WEBVTT - GM Nick Caserio joins the show | Texans All Access 0:00:00.360 --> 0:00:02.600 What's happened and everybody, Welcome to a Friday edition of 0:00:02.600 --> 0:00:05.720 Texans All Access from the Hundai Texans Or Radio studio. 0:00:06.040 --> 0:00:08.440 I'm your host, John Harris Football and on the sideline reporter. 0:00:08.520 --> 0:00:11.840 Glad to be with you, and nothing like ending the 0:00:11.920 --> 0:00:16.360 week with a visit with Texans general manager Nick Cassario. 0:00:16.400 --> 0:00:17.280 We'll get that in a little bit. 0:00:17.320 --> 0:00:20.000 We'll also have a little where are they now with 0:00:20.320 --> 0:00:23.599 roe Beart Smith, one of the last guys to wear 0:00:23.800 --> 0:00:28.319 ninety nine before Travis Johnson wore it and then I 0:00:28.320 --> 0:00:28.800 think J. J. 0:00:28.920 --> 0:00:30.240 Watt has been the last to wear it. 0:00:30.320 --> 0:00:33.360 So Robert Smith will be on the show here a 0:00:33.400 --> 0:00:35.519 little bit, and then we'll go around the NFL because 0:00:35.960 --> 0:00:41.120 as the DeAndre Hopkins world turns, took a trip to Foxborough, 0:00:41.560 --> 0:00:46.560 which I would say surprising but a little bit a 0:00:46.560 --> 0:00:49.440 little bit given the history of their offensive coordinator and 0:00:49.680 --> 0:00:53.440 DeAndre Hopkins. But then again Bill Belichick will make the 0:00:53.479 --> 0:00:56.120 decision on that, so we'll see what happens with DeAndre Hopkins. 0:00:56.120 --> 0:00:58.280 But Sunday he's going to Tennessee, so he's in New England, 0:00:58.320 --> 0:01:01.560 He's at Tennessee and we'll see where the talented pass 0:01:01.640 --> 0:01:04.559 catcher ends up very very soon. 0:01:04.720 --> 0:01:05.080 Maybe not. 0:01:05.160 --> 0:01:06.920 Maybe it takes all away training camp and waits for 0:01:07.319 --> 0:01:08.800 a player to get hurt and then you can fill 0:01:08.800 --> 0:01:10.120 in a spot. So we'll talk a little bit more 0:01:10.120 --> 0:01:13.840 about the NFL goings on in our final segment, but 0:01:13.959 --> 0:01:16.039 we kick it off with Nick Cassario. 0:01:16.080 --> 0:01:17.600 We always a blast talking to Nick. 0:01:17.880 --> 0:01:20.400 We talked about any number of things, including when Nick 0:01:20.520 --> 0:01:23.759 was a kid, what did he do for summer vacation? 0:01:23.920 --> 0:01:26.360 As I put up my hands in air quote form, 0:01:26.480 --> 0:01:28.240 let's go mark me Nick. 0:01:28.400 --> 0:01:30.839 Now we are delighted to be joined by general manager 0:01:30.920 --> 0:01:33.840 Nick Cassario. Nick, how's it going? Happy summer and OTA's 0:01:33.840 --> 0:01:35.039 a mini camp and everything else? 0:01:35.160 --> 0:01:36.520 Good to be here, Good to see you guys. 0:01:36.760 --> 0:01:39.080 Well, tell us how it's going right now, because we're 0:01:39.080 --> 0:01:42.640 in that off season practice period before the long break. 0:01:42.720 --> 0:01:44.000 So what are you seeing out there? What can you 0:01:44.000 --> 0:01:44.840 share with us about that? 0:01:44.959 --> 0:01:45.119 Yeah? 0:01:45.160 --> 0:01:47.680 Really, at this point, we've had a fairly productive spring 0:01:48.040 --> 0:01:50.440 nine practices to this point, I have a few more 0:01:50.480 --> 0:01:52.720 remaining next week kind of finish off with the mini camp. 0:01:52.880 --> 0:01:54.440 It'll be very similar to what we've done here in 0:01:54.440 --> 0:01:56.880 the last few weeks, but from the start to where 0:01:56.880 --> 0:01:59.400 we are now as a team. We've made We've made 0:01:59.440 --> 0:02:02.760 some progress. You can see both individual and collective improvement, 0:02:02.760 --> 0:02:05.559 whether it's a position group, whether it's an overall group 0:02:05.640 --> 0:02:08.280 offensively or defensively. The players have worked hard, they had 0:02:08.320 --> 0:02:11.639 a good attitude, in good condition. Really, this is about 0:02:11.680 --> 0:02:15.280 just sort of laying the foundation, getting everything installed, and 0:02:15.360 --> 0:02:18.360 we come back in training camp kind of start back over, 0:02:18.960 --> 0:02:21.160 but it'll move at a quicker pace and then we're 0:02:21.160 --> 0:02:25.280 really getting ready to play football. So overall, we're pleased 0:02:25.320 --> 0:02:28.160 with what progress that we made. And you can't speak 0:02:28.240 --> 0:02:31.239 enough about the players, just their attitude, their approach, their 0:02:31.240 --> 0:02:33.880 professionalism on day to day basis. The coaches have worked hard, 0:02:33.919 --> 0:02:36.200 the players have worked hard. We've made progress. So we'll 0:02:36.200 --> 0:02:37.800 see if we continue to build on it as we go. 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:39.720 Nick used the keyword install. 0:02:40.440 --> 0:02:44.000 How important have these weeks during OTAs and mini camp been, 0:02:44.520 --> 0:02:47.760 given the fact that new verbiage, new offense, new defense, 0:02:47.960 --> 0:02:50.200 et cetera. How important have those week Spenser, You can 0:02:50.360 --> 0:02:51.800 hit the ground running it in training camp. 0:02:51.919 --> 0:02:54.000 No, it's huge, and this is a great opportunity to 0:02:54.040 --> 0:02:58.080 maximize the time that you have with the players. We 0:02:58.200 --> 0:03:01.520 go from phase two to phase three, you're implementing the 0:03:01.520 --> 0:03:04.200 things that you've discussed in the classroom. Now there's an 0:03:04.200 --> 0:03:07.040 application component once you actually get on the field, and 0:03:07.080 --> 0:03:08.919 there's going to be things that happen at a different pace, 0:03:08.919 --> 0:03:12.160 a different speed. And you can see just standing behind 0:03:12.200 --> 0:03:14.360 the drills and listening to some of the communication on 0:03:14.400 --> 0:03:17.040 both sides of the ball. That's where you start to 0:03:17.040 --> 0:03:19.239 build a foundation, and you start to build the trust 0:03:19.280 --> 0:03:20.800 with the players that are next to you, and then 0:03:20.840 --> 0:03:22.560 you talk after the play what did you see on 0:03:22.600 --> 0:03:24.480 that play? Well, here's the reason I made that call. 0:03:24.760 --> 0:03:26.400 And then you go back and can watch it on 0:03:26.480 --> 0:03:28.160 film and you correct it and you talk about it. 0:03:28.200 --> 0:03:30.800 So there's been a lot of really good information flow 0:03:30.880 --> 0:03:32.959 back and forth from the players to the coaches and 0:03:33.040 --> 0:03:34.440 vice versa. 0:03:34.520 --> 0:03:35.560 But this is really our. 0:03:35.480 --> 0:03:38.960 Opportunity to practice what we've put in place, what we've 0:03:39.000 --> 0:03:41.400 installed in the classroom, and the only way you get 0:03:41.440 --> 0:03:42.720 better is with reps and work. 0:03:43.200 --> 0:03:45.440 What can you tell us about the offense and how 0:03:45.480 --> 0:03:47.840 it might look what you're seeing out here putting the 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:50.840 system in how Bobby Slowak's offense is going to operate. 0:03:51.040 --> 0:03:53.320 The one thing about the spring that you probably offensively 0:03:53.360 --> 0:03:55.320 can't spend too much time on or it's just the 0:03:55.320 --> 0:03:57.120 way it's set up is it's the running game. So 0:03:57.600 --> 0:04:00.200 kind of to John's question, that's more of in the classroom. 0:04:00.280 --> 0:04:02.320 Here's the base, here's the scheme, here's how the plays 0:04:02.320 --> 0:04:04.920 are blocked. Because of the limited amount of contact you 0:04:04.960 --> 0:04:07.400 can have, So the spring ends up being a little 0:04:07.440 --> 0:04:09.840 bit more about the passing game. So it's about the timing, 0:04:09.880 --> 0:04:13.360 It's about the execution of the overall passing game, ball placement, 0:04:13.520 --> 0:04:17.600 seeing coverage, reacting to what you see. I would say 0:04:17.720 --> 0:04:21.320 it's gonna be a multiple offense. I think most offenses 0:04:21.320 --> 0:04:23.800 are multiple. You're always going to start somewhere and then 0:04:23.839 --> 0:04:27.000 you're gonna sort of build on that, but multiple formations, 0:04:27.080 --> 0:04:28.360 multiple position groups. 0:04:28.960 --> 0:04:31.720 I think the big thing from a player's standpoint. 0:04:31.640 --> 0:04:35.120 Is schematically, you've probably run a lot of the same plays. 0:04:35.160 --> 0:04:37.000 It's just how are we going to term it here? 0:04:37.080 --> 0:04:39.160 How does Bobby call it? What is he looking for? 0:04:39.600 --> 0:04:43.120 What is a coaching point? I think the preciseness and 0:04:43.160 --> 0:04:45.680 the precision and the positioning of where you're supposed to 0:04:45.720 --> 0:04:48.560 be on a play is critically important, and those are 0:04:48.600 --> 0:04:50.560 things that you can work on during practice, you can 0:04:50.600 --> 0:04:53.640 work on after practice, you can work on your own 0:04:54.200 --> 0:04:58.200 in kind of pods or individual groups. Not to get 0:04:58.360 --> 0:05:00.719 off on too much of a tangent, but I think 0:05:01.040 --> 0:05:04.280 Case has done a great job of taking some of 0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:06.400 the younger players, or taking the position group in the 0:05:06.440 --> 0:05:08.960 morning before we meet or before practice and going through 0:05:09.000 --> 0:05:12.200 the script, so there's an opportunity for to hear it called, 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:15.640 to hear the information to kind of what's my assignment 0:05:15.640 --> 0:05:16.880 on the play. Then you get in a meeting to 0:05:16.920 --> 0:05:18.640 see it again. Then you go out there and practice it. 0:05:18.760 --> 0:05:21.360 So that's you're trying. You're trying to build and get 0:05:21.360 --> 0:05:23.560 as many reps as you can. However you can do it. 0:05:23.640 --> 0:05:26.640 So I think in training camp we'll have a better 0:05:26.760 --> 0:05:29.200 idea the combination of the running game how it fits 0:05:29.240 --> 0:05:31.200 with the offense. But the running game is certainly going 0:05:31.240 --> 0:05:33.000 to be an important part of what we're doing offensively. 0:05:33.440 --> 0:05:37.839 Nick rookies coming off of their draft experience, however, you 0:05:37.839 --> 0:05:40.120 want to look at it. You want to see a group, obviously, 0:05:40.160 --> 0:05:41.520 whether it's a veteran or a rookie, you want to 0:05:41.520 --> 0:05:43.960 see them all improved. But this rookie group in particular, 0:05:44.040 --> 0:05:46.200 there obviously was a lot of spotlight because you have 0:05:46.240 --> 0:05:48.560 picks number two and three in CJ and Will. But 0:05:48.600 --> 0:05:50.360 overall as a group, what have you seen from the 0:05:50.400 --> 0:05:52.200 rookies and if you've seen the progress that you've wanted 0:05:52.200 --> 0:05:53.400 to see in that particular group. 0:05:53.480 --> 0:05:56.760 Yeah, really three things attitude, work, ethic, and progress. So 0:05:57.120 --> 0:06:00.479 in those three areas, the whole group is really done 0:06:00.480 --> 0:06:02.920 a good job. They've had a good attitude, they've been 0:06:02.960 --> 0:06:07.080 about work. They understand it's about competition. They understand it's 0:06:07.120 --> 0:06:11.560 not about whatever expectations somebody or we may or may 0:06:11.600 --> 0:06:13.680 not have for them. It's just about show up each day, 0:06:13.760 --> 0:06:16.359 be consistent, be intentional with your work, and try to 0:06:16.360 --> 0:06:19.240 make individual improvement and then try to make collective improvement 0:06:19.279 --> 0:06:21.680 within the group that you're a part of. So from 0:06:21.680 --> 0:06:24.520 that perspective, I mean, knock on wood, they've been out there, 0:06:24.800 --> 0:06:27.320 they've been available, the attitude has been good, the work 0:06:27.320 --> 0:06:30.640 has been good, and they've been very intentional what they're 0:06:30.680 --> 0:06:31.799 doing on a day to day basis. 0:06:32.000 --> 0:06:34.479 Nick, the media is able to watch some practices and 0:06:34.520 --> 0:06:36.320 there's a lot of talk about who's running with the 0:06:36.360 --> 0:06:38.680 ones and the twos and the threes. Is there anything 0:06:38.800 --> 0:06:42.200 less relevant right now than that? Discuss that phase of it, 0:06:42.320 --> 0:06:44.360 that part of it for us and what to read 0:06:44.400 --> 0:06:45.159 into those things. 0:06:45.240 --> 0:06:47.480 Yeah, probably not. It's kind of a fun story to 0:06:47.520 --> 0:06:49.800 talk about. But in the end, the spring is about 0:06:50.120 --> 0:06:53.240 installation of your offense. And really what you're doing is 0:06:53.440 --> 0:06:57.120 multiple people are working with multiple players. So because when 0:06:57.160 --> 0:07:00.240 you think of the overall arc of the season, at 0:07:00.240 --> 0:07:02.200 some point, whoever is in the building sixty five to 0:07:02.279 --> 0:07:05.120 seventy players, there's probably a good chance that they're gonna 0:07:05.120 --> 0:07:08.600 be on the field. So you're not waiting until, well, 0:07:08.720 --> 0:07:11.040 now this player is available. Now I have to get 0:07:11.080 --> 0:07:15.200 my reps with him. Everybody rolls through, everybody gets an opportunity. 0:07:15.200 --> 0:07:20.080 We're managing count rep count load. Some of that is 0:07:20.120 --> 0:07:22.280 based on sports signs. Some of that is based on 0:07:22.320 --> 0:07:23.520 what we need the player. If we get to a 0:07:23.560 --> 0:07:26.200 point we need to pull back some we've seen enough 0:07:26.240 --> 0:07:28.840 of certain players. Other players are going to get more reps. 0:07:28.840 --> 0:07:32.640 So everybody works with one another. You're communicating with each other. Honestly, 0:07:32.680 --> 0:07:34.720 it doesn't really matter who's on the field. At some point, 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:37.680 somebody's gonna have to be on a field. But even offensively, 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:40.000 you're gonna have eleven personnel, you have twelve personnel, you 0:07:40.000 --> 0:07:40.720 have twenty one personnel. 0:07:40.720 --> 0:07:42.440 You gonna have jumbo. Same thing on defense. You have 0:07:42.440 --> 0:07:44.200 a base group, you're gonna have a Nickel group, you gonn. 0:07:44.000 --> 0:07:46.320 Have a dime group, And there's gonna be different people 0:07:46.360 --> 0:07:48.240 in different spots, and some of this is a little 0:07:48.240 --> 0:07:50.040 bit trial and error. You might put a player in 0:07:50.040 --> 0:07:52.520 a position, let's see if he can handle it. Just 0:07:52.600 --> 0:07:55.600 as an example, Brandon Hill's taking some reps inside of 0:07:55.640 --> 0:07:58.160 formation at Nickel that he didn't do that at Pittsburgh. 0:07:58.520 --> 0:08:02.600 He's primarily been a safety. But if you enhance your. 0:08:02.480 --> 0:08:05.200 Overall ability to learn multiple spots and show that you 0:08:05.200 --> 0:08:07.960 can handle that capacity and handle the assignment, then the 0:08:07.960 --> 0:08:10.120 work that goes along with it in conjunction with what 0:08:10.160 --> 0:08:11.200 you might do in a kicking game. 0:08:11.400 --> 0:08:13.640 That's what the spring is really about. The rest of it. 0:08:13.720 --> 0:08:15.280 I mean, it's a fun story for people to talk 0:08:15.280 --> 0:08:16.560 about it right about but at any end it real 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:17.200 didn't really matter. 0:08:17.800 --> 0:08:19.000 Get into the end of it. 0:08:19.240 --> 0:08:21.080 Then you got this big break where the players are 0:08:21.080 --> 0:08:23.600 out of the building. What's the biggest message for the 0:08:23.600 --> 0:08:25.840 players to take out of the building before they come 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:27.160 back into a first training camp. 0:08:27.600 --> 0:08:31.160 Be smart, make good decisions, don't lose sight of the 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:34.320 work that you have to put in and continue what 0:08:34.360 --> 0:08:37.040 you've established and put in place before training camp. So 0:08:37.480 --> 0:08:39.360 the worst thing any player can do is when we're 0:08:39.360 --> 0:08:41.959 done next week, really four to five weeks of sitting 0:08:41.960 --> 0:08:43.679 on your ass and doing nothing. That's really not going 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:45.680 to help you get ready for training camp. It's not well, 0:08:46.280 --> 0:08:49.679 we'll get ready in training camp for the season. It 0:08:49.720 --> 0:08:51.560 really doesn't work that way. So you have to have 0:08:51.600 --> 0:08:53.800 the right mindset. You can be a little bit more 0:08:53.800 --> 0:08:56.200 strategic with how you maybe you structure your day, but 0:08:56.920 --> 0:08:59.880 have a plan. Wake up each day, what's my routine? 0:09:00.000 --> 0:09:00.599 What am I going to do? 0:09:00.640 --> 0:09:04.200 When am I trying to accomplish? Conditioning and work? Those 0:09:04.200 --> 0:09:06.120 are the things that you can focus on. It's not 0:09:06.160 --> 0:09:09.160 so much about schematics and X and O, but you 0:09:09.200 --> 0:09:11.120 can there's plenty of things that you can work on 0:09:11.240 --> 0:09:13.760 away from the building to make sure that you're mentally 0:09:13.800 --> 0:09:15.840 and physically prepared for the rigors of what you're going 0:09:15.920 --> 0:09:17.520 to endure once training camp starts. 0:09:17.840 --> 0:09:19.680 Well, we know you have who you have. The player 0:09:19.760 --> 0:09:22.120 acquisition part of the year is largely over, but it 0:09:22.160 --> 0:09:24.800 never really ends, so there's still some players out there 0:09:24.920 --> 0:09:27.280 nick in the wind, and how do you evaluate or 0:09:27.320 --> 0:09:30.160 go about the process of do we need this guy, 0:09:30.280 --> 0:09:31.959 Does he want to come here? Do we want to 0:09:32.000 --> 0:09:34.160 sign this player? How do you go about that? 0:09:34.200 --> 0:09:34.320 Now? 0:09:34.360 --> 0:09:37.200 All the above, Mark, I think the player acquisition process, 0:09:37.240 --> 0:09:39.480 and we've talked about this multiple times, is very fluid. 0:09:39.480 --> 0:09:42.440 It's ongoing, so it's not certain segments of the year. 0:09:42.480 --> 0:09:44.720 There's a little bit more volume that's associated with it. 0:09:45.200 --> 0:09:48.040 But i'll throw out the spring from you may after 0:09:48.040 --> 0:09:50.960 the draft. Until this point, we've worked players out through 0:09:50.960 --> 0:09:53.080 the spring, and you're trying to have there's a couple 0:09:53.120 --> 0:09:54.640 pods or groups of players. 0:09:55.160 --> 0:09:56.360 Kind of a camp ready list. 0:09:56.400 --> 0:09:58.200 If you lose a player in camp, maybe he's a 0:09:58.280 --> 0:10:00.880 ninety man roster player, or if there's another player that 0:10:00.960 --> 0:10:03.200 you feel can have a definitive role and really improve 0:10:03.200 --> 0:10:05.880 and help your football team. And finances are always a 0:10:05.880 --> 0:10:07.360 part of that as well. You can't lose sight of that. 0:10:07.400 --> 0:10:09.600 So we have a certain amount of flexibility that's available 0:10:09.640 --> 0:10:09.920 to us. 0:10:10.000 --> 0:10:11.960 So we've been very open minded. 0:10:11.960 --> 0:10:14.200 Demiko and has talked about this, and we've talked about 0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:17.200 this collectively. We'll look at our options and we'll try 0:10:17.200 --> 0:10:18.800 to make decisions that we feel our best for the 0:10:18.800 --> 0:10:21.520 football team. And if there's an opportunity that makes sense 0:10:21.559 --> 0:10:23.560 for us to pursue, then we'll look at if it 0:10:23.559 --> 0:10:25.439 doesn't work, we'll kind of keep moving forward. I think 0:10:25.440 --> 0:10:28.080 we have an idea of where we are as a team, 0:10:28.200 --> 0:10:30.360 kind of what we have in the building, and if 0:10:30.360 --> 0:10:32.160 there's something that we feeling we need to do, then 0:10:32.200 --> 0:10:32.840 we'll address it. 0:10:33.160 --> 0:10:34.640 Nick, when you were a New England, you guys did 0:10:34.640 --> 0:10:36.120 a lot of joint practice. In fact you're doing with 0:10:36.200 --> 0:10:38.680 us at twenty seventeen. Now you got joint practices two 0:10:38.720 --> 0:10:39.720 with Miami, two. 0:10:39.679 --> 0:10:40.440 With New Orleans. 0:10:40.440 --> 0:10:43.800 How important were was it to get those four practices 0:10:43.840 --> 0:10:44.520 on the schedule. 0:10:44.600 --> 0:10:47.040 No, it really be a great opportunity for our team 0:10:47.080 --> 0:10:49.559 to continue to grow and to work against another team, 0:10:49.720 --> 0:10:52.400 and we're going to see things from each side of 0:10:52.440 --> 0:10:54.880 the ball with both of those teams that either a 0:10:55.120 --> 0:10:58.640 we don't do or something new, and it's another learning 0:10:58.640 --> 0:11:02.760 opportunity for us. So as we get into that, how 0:11:02.800 --> 0:11:06.400 you structure practice could affect how we play the preseason games. 0:11:06.480 --> 0:11:08.680 But you want to make sure that everybody's getting an 0:11:08.720 --> 0:11:12.840 adequate amount of work. But the first two weeks will 0:11:12.880 --> 0:11:14.959 be about the Texans, and then once we transition after 0:11:14.960 --> 0:11:16.840 the New England game and Miami comes in, here. Then 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:19.720 they'll be a little bit more of a understanding the opponent, 0:11:19.960 --> 0:11:21.360 because this is what it's going to be during the 0:11:21.400 --> 0:11:23.800 regular season. Play a game the next week, prepare for 0:11:23.800 --> 0:11:25.720 a different team, prepare for a different opponents, start to 0:11:25.760 --> 0:11:28.120 understand the personnel, start to understand what are they trying 0:11:28.120 --> 0:11:31.080 to do in all three phases, and then the following 0:11:31.080 --> 0:11:33.679 week the same thing. And that kind of simulates as 0:11:33.679 --> 0:11:35.960 best you can what the regular season is going to 0:11:35.960 --> 0:11:38.400 look like. So it's a great opportunity for really our 0:11:38.559 --> 0:11:40.960 entire organizations, great up team, for the players and coaches 0:11:41.280 --> 0:11:44.600 to kind of get hopefully productive work done with two 0:11:44.640 --> 0:11:47.840 really good teams and let's say organizations and clubs that 0:11:47.840 --> 0:11:48.400 we respect. 0:11:49.040 --> 0:11:51.720 We had a big town hall with the season ticket members, 0:11:52.000 --> 0:11:55.440 you and coach Ryans and what a couple of thousand 0:11:55.480 --> 0:11:57.880 people there or whatever, a lot of people asking questions, 0:11:57.960 --> 0:11:59.840 what'd you think of the event and what'd you take 0:11:59.880 --> 0:12:01.400 away from that? Doing what you do? 0:12:01.559 --> 0:12:04.600 Nick, My one question is where was Toro? He couldn't 0:12:04.679 --> 0:12:05.280 make that. 0:12:05.320 --> 0:12:08.480 Well, he was around somewhere taking a lot of pictures 0:12:08.480 --> 0:12:08.880 of people. 0:12:08.960 --> 0:12:11.600 No, I think that the support what it shows is 0:12:11.679 --> 0:12:17.000 there's a significant amount of support for Demico, the team 0:12:17.240 --> 0:12:21.880 what we're trying to do, and I think we're we're 0:12:21.920 --> 0:12:24.520 excited about the opportunity in front of us, and we 0:12:24.640 --> 0:12:27.240 just appreciate the fans sort of sticking with us, and 0:12:27.800 --> 0:12:31.000 there's an appetite for winning, and I think everybody is 0:12:31.080 --> 0:12:34.160 craving winning. Winning in the end is going to be 0:12:34.160 --> 0:12:36.120 about work. It's going to be about having a good 0:12:36.160 --> 0:12:38.480 process and being able to go out there and execute 0:12:38.840 --> 0:12:40.679 when it matters, most on Sundays, but. 0:12:41.240 --> 0:12:42.079 It's always great. 0:12:42.120 --> 0:12:44.160 It's a it's a different type of forum, but it 0:12:44.160 --> 0:12:46.560 gives everybody opportunity to kind of express some of their 0:12:46.600 --> 0:12:49.559 sentiments about how they feel. And we have an obligation 0:12:49.600 --> 0:12:53.760 and responsibility and kind of fiduciary duty to, you know, 0:12:53.800 --> 0:12:56.040 answer the questions, try to be honest about where we 0:12:56.080 --> 0:12:58.360 are and be realistic and just let them know and 0:12:58.400 --> 0:13:00.640 thank them. And we appreciate the support that they provide 0:13:00.679 --> 0:13:03.120 for us, because this we can turn this place into 0:13:03.120 --> 0:13:05.120 a pretty good home field advantage and it's going to 0:13:05.160 --> 0:13:07.120 be about to support that we see from the fans. 0:13:07.120 --> 0:13:09.600 So it's really about getting the stadium, fill in the stadium, 0:13:09.840 --> 0:13:11.960 make it as hard as possible in the opposing offense 0:13:11.960 --> 0:13:14.400 and give them something to cheer about. So it's a 0:13:14.400 --> 0:13:17.040 great opportunity for us to sort of connect with maybe 0:13:17.040 --> 0:13:18.680 some folks you really don't get a chance to on 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:19.679 a regular basis. 0:13:19.920 --> 0:13:23.760 I want it known I did not plant the best question. 0:13:24.120 --> 0:13:25.200 I want to know right. 0:13:25.080 --> 0:13:26.040 Fast question. 0:13:27.800 --> 0:13:28.640 Retired of the best. 0:13:29.400 --> 0:13:33.760 No, there's no, there's no way. 0:13:33.880 --> 0:13:34.880 You can't. You cannot. 0:13:35.080 --> 0:13:35.880 It would be hard to do. 0:13:35.960 --> 0:13:38.440 It's part of your quote unquote brand speaking. 0:13:38.640 --> 0:13:40.720 I had no brand speaking brand less. 0:13:42.679 --> 0:13:44.880 The opportunity to get away, be a family get away? 0:13:44.920 --> 0:13:45.240 How much? 0:13:45.240 --> 0:13:48.400 How important is that for you to regenerate before a 0:13:48.400 --> 0:13:49.040 long season? 0:13:49.200 --> 0:13:51.520 Huge important for all of us, and I think we 0:13:51.559 --> 0:13:53.920 all have to be cognizant of the time that we 0:13:54.000 --> 0:13:56.320 have with the people that really we care about and 0:13:56.360 --> 0:13:59.880 love the most. And it's really not just about that 0:14:00.200 --> 0:14:02.080 four to six week period and all of a sudden 0:14:02.120 --> 0:14:03.520 when you go back to work and never see your 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:06.880 family again. It's really it's your opportunity to just focus 0:14:07.480 --> 0:14:10.600 on the girls and what they want to do, and 0:14:10.720 --> 0:14:12.480 they know day doesn't have to run off to work. 0:14:12.559 --> 0:14:15.240 So which is it. It's great. I mean, honestly, really 0:14:15.240 --> 0:14:17.200 look forward to it. I think we all should look 0:14:17.240 --> 0:14:18.920 forward to a coach to look forward to it. It's 0:14:18.920 --> 0:14:21.520 good to take a step back and sort of recalibrate 0:14:21.560 --> 0:14:23.840 and refresh, and there'll be some things that will be 0:14:23.880 --> 0:14:26.920 spinning in your head. But the breakneck pace isn't there 0:14:27.600 --> 0:14:29.760 the way we know it's gonna be once training camp starts. 0:14:29.800 --> 0:14:32.800 So we're definitely excited and it'll be a great opportunity 0:14:32.800 --> 0:14:34.440 for all of us to get some time together. 0:14:34.560 --> 0:14:36.360 How hard is it for you to hit the brakes 0:14:36.800 --> 0:14:38.480 because you're going to I mean, you go right from 0:14:38.520 --> 0:14:40.760 the draft, then you go right to O T is 0:14:40.800 --> 0:14:42.840 like you're going eighty five in the left land. How 0:14:42.840 --> 0:14:45.080 hard is the throw on the brakes and be WHOA, 0:14:45.240 --> 0:14:47.360 I don't have to go in. I am on quote 0:14:47.440 --> 0:14:49.760 unquote vacation. How hard is that? Because I know it's 0:14:49.760 --> 0:14:52.080 hard for me, and I'm not even as as you are. 0:14:52.640 --> 0:14:54.840 Yeah, it's not as hard as maybe you think. It's 0:14:54.880 --> 0:14:57.160 all about just your commitment and just your attitude and approach. 0:14:57.200 --> 0:14:58.520 I think one of the things that all of us 0:14:58.520 --> 0:15:01.080 try to do, myself included, maybe there's some things personally, 0:15:01.200 --> 0:15:03.200 just from a learning standpoint, maybe there's something that you 0:15:03.240 --> 0:15:05.400 can dig into, do a deeper dive on maybe it's 0:15:05.400 --> 0:15:07.800 a topic that you've made some notes you want to 0:15:07.840 --> 0:15:10.280 go back and refresh or maybe go back. And you know, 0:15:11.040 --> 0:15:13.520 my enjoy reading, so it's something that during the summer 0:15:13.560 --> 0:15:15.600 it's an opportunity to kind of work through some things, 0:15:15.600 --> 0:15:18.080 some things that may have some relevance to what we're doing, 0:15:18.200 --> 0:15:20.000 or if you clean an idea from something you come 0:15:20.040 --> 0:15:22.560 across so that you can get as much out of 0:15:22.600 --> 0:15:25.400 it as you want and you can still be productive 0:15:25.440 --> 0:15:27.160 with your time. It's similar to what we talked about 0:15:27.160 --> 0:15:29.080 with the players. You still got to get on a 0:15:29.120 --> 0:15:31.880 regular schedule, kind of establish your routine. Whatever your pac 0:15:31.920 --> 0:15:33.440 and cadence is going to be over the course of 0:15:33.480 --> 0:15:36.760 the summer, but always look forward to it. It's a 0:15:36.800 --> 0:15:39.000 great time just for us to kind of to step 0:15:39.040 --> 0:15:40.720 away and get away. And I think all of us 0:15:40.800 --> 0:15:43.960 should take advantage of opportunities because we don't get them. 0:15:44.000 --> 0:15:45.920 You know, we're fortunate where we get four to five 0:15:45.960 --> 0:15:49.560 weeks where we really have to ourselves, and that doesn't 0:15:49.760 --> 0:15:50.800 that's not always the case. 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:53.240 Well, being summer, a lot of people have kids, So 0:15:53.560 --> 0:15:55.640 what did you do with the summer when you were 0:15:55.640 --> 0:15:55.920 a kid? 0:15:55.960 --> 0:15:56.720 Did you have a job? 0:15:56.760 --> 0:15:58.440 Oh? Yeah, that's an awesome question. 0:15:59.800 --> 0:16:03.200 So I started playing baseball when I was six years old, 0:16:03.360 --> 0:16:05.480 so we had a six seven eight year old league. 0:16:05.520 --> 0:16:08.400 So I was doing that, and then let's see, when 0:16:08.400 --> 0:16:11.720 I was ten eleven years old, was doing AAU basketball. 0:16:11.800 --> 0:16:14.320 So when school was over, I was going from summer 0:16:14.360 --> 0:16:19.520 baseball to AAU basketball. We qualified for the national tournament. 0:16:19.520 --> 0:16:21.680 One year it was in Indianapolis, another year it was 0:16:21.720 --> 0:16:24.760 in Tennessee, another year it was in New Orleans. And 0:16:24.800 --> 0:16:27.880 in conjunction with that, so and I've talked about this, 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:30.800 so my dad has essentially been in construction since he 0:16:30.920 --> 0:16:33.200 was eighteen nineteen years old. He's had his own business. 0:16:33.640 --> 0:16:37.880