1 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,799 Speaker 1: Welcome to the From the Podium Podcast. I'm Jason Gibbs 2 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: on this news field Monday from here in Borea. The 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns have relieved Kevin Stefanski of his duties as 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: head football coach. On this special edition of the From 5 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,000 Speaker 1: the Podium Podcast, you will hear from owner Jimmy Haslam 6 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 1: and you will hear from general manager Andrew Barry. Let's 7 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: kick things off right now with owner Jimmy Haslam. 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 2: All Right, good morning everyone. 9 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 3: Personnel decisions, particularly with people at the top of an organization, 10 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 3: are always difficult, and I can tell you, having made 11 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 3: a lot of these over the years, that this was 12 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 3: as difficult as any we've ever had to make because 13 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 3: of the quality of the person involved. Organized worked tard 14 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 3: navigated our ship for six years through the inevitable ups 15 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 3: and downs that we face in the NFL. Outstanding father 16 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 3: and husband, and I think even you all who are 17 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 3: around a lot probably underappreciate how much time we all 18 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 3: spend together. And there's nothing more fun than winning an 19 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 3: NFL game like we did the last two weeks, beating 20 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 3: our arch rival the Steelers two weeks ago and then 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 3: winning yesterday on the last play of the game and 22 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 3: seeing the joy in the locker room. And there's nothing 23 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 3: more distasteful than losing. 24 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 2: An NFL game. 25 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 3: And it's finite, you either win or you lose. And 26 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 3: Kevin did a lot of good things here over his 27 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 3: time period with us. It was an extremely difficult decision 28 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 3: we made, and I shouldn't say I have no doubt. 29 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: I would be highly optimistic Kevin will be a head 30 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 3: coach again in the league. 31 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 2: Now, I want to. 32 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 3: Turn our attention and talk to our fans, okay, And 33 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 3: I want you to hear this, okay. First of all, 34 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 3: ownership takes full responsibility for where we are. To win 35 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 3: eight games in two years is horrible. It's totally unacceptable, okay, 36 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,360 Speaker 3: and it's not going to continue, okay. And I want 37 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: the fans to know we are as frustrated as you are. 38 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 3: And we hear a lot from our fans, which we 39 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 3: actually appreciate. We have great fans, they're extremely passionate, and 40 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:23,239 Speaker 3: they deserve better than what they've gotten the last two years. Okay, 41 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 3: I don't need to say anything else. We are going 42 00:02:26,200 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 3: to give you a better product. 43 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: Our sole goal. 44 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: Here is to be a consistent winner, not make the playoffs. 45 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 3: In twenty and then make it again in twenty three. 46 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 3: Not win eight games in two years. That's not what 47 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 3: we're trying to do. That's not acceptable. Our fans deserve better. 48 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,239 Speaker 3: We'll start the head coach search literally this afternoon. Andrew 49 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 3: Berry will lead that effort. Key members of his organization 50 00:02:49,040 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 3: as well as ownership will be involved in the process. 51 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:54,920 Speaker 3: You all have been through these processes before, and I 52 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 3: think we have a good plan laid out. I want 53 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 3: to comment on Andrew because I know there's question out there, well, 54 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 3: why didn't you change both of them? Or why didn't 55 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 3: you change Andrew and not Kevin? And I would say this. 56 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 3: I think Andrew over the last year has done a 57 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 3: very good job, and I want to go through that 58 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 3: because I think it's important to talk about the moves 59 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 3: he made to strengthen our team. Okay, I think it 60 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 3: began with what I would call a very efficient free agency. 61 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 3: We added one player, and that player made a substantial 62 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 3: difference in our football team, and that was Malik Collins. 63 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: Malik is not only a really good player, he's a 64 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 3: really good person who was a leader on our defense, 65 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 3: a leader in the defensive line room. Andrew negotiated to 66 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 3: trade a week or two before the draft started, in 67 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 3: which we added three draft picks two last year, a 68 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 3: second and the. 69 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 2: Fourth, or a fifth and a first this year. 70 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: Okay, then I think we had one of the better 71 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 3: drafts that we've ever had. I think we added four 72 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 3: really good football players who were either first team All 73 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 3: Rookie or second team All Rookie. And I think Carson 74 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 3: has a really good chance to be the NFL Rookie 75 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 3: of the Year defensive Defensive Rookie of the Year. I 76 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 3: think what's important to understand about our rookies, though, and 77 00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 3: you all see them, you all know them. They're not 78 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 3: only really good players, they're really good people, and they 79 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 3: will be the cornerstone with which we'll build and grow 80 00:04:27,160 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 3: and develop this winning team. But I think it would 81 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 3: be shortsighted to not just look at free agency, not 82 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: just look at the draft, but also to look at 83 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:40,720 Speaker 3: a couple of other moves Andrew made. We have struggled 84 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 3: to have a consistent placekicker here really the whole time 85 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 3: we've earned the team, and I guess the way we 86 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 3: started this year, you'd say we looks like you're continuing 87 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,560 Speaker 3: to struggle. Our grandsons were at the game and we 88 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 3: were coming back to Cleveland last night and I said, 89 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: Andre Schmidt is a great listen of when you fail, 90 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 3: pick yourself up, persevere and good things will happen. And 91 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 3: the signing of Andre and bringing him on, holding with 92 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 3: him that first week when everybody was saying you need 93 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 3: to cut him, you need a new kicker, I think 94 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,799 Speaker 3: we've hopefully solved our placekicking woes for a long time 95 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: quality person. The team believes in him and we're glad 96 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 3: to have him. And then lastly, I think something that's 97 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 3: underappreciated was the Tyson Campbell trade. Tyson is here again 98 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 3: a really good player and a really good person. 99 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 2: And I think all you need. 100 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 3: To know about Tyson is he has been playing with 101 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 3: a shoulder that a bad shoulder for several weeks. 102 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 2: We're unsure if he's going to play. 103 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 3: Got hurt in the first half, He went in, got treatment, 104 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 3: came back and tried to play in the second half 105 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 3: of a game where we were trying to win our 106 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 3: fifth game. It wasn't like we were trying to make 107 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 3: the playoffs. I think this year we not only added 108 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 3: and I'm repeating myself on person purpose really good players, 109 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 3: but also really good people, and I think that core 110 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: that Andrew has put together this year will help move 111 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:58,799 Speaker 3: us forward. 112 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 2: We hope to do have similar results this coming here. 113 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 4: We'll take a couple question. 114 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,720 Speaker 3: Let me just say this one thing, Peter. The next 115 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 3: one hundred and twenty days are crucial for the organization. 116 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 2: Okay. 117 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 3: We've got to find the right head coach. We've got 118 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,719 Speaker 3: to be efficient again in free agency. We have ten 119 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 3: draft picks, including two number ones. We have four of 120 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,279 Speaker 3: the top four picks in the top three rounds. Okay, 121 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 3: and we've got to get really good players who are 122 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 3: really good people. 123 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 2: Again. 124 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 3: We've got to be optunistic and trade opportunities come along. 125 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 3: We are solely focused on having a great one hundred 126 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 3: and twenty days so we can start winning games around here. 127 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 2: All right, I'll take question, Jimmy. 128 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 5: Did Kevin have any chance when he came in this 129 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 5: morning to save his job based on the fact that 130 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 5: he's had some really challenging quarterback situations, especially this year. 131 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't think those decisions are made over I 132 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 3: think those decisions tend to be made over a period 133 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 3: of time. And I'll leave the conversations we had with 134 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 3: Kevin between us, because I think he deserves that respect. 135 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 3: You know, we haven't looked at that yet. I would 136 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 3: say this, we think a lot of Jim Schwartz. 137 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 6: Were you j Jimmy less than less than six months ago? 138 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 6: You gave Andrew, I gave Kennissa and Andrew very big 139 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 6: shows and support and said that you need to be 140 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 6: building the foundation of the team. And you also said 141 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 6: that would give Kevin the opportunity to work with a quarterback. 142 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 6: You know, obviously you know five wins might not in 143 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 6: your eyster, wasn't better? Wasn't good enough for what was 144 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 6: the breaking point? Especially giving your comments? 145 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 3: That's that I don't I don't think there was one 146 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,239 Speaker 3: breaking point. I think you gotta look at the body 147 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 3: of work and sometimes it's just time for a change. 148 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,000 Speaker 2: So we felt like it was time for a change. 149 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 7: Did you think the roster was good enough to win more. 150 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 4: Games this year? 151 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 3: You know it's easy for me to say yes, I so, yeah, 152 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 3: I think it was good enough to win more games. 153 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: We work for feedback as you give from from players. 154 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: If if you when you talk to them about Kevin 155 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: and how much did you lead. 156 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 4: That and do it either? 157 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,560 Speaker 2: We take into account a broad. 158 00:07:59,040 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 3: Array of of comments, thoughts, data, et cetera. 159 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:05,280 Speaker 2: When make a decision like this, I mean, how much. 160 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 4: Do you think to use your word to swing. 161 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 8: And miss on the Shan Watson affected Kevin's ability. 162 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 9: To win and the way they offensive fly and wide 163 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 9: receivers were sort of backed over the last six year. 164 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 3: I mean, I I don't think we need to cover 165 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 3: it again. I mean I said it. You know, when 166 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,680 Speaker 3: you when you trade for a player and you give 167 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 3: up three number ones and two number threes, that really 168 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: deplete your ability to raise the roster. 169 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 2: So it did it have impack? 170 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 8: Yes, Jimmy, do you think the alignment between their ads 171 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 8: advance he suffered this year? 172 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 3: Now you were Jill flacka, how does that happen? 173 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 10: Uh? 174 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: Let me say this, And some of you said this 175 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 3: is a dysfunctional building. 176 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 2: I take huge exception of that. The two of them 177 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 2: work just. 178 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 3: Like this, okay, and they talk all the time. Their 179 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,920 Speaker 3: offices are basically next door to each other. I mean, 180 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 3: is there ten in the building. Of course, I mean 181 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 3: there's this is a hard business and there's lots of 182 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 3: stuff going on, but the two of them work together 183 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 3: extremely well, extremely well. I can't comment on that one 184 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 3: thing tony. But if anybody says it's dysfunctional or though 185 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 3: two of them did not work, well, that's dead wrong. 186 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 3: Well let's let's see what happens on the next tw 187 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 3: one hundred and twenty days. Okay, there are a lot 188 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 3: of examples of teams going from last to first in 189 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 3: the in the NFL. 190 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 2: So do I think we have the core of a team. Yes. 191 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,839 Speaker 3: Do we have work to do in rebuilding the roster. Absolutely, 192 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 3: We're going to quarterback in the future. You know it's 193 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 3: I'm not going to get into specific so we have 194 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 3: a lot of work to do on the roster, particularly 195 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:49,200 Speaker 3: on the offensive side of the roster. Scott Scott and 196 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 3: Mary Kay, what are you looking for in the next guy? 197 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 3: I think it's a really good question. The leadership required 198 00:09:56,240 --> 00:09:57,479 Speaker 3: out of a head coach. 199 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 2: In the NFL. 200 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 3: It's one of the tougher leadership jobs I've ever seen. 201 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 2: So they've got to be a good leader. 202 00:10:02,600 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 3: I think they've got to be smart in terms of 203 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,560 Speaker 3: iq EQ and football acumen. And obviously they're going to 204 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 3: bring expertise on one side of the ball. We do 205 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 3: not have a bias on whether they should be from 206 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 3: the offense of the defense. 207 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 4: Good do you watch to remain with your organization? 208 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely great, coach, all right, thanks everybody. 209 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 1: Next up on this special edition of the From the 210 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:27,120 Speaker 1: Podium podcast, General manager Andrew Berry. 211 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 8: All Right, today's obviously a tough day for the organization, 212 00:10:33,200 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 8: is a tough day for me personally, largely because of 213 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 8: the relationship both professional and personal, built with Kevin over 214 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 8: the past six years. I think many of you have 215 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 8: heard me say that Kevin's like family. There really isn't 216 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,719 Speaker 8: a better There really isn't a better person. He's the 217 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 8: best of us. 218 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 7: We all owe him. 219 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 8: A debt of gratitude and appreciation for a level of 220 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 8: success that he brought the organization that really hadn't been 221 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 8: achieved since two thousand and two, and that's something that 222 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 8: we'll always remember. Coming into the season, we were realistic that, 223 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:12,960 Speaker 8: you know, we were a team and a roster in transition, 224 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 8: and ultimately this decision is born from the fact that 225 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 8: we've ultimately felt like we did not see enough progress 226 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:29,599 Speaker 8: in areas that we're controllable independent of certain game outcomes. 227 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 8: Everything that we do is with the idea of bringing 228 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 8: a perennial winner to Cleveland, and this decision falls in 229 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 8: that bucket as well. There are many tough decisions that 230 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 8: we have made that will have to continue to make 231 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 8: in order to fulfill that promise. And I know how 232 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 8: hard it's been for our fans this year. We have 233 00:11:57,360 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 8: a great appreciation for their loyalty, he their dedication to 234 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,680 Speaker 8: the team. You know, I think back to our last 235 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 8: home game against Pittsburgh. They were such a huge, huge, 236 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 8: huge factor in that game. And then for them to 237 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 8: support late in the year, big rival had everything to 238 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 8: play for, it's it's it's quite the testament to show 239 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 8: how much this team means to them and ultimately what 240 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 8: we owe them because of that. So in terms of 241 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 8: next steps, you know, really our focus is on identifying 242 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 8: and finding, you know, the leader and the partner to bring. 243 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 7: Along this young team as well as the young. 244 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 8: Players that we're going to add in the next several months. 245 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 8: So that work, it is going to be deliberate, it's 246 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 8: going to be immediate. Right after we. 247 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 7: Finished this press conference. 248 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 8: So with that, I'll open it up for questions. 249 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 9: Are you specifically looking at a quarterback or they're. 250 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,559 Speaker 7: Specify a little bit more maybe. 251 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 8: There, Yeah, there there are a number of different areas Chris. 252 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 8: You know, I think all head coaches get evaluated on, 253 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 8: you know, whether it's game strategy going into the game, 254 00:13:06,559 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 8: in game decision making, certainly, player development if you're you know, 255 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 8: if you're a you know, if you're a young team. 256 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 8: The qbs of you know obviously a big part of it. 257 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,880 Speaker 8: But there are multiple areas and some quite frankly, I 258 00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 8: thought we did very well. 259 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 7: Others we didn't see enough progress. 260 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 4: In the other question is that the roster was sufficient 261 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,480 Speaker 4: to win. Do you feel that way? 262 00:13:31,880 --> 00:13:35,920 Speaker 11: And you know when you when you're talking about the 263 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 11: lack of you know, uh progress, is that because you 264 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 11: believe that the players you've brought in could have performed 265 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:44,040 Speaker 11: at a better level. 266 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 8: Yeah, Darrel, I think it goes back to what I 267 00:13:46,280 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 8: touched a little bit in the opener. Again, we're we're realistic. 268 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 8: I think how you evaluate progress when you're a team 269 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 8: that's in transition versus how you evaluate progress for a 270 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 8: team that's squarely in their contending when. 271 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:01,960 Speaker 7: It's different, Like, I think that's totally fair. 272 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 8: How we would think about a season in twenty twenty 273 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:06,000 Speaker 8: or twenty twenty one. 274 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 7: Versus this year. 275 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 8: It's different, That's absolutely true. Some of that his outcome driven, 276 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:13,960 Speaker 8: but not all of it, and you try and weigh 277 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 8: that as best as you can and make the decision 278 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 8: that you feels best for the organization. 279 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 12: Will you, guys interview Jim Schwartz for your head coaching 280 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 12: job and maybe also Tommy Rees anybody else in the building, 281 00:14:26,880 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 12: And then, if so, what do you see in those 282 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 12: guys that would lead you to believe they could be. 283 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 6: Good head coaches. 284 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 8: I'll talk about them individually, since you raised two coaches 285 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 8: who are on our staff. So first with Jim, Jim's 286 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 8: an outstanding football coach. We have a lot of respect 287 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 8: for him, a lot of appreciation for him, and he 288 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 8: has certainly earned the right for consideration. But that's something 289 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 8: that we still have to discuss, and you obviously discuss 290 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 8: with him and Tommy. He's a very talented young coordinator. 291 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 8: He's held in very high regard just in college football, 292 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 8: but across the NFL. But again, those are discussions that 293 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 8: we have to continue to have. 294 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 4: Or how work is getting somebody with that. 295 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:16,280 Speaker 8: Coach, you know, Joe, we will be pretty open minded. 296 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 7: I think there are a number of different. 297 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 8: Archetypes of successful head coaches. I think about Kevin, I 298 00:15:23,600 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 8: think it's easy to forget now that he has you know, 299 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 8: two Coaches of the Year awards on his mantle, that 300 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 8: when he was interviewed first in twenty nineteen and he 301 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 8: didn't get the job, and then again I guess it 302 00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:37,960 Speaker 8: was twenty twenty and he did. In both of those cycles, Uh, 303 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 8: he had had no head coaching experience and we were 304 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 8: the only team that interviewed him. And so I think 305 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 8: our responsibility is to search far and wide. There are 306 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 8: good coaches out there, you know, We've just got to 307 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 8: do our homework and find the right fit for us. 308 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 8: We'll have no preconceived notions as we go into the search. 309 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 4: And do you have any whether it's reds or whatever. 310 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 13: Just the way the offensive line, you know, the lack 311 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 13: of death there and so on, and then you have 312 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 13: rookies behind that line quarterbacks. I guess two thoughts. One, 313 00:16:12,520 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 13: maybe could have done a better job bringing the line 314 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 13: together and be with it too soon to go to 315 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 13: the rookies. 316 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 8: With that, or you know, Terry, it's a it's a 317 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 8: good question, I'd say, you know, specifically to let's say 318 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 8: the offense. 319 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 7: It's no secret that that's where we're going to invest 320 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,800 Speaker 7: most of our resources. This this offseason. 321 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 8: I think the reality of it is a year ago 322 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 8: when we decided to make the pivot that we did, 323 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 8: you also realize that you're not going to be able 324 00:16:36,880 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 8: to accomplish everything at once. For the roster, the offensive line, 325 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 8: that's a that's a position group that I do imagine 326 00:16:43,320 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 8: we'll have a fair amount of turnover. 327 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 7: As we go into twenty twenty six. 328 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 8: But we also do feel like it was important this 329 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 8: year and quite honestly going to next year to give 330 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 8: young players snaps if we're ultimately going to build a 331 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 8: corp and foundation that we need to win perennially. 332 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 14: Kevin got kind of a bad hand going into your 333 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 14: four quarterbacks to start camp. 334 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 4: How would you kind of reflect on that decision? 335 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 15: And in hindsight, yeah, I'd say, you know, honestly, most 336 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 15: teams go into camp with with four with four quarterbacks, 337 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 15: that rep distribution may be a little bit different than 338 00:17:18,480 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 15: what you know, than what we had, but it's the 339 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,879 Speaker 15: most important position in sports, and it's something that we 340 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 15: felt strongly about investing in. 341 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 7: I'd actually give a lot of credit to. 342 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,520 Speaker 8: Kevin and the offensive staff in terms of how they 343 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 8: brought along those two rookies and how they designed practice, 344 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 8: but we believe in competition in every room on the 345 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 8: roster and quarterbacks no different. 346 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 13: You talk about finding the right partner, what are the 347 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 13: qualities that you think are. 348 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 4: Most important in this this next leader. 349 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 8: For your organization all the Yeah, So i'd say number one. 350 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 8: Like you you hit it like. It's not just leadership 351 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 8: by position, but I'd say leadership more globally because when 352 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:03,919 Speaker 8: you hire a head coach, it's someone who has to 353 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 8: be able to lead your players, lead your staff, lead 354 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 8: the organization, lead through hardship, and lead through crisis. And 355 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 8: NFL years they're like dog gears, they're really difficult seasons. 356 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 8: And that'll be at the forefront because it's first and 357 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 8: foremost a leadership position. And then when I say partnership, 358 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 8: you know, head coach GM relationship, it's a lot like 359 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:30,879 Speaker 8: a marriage and you have to work side by side 360 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 8: and you know, fight back to back, and I think 361 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 8: that that's really really important because you have to be 362 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 8: aligned in terms of how you're positioning the team. 363 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 4: Think he can be your starter next year something. 364 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 8: You know, Scott, I think we saw a lot of 365 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 8: progress with Shudor this year. I think that's both mentally, 366 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 8: physically playing the position. He's still very much a work 367 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 8: in progress, like many rookie quarterbacks are, but I think 368 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 8: we saw some some some really good things in terms of, 369 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 8: you know, his playmaking, his accuracy, his ability to extend 370 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 8: with his feet, and I think i'd also give him 371 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,959 Speaker 8: credit as well as our offensive staff for bringing him 372 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 8: along in terms of his pocket management, you know, his 373 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 8: situational awareness and things of that nature. Now that all 374 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,880 Speaker 8: being said, you know, we're gonna do our our work 375 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:20,840 Speaker 8: on the on the quarterback market. It's too important of 376 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 8: a position and it's something that has to be solidified. 377 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:26,479 Speaker 8: I can't sit here and tell you today you know, 378 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 8: whether the solution for or the starter in twenty twenty 379 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 8: six is internal or external. But it's something that we're 380 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 8: gonna work through, you know, over the next several weeks, 381 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,440 Speaker 8: and quite honestly, the new head coach will also have 382 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 8: a lot of input into that as well. 383 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 9: When you look at what Joe Flacco did in those 384 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 9: four games here and then he goes down to Cincinnati 385 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 9: and has three hundred yard games, what does that say 386 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,720 Speaker 9: about the wide receivers that you have in this run? 387 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 8: Yeah, Jeff, you know, offensive football and partarticularly the passing game. 388 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 7: It really does take all of it. 389 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 8: I know that's something that you know, our coaches have have, 390 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,240 Speaker 8: uh said a lot. 391 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 7: Over the past couple of years. 392 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 8: Because the offensive game is about precision. It's never just 393 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 8: on the quarterback. It's never just on one position. 394 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:15,680 Speaker 7: Group. 395 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:21,240 Speaker 8: Uh protection plays into it. Route precision, route design. Obviously, 396 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 8: we wish we had more success, you know, while Joe 397 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:29,080 Speaker 8: was under center here, you know, we didn't and you 398 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 8: know it's unfortunate. 399 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 9: But just to follow up, what so, then, what do 400 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,959 Speaker 9: you think of this group of wide receivers. 401 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,639 Speaker 8: That honest yeah, listen, I think there's a lot of 402 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,400 Speaker 8: work that we still need to do on the offense. 403 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 7: From a personnel standpoint. 404 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 8: I think that we have a number of players that 405 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 8: will continue to be pillars and our players that will 406 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 8: continue to develop invest in. But you know, the offense 407 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 8: is going to have you know, significant investment this offseason. 408 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 7: Jeff the vision. 409 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 4: Talking about this a little bit. 410 00:21:01,119 --> 00:21:04,400 Speaker 9: But obviously it's not a lot of people that runt 411 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 9: of system. 412 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 4: I mean, how important is it for you kind. 413 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 11: Of regardless of. 414 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 9: This system in chapter given the personality you guys are 415 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 9: adding into the last three. 416 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 8: Years, it's a good question, Ashley, I think that number one. 417 00:21:24,640 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 8: I think you you hit on a really good theme 418 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 8: that you know, one of the costs of turnover is 419 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 8: that players can kind of get caught in transition between 420 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 8: scheme to scheme to scheme. We do have a number 421 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 8: of players who are maybe are a little bit more 422 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,159 Speaker 8: defense specific or scheme specific, but I'd also say that 423 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,240 Speaker 8: we have a number of players that are pretty scheme 424 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 8: you know, pretty scheme versatile. Ultimately, our thought will be, hey, 425 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 8: let's find the right head coach, Let's find the right leader, 426 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,639 Speaker 8: because schemes they really do come and go. But you know, 427 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 8: it is fair to say that we're very pleased with 428 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 8: where that side of the ball is. That group is intact, 429 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,200 Speaker 8: they're under contract, and we really do like the style 430 00:22:05,240 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 8: of plays. 431 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:10,639 Speaker 10: This transitional as you do this transitional phase, how close 432 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 10: do you feel like you are roster wise, pillar wise. 433 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,719 Speaker 10: You guys talked about too having success. These guys are 434 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:19,160 Speaker 10: talking a loter about wanting more wins and being close 435 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:20,840 Speaker 10: to some of those How close do you think this 436 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,200 Speaker 10: organization is having successful? 437 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 8: Yeah, Kim, I'll never put a limit on our team 438 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,560 Speaker 8: in a given year. I think you know, we've we've 439 00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:31,679 Speaker 8: we see that on a yearly basis. I think you 440 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 8: can look at how different the playoff field is, you know, 441 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,919 Speaker 8: this year versus last year. I think we have what 442 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:40,720 Speaker 8: three teams that we're picking in the top ten last 443 00:22:40,760 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 8: year that are either winning their division or you know, 444 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 8: going to be playing this upcoming weekend. 445 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 7: So every year really is unique. 446 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:50,960 Speaker 8: Now that being said, very much more focused on process 447 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:52,719 Speaker 8: and doing the things that we need to do on 448 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 8: a daily and weekly basis to get there. I wish 449 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 8: I had a crystal ball and could say, hey, this 450 00:22:57,680 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 8: is what it is definitively. 451 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:00,679 Speaker 7: You know. 452 00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 8: Do I feel like we're closer than closer today than 453 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:04,120 Speaker 8: we were a year ago? 454 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:04,560 Speaker 7: I do? 455 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:06,879 Speaker 8: I sure, hope. I hope we are a whole hell 456 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,080 Speaker 8: of a lot closer a year from now than we 457 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,239 Speaker 8: are today. And we have a lot of work to do, 458 00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:14,000 Speaker 8: and that's really where my focus is. That's what I'm 459 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 8: dedicated in terms of doing. 460 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 16: GM and a head coach obviously being partners and with 461 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 16: eight wins in two years. 462 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 7: You know, a lot of times we see. 463 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 16: In Pro sports house cleaning, how do you feel personally 464 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,359 Speaker 16: professionally about Kevin. 465 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 8: Going and you stay yeah, Like I said, Nate this 466 00:23:32,720 --> 00:23:35,479 Speaker 8: is a very tough day, and I just say this. 467 00:23:35,840 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 8: I own the results the past two years, Nate, like 468 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 8: I own it entirely, and ownership evaluates every one of 469 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 8: us in the operation on an annual basis. 470 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 7: I'm no different and I am. 471 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 8: Grateful that they feel like I'm the right person to 472 00:23:55,600 --> 00:24:00,520 Speaker 8: lead us through this transition period. And that's where all 473 00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 8: my focus, energy and dedication is going to be. 474 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,400 Speaker 13: It's just been proven throughout the league you need a 475 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:12,399 Speaker 13: leak quarterback to. 476 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 4: Win and sustain winning. Do you have a plan going 477 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:23,520 Speaker 4: into this offseason to create the path to finding that 478 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:24,280 Speaker 4: player here? 479 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:27,719 Speaker 8: Yeah, Darryl, I'd say quarterback is the most important position 480 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 8: in sports. We all know that, and part of the 481 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,359 Speaker 8: equation with quarterback is the evaluation part, part of his 482 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:40,240 Speaker 8: development part as well. It's the most important part. It's 483 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 8: the hardest position to play. It can take time, but look, 484 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:47,320 Speaker 8: that's the focus. Solidifying that position. That's the biggest thing 485 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 8: that that can lead to sustainable success. That's priority number one. 486 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 8: How we accomplish that with the compass, the combination of 487 00:24:57,440 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 8: internal options, external veterano you know, the draft that remains 488 00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:07,119 Speaker 8: to be seen, but priority number one is finding. 489 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:09,320 Speaker 7: The leader for the organization. That's what our focus is 490 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 7: on in the short term. 491 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:15,040 Speaker 8: Where let me do Mary Kay, let me do Daniel, 492 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 8: And then I'll go back to because where. 493 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 6: Did Deshaun Watson stand as a POTENTI for this organization? 494 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,119 Speaker 6: And do you anticipate him being on the roster in 495 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:24,080 Speaker 6: twenty twenty six as as it's been reported? 496 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 8: Yeah, Daniel, First, I'll say we're very pleased with how 497 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 8: Deshaun went through and attacked his his rehab this past year, 498 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 8: how he engaged with the team, what he did in 499 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,960 Speaker 8: the meeting rooms. Very pleased with the progress that he 500 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 8: made in that regard. Look, I can never purach the future, 501 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 8: but right now we do anticipate him being on the 502 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 8: twenty twenty six team, but we have a long way 503 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 8: to go before, you know, we get to that point 504 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 8: with any player. 505 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 7: Mary Kay Andwed with the. 506 00:25:50,600 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 12: Number six overall picking the draft, Uh, do you guys 507 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 12: feel with what you're seeing in the quarterback landscape and 508 00:25:57,320 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 12: the class if you choose to go that out, do 509 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:04,199 Speaker 12: you feel like you guys could acquire one of the 510 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 12: top picks in this draft? And then I have a 511 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 12: little follow up. 512 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 2: To that question. 513 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,879 Speaker 8: Honestly, Mary Kay, it's too early to tell, you know, 514 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 8: I think you can think about what you know. Everyone 515 00:26:14,960 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 8: felt like we knew about the quarterback landscape this time 516 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:19,960 Speaker 8: last year. You know, you know about what we thought 517 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,240 Speaker 8: we knew about the draft. There's a lot of work 518 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 8: to be done with this entire draft class, and again, 519 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 8: you want to do that in partnership with with your 520 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 8: new head coach as well. So I wish I could 521 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:35,159 Speaker 8: give you a little bit more in that regard, But 522 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:37,560 Speaker 8: there's just there's it's a long process to get through 523 00:26:37,600 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 8: the assessment of this year's passers. 524 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 7: I promise I'll guess you next, Tony. 525 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 12: Is because you are going to be committed so many 526 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,600 Speaker 12: resources to the offensive side of the ball, and because 527 00:26:51,640 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 12: you have so many young guys, Uh, might you trend 528 00:26:55,480 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 12: trend more towards offensive minded coaches and maybe THEE. 529 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 7: Or anything like that. 530 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,640 Speaker 8: No, not necessarily, Mary Kay. I think it's more you're 531 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:08,080 Speaker 8: looking for maybe a specific skill set given where we 532 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 8: are in our build. I think that's I think that's fair. 533 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:16,040 Speaker 8: I don't think that I don't think that archetype is singular. 534 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:17,439 Speaker 8: I don't think that means it just has to be 535 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 8: a young person. I don't think that just means it 536 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 8: has to be an offensive coach. You know, I mentioned 537 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 8: a little bit earlier the head coaching position. It's so 538 00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 8: different than being a coordinator, and the head coach's responsibility 539 00:27:27,720 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 8: is to make sure that the offense is run and 540 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 8: developed well, as opposed to necessarily having to be the 541 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 8: person that directly does it. Good Tony indicated that you 542 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 8: will lead the search, but there will be others on 543 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:40,640 Speaker 8: the committee. 544 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:41,359 Speaker 4: Who will they be? 545 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:44,119 Speaker 8: Yeah, Tony, I won't go into specific names. It's a 546 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 8: good question, but you say, we're going to leverage uh 547 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 8: the expertise across our football operations group. This is an 548 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 8: organizational decision, you know, it's it's it's not just it's 549 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 8: not just a singular person who does everything. You're hiring 550 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 8: UH for a position that's going to have such a 551 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 8: huge daily and yearly impact on the team, and we 552 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:12,520 Speaker 8: want to make sure that we leverage the expertise of 553 00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 8: of you know, many people in our operation as we 554 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 8: go through the process. 555 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 7: Can I go here and then I'll come back to you. Chris, 556 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 7: just because he hasn't asked a question. 557 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 4: Mentioned that you knew coming into the season that this 558 00:28:23,359 --> 00:28:24,280 Speaker 4: would be a year of. 559 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 14: Transition season ends then with two time posts of the year, 560 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 14: candicetting fires because see enough progress. How do you they 561 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 14: sell that to candidates who are looking to know that 562 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:38,080 Speaker 14: they'll have the necessary runway to do what they need. 563 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:38,360 Speaker 5: To be done. 564 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 8: Yeah, we understand where we are and and I mentioned 565 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 8: you know, we all get evaluated on an annual basis, 566 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 8: and I think the reality is like we in any 567 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 8: head coach opening. You know, every organization has their own challenges, 568 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 8: their own constraints. There may be at different points with 569 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:59,240 Speaker 8: their with their roster's lifestyle. We'll be looking for something 570 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 8: different than maybe some of the other openings have based 571 00:29:02,800 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 8: on you know, where they are as a team. And 572 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 8: some good coaches will will fit us, but they won't 573 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,560 Speaker 8: fit the Titans. Some will fit the Giants and they 574 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 8: won't necessarily fit us. But we're looking for the right 575 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 8: leader and the right partner for our present situation. And 576 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 8: I have a lot of confidence that what we'll be 577 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 8: able to find that person. 578 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:25,280 Speaker 13: I know Paul left during during the season, but are 579 00:29:25,480 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 13: you vision his role being fiddled at all? 580 00:29:29,360 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 4: And are there any other potential front office changes? Uh? 581 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:36,320 Speaker 8: Do not envision Paul's role being filled. I think we 582 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 8: have a number of talented people who will absorb more responsibility. 583 00:29:40,320 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 8: Paul is a huge loss, but we have a lot 584 00:29:42,720 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 8: of people who have who have gained a lot of 585 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 8: really good experience and spark people. 586 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 7: In that you know, in that regard, ask. 587 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 9: You what did Paul do? And you get a chance 588 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 9: to talk to you in next season, So can you 589 00:29:58,920 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 9: tell us what he did? 590 00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 7: Yeah? 591 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 8: So, Jeff, I think you know, this is something that 592 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:05,440 Speaker 8: we've covered a lot over the past six years. You know, Paul, 593 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 8: let me just let me just say this. Paul is 594 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:14,080 Speaker 8: a long time executive, former general manager, incredibly strong, sharp 595 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 8: thought partner, huge in terms of strategic thinking, and really 596 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 8: built up the research and strategy group as well as 597 00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 8: player development. Paul did a lot for the organization over 598 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:28,320 Speaker 8: his time here, and you know, we're we're grateful for the. 599 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 7: Amount of time that he did spend with us. 600 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 11: The notion of like dysfunction within the organization, and he 601 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:35,960 Speaker 11: takes exception to that. 602 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,080 Speaker 16: I think when the outside looking in, when there's a 603 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 16: split where you remain Kevin is lego, it almost gives 604 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 16: off this sense that maybe there was a divide between 605 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:46,160 Speaker 16: you two. 606 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 11: So I guess what can you say about your relationship 607 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 11: with Kevin all the. 608 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 8: Way until the end of until Yes, So Kevin's like 609 00:30:55,560 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 8: I've said this a thousand times, Kevin's like family, and 610 00:31:00,040 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 8: you know, give you a little bit insight because I 611 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 8: know I've I've told you all how awesome of a 612 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 8: person he is, but I've also told you, like, you know, 613 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,520 Speaker 8: sense of humor. I know you guys don't always get 614 00:31:08,560 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 8: a chance to see that. But you know, one quick 615 00:31:11,680 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 8: story I'll tell you. As I was driving, as I 616 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 8: was driving back from the the team flight last night, 617 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,120 Speaker 8: I was just you know, thinking about you know what, 618 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 8: you know, what could potentially happen and the decisions that 619 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,320 Speaker 8: we had to make. I was like, you know what 620 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 8: I really need to My kids are eight, six and four, 621 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 8: And I was like, you know, I really need to 622 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 8: tell my kids because every time they're at the facility, 623 00:31:33,280 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 8: he's he's no longer like coach to fancy coach of 624 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 8: the Browns, but rather, you know, given given a Barry 625 00:31:39,280 --> 00:31:41,920 Speaker 8: kid a piggyback ride or chasing them or tackling them, 626 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 8: things like that. 627 00:31:43,200 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 7: And I remember when I. 628 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 8: Told my my four year old daughter Eden, I was like, Hey, 629 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 8: there's a chance that that coach Kevin, he may not 630 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 8: be coaching the Browns anymore. And she looked at me 631 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 8: and she goes, well, will he play with us still? 632 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 8: And I share that story because like when you talk 633 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:05,960 Speaker 8: about relationship or partnership, that's a lifelong connection for me 634 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 8: and him. It goes beyond football. So if you ask 635 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 8: how was the relationship from the start to how it 636 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 8: was today, he's family. 637 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 4: There are any other changes to the coaching staff made today? 638 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 7: There were not, Scott, will you require the new coach 639 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,320 Speaker 7: to keep anybody on the staff? 640 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 8: I'll touch what I said a little bit earlier. You know, 641 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 8: ultimately that'll be the head coach's prerogative. Obviously we'll have 642 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 8: a number of discussions about the existing staff, but that'll 643 00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,719 Speaker 8: be the head coaches progative. John Dorris, let me go here, 644 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:41,800 Speaker 8: and now I'll go to you, Terry, let me go 645 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:42,320 Speaker 8: to Nate first. 646 00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 16: I just remember John Dorsey years ago, he was a 647 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:49,200 Speaker 16: you know, a very experienced GM sitting up there and 648 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:53,720 Speaker 16: saying about a coaching surchhip. He's driving home in nineties 649 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 16: telling himself, just don't screw this up. So how prepared 650 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:58,600 Speaker 16: do you feel the lead of coaching surge? 651 00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,000 Speaker 7: And is there any more you're going to be lead, 652 00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 7: you know. 653 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 8: Yeah, we're going to leverage a lot of people, people 654 00:33:02,840 --> 00:33:06,760 Speaker 8: with experience and people with i'd say process expertise, both 655 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,400 Speaker 8: like both internally and externally. 656 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 7: Being a head coach in the National Football. 657 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:16,320 Speaker 8: League it's a really, really, really hard job, and I 658 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:19,000 Speaker 8: think it's at times maybe a little bit like players, 659 00:33:19,040 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 8: where you you try and make the best decision that 660 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 8: you can at the time with the information that you have. 661 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 8: But you know, I joke as like I don't actually 662 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 8: Bill Polling used to say this that like other running 663 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 8: than congress, excuse me, other than running for Congress or 664 00:33:33,800 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 8: governing in Congress, like position of head coach may be 665 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,480 Speaker 8: just you know, maybe just as hard because of all 666 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 8: the different challenges and things that you face. 667 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,080 Speaker 7: And so what we're going to do, we're going. 668 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,120 Speaker 8: To ensure that we have a process that you know, 669 00:33:47,240 --> 00:33:49,239 Speaker 8: is well defined in terms of what we're looking for 670 00:33:49,280 --> 00:33:51,920 Speaker 8: and what the role will be specific to our organization, 671 00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 8: and will make the best hire we can. I'm confident 672 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 8: we'll find a good coach. And then a big part 673 00:33:57,800 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 8: of it, no different than quarterbacks, Daryl, is we've got 674 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,080 Speaker 8: to support that individual to make sure. 675 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,520 Speaker 7: That they can have success as they lead us. Go ahead, Terry, 676 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 7: winning games. 677 00:34:08,520 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 4: In two years is crushing to that. 678 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 2: You know, you good, but yourself. 679 00:34:13,680 --> 00:34:14,319 Speaker 4: Excuse me? 680 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,240 Speaker 13: How fast can you I guess, get to where your 681 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 13: team is watchable again? 682 00:34:20,719 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know, just a better product? 683 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 7: Yeah yeah. 684 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 4: Now basically with you there, how do you how do 685 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 4: you handle that? 686 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 8: Yeah, Terry, I think it goes maybe a little bit 687 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,799 Speaker 8: to Cam's question that I certainly would expect us to 688 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,520 Speaker 8: make progress over the next calendar year with who we 689 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,560 Speaker 8: hire and how we invest in the roster. Uh, in 690 00:34:41,640 --> 00:34:44,439 Speaker 8: terms of our ultimate goals, I can't put a firm 691 00:34:44,520 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 8: timeline on that, but we certainly do owe the fans 692 00:34:47,160 --> 00:34:48,880 Speaker 8: more than what we've given them the past. 693 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 4: So what what assets or things do you have? 694 00:34:51,680 --> 00:34:55,840 Speaker 13: I guess maybe your jet sweep that that they go forward. 695 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 7: Yeah. 696 00:34:56,280 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 8: So I look at, you know, how we're positioned. You know, 697 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 8: we're positioned with we'll have ample cap room at the 698 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:06,719 Speaker 8: beginning of the year. We have a defense that is 699 00:35:08,200 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 8: you know, elite and everyone be size. Maybe one starter 700 00:35:12,239 --> 00:35:16,840 Speaker 8: is under contract for multiple years. I look at, you know, 701 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:18,799 Speaker 8: some of the young core offensive players that we brought 702 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:20,879 Speaker 8: in this year, and I look at the fact that 703 00:35:21,080 --> 00:35:23,360 Speaker 8: you know, we'll have ten picks two in the first round, 704 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 8: and I think it's probably gonna be seven in the 705 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 8: top one fifty. It gives us an incredible opportunity to 706 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,200 Speaker 8: continue to take a big step forward. 707 00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 2: Two more. 708 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 4: We're gonna go a Mark and we're gonna go Cam 709 00:35:35,040 --> 00:35:35,320 Speaker 4: and J. 710 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 12: When we talked to Miles here on Friday in alas 711 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 12: of them, he mentioned that, you know that more rebuilding 712 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 12: is not going to be for him, and he needs 713 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:50,760 Speaker 12: some assurances that you guys are one hundred percent committed 714 00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,000 Speaker 12: to winning as fast and as soon as possible, and 715 00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 12: third thoroughly as possible. So my question about that is, 716 00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:00,360 Speaker 12: do you have any concern that he might try to, 717 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:02,880 Speaker 12: you know, ask to be traded again, And in the 718 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,800 Speaker 12: event that something like that happens, can you state on 719 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:09,840 Speaker 12: equivally that you wouldn't do that or where. 720 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 14: Would you stand up? 721 00:36:10,719 --> 00:36:12,680 Speaker 8: So I think the first thing i'd say, Mary Kay is, 722 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 8: you know Miles and I have good and frequent dialogue. 723 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:22,360 Speaker 8: I think when people hear the term rebuild, and probably 724 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:25,840 Speaker 8: specifically here, really their thought is tear down right the 725 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:29,320 Speaker 8: idea that you're you're trading away a number of prime 726 00:36:29,360 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 8: players or or veterans and you're accumulating you know, resources 727 00:36:34,760 --> 00:36:39,400 Speaker 8: and and things of that nature. When we think about 728 00:36:39,400 --> 00:36:42,320 Speaker 8: where we are in our transition, it really is about 729 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 8: building up the offense. Many of the trades that we've 730 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:48,560 Speaker 8: made are you know, really about maybe players who won't 731 00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 8: won't be a part of the future core and getting value, 732 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:55,320 Speaker 8: getting future value for you know, for when we're we're 733 00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:57,800 Speaker 8: in our prime window with you know, with this roster, 734 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 8: if we do trade it the productive veteran in his prime, 735 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 8: it's probably more in lines of what we did with 736 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 8: Greg Newsom, you know, where we were able to acquire 737 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,400 Speaker 8: Tyson Campbell, a player that we thought was an excellent 738 00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:12,919 Speaker 8: scheme fit. He's in his in his prime and under 739 00:37:12,920 --> 00:37:15,360 Speaker 8: contract for three years. It would be more of a 740 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:20,120 Speaker 8: strategic decision like that. So our focus is on continuing 741 00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:23,520 Speaker 8: to build. Winning is always the focus, but we also 742 00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:26,360 Speaker 8: want to make sure that we take the proper steps 743 00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 8: to ensure that hey, we don't have these up and 744 00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:32,080 Speaker 8: down seasons, but that we can sustain. 745 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:38,160 Speaker 10: It so productive for you guys this season admitted changes. 746 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 10: Do you have an approach to ensure that any kind 747 00:37:41,680 --> 00:37:44,840 Speaker 10: of changes like this aren't detrimental to their continued growth 748 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,520 Speaker 10: and their development as you look for even more production 749 00:37:47,600 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 10: from them in next season. 750 00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:52,600 Speaker 8: It's a great question. Cam. That's certainly top of mind 751 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 8: young players. They don't always have linear progress. I wish 752 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:58,200 Speaker 8: they did it make it a lot easier for all 753 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:01,600 Speaker 8: of us. But you know, that's that will certainly be 754 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:05,640 Speaker 8: a focus as we as we get to meet the 755 00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 8: candidate pool over the next several weeks. 756 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:08,799 Speaker 7: This is. 757 00:38:10,440 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 9: Your first coaching search since you've been here. Would you 758 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 9: say this is the most important decision of your career 759 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 9: as a. 760 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:23,000 Speaker 8: Problem, I'd say this, Jeff, I think we have a 761 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,120 Speaker 8: lot of important decisions coming up. You know, I think 762 00:38:26,360 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 8: probably the two most important decisions that can be made 763 00:38:29,160 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 8: by an organization or head coaching quarterback. So whichever order 764 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 8: you want to put it in, I think that's I 765 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:42,719 Speaker 8: think that's fair. But look, my focus I'm dedicated, uh 766 00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:46,160 Speaker 8: in terms of finding the right person that continue to 767 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:47,279 Speaker 8: lead our franchise forward. 768 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:49,160 Speaker 7: All right, thank you all. 769 00:38:49,280 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to the from the Podium podcast. You 770 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:55,560 Speaker 1: can like and subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts, 771 00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:58,920 Speaker 1: and for the latest updates on the Browns coaching search, 772 00:38:59,360 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: keep it locked to the Browns Social media channels and 773 00:39:02,360 --> 00:39:06,080 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns dot com. We are back with you tomorrow 774 00:39:06,120 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: as we get you the highlights from today's locker clean 775 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,960 Speaker 1: out at the Cross Country Mortgage Campus here in Brea. 776 00:39:13,280 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: I'm Jason Gibbs. Thanks for listening to the From the 777 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:17,120 Speaker 1: Podium podcast