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Speaker 1: Are conjoining us right now. Nice to see, Thanks very much.

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Speaker 1: I feel like it should be a two part question, like, hey,

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Speaker 1: nice to see, how you doing and who's going to

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Speaker 2: I've got I've had that question asked a few times,

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Speaker 2: and uh, I'll tell you guys, you know, you know

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Speaker 2: we're we're working through it right now, but uh, you know,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, the first question really for me is you know

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Speaker 1: process working to get ready for not only you know,

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know what, This morning, I'm sitting there thinking

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Speaker 2: it's it's only been a month. It feels like it's

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Speaker 2: we we've been grinding him. It's been NonStop, uh since

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Speaker 2: since he came on board, obviously getting ready for the combine,

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Speaker 2: getting to know us us getting to know him. Uh,

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Speaker 2: it's it's it's been NonStop, NonStop.

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Speaker 3: So is his priority just in terms of you know,

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Speaker 3: getting acclimated, was it get to know the team that

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Speaker 3: be or you know, I wonder it's so new around

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I'll tell you.

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Speaker 2: You know, part of the interview process, you know, as

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Speaker 2: He prepared, He knows the roster really well. So that

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Speaker 2: part of it was pretty much done. And obviously, you know,

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Speaker 2: we had insight that he didn't uh when he got

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Speaker 3: Uh.

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Speaker 2: You know, we share the same vision and you know,

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Speaker 2: we're trying to win a super Bowl and you know,

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Speaker 2: how do we get there? That's what we're working through.

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Speaker 2: And then you know, getting ready for the draft. And

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Speaker 2: as I mentioned, the staff, there's has been NonStop.

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Speaker 3: I would think that it's really helpful to have a

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Speaker 3: could say, if they're watching tape of the Ravens game, well,

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Speaker 3: this is what our thoughts were with how we utilized

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Speaker 3: Bringing back McCurley and Arth, I would think is a

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Speaker 4: Yeah. Absolutely, it was great to have those guys back around.

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Speaker 2: You know, hopefully that those guys can ask us some

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Speaker 2: is it's been good.

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Speaker 1: You know, when you look at a new coaching staff

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Speaker 1: and it's been a while obviously since we've seen one,

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Speaker 1: you know, sometimes a guy will come in and say, well,

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Speaker 4: Want to run a three four, I want to run

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Speaker 1: And now all of a sudden, you've got a bunch

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Speaker 4: Uh but for the most part, you know, it's you know,

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Speaker 4: But uh, you know, we have twelve picks.

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Speaker 2: You know, we're in good cap shape, so we were

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Speaker 3: Is it safe to say we'll probably see more wide

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Speaker 3: receivers on the field and fewer tight ends. Though I

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Speaker 3: mean that seems like one scheme change. It seems pretty clear.

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Speaker 1: You know, one of the things that I think that uh,

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Speaker 1: be an emphasis for you guys, is making sure those trenches,

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Speaker 1: which you've already done a phenomenal job of improving, continues

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Speaker 2: Absolutely absolutely, I mean that that that's not gonna uh,

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Speaker 4: Be a priority.

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Speaker 2: And and you know, the reality is, you know, we

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Speaker 2: that you know, We're never gonna try to stop. We're

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Speaker 3: So our audience knows that there were big changes with

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Speaker 3: the coach staff, but from I understand, there's very little

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Speaker 4: Yeah, that's going to stay. We like the system that

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Speaker 2: That that that that I work with in that area,

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Speaker 4: So I don't foresee as many changes there.

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Speaker 1: You know, when I look at your roster, I see

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Speaker 1: fewer and fewer holes every year, which is a testament

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Speaker 4: Will you what you do as.

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Speaker 1: Far as resigning some of your own players or how

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Speaker 1: you evaluate free agency, is that affect at all about

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Speaker 1: the draft because the draft comes last. Right, even though

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Speaker 2: Yes, certain certainly we all say that, and you know,

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Speaker 4: There whenever we pick, you know.

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Speaker 2: But but the thing is is the spring is so

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Speaker 2: some good quarterbacks, some good running backs, some good line

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Speaker 4: And as you get through the spring, you know, things

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Speaker 2: Medical stuff come up, you might have some off the

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Speaker 2: if there's opportunities in free agency or in the trade

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Speaker 4: To fill a position and need, it's it's something you know,

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Speaker 3: So speaking of medical I mean really the reason this

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Speaker 4: Is way way back.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's just it's just, uh, it's bound to happen, right, It.

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Speaker 2: Happens, and you know, sometimes you find yourself trying to

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Speaker 3: You went to med school and you did.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, right, that's just part of the process. But yeah,

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Speaker 1: So I know that a lot of work is done.

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Speaker 4: In the draft?

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Speaker 1: Right? Obviously, so much work has been done leading up

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Speaker 1: that sense in your in your you know, history of

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Speaker 1: doing this, Will that sense change throughout this evaluation process,

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Speaker 1: this week in particular, but moving forward as well. Do

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Speaker 1: this year's draft. Are there certain areas you're like, Okay,

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Speaker 1: weaker in this draft, in this draft pool in general.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, So you know, I gotta to ask that question

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Speaker 2: a couple of times today and in different settings, and

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Speaker 2: am that. You know, it's it's it's good really everywhere.

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Speaker 2: There's players that can help us everywhere. And then I

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Speaker 2: go back to the to the answer I gave about

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Speaker 2: the spring. That's so important.

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Speaker 4: You know.

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Speaker 2: I wish, you know, you should ask me a question

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Speaker 2: March when I see it at the league needs.

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Speaker 4: I'm sure it'll be different. I'll feel a lot differently

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Speaker 4: than I do now. But you know, as we sit

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Speaker 4: here today, it's it's it's a good draft. I mean,

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Speaker 4: there's some good players.

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Speaker 2: And you know, I hope everybody makes it through the

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Speaker 2: medical gives us more options.

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Speaker 4: But uh yeah.

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Speaker 3: I mean, without revealing too much, I'm sure they're like

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Speaker 3: every team. You guys have free agents to be you

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Speaker 3: know that are are set to to up a market.

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Speaker 3: Do you generally have conversations with some of their agents

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Speaker 2: You know, we we've already been in contact with some

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Speaker 2: You know, I'd like to tell you that it gets

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Speaker 2: so sooner or later, but that history has told me

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Speaker 2: figured before, right after, and you know, I I go

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Speaker 4: Why is this so hard? You know, back and you know,

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Speaker 4: why can't we just get it done?

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Speaker 3: And like, yeah, let's get it done.

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Speaker 4: And these things don't usually go that way.

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Speaker 1: You know, when you look at this roster, we've we've

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Speaker 1: talked about this, I was mystified, but I don't know

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Speaker 1: how much attention you've paid to prognosticators and what the

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Speaker 1: going to be that good this year, and obviously you

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Speaker 1: won the AFC North. You look at this team, You've

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Speaker 1: you've positioned it so you've got a lot of cap space.

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Speaker 1: You've positioned it so that you have twelve draft picks

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Speaker 1: that you can re sign. Do you feel good about

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Speaker 4: You know, I like the nucleus of some of the

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Speaker 2: We have guys getting ready to go into the second

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Speaker 4: Guys that are gonna be Steelers for a long time.

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Speaker 2: But you know, Rob, the reality is we we don't

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Speaker 4: You know, we got to be better.

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Speaker 2: So, you know, like we do every year, we're evaluating

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Speaker 2: do to get better because ultimately our goals to win

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Speaker 3: So we hear this a lot. But it looks like

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Speaker 3: the twenty twenty seven quarterback group could be really, really deep.

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Speaker 3: Is that something you have to keep aware of in

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Speaker 3: your thoughts even this year.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, we're always forecasting it at every position. But there's

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Speaker 2: some good players. There's some good quarterbacks in this draft,

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Speaker 2: there's gonna be some good quarterbacks in next year's draft.

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Speaker 2: But yeah, we're always forecasting and trying to get an idea,

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Speaker 2: but you never know, Omar.

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Speaker 1: I know your schedule is unbelievably packed, so we thank

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Speaker 1: you for for taking some time with us.

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Speaker 4: I love hanging out with you guys, appreciate it. Yeah, thanks, Omar,