the plays. 362 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: And waiting for that. 363 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 7: I think what we've been through the last two years, 364 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 7: I think these players are understanding that that you just 365 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 7: can't wait, you can't wait around. You know, we're sitting 366 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 7: there at eight and three and and uh, we had 367 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 7: a chance to keep our foot on the gas and 368 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 7: keep pushing. And you know, this is why you're seeing 369 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 7: some of the players we've gone out and brought to 370 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 7: this team. You know, Trent mentioned it. These guys are 371 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 7: our winners. They've been to the AFC or NFC championship games. 372 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,680 Speaker 7: They've been deep. You know, Eric was in the Super Bowl, 373 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 7: you know, and we need more guys like that, right. 374 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 7: We have a young football team, but the culture is 375 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 7: heading in that right direction, and just having more guys 376 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 7: like that on your roster who've been there, done it 377 00:17:14,680 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 7: can help the players, right, Even coaches can help the 378 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 7: players kind of kind of punch. 379 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 6: Through that wall. 380 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:23,960 Speaker 7: And you know it's it's my job to make sure 381 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 7: that that we continue to push and push hard and 382 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 7: you know, get over that hume. 383 00:17:28,560 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 8: This draft is. 384 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 14: Very competible, comparable excuse me to the twenty twenty one draft. 385 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 1: Your first one here obviously different. 386 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:39,600 Speaker 14: Selection, but quarterback heavy and twenty twenty one the eighth 387 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 14: and ninth pit with ebs, the. 388 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:43,360 Speaker 1: Other ten with offensive players. 389 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 14: The montdrafts this year quarterback heavy, nine or ten of 390 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 14: the top ten. 391 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,360 Speaker 1: Consistently with these Mont drafts all offense. 392 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 14: Can you make a comparison to something just a couple 393 00:17:54,840 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 14: of years ago or is it totally irrelevant? And what 394 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 14: does that say to you if you've identified at the 395 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:06,360 Speaker 14: defensive all these offensive players go with maybe just three 396 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 14: or four spots ahead of when you. 397 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 3: Select, well, I think I think in one way it's 398 00:18:10,560 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 3: totally irrelevant because what happened back then, who was picking, 399 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,840 Speaker 3: what were their needs? What was this you know, what 400 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 3: was the true strengths of the draft. I'd have to 401 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 3: go back and replay that in my head. I don't 402 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 3: worry about what happened in twenty twenty one. I'm trying 403 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 3: to figure out what's going to happen in twenty three 404 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:33,160 Speaker 3: or twenty four. Here again, we can't control what happens 405 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 3: in front of us. You know, whatever happens happens. The 406 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 3: only thing we can control is be calculated on if 407 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:42,400 Speaker 3: we really target someone and we really feel we need 408 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,959 Speaker 3: to make a run, let's say get up to twelve, 409 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 3: get up to thirteen, get up to you know, we'll 410 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,879 Speaker 3: be prepared to do that if the right person's there 411 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 3: and look at the other side like we did a 412 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,480 Speaker 3: year ago, trade back twice and get the same player. 413 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 3: You know, there's so many things that can happen. You 414 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 3: just you got to go in prepared. But the board's 415 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 3: gonna fall the way it falls. You can't change that. 416 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 3: So you just got to be ready for everything. 417 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 9: Try how much more of a temptation, if that's the 418 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:16,439 Speaker 9: right word is it, to try to maybe try to 419 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 9: move up from your ninety six spot in the third 420 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:22,520 Speaker 9: round or your forty eight in the second round, knowing 421 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 9: you probably won't have to sacrifice as much draft capital 422 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 9: to move up as you would if you went from 423 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 9: like seventeen to. 424 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: Eleven or twelve. 425 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 3: Well, if you talk to the analytics people, they'll tell 426 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 3: you never move up right, acquire as many darts as 427 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 3: you can keep moving back again. You you just got 428 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 3: to look at the board and let the board speak. 429 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 3: I mean, we've spent three hundred and sixty some days 430 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 3: putting this thing together, and to try to make something happen. 431 00:19:54,440 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 3: That enforce something to happen sometimes backfires on you. Right, 432 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 3: You get you chase something that and it doesn't pan out. 433 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 3: So you lose out there, and then you lose out 434 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 3: on the on the guy that you would have picked, 435 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:11,159 Speaker 3: or the two guys you would have picked with the 436 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,120 Speaker 3: with the other picks he gave up. So if you're 437 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 3: gonna move up, you better be right when you. 438 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 6: Look at the cornerback group. 439 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: Is there much separation between some of the top guys. 440 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:22,600 Speaker 8: I think it's a good group. 441 00:20:22,840 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 3: I think there's a you know, I think if you 442 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,640 Speaker 3: looked at thirty two boards, you'd probably find twenty eight 443 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 3: different ways to stack the top ten corners in this 444 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 3: draft you might find thirty two different ways. 445 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 8: I think it's that close. I think there's there's there's 446 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 8: good value. They're good players. The makeup and character to 447 00:20:40,800 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 8: these guys is all different. It's all over the board. 448 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 3: You know, it's going to be interesting how that group 449 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 3: falls off the board. 450 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 10: On draft day, Trent Derbert Morren talks about there's been 451 00:20:53,040 --> 00:20:55,960 Speaker 10: some conversations with his contract extension. 452 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:58,399 Speaker 1: You know, looking back at some the other quarterbacks in 453 00:20:58,400 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: the report. 454 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 11: Here the sign their extension in the offices in so 455 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,120 Speaker 11: would you like to have that signed before. 456 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:06,760 Speaker 1: The scene and the stars or during fresh is extension? 457 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:11,119 Speaker 3: You know, again, try not to force anything you know, 458 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 3: we've had some great talks, some great conversations. I spoke 459 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,919 Speaker 3: with his agency again last night. You know, we're working, 460 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 3: you know, but you can't force this stuff. It's it's 461 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,920 Speaker 3: you know. I said the same thing with Josh's situation. 462 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 3: I said it would take some time. It did, but 463 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 3: we were glad that it got completed when it did, 464 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 3: so we could go into this offseason program knowing that 465 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 3: that's behind us and we can move forward. So we're 466 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 3: working at it. We'll continue to work at it. You know, 467 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:44,719 Speaker 3: ownerships involved, obviously, you know, coaches involved. We're we're going 468 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 3: to put our best foot forward and hope to get 469 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,120 Speaker 3: something accomplished here. 470 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 2: From a football at Q scouting perspective, how do you 471 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,960 Speaker 2: scout that portion of a prospect and story from a 472 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 2: coaching perspective or are you comfortable. 473 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 6: With what you hear from a prospects a football. 474 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 3: I you, Well, you do a lot of work. You know, 475 00:22:04,840 --> 00:22:06,480 Speaker 3: you do a lot of work. You talk to a 476 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 3: lot of people, You look at the film. The film 477 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 3: will tell you some it'll certainly speak to you about 478 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:17,360 Speaker 3: the player's instincts, which is part of the football IQ obviously, 479 00:22:17,400 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 3: in a big part of the Football IQ. But you know, 480 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,359 Speaker 3: we zoom call these guys. We send coaches to workouts, 481 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 3: we send coaches to meet with them, We bring them 482 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:29,680 Speaker 3: in on the thirty visit. We get in front of 483 00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 3: them as much as we can. Every opportunity we get 484 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:34,479 Speaker 3: a chance to talk to a guy that we have 485 00:22:34,560 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 3: concerns about, we do. We interview them at the Combine, 486 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 3: We interview them at the All Star Games, we interview 487 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 3: them at their pro days. We get as much time 488 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 3: in front as we can. The coaches make calls to 489 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:50,679 Speaker 3: the to the coaches that work with these players. You know, 490 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 3: you gather as much as you can, you know, and 491 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 3: so and usually by the time you get to the draft, 492 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,480 Speaker 3: you got them pretty well figured out from that perspective. 493 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,960 Speaker 3: And sometimes guys come in and they fool you, you know, 494 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 3: and you can't just use test scores to say a 495 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:07,800 Speaker 3: guy can learn or can't learn. That doesn't work. There's 496 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 3: guys that have had low test scores that learn extremely well. 497 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 3: There's guys that have had high test scores that don't 498 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 3: learn very well when it comes to football. 499 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 8: So you just got you just got to do your homework. 500 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 5: Tom Camble, being that he was just in that recruiting world, 501 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 5: and you may know a lot of those kids ever 502 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 5: since they were in high school. 503 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 8: Well that that that helps. 504 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,920 Speaker 3: And we got some coaches that we brought on board 505 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,040 Speaker 3: from the college game that have spent a lot of 506 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 3: time with a lot of these guys uh in the 507 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 3: recruiting process, whether they've coached them directly or recruited them, 508 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 3: So that gives. 509 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 8: You some insight as well. 510 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 3: So you just use every opportunity in every resource you 511 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 3: have to try to try to figure these guys out. 512 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 12: About five or six months during the pro day circuit, 513 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 12: you had a lot of your coaches that were leading 514 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 12: the workouts for some of these guys. 515 00:23:55,440 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: What is it does that. 516 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,119 Speaker 5: Help that you have those guys with the practical on 517 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 5: field experience leading the workouts for some of the evaluation. 518 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 3: Well, most of the universities they let the pro guys 519 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 3: take over the workouts. There's certain certain big schools that 520 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 3: want their coaches to handle the workouts, but for the 521 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 3: majority of the workouts, we go to the coaches, the 522 00:24:16,280 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 3: NFL coaches that are there. If there's a position coach 523 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 3: there and they're going to work that position out, and yeah, 524 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 3: they're putting them through you know, drills that they're going 525 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:28,439 Speaker 3: to be put through on a daily basis once they 526 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 3: get to the league. But most of the time it's 527 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:32,919 Speaker 3: drills these guys have been doing since they were fourteen 528 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 3: years old or whatever. 529 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 5: Right, how does the new kickoff rule effect roster building 530 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 5: if at all? 531 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:39,679 Speaker 1: And Doug, if you don't mind. 532 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,879 Speaker 2: It, answering just delight the rule and gets the challenge 533 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:44,679 Speaker 2: from a coaching perspective. 534 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:49,360 Speaker 3: Well, from a from a roster perspective, you know, obviously 535 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 3: you're gonna have two returners back there, you know, so 536 00:24:52,280 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 3: having two really good returners helps you a lot because 537 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,720 Speaker 3: they can't kick it away from the one that's back there. 538 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,159 Speaker 8: So that's that's going to be something that you have 539 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 8: to deal with. 540 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 3: I think, uh, you know, when you talk to the 541 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:08,119 Speaker 3: special team coaches, getting guys that can can button release, 542 00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:10,880 Speaker 3: you know, press and release, get off of get off 543 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 3: of blocks, quickly, striking, strike and go. 544 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 8: H is going to be important. 545 00:25:16,280 --> 00:25:19,320 Speaker 3: So I think you're gonna see some bigger bodies, more 546 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:22,560 Speaker 3: bigger bodies involved in it, you know, if I were 547 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 3: to guess, But I think, you know, for the most part, 548 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 3: bringing the kickoff back into the play is going to 549 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 3: help the guys. You know, the teams guys especially you 550 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 3: know when you when you build the roster with linebacker 551 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 3: type players. 552 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 6: You know, I like the rule. 553 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 7: I think it's going to bring excitement back to our game. 554 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:47,000 Speaker 6: You know, there were. 555 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 7: Close to two thousand kickoffs last year and you know 556 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 7: twenty one were returned. Where back in you know twenty ten, 557 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 7: it was we were upped about eighty percent, you know, 558 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,919 Speaker 7: no almost nice eighty percent returnable, you know, kick So 559 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 7: it's gonna bring some excitement back to the football game. 560 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,480 Speaker 7: You know, as Trent mentioned, the dual returners back there, 561 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 7: it's gonna look different. You know, it's gonna look a 562 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 7: little awkward at first. It's gonna take some getting used to. 563 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,680 Speaker 7: I mean, you know, Heath Farwell, Louke Thompson, special teams 564 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 7: guys here are really diving into the x's and o's 565 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 7: and and and to transpoint, I think you're going to 566 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 7: see bigger athletic guys you know that are especially on 567 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,440 Speaker 7: the return team that can that can run and move 568 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 7: and and because they're gonna be a little bit closer 569 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 7: together and being able to block a little bit, a 570 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:35,439 Speaker 7: little bit faster. So you know, we're working through all 571 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 7: those things right now. This spring is going to be 572 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 7: important for us as we dive into you know, the 573 00:26:40,640 --> 00:26:43,680 Speaker 7: next phase, phase two and phase three and and really 574 00:26:43,760 --> 00:26:47,159 Speaker 7: kind of iron out our own uh design, you know, 575 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,480 Speaker 7: and and figure out who are two guys you know 576 00:26:49,920 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 7: back there, and what it's going to look like. 577 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 15: You're talking about spooring a trade up into the draft, 578 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 15: it's maybe the toss in. You have these placeholder type 579 00:26:58,720 --> 00:27:01,760 Speaker 15: discussions with the team beforehand or draft or do you 580 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 15: wait so you get on the clock to after you 581 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 15: start seeing how that folds. 582 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 3: Well, we know who's willing to move, and we've had 583 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,439 Speaker 3: preliminary discussions on what that looks like, what it's going 584 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 3: to cost to move up there. You know, I'm not 585 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,800 Speaker 3: a big believer in moving before draft day, you know, 586 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 3: because what are you moving for? 587 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 8: You know, the guy? 588 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 3: Unless you know exactly who you're moving for, and you 589 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,680 Speaker 3: know that he's going to be there, which is impossible 590 00:27:25,680 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 3: to know, you know, why move unless you're going to 591 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 3: number one? 592 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 8: That's the that's the only guarantee, right number one? 593 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 3: Who's you know that you'd have your choice, So you 594 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 3: have exploratory conversations. You know what it's going to take 595 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 3: you to get to the twelve or thirteen or fourteen 596 00:27:41,920 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 3: or fifteen or whatever the number is, and then you 597 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:46,440 Speaker 3: wait till draft day to figure out whether you're gonna 598 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 3: do it or not. 599 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:50,240 Speaker 11: You first got here a few years ago, you guys 600 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 11: hadn't worked together before. 601 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: Do you have more input now than you did that 602 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: first year? Less? 603 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 4: In? 604 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 11: How has the trust between you guys in the front 605 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,600 Speaker 11: office's development over time? 606 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:07,800 Speaker 6: I'll tell you something. 607 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,560 Speaker 7: It as far as you know, our involvement is a 608 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 7: staff myself, it's it's the best I've been around. It's 609 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 7: one of the things that Trent really has been open 610 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 7: to to, you know, the evaluation process from the coaches 611 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 7: right and and he understands the coaching side of it 612 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 7: as well as the scouting side of it. And and 613 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,240 Speaker 7: the involvement has been you know, it's the same every year. 614 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 7: It's probably even gotten a little bit more, you know, 615 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,320 Speaker 7: just the more comfortable that that we are working together. 616 00:28:37,400 --> 00:28:41,840 Speaker 7: And and you know, it's it takes everybody, you know, 617 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,840 Speaker 7: to put a roster together, and it's not about one 618 00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 7: guy making all the decisions, right and and so there's 619 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:50,760 Speaker 7: a lot of input. He values what the coaches say 620 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 7: and how the coaches ranked and stack players just like 621 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:56,880 Speaker 7: you know, you know, we appreciate what the scouts do 622 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 7: because they're the ones that are out there, you know, 623 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,600 Speaker 7: every single day scouting players. So it's been a really 624 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 7: good process and one that one that uh, as a coach, 625 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 7: you know, you can really appreciate, you. 626 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 9: Said, Trent, you said earlier you seem to agree with 627 00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:16,440 Speaker 9: the idea that the top three receivers have had a 628 00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 9: little bit of separation with whoever's next. 629 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: Do you feel the same. 630 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:24,719 Speaker 9: Way about the cornerbacks that top two have created a 631 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 9: little bit of separation from the others or is. 632 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: It just a matter of beauty being in the eye 633 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: of the older. 634 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:31,560 Speaker 8: I think a little bit of that. 635 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 3: I think system, right, I think system plays an important 636 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 3: role in that as well. Uh, you know, how how 637 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 3: are you gonna play the corners. You're gonna play them 638 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:43,200 Speaker 3: off man, You're gonna play them on the line of scrimmage, 639 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:45,600 Speaker 3: on press and run with guys. 640 00:29:45,640 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 8: So I do think that plays into it. 641 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 3: I think again, I think there's there's a really good 642 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:54,120 Speaker 3: depth and really good skill at the at the corner 643 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 3: position in this draft, more so than maybe the last 644 00:29:57,560 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 3: couple of drafts. You know, that I've been involved with here, 645 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 3: So it'll be interesting how these top guys fall off 646 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 3: the board. 647 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:10,560 Speaker 13: Have tred outline how much time and money and investment 648 00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 13: there is basically all year long to. 649 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: Get to next Thursday. 650 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 13: From your perspective as a player and then as an 651 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,480 Speaker 13: assistant and obviously as a head coach. Then what goes 652 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 13: wrong when you miss on a guy where a guy 653 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 13: doesn't fit the way that you thought. 654 00:30:26,840 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: Is there a thread that. 655 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 13: Runs through all of that or is it individually just 656 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:33,960 Speaker 13: sometimes is there something that that just doesn't work sometimes? 657 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:35,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's it. 658 00:30:35,320 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 7: You're gonna be wrong at times. You know, you do 659 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 7: everything you can to be right. You know Trent's already 660 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 7: talked about it. But are you gonna make a mistake? Yeah, 661 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 7: you're gonna make a mistake. You know, it happens, right, 662 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:50,280 Speaker 7: But the key is not to not to make too 663 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:54,360 Speaker 7: many mistakes. And and uh, that's why there's so much 664 00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 7: time spent in this process, and there's so much dialogue 665 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 7: and so much film and on the road and just 666 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,479 Speaker 7: the the process itself, and all thirty two clubs are 667 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 7: going through the same thing. But will you miss on 668 00:31:05,200 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 7: a player from time to time? 669 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:06,760 Speaker 6: You will? 670 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,800 Speaker 7: You will and and like I said, it's it's a 671 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 7: matter of just minimizing those opportunities, maximizing the ones you have, 672 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:17,560 Speaker 7: and then developing those guys so that they can help 673 00:31:17,600 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 7: you come November, December, January, and ultimately into February. 674 00:31:22,160 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 2: You've talked about, you know, coaches collaborating with you guys 675 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:28,960 Speaker 2: in the personnel department. How much has Ryan Nielsen his 676 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 2: staff sort of maybe changed at all what you guys 677 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:33,880 Speaker 2: might look for as far as traits or anything. 678 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:36,680 Speaker 3: As far as the players in the draft, Well, there's 679 00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 3: a definite change. You're going from a three thirty to 680 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 3: a forty. You know, what he's looking for at the 681 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,080 Speaker 3: end position is different than we were looking for, you know, 682 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 3: in the last in the last scheme. So there's definitely 683 00:31:50,520 --> 00:31:52,959 Speaker 3: a change, but it's a change I'm very familiar with. 684 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:55,800 Speaker 3: So it's been good. You know, Ryan and his staff, 685 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 3: you know, we have that very good dialogue. We spent 686 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 3: a lot of time when he first here going through 687 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 3: exactly what he was looking for at the different positions. 688 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 3: How we were gonna play the corners in this scheme 689 00:32:07,400 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 3: versus how we played him in the past, how the 690 00:32:10,520 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 3: linebackers were gonna fit and how we were gonna get 691 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:17,160 Speaker 3: the sam linebacker position filled from within, you know. So 692 00:32:17,200 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 3: we had a lot of great dialogue, you know, and 693 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 3: it's been fun to learn what he's looking for in players. 694 00:32:22,960 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 3: Uh he comes from you know, he was with coach 695 00:32:25,440 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 3: Peyton and that goes back to coach Barcels. So the 696 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:32,240 Speaker 3: traits that he's looking for I'm very familiar with obviously. 697 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 8: So it's been good. 698 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,080 Speaker 1: This offensive line class has kind of lauded. Does it 699 00:32:38,160 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: live up to the hype in your ears? 700 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's a very I think it's a 701 00:32:42,080 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 3: very good group, you know, and again it's a it's 702 00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 3: a group that whether it's inside or outside, I think 703 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:51,640 Speaker 3: there's there's there's great value throughout the draft. I think 704 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 3: you're gonna find starters in the in the fourth, fifth round, 705 00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 3: you know, that are eventually gonna find their way into 706 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,480 Speaker 3: starting and there's always some guys that even go later 707 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 3: than that. I was telling the group yesterday the local 708 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 3: workout guys, and most people don't realize that there's more. 709 00:33:06,720 --> 00:33:09,760 Speaker 3: There's more guys in the national in the Football Hall 710 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,880 Speaker 3: of Fame that were undrafted free agents and our first 711 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 3: round picks, you know, so good players come from all 712 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:19,440 Speaker 3: levels of the draft and even the undrafted, and I 713 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 3: think we just got to remember that it takes time. 714 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 3: These guys got to they've got to be given time 715 00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:24,240 Speaker 3: to develop