1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:08,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, we we looked at the tape. You know, after 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: we looked at the tape, he didn't have the greatest year, 3 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: but he played with a lot of injury. To his credit. 4 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: You know, Comarti is one of the closest and one 5 00:00:16,200 --> 00:00:19,120 Speaker 1: of the finest players I've ever played or coached with, 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: or coach for or haven't coached. And you know, it 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: was a hard decision, but we need to upgrade a 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: little bit at that position, and that's why the decision 9 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: was made. No, I mean, there's a chance he could 10 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,200 Speaker 1: come back, so we'll see how it goes down the line. 11 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: But there's a chance. We haven't made that decision yet. 12 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: We still got a couple of days ago Ohio State 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: tackle Taylor Decker podium c. I said, we haven't made 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: a decision yet. We got a couple of days ago 15 00:00:53,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: for that m Well, that's open right now. Obviously you've 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: got Buster, you got d you got Marcus. We've got 17 00:01:06,440 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: a couple of guys there that can play. So it's 18 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: an open competition. We'll see who wins out how much 19 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: Brandon stays in phenomenal shape. So he came back. He 20 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: came in shape this year and played great for us, 21 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: and we look forward to do it to the same 22 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,559 Speaker 1: next year. You know, we'll see how long he goes. 23 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: We're optimistic and we're working through it, so hopefully something 24 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: had become of it. But we know it's a business 25 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: at the same time, and we have certain plans in place, 26 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: but our plans are to keep them. M well, we 27 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: gotta get him back first, and you know, once we 28 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: get them back, then we can work from there. He'll 29 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 1: go in as a starter and we'll go from there. 30 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: We're working on it. You know, We've got a couple 31 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: of days to work on it, and we'll see how 32 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: it goes. You know, me and Mike we've been talking 33 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: about it and everything else, so we're not gonna devote 34 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: that in public. We'll just keep working at it all 35 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:26,639 Speaker 1: right now, general's our backup quarterback, running back. She goes 36 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: obviously all of more free agents, and you know, like 37 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: I said, me and Mike, we're working on that and 38 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 1: we'll have something. We have plans in place for the 39 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: next coming couple of days and we'll work towards that. 40 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, can you repeat that again? Developed here? I 41 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: think he's developed. I think he's still developing, you know, 42 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,679 Speaker 1: We'll see when preseason and camp rolls around next year 43 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: how much he's developed and whether the game has slowed 44 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: down for him a little bit. We know he's a talent. 45 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: He can throw, he's bright, and he's learning and he 46 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: will keep progressing forward towards the Yeah, he got a 47 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: lot of scout team rests, but they got some regular 48 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: reps too. Well. That'll be determined in preseason and how 49 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: well he doesn't summer camp in spring. I think we 50 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: need help everywhere. You know when you're going to a draft. 51 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: After the season, we had a lot of chances, and 52 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: we had a lot of positions that played well, but 53 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: we need to upgrade. At the same time, we know 54 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: we're an older team. We want to get younger at 55 00:03:45,840 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: almost every position, and we'll try to do that. Bruce 56 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: has meant everything from my career. Obviously, he's coached me 57 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: in college and he brought me along from the seventeen 58 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: eighteen year old and then we were together in Cleveland 59 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:11,680 Speaker 1: as well, and bringing me to Arizona and give me 60 00:04:11,720 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: a chance to be a coordinator, which brings me to 61 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: where I am today as well as becoming a man. 62 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: Bruce has almost everything to do with that. Uh. The 63 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: staff we had in Cleveland, me pegana coach, arians Poage 64 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 1: phase Ill, Keith Butler, Terry Robiski. We had a lot 65 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: of good guys on that staff that coach Davis had acquired, 66 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: and you know, we had some fun times back then. 67 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: I'm here longer, uh, but you know it doesn't change much. 68 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: You just add a couple of days on and you 69 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: gotta get familiar with the offense and the offensive lineman 70 00:04:52,800 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: and place kickers and punters and those type of things. 71 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: So you just here long and you gotta do more 72 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: work all right. Now. He's still gotta be rehabbing right now. 73 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: We're not allowed to talk to the players, so we 74 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: gotta see when the spring comes. He's been hurt all year, 75 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:15,800 Speaker 1: so at the same thing, we got to see how 76 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: it comes out in the spring. I'm not sure yet. No, 77 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: he's a rookie, and a lot of rookies get hurt, 78 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: a lot of vets get hurt. You know, we'll just 79 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: be ready for when he comes back. It wouldn't be 80 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: difficult if he was to play outside and inside. He's 81 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: done it when Cormarty got hurt, and he's played in Cleveland, 82 00:06:01,160 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: So I'm fine with him playing outside or inside. He's 83 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: in the competition for the starting job. The spots open. 84 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: What's your valuation. Though he had a good season, he 85 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: got better as the season went on. He played hard. 86 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: You know, he's a talent. He's a big talent. He's 87 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: a big part of what we're gonna be doing going forward. 88 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:26,280 Speaker 1: And I was happy with him. He's on our team 89 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: right now, like until we hit free agency and make decisions. 90 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: Currently is part of our team. Yeah, that's what we 91 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: have right now. We got the same starting offensive line. 92 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:45,159 Speaker 1: They did a good job. They held down the sacks 93 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: and they ran the ball. But again, we want to 94 00:06:46,960 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: upgrade it every position. No, he's injured right now. But 95 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: maturity is the first thing that got him on the field. 96 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: Is relent with effort. Uh. He got better at taking 97 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: on blocks and reading blocks. As the season went on, 98 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: he became more explosive. Well, I just thought there was 99 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: a disconnect. Nothing against Bobby. I thought Bobby did the 100 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: best he could and Bobby is a good coach, and 101 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: it was a tough decision to make, and we gotta 102 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: get better there. We had to get better players as well. 103 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: I thought it was both mixed and it just felt 104 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: like it was a disconnect to me and something had 105 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 1: to be done. That's something that me and Bobby discussed 106 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: and I'll keep that between us. See no, and I'm 107 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: moving on O. It's bright, guys played. He was a 108 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: special teams player for about ten years with Jacksonville and Cleveland. 109 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: Right coached him in Cleveland for a couple of years. 110 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:21,440 Speaker 1: He went on in Indianapolis and became assistant special teams 111 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: coach for four years. Very bright, very energetic, understands the game. Uh, 112 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: probably has a lot of fire in them for what 113 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: I'm looking for and getting things done and how I 114 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: think the connect can be made between him and the players. 115 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: So going forward, that's what I went with. All right, Now, 116 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: we got Cumberland and we got Kellen Davis, who I 117 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 1: understands the free agent. Uh. We got a couple of 118 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: people hurt that we got to deal with, and it's 119 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: a decision we try to upgrade and if we can. 120 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: Arkansas artists actually a big part of our offense because they, 121 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: you know, they became blockers for what we were doing. 122 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:06,559 Speaker 1: You have the ball throwing the decker, you had the 123 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,200 Speaker 1: ball going to Marshall. There's only one ball. You can't 124 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: give it to everybody, But you know, Cumberland and Kelln 125 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: did a great job blocking and cutting off the back side. 126 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: They were a big part of our running game. We 127 00:09:16,200 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 1: didn't assess the spot as a weakness in the passing 128 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: game because we had the guys outside that were getting 129 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: open and squared a bunch of touchdowns. No, it changes. 130 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: It changes every year. You have a different team, you 131 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: have a different scheme. So we have a different scheme 132 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: going into this year, so we'll be looking for some 133 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 1: different things as well as those things as well. Yeah, 134 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: we got some young guys and we're gonna put them 135 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 1: in the pot and see if they can play. Obviously, 136 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: Balden's coming back. We signed Bishop from the CFL, and 137 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,280 Speaker 1: we got injuries with Catapon all that we gotta come back, 138 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: so the spots open, but we have young guys that 139 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: were confident that can play, not to the point to 140 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,839 Speaker 1: make a decision. They got hurt early and Randy came 141 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: into an adequate job going forward, but we know he's 142 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: a fridgent as well, and it's something we're still discussing. 143 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: We want all our guys back, but we understand it's 144 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: a business. We ain't gonna be able to afford them all, 145 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: and they're gonna have other opportunities, and we want guys 146 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:33,839 Speaker 1: that want to be back, but at the same time, 147 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: we gotta be able to afford them without sacrificing the team. 148 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 1: It's not difficult. These things work themselves out. I mean, 149 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:51,199 Speaker 1: it's just a question before it all starts, that work 150 00:10:51,280 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: themselves out. Once it starts. What's your getting all those? 151 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:10,559 Speaker 1: Like I said, we're working on it, and we're dealing 152 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 1: with that behind closed doors, and we'll keep working on it.