1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:01,560 Speaker 1: I'm great. 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:03,960 Speaker 2: First of all, I just want on behalf of the 3 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 2: football team and the organization. Just send our condolences to 4 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 2: to Betsy Hasselback, to Matthew, to Tim and Nathaniel, obviously 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: their grandchildren. One thing I would say, you know, talking 6 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 2: about a successful man is someone that raises genuine, caring, 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 2: thoughtful children, and that's something that that Don certainly did. 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: So our our thoughts and prayers are with the Hassleback family. 9 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: Former player here, former NFL player, Rep, Union Rep. And 10 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: then you know, just uh, it's always around town. When 11 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: I was here and got to have interactions with him 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 2: and know his children, so I want to send our 13 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:50,879 Speaker 2: regards to them. I've been exciting here with the with 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: the players being in town. It's kind of unique with 15 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 2: the draft prep and the timing of all this. So 16 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 2: there's certainly a great energy that's that's around our building 17 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 2: and I want to continue to take advantage of that, 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 2: to build on that, to grow that, and then you know, 19 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: excited about bringing you know, great young players or great 20 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 2: you know some of them, I think with the COVID 21 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 2: years are a little older now than what they used 22 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: to be, but rookie players onto our football team through 23 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: the draft and the post draft process. So with that, Karen, 24 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: what do you got. 25 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 3: Uh, that's with the draft a week or soot away. 26 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: I was curious if if you ever received many many 27 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 3: calls from teams looking. 28 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: To move up to number one. 29 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 2: Well, I'd say it's probably a little early for that 30 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: in my experience, probably a little early for those conversations. 31 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 2: A lot of those happen, uh next week as we 32 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: get a little closer to the draft. I think there's 33 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 2: still some prep and some you know, some managing that 34 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 2: goes on, and the coaches reports, and so it's probably 35 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: a little early for some of those conversations to happen. 36 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 4: Like kind of ball that up with Karen what she 37 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 4: said in those situations, are you you know past drafts, 38 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 4: have you've been a guy that's like if you see 39 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 4: a guy that you want to willing to trade up 40 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 4: to see, you know, maybe well as far. 41 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 2: As manipulating the draft and the board and and the 42 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: value and we've gone up and we've gone down, and. 43 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: You know places that I've been. 44 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 2: You know, I think you're just looking for the best 45 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 2: value and you're trying to find players that that are 46 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 2: you know, obviously talented and what we feel like are 47 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: great fit here for us and can help our football 48 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 2: team at different levels. And so that happens at the 49 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,600 Speaker 2: top of the draft. That will happen, you know, in 50 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: the middle parts. And then obviously as you get towards 51 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 2: the end and there's somebody that you want and you 52 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 2: may get or somebody gives you an offer and you 53 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 2: know you're trying to get a little bit more draft capital, like. 54 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 4: The fact that previoure Charactery guy's in free agencyayers. 55 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,399 Speaker 1: I think that's the most important thing. But yes, does 56 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 1: that translate to the draft or do you feel. 57 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 3: Like because you got in as like Organ Moses, maybe 58 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 3: you can take a risk in the draft because. 59 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 2: You feel like there, well, we don't want to take risks, 60 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: I mean we want to take I think we want 61 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 2: to be aggressive. I don't think I think there's a 62 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 2: difference between taking risks and being aggressive and adding quality 63 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 2: players and people uh to the roster that that'll happen 64 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: throughout player acquisition. I think that that's something that's important. 65 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: But certainly the talent of the player you know, has 66 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 2: to be evaluated first, and then you go through a 67 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 2: lot of different exercises and conversations and you know, to 68 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 2: try to figure out, you know, the type of person. 69 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 2: But you know you can't win and you can't do 70 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 2: what we want to do with with just a bunch 71 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 2: of good dudes. 72 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: That's not going to get it done. 73 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 5: A part of a visit this spite, I'm just curious 74 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 5: what you've seen from him on tape and just what 75 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 5: that what you've learned from. 76 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: Him in that visit. 77 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 2: Well, we're not going to discuss any of the interactions 78 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: in the thirty visit, but I appreciate, you know, the 79 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: knowledge of him being in here. I don't think he 80 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 2: took too many of them. But I would say that 81 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: the tape is dynamic. There's a lot of great qualities 82 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 2: of a disruptive pass rusher, you know, very slippery, loose, 83 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 2: sudden uh player and uh, it was a it was 84 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: a fun tape to watch. 85 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: Overall goal and what do you hope to accomplish with 86 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 1: the first. 87 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 6: Draft last few year and the overall goal for our 88 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 6: for the draft, Well, I mean I think it's to 89 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 6: add as many you know, quality players and quality people. 90 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: You know, you want to come out of it with 91 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 2: some starters. You want to come out of it with 92 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 2: some depth role players that that can that can build 93 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,159 Speaker 2: the strength and the you know, the depth of the roster, 94 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 2: the backup players and the situational players, and you know, 95 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 2: there's just trying to find a fit for all these 96 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 2: different players where they are and what we see them doing, 97 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 2: and then ultimately they'll come in and define our role, 98 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 2: define their role. 99 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 1: And then also in the in the. 100 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: Post draft processes is trying to find some players that 101 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 2: that may have fallen through the draft that that we 102 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,800 Speaker 2: have an affinity for or we feel like that we 103 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,239 Speaker 2: can develop. They have some traits that we can develop, 104 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: and that's something that we we believe strongly in as well. 105 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:17,880 Speaker 1: You know, once you get through the draft. 106 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 2: Like the fact that you're the one doing this pre 107 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 2: draft press congress, does that reflect reflect that you have 108 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 2: final say. 109 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:24,719 Speaker 1: Over the draft? H No. 110 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 2: I think that would just reflect that I was the 111 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 2: person chosen to to talk to you guys today. We're 112 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 2: we're excited about where we were in free agency, and 113 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 2: Elliott and myself and and and Ryan and Matt and 114 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: and Cam. I want to thank all of them for 115 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 2: their efforts thus far. 116 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: The scouts. 117 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 2: I've always enjoyed sitting down with them, asking them questions. 118 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: I mean, these are the men and women that have 119 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 2: been around, you know, these players and at practices for 120 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 2: the last two years and have seen them interact with 121 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: their teammates. They've seen them practice. So I want to 122 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 2: thank thank them. I want to thank the coaches for 123 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 2: their involvement in the draft process and in free agency 124 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 2: and evaluating them. It's you know, they're getting ready for 125 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 2: our players to come in and they're evaluating players. And 126 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: you know, as a coach, sometimes at an assistant coach, 127 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,359 Speaker 2: you evaluate players and you don't end up getting the 128 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: guy that you you know, spend a bunch of hours 129 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 2: evaluating and you might have liked, and that's how it goes, 130 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 2: and then you go to the next year. 131 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: You know. 132 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 2: But we're always trying to bridge that gap and getting 133 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: around to that between coaching and personnel. And the longer 134 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 2: that I do this, I always see that there's players 135 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 2: that the personnel side may really like and there's players 136 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 2: that the that the at the. 137 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: Coaching staff may cove it for different reasons. 138 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 2: And so my job, an Elliott's job, and Ryan's job 139 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 2: is to bridge that gap and then to come up 140 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 2: with the player that we feel like is best for 141 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 2: our football team at that particular level. So there's been 142 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 2: a great alignment and we're all excited about what we've 143 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 2: been able to do in free agency. Have only I think, 144 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 2: reaffirmed that by by seeing these guys in the building 145 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 2: for the past just six days. 146 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: But it's been but it's been awesome. How you feel 147 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: as if you're going to be. 148 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 6: More aggressive instead of just letting the draft come to you, 149 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 6: Like if you see something, do you. 150 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: Think that you as a group of saying, look, we've 151 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: got to make something. Yeah, I don't know if you 152 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 1: can answer that. 153 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 2: I think we we always when we coach the football team, 154 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: we asked the players to play. We wanted to be aggressive. 155 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 2: We don't want them to be reckless. There could come 156 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 2: a time and I think there's a lot of possibilities. 157 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 2: There could be players that maybe we covet on on 158 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 2: the board that are there at a certain point and 159 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 2: we have to determine, you know, how far we are 160 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 2: away from where that player is. And you know that'd 161 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 2: be the same thing when you talk about trading back, 162 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 2: like how far do you want to trade back? Are 163 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 2: there still going to be players there that that you 164 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 2: want at that particular level. So I think we all 165 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 2: have experience enough doing that of going up or going 166 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 2: back and presenting. You know, every time you pick, there's 167 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 2: probably a are we going to stick and pick? Or 168 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 2: what's the what's the best offer that we have? And 169 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 2: that's that's the role of the personnel's staff is to 170 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 2: kind of feel those calls as they come in and 171 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 2: sometimes they're they're good offers, and sometimes they're not so good. 172 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 4: Offers, Like what's looking like there's a tackle in this 173 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 4: class that will be worthy to be taking the world off. 174 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 2: I think there's some starting tackles that certainly will come 175 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 2: in and start uh in the NFL. And I think 176 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 2: that that's, you know, really what you start to look for, 177 00:08:37,840 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 2: right as impact players when you start picking that high, 178 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 2: you know what they're going to do for you? What 179 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 2: what's the impact? What's the position? You know you talk 180 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 2: about premium position. Yeah, and so then that's where you 181 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 2: kind of weigh all the circumstances and end up, you know, 182 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 2: making that pick. So do I think that starters in 183 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 2: this draft at left tackle? 184 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:02,600 Speaker 1: Yes? I do. 185 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 4: What's the role of analytics in your process and how 186 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 4: you balance what the numbers tell yous, what your eyes 187 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 4: tell you and what. 188 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 1: Your scout's doing. Yeah, we've. 189 00:09:12,280 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 2: You know, I think you rely on analytics to help 190 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,559 Speaker 2: you ask questions about what you see on tape, and 191 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 2: not only ask questions, but answer and get them answered. 192 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 2: And so I think that it's a quick, very good 193 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 2: snapshot of what you need to talk about. Durability. You 194 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 2: talk about height, weight, speed, measurables. You know, time missed 195 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 2: does that correlate to potential time missed uh in our league? 196 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: And the durability. 197 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 2: So those are all things that they can give you. 198 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 2: You could talk and you can look at certain positions 199 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: right analytically as it relates to the receivers and their 200 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 2: drop percentage or their ability to gain yards after the 201 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 2: catch or their contested catch, or how much separation yards right, 202 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: and then you go to the next position. So every 203 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 2: position has a different analytical number or value that we 204 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 2: would kind of look at. And then you go back 205 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 2: and you watch the tape and those you know, when 206 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 2: those things are highlighted, you certainly want to make sure 207 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 2: that all those things are accounted. 208 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: For and. 209 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 2: Are there any traits that maybe are translate more to 210 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 2: success in the league, or there's somewhere you think you. 211 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: Can work and kind of work them out when they get. 212 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 2: To the works I mean, I think position, I mean production. 213 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 2: You start with production and see, you know, guys can 214 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 2: make plays at in the college level. You know, usually 215 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: that's a good place to start. And then you would 216 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 2: obviously just translate to certain things that edge rushers may have. 217 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 2: You can look over the course of you know, the 218 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:48,400 Speaker 2: last ten drafts, let's say, and see how those players 219 00:10:48,400 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 2: did with with certain scores and numbers, and you know, 220 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 2: some of them, maybe we're more productive and maybe in 221 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 2: the NFL than they were in college. That's always one 222 00:10:57,559 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 2: that you know, I have to, you know, really, you know, 223 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,240 Speaker 2: focus on and ask, you know why, and you know, 224 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: maybe it's a different scheme that you know, maybe a 225 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 2: guy's just rushing against the team that throws a bunch 226 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 2: of RPOs and the balls out or you know, then 227 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 2: not doing is you know where the passing game is 228 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 2: a different passing game. And I just go back to 229 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,840 Speaker 2: like Daniel Hunter, right, I always use this example. 230 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: You know, watch him at LSU. 231 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: Wasn't a very productive by numbers, but he tested well 232 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 2: and he had the height, the weight and speed and 233 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,439 Speaker 2: certainly when you look at what he's done in the 234 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:38,640 Speaker 2: National Football League, it's been very impressive. So I always 235 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 2: go back to that and make sure that you know, 236 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 2: if the productions maybe not off the charts, then what 237 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,080 Speaker 2: else is there that we should be looking at that 238 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 2: that would translate to to being successful in the National 239 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 2: Football League? To talk to you last two weeks ago, 240 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 2: do have a better vision what the top draft might 241 00:11:55,679 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 2: look like and who might not be on the. 242 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:58,560 Speaker 1: Board when you guys are the team. 243 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 2: No, I mean I think that you know, we we 244 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 2: probably know as much as everybody else. 245 00:12:03,520 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: And what gets reported. 246 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 2: I mean Tennessee is not calling or Cleveland's not calling, 247 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 2: even though I was a consultant there last year. I 248 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 2: haven't heard their their plans on who they want to pick. 249 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 2: So you know, we'll we'll see as we get closer. 250 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,400 Speaker 2: If any of that information is available, we would love 251 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 2: to have it. 252 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:24,079 Speaker 1: Philosophy on you. 253 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 2: What has generally been your philosophy in the past on 254 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 2: drafting best available as opposed to position a need and 255 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,359 Speaker 2: how does that evolved, maybe round by rounder. 256 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:33,719 Speaker 1: Even year to year. 257 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 2: What would love for them to align having the need 258 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,720 Speaker 2: and having the best player be there that that doesn't 259 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 2: always happen, and we certainly want to pick the best 260 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 2: player as many times as we can and the player 261 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 2: that we think at that point is the best player, 262 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 2: and then we'll figure it out. 263 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: You know. 264 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:59,199 Speaker 2: Maybe you look at one position and then we may 265 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 2: have some returning starters or we feel like our starters 266 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 2: or there's depth of that position. But to add premium 267 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 2: players when available is something that you should probably always 268 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 2: try to do. 269 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,719 Speaker 1: Players are inegraded, you know, similarly on the. 270 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 2: Board, like what what are some of the time rankers 271 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:17,960 Speaker 2: that you guys put into account and. 272 00:13:17,840 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: Bought the film? 273 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:20,440 Speaker 3: You know, maybe they have similar brains. 274 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, there's kind of the ranking system within the grade, 275 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 2: right when you start stacking players horizontally amongst their position, 276 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:34,040 Speaker 2: and then when you see me vertically amongst their position, 277 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 2: and then you start to look at it horizontally that 278 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 2: other players at another position with the same grade would 279 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 2: would rank higher. You know, so maybe one player over 280 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,839 Speaker 2: here would lose out to another play over here even 281 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 2: though they're on the same line. To kind of give 282 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 2: you an idea that then within the position versatility ability 283 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: to play another position. You know, some of it probably 284 00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 2: the testing numbers or what we feel like on film, 285 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 2: but we try to go through and you know that 286 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 2: that's done and finished. As far as the vertical process 287 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,199 Speaker 2: of where we see each player, you. 288 00:14:15,120 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 4: Think that specifically the first round picks, he hadn't tend 289 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 4: to see what lessons. 290 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 6: About what worked with those players maybe didn't will inform how. 291 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 4: You approached to take a number four because it's the 292 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 4: highest you've ever had to make. 293 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, we you know, what kind of injury we took 294 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 2: a couple of guys with with injuries that we thought 295 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 2: were talented and maybe what injuries you know, as they 296 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 2: fell and that value got, you know, to the point 297 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 2: where we were comfortable taking it. I think that's something 298 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 2: that's critical. You know what, Yeah, what's the ability for 299 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 2: players to recover from one injury versus versus another injury? 300 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:55,240 Speaker 2: I think is something that that I learned, you know, 301 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 2: the impact that that that player makes and demands on 302 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: a quote unquote first round pick, you know, I think 303 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 2: is something that's you know, just like the quarterback and 304 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 2: I have to be the face of a franchise, but 305 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 2: everybody's gonna be talking about the first round pick from 306 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:14,640 Speaker 2: from the time that we pick him till you know, 307 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 2: for as long as they're here. So that kind of 308 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 2: gets carried with them, and I think you have to 309 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:22,240 Speaker 2: have the the attitude. 310 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: And the demeanor to handle some of that. 311 00:15:24,880 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 5: So I'm just curious that you haven't been for visit 312 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 5: and everything. This is kind of the first time you're 313 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 5: going to see it actively, like working out with the 314 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 5: group since the Celtair and all that. I'm just curious 315 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 5: what you're seeing is recovering how much spand. 316 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 2: With that, I think he's doing everything, you know, like 317 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 2: everybody else. He's working hard, and I think he's excited 318 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 2: about being here and being a patriot. He's a motivated player, 319 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 2: he's a hungry player, just like everybody else that that's 320 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 2: here and that's working. And that's been the most exciting 321 00:15:58,680 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 2: thing I think for me is that they're asking good questions, 322 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 2: that they're into it. 323 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: They know that there's. 324 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: Some things are going to be different, and that that 325 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 2: change happens every year. 326 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: Card and Travis Hunt or gone. When you selected for it, 327 00:16:14,080 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: do you know what you're going to do? You don't 328 00:16:15,360 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: have to say what kind? Do you know what you Well, 329 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: we're in the process of going through what you know. 330 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 2: Everybody calls these these simulations and that's been and will 331 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 2: continue to be good exercises. You know, it's just running 332 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 2: scenarios and what we would do based on those scenarios. 333 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 2: So to say that we have a definitive answer on 334 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 2: those scenarios, No, but those are processes that are ongoing, 335 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 2: and you know we'll be done here shortly. 336 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 4: Pot is listening to you when hearing the right things 337 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 4: from these players that should talk to them and ask 338 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 4: questions today hear that fact, how much does that sink 339 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 4: in with you as you go. 340 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:57,240 Speaker 1: Both the process? 341 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 2: What thinks in the most with me is the first 342 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 2: exposure to the second exposure, to maybe the third exposure. 343 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: And it's difficult, I think just. 344 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 2: You know, you don't really know what you're gonna get 345 00:17:10,880 --> 00:17:12,919 Speaker 2: in the first exposure. And I think that's kind of 346 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 2: not very fair either to be walked. Some of these 347 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 2: guys don't even know what room they're in at the combine, 348 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,399 Speaker 2: Like if there's not like a Patriot logo somewhere in 349 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 2: the room, it would be hard for them to every 350 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 2: single time know which room they're in because it's just 351 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 2: the hallways tight and there's a bunch of people out 352 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 2: there and they get shuttled into a room. Hey this 353 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 2: is so and so, like I could tell them I'm 354 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,199 Speaker 2: Tom Current and they'd be like, hey, nice to meet you. 355 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 2: At that point, they just really they just there's a 356 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 2: lot there. But then the next exposure they get a 357 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 2: little bit more comfortable. And then the next exposure, whether 358 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 2: that it's at Pro Day or the thirty visit, you 359 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 2: start to see maybe who they are and you know 360 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 2: kind of what their personality is like. 361 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 4: Do you have any philosophies or opinions on running backs 362 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 4: generally speaking, and. 363 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: Whether that's what I tell the running backs, whether they're 364 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:08,440 Speaker 1: worth like a top ten pick. 365 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 2: Do you have any thoughts on that kind of topic. 366 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: You know, No, I don't. 367 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 2: I think that that's individualized based on how good the 368 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 2: player is, and that how talented and what impact that 369 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 2: he's going to make, his ability to play and you know, 370 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:27,560 Speaker 2: all all three downs, his ability to catch the football, 371 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 2: his ability to to create mismatches, and you obviously. 372 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:36,200 Speaker 1: Then what the team covets. 373 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 4: I think that's the most important earlier and you just 374 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 4: use it again relatively speaking, where you're drafting, how many 375 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:50,119 Speaker 4: guys are we talking or under that sort of realm? 376 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 2: Well, I think where we're drafting, you know, there's a 377 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,160 Speaker 2: handful of guys. You know we're not in the market 378 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 2: for a quarterback, so you know that that will eliminate 379 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 2: anybody that throws the football. But I do think that 380 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 2: there is certainly players that we covet at every level. 381 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 2: I think that's the thing that we're finding as you 382 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 2: go through. 383 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: And so. 384 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 2: It's a it's a package, it's a complete package. It's 385 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 2: it's about the player, it's about the person, and most importantly, 386 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,119 Speaker 2: I think for me, the vision that we have for 387 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 2: him and the impact that they're going to make in 388 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,960 Speaker 2: the locker room and make in the community. 389 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: Please to stop being so nice. We're just under twenty minutes. 390 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:37,480 Speaker 1: Joe Milton. Why why trade for him? Why trade? 391 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,240 Speaker 2: Well, we felt like that his reps were going to 392 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:44,439 Speaker 2: be decreased as we worked through the off season, and 393 00:19:44,480 --> 00:19:47,400 Speaker 2: we felt like it's like every other decision, and we're 394 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 2: going to try to do what's best for the team, 395 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 2: and that's what we the decision that we ultimately made 396 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: and so excited to move forward with with Drake and Josh. 397 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 2: And you know, that's going to be a tough one 398 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 2: for me to continue to say over an overs Drake 399 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 2: and Josh, so. 400 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:04,320 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. 401 00:20:04,359 --> 00:20:06,760 Speaker 2: Guys again, I want to thank our scouts, want to 402 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:11,479 Speaker 2: thank our personnel department forgetting I think me brought up 403 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 2: to speed in this process. 404 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: And and our and our coaching staff. 405 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,680 Speaker 5: So thanks you too, Drake and Josh and you got 406 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 5: Joshin Daniels Antoss Jobbs's tutor. 407 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 2: Remember it is way too buy, Doblem Frank your job