1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Dan dugging the athletic. Hey, Chris, I think a lot 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: of the trading up and down has kind of been 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:06,920 Speaker 1: the story of the draft. It's not something you guys 4 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,760 Speaker 1: have done much of, but from your shoes, I mean, 5 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: is it different for you? Has this process been different 6 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:13,440 Speaker 1: than past drafts? No? I don't think so. You know, 7 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,159 Speaker 1: since I've been here, you know, like Dave said, I 8 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: thinking as pressor we've we've tried, we've tried to trade 9 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: up and down before and just has to work out. Um, 10 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: And it's worked out this year where we've been able 11 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: to gain assets and then use some of those assets 12 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: to gain to get a player that we really like. So, um, 13 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say it's any different. And um, we've every 14 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: year since I've been here, we've been aggressive and trying 15 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: to uh, you know better the team. Just this year 16 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: it's working out. Um. So so what's that moment like 17 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: those so you guys trade back from forty two to 18 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: fifteen and you know Z's probably was you know very 19 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: much in the conversation at forty two. Are you kind 20 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 1: of waiting every pick saying hopefully they don't go? Or 21 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: do you just have enough? Guys? You're not sweating out. 22 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: How's that? How's that feeling? Yeah? I mean we you know, 23 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:53,480 Speaker 1: we had a bunch of guys that we really liked there. 24 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: And you know, like I've said before, you just got 25 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: to be patient. You can't get too higher, too low. 26 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: Just in the board will come to you. Gotta trust 27 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: and when you have a group of guys that it 28 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: makes you feel better as the time and the picks 29 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: go by. Um Asese was one was in the group, 30 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: and he was there and was the right player for us. 31 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: Thanks for sport posh Warts New York Post. Hey, Chris Um, 32 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:18,240 Speaker 1: you hear a bunch of things about Disease as a 33 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,480 Speaker 1: pass rusher, and you know, some people say he's the 34 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: best pass rusher in the draft. I mean they don't 35 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: usually last the fifty. So where do you see him 36 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,399 Speaker 1: as a pass rusher? And is he Is he a 37 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: legitimate edge guy now that you guys added to your team, Yeah, 38 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: I believe so. You know. The thing that separated I 39 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: think as these from others was he was He's pro 40 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,320 Speaker 1: ready with his hands. He had really good hand use, 41 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: He's instinctive, and the guy has a um ability to 42 00:01:43,080 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: make big plays in big spots. We like that about him. 43 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: He's ultracompetitive um, but it's his instincts um and he is. 44 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,880 Speaker 1: He's a he had a really good hand use um 45 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: for being an underclassman that we liked. Thank you, Tom 46 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: Rock Newsday. Uh, what's your what's what's your report on Robinson? 47 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: What did you like about him? A rob jumped off. 48 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: I remember I was sitting here, you know, through the 49 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: pandemic in the office, through on the UCF tape, and 50 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: his m his instincts, his toughness and his tackling jumped 51 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: out to me Tom immediately as I was watching the tape. 52 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: You know, it was a little unknown about him, didn't 53 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: know much through the tape on one day, and really 54 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: caught my eye with his competitiveness and instincts. And then 55 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: you know, we've kind of followed him throughout the process. 56 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: We had two interviews with him down in the mobile, 57 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: you know, which really good got to help us know 58 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: him as a person most importantly. And then you know, 59 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: I went down and saw him at his pro day 60 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: as well to really spent a lot of time with him. 61 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: And but it was I think immediately jumped off was 62 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: his toughness, his instincts, um, competitiveness, ran down leaving New 63 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:53,079 Speaker 1: York posts. Chris Aaron Robinson started his career at Alabama. 64 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 1: So that's SEC ties for all three guys this year, 65 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: most of the guys last year. I think it's pretty 66 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: you know, verstically accepted that's the best conference. Is that 67 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: why you guys keep going to the SEC? Or do 68 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: you have stronger, stronger relationships there more Scouts in that area? 69 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:13,799 Speaker 1: Why is it the SEC? I just think, Um, I 70 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: don't think we say, all right, just the SEC. We're gonna, 71 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: you know, scout it any differently than any other part 72 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: of the country. It's just the way the board has fallen. 73 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: Where the SEC players are, you know, at the time 74 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: we're ready to pick, are the ones that you know, 75 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: we feel our best to be giants. Um, it's it 76 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 1: is a very good conference. They pay they there's big 77 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 1: people that play fast and tough, so we like that. 78 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: But I don't think it's any different than you know, 79 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: we don't scout it any different than any other conference 80 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: in the league. Our steps in the record. Hey, Chris, 81 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: we've heard a lot about the meetings that you guys 82 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: had down at the Senior Ball. Meant to ask you 83 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 1: last night. I know you guys had a relatively limited 84 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: group down there, right, I know, is you Joe, Pat? 85 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: How many others were down there for you guys? We 86 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 1: had um other scouts as well, Kevin Abrahams, Tim McDonald, 87 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: Marcus Cooper, Brendan Prophet, Patrick Hands to Come and Jeremy 88 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:08,960 Speaker 1: Bright was Our crew just worked out like that. We 89 00:04:09,040 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 1: try to get you know, the scouts that had the 90 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: most players at the game. You know, it was tough. 91 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: It was tough on us because the Senior Bowl is 92 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 1: one of our best weeks as a staff and to 93 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: to separate, but we had other games that were going 94 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: on at the time, so are other scouts were spread 95 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: out over those other All Star games. So we had 96 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: a limited crew and we worked it was It was 97 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: a good experience. Senior Bowl did a great job allowing 98 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: us access to the players, which Joe said, you know, 99 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: really was our limit only interaction We could have the 100 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: players face to face UM and we took advantage of 101 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: every um, every every interview that we could. The other 102 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: thing I wanted to ask you is, obviously we've all 103 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: you know how picks are are being described as gold 104 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: and that everyone's looking at next year from your position, 105 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: you know, how you guys prepared to scout this year, 106 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 1: the challenges that you faced and you met. When you 107 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: see you guys stacking up picks for next what does that? 108 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: What does that mean to to your group and and 109 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: the scouts in terms of what may hold you know, 110 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: next year when you're starting at the draft, Well, it's exciting, 111 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,760 Speaker 1: you know, any chance you have opportunity to gain you know, 112 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: really good football players. Um, but I think it's important. 113 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: I think the number of potent players that will be 114 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: in the class next year will be a lot, you know, 115 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: with with due to COVID and players going back to 116 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: school and and and a lot of the opt outs. 117 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: So the more you know, the more picks we have 118 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: with more players, you know, more opportunity. Really is how 119 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: we look at it. But um, you know, I don't 120 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: think it changes. It's not gonna change how we evaluate 121 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,799 Speaker 1: or scout. It's just now we have more picks with 122 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: with more players available. Thanks for Jordan run on ESPN. 123 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 1: Hey Christmas, something I'm curious, Uh, what you would have 124 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: thought if I told you on like Thursday morning that 125 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,720 Speaker 1: Azse would be there and pick fifty? Is that? How 126 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: much is that something you make? You expected or were 127 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: surprised by Um. I wouldn't say it was surprised or 128 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: expect I was wishful. I'd be wishful if that was 129 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: that was a possibility along with the other players we 130 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: had in the group there. Um. But I'm really excited 131 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: to have disease. I mean to bring to bring a 132 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,720 Speaker 1: pass rusher to our defense, another one, another young pass 133 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: rusher that we can develop. I'm excited. Jordan's usually pass 134 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: rushers seemed to get pushed up in the draft. Why 135 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: do you think maybe this year it didn't happen. Well, 136 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: you know, it's like you see it in draft of 137 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 1: the flows. You know, all of a sudden, there's a 138 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: run on tackles. You know, there's a run on corners, 139 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: you know, the run on whiteouts. And it was just 140 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: that you saw last night the wave of pass rushers 141 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: went at the end of the draft, and then this morning, 142 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: I mean today they started, you know, with a different position. 143 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 1: It just comes and flows. Um, And you just gotta 144 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: be patient, like I said, and uh and stick to 145 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: the board and the guy will be there. You gotta 146 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: trust it, appreciate it. Last one here, Mark Kennezero, New 147 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: York Post. Hey, Chris, Um, I'm just so much has 148 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,080 Speaker 1: been made of Dave not trading in all of his 149 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: his drafts that he's conducted. I wonder if there's been 150 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: any razzing in the in the in the war room 151 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: amongst you guys. I know, we just had Joe on 152 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: a minute ago when he was joking that maybe he 153 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: had a concussion. Dave did, uh, is what do you 154 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: make of of? You know, of all the activity the 155 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: last couple of days and and has has there been 156 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: any ribbing inside the room? You could say that there's 157 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: been a little ribbing. Trader Dave has brought some excitement 158 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: to the room. So it's been fun. Trader Dave is 159 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: hearing it from a lot of people throughout the league, 160 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: so it's been fun. We've been a little ribbon, but 161 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: like I said, it's not like we haven't tried. Um. 162 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: Dave said, I'll say it, but it worked out. But 163 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: it's exciting. Gave a little juice. You know, it's been different. 164 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: The room is different without all our people in it. 165 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: You know, we were limited only ten people. Um, but 166 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: there was enough ribbing with the ten people to to 167 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: keep it exciting.