WEBVTT - Press Conference: Howie Roseman September 1

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, guys, thanks for being here. I want to start

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<v Speaker 1>off by just thanking Brent Sellick. When we talk about

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<v Speaker 1>people who have the traits we look for as a

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<v Speaker 1>players in person, Brent epitomizes what it means to be

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<v Speaker 1>a Philadelphia Eagle. You know, it's hard when you're with

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<v Speaker 1>someone for as long as we were with Brent to

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<v Speaker 1>not have that guy around anymore. But he's always welcome

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<v Speaker 1>in this organization. Couldn't be happier for him that he

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<v Speaker 1>ends up a world champion, just like he belongs. I

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<v Speaker 1>know him, whatever he does in life, he's gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous success, and I know Jeffers said this in his

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<v Speaker 1>comments as well. He is always welcome back here to

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<v Speaker 1>help and contribute to the team. So I want to

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<v Speaker 1>wish him and his family all the best luck as

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<v Speaker 1>he transitions to his new role, and I know we'll

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<v Speaker 1>miss him and hopefully get him around as much as

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<v Speaker 1>we can steal him from his family. Tough day today

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<v Speaker 1>and yesterday we went through thirty seven conversations with all

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys and doesn't get any easier. The worst

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<v Speaker 1>part of the job that we have some guys who

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<v Speaker 1>are part of our world championship team who contributed. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a day that never gets easier for us, and

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<v Speaker 1>with the quick turnaround, probably a little bit different tone

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<v Speaker 1>than normal, And normally you have the opportunity to do

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<v Speaker 1>it without the other players in the building, but having

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<v Speaker 1>the other players around, I think makes it even harder

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<v Speaker 1>because these guys don't get kind of their moment to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of absorb what's going on. So you know, now

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<v Speaker 1>are our scouts are already harder work and they have

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<v Speaker 1>been throughout the preseason getting a headstart on cuts and

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<v Speaker 1>seeing if there are ways we can improve our fifty

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<v Speaker 1>three man roster and our practice squad. They do a

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<v Speaker 1>great job. Our entire front office and really the collaboration

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<v Speaker 1>that goes on is fun to see. But it's a

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<v Speaker 1>quick twenty four hours and again affected by the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that we play on Thursday, So that's where we are.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly want to be open to any questions that you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have that I can answer. Nick Foles will start

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<v Speaker 1>week one. Can you confirm that, no, I'm not going

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about any playtime decisions, any starter decisions. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not my dojo, And certainly don't feel like we're

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<v Speaker 1>in position to give any answers to any tests here

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<v Speaker 1>about any position on our football team, but appreciate the

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<v Speaker 1>question came along the way. Did you expect to see

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<v Speaker 1>him make those kind of leaps in other improvement that

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<v Speaker 1>he made? You know, we're very fortunate to have Jeff

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<v Speaker 1>Stalin as our offensive line coach. And when we were

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<v Speaker 1>in the draft room and decided to trade two seventh

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<v Speaker 1>round picks for a rugby player, and he said out loud,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's kind of funny. And you saw him in

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<v Speaker 1>the off season and the strides that he's taken have

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<v Speaker 1>just been incredible, and he saw it in the Cleveland game,

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<v Speaker 1>he saw it against the Jets. He just gets better better.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so hard to find guys who are sixty eight

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<v Speaker 1>and three hundred and sixty pounds who can run like that,

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<v Speaker 1>who have the core strength that he does. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly there's no guarantees, but we want to develop players.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you can find guys at hard to find

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<v Speaker 1>positions to develop, it gets you excited. How different is

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<v Speaker 1>it for you guys? Being last in the waiver claim

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<v Speaker 1>priority makes it kind of tough to claim a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of guys. Yeah, it's a good problem to have, certainly,

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<v Speaker 1>But I think for us, we've had a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>conversations with teams and trying to figure out if it

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<v Speaker 1>makes some sense to make some trades before this moment

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<v Speaker 1>and get in front. At the same time, being last

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<v Speaker 1>still gives you the first shot. It's almost like having

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<v Speaker 1>the last pick in the draft in the seventh round.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard sometimes to get practice wild guys to change teams,

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<v Speaker 1>and we've been in situations over the last couple of

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<v Speaker 1>years we're uh, we try to get guys from practice

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<v Speaker 1>squads and they stayed, so you still have an edge.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there's a ton of guys that will end

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<v Speaker 1>up being activated from practice squads to active rosters who

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<v Speaker 1>end up playing, so there are still the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>act for our football team. UM. You have to be

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<v Speaker 1>determined what we're going to do there on that. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And UM yeah, the report that you guys traded for

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<v Speaker 1>DeAndre Oh? UM. Can I get to the end of

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<v Speaker 1>press conference and then I can let you know that

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm I'm I'm waiting to see if I can

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<v Speaker 1>confirm or deny such reports, so I will have my

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<v Speaker 1>phone that it was a finalist. Um. Let's go to

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<v Speaker 1>other questions and hopefully I'll circle back by the time

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<v Speaker 1>we're done on the what you're going from. You moved

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<v Speaker 1>on from two draft picks from last year as as

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<v Speaker 1>a as a personnel guys. That more difficult for some,

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<v Speaker 1>but obviously everyone wants their draft picks to succeed out

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<v Speaker 1>there closes up well, you got to be consistent in

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<v Speaker 1>what you're looking for. And when we have our first

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<v Speaker 1>meeting before training camp, we stand in front of the

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<v Speaker 1>team and say, we're gonna go with the best guys,

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<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't matter where you're from, what your pedigree is,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're gonna do what's the best for the team.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it's not easy to spend You spend all

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<v Speaker 1>year for a certain number of picks to take those

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<v Speaker 1>guys off the board, and you look forward to them

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<v Speaker 1>and we got to study about why guys don't have success.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the jury is still out, because there are guys

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<v Speaker 1>that end up getting cut and coming back and having

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous success in the National Football League. But that's not easy.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's not easy to get rid of anyone. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>every single person that was in this building was here

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<v Speaker 1>because we chose them. We chose for them to be

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<v Speaker 1>here because we saw a trade that we liked. And

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<v Speaker 1>whether they're a draft pick or an undraft of free

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<v Speaker 1>agent or a free agent signing or a trade, all

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<v Speaker 1>those guys are here because we wanted them to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, beautiful thing about picking a roster. As you

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<v Speaker 1>get to pick, you know who's here. And at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, you know, as as a front office staff,

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<v Speaker 1>as a scouting staff, those picks, you know they're valuable.

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<v Speaker 1>And so we'll go back and try to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>what we've done wrong on all the draft picks that

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<v Speaker 1>haven't had as much success as maybe we anticipated. What

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<v Speaker 1>was it this offseason to keep Nick Foles around without

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<v Speaker 1>knowing what Carson's status would be. Well, we believe in

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback position and investing in the quarterback position and

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<v Speaker 1>having a great quarterback room, and so we know what

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<v Speaker 1>we have in Nick Foles and the confidence level we

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<v Speaker 1>have in him, the confidence level we have in Carson,

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<v Speaker 1>and the confidence level we have Innate Sudfeld. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>something that that is very important to us as we

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<v Speaker 1>build the team, and we probably put a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more resources into it than some other teams, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>worked for us. It's worked for us, not only last year,

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<v Speaker 1>but we've had success with having a really good quarterback room,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I don't think it's really any reflection on

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<v Speaker 1>Carson as much as the position. And just like we

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<v Speaker 1>keep ten offensive linemen, it's just a reflection of where

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<v Speaker 1>we put our priorities and we like to do with action.

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<v Speaker 1>But you're not commenting on the quarterback is starter? Is

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<v Speaker 1>that because you don't know yet where You just don't want,

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned, give the answers to the tests. So

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<v Speaker 1>we traded for Downdre. I'm sorry I was waiting for it.

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<v Speaker 1>I was trying to be reflective of the moment we

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<v Speaker 1>have here and that's why my phone out. So we

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<v Speaker 1>traded for DeAndre Hall. Didn't mean to interrupt you, Jeff,

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<v Speaker 1>but if it was going to be someone I interrupted,

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<v Speaker 1>at least it was you. And he suspended for the

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<v Speaker 1>first game. We did our background work on him. Joe

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<v Speaker 1>Dougas was with Chicago when they drafted him in twenty sixteen.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a safety who has a cornerbackground as well, and

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance to get exposure to him certainly in

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<v Speaker 1>the preseason and his tape and we'll bring him in here,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get him a physical, and then we'll have to

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<v Speaker 1>send him home for a week and get him back

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<v Speaker 1>in the building on Friday. Where's Brett? We don't we

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<v Speaker 1>don't do that. We don't do We'll circle back down

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<v Speaker 1>this discuss. That's part of the discussion. I wasn't prepared

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<v Speaker 1>for this part of the three fifty three. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have to at least two more tough decisions.

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<v Speaker 1>Then after this week, you know, Nigel coming back to

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure there'll be more than that. Ums. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>toughest part of the year, but at the time of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, but you still have more to go. What's

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be like too Well, it's all guys

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<v Speaker 1>that made the team that really help pick the team. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that that's our job is to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>try to improve the roster and to year long process

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<v Speaker 1>and we're constantly looking for ways that we think we

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<v Speaker 1>can upgrade the roster. You know, through the course of

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<v Speaker 1>last year, you saw it. You know, the roster changes,

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<v Speaker 1>you have injuries, you have opportunities to add guys, and

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<v Speaker 1>we take that part of it very seriously. So we

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<v Speaker 1>understand that this day doesn't mean the end of the roster.

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<v Speaker 1>There are other ways to acquire players, and the talent

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<v Speaker 1>acquisition period really doesn't stop and continues. We have another

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<v Speaker 1>one big one coming up, certainly trade deadline, but we'll

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<v Speaker 1>go through all that and the next week and try

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<v Speaker 1>to get everyone practice squad guys graded and be in

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<v Speaker 1>a position to execute as the opportunity rises. Question about

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterbacks, you say, you said you do. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>know who's starting and you just don't want to give

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<v Speaker 1>it away for competitive reasons or the duck said the

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<v Speaker 1>decision will be mean by Friday. Yeah, I would defer

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<v Speaker 1>all lineup related decisions towards the coach. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>we've been kind of locked in a room here in

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<v Speaker 1>the last thirty six hours, so I would just like

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the roster. A linebacker, there's not a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of experience behind Jordan X just yeah, Nigel obviously he

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<v Speaker 1>comes back on Friday, and for us, we looked at it.

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<v Speaker 1>Those guys when you think about our young linebackers can

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<v Speaker 1>move Nate Gary. We picked up Loroi Renalds, who does

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<v Speaker 1>have some experience. Now, those guys are just done a

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<v Speaker 1>really good job throughout training camp and they've continued to

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<v Speaker 1>grow and we feel comfortable and confident in that room.

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<v Speaker 1>And the way the league is going, the linebacker position

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<v Speaker 1>has really changed. I mean, you're really in nickel sixty

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<v Speaker 1>plus percent of the time, and so it's almost become

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<v Speaker 1>a sub role, that third linebacker role. So when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at it and think about some traits that some

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys have and how they play off each other,

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<v Speaker 1>we think that that kind of balances the room. And

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<v Speaker 1>so it's also a big perpessial team is a big

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<v Speaker 1>part of that room and what we're looking for on

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<v Speaker 1>special teams, and it's been a goal of ours in

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<v Speaker 1>the offseason to improve the competition level on special teams

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully we've done that. With the roster, we buy

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of how realistic did you view it as

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<v Speaker 1>him actually making the fifty three when you drafted you

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<v Speaker 1>know him? When we made this pick, we committed in

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<v Speaker 1>the draft room that we knew wasn't going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a short term process and if we were just going

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<v Speaker 1>to get into camp and say, hey, the guys were

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<v Speaker 1>all and not really have this developmental mindset that it

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<v Speaker 1>was going to we had to give him a two

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<v Speaker 1>year time period to get right, it wouldn't have made

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<v Speaker 1>sense for us to trade two picks for him. So

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<v Speaker 1>we had committed at that moment that hey, if the

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<v Speaker 1>guy looks like he has the traits we think he has,

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<v Speaker 1>then we're going to commit to him and we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to develop him and we're going to have him on

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<v Speaker 1>our fifty three and he's just going to be the

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<v Speaker 1>fifty third guy. Now. That was our conversation in the

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<v Speaker 1>draft room. The strides he's taken have been to us

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<v Speaker 1>impressive and exciting, and that he's got to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>do it, there's no question about it. And the level

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<v Speaker 1>of competition increases certainly when you get into the regular season.

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<v Speaker 1>But that was our plan for him when we drafted him,

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<v Speaker 1>that we were going to make sure that we spent

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<v Speaker 1>the time developing him and we're going to continue doing

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<v Speaker 1>That's what's really fun to watch is our players have

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<v Speaker 1>taken ownership of it as well. And you see a

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<v Speaker 1>practice Lane Johnson, Jason Peters, our defensive lineman, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Bennett, BG, Chris Long, guys like that who have

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<v Speaker 1>also taken the time to sit with him and show

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<v Speaker 1>him some of the things that they do or some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things he can do against some of the

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<v Speaker 1>moves they're showing, and I think that's fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>Influential was Stout and convincing you guys to make the

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<v Speaker 1>trade of two picks to do that. Well, you know

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<v Speaker 1>Stout Stout. If you've ever talked to Stout, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>a passion. And Stout and I my dad was a

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<v Speaker 1>high school teacher in Staten Island and Stout went to

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<v Speaker 1>the rival high school. So stud and I used to

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<v Speaker 1>go to Alabama and see Stout and hear him talking.

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<v Speaker 1>When you hear Stout talk, he talks with such conviction

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<v Speaker 1>that it's not hard to get behind him. And he

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<v Speaker 1>went to work Jordan out and he doesn't wait till

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<v Speaker 1>he comes back. He starts shooting your videos on his

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<v Speaker 1>phone and you just start seeing him on the phone

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<v Speaker 1>and like, you know, you can't even load him because

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<v Speaker 1>there's like forty videos of like Jordan, like you know,

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<v Speaker 1>bending and doing his wall test and then like Ronnie

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<v Speaker 1>and drills, and so he's only done that a handful

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<v Speaker 1>of times with guys, So we knew the passion and

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<v Speaker 1>then we saw the workout and it was incredibly impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing for us was after we took Prior

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<v Speaker 1>in the sixth round, and we had conversations about taking

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<v Speaker 1>him in the set in the sixth but we were

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<v Speaker 1>excited about getting Prior as well. And you know, Prior

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<v Speaker 1>obviously has more of a body of work. And the

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<v Speaker 1>conversation really became with all the time that we'd spent

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<v Speaker 1>on this and the traits that he has in his body,

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<v Speaker 1>if we'd rather see him fail in Philadelphia than have

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<v Speaker 1>success somewhere else, you know, And and for that it

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<v Speaker 1>we started right away trying to trade and get back

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<v Speaker 1>in position to get him because of those reasons. Now, again,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's come along further at this point than

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<v Speaker 1>we expect at that point. He still got a long

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<v Speaker 1>way to go. But we did it for that reason

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<v Speaker 1>because it's just so hard to find, you know, build

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves set at one point. There are not many men

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<v Speaker 1>on this earth who are sixty eight, three hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>sixty pounds and can move their feet like that and

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<v Speaker 1>that or that athletic and that coordinated. So we wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to get him in the program. And but Stout does not,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, give us like the draft trade chart, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's like, you know what, I'd be really good value

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<v Speaker 1>like two sevens versus you know, when we asked him that,

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<v Speaker 1>he's I don't know about all that, that's not my dojo.

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<v Speaker 1>But went into the decision at running back, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>keeping window over, you know, and now Pump three and

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Adams in particular, like how how tough was that decision? Yeah, again,

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<v Speaker 1>another tough decision, Another tough call, I think for us,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we look at it the roster, the forty

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<v Speaker 1>six man roster, the fifty three and then the sixty

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<v Speaker 1>three and as we get going here early on in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, we want to make sure the coaches have

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<v Speaker 1>what they need on the forty six man roster for

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when we look at the totality of the

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<v Speaker 1>situation and a lot of things come into play for that,

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<v Speaker 1>especially in the backup roles. And again, you know, special

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<v Speaker 1>teams are a part of it. And then a body

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<v Speaker 1>work too. You know, some of these guys that we

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that maybe we're perceived to be on the

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<v Speaker 1>bubble have a body of work with us that we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen in games in situations where we needed them. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>tough decisions and tough calls, and these are the things

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<v Speaker 1>that we've kind of been discussing over the last few

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<v Speaker 1>days and a few weeks. You've got an audio of

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<v Speaker 1>work you brought in week and kamar Akin two veterans

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<v Speaker 1>at the receiver's button. It was DeAndre Carter, a journeyman.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I ended up getting this about just talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the conversation at the receiver. I think this goes to

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<v Speaker 1>the question that we talked about about you got to

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<v Speaker 1>go with what you see. And DeAndre came in late.

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<v Speaker 1>Our scouting department led by Joe, who had him in Baltimore,

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<v Speaker 1>recommended to us for a workout. He had a great workout,

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<v Speaker 1>and every day he came to practice and made a play.

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<v Speaker 1>And we went through all his team reps since he's

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<v Speaker 1>been here and all his target since he's been here,

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<v Speaker 1>and you see the separation. You see the versatility play

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<v Speaker 1>inside or out. He's strong to the ball, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>quickness to separate. He's got trade line speed. When you

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<v Speaker 1>looked at his numbers, I mean he's got one four

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<v Speaker 1>or five ten, I mean he's got incredible speed. And

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<v Speaker 1>the play was really good. He can return punts as well.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll see how he does here as we get started.

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<v Speaker 1>But certainly deserved the roster spot not even so yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>question it's gonna be d M J. Carter. But but

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<v Speaker 1>on Stephen means um, you know, I'm sure some decisions

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<v Speaker 1>aren't tougher than others. And guys in the locker room

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<v Speaker 1>talk about the effect that he has on the practice field.

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<v Speaker 1>What about that decision? Yeah, Stephen was the last scot

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<v Speaker 1>um and I think because of what he means as

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<v Speaker 1>a person and a player, really hard, hard one. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think for us as we get going here,

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<v Speaker 1>you think you have to think about where we are

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<v Speaker 1>from a roster perspective, and where we are on the

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<v Speaker 1>forty six and what we need to give our coaches

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<v Speaker 1>the best chance to win this week and the week's

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<v Speaker 1>going forward. And so we're deep at some positions that

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<v Speaker 1>are hard to find and at the same time, it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't make it any easier. So incredible person who's meant

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to us hunting off the field, and um

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<v Speaker 1>a tough one. This is right now than it was

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<v Speaker 1>this time last year. You know, I think that, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I was gonna say proof is in the pudding, but

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like I've used that before. Have I used

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<v Speaker 1>that before? Jimmy even know I've used it. I've used it.

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<v Speaker 1>I've used it twice today. Proof twice us that proof

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<v Speaker 1>is in the pudding. It said dojo, but dojo, but

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<v Speaker 1>dojo wouldn't a pie of this. I'm just saying you're

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<v Speaker 1>allowed to repeat yourself. I used jojo twice in this

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<v Speaker 1>press confis ones. It was scouted using it. It was

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<v Speaker 1>you was just talking about the proof is in the pudding.

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<v Speaker 1>I just buy on the quarterbacks, Is it accurate to

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<v Speaker 1>say that internal decision has been made, but you just

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<v Speaker 1>want to like dug handle the announcing of it or

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<v Speaker 1>whatever announcing there might be. I think it's accurate to

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<v Speaker 1>say that I'm not going to come on on any roster, starting,

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<v Speaker 1>starting lineup decision or forty six man decision that we

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<v Speaker 1>have for Thursday or any game going forward. With DeAndre?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you were you able to get his see his

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<v Speaker 1>reaction when when he made the fifty three man It's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it's been a long time coming for him and

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<v Speaker 1>he's got a story. Pretty let's see. Yeah, he said

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<v Speaker 1>that that would have actually cheered me up on a

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<v Speaker 1>day like today. I probably should have done that. Um

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<v Speaker 1>I did not. I did not. I am familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>this story I did not Um, I should have done that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm regretting that. When the when the team released when

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<v Speaker 1>the team released Michael Kendricks a couple of months back. Wait,

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to Anthony Denham came in and two

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<v Speaker 1>days obviously made some plays in the game. Obviously he

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<v Speaker 1>kept Perkings over him. Just talk about that decision and

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<v Speaker 1>just how difficult what Denham did in those couple of

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<v Speaker 1>days did Yeah, amazing. And he came in in the

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<v Speaker 1>hottest days of the year. And I saw him at

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<v Speaker 1>one point and he was over at the watercooler and

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<v Speaker 1>spraying water on his face and he had those ice

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<v Speaker 1>schoolers on the back of his neck and drinking a

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<v Speaker 1>Gatorade And I said, you're gonna be ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>on Thursday, and he goes, hell yeah. But really amazing

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<v Speaker 1>to think about a guy coming in who hadn't been

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<v Speaker 1>in camp and performing that way, you know. For Josh,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh was a guy that our pro department had targeted

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<v Speaker 1>as a future signing, and he's got special team's value.

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<v Speaker 1>We've seen him at camp. He's another one. I think

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<v Speaker 1>for us, it's not only the games, it's the whole

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<v Speaker 1>body of work. And we have the ability. You know,

0:20:57.080 --> 0:20:59.520
<v Speaker 1>Pat Dolan, our very team doing amazing job of doing

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<v Speaker 1>cut up on every player of every rep they've had,

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<v Speaker 1>where you can just pull it down. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>have this pro star system that you can pull down

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<v Speaker 1>buy player of Jersey every rep he's had. So m

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<v Speaker 1>Our training camps, our practices are hard so that those

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<v Speaker 1>competitive periods are good for us as well. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to find tight ends in the National Football League,

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<v Speaker 1>like it's a hard position to find right now. So

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<v Speaker 1>that was a tough call, but we obviously we want

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<v Speaker 1>with Josh