1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: Do any update on Darius Um, I know you said 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Saturday was an injury. Just curious what might be going 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: on there and any best guys timeline. No, I'm not 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: gonna see the timeline again. We're gonna check with the trainers. 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: Have you out there doing some things and they're working around. 6 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: We'll see where he progresses and see what his workload 7 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: and Cleveland look like this week, really doing some things. Yeah, 8 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,239 Speaker 1: I didn't see that at all. Wown. No, We'll see 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: how he's doing a practice and see we've been right 10 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: up further along. Look a lot of our actually this week, Jo, 11 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I can't be sorry. Are you still hopeful 12 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: to practice this week? Like you said the other day? Yeah, 13 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean today I tell us a lot about it 14 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: with him and a lot of the other guys. Those 15 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: guys coming out of the game that are dinged up 16 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: a little bit, those guys come out of last week's practice, 17 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: We see where they're at physically, guys coming off of injuries. 18 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: So today we'll kind of take today to really kind 19 00:00:44,200 --> 00:00:45,639 Speaker 1: of move these guys through, a lot of them through 20 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: individual and group, see if they're ready to do more 21 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: team periods. We'll see from today how they can handle 22 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: or expect them to do late this week in Cleveland. 23 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:57,520 Speaker 1: It's just injury. Yes, yeah, yeah, Look, there's there's nothing 24 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: too much for reading. This is guy's working hard, is 25 00:00:59,240 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: doing what we asked him to do. Um. Look, he 26 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: obviously had to come off the COVID deal. That kind 27 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: of made his timeline a little bit different a lot 28 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,759 Speaker 1: of guys going through camp. Uh No, different everybody else. 29 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: There's Bumpster's bruises, things you have to deal with. We 30 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 1: made the termination last week that he wasn't in a 31 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 1: position of playing the game, and that's decision. May fifth 32 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: team guy. I have been asked about him while is 33 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodminson? Is he Is he any closer to being 34 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: ramped up and getting back to practice at all? Yeah? 35 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: I mean in terms of what he's dealing with right now, 36 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 1: I mean he's he's working hard every day. Trainers feel 37 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: he's moving at the right progression now for what he's at. 38 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: As soon as we can get them out there and 39 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: work with him, will definitely look forward to it. Let's 40 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: just see Brian quarterback he signed yesterday. You know, we 41 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 1: had to my here a few weeks ago for a 42 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: workout with some other guys started through the ball. Well, Uh, 43 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: the guy who knew about coming out of college last 44 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 1: year we evaluated. Um, he was someone that when he 45 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: came to workout, it was a position we weren't looking 46 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: to add a fourth, but we knew if there was 47 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: Gonn an opportunity at some point to add at him 48 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: that we'd like to work with him for a time. 49 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: And this time at camp is good to get guys 50 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: in here and see what they look like and making 51 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: a termination going through the season. Shouldn't basicially have a 52 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: connection to Keion crow soon? Um, what what does he 53 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: bring to you to to the team. Well, I think 54 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: you know it's it's not unique to just key On. 55 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: It's a small league. You know, whether it's a guy 56 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: you've coached before or coached against, maybe a guy you've 57 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: worked out come out of college, there's always some kind 58 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: of connection. You just spent every player in this league, 59 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: you know. In terms of key On had the opportunity 60 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: coach from his rookie year. Um, he's a guy that 61 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: obviously we used a lot on special teams. He had 62 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: defensive roles as well. He's the guy brings um a 63 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: speed and athleticism. We're gonna involved with our defensive backs 64 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: and our kicking units and see how far you can 65 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: push himself. Your experience with him help in any discussions 66 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 1: you might have had with Dave and just on a 67 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: on a broader scale. Dave was saying, you guys share 68 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: kind of the same vision of football and how do 69 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 1: you kind of has that been in evidence and how 70 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: things go transactional wise and personnel. I think me and 71 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: Dave do a really good job of talking through, you know, 72 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 1: our needs on the team, what we're looking to do, 73 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,959 Speaker 1: understanding you know, the vision of what this team is 74 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: gonna be and how we have to get it there, 75 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: and what we have to work you know, on the field, 76 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: and then personnel wise to get the people that fit 77 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: the system in here. It's ultimately our job to find 78 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: guys who can you have versatility so as coaches we 79 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: can put them in a position of strength and change 80 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:10,959 Speaker 1: that by game. You know. In terms of my prior 81 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: relationship with key On as far as helping with the 82 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: transaction and bring him in, yeah, absolutely absolutely. Anytime you 83 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: know somebody, as I said earlier, you know there's always 84 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: some kind of relationship with players in this lake, so 85 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: you draw in your past experience of those players, and 86 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: make the best decision for what you're doing going forward. 87 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: They say, Pard, you still plan I think he's always 88 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: away from live stuff. We're gonna go ahead and keep 89 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: progressing this week, do a few more things. You'll see 90 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: him out here today doing a little more and you 91 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 1: did last week. At this point till the doctor is 92 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 1: gonna green land. I'm not gonna throw any kind of 93 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,840 Speaker 1: live contact roles or anything of that nature. So or 94 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: and be careful as we go through it. Um, but 95 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: we just gotta keep on pushing his body. When the 96 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: doctors say he can go further, we'll keep pushing further. 97 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: From all the joint of practices, He's not gonna do 98 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: much there. Yeah, this, I wouldn't plan on put him 99 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: on eleven on eleven at this point. We'll see if 100 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: there's something else we can slide him into. Drill Wise, 101 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: the doctor said at all that if he keeps progressing 102 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: at this point, he should be ready. I'm not going 103 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: to go into individual medical conversations right now. I'm happy 104 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: with the ways work in the progress to make you mean, 105 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: it's not like you guys were gonna add an offensive lineman. Obviously, 106 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: haven't yet. Do you plan to have someone before you 107 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: get to Cleveland or where do things stand with adding 108 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: someone there? We'll see. I mean we're always talking to 109 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,680 Speaker 1: the entire roster. Obviously, we talked through the last couple 110 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: of days of moves we had to make to get 111 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: down to eighty five by league rules. Um, these are 112 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: in depth conversations. Want to make sure we evaluate, you know, 113 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,280 Speaker 1: everyone in our roster as well as who else is 114 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: being released throughout the league. Who's available. You know, different 115 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: needs we may have, are different people who we think 116 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: may upgrade us are coming to be competitive for the roster. 117 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: So we spent the last couple days looking through it. Um, 118 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,920 Speaker 1: we're always gonna personnel at all times. That's our job. 119 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: You know, who's available based on what we need and 120 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: with the team needs for competition. You know, in terms 121 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: of what would bring somebody in, I wouldn't rule that out. 122 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,640 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that's an absolutely we have to do it. 123 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: But we'll see where the person on the street is available, 124 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: and we'll see where are as a team after tonight. Uh. 125 00:04:55,920 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: Only conditioning COVID related at all. Uh. He definitely was 126 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: behind his conditioning coming off You gotta remember when he 127 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: came up here and he had the quarantine period where 128 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: he had to stay you know, inactive by himself and 129 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: then obviously set you back for a good bit. I mean, 130 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: that's something we've seen with all of our players come 131 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:14,320 Speaker 1: off of COVID, and we've had different guys in different stages. 132 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: Some guys have tried to work out while they've been 133 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: away and found that a tough way. They can't. Some 134 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 1: guys have been able to go ahead and even a 135 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: symptomatic and they came back with the easier transition coming back. Um, 136 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,360 Speaker 1: it's definitely unique to every person, and we don't want 137 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: to have just a blanket template for anybody. We've got 138 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: to really make sure we treat the person and not 139 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: just you know, the issue. So I would say, you know, 140 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: all of our guys who came back off COVID, you 141 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:37,040 Speaker 1: know we're behind the conditioning. He missed a good bit 142 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 1: of time. That's something set him back, but he's working 143 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 1: hard to get caught up. Right now. I'm very pleasing 144 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: how he's working to meetings. I'm pleasing the progress he's making. Um, 145 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: I'm pleasing on the way you know, he's fitting in 146 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:48,080 Speaker 1: with the team and his personality is coming out, and 147 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: that's something for rookies that naturally happens this time of 148 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: the year after extended you know, just time with Vets, 149 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: that's all been very positive. And when we get him 150 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: on the field and go full speed, you know we 151 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: will do that. Right now, We're gonna make really take 152 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: our time, and based on past experience of different players 153 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: here or elsewhere, we're gonna make sure we don't just 154 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 1: get impatient and rush the guy out there before his 155 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: body is ready to go. So we here set more 156 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: joint practices. How important is it for you and Stefanski 157 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: and even your staffs, and then obviously next week with 158 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,600 Speaker 1: Bill to just to kind of set up the situation 159 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: the way you wanted to have the control of what 160 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna see out there, and the trust factor that 161 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 1: you guys are kind of both working together rather than 162 00:06:27,760 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: against each other. Well, to me, the trust factor is huge, 163 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: which is part of the reason. You know early on 164 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: with me Kevin talk way back in your off season 165 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: about the possibility of doing this, you know, part of 166 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: it's because of our relationship and our experience together, and uh, 167 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,280 Speaker 1: you know that helps because then you can work together 168 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: when you go to these practices, you want to be 169 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: with someone you have relationship with because then you can 170 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 1: work together and make sure, hey, what do you need 171 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: to see, What do we need to see? What's work 172 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 1: together to make sure we all accomplished that. You know, 173 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: We've talked continuously throughout these last few weeks. Make sure 174 00:06:53,320 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: practice is mapped out. You know, for both me and him. 175 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: We'll wait and see our teams come out of practice 176 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: today and touch based before it finalizing. Any play ends 177 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: going forward. But you know, it's whether it's Kevin or 178 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: Bill or other places I've been with other guys who 179 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: worked it's it's very important in these practices to have 180 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: a relationship and the players have to understand going and 181 00:07:09,880 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: it's going to be competitive. That's nature of football, right 182 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: it's another team, it's going to be competitive. But just 183 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: like out here, we don't want to get out there 184 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,920 Speaker 1: and make it something that's not football. I want to 185 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 1: get out there and work against each other and keep 186 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: between the lines, keep between the whistles, and make sure 187 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: we play hard. We protect ourselves and every play, but 188 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: we're also working with the other team as well. Joe 189 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: more last one, John Marrits We're all on the hot 190 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: seat in regards producing this year and resulting in actual wins. 191 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: It's ye or two of your time here. I'm wondering 192 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: how much do you feel the pressure to actually have 193 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: it producing victories this year and compete for the playoffs. 194 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: As he said, right now, Jordan's all focused on this 195 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 1: practice today and getting our guys a little better. We 196 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: gotta have a better day today. We got to go 197 00:07:50,320 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: to Cleveland, have good days on Thursday and Friday, and 198 00:07:52,320 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: keep improving this team. All that other stuff doesn't matter 199 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 1: if you'll take care of what's in front of us 200 00:07:55,880 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: right now. That's my focus.