WEBVTT - Eagles Draft: Eagles Select Jordan Hicks 0:00:16.040 --> 0:00:19.040 And we welcome you back to the Exfinity studio here 0:00:19.280 --> 0:00:22.240 at an Overcare complex and the Eagles Draft Central, presented 0:00:22.480 --> 0:00:25.400 by Diets and Watson, Eagles insider David Spidero with the 0:00:25.480 --> 0:00:27.639 voice of the Eagles, Merrill race. The Eagles on the 0:00:27.680 --> 0:00:31.040 clock with the eighty fourth pick in this twenty fifteen 0:00:31.160 --> 0:00:34.960 NFL Draft, third round pick. Merrill, and we've gone through 0:00:35.000 --> 0:00:38.239 the first two rounds kind of according to what we 0:00:38.560 --> 0:00:42.400 thought with Nelson Aguilar, wide receiver from USA USC and 0:00:42.440 --> 0:00:45.879 then defensive back Eric Rowe from Utah. And as we 0:00:45.920 --> 0:00:48.000 sit here now your thoughts on what the Eagles might 0:00:48.040 --> 0:00:50.320 do with pick number eighty four, Well, you would think 0:00:50.400 --> 0:00:54.600 offensive lineman. But if they do not feel there is 0:00:54.640 --> 0:00:57.760 an offensive lineman who was value with the spot, they 0:00:57.760 --> 0:01:00.480 will go on another direction. It could be it could 0:01:00.520 --> 0:01:03.000 be an edge rushier, it could be an inside linebacker, 0:01:03.280 --> 0:01:05.720 it could be another dB or another wide receiver. You 0:01:05.800 --> 0:01:08.119 go with your best players on the board. Let's bring 0:01:08.200 --> 0:01:12.199 in from the fan cave bow Wolf and Greg co Sell. Guys, 0:01:12.440 --> 0:01:15.119 what are you thinking about as the Eagles get set 0:01:15.120 --> 0:01:17.040 to make this pick. Well, I think Merril's right. I 0:01:17.040 --> 0:01:19.080 think if there were an offensive lineman here. That's the 0:01:19.120 --> 0:01:21.440 direction they would go, But there's been so many offensive 0:01:21.480 --> 0:01:23.880 lineman taken in the last two rounds that there may 0:01:23.920 --> 0:01:26.280 not be a guy there the positions Meryll talked about. 0:01:26.319 --> 0:01:28.560 At linebacker, I think it would be Jordan Hicks. He 0:01:28.600 --> 0:01:30.040 would be the top layer on the board. And he's 0:01:30.680 --> 0:01:32.800 spent a lot of time with the Eagles throughout this 0:01:32.920 --> 0:01:35.680 draft process. At safety, we know this. They've spent a 0:01:35.680 --> 0:01:37.280 lot of time with Adrian Amos at penn State, and 0:01:37.319 --> 0:01:39.880 Amos is very interesting because he's the right Let's get 0:01:39.880 --> 0:01:48.320 to the Chicago back selection. Please welcome Eagle fans. Frank 0:01:48.440 --> 0:01:59.320 Arnold from Coachsville, Pennsylvania. Thank you Troy. With the four 0:01:59.440 --> 0:02:05.280 pick in the twenty fifteen NFL Draft, my Philadelphi Eagles 0:02:05.280 --> 0:02:13.600 select Jordan Hicks, linebacker, University of Texas. All right, strong, 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:19.440 coach Strong. Jordan Hicks just went off the board of Philadelphia. 0:02:20.040 --> 0:02:21.840 You know, the thing about Jordan is just one of 0:02:21.840 --> 0:02:24.280 those players is he's a coach Michael in the field, 0:02:24.600 --> 0:02:26.760 a young man who's battled through a lot of injuries 0:02:26.760 --> 0:02:28.880 and I'm just so happy for him for him to 0:02:28.880 --> 0:02:30.760 come back and have the senior year that he had. 0:02:31.120 --> 0:02:33.760 I was talking telling them players. You know, like you 0:02:33.840 --> 0:02:35.960 go through a season and there's some guys you wish 0:02:35.960 --> 0:02:38.200 that you could out back. Yeah, he's one of those guys. 0:02:38.440 --> 0:02:40.400 I told big Mouth him he can go ahead home, 0:02:40.760 --> 0:02:44.200 but I love to because then he just said very 0:02:44.240 --> 0:02:46.799 like I said, very physical or smart player and a 0:02:46.880 --> 0:02:49.200 guy who could play his space when you talk about 0:02:49.200 --> 0:02:52.200 Sprandie Mouth, he could play in space. Did the did 0:02:52.240 --> 0:02:54.079 the Eagles reach out to you at any point to 0:02:54.440 --> 0:02:56.480 kick the tires on him a little bit? No? No, 0:02:56.600 --> 0:03:00.520 I just I thought maybe he would go round earlier. 0:03:00.560 --> 0:03:03.480 But that's to me not to be talking. Hey, I'll 0:03:03.520 --> 0:03:06.520 tell you it was interesting because I think a lot 0:03:06.560 --> 0:03:09.560 of people liked his physical traits. I think they were 0:03:09.600 --> 0:03:12.960 worried about the durability. Yes, yes, because he had battled 0:03:12.960 --> 0:03:15.320 some injuries. Yep. And this is the first shion that's 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:17.639 really been healthy because he you know, and he said 0:03:17.639 --> 0:03:19.560 it to me because I think last year were touring 0:03:19.639 --> 0:03:22.560 Achilles and then but he didn't go through spring practice. 0:03:22.600 --> 0:03:24.799 All got him into ball camp and then he was 0:03:24.840 --> 0:03:27.360 ready to go. Well, who's gonna be the next Texas player? 0:03:27.440 --> 0:03:35.120 Taking out of the last So that is the selection. 0:03:35.200 --> 0:03:38.880 Jordan Hicks from Texas and Merrill. No question that this 0:03:38.960 --> 0:03:42.560 is a very talented player, and that's not the question 0:03:42.600 --> 0:03:44.320 Eagles fans are going to have. It's a question is 0:03:44.320 --> 0:03:47.960 going to be why an inside linebacker here when you've 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:53.560 acquired Keiko Alonso, extended Damiko Ryans and you have Michael 0:03:53.600 --> 0:03:56.880 Kendricks still here and Nausey good as healthy. Those players 0:03:56.880 --> 0:03:59.160 who were healthy or who were hurt last year are 0:03:59.200 --> 0:04:01.800 now healthy. Well, it seems like a low gym at 0:04:01.840 --> 0:04:06.600 one position. However, you said it, I've said it. You 0:04:06.680 --> 0:04:10.360 do not reach just to fill a need, and they 0:04:10.440 --> 0:04:13.160 were able to fill two needs with the wide receiver 0:04:13.240 --> 0:04:16.680 in round one, with the defensive back slice safety in 0:04:16.760 --> 0:04:21.320 round two. I also was rooting for an offensive lineman, 0:04:21.360 --> 0:04:24.480 and there were some names out there like Terry Pool 0:04:24.600 --> 0:04:29.000 from San Diego State. Trey Jackson was out there, Corey 0:04:29.080 --> 0:04:32.880 Robinson from South Carolina was out there. Mark Lewinsky from 0:04:32.880 --> 0:04:36.680 West Virginia was out there. But they felt that the 0:04:36.760 --> 0:04:39.880 value of Jordan Hicks University of Texas, a guy who 0:04:39.920 --> 0:04:43.040 grew up in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, was a much 0:04:43.160 --> 0:04:46.920 greater value at this spot than any of those four 0:04:47.000 --> 0:04:50.240 offensive lineman and the Eagles met with Hicks at the combine. 0:04:50.240 --> 0:04:53.239 He also came to an overcare complex for a visit. 0:04:53.279 --> 0:04:56.400 We take a look at his numbers the second team 0:04:56.520 --> 0:04:59.960 All Big Twelve player and obviously is you we heard 0:05:00.080 --> 0:05:04.960 Mike MAYOCKX say very very talented player who previously had 0:05:04.960 --> 0:05:08.360 some injury history, healthy senior season at Texas, in a 0:05:08.480 --> 0:05:11.200 very fine season. But I think when Chip Kelly meets 0:05:11.240 --> 0:05:14.400 the media, let's be honest, the obvious question is why 0:05:14.640 --> 0:05:20.039 an inside linebacker and what happens next at that position. Clearly, 0:05:20.040 --> 0:05:23.920 with all the reports, rumors, innuendo out there, speculation about 0:05:24.240 --> 0:05:28.800 potential trades, it's an obvious question. Yeah, and we've heard 0:05:29.160 --> 0:05:32.719 names mentioned in potential trades like Avon Mathis. We've heard 0:05:32.760 --> 0:05:36.200 Michael Kendricks, We've heard Brandon Boykin. These are names that 0:05:36.279 --> 0:05:39.320 have been bandied about. And maybe they're going to trade 0:05:39.640 --> 0:05:42.359 for a more experienced offensive lineman and we'll see what 0:05:42.360 --> 0:05:45.719 happens to the offensive line. Not addressed in the first 0:05:46.120 --> 0:05:48.680 of this draft, let's go to the fan cave, Bo 0:05:48.920 --> 0:05:51.160 and Greg your reaction to Jordan Hicks and what it 0:05:51.160 --> 0:05:54.039 means for the Eagles depth chart. Well. As Greg pointed 0:05:54.040 --> 0:05:57.159 out here while we were talking Obviously, despite the extension 0:05:56.800 --> 0:06:00.520 for Damiko Ryans, he's no certainty to play early in 0:06:00.560 --> 0:06:03.080 the season coming off that Achilles injury. Hicks is a 0:06:03.080 --> 0:06:05.120 player who can sort of do it all for the 0:06:05.160 --> 0:06:09.279 linebacker position. Physical, can defend the pass, really can do 0:06:09.320 --> 0:06:11.119 it all in there. Yeah, and I think he checks 0:06:11.160 --> 0:06:13.000 all the boxes. The reason I think he's a third 0:06:13.080 --> 0:06:15.320 round pick and not, let's say, a second or a 0:06:15.360 --> 0:06:18.080 first is because he's not quite as explosive as you 0:06:18.160 --> 0:06:20.279 might like as a mover, and the injury history and 0:06:20.279 --> 0:06:23.560 the injury history correct. But I think he plays the 0:06:23.680 --> 0:06:26.160 run very well. He's got a feel for working through 0:06:26.200 --> 0:06:29.240 traffic and finding the ball. The thing that really stood 0:06:29.240 --> 0:06:31.080 out to me and now you have to think about 0:06:31.080 --> 0:06:33.880 your sub packages, and that's the way defensive coordinators think 0:06:34.160 --> 0:06:36.800 is he was a very good pass defender. He played 0:06:36.839 --> 0:06:38.719 a lot of zone at Texas, but he's got the 0:06:38.760 --> 0:06:40.760 skill set to play man to man, which the Eagles 0:06:40.760 --> 0:06:42.960 play a lot of. But I think he's a complete 0:06:43.000 --> 0:06:46.720 linebacker who checks pretty much most of the boxes in 0:06:46.839 --> 0:06:49.240 terms of this Eagles defense. The way that he fits in. 0:06:49.320 --> 0:06:51.440 He can do everything that the Eagles will want him 0:06:51.480 --> 0:06:53.000 to do. You know, I made the note when I 0:06:53.080 --> 0:06:55.760 was done watching him that he's either a four three 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:59.000 stacked backer or a three four stax backer, and we 0:06:59.040 --> 0:07:01.360 know the Eagles play it three four, so that's how 0:07:01.360 --> 0:07:03.719 he transitions to the NFL. While we have you talking 0:07:03.760 --> 0:07:06.440 about the inside linebackers, what do you think of Kiko Alonzo? 0:07:07.120 --> 0:07:10.000 I loved Kiko Alonso was a rookie. He was another guy. 0:07:10.280 --> 0:07:12.280 I mean, he's about two hundred and forty three pounds, 0:07:12.280 --> 0:07:15.520 he can run, He's a terrific blitzer. He's a guy 0:07:15.560 --> 0:07:18.120 who really checks all the boxes. All right, guys, Well, 0:07:18.400 --> 0:07:20.880 the selection of Jordan Hicks, I think confirms what we've 0:07:21.000 --> 0:07:23.560 expected throughout the draft process. The Eagles are going to 0:07:23.640 --> 0:07:26.360 take the guys who they've had in for visits here. 0:07:26.480 --> 0:07:28.520 Jordan Hicks was one of those all three players who 0:07:28.520 --> 0:07:31.840 they've selected so far on that list. Back to you guys, 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:34.320 thanks very much both, Thanks very much. Greg. We've got 0:07:34.440 --> 0:07:36.880 more to talk about here, and we expect Chip Kelly 0:07:36.920 --> 0:07:40.400 along in an overcare complex auditorious storage. So we will 0:07:40.440 --> 0:07:42.560 come back the Eagle drafts up once at four moments. 0:07:50.400 --> 0:07:53.720 We will hear from Chip Kelly momentarily. The Eagles have 0:07:53.840 --> 0:07:57.000 made their third selection in this two thousand and fifteen draft, 0:07:57.080 --> 0:08:00.360 and his name is Jordan Hicks, an inside linebackers. Now 0:08:00.760 --> 0:08:05.360 have seven inside linebackers. They are making sure that injuries 0:08:05.480 --> 0:08:08.920 will not play a part in this twenty fifteen season. 0:08:09.000 --> 0:08:12.600 We'll find out though obviously a lot of speculation about 0:08:12.680 --> 0:08:15.080 the position the depth chart. What happens next here is 0:08:15.160 --> 0:08:24.280 Chip Kelly in the auditorium address that there was important 0:08:25.080 --> 0:08:29.320 all season is that this is about this was he 0:08:29.440 --> 0:08:31.320 was our highest rated guy by far. You know, we 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:33.840 had him rated in the second round. UM. We had 0:08:33.880 --> 0:08:36.520 great exposure to Jordan. I think he was the I 0:08:36.600 --> 0:08:38.280 think the individual that we saw the most in the 0:08:38.360 --> 0:08:40.320 in this offseason, whether it was exposure at the Senior 0:08:40.320 --> 0:08:46.240 Bowl to him, his Pro day, individual workouts, UH, top 0:08:46.320 --> 0:08:48.040 thirty visits, all those other things. I think when we 0:08:48.120 --> 0:08:50.080 calculate all our exposures to a player who's a Player 0:08:50.080 --> 0:08:52.240 of the week, had seen the most and just felt like, 0:08:52.760 --> 0:08:56.280 um got a great skill set. He's a three down linebacker, 0:08:56.640 --> 0:09:00.839 UM can cover. It's an outstanding special teams player and 0:09:00.920 --> 0:09:02.480 be able to bring him in here and learn from 0:09:02.520 --> 0:09:05.280 Demiko and Michael and Kiko. I just thought it was 0:09:05.400 --> 0:09:07.480 there's great value in that pick so is one of 0:09:07.520 --> 0:09:08.920 those when you're just looking at the board. He was. 0:09:09.040 --> 0:09:10.720 There was no one else around him that we had 0:09:10.760 --> 0:09:15.120 at that point in time, since Michael Kendricks inside linebacker 0:09:15.160 --> 0:09:18.400 position getting as some crowded as it is the courts, 0:09:18.480 --> 0:09:20.640 that he could be had for a certain price. What 0:09:20.760 --> 0:09:22.839 do you where do you see Kendricks fitting in And 0:09:22.960 --> 0:09:24.120 do you think he's going to be a part of 0:09:24.160 --> 0:09:27.120 your draws? Yeah, I really do, and we're excited to 0:09:27.120 --> 0:09:28.480 get him back around. I know he spent the draft 0:09:28.520 --> 0:09:30.719 with his brother, which we understand, and I said he 0:09:30.760 --> 0:09:32.480 should be back here next week. But you know, I 0:09:32.559 --> 0:09:34.920 think you're always gonna draft players and when you bring 0:09:35.040 --> 0:09:36.520 him in here, there's going to be the one thing 0:09:36.600 --> 0:09:38.480 you want is you want competition at positions. And I 0:09:39.280 --> 0:09:40.880 we knew going in at the end of last year 0:09:41.120 --> 0:09:44.360 with just Michael and uh In Demiko that we really 0:09:44.400 --> 0:09:45.920 had to show up the inside linebacker spot. And we 0:09:45.920 --> 0:09:48.319 felt like we've got two quality guys in Kiko. We 0:09:48.440 --> 0:09:49.959 got a swing player and Brad Jones. You know, we 0:09:50.080 --> 0:09:52.199 can play both inside and outside. There's some versatility with 0:09:52.320 --> 0:09:54.439 him and then being able to add Jordan to the mix. 0:09:54.520 --> 0:09:56.160 We feel like we you know, it was a big prod, 0:09:57.400 --> 0:09:59.439 big thought process of us going into the offseason what 0:09:59.440 --> 0:10:00.880 we could do with the side linebacker spot, and that's 0:10:00.880 --> 0:10:04.920 what we felt that we'd done, especially with this pick injury. Disagree. 0:10:06.280 --> 0:10:07.880 I think he's been solid the last couple of years. 0:10:07.960 --> 0:10:10.880 So you know, he did have an achilles um in 0:10:10.960 --> 0:10:12.960 a hip, but he's he's played, he's been one hundred 0:10:12.960 --> 0:10:15.440 percent clearer and everything going through the all them all 0:10:15.440 --> 0:10:17.000 the stuff they do at the combine and medical had 0:10:17.040 --> 0:10:19.040 a great medical grade coming out of the Combine, and 0:10:19.120 --> 0:10:21.319 our doctors and trainers had no issues with him. Some 0:10:21.440 --> 0:10:24.839 of those reports being out there teams called about kends. No, 0:10:25.040 --> 0:10:27.520 not at all. The Alba Wile goal two thousand twelve. 0:10:27.600 --> 0:10:29.560 What information that you get on is on the suspension 0:10:30.320 --> 0:10:32.040 talk talked to all their coaches and talked to Jordan 0:10:32.080 --> 0:10:34.160 and everybody involved in it, and um, you know, he 0:10:34.480 --> 0:10:36.199 gave his version of the story and we understand what 0:10:36.240 --> 0:10:39.480 happened and that he gets suspended and missed the missed 0:10:39.520 --> 0:10:40.959 the game and that was the punishment that he had to. 0:10:42.040 --> 0:10:44.880 Character Wise, we're very comfortable with him. What is your 0:10:45.000 --> 0:10:47.280 understanding of what happened and why he was that's a 0:10:47.360 --> 0:10:49.199 question for Jordan, So that's not a question for me. 0:10:51.040 --> 0:10:52.480 How much of research did you have to do in 0:10:52.559 --> 0:10:54.280 that area? We do it with all of our players, 0:10:54.320 --> 0:10:55.920 so it doesn't matter what the area is. We're just 0:10:56.000 --> 0:10:58.520 gonna you know, we we hope we leave no stone unturned. 0:10:58.559 --> 0:11:00.800 But as I said, he we had the most exposure 0:11:00.840 --> 0:11:02.400 to this players than any player we got in the draft, 0:11:02.440 --> 0:11:05.319 so in terms of our contact with him. So Charlie 0:11:05.360 --> 0:11:07.840 Strong's defense, did you see a change in him when 0:11:07.880 --> 0:11:09.720 they want the defense change? Yeah, that's the one thing 0:11:09.760 --> 0:11:11.559 that's unique about him because he's played for so many 0:11:11.600 --> 0:11:14.760 different defensive coordinators in his time at Texas. You know, 0:11:14.840 --> 0:11:17.120 he's came in, got recruited by Mac and they had 0:11:17.120 --> 0:11:18.640 a couple of defensive coordinates. I know he played for 0:11:18.679 --> 0:11:21.040 Greg Robinson, manny D has a couple of different other 0:11:21.080 --> 0:11:23.240 guys and then Charlie coming in. So you've seen him 0:11:23.240 --> 0:11:24.920 playing a four three defense, You've seen him playing in 0:11:24.920 --> 0:11:27.120 the three down defense. That's really lend you to show 0:11:27.160 --> 0:11:29.760 you what his versatility is. And again we think he's 0:11:29.800 --> 0:11:32.280 a three down linebacker and for us, that's what we're 0:11:32.320 --> 0:11:34.400 looking for. It separated us from some of the other linebackers. 0:11:34.400 --> 0:11:36.200 So we're pretty good in this draft, but their first 0:11:36.200 --> 0:11:37.719 and second down guys, you gotta take him off the 0:11:37.720 --> 0:11:39.679 field on third downe He's a type of player like 0:11:39.800 --> 0:11:41.880 a Michael Kendricks and like Akiko Lenza that you don't 0:11:41.880 --> 0:11:43.920 have to take off the field and third down. You mealy, 0:11:43.920 --> 0:11:45.959 it was much higher than anybody reported this point where 0:11:45.960 --> 0:11:47.960 you tempted to go up and get him somewhere. Now 0:11:48.040 --> 0:11:52.400 we felt we felt good and where we were, especially 0:11:52.400 --> 0:11:54.760 because we've made some maneuvers, you know, to get Eric. 0:11:54.800 --> 0:11:58.040 We didn't want to sacrifice, you know, any more picks. 0:11:58.080 --> 0:12:00.040 We still want to accumulate picks, and that's always and 0:12:00.400 --> 0:12:02.400 part of the goal. We felt like moving for Eric 0:12:02.520 --> 0:12:04.199 was the right thing to do, and then just hoping 0:12:04.200 --> 0:12:05.880 as it fell this time that that we could get 0:12:05.960 --> 0:12:07.439 we could get him, but we were just going to 0:12:07.559 --> 0:12:10.040 let them when you get to this point, we're looking 0:12:10.040 --> 0:12:11.959 at it. Just let the board express itself. And when 0:12:11.960 --> 0:12:13.840 we're going to opportunities select, you're looking at the board, 0:12:13.840 --> 0:12:15.440 who's the highest ranked player there? And then we're gonna 0:12:15.440 --> 0:12:19.200 go from there. Speed. How does he compared to um 0:12:19.400 --> 0:12:21.560 he's there? You know, he's over six, he's six one 0:12:21.640 --> 0:12:24.120 six O one three, two hundred thirty six pounds, runs 0:12:24.160 --> 0:12:26.319 four six I think he jumped vertical thirty nine inches. 0:12:27.120 --> 0:12:30.520 His short shuttle is outstanding. His ten yard is outstanding, 0:12:30.559 --> 0:12:33.079 his twenty yards outstanding, his three cones outstanding. You know, 0:12:33.400 --> 0:12:35.240 that's what we're looking for a linebackers. We want guys 0:12:35.280 --> 0:12:37.880 that are three down linebackers, and especially when you look 0:12:37.880 --> 0:12:40.040 at those guys can really contribute on teams. And we 0:12:40.080 --> 0:12:41.880 think we've got a huge upgrade at the inside linebacker 0:12:41.960 --> 0:12:44.319 position from a team standpoint because of how fast and 0:12:44.360 --> 0:12:48.400 how athletic he is. So so, I think Keiko can 0:12:48.400 --> 0:12:49.880 be an udged. I think Kiko can do a lot 0:12:49.920 --> 0:12:51.599 of things. So yeah, I think that's one of the 0:12:51.679 --> 0:12:58.880 things that's that's part of his repertoire. Yeahsition, Do you 0:12:58.960 --> 0:13:01.240 feel better? Yeah, you know, And again we said we 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:03.480 needed to address it, you know. Um, you know, we 0:13:03.600 --> 0:13:06.600 lost Casey and then with Demiko coming off an injury, 0:13:06.640 --> 0:13:09.439 Michael missed four games last year. Um, we've that that 0:13:09.559 --> 0:13:11.679 was a real priority for us after the offseasons. We 0:13:11.720 --> 0:13:13.679 need to upgrade the inside linebacker position. We felt like 0:13:13.679 --> 0:13:24.440 we've done that so far. Like guys, I don't think 0:13:24.480 --> 0:13:26.559 you can have too many. I mean, that's that's kind 0:13:26.559 --> 0:13:28.920 of what you're looking for. And you're also not gonna 0:13:29.440 --> 0:13:31.320 just draft for need. And I said it earlier. If 0:13:31.360 --> 0:13:33.520 the if the need part of it crosses the talent line, 0:13:33.520 --> 0:13:34.920 I think that's when you get in trouble because you 0:13:34.960 --> 0:13:37.640 start reaching. So um, there was a clear cut no 0:13:37.760 --> 0:13:40.040 one remotely close on our board to where Jordan was 0:13:40.440 --> 0:13:41.839 at the point in time. We picked them so that 0:13:42.000 --> 0:13:45.040 it makes it a really easy discussion. There's no discussion 0:13:45.040 --> 0:13:46.480 when you're staring at the board and one guy's up 0:13:46.520 --> 0:13:47.959 here and then the rest of the group is clumped 0:13:47.960 --> 0:13:50.920 down here. So um, anytime you start to go, hey, 0:13:50.960 --> 0:13:53.800 what we'd like to address this position, let's go over here, 0:13:53.840 --> 0:13:55.640 and then you pass on that player, you know, I 0:13:55.679 --> 0:13:58.280 don't think that's a that's not the formula we're working with. 0:13:58.400 --> 0:14:00.679 And what we're gonna do is we move forwards. So um, 0:14:01.320 --> 0:14:03.920 we don't want just two down linebackers in our system. 0:14:04.000 --> 0:14:06.599 We want three down linebackers, and that's what we're you know, 0:14:06.679 --> 0:14:08.840 we'll continue to build as we continue to move forward here, 0:14:08.880 --> 0:14:14.079 So press needs, But how did you looking at that 0:14:14.160 --> 0:14:17.520 position coming in? Did you ever think that, Yeah, there's 0:14:17.559 --> 0:14:20.640 some guys that we were very that that we were 0:14:20.760 --> 0:14:25.640 very uh excited about, but obviously there were other guys 0:14:25.680 --> 0:14:27.240 in the league that were very excited about them too. 0:14:27.360 --> 0:14:29.240 So you know, some of the guys that went off 0:14:29.240 --> 0:14:31.000 the board there in the second we had targeted in 0:14:31.080 --> 0:14:33.320 the second, but we just we couldn't get to them, 0:14:33.400 --> 0:14:35.400 you know, And that's just kind of the process. You 0:14:35.440 --> 0:14:39.000 only get you only really you know, get one pick 0:14:39.040 --> 0:14:41.280 per round unless you're trying to really move up in stockpile. 0:14:41.320 --> 0:14:43.840 And just didn't work out for us. But again, we're 0:14:43.880 --> 0:14:46.800 not going to reach at any individual position. Um, if 0:14:46.840 --> 0:14:48.440 we have to go play today, we'll go play today. 0:14:48.520 --> 0:14:50.680 You know, the only guy that's not here from last 0:14:50.760 --> 0:14:53.720 year is Todd Herriman's So you know, I still think, um, 0:14:53.800 --> 0:14:55.360 do we want to add to that position. Yeah, we 0:14:55.400 --> 0:14:56.800 certainly do, but we feel like we still have another 0:14:56.880 --> 0:15:01.560 day left in the draft. In this draft, I think 0:15:01.600 --> 0:15:03.640 it was there was three or four guys at the 0:15:03.680 --> 0:15:06.240 top um that we were really excited about, and then 0:15:06.280 --> 0:15:08.320 I think then I think there's ah, it drops off 0:15:08.320 --> 0:15:11.120 a little bit after that. You mentioned it need the talent. 0:15:11.240 --> 0:15:14.520 I'm crossing what if it's the reverse where somebody's great talent, 0:15:14.760 --> 0:15:17.040 you really don't have any need of that position at all. 0:15:17.840 --> 0:15:19.920 I don't I would say, I don't think there's any 0:15:19.960 --> 0:15:22.240 position that we don't have needs or talent. I mean, 0:15:22.280 --> 0:15:25.160 you're always going to take good football players, um, and 0:15:25.280 --> 0:15:27.720 then figure it out after that. You also can say, hey, 0:15:27.760 --> 0:15:29.560 we're we feel great about this thing, and then you 0:15:29.600 --> 0:15:33.560 go out of the first practice, first training session we 0:15:33.640 --> 0:15:35.800 have next week and the kid kid goes down and 0:15:35.880 --> 0:15:38.000 then you're like, well, wish we had that guy. So, UM, 0:15:38.000 --> 0:15:39.400 I don't think there's any team in the league that 0:15:39.440 --> 0:15:41.640 we'll say, hey, we're one percent set at this position, 0:15:41.720 --> 0:15:44.080 and we're not gonna look, We're gonna look a blind 0:15:44.120 --> 0:15:45.320 eye and just say hey, we're not going to take 0:15:45.320 --> 0:15:47.720 anybody that position. So we're gonna look at them, look 0:15:47.720 --> 0:15:49.480 at them all. If it's even you know, when you 0:15:49.560 --> 0:15:51.000 look at two guys that are even in terms of 0:15:51.040 --> 0:15:52.800 how you've addressed them, then obviously you're going to lean 0:15:52.800 --> 0:15:55.240 towards we need this position more than we need that position. 0:15:55.360 --> 0:15:58.040 But UM, I think you hurt yourself and you just say, hey, 0:15:58.560 --> 0:16:00.720 you know, we're just taking this guy because is it's 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:02.400 a need at that position, and you pass up some 0:16:02.480 --> 0:16:06.160 really good players inside back. Or Kiko and Demigo. Where 0:16:06.200 --> 0:16:09.080 are they in their recovery? Um, they're both running around now. 0:16:09.160 --> 0:16:11.160 I mean I know they've been out with the conditioning coaches. 0:16:11.360 --> 0:16:13.640 I don't know exactly how clear they'll be when we 0:16:13.720 --> 0:16:17.080 get out there um on Monday, so that you know, 0:16:17.200 --> 0:16:19.520 that's a little bit to be answered. But I from 0:16:19.560 --> 0:16:22.520 my understanding, I know they're both one percent by August, 0:16:22.520 --> 0:16:24.640 so I'm not concerned about that. But I think um, 0:16:24.840 --> 0:16:26.400 Kiko is probably a little bit ahead just because of 0:16:26.440 --> 0:16:29.440 when his surgery was. The then Demko Sami, you know, 0:16:29.560 --> 0:16:31.680 anticipating Kiko will go through OTAs and all that. I 0:16:31.720 --> 0:16:33.400 don't know exactly what Demko will be in terms of 0:16:33.640 --> 0:16:35.440 when we get going against each other, but when we're 0:16:35.480 --> 0:16:37.880 working on air, those guys have been running around right now. 0:16:37.920 --> 0:16:44.160 So you don't expect to trade that where you don't pay, 0:16:44.200 --> 0:16:47.000 they'll be traded. No, I mean, we haven't talked to 0:16:47.000 --> 0:16:52.840 anybody about trading those guys during this draft. Yeah, okay, well, 0:16:53.080 --> 0:16:54.640 I'm not going to protect the future, but I haven't 0:16:54.640 --> 0:16:56.400 talked to anybody. I think a lot of those reports 0:16:56.440 --> 0:16:59.040 about us offering all these players is kind of faults, 0:16:59.040 --> 0:17:00.360 and I did have to make some fun calls the 0:17:00.360 --> 0:17:02.600 guys on our team saying that that's not the case. 0:17:02.640 --> 0:17:04.280 But we haven't offered any of our players in any 0:17:04.320 --> 0:17:07.320 packages for anybody for anything. And you know, I think 0:17:07.680 --> 0:17:09.119 what and I know what people do. They look at 0:17:09.160 --> 0:17:11.359 you and say, hey, Fletcher Cox is really good player. 0:17:11.359 --> 0:17:13.280 Michael Kendricks is a really good player. I would throw 0:17:13.320 --> 0:17:15.399 them in if we were trying to go somewhere, but 0:17:15.480 --> 0:17:17.400 we didn't throw any players in. So but that name 0:17:17.440 --> 0:17:22.320 gets out there. But we haven't had discussions about nothing 0:17:22.359 --> 0:17:23.760 bothers me. You guys are gonna write whatever you want 0:17:23.760 --> 0:17:25.399 to write. I mean, it don't bother me. It bothers 0:17:25.440 --> 0:17:26.879 some of our players, though, but I'll talk to those 0:17:26.920 --> 0:17:28.359 guys about it. But it don't bother me. I mean, 0:17:28.400 --> 0:17:30.920 it happens all the time. So it makes sports great. 0:17:31.240 --> 0:17:33.640 I mean, you have nothing to talk about in sports radio. 0:17:33.680 --> 0:17:36.120 Let's say, hey, let's talk trades, and then everybody comes 0:17:36.160 --> 0:17:37.600 up with the trade. It's great, that's what sports are 0:17:37.640 --> 0:17:39.719 all about. I think it's fun. But if the guy 0:17:39.800 --> 0:17:42.240 getting talked about in the trade gets a little nervous, 0:17:42.359 --> 0:17:43.520 my point is I got to tell him just not 0:17:43.640 --> 0:17:46.239 to listen to that stuff. But I mean, everybody can 0:17:46.280 --> 0:17:50.840 trade trade me. I don't care, I know, and everybody 0:17:50.960 --> 0:17:56.320 is tradeable, and coaches included. Rights didn't have to be here. 0:17:56.560 --> 0:17:58.440 And you said he wanted to help with his brother, 0:17:58.600 --> 0:18:01.920 But yeah, did it bother you? Now? Nothing? And I 0:18:02.040 --> 0:18:05.160 tell our guys, it's one voluntary that's what the league 0:18:05.200 --> 0:18:06.720 set up and that's the way it is. So if 0:18:06.720 --> 0:18:08.200 you want to be here, then I think you're gonna 0:18:08.200 --> 0:18:10.720 get outstanding teaching, coaching and all those other things. But 0:18:10.880 --> 0:18:12.720 I'm not going to make you come here. And you 0:18:12.800 --> 0:18:14.840 know that's that's that's your decision. But I understand where 0:18:14.840 --> 0:18:16.720 Michael's coming from. You know, it's only one time her 0:18:16.760 --> 0:18:18.760 brother gets drafted, you know, And I think it's a 0:18:18.800 --> 0:18:20.359 special time for his family. And he told us he 0:18:20.440 --> 0:18:22.119 was going to be with his brother Eric, and we 0:18:22.240 --> 0:18:24.639 anticipate him coming in next week. So, I mean, the 0:18:24.680 --> 0:18:26.879 one thing I know about Michael, he always works. So 0:18:26.920 --> 0:18:28.600 I don't think Michael's gonna show up here and be 0:18:28.640 --> 0:18:30.920 twenty five pounds overweight. I think He's gonna come running 0:18:30.960 --> 0:18:32.520 through the front door and running around like he can 0:18:32.560 --> 0:18:34.480 always do. So we're excited to see when we gets 0:18:34.520 --> 0:18:42.600 back in here on Monday. So all right, So that 0:18:42.800 --> 0:18:46.520 is Chip Kelly and Chip Kelly talking about the need 0:18:47.320 --> 0:18:50.560 for three down linebacker in this defensive scheme and Jordan 0:18:50.640 --> 0:18:53.919 Hicks is that kind of a player, an inside linebacker 0:18:54.280 --> 0:18:56.719 who will be on the field for three downs as 0:18:56.800 --> 0:19:01.359