1
00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:05,840
Speaker 1: Good morning everyone, I'm good. I wanted to thank you

2
00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:07,480
Speaker 1: all for coming. It's been a while since we last

3
00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:12,360
Speaker 1: last had some time together. Also wanted to thank the

4
00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,480
Speaker 1: Crafts for their support think coach may own his staff

5
00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,120
Speaker 1: throughout this draft process. It's been great collaborating with them

6
00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,960
Speaker 1: and working with them, you know, with private workouts and

7
00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,599
Speaker 1: zoom calls and you know, getting their reports in and

8
00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,760
Speaker 1: all those things. I wanted to thank the Scouts for

9
00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,960
Speaker 1: their tireless effort to get this draft class right over

10
00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,360
Speaker 1: the last call it three years, being away from their families,

11
00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:43,280
Speaker 1: working on the road, digging out information, being passionate about

12
00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,200
Speaker 1: what they do, and also you know, representing the Patriots

13
00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:50,440
Speaker 1: in a professional manner. And also wanted to thank the

14
00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,800
Speaker 1: families of the coaches and Scouts for you know, kind

15
00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,040
Speaker 1: of putting up with us, putting up with these crazy schedules.

16
00:00:56,760 --> 00:00:58,440
Speaker 1: You know, the coaches had a week off at the

17
00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,959
Speaker 1: end of March and a lot of vacations were scheduled

18
00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,000
Speaker 1: and and some of our coaches needed to you know,

19
00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,600
Speaker 1: leave their vacations to go to these pro days. So

20
00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,600
Speaker 1: we definitely appreciate the families and we're gonna try to

21
00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,039
Speaker 1: get this thing right. And get it back on. So

22
00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,360
Speaker 1: with that being said, I would like to take today

23
00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,600
Speaker 1: to talk about the draft and talk about the draft process.

24
00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:24,480
Speaker 1: So if anyone has any questions, shoot.

25
00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:28,480
Speaker 2: Way down the final decision needs.

26
00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,760
Speaker 3: So Glubb with draft.

27
00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:36,760
Speaker 4: Having gas as.

28
00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,080
Speaker 5: Also said, you want to talk.

29
00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,959
Speaker 2: Guy draft, How does that need thought?

30
00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:55,760
Speaker 1: Yeah, it doesn't really impact it much at all. We're

31
00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,880
Speaker 1: just kind of putting our heads down and working. Obviously,

32
00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,320
Speaker 1: at the end of the day, somebody has to make

33
00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,360
Speaker 1: the decision, but there's there's a group of people that

34
00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,960
Speaker 1: we're relying on to help make these decisions. Obviously, Coach

35
00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:10,079
Speaker 1: Mayo is heavily involved, the coaching staff, whatever coordinator on

36
00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,359
Speaker 1: whatever side of the ball we pick for each pick,

37
00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,000
Speaker 1: and the scouting department. So we're we're just really kind

38
00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:18,639
Speaker 1: of focused on focused on the long term, focused on

39
00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:27,079
Speaker 1: what's right for the team. Fire. I haven't thought about

40
00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,600
Speaker 1: it that way. That's an interesting way to think about it. No,

41
00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,880
Speaker 1: I like, since I've been given this opportunity to work

42
00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,520
Speaker 1: with these people, I've just kind of put my head

43
00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,280
Speaker 1: down and and tried to do things that I feel

44
00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:50,919
Speaker 1: like are the best for the Patriots. Uh No, But again,

45
00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,480
Speaker 1: like if if I'm the only person that wants a

46
00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:57,000
Speaker 1: player and everybody else in the building doesn't want a player.

47
00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,400
Speaker 1: I'm not crazy, like we're gonna We're going to try

48
00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:00,920
Speaker 1: to do it's right.

49
00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:07,280
Speaker 3: How would rise and train these sessions other teams?

50
00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,520
Speaker 1: Yeah, so on ongoing. We're open to anything, moving up,

51
00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,239
Speaker 1: moving down. We're open for business in the first round

52
00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,360
Speaker 1: and in every round. We have some holes we feel

53
00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,120
Speaker 1: like we need to fill in the draft, and you know,

54
00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,840
Speaker 1: we're a draft and developed team. The more picks we have,

55
00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:31,560
Speaker 1: the better. But if there's an opportunity to move up

56
00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:36,320
Speaker 1: and you know, strike, if the board kind of recommends it,

57
00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:39,040
Speaker 1: then we won't be afraid to pull the trigger on

58
00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:39,440
Speaker 1: that either.

59
00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,920
Speaker 4: Oh yeah, there were obviously six quarterbacks of people I'm mentioning.

60
00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:45,760
Speaker 6: Obviously not gonna mention it by name.

61
00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:46,800
Speaker 2: Feel free if you want to do.

62
00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,680
Speaker 3: But how do you guys, in general, have them? Do

63
00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:53,400
Speaker 3: you have them all bunch together?

64
00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,400
Speaker 4: You have one or two, one or one tier and

65
00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,320
Speaker 4: then if not something another tier and then the cheer

66
00:03:58,400 --> 00:03:58,800
Speaker 4: below that.

67
00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:00,600
Speaker 6: How in general, and also just.

68
00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,120
Speaker 1: Following that up a little bit, do you have them

69
00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:04,280
Speaker 1: rated in terms.

70
00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,880
Speaker 4: Of how they're going to be playing in twenty twenty

71
00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,320
Speaker 4: four or you have them rated how they might be

72
00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:09,680
Speaker 4: in twenty five, twenty six.

73
00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,000
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll address the second part of that first. It's

74
00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:18,360
Speaker 1: a long term decision. I mean, I guess that's the

75
00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:20,440
Speaker 1: best way to characterize it. It's a long term decision.

76
00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:23,440
Speaker 1: We look it upside again, not just at at the

77
00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,000
Speaker 1: first pick, but at every pick. We look it upside

78
00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,040
Speaker 1: in the draft, and we try to build out. We

79
00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,120
Speaker 1: we have player positions where we think we you know,

80
00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:35,640
Speaker 1: need to supplement now kind of plug and play type players,

81
00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:37,960
Speaker 1: and we have other positions where we feel like we

82
00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,960
Speaker 1: can you know, draft and develop those people. So as

83
00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,960
Speaker 1: far as the way we have them rated, I'd prefer

84
00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,840
Speaker 1: to not really get into that at this point. At

85
00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,279
Speaker 1: quarterback or at any other position really, whether you.

86
00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:50,920
Speaker 6: Stay at three or room somewhere, do you feel like

87
00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:56,400
Speaker 6: quarterback has to depend nomadation.

88
00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:00,680
Speaker 1: I think we be comfortable with it.

89
00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,080
Speaker 3: I do.

90
00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,760
Speaker 1: I read a lot of that storyline. I'm not really

91
00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:18,159
Speaker 1: sure what that means. We have a solid offensive line.

92
00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,920
Speaker 1: We resigned Mike on Wenu, We have David Andrews coming back.

93
00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,480
Speaker 1: We have three rookies that we drafted last year that

94
00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,200
Speaker 1: are developing. We signed a Cora four from the Steelers

95
00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,960
Speaker 1: Hunter Henry. I mean a good running game, a solid

96
00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,440
Speaker 1: foundation in a solid system in place with coach Van

97
00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:37,560
Speaker 1: Pelt on the offense. So I feel like I definitely

98
00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:38,520
Speaker 1: feel like we can support.

99
00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:45,560
Speaker 3: Do you feel like we'll be back there? Uh?

100
00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:46,280
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think so.

101
00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:48,960
Speaker 5: Would visions left a right now?

102
00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,240
Speaker 1: I think if the season started today, which I get

103
00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,280
Speaker 1: on the guys about using that phrase because that can

104
00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,920
Speaker 1: sometimes lead to bad decisions. Oh you know, if if

105
00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:58,400
Speaker 1: we had a game tomorrow, we don't have a partner

106
00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,000
Speaker 1: turner stuff like that. Uh, if the season started tomorrow,

107
00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:03,760
Speaker 1: I think it would be a core four. But that

108
00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,520
Speaker 1: is probably more of a question for coach Mayo that

109
00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,400
Speaker 1: he played He played it there in college, and so

110
00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,720
Speaker 1: we went back and watched that film obviously evaluate him.

111
00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:18,279
Speaker 1: He was coming out and he's he's an athletic big guy,

112
00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,600
Speaker 1: so we feel like he can make that transition or

113
00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:23,520
Speaker 1: make that transition back to playing on the left. How

114
00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:25,040
Speaker 1: much time did you guys spend.

115
00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:29,160
Speaker 3: Four game scenarios or the fires.

116
00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:35,800
Speaker 5: Work weeks all proposes to close play orders.

117
00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:41,240
Speaker 1: Yeah right, yeah, no, definitely we we spend time on

118
00:06:41,320 --> 00:06:47,400
Speaker 1: all those scenarios. When you're picking this high. Fortunately, those

119
00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,000
Speaker 1: those teams that are interested are also doing that, so

120
00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,360
Speaker 1: they'll reach out earlier than like when we're on the clock.

121
00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:54,040
Speaker 1: So that makes it a little bit easier in this

122
00:06:54,200 --> 00:07:00,440
Speaker 1: particular situation. Conversations the copation, Yeah, there have been conversations

123
00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:01,120
Speaker 1: that have taken place.

124
00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,440
Speaker 6: But when you bring the quarterbacks into a thirty business.

125
00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,960
Speaker 1: What are some of the things you have to uh,

126
00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,480
Speaker 1: get to know everyone, kind of see how they react

127
00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,040
Speaker 1: around the coaches, around the support staff, the scouting assistants

128
00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,600
Speaker 1: are a big part of it. Taking them around, you know,

129
00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,800
Speaker 1: we do a medical, they meet with the coaching staff

130
00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:22,840
Speaker 1: and they go through an install and a walk through

131
00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,040
Speaker 1: and really just kind of kind of get a feel

132
00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,400
Speaker 1: for them, you know, as much as they're getting feel

133
00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,920
Speaker 1: for us in our building. So it's it's valuable. Obviously,

134
00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,120
Speaker 1: everyone everyone has the film from their careers that they

135
00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:39,080
Speaker 1: can watch and evaluate, but getting them, you know, sort

136
00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,080
Speaker 1: of in our situation and seeing how they react is

137
00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,840
Speaker 1: is valuable part of the process. Earlier, if you're not crazy.

138
00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:56,080
Speaker 4: Worth poun important, happy census a.

139
00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:05,520
Speaker 1: Lot of player, Yeah, I mean it helps definitely. Yeah.

140
00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,040
Speaker 1: I mean among the among the real true decision makers,

141
00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:11,320
Speaker 1: I think I think it is, Yes.

142
00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:17,040
Speaker 5: Ellie speaking about it. Every team does it differently. Few

143
00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,600
Speaker 5: ants just keep going to like a smaller you said,

144
00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:23,440
Speaker 5: decision making group. When will that be and who will

145
00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:26,280
Speaker 5: be in that sort of final group for you guys.

146
00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,320
Speaker 1: I mean again, picking so early we can kind of

147
00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,559
Speaker 1: work through the scenarios, like not while the draft is

148
00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,559
Speaker 1: going on. We've we've already had a lot of those

149
00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:40,319
Speaker 1: conversations as far as who will be involved. There's there's

150
00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,240
Speaker 1: a smaller group of people that we'll talk to, you know,

151
00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,800
Speaker 1: both both in the scouting side and the coaching side,

152
00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,760
Speaker 1: and and we'll get together Jerrod and I and kind

153
00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,840
Speaker 1: of work through that along with Matt grow whichever coordinator

154
00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:52,840
Speaker 1: on whichever side of the ball, and that'll that'll happen

155
00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,360
Speaker 1: at every pick, that's not just the first pick.

156
00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:03,200
Speaker 6: Uh.

157
00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,600
Speaker 1: That's an excellent question. And I'm really excited about Girod

158
00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,679
Speaker 1: interacting with the players. You guys all know Girod like

159
00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,080
Speaker 1: he has a great way about him. He's he's very

160
00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,240
Speaker 1: calm and easy, but also intelligent and intentional with what

161
00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,880
Speaker 1: he says. So it's been really cool kind of seeing

162
00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,559
Speaker 1: him interact with the players. And and there's there's a

163
00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,040
Speaker 1: nice vibe in the building right now. Again, you know

164
00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:32,439
Speaker 1: it's week one and nothing's happened. That's bad. Yet I

165
00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:34,760
Speaker 1: think so. I think I think they are. I think

166
00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:39,240
Speaker 1: it'll be a good situation. I remember I would.

167
00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:43,040
Speaker 3: Say history, you're like the receiver position get Pager seven

168
00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,640
Speaker 3: had as much like drafting a delogy receivers, especially if

169
00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,720
Speaker 3: you around sacred like actors.

170
00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,000
Speaker 6: There you can sort of endpoint of why that's Ben's

171
00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,439
Speaker 6: Gates's bended different.

172
00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,360
Speaker 1: Sort of like Green Bay wid the New England And

173
00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:55,280
Speaker 1: you know, how.

174
00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:56,600
Speaker 2: How do you guys feel ashame?

175
00:09:57,520 --> 00:10:02,880
Speaker 1: That's a good question. I'm not totally sure how to

176
00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:06,240
Speaker 1: answer that. I think the Packers had good success. Ted

177
00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,280
Speaker 1: Thompson was phenomenal at drafting receivers, identifying receivers in like

178
00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,559
Speaker 1: the second and third round. You know, hopefully some of

179
00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,120
Speaker 1: that rubs off on me, the things I've learned from him.

180
00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,400
Speaker 1: I don't think there's any one thing that I can

181
00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,120
Speaker 1: point to about why it hasn't worked here or why

182
00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:25,000
Speaker 1: it worked better there. I don't know how to answer

183
00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:25,959
Speaker 1: that well.

184
00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:29,200
Speaker 2: Continuing with the receiver question, it seems from the outside

185
00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,240
Speaker 2: that you mostly have want of Z and slot types.

186
00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,160
Speaker 2: Do you feel that there's players on the roster you

187
00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:35,079
Speaker 2: could fill that X receiver role or is that a

188
00:10:35,120 --> 00:10:36,800
Speaker 2: spot where you're still kind of looking to supplement.

189
00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:41,440
Speaker 1: I think we have players that can can line up

190
00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,360
Speaker 1: and play at X. Do we have players that on

191
00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,800
Speaker 1: a three by one can beat the backside coverage every

192
00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:49,200
Speaker 1: single time? I'm not sure we have that just yet,

193
00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,200
Speaker 1: but we certainly have good receivers that we're excited about

194
00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,400
Speaker 1: working with. kJ Osborne can play all three positions. We

195
00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:59,079
Speaker 1: have Kendrick Bourne coming back, pop juju. I mean, you know,

196
00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,160
Speaker 1: the list goes on. We we feel like we have

197
00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:02,040
Speaker 1: NFL receivers.

198
00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,960
Speaker 6: There's a lot of different ages with these quarterbacks older.

199
00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,199
Speaker 3: We're older, you guys, how do you look at that

200
00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:10,280
Speaker 3: in terms of development?

201
00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:11,680
Speaker 1: You know, you feel like.

202
00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:14,920
Speaker 3: Those guys that are a little older were cap ceiling

203
00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:16,360
Speaker 3: wise and products or not.

204
00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,320
Speaker 6: You guys way those states when it.

205
00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,000
Speaker 1: Comes to Yeah, we don't really look at the age specifically,

206
00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:23,959
Speaker 1: just more of the skill set. All these guys have

207
00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,040
Speaker 1: been coached well in college, some longer than others. But

208
00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:32,880
Speaker 1: we feel like every every individual situation that's different. He

209
00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,559
Speaker 1: has this idea of drug holds Steelers means, but you

210
00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:38,320
Speaker 1: guys are close to a defense to say you feel

211
00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,480
Speaker 1: about these quarterbacks? Are you there now a long top decision.

212
00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,360
Speaker 1: We haven't had that final conversation yet, but I do

213
00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,760
Speaker 1: think there's a general idea of how we feel about

214
00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:53,720
Speaker 1: these players. Okay, looks.

215
00:11:55,640 --> 00:12:00,360
Speaker 6: About h.

216
00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:11,200
Speaker 1: I think uh, I think when you watch the film,

217
00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,560
Speaker 1: you can you're looking for it and you see it. Obviously,

218
00:12:13,720 --> 00:12:16,000
Speaker 1: our scouts have been compiling information on these guys from

219
00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:17,920
Speaker 1: their colleges for years, some of these guys from two

220
00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:22,400
Speaker 1: different colleges, and that that information is consistent lines up,

221
00:12:22,440 --> 00:12:25,840
Speaker 1: which always makes it easier. So we we have those

222
00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,640
Speaker 1: that we have that amount of information from the colleges,

223
00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:30,040
Speaker 1: and then you can kind of see how they act,

224
00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,160
Speaker 1: how their body language is on tape, and then when

225
00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:33,800
Speaker 1: you bring them in it's really it's really do the

226
00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:35,760
Speaker 1: do the people that are here to the players that

227
00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:39,400
Speaker 1: are here kind of gravitate to them while they're walking

228
00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:41,920
Speaker 1: around the building. What what type of personality do they have?

229
00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:43,920
Speaker 1: And I would I would say I've been impressed with

230
00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,079
Speaker 1: with all the quarterbacks that we've talked to in that

231
00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:56,360
Speaker 1: regard this year. Uh, another team offered more money would

232
00:12:56,400 --> 00:13:05,000
Speaker 1: be the main thing mm hm. Bad as a bad

233
00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:13,559
Speaker 1: sor death considered this one in terms of uh, no,

234
00:13:13,800 --> 00:13:21,520
Speaker 1: not yet. I don't know. I mean there, it can

235
00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,559
Speaker 1: work both ways. I mean they have up until you

236
00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:27,480
Speaker 1: know we're on the clock, so I've seen it in

237
00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:29,719
Speaker 1: both ways. I was at the I was actually at

238
00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,960
Speaker 1: the BUYU prode a couple of years ago when San

239
00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,680
Speaker 1: Francisco made that trade, uh to go up to three,

240
00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:36,319
Speaker 1: and you know, we were all there watching one of

241
00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,600
Speaker 1: the quarterbacks. So it was kind of an interesting buzz

242
00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:41,120
Speaker 1: to be at the pro day. Curious.

243
00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:47,920
Speaker 5: I mean, your round, how bad is it?

244
00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:55,400
Speaker 1: How is Europe especially changed? I don't think it has.

245
00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:59,640
Speaker 1: Every situation situation is unique. I mean, obviously Lamar Jackson's

246
00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:01,920
Speaker 1: a hall of a and we didn't pick him, so

247
00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,560
Speaker 1: that's not a great look. But also if we had

248
00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,280
Speaker 1: picked Lamar Jackson at one, you know, we might have

249
00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:09,120
Speaker 1: had to pack our bags at that point too. So

250
00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,640
Speaker 1: nothing's really changed. We're still looking for the good player,

251
00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,600
Speaker 1: and you know, I think in this situation, we're going

252
00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:19,800
Speaker 1: to have the support that's needed for that quarterback if

253
00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:21,840
Speaker 1: we draft one, whoever it is, we're going to have

254
00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,040
Speaker 1: a situation where they're supported in every way possible to

255
00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:25,720
Speaker 1: make them succeed.

256
00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:33,600
Speaker 6: People are underous wires.

257
00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:43,880
Speaker 1: I do, yes, yep. I mean we we have NFL receivers,

258
00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,200
Speaker 1: we have NFL tight ends, we have NFL running backs,

259
00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:51,960
Speaker 1: we have NFL offensive lineman. We we feel good about

260
00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,880
Speaker 1: where we are, and we feel through free agency on

261
00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,160
Speaker 1: the offensive side in particular, that we've been able to

262
00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:01,280
Speaker 1: supplement our roster properly, so we're not having to draft

263
00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:02,680
Speaker 1: for need as much offensively.

264
00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,160
Speaker 4: Ellie, a few weeks.

265
00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,080
Speaker 5: Ago, Girod said, I'm sorry.

266
00:15:06,480 --> 00:15:08,520
Speaker 3: A few weeks ago, Girod just kind of pigbacking off

267
00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,200
Speaker 3: that Gerard was talking about their receiver and how you

268
00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,720
Speaker 3: guys were open to the trade. But he also said

269
00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,200
Speaker 3: that hopefully a clear picture kind of comes forward in

270
00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:19,160
Speaker 3: the next few weeks. Is that an avenue you're still

271
00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,240
Speaker 3: pursuing or is that kind of Are you now focused

272
00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:23,280
Speaker 3: on the draft at receiving.

273
00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,040
Speaker 1: Are you're talking about trading for a receiver.

274
00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:25,440
Speaker 6: Yea.

275
00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,200
Speaker 1: We've had conversations with teams about about different scenarios, not

276
00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:32,360
Speaker 1: just at receiver but at other positions, So that's that's

277
00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,360
Speaker 1: definitely something that we'd be open to.

278
00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,080
Speaker 6: Ellie, we haven't heard from you since the combine. Just curious,

279
00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,800
Speaker 6: why did you guys signed Jacoby Forsett and what kind

280
00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:44,280
Speaker 6: of role of the vision playing this obviously the journey camp.

281
00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,520
Speaker 1: Yeah, we signed Jacoby because he's he's a good player.

282
00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:56,760
Speaker 1: He's a big, strong, relentless preparer in terms of his

283
00:15:56,880 --> 00:16:00,240
Speaker 1: ability to take a game plan and apply it through

284
00:16:00,280 --> 00:16:04,120
Speaker 1: the week to Sunday. He's got a good arm, He's

285
00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:09,360
Speaker 1: big and strong, and we feel like he if we

286
00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,480
Speaker 1: end up drafting a quarterback high, he is someone that

287
00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,200
Speaker 1: can support that player and would be a positive influence

288
00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,400
Speaker 1: on them while competing with them.

289
00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:23,600
Speaker 3: Oh, just tell you, did you look at players well

290
00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:24,080
Speaker 3: the draft?

291
00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:26,640
Speaker 4: You look at players to say that kid's a good

292
00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,520
Speaker 4: football player, that kid's a good athlete who happens to

293
00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,200
Speaker 4: be good football Is there a difference between the two

294
00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:34,400
Speaker 4: and what's more important to you a football player or

295
00:16:34,400 --> 00:16:34,880
Speaker 4: an athlete?

296
00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,120
Speaker 1: A football player is more important. I think when you

297
00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,520
Speaker 1: get a football player that also has those athletic skills,

298
00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:42,680
Speaker 1: like that's kind of what we're looking for. Well, we

299
00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,200
Speaker 1: take some chances on highweight speed in the later rounds.

300
00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:49,040
Speaker 1: We might it kind of just depends how the board falls.

301
00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:51,480
Speaker 1: I would say we're always going to err on the

302
00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:53,800
Speaker 1: side of having good football players. But if you can

303
00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,480
Speaker 1: get the good football player with those athletic scorers, that

304
00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:00,400
Speaker 1: combine into into what you're looking for that ideal.

305
00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:15,360
Speaker 3: UH spent a lot of time, Mark.

306
00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,160
Speaker 1: I would say the best thing is kind of hearing

307
00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,239
Speaker 1: what their teammates say about them. They're they're both very

308
00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,159
Speaker 1: well thought of by all their teammates. Obviously, Michigan has

309
00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:31,960
Speaker 1: a ton of guys in the draft. North Carolina not

310
00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,520
Speaker 1: as many, but they still have some significant guys, And

311
00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,840
Speaker 1: it's just it's just hearing how impressive they are as teammates,

312
00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,760
Speaker 1: as people, as leaders. And again, I know you singled

313
00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,880
Speaker 1: out two of them. I would say that's been impressive.

314
00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,000
Speaker 1: I think it's a unique year. I'd say that's been

315
00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:48,600
Speaker 1: impressive with all six of these quarterbacks that are kind

316
00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:49,520
Speaker 1: of the top guys.

317
00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,320
Speaker 6: Between MAYCT games.

318
00:17:54,480 --> 00:18:02,320
Speaker 3: Could you yourself saying that you're not.

319
00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,800
Speaker 1: One. Yeah, I think that's fair, and I think you

320
00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,480
Speaker 1: could open it up to some other names as well.

321
00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,919
Speaker 1: It's I think it's a really unique year, Elliott.

322
00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,000
Speaker 4: To Elliott.

323
00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:23,840
Speaker 5: At those three meetings, Mayo brought up, you know, sort

324
00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,840
Speaker 5: of he just came out of nowhere and said, talk

325
00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,920
Speaker 5: about Drake May's floor. I'm wondering do you share that

326
00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:34,320
Speaker 5: same sentiment. You also talk about the confidence that you

327
00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:38,000
Speaker 5: have on Alex van Pelt, Ben McAdoo and T. C

328
00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:41,679
Speaker 5: McCartney to develop a quarterback if.

329
00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,560
Speaker 1: Need sure, I don't know what what Girodd said, so

330
00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,080
Speaker 1: I'm not sure what he said, like, yeah.

331
00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:49,480
Speaker 5: You've seen the ceiling like May, but you also have

332
00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:51,280
Speaker 5: to look at the floor on him.

333
00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,600
Speaker 1: Yeah. I think that's every player. I think I think

334
00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:56,520
Speaker 1: you have to weigh the good and the bad on

335
00:18:56,600 --> 00:19:00,159
Speaker 1: every player, not just at quarterback. Uh. Based on what

336
00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:02,359
Speaker 1: I've seen so far, which is not a lot, I have.

337
00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:07,479
Speaker 1: I have good confidence in Alex, Ben and TC. They

338
00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:09,800
Speaker 1: all have a nice calm way about them. They're all

339
00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:13,760
Speaker 1: they all believe in establishing relationships with the players, and

340
00:19:14,359 --> 00:19:18,080
Speaker 1: you know they've all been successful at developing players. So

341
00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,119
Speaker 1: that's how I would answer that one. Good, All right,

342
00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:27,280
Speaker 1: thankes us, right m hmm.