1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: Okay. Uh, Well, first of all, you know, this is 2 00:00:04,680 --> 00:00:10,559 Speaker 1: obviously a very interesting draft. UM. The way the whole 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: thing was conducted and so forth, it was really a 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: great uh effort by everyone. Certainly the people on our 5 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:23,920 Speaker 1: end did a did a tremendous job uh Nick his staff, UM, 6 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: you know, Dan Famosi, the IT people, UM, all the coordination, 7 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: everything that went into it. There was a lot of 8 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: preparation and uh really went smoothly on this end, you know, 9 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:39,880 Speaker 1: the league UM Uh that was an efficient operation as well. 10 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:43,480 Speaker 1: The trades and the communication that we had with them 11 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: was pretty normal like it normally would be UM terms 12 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: of time and so forth. Or didn't really seem to 13 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: be any glitches at least not any that I was 14 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: aware of. And we were certainly involved in a number 15 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: of trades and UM and those all went off well. 16 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: So it was really at a very very smoothly run draft. UM. 17 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: It was very challenging to do. But you know, so 18 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: UM again uh you know organizationally UM Nick and his staff, Molly, 19 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: Dave Ziegler, the scouts UM, you know really again did 20 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: it did an excellent job of UM getting getting the 21 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: information UM at all points, whether it was at the 22 00:01:29,480 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 1: start of the draft process or all through in the spring, 23 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: combine our different WebEx meetings, UM four very very well 24 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: organized and efficient that enable us operate pretty pretty smoothly 25 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: and seamlessly of the last three days. UM, you know 26 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 1: that was good. And UM you know there's always a 27 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: good opportunity, uh opportunity football team, and UH, I feel 28 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: like we did that this weekend. UM you know, draft 29 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: to ten players and free agents after the in the 30 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,079 Speaker 1: period right after the draft, the last a couple of hours. 31 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: So we's gone around on that. But it'll look forward 32 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: to eventually getting those guys and being able to work 33 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: with them. But in the meantime, we'll do what we 34 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,799 Speaker 1: can do in terms of um, you know, giving them 35 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: information and trying to bring them up to speed with 36 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: you know, the playbook and training methods and so forth. 37 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: So UM work through that so be able to do 38 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: what it's been in the past. But we'll, you know, 39 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: we'll make the most of it. And I decided to 40 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: work with these guys. I know Nick uh covered the 41 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: first couple of days of the draft, so UM and 42 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 1: I'll skip over that. You know today we waited for 43 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: a while until we're able to UM you know, pick 44 00:02:55,880 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: row Loser as our kicker, and you know he's at 45 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: a really an impressive career, big leg you know, picked 46 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: the ball well and then you know, not great conditions 47 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: and as well, UM mature kid a wrong kid, Um, 48 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: and we you know got to the offensive line with 49 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: Almanu and um Herron uh and then came back and 50 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: got them was an inside linebacker whom he played with 51 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: um Logan Wilson out there and um that was pretty 52 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: good uh tandem. And then uh with Dustin Woodard who's 53 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: played both gardens, center inside. So um um added some 54 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: uh some depth in terms of offensive line tight ends 55 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: obviously kicker and big safety and and three linebackers that 56 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: that has some versatility. Plus the the guys that are 57 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: coming in as undrafted free agents, which we've always gotten 58 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: you know, contributions out of somebody from that group as well. 59 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: So we'll see all that fans out. So that's that's 60 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: pretty much my update. Appreciate everyone you know being here 61 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: and following up for all doing well in this remote environment, 62 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: safe and healthy, and I'll look forward to you know, 63 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: getting to the other side of So first question will 64 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: be Mike Pachaga. All right, thanks Stacy Evening. Bill, I 65 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: hope you and your family and Nike are doing doing well. 66 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: Everybody's doing well. Thanks, Michael. I wanted to ask you 67 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:44,359 Speaker 1: about the wide receiver group and obviously you didn't draft 68 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: a wide receiver in this three day period. What does 69 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: it say, How does it reflect upon the wide receiver 70 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: group that you have currently and how much faith you 71 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: have for a lot of those younger players to make 72 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: progress in your number two namely Nikkil, Harry and Kobe 73 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: my Uh. Yeah, well we'll see all that goes. I'm 74 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: sure that our young players are all you know, improving 75 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: year two and been a first round pick on uh 76 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: N Kiel last year and you know secon round pick 77 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:18,760 Speaker 1: on snow Um. You know that was really off of 78 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: this draft obviously, have you know Julian and number of 79 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: other young players, and I think that'll be a very 80 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:29,559 Speaker 1: good group. There's a lot of different ways and times 81 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: told your team, and the drafts one of them. But 82 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: as I mentioned, whether it's you know who are free 83 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: agent signing like Bird or whatever the case might be, 84 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: there's there's multiple ways to to build your roster is 85 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:48,720 Speaker 1: one of them. Yeah. If I can follow up real 86 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: quick about the Michigan influence. You have two players drafted 87 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: from Michigan and UM a tight end obviously Alsassi who 88 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: started at Michigan and moved out of uc LA. What 89 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,279 Speaker 1: is it about the Michigan program that you like? You 90 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 1: obviously chose one of vics last year as well. Yeah, 91 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes it just works out that way. It's 92 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: not really you know, an intention to go into draft 93 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: a lot of players from one school or another. I know, 94 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: and we've talked about that before when we had guys 95 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: from Ruptors and so forth and Alabama and you know, 96 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:28,520 Speaker 1: we've had different and then different schools where I guess 97 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: that's been um, it's been a little bit of a 98 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: multiple players from that school. But well, honestly, there's not 99 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,880 Speaker 1: anything we really think about. UM just trying to, you know, 100 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: take advantage of the opportunities to draft and put players 101 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 1: on our team. And you know, wherever they come from, 102 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: they come from, So it's more coincidence or anything else. 103 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: But certainly it's a good program. And uh, you know, 104 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,359 Speaker 1: from talking to Chase about some players, you know, he 105 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: was um very complimentary about his teammates, and I feel 106 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: like all the good players and I'll find it with thanks, 107 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: hang on muted, hang I'm gonna mut all again. Okay, 108 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: let me h Andrew Callahan your next Hey, Bill, thanks 109 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: for taking the time. I'm glad to hear everything's going 110 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: well on your end um. Obviously, every draft class is unique, 111 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: player situations are You're unique. But I'm curious when you 112 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: look at the group you've assembled here, what might be 113 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 1: unique about this group or commonalities it might have had 114 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 1: that that stand out to you when you look at 115 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: the players you've now wrapped over in the last three days. Uh. Well, 116 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: as you said, every group's different and uh, and we'll 117 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,000 Speaker 1: see how it goes with with this group of guys. Uh. 118 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: Thank You know, collectively, we'll have to maybe sit back 119 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: and and you know, take a little broader look and 120 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: you know, to answer that question put all together. But 121 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: you know, the short answer for me would be, you know, 122 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 1: every player has you know, something that we feel like 123 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: because valuable to offer to our team. I think it's 124 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: a pretty raking and and uh sure group, but we'll 125 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: see all that plays out too. You know, it's a 126 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: little different in college than it is in the National 127 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 1: Football League. The challenges will be different all that, but 128 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:35,040 Speaker 1: you know, certainly I seem to represented themselves well and 129 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 1: and in our interactions with them and what we've been 130 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: able to to um, you know, determine from our scouts 131 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: and so forth. So it seems like a pretty solid group. 132 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: Mike rest next, Still, how how you doing? Good night? Good? 133 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: I just want to start if I can with the 134 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 1: lighthearted one them. Can I get a forty time on Nike? 135 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: He's fast, four sub four beast as a rabbits. He's chasing, 136 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: but he's not that fast, but he's fast. Are you go? UM? 137 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you about the quarterbacks, UM last night. 138 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: You know Nick had said you guys would add one 139 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 1: to join um uh, Jarrett and Brian. Um. Is that 140 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: gonna you think come through the undrafted free agent route? 141 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: Is that most likely that? Yeah? And it is? Can 142 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 1: can we confirm that it's Jim R. Smith? Um? I 143 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: know there's a report that just came out when we 144 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: started that you guys might be close to lining that up. Yeah. 145 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: You know, we talked a lot of players after the draft, UM, 146 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: and I just uh, I wouldn't confirm anybody until we 147 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: actually have a signed contract. And you know there we've 148 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 1: had plenty of cases where we've thought we had an 149 00:09:51,200 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: agreement with the player and it didn't happen. And in 150 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 1: some cases something's happened where maybe we weren't able to 151 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: keep an agreement with a player, you know, dude to 152 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: physical or some other contractual issue that might pop up. 153 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: So we'll announce the once that we're um, you know, once, 154 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 1: once we verify them and they're done. Um, you can 155 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: report them however you want to report them, but we've 156 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:21,000 Speaker 1: talked to tomorrow, no question. Yeah, okay. And just to 157 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: follow up on the position, you know, only about twelve 158 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: get drafted on average if you look at like the 159 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,680 Speaker 1: last ten years, Um, for you guys in this draft, 160 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: how is there like just a couple that you had, 161 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, like draft about grades on and like how 162 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: does that work as you're navigating through the draft on 163 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:44,400 Speaker 1: whether you actually go ahead and pick a quarterback. Well, 164 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 1: that's a you know, a long question or a long 165 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: answer there. We could talk about that for a long time. UM. 166 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: You know, the bottom line is that you know, we're 167 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: evaluating that position along with all the other ones, and 168 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: if we feel like we find the right right situation, 169 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 1: we'll certainly draft them. And we've drafted them in multiple 170 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: years and multiple points in the draft didn't work out 171 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: the last three days. That wasn't by design. It could have, 172 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: but it didn't. UM, And we'll you know, again, there 173 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: are multiple ways to build your team. We'll see whether 174 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: or not a word of another UM that comes up 175 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: at a different point in time. You know, I don't know, 176 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,640 Speaker 1: but we just try to do the best with what 177 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 1: we had in this weekend. And that's what we did 178 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 1: and we'll see where it goes. Thank you, Yep, you're welcome. 179 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 1: Next we'll be Joe Kiota, followed by Mike Cherry. All Right, Bill, 180 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 1: a quick question, I know you mentioned it earlier off 181 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 1: the top, very quickly about the kicker drafting him in 182 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 1: the fifth round. Um, can you go into more detail 183 00:11:50,920 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: about what you saw on him? And did you ever 184 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: see him at U R or is it more beast 185 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: on it what he did at Marshall? H Yeah, I 186 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,760 Speaker 1: mean we've got like, I mean, I want to say, 187 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: it's like two hundred and fifty kicks of him going 188 00:12:03,920 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: all the way back to yeah, when he's at U R, 189 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: I and Marshall. So yeah, we've seen it all, um. 190 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: Uh And yeah, there's you know, plenty of plenty of 191 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: film on him. I think, you know, like a lot 192 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: of players, you can see them, um, their consistency, uh 193 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: improve over the course of their career and as they 194 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: get you know, fundamentally better and get bigger and stronger 195 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: and you know, grow into the bodies like most college 196 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: kids do. So um. Yeah, he's you know, and again 197 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,240 Speaker 1: he's kicked in uh not great conditions. Uh So Now 198 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: there's been plenty of days that you know, he's been 199 00:12:40,120 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: good conditions. I'm not saying it's all been blizzards, but 200 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: you know he's got a good you know, say, a 201 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 1: good leg, it's a ball straight, it's got a good 202 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,079 Speaker 1: hand time on on the kickoffs, gets it up on 203 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: the field goals. So you know, we'll see how all that, um, 204 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 1: you know, see all that goes now and in a 205 00:12:56,760 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: different little different environment here. Um. But I think there's 206 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: a lot to like about him, and you know, he 207 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: did well in both at both you or I and 208 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: at Marshall. Mike you already followed by Dan Roach. Good evening. Bill. 209 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: I'm curious if if by not selecting a quarterback, that 210 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: says something about the confidence you have in the in 211 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:27,560 Speaker 1: the current quarterback room with Jared and Brian. Oh yeah, No, 212 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: I like both those players. Um, you know, we've got 213 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: Brian a couple of times and I think, you know, 214 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: he certainly gives us a very solid level play and 215 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:39,200 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, we have a lot of confidence 216 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: in him. And Jared had had a good year last year. 217 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: He improved a lot and we'll see where that takes him. 218 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: So yeah, I've confidence in both players for Dan Roach 219 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:58,079 Speaker 1: followed by Doug kine Hey. Bill UM's two part question 220 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:00,079 Speaker 1: one is what was the reaction of your staff and 221 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: maybe your family and everyone to the star of of 222 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: Nike and what he was able to accomplish in that position. 223 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:10,880 Speaker 1: He's all over the place on the social media. But 224 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: also just kind of what did the Senior Bowl do 225 00:14:13,760 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: being able to be there do for you, especially because 226 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: of uh, you know, the way things have gone this 227 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: year with with what we're all going through. Yeah, now 228 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: that's uh, that's really it's a good point, um, Dan 229 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: we Um. As you know, as as you pointed out here, 230 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 1: there really wasn't a lot a lot of opportunity to um, 231 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 1: you know, get a get a close look at players, 232 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: and so the the Senior Bowl in the any combine 233 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: were we're really those two opportunities this year for the 234 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 1: most part, and so I guess they probably you know, 235 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: stick with you a little stronger than UM maybe then 236 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 1: in other years, because it's pretty much all you had. 237 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:00,560 Speaker 1: So you know, the Senior Bowl it's good, like it 238 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: always is. UM. You know, that was a good group 239 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: of players, and certainly players like uh, you know Kyle 240 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: that came from a small school. Uh. To be able 241 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: to see him work against you know, some of the 242 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: other top players in the country that you just didn't 243 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: see in college was very beneficial to him. Uh and 244 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: for us to see that. So that'd be a good 245 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: example of UM not only UM, you know, being to 246 00:15:26,480 --> 00:15:29,000 Speaker 1: be able to being able to evaluate him defensively, but 247 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: also you know, just watch him handle the ball on 248 00:15:31,400 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: punts and so forth, and you know, UM, not great 249 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:37,640 Speaker 1: conditions down there in Mobile. So it's you know, those 250 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: were good evaluation periods. And again especially the combine or 251 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,480 Speaker 1: some guys that didn't work out at the Combine and that, 252 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 1: you know, it leaves a little bit of a you know, 253 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: question mark about some of their you know, testing numbers 254 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,720 Speaker 1: and so forth. So but I mean, look, every team's 255 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,320 Speaker 1: dealing with the same situation. So you know, it is 256 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:59,040 Speaker 1: what it is. Um. You know, Linda's Lenda did a 257 00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 1: great job with Nike. He's as you can see, he's 258 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: very uh uh personal, um and friendly and you know, 259 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,360 Speaker 1: gets gets a lot of it, gets a lot of attention. 260 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: So I'll give her to kudos on that one. Next 261 00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: is Doug Kai about Ian Steele. Well, a question Dalton Key, 262 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: I know the necessary person him a little bit yesterday. 263 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: But with a player like him who wasn't quite as 264 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: productive in college, do the interviews and the workouts count 265 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: a little bit more on a player like that? Yeah, 266 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 1: I mean there's a lot of um. You know, when 267 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: when you watch Dalton play, you just don't see a 268 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: lot of you know, you just don't see a lot 269 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: of things that we do. Um. What the Virginia Tech 270 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: offense didn't really translate I would say too much to 271 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: a um a New England Patriot offense. UM. But that's 272 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: not on common with other players as well. So it 273 00:16:58,200 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 1: is what it is. And I think this some things 274 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: that you saw him do, which was you know, his blocking, 275 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: his effort to block, his toughness, um, and the ability 276 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: to to make plays of the ball in his hands 277 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: and and certainly the intent of the offense to get 278 00:17:13,640 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: him the ball was impressive. They did a lot of 279 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:18,960 Speaker 1: things to try to get him the ball one way 280 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: or another. Hand it to him, throw it to him, 281 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: put him in a different locations so that he could, um, 282 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,440 Speaker 1: you know, run with it or catch it and run 283 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:30,400 Speaker 1: with it. So but you know, that's what you saw. 284 00:17:30,480 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: I've already talked to him about that. That's going to 285 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: be a big transition for him in terms of you know, 286 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: learning our our system and and you know, being i'd 287 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:43,600 Speaker 1: say more detailed and more you know specific on a 288 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: lot of assignments and particularly in the passing game and 289 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: learning how to block in those quarters um which again 290 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:53,960 Speaker 1: he shows plenty of ability to do that in size 291 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: and quickness and so forth, but just say, hasn't done 292 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: a lot of it. You know, he played quite a 293 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:00,639 Speaker 1: bit in the back of the field, not as a 294 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: full back, but it's kind of an off football sometimes 295 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:05,439 Speaker 1: it was sort of a full back location, but not 296 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:09,280 Speaker 1: really lined up behind the quarterback, but line up in 297 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:11,280 Speaker 1: the backfield or off the line. It's a little bit 298 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: of a different location than what we would normally use. 299 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 1: I mean, he's a smart hits, he's athletic, He's strong 300 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: and he's stuff, so I don't see any reason why 301 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:26,400 Speaker 1: he can't and won't make those adjustments in time. So 302 00:18:27,400 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: well working the final questions Ian Still and Aiden Current. 303 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: Thanks Stacy, Bill, glad to hear that everyone's doing well 304 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:42,719 Speaker 1: where you're at my questions about Kyle Dugger. And it's 305 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: kind of a similar point about about the Virginia Tech 306 00:18:46,640 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 1: scheme and you know that the tight end went through 307 00:18:49,560 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 1: and how he's coming into the pros. Now, is there 308 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: a similar type of deal with a Division two player 309 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,359 Speaker 1: coming into the NFL? And I know you've had a 310 00:18:57,400 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 1: couple in the past with Gunner and with Danny and 311 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: things like that. How do you foresee the challenges of 312 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 1: you know, translating a Division two defense into what you 313 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:12,840 Speaker 1: guys are running. Yeah, I think that's a you know, 314 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: a really it's a it's a good question, and it's 315 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: um you know, part of the challenge of evaluating a 316 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: player at a small school like that. Um. I think 317 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl really helped Kyle. Uh. You know, there 318 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: he's running in a pro defense against a pro offense 319 00:19:30,359 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 1: with soon to be pro players. Um So, where there 320 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: was one on one drills drills, um, you know, catching punds, um, 321 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 1: you know, acclinging the game, whatever happened. You know, I 322 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,720 Speaker 1: think you could really see that he was able to 323 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: compete and very favorable at that love definitely position in 324 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: a team that uh, you know is represents something goes 325 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:01,199 Speaker 1: to what we'd be doing. So, um, it was a 326 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: it was a short window, but you know, it was 327 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,119 Speaker 1: a full week of practice in a game. Um. You know, 328 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:07,879 Speaker 1: I think I saw a lot of improvement during the 329 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: week and I feel like, you know, this is a 330 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 1: kid that's smart, that works hard, that that has a 331 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: lot of ability. Um, we'll see how much time it takes. 332 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: I'm sure it'll take, you know, some time to make 333 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: those adjustments, but I'm confident that it'll work hard and 334 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: and he'll be able to handle the things that we 335 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 1: give him and you know, in time he'll be able 336 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:30,119 Speaker 1: to do them. So um, actually how long that takes 337 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: or will take, you know, I don't know. But um, again, 338 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 1: I think he's got a lot going for him in 339 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 1: terms of his intelligence and his work ethic and uh, 340 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: you know, and the natural ability has to do things, 341 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: whether it's playing a deep part of the field, which 342 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 1: he did a lot of it Leonard Ryan or like 343 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: close to the line of scrimmage, which and he didn't 344 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:53,840 Speaker 1: do as much of it in college, although there's some 345 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: of the nunders more of it in the Senior bowls. 346 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 1: So I think it, you know, it was just set 347 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: to you know, take take our installation as it comes, 348 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: and you know, watching do multiple things. And I don't 349 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: see what things he needs a little more work on 350 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 1: or what things may become a little bit easier to him. 351 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: But we'll figure all that out in time. I think 352 00:21:12,840 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 1: he's he'll be able to do the things that we 353 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 1: need to do with that position. But it's without the 354 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl it certainly would have been for me a 355 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: lot tougher projection. Um you know, if he if he 356 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: wouldn't wouldn't be able to do that. And the last 357 00:21:27,920 --> 00:21:32,120 Speaker 1: question will be Aidan Curran. I will with things up 358 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:33,959 Speaker 1: in the air in terms of when the team can 359 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: meet again, when all NFL teams can meet again in person. 360 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: Curious how you're going to address the extra challenge of 361 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: bringing this rookie class up to speed virtually to begin with, 362 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 1: and then not knowing when you can get them in 363 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: person and see what they can do on the field 364 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: as well. Right, Yeah, well, we'll pretty much follow the 365 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: format that we've that we've done with the veteran players, 366 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: So we'll have you know, a rookie minicamp, if you will, 367 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:05,639 Speaker 1: and and take that time to try to orient the 368 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 1: players the best that we can to um some of 369 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: the things that they're gonna be dealing with, and also 370 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: to try to start the process of new terminology and 371 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: nomenclature and terms and so forth, and then eventually will 372 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 1: follow that up with the rookie developmental period that UM 373 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:29,280 Speaker 1: at the league. I think it's in the May eleventh, 374 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: and then that will eventually merge into a m you know, 375 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: full scale like OTAH type meeting schedule that we have 376 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 1: would normally have without the on the field work, but 377 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: you know, try to use that time to bring the 378 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: team together in terms of putting our plays in and 379 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: so forth, and you know, also trying to help them 380 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: structure their training so that they can best prepare for 381 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 1: the season. UM. Whatever guidance in direction we get on 382 00:22:57,840 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: that when we get it, will will modify things as necessary. 383 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: But at this point, UM, I'd say we're planning kind 384 00:23:06,760 --> 00:23:12,560 Speaker 1: of a normal spring in terms of covering material and 385 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: given them information and um testing them to make sure 386 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: that they you know, are comprehending it and can give 387 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: it back to us. UM. And then but we'll just 388 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: have to modify that as we go. Uh. And whatever 389 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: however it think goes a training camp in the early 390 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: part of the season and so forth, however that ends 391 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: up happening, and we're you know, we're ready to adjust 392 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: along the way. But UM, so far, I would say 393 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: after a week of you know, meeting when the players 394 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 1: last week, that these WebEx meetings have gone, um very well. 395 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:49,160 Speaker 1: I'd say, been ways surprising better than I would have expected. 396 00:23:49,560 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: I haven't really been any problem. Lairs are engaged. Um, 397 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:57,120 Speaker 1: they're learning, you know, a lot of material and put 398 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,520 Speaker 1: a lot of time and work in it. Um. They're 399 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: following the guidelines that we're doing in terms of their 400 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: training program off the field or I mean on the 401 00:24:06,359 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: field training program and weightlifting and so forth. And they're 402 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: obviously at various varying degrees of facilities and equipment and 403 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:20,320 Speaker 1: so forth, but you know, one way or another work. 404 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: I think they're finding a way to work around it, 405 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,480 Speaker 1: and we are too, and so UM, you know, I 406 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: commend them for that and Hopefully we can string you know, 407 00:24:27,359 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: a few good weeks together on that ring and the 408 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: best we can to prepare to be ready for training camps. 409 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: Certainly not what we're used to doing, but again, everybody's 410 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 1: dealing with the same situations. We're just trying to make 411 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: the most of whatever opportunities are. Great. Thanks, well, yeah, 412 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: thank you, thanks for the question.