1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,719 Speaker 1: And right now brought to you Buyer North Texas Ford Dealers, 2 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Ford Built for Texas, built for you. It is Dallas 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones. Good afternoon, sir, A good afternoon guys. Now, 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: obviously the regular season came to an end yesterday. First 5 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to know is I was hoping you 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: could walk us through the logistics in the timing of 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: you know, when the players clean out their stuff, when 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: you guys do exit interviews, when you make decisions about 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: coaches contracts, like, how does all of that timeline play 10 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: out from here? Well, the players are having their exit 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: interviews as we speak. They met early this morning with 12 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: coach McCarthy and kind of he laid out the schedule 13 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: for the day. They'll have their exit interviews, their exit physicals, 14 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: and that'll take you know, the majority of the week. 15 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: And then obviously we'll sit down as an organization and 16 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: look at all the places we need to improve to, 17 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: you know, to get back to where we can compete 18 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: for a championship. Obviously, team is you know, you are 19 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: what you are. As Bill Parcels used to say, we're 20 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: six and ten and no, I do think we made 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: a lot of improvement down the stretch. It was unprecedented 22 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: ties and in terms of the environment that we all 23 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,119 Speaker 1: worked in, all thirty two and at the same time, 24 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: we had some uh, you know, some challenges on the 25 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: injury front that uh, you know, we've got to we've 26 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: got to handle better in the future. But certainly, I 27 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: know coach McCarthy believes that, and no, we'll all get 28 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: together and figure out how we get better. Do you 29 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: have that same philosophy every offseason of how this team 30 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: can improve no matter what, or do you take a 31 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 1: different look at it when, like you said, you do 32 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: go into the off season six and ten having missed 33 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Yeah, you look at it the same way. 34 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: I mean, whether you're one and fifteen, whether you're six 35 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: and ten, you're looking for how do we get back 36 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: and how do we improve? You know, obviously we've got 37 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: to take a long, hard look at our injured list, 38 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: you know, see uh, you know what the extent of 39 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: uh you know, where we think the injuries are going 40 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 1: and what we need to do with that. That obviously 41 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: did play a role in our season, and but you know, 42 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 1: we've got to look at the full body of work 43 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: no matter what the season is whether you or in 44 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 1: the playoffs and want a playoff game or two, or 45 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:27,799 Speaker 1: whether at the bottom of the heap you got to 46 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: look at you know, the steps you're going to take now, 47 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 1: some may affect others depending on where you come down 48 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: on what you know, what you need to do to 49 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: get back to where we need to be to compete 50 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: for a championship. But you know that'll be determined as 51 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: we move forward over the coming weeks. Well, and I 52 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: believe in correct me if I'm wrong, that you can 53 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: now officially start restart negotiations with Dak Prescott. Is that 54 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: priority number one to kind of lay out the rest 55 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: of the plan from here on, certainly at the top, 56 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: I mean certainly right there at the top and turn 57 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: of you know, contracts obviously, you know, one of the 58 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,480 Speaker 1: things that we're going to have to really see where 59 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 1: we are and it'll affect you know, everybody, It'll affect 60 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: all thirty two, it'll affect our team is just what 61 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: the consequences of the virus have had on our cap 62 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: situation going forwards, and where is that salary cap going 63 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 1: to be and what are we you know, what kind 64 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: of cap are we going to manage into so all 65 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: those things will uh, you know, play a role in 66 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: terms of players that we keep that are under contract, 67 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: what what potentially we can uh you know, where we 68 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: can sign obviously back being at the top of that list, 69 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: and then uh going from there. You know, we're fortunate 70 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: we've got a you know, a great draft, a number 71 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: of draft picks ahead of us, and unfortunately because of 72 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: the unfortunate season we had, will certainly have us picking 73 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: higher than we anticipated. So that should help. But at 74 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: the end of the day, we'll we'll obviously be putting 75 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: all this into our evaluation and where we think we 76 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: need to go to get back to competing for a championship. Stephen, 77 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: last year, at this time you told us that, you know, 78 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: the focus was going to be a defensive off season, 79 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: and I know y'all added some defense, and I know 80 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: the way the draft went. You know, when you have 81 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 1: CD Lamb in your laugh, you got to take ceedee Lamb. 82 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,039 Speaker 1: I'm kind of curious, do you think that after what 83 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: you saw this season that it does need to go 84 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 1: back to the approach of we got to correct the defense. Well, 85 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: we followed up the CD lampic with Galimore and Diggs 86 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: and you know, which turned out to be really good 87 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 1: players for us this year, and Galimore got better and 88 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: better as the season went. Diggs, you know, had some 89 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: inconsistencies at times, had an injury situation, but overall, we're 90 00:04:46,279 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: really thrilled with the player that Diggs can be for us. 91 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: But at the same time, yes, I mean, if you 92 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: look at you know, if you look at our injury 93 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: situation in a positive way, that all these guys are 94 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 1: going to be back and ready to go again, you 95 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 1: plug those guys back into the offense that you know 96 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: we already had out there. Then certainly, you know, defense, 97 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 1: you know, is an obvious, obvious one in terms of 98 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: you know, where our focus should be on our resources. 99 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: At the same time, you know, you certainly never regret 100 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: when a player like Ceedee Lamb falls in your lap. 101 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: You've got to be able to make that pick. And uh, 102 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: you know, that's that's how you have good drafts. But 103 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: at the same time, we all understand that we struggled. 104 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: You know, we had our struggles on defense this year 105 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 1: and we need to get better. Stephen, you mentioned the 106 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: two tackles that you hope to have back next year, 107 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: Tyron Smith and Lyael Collins. I'd love to know from 108 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: your perspective how confident you are that they will come 109 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,559 Speaker 1: back healthy and stay healthy for a whole two thousand 110 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: and twenty one season, because just looking at Tyron Smith, 111 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: possible future Hall of Famer, he's dealt with a lot 112 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: of injuries the last two to three years. Well, we 113 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: feel good about both of them. We've actually been having 114 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: those conversations is already about guys in their future, guys 115 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: who are on our injured list, and you know, feel 116 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: good that, you know, barring an unfortunate injury, that the 117 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: injury that they have will shouldn't be a factor, and 118 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: whether they can play a full season next year or not, 119 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 1: that they should fully recover and be ready to go. 120 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: You know, as you know, though, this game is, you know, 121 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: a very physical game, and you never know what's around 122 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: the corner, so you have to be prepared. We got, obviously, 123 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: probably this year more than our fair share of those 124 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: type of injuries compared to what we've had in the past. 125 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: But those things happen, and you have those challenges and 126 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: you know you have to overcome those. But we'll continue 127 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: to evaluate our situation there and certainly make the decision 128 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: that we think is in the best interest of getting 129 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: our team back where we wanted to be on the 130 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:59,679 Speaker 1: defensive front. Are our very own buddy Mike Fisher throughout 131 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 1: their there are some rumblings that perhaps Tyrone Crawford would retire. 132 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: Anything you can tell us on that front, Have those 133 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: conversations taken place at all, or what can you tell 134 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: us about him? Really, you know, it's too early to 135 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: know anything just yet, and I'm not going to comment 136 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: on any details other than we're going to be evaluating 137 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 1: each and every player, each and every players situation in 138 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: terms of where they are in their careers and at 139 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 1: the same time, as they know this is a business. 140 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 1: We have to evaluate what's in the best interests of 141 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: the organization and the Cowboys and not going to get 142 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: into the weed too today on individual players or individual 143 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: players situations. We help me get into the weeds a 144 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: little bit on this one though, because this was a 145 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: fascinating story that broke over the weekend, Stephen, and can 146 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: you kind of talk us through the keeping Kellen Moore 147 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 1: around for a longer time now? Well, we think Kellen's 148 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: an outstanding coach. I think the chemistry was really good 149 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: between him and Mike, who's obviously an offensive coach the 150 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 1: majority of his career, a play caller in his own right, 151 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: and uh no, the chemistry was really good. And then 152 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: you factor in Kellen and how well he works with 153 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: with the offensive staff, with Dak Prescott, what he was able, 154 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 1: how he was able to work with Dalton, Andy Dalton. 155 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: It just seemed the right thing for us, and uh, 156 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: you know, obviously Kelling can speak for himself on what 157 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: his other opportunities were, but uh, you know, he obviously, 158 00:08:31,160 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 1: uh you know, had to get out ahead of it 159 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: a little bit, and we really felt like it was 160 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: in our best interest moving forward and to win football 161 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: games to keep Kellen here. Unfortunately, he was fired up 162 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: about being here and he will certainly remain our offensive coordinator. 163 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: And h just think he did a did a really 164 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,560 Speaker 1: nice job for us this year and I think he'll 165 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,560 Speaker 1: can continue to improve. He's young, he's a young coach. 166 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: Obviously played the game at a high level there at 167 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: Boys and played in the NFL, so he's got a 168 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: lot to a lot of foundation there and he just 169 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: wants to wants to grow that. Do you think it's 170 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: possible he heard you on with us last week when 171 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: you said the sky is the limit for him in 172 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: the NFL, and he was like, you know what, that's 173 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 1: a good point. Maybe I should stick around here. He did. 174 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know that he heard that, but 175 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:25,199 Speaker 1: I do believe. I do believe that he understands that. 176 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: And you know, he and I talked about, you know, 177 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: from Sean Payton to Mike Zimmer, but Jason Garrett, the 178 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,319 Speaker 1: decisions they made along the way, and they always didn't 179 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,199 Speaker 1: take the first opportunity that came their way, and certainly 180 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 1: they went on to be very successful coaches in their 181 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: right and you know, made decisions along the way to 182 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: stay here in our organization and then ultimately I found 183 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: the right opportunity. So I do think this guy is 184 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: a limit for Kellen, and I know, you know, he'll 185 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:57,080 Speaker 1: have many opportunities in the future. I'm sure, Stephen. This 186 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: is kind of a statement about the NFL playoffs, and 187 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: I know the playoffs change every year in the NFL. 188 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: But when I break this down, Green Bay out of 189 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: last ten years has made the playoffs eight, Seattle eight 190 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 1: out of the last ten, New Orleans six out of 191 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: last ten. If I look at Tampa Bay, this is 192 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: their first time in thirteen years. But Tom Brady's ten 193 00:10:14,840 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: for ten in making the playoffs is it pretty much 194 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: just about having a great quarterback, and if you do 195 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: have a great quarterback, you should make the playoffs seventy 196 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: five percent of the time. So three out of four years. Well, 197 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: I was Jerry night. We're kind of looking at who 198 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: was in last night, and you know one thing's for sure. 199 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: One it's their starter. You know that these teams have 200 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:39,119 Speaker 1: played with their starters most of the season and obviously 201 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: most of the time these are are really good quarterbacks. 202 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 1: Certainly back we think that can be that quarterback. Obviously 203 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: very unfortunate what happened to him this year with his 204 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: injury certainly a setback for our team in terms of 205 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:58,000 Speaker 1: our progress that we were making there. But you know, 206 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: that's why these guys get paid. Let they get I mean, 207 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: you see where these numbers are for quarterbacks, and uh 208 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 1: you know the good ones that get you know, that 209 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: win year in and year out, they do it consistently. 210 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,679 Speaker 1: And certainly we think we have one and and DA 211 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: that can do the same thing. And that's why we're 212 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 1: working will continue to work so hard to get him, 213 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:23,320 Speaker 1: get him signed a long term and uh, you know, 214 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 1: get him back at the wheel in terms of you know, 215 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: being his team and moving forward. And we think we 216 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: can get that kind of consistency from from Dack and 217 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: Coach McCarthy and this football team. I promise Steve and 218 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: I hear everything that you're saying about Dak. Was there 219 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: anything you saw from this season that you took a 220 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: pause and took a look and said, you know, Andy 221 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: Dalton's doing okay, maybe at a discounted rate, this could 222 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: also work. Has that factored into your line of thinking 223 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: as well? Well, we have nothing but the greatest respect 224 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: for Andy and what he did for this football team 225 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: this year. He certainly stepped in difficult situation. You know, 226 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: he had a you know, an offensive line. When you 227 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: lose your three best offensive lineman, that's a tough deal. 228 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: Because Zach missed quite a few games this year, which 229 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,600 Speaker 1: is not like da I mean not like Zach, and 230 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: Andy stepped in. I thought did a great job. But 231 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, and Andy knows this, 232 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: this is Stack's football team. We're obviously very committed to 233 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: getting back signed, and you know, we'd love to have 234 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 1: Andy back. But I think he also understands what the 235 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: situation is here and that it's you know, that is 236 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: Jack Prescott's football team. Now we we end up. I 237 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 1: know you and Jerry will listen to the fan. A 238 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 1: lot of discussion happens with us with the fan base 239 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: about Jayalen Smith, and Jalen Smith said yesterday, Look, people 240 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: that look at the film, they know why I'm here. 241 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: I'm curious the organization's thoughts on Jalen Smith And do 242 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: you ever feel like he is treated unfairly or underappreciated 243 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: by the fan base. Well, I think anytime you have 244 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: a season like we've had, whether it's Zeke, whether it's Jalen, 245 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: whether it's lat and whether it's you know, a lot 246 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: of guys, uh, you know, the fingers starts to say, Hey, 247 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 1: are these guys playing at a high enough level? Uh, 248 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: you know for this team? And I think that's unfortunate 249 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: because they're the guys who are coming to work every 250 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: day and competing and Jalen's right at the top of 251 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 1: the list in terms of working hard and playing hard. Uh, 252 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:29,199 Speaker 1: you know, and what turns out to be a tough situation. 253 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: My hats off. The guys played hard. They got a 254 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: good win streak, down the home stretch, had their opportunities 255 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:38,439 Speaker 1: to win the game yesterday just uh we were in 256 00:13:38,480 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 1: the red zone there twice. So they're in the into 257 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 1: the third fourth quarter and you know, couldn't get touchdowns 258 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: and uh, you know it ended up not winning the 259 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: football game. But you know, all these guys, uh, you know, 260 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 1: that's when you start making a lot of money. There's 261 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: certainly going to be a microscope and uh in terms 262 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: of value play and uh, you know people being you know, 263 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 1: having their criticism, whether it's a player, whether it's a coach, 264 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 1: whether you're an owner, whether you're a top executive. Uh, 265 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: you know that's doing well and uh and you don't 266 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 1: have the success that you feel like that you were 267 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,840 Speaker 1: gonna have that the fan base feels like you should 268 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: have rightfully, So then uh, you know there's gonna be criticism, 269 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: but that comes with it. I know Jalen's tough and 270 00:14:21,760 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 1: got thick skin. I know Zeke is I though, you 271 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: know our entire football team is and at different times, 272 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: you know, all the guys have had uh you know 273 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: their uh you know, their time in the sunlight, if 274 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: you will, where they get criticism. So uh, that's part 275 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: of part of it part of sports, part of uh uh, 276 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: you know, the sometimes you got to take the bad 277 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: with the goods. So I know, you know, we're gonna 278 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: rebound as a team and all these guys are gonna 279 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,240 Speaker 1: have their day. Oh trust me, I know We've been 280 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: in that situation to Stephen, just not the same amount 281 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: of money. It's a different it's a different situation and 282 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: the u Zeros. I'm kind of curious that, you know, 283 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: last year there were some sweeping changes with the team, 284 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: and I'm wondering this year, do you look at it 285 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: and say, you know what, I would rather have more 286 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: continuity and no big changes, or do you think there's 287 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: some other stuff on the horizon. I think continuity shuge 288 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: in this league, you know, to get the consistency of 289 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: what's expected. I think it's big. At the same time, 290 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:26,520 Speaker 1: we're too early to know, uh you know, what changes 291 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 1: may be on the horizon. We certainly want to go 292 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: through the evaluation process, which we're really just beginning, and 293 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: it's very unfair to speculate exactly where we're going to 294 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: end up other than I know Dre and I feel 295 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: strongly that, you know, having continuity within the organization, whether 296 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: it's your head coach, whether it's your personnel people. That way, 297 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: you know, you can have consistency and uh, you know, 298 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: have know what kind of players you're trying to draft, 299 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, know what schemes you're running. All these things 300 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 1: are very important to the success of a football team. 301 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: But it's early and we'll be evaluating our situation as 302 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: we move forward and certainly as we get our hands 303 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: around it. We'll make those decisions well, whenever decisions get made. 304 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: If you feel free to just ring us up at 305 00:16:13,920 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: any point, we're glad to hear about any of these 306 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: decisions at any time, I'll for sure let you know 307 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: what time. The meetings are awesome, Thank you. I've been 308 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: told I'm getting paychecks from you guys too, Yeah, I 309 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: have not received any. We appreciate you guys, absolutely. Thank 310 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: you so much Stephen for not just today but all 311 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: year along. Really appreciate it. Man, I've enjoyed you guys. 312 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,160 Speaker 1: To look forward to the new one next year.