1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Big day for you guys today, haven't been We're graced, 2 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: but Grace, you're looking good. Absolutely, Yeah, nice to have 3 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: you honored. Honored. Um. First question, Bret, still fun, love it, 4 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: love it training camp. Another week at camp here, Um, 5 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: good opportunity for us to you know, continue to get better. 6 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: And obviously no game this week, but you know a 7 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:38,519 Speaker 1: lot of things for us to work on, and we'll 8 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: start our preparations in earnest from Miami next week. But um, 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: we can get a head start on a few things there. 10 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: But there are just some things that we need to 11 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: we need to cover this week, UM, situationally, and let's 12 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: clean up some things through the course of the preseason. 13 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: We haven't got too yet, so looking forward to it. 14 00:00:56,720 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: When you see him, is it do you think like 15 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:04,720 Speaker 1: rumbling stumbling? Absolutely? Yeah, I think of the Natalie claud 16 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick coined that phrase for me. Do you like 17 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: having the week period here to hit yourself set for 18 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: week one and then go to week two? Yeah, it's 19 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:18,959 Speaker 1: the schedules where it is. We don't have any control 20 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,759 Speaker 1: over it, so we're trying to make the best out 21 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: of the time that we have available and most out 22 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: of the practices and meeting times and so forth. So 23 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: I feel like we have a good schedule to work 24 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,680 Speaker 1: with here for the time that we have and trying 25 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: to make most other bill. Obviously, you've seen more football 26 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: anybody in this room except maybe for Christen Um in 27 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:44,479 Speaker 1: that time and developing your acumend for the game. What 28 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: does your analysis tell you in terms of where your 29 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: offense in terms of being comfortable since thirteen days before 30 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: the regular season. Yeah, I don't think you really know 31 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: where your team is until you get to about mid 32 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: season at October, play five, six, seven games, match up 33 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: against some different teams, see for real what your strengths 34 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: and weaknesses are and your opponents as well, so you 35 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: know what it looks like on paper and what it 36 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: is in preseason and what is in the regular season. 37 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: I don't think they're all the same. People really start 38 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:18,679 Speaker 1: attacking you, you start attacking other people. You get a 39 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: much better feel for what what your problems are, maybe 40 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: what your strengths are, how good they actually are. So yeah, 41 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 1: let's see where the next twenty four hours like for 42 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: you to staff front office and then also the players 43 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: who are trying to make a roster. Over the next 44 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: one four hours, yeah, I think there's a lot of anxiety, 45 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,679 Speaker 1: you know what the players of the team, as you 46 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: would expect. You know, we have to make twenty seven 47 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: roster moves, so that's it's a pretty good chunk of players. 48 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 1: It's always difficult time for them. The coaching staff. It's 49 00:02:53,720 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: a combination of things. Roster movement, Miami preparation, just general 50 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: team preparation from the end of preseason headed into the 51 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: start of the regular season, and a lot of situational 52 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 1: football things like that that we haven't really haven't had 53 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: or have only had mini well practice time on that 54 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,880 Speaker 1: we know it's gonna be very important to the results 55 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: of a lot of games this year. Just getting into 56 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: a settling into a regular season type of routine versus 57 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: a training camp routine. That's transition for us this week. 58 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 1: So I don't think it's important for all of us 59 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: to get on a good productive routine during the season, 60 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: and this is a week for us to start to 61 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: develop that so different than than our training camp routine. 62 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: So a lot of things going on there on the 63 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: coach at end, and again I think certainly some anxious 64 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 1: moments for players, their families, you know, their friends and 65 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: all that as about as you would expect. We'll he 66 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: have the changes in roster flexibility in terms of practice 67 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: squad and IR change. You would change the approach to 68 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 1: the roster cut deenline because like wasn't that long ago 69 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: that like IR was God was done for the season. 70 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: So now there's a watch changes there, a watch changes 71 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: in practice squads, a lot more waste of players around 72 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: and all our rules haven't changed that dramatically. Players that 73 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: we placed on injuries or for the season prior to 74 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: the fifty three cut, like Ronnie Perkins for example, Um, 75 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 1: Malcolm Babler, players like that are or either out for 76 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: the season or they're out until if you do an 77 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: injury settlement with them. Then there's that process, which that's 78 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: been about the same. Um, you know, the practice squad 79 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: is is the practice squad. It's a way to keep 80 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: some additional players around to help you practice and possibly developed. 81 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: I would say, you know you're talking about the well, 82 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: it's sixtieth the seventieth players. I don't know how many 83 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: of those players you don't have a dramatic impact on 84 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: any team in the league year in and year out. 85 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: Do they provide some top yes, you know, do they 86 00:04:50,360 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: develop into you know, big players. I'm sure how many 87 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: would fall into that category. My guess it's not very many, 88 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: but the probably a couple of years there, so I 89 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: think a lot of those. The end of it isn't 90 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: overly significant, but it's it's part of your roster and 91 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: management and practicing and you know, fundamentally working through your team. 92 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: But locker rooms, more crowded, training rooms more crowded, and 93 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: more players on the practice field, and more players in 94 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: the meeting room, and more people to manage with the 95 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: hope that you know they'll be able to give us 96 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: some depth. That's what it is. Bill macro mentioned, there's 97 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: a lot of process of gathering information as far as 98 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: guys that you know you might be able to keep 99 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: on the roster return Is that part of that gathering, 100 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 1: you know, outside the league in terms of your evaluation 101 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: of guys you might be able to sneak through in 102 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: return tomorrow outside the league when you gather information, is 103 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: that intel that you might try to determine your decision of, hey, 104 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: we might be able to sneak this guy through and 105 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 1: return him, you know, or is it based strictly in 106 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: your own avation to that player within your roster. No. No, 107 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: I think there's an element of UM league perception what 108 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: other teams UM might do. Maybe there's some quote unquote 109 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: inside information that you might be able to acquire somehow, 110 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: or maybe if the team's inquired about a player, you 111 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,480 Speaker 1: know they're interested things like that. There's a little bit 112 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: of that, but I'd say generally speaking, it's you try 113 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: to do it, especially your team, and whatever the conversations 114 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: are about player movement UM taken for what they are, 115 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: I'd say, you know, probably ninety percent of those conversations 116 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: don't materialize into anything, but we've had a few from 117 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: time to time that that do UM. There's a lot 118 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: more talk than there's action, but there's there's a lot 119 00:06:43,960 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: of thoughts, kind of pre draft talk. Bill, how do 120 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: you feel about the tackle death of a team right now? 121 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: Knowing that you know it's a difficult position usually to 122 00:06:55,480 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: try to find guys that can play, not pet two 123 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,719 Speaker 1: players that are pretty established starters, and two young players 124 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 1: that have Saya continuing to get better, that have had 125 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: some playing time justin more than Yadi and just here, 126 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: but they've all played. You mentioned something earlier about how 127 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 1: you don't really know what's your team, it's gonna look 128 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: like maybe till about halfway through the season. Do you 129 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 1: ever remind players of that or how important is it 130 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: maybe to have players on the team that understand that, 131 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: you know, like a Devin mccordy or Matthews later to 132 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: kind of send that message to the rest of the guys. 133 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: Is that important message for them to get? Yeah, well 134 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: that's not a message short today. We'll deal with that later. 135 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: But I think a lot of veteran players are wherever. 136 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: I've heard a lot of people comment on it. September 137 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: is an extension of the preseason burn your team, developing 138 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: your team, and there's some truth to that. But in 139 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: the game start counting, So it's important to be competitive early. 140 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: But I don't think we saw something that last year, 141 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: but we see it every year, but certainly saw it 142 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: last year. Bill. Do you have any update on time 143 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: Montgomery his status? Um? No. I can't wait for those 144 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: injury reports to come out, though, and then we can 145 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: update you on a regular basis. When do they start 146 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,680 Speaker 1: start next week? I can't wait for those, so yeah, 147 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: well we'll give you updates on those. Um but since 148 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:41,240 Speaker 1: we're not doing that now, it's not really part of them. Sorry, 149 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 1: you start the cutdown process today, or you can give 150 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: players another practice and nobody while it varies. Yeah, we'll 151 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: see how it goes here, but certainly it'll be all 152 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: be done by tomorrow as it has to be. So 153 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: there maybe some things that happen sooner than others or 154 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 1: maybe not. We'll we'll see. I'll talk them out about that, 155 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: you know, later this afternoon, we'll see what we're out. 156 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:17,000 Speaker 1: Several undrafted free him types who would like to through 157 00:09:17,040 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 1: the camps. What does that say to you about the 158 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: process that you guys have here and sort of the 159 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:26,559 Speaker 1: scouting that goes into identifying and bringing those players in. Yeah, 160 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: we've had some very competitive players in that category this year. 161 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: You know, it seems like we usually do, but this year, 162 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: for sure, maybe a little more than most. I think 163 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: through the years we've had about as many guys as 164 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: most teams have are some teams have, and they're really 165 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 1: pretty competitive with our later round draft choices in terms 166 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: of making the roster contributions and you know things like that. 167 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: So um, again, players once they get here players or players, 168 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: so it's not really about where how they got here 169 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: or where they came from or what they did before that. 170 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: It's about what they can do for the team and 171 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: what they do for the team this year, and so 172 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: that's a new evaluation in twenty twenty two from twenty 173 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: twenty one. Yeah, I think we have some very competitive 174 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:15,480 Speaker 1: guys in that category. I think there's quite a bit 175 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 1: of that around the league. I've heard other teams talk 176 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: about that too. A couple undrafted guys that have really, 177 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, made a strong round roster spots that obviously, 178 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 1: if teams thought they were going to do that, they 179 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: probably would have drafted them. But you know, it's it's 180 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 1: a very competitive situation, and some of those guys take 181 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: that and make the most of it. We've we've had 182 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: plenty of that in this camp bill considering twenty hours 183 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 1: away or something to that effect. How much deliberation is 184 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:45,319 Speaker 1: left internally about what your best fifty three is from 185 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:50,760 Speaker 1: this roster. I think we have a pretty good idea 186 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,719 Speaker 1: of the players and their skills and all that. It's 187 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 1: really just a question of management and trying to figure 188 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: out what the best thing to dude to keep the 189 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 1: most players and keep the most unavailable as you can. 190 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: They're gonna be players on the roster that are inactive, 191 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna be players on the ross on the practice squad. 192 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: They're inactive, and so sometimes as a judgment is to 193 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: where that inactive player sits. UM, And again we'll see 194 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: how things play out through the rest of the league here, Um, 195 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 1: talk to Matt and see where things are with other 196 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:31,920 Speaker 1: teams have inquired about some players. There's some conversation going 197 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: on like like there usually is at this time of year. 198 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: So we'll seef that amounts to anything that may may 199 00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: have an effect. I don't know your last question. Yeah, 200 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: I don't mean to push it on the spot, just 201 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: such an honor have your presence here. What position group 202 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 1: you you're the most confident about for any raster chief 203 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 1: today and Lady Waters shafety, I would say a safety groups. 204 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: Pretty impressive group. It's good to see uh Gabriel out 205 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: on the field. Devin, ap and Duggers played a lot 206 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:21,559 Speaker 1: of football for US last year. Yeah, Japril to that 207 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: that mix, and Miles has also played safety for US 208 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 1: out of the corner group. So between those five guys, 209 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 1: that's pretty it's it's a pretty deep position, Um, But 210 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: we've shown packages and and use packages last year with 211 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: all three safeties on the field. Trill wasn't here obviously, 212 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: you know when Bledsoe's had a good, good camp as well. 213 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 1: So um, I think that's a pretty competitive position, not 214 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: just for roster spots but also for playing time and 215 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:56,680 Speaker 1: how that gets distributed. So it's yeah, i'd say i'd 216 00:12:56,679 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: say that's probably number one. Thank you, all right, thanks everyone, 217 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: Butty there for you.