1 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to the From the Podium podcast. I'm Jason Gibbs. 2 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: It is officially game week. The Browns are back in 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: Buria today at the Cross Country Mortgage Campus and getting 4 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: ready for the Dallas Cowboys coming up on Sunday. On 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: today's podcast, you'll hear from head coach Kevin Stefanski, Pro 6 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: Bowl guard Wyat Teller, and assistant general manager Glenn Cook. 7 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: We'll start with coach Stefanski, who gave updates on the 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: roster head of the week one matchup with the Dallas Cowboys. 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:39,599 Speaker 2: All right, fireway, guys, Kevin, any hope that Jed's out 10 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 2: on the practice. 11 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 3: Field this week? 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 4: He's getting close. 13 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 5: Uh so, we'll see, but getting closer. It's like, Yeah, 14 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 5: I wouldn't call it a setback. I'd say with any 15 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 5: injury that you're rehabbing, you have to just treat it, 16 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 5: how it's responding and those type of things. So, uh no, 17 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 5: I wouldn't say specific except back. But you know, he 18 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 5: wants to be out here last month. I mean, he 19 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:04,959 Speaker 5: wants to be out here two months ago. But just 20 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 5: gonna continue to treat him and make sure that we're 21 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 5: doing what is right medically. 22 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: Are you ready to say Jacko played left tackle. 23 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 5: Yeah, I don't think we're gonna say anything really depth chartwise. 24 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 5: If yeah, I wouldn't obviously go there, Tony, I would 25 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 5: just tell you we have options there. 26 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 4: We're going to work through our options. 27 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 3: I think see Shelby or Dustin. 28 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 4: Both we'll be fine. Yeah. 29 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 3: Can we talk a lot about the offense and what 30 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 3: it might look like given the you know, the new 31 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 3: coaches and the tweeks do it? 32 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 6: What's the process like of you throw everything in at 33 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 6: the beginning of the off season until to now it's 34 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 6: week one. 35 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 3: What's gonna make it to week one? 36 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 7: Yeah? 37 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 5: I think what you have to be careful of is 38 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,640 Speaker 5: you can't run everything in game one or game two 39 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 5: or game three. There's there's a lot of things that 40 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 5: over the course of time you will get to, Uh, 41 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 5: there's only so many plays on only so many plays 42 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 5: you can install and practice and those type of things. 43 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 5: So it's been a process and they give coach Dorsey 44 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 5: a ton of credit just it's been a great process 45 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 5: of streamlining what we do throughout the spring and end 46 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 5: of the summer, finding out what fits our guy's best 47 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 5: and then when you figure that out, then you go 48 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 5: into week one, you say, Okay, what are some things 49 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,920 Speaker 5: that potentially could be good versus our opponent? 50 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 4: So that's really the conversation you're having right now. 51 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 8: We may ask you a lot about Handy Diggett's in 52 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 8: these few months. 53 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 3: How different than well. 54 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 5: I think we talked about this way back when. I 55 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 5: don't want any coach to be anybody that they're not. 56 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 5: I want I want the best versions of our players, 57 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 5: want the best versions of our coaches. So Andy's very 58 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 5: authentic to himself, you know, has a really good way 59 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:43,959 Speaker 5: about him and how he teaches, how he pushes the guys, 60 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 5: very very smart in the meeting room. Really a very 61 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 5: good collaborator. Collaborator is that word collaborator? 62 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 4: Thank you, Mary kay. 63 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 5: So he works well with everybody and and and putting 64 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 5: plans together. 65 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 9: Coming back to the tackles for a second, how comforting 66 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 9: is it that one of your own and to remain 67 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 9: too much of the slide. 68 00:03:04,040 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 7: Is that something that he can easily Yeah, good question. 69 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 5: Uh again, we're excited to have options at really a 70 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 5: bunch of positions. That's certainly one that will work through potentially, 71 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 5: But in terms of that transition, I think it's better 72 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 5: off asking the players, because I think it's it varies 73 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 5: by player. 74 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 4: Are you fortunate to. 75 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:29,519 Speaker 10: Have on that side, because whoever's over there having to 76 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 10: make any kind of a transition gets to be able to. 77 00:03:32,160 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 5: All Yeah, I think that certainly factors into all of this. 78 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 5: Mary Kay, is is a offensive line really works as 79 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 5: a unit, It's not an individual type thing. 80 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 4: Uh, And you have to have great communication on down 81 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 4: the line. What do you. 82 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: Expect the cowboy? Yeah? 83 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 4: Again, well we'll see. 84 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 5: You know, preseason obviously is not a great indication for 85 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 5: any team in terms of the scheme. 86 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 4: Uh. 87 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 5: You know coach Zim obviously, I know really well, Uh, 88 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 5: there's an outstanding football coach. So we know that we'll 89 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 5: have our work cut out for us. And and personnel wise, 90 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 5: I mean, they have a bunch of really really good 91 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 5: players from the D line back through the secondary. So 92 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 5: we'll spend some more time on them this afternoon with 93 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 5: our players, and then we'll really dive into them as 94 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 5: we get started with our work week on Wednesday. 95 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 3: What particularly do you do? 96 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, I think it's you do have all that time, 97 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 5: but you also have new coordinators at times, you have 98 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 5: new players at times, so there is a bit of 99 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 5: a guessing game on both sides. There's certain seasons where 100 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 5: you're going in and there's a coordinator that's been there 101 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 5: for a bunch of years, but they may have new 102 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 5: players at different positions, so there is a week one. 103 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 5: There's definitely the unknown really on all sides. Your coach player, 104 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 5: We're very fortunate to have a veteran group in there. 105 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 4: Uh. 106 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 5: And it's it's Joel, it's Wide, it's Jack, it's Ethan. 107 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 5: It's a bunch of really smart football players that pushed 108 00:05:13,960 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 5: each other. But they also do a great job with 109 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 5: young guys. They bring him along because that's what somebody 110 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 5: did for them. 111 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:23,560 Speaker 4: Were catching today. Just how consistent. 112 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 7: Physically? 113 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,239 Speaker 5: Yeah, well, I think the consistent piece is a big piece, 114 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 5: especially being available. I think he's worked very hard, uh 115 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 5: to to keep his body in position to stay on 116 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 5: the field. 117 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 4: And and as you know, we've had. 118 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 5: A lot of success with why in the run game 119 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 5: in the past game. Uh, And we're certainly count on him, 120 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 5: but he's been very consistent years. 121 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 3: The youngest team, the oldest, so. 122 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 7: Listen to that. 123 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 4: It's a good question. 124 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 5: It's not something I spent a lot of time thinking 125 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 5: about Tony. 126 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 4: Uh. 127 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 5: You know, we look at it, or at least I 128 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 5: look at it with what players we have available to us. 129 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 5: Certain years, you have more young guys than old guys. 130 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 5: But I think it's a good mix. Good Okay, thank 131 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 5: you guys. 132 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: Next up it's pro bowler and new father Wyatt Teller. 133 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: He spoke on how the offensive line is adjusting under 134 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: their new position, coach Andy Dickerson. 135 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 7: Wow, never felt more important. Thank you. 136 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 9: Wait there an obviously we don't know Jet's status. A 137 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 9: chance that Jack would have. 138 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 3: To slide over. 139 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 9: I'm sure there's a comfort factor considering Jack. 140 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 11: Yeah, No, I mean Jack has played next to me 141 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 11: for you know, what is it, four years going on 142 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,880 Speaker 11: five years? So yeah, but I you know, I know 143 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,119 Speaker 11: that he's getting out there, getting to move around stuff 144 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 11: like that. But you know, I guess if whatever positions 145 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 11: he's at, if he was playing right guard, it'd be 146 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,360 Speaker 11: a little different, you know, other than right tackle. 147 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 5: But yeah, Jack resilience, I mean this is the second. 148 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 11: Yeah, No, he's he's a uh definitely a tough guy. 149 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 11: You know, I plought him for you know, going through 150 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,920 Speaker 11: what he's gone through. But yeah, to come back the 151 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 11: way that he has, you know, doesn't look like crap 152 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 11: when he runs. 153 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 7: I mean, it's pretty. 154 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 3: Good to you than. 155 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 7: Yeah, I just had a a baby. I guess that's 156 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 7: a little different. 157 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 11: But uh but other than that, no, football wise, you know, 158 00:07:33,760 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 11: still you know, Kevin's the fighting Stefanski's so you know, 159 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 11: we're still the still our head coach. You know, it's 160 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 11: still very similar, you know, offense, everything at that. You know, 161 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 11: obviously some new new coaches here and there, but uh, 162 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 11: you know, definitely, you know, definitely the same. We've run 163 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 11: the ball the same way, we you know, passed the 164 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:54,880 Speaker 11: ball similar So just jar you know, jargons changed. Uh 165 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:56,880 Speaker 11: some rules here and there have changed. The way we're 166 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 11: gonna pick stuff up, is it changed a little bit, 167 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 11: But for the most part, it's it's the. 168 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 8: Same team going from. 169 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 11: I'm not you know, I'm not absolutely dying sore, which 170 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 11: is nice. You know, I actually feel like I can 171 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 11: recover a little bit now. You know, like I said, 172 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 11: you know, backside Combo is still in a you know, 173 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 11: front side combo is still a single. 174 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 7: You know, it's it is what it is. 175 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 11: You know, the the techniques have slightly changed a little bit, 176 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 11: but the guys have it. I mean, the guys that 177 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 11: we've been playing with were the same guys that were 178 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 11: under Bill, so we all. 179 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 7: Know the stuff that he taught us. He was a 180 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 7: great coach, good lead. 181 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 11: Great leader, and you know we uh, I appreciate coach Callahan, 182 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 11: but you know he uh he took an unbelievable an 183 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 11: opportunity with the son, so I hope the best for him. 184 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 7: But you know, we're we're moving on here in Cleveland. 185 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 12: Playoff season expectations, third year of you know, getting to 186 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 12: start the season healthy. Just you know, what's the move 187 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 12: like in the locker room as far as just the 188 00:08:57,120 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 12: the excitement to have the season finally here and you know, 189 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,559 Speaker 12: to deal withs for you. 190 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 4: Know, a good season. 191 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 11: Yeah, we don't have to hit each other anymore, which 192 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 11: is nice. We uh, we're all starting to get along. 193 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 11: We're telling jokes to each other now, where about two 194 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 11: weeks ago we were like, don't talk to me, but no, 195 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 11: all jokes aside. You know, we're excited to play. We 196 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 11: wanna win as many games uh as possible. Uh starts 197 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 11: with Game one. You know, I'm not to be cliche, 198 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 11: but you know, I really do take it week by week, 199 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 11: so you know, I'm focused on Dow uh on the Cowboys. 200 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 10: Move him around and just how good is he? And 201 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 10: how about that whole. 202 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 7: Defensive of the Cowboys and really good? 203 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 11: You know, Number eleven is uh, he's a stud, very fast, 204 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 11: quick guy. He can play any position he wants and 205 00:09:44,920 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 11: make you know, offensive lineman looks silly while doing it. 206 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 11: You know, they they have you know, base front, subfront 207 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:52,960 Speaker 11: stuff like that. But for the most part, whenever they 208 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 11: wanna get you know, crazy on third down, second and long. 209 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 7: Stuff like that, I feel like the key to it 210 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 7: is is not letting them get exact, you know. 211 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 11: As long as we stay in front of the chains, 212 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 11: you know, take care of our job on you know, 213 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 11: second down, first down, second down, and then execute on 214 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 11: third down, hopefully we can keep him at uh the 215 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 11: end quick. 216 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 10: He says he wants to be the NFL Defensive Player 217 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:18,880 Speaker 10: of the Year this year. Do you see that kind 218 00:10:18,920 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 10: of pot in him? 219 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 4: Uh? 220 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 11: I mean he's a hell of a player. I think 221 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 11: he has the ability to do it, you know. I 222 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 11: one of my best friends on the team is Miles Garrett, 223 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 11: so he's gonna have to beat him out. But Miles 224 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 11: is you know, he's uh always looking good, you know, 225 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 11: But yeah, no, Micah. 226 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 7: Has all the intangibles tangibles. 227 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,079 Speaker 11: I mean, you know, he's a he's a hell of 228 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 11: pass rushers. 229 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 13: Similar, uh, and your guy, you're taking that with you. 230 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 13: But young guys who will move into. 231 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 14: That hope you find yourself being a leader and kind 232 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:55,439 Speaker 14: of carrying over the things. 233 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 7: That in addition to helping them pick up some of 234 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 7: the new things that are being Yeah. Yeah, like I said, 235 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 7: there's only so many ways you can skin a cat. 236 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 11: I know that's a really bad saying, but you know 237 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 11: there's you know, stay inside out, you know, past pro 238 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 11: squareness length, uh, single arm you know, you know, we 239 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 11: still use single arm, hand usage, stuff like that. So 240 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,239 Speaker 11: uh just kind of come from like a a rudimentary 241 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 11: level for the young guys. You know, when I was 242 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 11: coming into the league, we I mean we had zone right, 243 00:11:23,480 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 11: zone L left in college, and then all of a 244 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 11: sudden I get here and there's different holes, different gaps, 245 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 11: different everything. So learning the jargon of it. We have 246 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 11: some really smart, talented rookies who in young guys in general, 247 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 11: who just you know, I feel like they're a little 248 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 11: bit further advanced than I was, which is good, you know, 249 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 11: I guess, but maybe I was just you know, not advanced, 250 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,680 Speaker 11: That's maybe what it was. But but now just teaching 251 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 11: them some stuff that helped me out, you know, just 252 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 11: trying to get them, get them brought up. 253 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 2: Different is the one this year compared to even at 254 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 2: the you know it's worth you know, in November December 255 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 2: of last year. 256 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 11: I think the one is very similar to who he's 257 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 11: who's been who I've known him as. 258 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,760 Speaker 7: He's a great guy, you know, talented, does all get out. 259 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 4: You know. 260 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 7: I think he's very similar. 261 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 3: Have you known. 262 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,920 Speaker 2: It's still a change in terms of you know, on 263 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 2: the field, like a confidence, you know, being comfortable, you 264 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 2: know that sort of thing, and the way he's played, 265 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 2: you know as the second year you know in the league. 266 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 11: I'd say that he was pretty confident when he was 267 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 11: blocking blocking t J. Wall, who was a pretty damn 268 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 11: goodas rusher, and he was just like what am I doing, 269 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 11: you know, just out here blocking him? You know, belief 270 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 11: himself is you know unbelievable. And he definitely, uh, he 271 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 11: knows he's a good player. You know, so as long 272 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 11: as he can build on that and everything like that, 273 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 11: you know, I think that he'll, you know, if he 274 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 11: does everything right, stays on top of everything. 275 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 7: He'll be writing his own checks one day. 276 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 4: Are you gonna be able to get. 277 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:45,320 Speaker 10: Any sleep at home this week? 278 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 4: And how is everything going. 279 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:47,680 Speaker 13: With a new baby? 280 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 4: And what's her name? 281 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 7: Virginia Austin Teller. We're gonna call her Gigi. 282 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:53,199 Speaker 12: She was. 283 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 7: She was born Friday morning. It was uh, it was awesome. 284 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 11: Seven pounds, twelve ounces nineteen a half which is long, 285 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 11: So healthy girl. 286 00:13:02,760 --> 00:13:05,679 Speaker 7: Mama's doing well. She's doing well, and we've. 287 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 11: We've gotten people to help, you know, her mom's in 288 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 11: town to help with stuff, but also a night doula 289 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 11: and stuff like that to make sure that I can 290 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 11: sleep and Mama can sleep too. 291 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 13: Why, I know you similar with but obviously so much 292 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 13: is going. 293 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 3: To be different. 294 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 13: I guess internally for you guys, what are the expectations 295 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 13: that this is gonna look like early and how much. 296 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 3: Room you think there is to grow? 297 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 7: Yeah? 298 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 11: No, I mean, we didn't win the Super Bowl last year, 299 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 11: and even if we did, it's not the same season. 300 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 11: You know, we had we put some good, good plays 301 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 11: out there, a couple of good games, but you know, 302 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 11: you know, just I think that if we just focus 303 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 11: week on week and really try to to better ourselves 304 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 11: and just take that match up, not think about next week, 305 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 11: not think about the week after, not think about you know, 306 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 11: I know that a lot of our goals. You're playing 307 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 11: in the NFL. You want to play in the super Bowl. 308 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 11: That's in five months, right, Like, we have to do 309 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,559 Speaker 11: so much work and get so much better before any 310 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 11: of that happens. We haven't won the division since the 311 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 11: eighties and eighty nine, I think, so if we can 312 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 11: get back to prominence, then you know, get into the 313 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,200 Speaker 11: playoffs and maybe make a run. But right now, we 314 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 11: just got focus on game one. 315 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 10: It seems like, uh, it seems like nationally, at least, 316 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:13,560 Speaker 10: you guys. 317 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 3: Are not getting the uh, the. 318 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 10: Love and the respect goods that you think you probably should. 319 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 5: So how do you feel about all of that? 320 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 11: No, I think it's good. I think that the less 321 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 11: people talking about us the better. Uh, no offense, No offense. 322 00:14:26,240 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 11: You guys talked about us, but you guys are our 323 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 11: local media. But no, I just feel that, you know, 324 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 11: whenever you have you're sitting watching TV or anything like that, 325 00:14:34,720 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 11: and it's like, oh, the Browns are gonna be great, 326 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 11: then sometimes you think that you kind of already made it. 327 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 7: Which isn't a good thing. 328 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 11: I remember when I got traded here, you know, six 329 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 11: years ago or five years ago, I was like, oh, 330 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 11: you know, they were talking about how Cleveland's gonna be great, 331 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 11: and I think we finished seven or nine or something 332 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 11: like that. But you know, it was just like, we 333 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 11: didn't meet meet the expectations, so little expectations will rise 334 00:14:57,560 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 11: above them. 335 00:14:59,600 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 4: Good. 336 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: Assistant General manager Glenn Cook then took the stand to 337 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 1: talk on the front office's approach to building this year's 338 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster. 339 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 8: Blent, did you guys put in any claims last week? 340 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 4: Stay Style said one more time, did you guys put 341 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 4: in any claims after the. 342 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 15: Fifty No, we felt pretty good where we were in 343 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 15: terms of our roster. I think this is honestly the 344 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 15: first year in a while where we you know, we 345 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 15: didn't put a claim, didn't get a guy claim, So 346 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 15: feel good about where. 347 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 4: The roster is. 348 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 15: Last I'll just say last eight months is kind of 349 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 15: the personnel staff's journey, right, just us trying to put 350 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 15: the s the team in the best position we can, 351 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 15: and we feel like we try to exhaust whether it's claims, trades, uh, 352 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 15: all the different avenues available to us to to maximize 353 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 15: the fifty three and the best team we can put 354 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 15: together to be ready for you know, something like we're 355 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 15: about to face a week one in in the Cowboys. 356 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 8: How much goes into you you all sixteen guys on 357 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 8: a on a practice flud and you're only two on 358 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 8: the fifty three, but you know you can pull somebody up, 359 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 8: So how much How does that factor in? 360 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 15: Yeah, Jeff, I think it's it's that that math problem 361 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 15: is what we're trying to solve. Uh, just trying to 362 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 15: make sure, uh we put Kevin and the coaching staff 363 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 15: in the best position as possible to be ready to 364 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 15: go out not only week one, but you know, we're 365 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 15: we're trying to play twenty two weeks or however many 366 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 15: it is t you know, to make it to the end. 367 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 15: So you know, that's the calculation we're going through to see, Hey, 368 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 15: who you know in terms of like when we when 369 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 15: we make our decisions, who who fits best, you know, 370 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 15: both short and long term, and so all that plays 371 00:16:32,080 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 15: in into account. 372 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:34,560 Speaker 5: O me shd some light on. 373 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 10: Kind of what is going on with with Jed Wills. 374 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 10: I think we all expected that we would see him 375 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 10: out here at some point a lot sooner than this 376 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 10: work place. 377 00:16:41,880 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 4: Yeah. 378 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 15: I won't get too too too much into it, Mary kay, 379 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 15: but he's you know, he's working to to get back 380 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 15: and and I think, uh, you know, we put faith 381 00:16:48,200 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 15: in our staff to to say, hey, when when he's 382 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 15: ready to go, he'll be ready to go. So alright, 383 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 15: you know, we got guys out there getting ready to 384 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 15: play Sunday, and you know, if he's a vailbum, I'm 385 00:16:55,560 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 15: sure coach will make a decision on that. 386 00:16:56,880 --> 00:17:02,000 Speaker 3: What we're from marks one of the people. 387 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 15: Yeah, again, you know they're there are probably a couple 388 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 15: of things we set a bunch of goals or a 389 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,400 Speaker 15: couple of them that we maybe haven't haven't accomplished this yet, 390 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 15: but kind of as you guys have seen, especially what 391 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 15: we went through last year, the things that live in organism, 392 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 15: so it'll continue to evolve. We're we're continuing to scour, 393 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 15: uh the entire landscape of the NFL right now and 394 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 15: see what's available. 395 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 4: So it's it's possibility that we do. 396 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 15: But you know, right now, you know, Dustin's a pretty 397 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 15: good kicker and we're happy to have him. 398 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 12: Last week, you guys, you're you're hoping to get something 399 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,600 Speaker 12: for one of these quarterbacks you ended up releasing, Uh Tyler, 400 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 12: is there anything to him going back to the Ravens 401 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 12: considering you guys tweaked the offense and you know, put 402 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 12: all of this energy and uh you know, retolling that side. 403 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 4: Yeah. 404 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 15: Look, I think it's just a part of what we do, 405 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 15: right Like the you're constantly adding and and removing players 406 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 15: from the roster, and sometimes they go to division fos. 407 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 15: Sometimes they go to your next opponent or opponent you 408 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:03,119 Speaker 15: play in three weeks, so you know what happens. You know, 409 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 15: w we'll snoop the best. You know, he it's a 410 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 15: familiar place for him, and again you never know, like 411 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 15: he he he could be back. 412 00:18:10,040 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 8: Two years ago the Browns started to season as the 413 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 8: youngest teams. 414 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,200 Speaker 4: You've actually questioned a couple. 415 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 9: Of times depending on what yees, what do you make 416 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 9: of that? 417 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,120 Speaker 7: Is that? 418 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 15: I think that's just a part of it, right, Like 419 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 15: you know, I think we try to be intentional about 420 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 15: how we build it, but not let one variable play 421 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,080 Speaker 15: too much into it. So, you know, I think Kevin 422 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 15: mentioned that we want really good football players and we understand, 423 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 15: you know, age is a factor, and and we try 424 00:18:40,359 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 15: to take that into account, but yeah, I wouldn't say 425 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 15: there is a specific thing that sticks out in terms. 426 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 7: Of that number. 427 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 15: Now we're a I mean, I think you guys should 428 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 15: know we're always urgent just to just the way we 429 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 15: approach it. So I don't think age is is a 430 00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,479 Speaker 15: descriptor of that. That's just our approach. 431 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 6: YU just experience, Scott, you uh, being just the Jed injury, 432 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 6: you had had other ones during campus left tackle? So 433 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:11,200 Speaker 6: how hard was that and do you feel completely comfortable with. 434 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 15: I mean, I think to your I think we got 435 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,639 Speaker 15: a good rep last year, you know, just throughout the 436 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 15: season and experiencing injuries just across the roster, but specifically 437 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 15: at left tackle. So I feel like we had a 438 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 15: pretty good plan in place. James played a lot of football, 439 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,359 Speaker 15: A lot of confidence in James. 440 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 4: If he needs to play there or whoever coach puts there. 441 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 15: Uh, I think we we have players on our roster 442 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:34,959 Speaker 15: that that can go out on Sunday and perform. 443 00:19:35,400 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 3: That was very nearly my question. 444 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 9: You guys almost experienced worst case scenario at quarterback and 445 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,040 Speaker 9: the offensive line last year with injuries. How much did 446 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 9: that experience reshaped maybe the way you go about this season. 447 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 3: Or protecting the ron. 448 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,200 Speaker 15: Yeah, I mean, I definitely think it's important to learn 449 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 15: from from things like that. I think, you know, maybe 450 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 15: that's unique to have what twenty four guys going are, 451 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 15: but we definitely stepped back, took a step back and 452 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 15: and and tried to learn from that experience. 453 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:03,880 Speaker 4: And make sure, Look, you can't you can't prepare. 454 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 15: For any and you know, every scenario that's gonna happen, 455 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 15: because inevitably something this year will come up that will 456 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 15: be unique. But yeah, you know, we try to learn 457 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 15: from it and and just tweak our approach here and 458 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:16,160 Speaker 15: there and have a good foundation just across the roster 459 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 15: where you go out and bring in a better mark 460 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 15: receiver from aspective when you look. 461 00:20:23,080 --> 00:20:26,439 Speaker 4: At the ad position of Marie, Jerry, Elijah and what 462 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 4: kind of comment traits stood out, whether it was. 463 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 3: On the field and maybe. 464 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 4: No, I appreciate it. 465 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 15: You know, ultimately it's you know, especially at that position, 466 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 15: the skill positions on offense, you want guys that can 467 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 15: get open, you know, and I think all three of 468 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 15: those guys you know, are pretty talented route runners and 469 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 15: understand how to get open in different ways from different positions. 470 00:20:46,080 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 15: So not only do they provide that, but they provide 471 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 15: the flexibility to move them around. They've they've both played 472 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 15: inside and outside. So you know, just as you guys know, 473 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,280 Speaker 15: when we go through the season, you may have an 474 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 15: injury here there. So being able to just sort of 475 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,119 Speaker 15: move the chest pieces around and be flexible and so 476 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 15: run your offense as you know, as close to a 477 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 15: hundred percent as you can is is is an asset 478 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 15: to have. Yeah, you know, at the least, So I 479 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:11,239 Speaker 15: think that's what we have in those three guys. And 480 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:16,920 Speaker 15: honestly just throughout the room, seime. 481 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 4: Throwing anything like that on guys or not. No, no, 482 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:22,200 Speaker 4: it's it wasn't. 483 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 15: It wasn't on purpose, you know, as you kind of 484 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 15: stepped back, like we're starting to have a a number 485 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:26,840 Speaker 15: of soft floorter guys on the team. 486 00:21:26,840 --> 00:21:28,239 Speaker 4: But now it just it just kind of worked out. 487 00:21:28,240 --> 00:21:29,160 Speaker 4: Maybe it's just in the water. 488 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,440 Speaker 10: Is there any thought at all that perhaps Nick would 489 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 10: have made it here, uh for one of these first 490 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 10: four games of the season, and now that he has 491 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 10: to miss these first four, what is sort of the 492 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,679 Speaker 10: vibe or the hope or when he might reach ot. 493 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 15: Yeah, I think coach hit it like he's working hard Man. 494 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 15: I think we've we've seen it since Greenbrier. If anyone 495 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 15: was pushing the to be ready, we won it. It's 496 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 15: definitely Nick And I know he's he's he's scratching the 497 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 15: itche and to get out there. So just whenever he's ready, 498 00:21:55,920 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 15: we'll be ready and accepting of him, you know, helping us, 499 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 15: you know, put up points on offense, but you know, 500 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 15: you know the staff and coach and the medical group 501 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 15: will will do us right. 502 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 4: And I I feel good in that, you know. 503 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 12: Very uh set in their ways when it comes to 504 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 12: the you know, type of personnel. Kevin's first year was 505 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,919 Speaker 12: about tight ends and running backs and full backs, and 506 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 12: now a couple of years down the line, it there's 507 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 12: been a little bit of a shift. 508 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 3: Just how much easier does. 509 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 12: That make, uh it for you guys in the front 510 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 12: office when you have a coach that's malleable and willing 511 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 12: to be flexible when it comes to personnel. 512 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 15: I think, I mean one that's a testament to Kevin. 513 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:37,520 Speaker 15: I think he understands that you you have to grow 514 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 15: and you have to evolve, and he definitely still has 515 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:42,239 Speaker 15: his foundation. I think you guys will see that, but 516 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,520 Speaker 15: he's always pushing to to make sure he is being 517 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:48,359 Speaker 15: his best version of himself. So again that's a testament 518 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 15: to just him as a is a really really good 519 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:51,160 Speaker 15: coach for our team. 520 00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 4: And the second thing it did, it makes us drive 521 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 4: really easy. 522 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,640 Speaker 15: Right, So you still have to make sure you're providing 523 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 15: the adequate resources for him to do what he wants 524 00:22:58,840 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 15: to do. 525 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 4: But when you have a little bit more flexibility in 526 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 4: terms of. 527 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 15: You know, certain archetypes at positions, you know, it opens 528 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 15: up sort of your rollodecks and options across you know, 529 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:12,600 Speaker 15: the different acquisition types. 530 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 2: How much did I mean you had a preseason to 531 00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 2: kind of see in in a small physycical size that 532 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 2: the new kickoff rule. How much did the data and 533 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 2: the analysis of that, you know impact you know what 534 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 2: you saw their impact maybe some decisions, you know, maybe 535 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 2: at the back half of the roster. 536 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:34,640 Speaker 15: I think we learned a lot about just the play 537 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,479 Speaker 15: in and of itself, you know, from from other leagues 538 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,000 Speaker 15: from the preseason. But we're still I think we're still 539 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:41,720 Speaker 15: gonna learn, you know. I think I'm sure some teams 540 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 15: have kept things, you know, hidden and and held back 541 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 15: before they got into Week one, So we're still learning 542 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:49,680 Speaker 15: I think we're it's it's one of those things that 543 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 15: it'll be continuous, probably throughout the year for the entire 544 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 15: league to understand really what the impact of the play 545 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 15: is and maybe you know, what's the most valuable way 546 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 15: to deploy players and sort of execute on that face. 547 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 15: So we'll see, you know, we're still learning, but f 548 00:24:03,640 --> 00:24:05,399 Speaker 15: given what we know now, we feel good, you know, 549 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 15: to go out and and start to put things forward. 550 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 10: Kevin Strafanski mentioned that we should stay tuned when he 551 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 10: was asked about DTR being the number three heading into 552 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 10: this game. Uh So, my question is is that, you know, 553 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 10: I'm sure some of that is just competitive advantage of 554 00:24:22,800 --> 00:24:24,919 Speaker 10: not giving anything away at all to the Cowboys, But 555 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 10: did DTR actually rise to the level where he can 556 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 10: pull that off and and grow that out there as 557 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 10: as a mystery or a possibility. 558 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:36,120 Speaker 15: They tuned you know now, I say look like DTR. 559 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,680 Speaker 15: I you know, you know, he played a couple of 560 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:40,800 Speaker 15: games last year as a rookie, which is tough for 561 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 15: any rookie, and I think you know, seeing him since 562 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 15: May and the development and uh evolution of his game 563 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 15: is is that's what you wanna see, right, regardless of 564 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,479 Speaker 15: right now where he is on the depth chart, like 565 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 15: the the growth that he's made on the football field 566 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,800 Speaker 15: is is you know, we we're excited about that, like 567 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:58,880 Speaker 15: very excited about that. 568 00:24:58,840 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 4: To be honest. 569 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,320 Speaker 15: So I again, you gotta stay tuned on the other 570 00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 15: part with coach. You know, I I don't have that answer. 571 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 4: Over the past couple of years. 572 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 14: You guys have kept some undrafted free agents on the roster, 573 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 14: and you guys have found some talent in the late rounds. 574 00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 14: PA had to how has j has the front office 575 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,879 Speaker 14: kind of evolved in that regard of finding talent that 576 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 14: you can develop and maybe some gems. 577 00:25:18,520 --> 00:25:21,600 Speaker 4: That no, that's good. I I think it's a testament 578 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 4: to the group. 579 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 15: You know, Max Polis is our college director, and you 580 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:28,560 Speaker 15: know Andrew actually kind of put a stumb on It's 581 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 15: not in a negative way, but just challenged us to 582 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 15: to make sure that we were optimizing, you know, all 583 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:35,560 Speaker 15: the avenues to get players. I said that earlier and 584 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,280 Speaker 15: then and I I think ever since that conversation. You know, 585 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 15: de Bell Rocket, you know this work were Cohen. You know, 586 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 15: it's tough for those those guys to make the roster, 587 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 15: and you gotta you gotta find players who have the 588 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 15: right makeup and and grit to to to claw for those. 589 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 4: You know, back end spots. 590 00:25:51,040 --> 00:25:53,320 Speaker 15: So I think it's testament to to just the players 591 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 15: themselves as well. You know, our Scotting group identify guys 592 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 15: with those qualities and now they you know, they they 593 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 15: take advantage of the opportunity. So it it helps make 594 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 15: our job easier when when they do right, it makes 595 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 15: us look better too. 596 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,040 Speaker 13: I know they've Jim Swart says the analogy of adding 597 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 13: some change ups and with their fastball, like how competent 598 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 13: are you because of so many guys coming back? But 599 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:15,719 Speaker 13: but this thing is gonna have new wrinkles in it 600 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 13: and look different, and you guys are gonna be able 601 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 13: to stay you know, a step ahead of offices trying 602 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 13: to figure it out. 603 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:22,119 Speaker 15: Yeah, I think we got to just stay in step, 604 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 15: you know, Like I think, you know, teams have a 605 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 15: lot of film honitors from last year and so I 606 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 15: think we understand that, you know, people will come really 607 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 15: prepared to attack us a different way. So Jim and 608 00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,000 Speaker 15: his group worked hard in the off season to make 609 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 15: sure we had answers. 610 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 4: And that's the big thing. 611 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:39,680 Speaker 15: So just have answers for for what we know we're 612 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 15: gonna see and so you know, we feel good about that. 613 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:47,399 Speaker 15: I don't know, I I hope, so, you know, like 614 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 15: we feel good about it regardless, Like it's it's a 615 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,160 Speaker 15: really good group. You know, these guys continue to gel 616 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 15: really well. I think that's the part that you know, 617 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 15: I'm confident and happy about the most. It's just a 618 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,680 Speaker 15: team that we have. It's just a really really really 619 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:02,199 Speaker 15: close the team. These guys care about winning, you know, ultimately, 620 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:05,119 Speaker 15: that's what it comes down to. So you know, we 621 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 15: feel good about being ready for for Sunday and moving forward. 622 00:27:07,640 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 3: I new r new practice squad rules and even the 623 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 3: size effects maybe the Bob or the fifty three. 624 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 6: Are you like, do you keep more young guys because 625 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 6: you can sign veterans to the practice squad than you 626 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:18,399 Speaker 6: might have. 627 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:20,960 Speaker 15: I think it's it gives you flexibility to kind of 628 00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:23,560 Speaker 15: do what you need to do right and when you 629 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 15: know you can maybe add a few more vets to 630 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 15: peace squad. But I I don't know that that's you know, uh, 631 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 15: a hundred percent driver of it every single time. 632 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 4: But it does give us the flexibility to to do 633 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:34,520 Speaker 4: something like that. 634 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 10: How optimistic are you that Michael Junior will be able 635 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:38,640 Speaker 10: to rejoin. 636 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 5: You guys, uh early on. 637 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 15: Yeah, he's m you know, Mike's working through what he 638 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 15: needs to work through being on the commissioner exemplist and 639 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,639 Speaker 15: so he you know, continue to continue to do that. 640 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 15: I'm probably won't say much more on Mike at the 641 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:51,199 Speaker 15: moment when it. 642 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 3: Comes to you. 643 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 9: Restructured DeShawn last week, when it comes to those restructures 644 00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 9: in those big contracts, so that's sort of built into 645 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 9: the idea of like we we can sign this big 646 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 9: contract or reach into it down the road. 647 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 15: Yeah, I think we structure and sort of approach all 648 00:28:07,119 --> 00:28:12,720 Speaker 15: of those contractual conversations with the idea of giving ourselves flexibility. 649 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:17,000 Speaker 15: So I think that's just across the magnitude of the contract. 650 00:28:17,040 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 15: I think that's just built into more of our philosophy, 651 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 15: which one employer surprise, I don't, you know, I don't 652 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,439 Speaker 15: like that question, you know, I I I don't like 653 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 15: that qu I I'm I'm really happy for the home 654 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 15: the hometown guy, and you know, and Javon just being selfish, 655 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 15: you know, he's a you guy. But all those young guys, 656 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 15: I think just you know, seeing James Thrash push through 657 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:43,240 Speaker 15: and develop in in in the UH training camp and 658 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 15: Miles Harden. You know, being a seventh round pick is 659 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 15: really tough to make a team as a seventh round pick. 660 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 15: But he's tough, he's competitive, really smart kids. So I 661 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 15: just think just across across the ross, I I can't. 662 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 4: Pick a favorite. I can't pick a favorite. Appreciate y'all. 663 00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: That will wrap things up for the first day of 664 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: practice for week one. We will be back with you 665 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: on Wednesday, installation day for this Cleveland Browns football team 666 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,880 Speaker 1: as they get ready for the Dallas Cowboys. Like and 667 00:29:10,040 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: subscribe to the From the Podium podcast wherever you get 668 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: your podcasts, keep it locked to the brown social media 669 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,880 Speaker 1: channels and Cleveland Browns Daily for continued coverage from the 670 00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: Cross Country Mortgage Campus in Berea. I'm Jason Gibbs. Thanks 671 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 1: for listening to the From the Podium podcast.