1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: What do you know about Kiana Cross that I know 2 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: you can run very fast. That's a good thing. Kim 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: has been in this league for I think it's fourth 4 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: year now, and our veteran player who has been an 5 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: outstanding gunner and penetrator. And that's what we're looking for, 6 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: you know. So he made the movie to get him, 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: so he's gonna come in. He has a role and 8 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: look forward to coaching him and having in a build. 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: It seems like a real really pleasant guy. A lot 10 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: of a lot of good things of being said about 11 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 1: team Act. There have been times in the past when 12 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: you've been here that we've talked to you about you know, 13 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 1: special teams guys. Coach is just a coach who's there 14 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: to goach. Is it kind of a statement of how 15 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: do you guys feel? How about your us? Yeah? I 16 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 1: mean it just shows that it's important. You know. It's 17 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,280 Speaker 1: it's no different than the offense and defense. You know, 18 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: when you when you have a need, you need to 19 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: feel a need, you you're gonna make the moves as 20 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: an organization to get those those needs felt. Uh needs 21 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:04,000 Speaker 1: met and uh, you know he's gonna definitely fill a need. Force. 22 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: I know you have a proven quantity and Graham. But 23 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: I mean just watching uh Santosa on the field on 24 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: the wednes the night when the fans were there, and 25 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: then Saturday, he's got a big lake. I mean, how 26 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: does he fit in? You know, he has a job 27 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: to do. He's a kicker. He's going and he's compete 28 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 1: for a job. And not only is he, you know, 29 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: competing for a job here, he's competing for a job 30 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: all over the league. And uh, you know Ryan is 31 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: uh you know, he has a great upside. He's a 32 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: good man. He works his tail off and uh you know, 33 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: that's what this league is all about, is about competition, 34 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: you know, and and hopefully Ryan can do enough to 35 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: where he can get him a job, you know, whether 36 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: it's here somewhere else. A kickoff guy, he could do whatever. 37 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: Ryan can punt, kick, you know, he's I'm serious. I mean, 38 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: he's he's very talented and he's punting in NFL games 39 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: before he's kicked off. He can kick field goals. So 40 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: you know, Ryan is a very talented young man. Him. 41 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: All the work in the game that we're gram, he'll 42 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 1: he'll get the primary workload we're gonna ramp, you know, 43 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: Graham up slowly. Uh, you know he's done it. This 44 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: is Grams twelfth year, I think, and you know he's 45 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: done it for I at a high level for a 46 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 1: long time. So we're gonna let him work himself into 47 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 1: you know, to his to where he feels comfortable and 48 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: it will go from there. We don't normally see guy 49 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: outside linebackers running out at gunner and running down the field. 50 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: And that's kind of what you had you know, Cam 51 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: Brown doing, but went into the thought process of putting 52 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: him there and sort of how how did what have 53 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: you seen? Cam's just a unique individual. You know, I 54 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: told you guys last year we expect a lot of them, 55 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 1: a lot of them because he has a lot to get. 56 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: You know, he's very talented. Uh, he's a he's a 57 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: rare bird. He's just different. You know, he has six 58 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: ft five two and thirty pound guy that can run 59 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: like a deer. I mean, you don't see a lot 60 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: of guys like that. So when you have that type 61 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: of skill set, he poses the problem to, you know, 62 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 1: to the opponent. You know, strong, long, you know, smart 63 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 1: football player, you know who has ability and and he 64 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: you know, he's got young legs. You know, so he 65 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 1: can run all day. So it's, uh, it's fun to 66 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: coach him and we're excited to watch him play. Is 67 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: he the biggest gunner you've ever been around? Uh, I've 68 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: been around some big ones. You know. Brandon Marshall when 69 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: he was a rookie played, you know for me in Denver. 70 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: He was about the same size as about the same 71 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: size as as Camps. So but no, his his length, 72 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: His length does make a big difference. It's a long 73 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: strength well. Just being able to use it at the 74 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage. You know, most of the time, you know, 75 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: you have the vice and they're trying to grab and 76 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: hold you. If I can stick my long arm out 77 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: there and stop you from grabbing me, and I can 78 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: get on an edge and make it gives me an 79 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: advantage because now I can just open up and run, 80 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, and I can power through you. So now 81 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna put you in the trail position, and now 82 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: I can just punch the gas and go. So, you know, 83 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: using that length to strength and being able to bend 84 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: and come out of his hips, that's a whole different 85 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: skill set than you know, combined with the length. I 86 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: always tell people long levels are strong lever. So if 87 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: I can bend and come out of my hips and 88 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: I can use my length, that guy that's on the 89 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: other side of line of scrimmage is normally five maybe 90 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: two hundred pounds, you know, And I'm to thirty and 91 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: I got more length and I can bend, I'm gonna 92 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,840 Speaker 1: win that matchup looser time. How do you see the 93 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: long snapper competition? You know, both of those guys are 94 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: working the tail off, you know, and uh, you know, 95 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: we'll see where it ends up. But there they're back 96 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: there competing and you know they're doing the job, both 97 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: of them doing very well. Who are you meaning? Uh? 98 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: Many different types of punts does he have? We see 99 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: him working on all kinds of things, and how can 100 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: how difficult is it to main consistency when you're hitting 101 00:04:46,720 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: that many different kinds of kicks? Uh? You know, Riley 102 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: has has a few kicks in his bag. You know, 103 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: he's working on a few different things, and you know, 104 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: we're really you know, when we work with him, we're 105 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 1: really focused on one punt at a time, so we 106 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: don't you know, we're not all over the map. And 107 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 1: we have a plan with him when he's out there working. 108 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: So but now he's he's doing a nice job of 109 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: developing a toolbag. So we're just gonna keep working to 110 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: see where we end up. Last time we talked to 111 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: you said Darius had to prove himself just like anyone else. 112 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,119 Speaker 1: How can he prove himself if he's not on the field. 113 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: It's kind of hard to do, you know, And that's 114 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: just the reality of it. You know, he'll get out 115 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:25,800 Speaker 1: there eventually, and uh, they're a smart kid. Works his 116 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:27,920 Speaker 1: tail off, and you know, he just gotta get through, 117 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: you know, his his situation right now. Once he gets 118 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,160 Speaker 1: through a situation, he'll be fine. He just gotta you know, 119 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: he's gotta keep working. You know, whenever he shows up 120 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: and and he's ready to go, he'll be ready to 121 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: go like a wide and seiter down the depth chart 122 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: asked the Private Special Teams to make her USPT. Do 123 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: you have guys like begging for reps and then trying 124 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: to get out there more? Yeah? Yeah, I mean they 125 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: get it and they understand it, and it comes from 126 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 1: the top. You know, Joe talks about in the meetings 127 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: all the time. You know, guys that are able to 128 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: cover kicks and and they can add value to the 129 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: football team, and that's what we're looking for. We're looking 130 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,479 Speaker 1: for guys that can add value. You know, we're gonna 131 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: build a ross from the top down to bottom up. 132 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: So we're get in a situation where, you know, we 133 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: gotta go to another guy pulling off the practice squad. 134 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: He has to be He's not gonna step right in 135 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: and beat out Kenny Golladay. He ain't taking the spot. 136 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 1: We're gonna pull him up so he can run down 137 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 1: on kickoff and provide that. How do manage that the 138 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: preseason game wraps where you might have three points, might 139 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: have one point, you don't know, And then you want 140 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: to see the guys who are gonna play on Sundays. 141 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: You also want to That's tough. Yeah, it's tough. You know, 142 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: going to Cleveland this week will be big. You know, 143 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: those practice sessions that we'll have against those guys will 144 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: be big. So guys will be able to get out 145 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: there going against other competition and you'll be able to 146 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: evaluate him. Then, uh, when go to New England, same thing. 147 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: You know the practices, but you're right, you're limited in 148 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: your preseason exposures to him because of the reps and 149 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: reps might dictate there's only two or three kickoffs you 150 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: know where might dictate that it's only two or three points. 151 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: You know, So again, a lot of stuff. The most 152 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 1: important thing we do is practice. So a lot of 153 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: the things we do are evaluated and practice a lot. 154 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: Just like anounce at off beat. The other night, Joe 155 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: decides to to punt in the you know, in your 156 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: own territory, gives you guys an opportunity to down inside 157 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 1: the ten. I don't know if it was intentional, didn't 158 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 1: get a chance to. For your perspective, I would imagine 159 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: you're thrilled to get that unit out in that situation. 160 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: As you know, and you know, anytime you can down 161 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: the ball inside the ten, uh the percentages of you 162 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: stopping the other team from score and go up. And 163 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: that's what we do. We play the percentages and to 164 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: be able to evaluate our gunners, to be able to 165 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: evaluate a punt team, to be able to evaluate those 166 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 1: guys and see what they can do, and you know 167 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: how they perform. You know, Matt Cole went down there 168 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: and made a good play and you know it was bidful. 169 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: Speaking of evaluation, um, just talking about what you saw 170 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: from Matt Cole. You know, Matt did a great job. 171 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: He did. He came in right off the street, jumped 172 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: right in and did a health of job. You know. 173 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: He went down there and down the ball inside the five. 174 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: He had some nice releases as a gunner. Um, you know, 175 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: he showed his speed, he showed what he was, you know, 176 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: so that I was definitely a plus for him and 177 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: him with Nate Evner throughout camp. Yeah, I mean it's 178 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: we're always you know, Nates a good man and I 179 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 1: haven't talked to him in a while, but he text 180 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: back and forth with Joe and uh, you know, but 181 00:08:18,400 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: Nate's in a good spot right now, is just rehabbing 182 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: and you know, hopef we can get him back. Leading 183 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: to be like you're veteran conduits there on on teams, 184 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: like guys like Japril or Julia. Yeah, I mean we 185 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: got we got some good young guys that have been around. 186 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: Uh you know, Jabrill is our especially teams captain last 187 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: year one him and uh, you know, I'll lean on 188 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,719 Speaker 1: him definitely heavily. He doesn't help a job with our 189 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 1: guys and getting them ready and and and just being 190 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: a great example on how to prepare and how to 191 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: work every day. So we got we got a really 192 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:52,679 Speaker 1: good group of men that understand what it takes to 193 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: play at the high level, and we just gotta build 194 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,040 Speaker 1: and help these young guys bring them along. Yeah, we 195 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: get two fullbacks, uh running with a lot of your specials. 196 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: What do you see from those guys? And how that 197 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: competition guys? Football players, you know, regardless of position. And 198 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 1: there are two really good football players, and they provide uh, 199 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: good teams value in depth, but they're football players first 200 00:09:18,160 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: and and that's how that's how we see them. And 201 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: and you know they're doing a heck with job, both 202 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: of them.