1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: I'd like to take a second to acknowledge answer causing 2 00:00:02,880 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: his family. Uh, and it's a very tough time for 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: you know, his family specifically, but also everybody else in 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,160 Speaker 1: the media. Um, there's a lot of things going on 5 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:12,239 Speaker 1: there that people's lives been turned upside down. I think 6 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 1: it's important to keep perspective as we talked football through 7 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 1: this call, that there's bigger things going on that ultimately 8 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 1: what we do is entertainment and the means of escape 9 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: with people dealing with much bigger issues. So, you know, 10 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: with that being instead, I'd like to go ahead and 11 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: start answering any questions I can for you guys and 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: far away. Hey, coach Chris Passing now, Johnny inside, how 13 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 1: you don't hope everything is good? Good? Good? Are you coach? 14 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: Question for you know, A lot has been written and 15 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: talked about about how a new coach like himself in 16 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 1: the program might be a little behind because the O 17 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: t s you know, being canceled with the virus and 18 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: all that. Maybe you could get into a little bit 19 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: about how you plan on catching up once you know, 20 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: you get into in the building, you know, as compared 21 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: to like a Doug Peterson has had his system in 22 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: place for years. You know, all we're concerned about this 23 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,399 Speaker 1: point really is getting a foundation laid through whatever means 24 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: that ends up being. You know, we've been preparing for 25 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: her count for some PI. For these meetings to go virtual, 26 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: we gotta communicate with our players to the conditioning program 27 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: and have everything set up that we can work with them. Look, 28 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 1: I think the advantage goes to whoever is best prepared 29 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,960 Speaker 1: from this point forward. I don't think any established programs 30 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: not an advantage over anybody else. That's how you can 31 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:26,200 Speaker 1: find a way to communicate with your players and deliver 32 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: a message. Whether you've been the program for years or not. 33 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: Everyone has changes to the system. Everybody has Uh, everybody 34 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,760 Speaker 1: has changes to what they're gonna be doing in the 35 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: off season. They're gonna have the same challenges of communicating 36 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: to their players. Thanks coach Tom Ross, Can you can 37 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: you just kind of take us through what Monday is 38 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: gonna look like and how that's gonna work with with 39 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 1: the players. Yeah, so I'll say what, uh, you know, 40 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,559 Speaker 1: without going too many specifics in terms of we're using 41 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: we're using some virtual meeting software like most everyone in Americans, 42 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: like my kids are in the kitchen right now, thinking 43 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 1: virtual school, and we're gonna start out with position meetings. 44 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: We want to take our time of going through and 45 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,080 Speaker 1: making sure that first off, all the players are sound 46 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: and set up on how to use the software before 47 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: we get in too much of the football. We want 48 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 1: to make sure everyone knows how to use it and 49 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: we're to find all the information. Monday is gonna be 50 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: a lot like the first day back in the building, 51 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 1: you know, through a regular spring program. We want to 52 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: spend some time with position coaches, want to make sure 53 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: the coordinators get a chance to address their room, and 54 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: I'll have a chance to talk to the team for 55 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: the first time, so you know, before we get into 56 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: all the extrados of football, there's an important, an important 57 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: element of just getting to know the players and then 58 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: getting a loss that has to take place. Is curious 59 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: with regards to the NFL draft because this epibot the 60 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: uthe off season in the inability to develop players in 61 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: a hands on the way. Does that impact your evaluation 62 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: in the draft and maybe the need to draft a 63 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: guy who is more pro ready or guys who are 64 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: pro ready versus somebody who requires more hands on development early. No, 65 00:03:17,320 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: I think that. When you're looking at players in the draft. 66 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: First off, you're always looking for the best player available, 67 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: and to me, that means long term upside. If you 68 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: think you're taking someone who's so on pro ready, what 69 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 1: all these rookies find out the second step in the 70 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: building is none of them are pro ready. That's why 71 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: they need to spring program. That's why they need training camp, 72 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: That's why they go through growing pains as rookies. To me, 73 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: it's about finding the upside and player of looking down 74 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,800 Speaker 1: the long scope of a career and seeing who's gonna 75 00:03:42,800 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: be the best player with the most upside for you. 76 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: There's really no short term fix or bandige. You're not 77 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 1: gonna pick someone in this draft and say, okay, we 78 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: answered you know an issue there. It's just bringing the 79 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: best guy available and then work with them every day. 80 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: No one's a finished product, whether they're are you know, 81 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: a college guy getting drafted or so was in the 82 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: league right now, everyone has to improve here what we 83 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: need to be coach to chatty soon there? How are 84 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: you good? God? How are you going well? Thank you 85 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: follow up on something here? Um you have members of 86 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: the staff. You were awesome in the league. I startainly 87 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: locked out when there was some uncertainty, and I'm just 88 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: wondering in this day and age with no telling when 89 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: we're going to possibly have uh, you guys back on 90 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: the field and whatnot. Are you how flexible do you 91 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: have to be in terms of the teaching and you know, 92 00:04:36,880 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: getting these guys ready to go so that when they 93 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: hit the field they don't miss a beat. Well, this 94 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: is definitely a fluid program, first of all, and what 95 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: we're dealing with right now is a lot of uncertainty, 96 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: so we have to control is what we have the 97 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 1: ability to control for us as a staff right now. 98 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: You know, we're looking at just making sure we get 99 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: the installs in the way we want to get them 100 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 1: in and make sure that whether our players get back 101 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: to us this spring or not, they've got a solid 102 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: base on the knowledge of our program that when we 103 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 1: start truly practicing competitively in training camp, that they've got 104 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: a good head start on it. I would say there's 105 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: a significant difference between this year and two thousand and eleven, 106 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: and first off, I'd like to point out in the lockout, 107 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: the biggest difference was our players ability to train and 108 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: condition themselves. You're a practice when they return. And when 109 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: you think about it, you know, at the time you 110 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: had Drew Brees bringing the Saints down in New Orleans 111 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: to throw us cold McCoys with the Browns in Austin, Texas. 112 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: Travel was accessible. These players have the ability to go 113 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: to a gym, you know, in their local town and 114 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: trained to work with trainers. That's been removed for the 115 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: most part across the country right now. And the biggest 116 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: thing we've got to make sure that we had just 117 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:48,160 Speaker 1: for is the ability for our players to be prepared 118 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: physically when they get back. When you track two thousand eleven, 119 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: which is the last year we didn't have an off 120 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: season program with the players, the injury data is what 121 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: it is is the highest and recorded league history, especially 122 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: in recent years, and that was even with the players 123 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: training on their own as hard as they could. The 124 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: tough thing for a players to really get pushed through 125 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: football movements and prepare themselves for practice. So we have 126 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,359 Speaker 1: to make adjustments that when we finally do get the 127 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: players back, hopefully sooner than later, but we have to 128 00:06:16,360 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: make sure we practice the right way and give themselves 129 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: a chance, give the players a chance to condition our 130 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 1: bodies and be physically ready so we can avoid injury. 131 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: You know that's that's really our topping fern right now 132 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: is you know, football wives making sure the players can 133 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: physically prepare their bodies. We can give them the resources 134 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: and tools to do so that we return to play 135 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:41,239 Speaker 1: everyone can play safely and aggressively than Joe from the post. 136 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: How are you? Thank you for them all? Good? Thank 137 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: you for those nice words about Anthony Cauzy. Um, can 138 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: you take us through a little bit. I mean you 139 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: aren't working remotely like so many people are. UM in 140 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: a house with a family with kids, first time head coach. 141 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: I mean what is that like for you? Um? Is 142 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: it's difficult? Is that? Um? Any technical glitches any you know, family, Uh, 143 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: emergencies you gotta run out to do? Tell us what 144 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: your new normal is like? Now? You know what the 145 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: new normal for me is My office just moves my 146 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: basement and I operate out of my basement. You know, 147 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: same work hours, hold as I was in the office 148 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: up early, stay late to make sure you get everything done. 149 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 1: You know, we still mean a regular basis as a staff, 150 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: you know, whether it's you know, offensive defense or as 151 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: an entire staff on strength staff whatever it is. But 152 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: we're meeting through you know, online virtual meeting, and I'd say, look, 153 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: we have technology that's allowing this to be very functional 154 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: and productive, and there's been some adjustments by everybody, but 155 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: that's our job is to figure it out and move forward. 156 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 1: You Know, the one thing I'll tell you that I'm 157 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: very confident is when we start dealing with the players, 158 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: there's no generation of players that are more prepared for 159 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: this offseason than the ones are gonna deal with now. 160 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: They're very technologically savvy. They're gonna have a lot of 161 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: feedback that we're gonna get from them that we're gonna 162 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: rely on in terms of how we can improve our meetings. 163 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: So what helps them? So everybody's adjusted. I think it's 164 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: the worst thing we're dealing with right now, to be honestly, 165 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: was working out of our basement. We've got it pretty good. Look, 166 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: there's a lot of people out there right now who 167 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: don't have jobs to go to with the situation. There's 168 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: you know, police, fire department, There's nurses who leave their 169 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: house every day, believe their family behind, and they're putting 170 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: themselves out there to protect us. So I think there's 171 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: people we have to acknowledge, you know, with the right perspective, 172 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: had a lot of coffer than just a bunch of 173 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: football coaches trying to function and get ready for an 174 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: off season and draft. Joe's Mountain Lombardo. Hey, Matt, I'm curious. 175 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: This is obviously suboptimal for a second year quarterback learning 176 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: a new system. Uh. Is there anything being done behind 177 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,839 Speaker 1: the scenes or plans for when you guys can get 178 00:08:47,840 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: back together whenever that may be uh, to help get 179 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,959 Speaker 1: there and you're up to speed and and really guard 180 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: against it can potentially form behind the learning the new system. 181 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,320 Speaker 1: Without one field reps and in person coaching, you guys 182 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:00,679 Speaker 1: will be able to get us well, I'll say, are 183 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: really for all of our players. Everyone's on the same 184 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: you know, in the same boat right now, trying to 185 00:09:04,600 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: start from scratch. What we've been allowed to do right 186 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: now by the league is you know, we've had contact 187 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: with our players, but everything has been non football at 188 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: this point. We just want to check on them and 189 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 1: their families and make sure everyone's safe and healthy. If 190 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: there's anything we can do to help them in this process. 191 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:20,040 Speaker 1: You know, we want to make sure that you know, 192 00:09:20,080 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: all of our players and our families really have the 193 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: access to our medical team, so if something comes up, 194 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: we can head it off before it becomes a major issue. 195 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: In terms of the players football wise, we've been able 196 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: to give out iPads and we've been able to load 197 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: information on it, but we haven't been able to have 198 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: any instruction or interaction dealing with football. Now on Monday, 199 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: that's that's different. We get to go forward virtually with it, 200 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:41,839 Speaker 1: which will be a big advantage, getting to meet with 201 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: the players face to face, you know, or so to say, 202 00:09:45,280 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 1: and start dealing with the players. In the meantime, the 203 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: other players have looked through what's on the iPad, They've 204 00:09:51,320 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: watched old film, they've had a chance to look at playbooks. 205 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: Looks they've been loaded up. Um. But really mondays when 206 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: the instruction and teaching starts. As we're looking forward to 207 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:04,680 Speaker 1: Joe show up. Bruce Spect from w NBC TV, UM coach. 208 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: Now that you've had a little chance to at least 209 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: evaluate your team, even if it's from a distance, even 210 00:10:09,760 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: if from video, could you give us an idea of 211 00:10:12,679 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: what you think of the current team that you have. Well, Bruce, 212 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: I'm excited to work with all the players. We've watched them, 213 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: you know, and again we've seen them from a distance 214 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 1: is the key way to say. We've watched them on tape. 215 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: We've watched them afar. You know, most of the staff 216 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: was on other teams last year, so we've watched them 217 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: from an outside perspective. You know, we're really anxious to 218 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: get them in our building and work with them, put 219 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 1: our hands on them. You know, Bruce, the wouldn't be 220 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: fair to really give a true evaluation of anybody you 221 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 1: haven't worked with, but I can say this, we're excited 222 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: to work with every player that we've had from the 223 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 1: previous roster and the new guys. We've attitude this roster 224 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 1: right now. You know, we're looking forward to going to 225 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:48,160 Speaker 1: the draft and listen, we're all kind of tapping our 226 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:49,839 Speaker 1: foot right now, just anxious to be able to have 227 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,480 Speaker 1: any kind of exposure of players that we can. But 228 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: when we start going virtually, we'll give you a great 229 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: insight in the players as to how they interact with 230 00:10:56,520 --> 00:10:58,719 Speaker 1: the meetings, you know, how insightful they are with the 231 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,599 Speaker 1: questions they ask, how current they can stay on the information, 232 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:09,920 Speaker 1: you know, and that's what we're really waiting for. Uh. Yeah, 233 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: you're the first time as a head coach going through 234 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: the draft producess. The biggest thing you learned from the 235 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: time in New England about their approach of the draft, 236 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: I think it's about evaluating the players. You know. To me, 237 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: the biggest part of the draft is evaluating the players, 238 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: not for what they've done in the past, for what 239 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: they can do in the future, and you've got to 240 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: have the foresight to see how they're still second really 241 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,120 Speaker 1: add to your team and how you're going to use them. 242 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,040 Speaker 1: The biggest thing I take from you know my time 243 00:11:37,040 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 1: in New England is just how to look at the 244 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:41,840 Speaker 1: player and find what their strengths are and then see 245 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:48,600 Speaker 1: how you can use them for your team's advantage. That's why, Um, 246 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 1: I know you haven't had a chance to see these 247 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: guys up close and personal, but you added some key 248 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: free agents, in particular three guys on defense Brad Berry, Martinez, 249 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: Kyler Fackwell. I'm curious what you could that don't bring 250 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: to the team and why you felt you wanted to 251 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: add them to the roster. Well, I expect everybody's team 252 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: to bring a level of commitment all right, and competitiveness 253 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,960 Speaker 1: that's gonna make us an improved team. And that's what 254 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: I expect from them. I expect when they show up 255 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: to be in shape. I expect them to be ready 256 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,640 Speaker 1: on the material that we presented to them, and I 257 00:12:19,640 --> 00:12:21,440 Speaker 1: expect them to come out in the field and compete 258 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: aggressively every single day, as we expect from every one 259 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: of our players. So whether it's someone who's on the 260 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 1: roster last year so we added, you know, on free agency, 261 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: or some one of these players we had in the draft, 262 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,840 Speaker 1: that's the expectation of all these players to come to 263 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,200 Speaker 1: work every day with a relentless effort and attitude, all right, 264 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 1: and improve this team. How you doing, Joe? How's it going? 265 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:49,000 Speaker 1: Hey Joe Jordan? Hey you doing? Oh? Hey jo Hey good. 266 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: I'm just wondering. There's a obviously, you guys are at 267 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: the top of the draft, right You're you're picking forth 268 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: there's a player like Isaiah Simmon. Is one of the 269 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: things that people thought about, even teams that I've talked through, 270 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:04,000 Speaker 1: I've talked about. It's sort of like the positional value argument, 271 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: right of yep, whether when you look at a player, 272 00:13:08,760 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: does premium position, you know, like quarterback, offensive tackle, how 273 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: much does that play into an equation for you, how 274 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: much do you consider that part of the evaluation process. Okay, 275 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: one more time, you kind of jumped out of my phone. 276 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: Okay when we're talking to Jordan's Okay, Uh, this really 277 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: the positional value argument that they the player like Isaiah 278 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 1: Simmons does play linebacker or they do whoever you you've 279 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: envisioned him doesn't exactly fit in like what people consider 280 00:13:37,400 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: the premium positions right to the quarterback, to the left tackles. Uh, 281 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: you know, the the edge rusher. I wonder how much 282 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: how you sort of view the positional value argument and 283 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: where and how much does that play into the conversation 284 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: that you guys have on draft picks. I think it 285 00:13:54,080 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: matters only and how they fit into your system and 286 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 1: how you can use them to expanding your system. Jordan's 287 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: to me, it's know, every player has to have a 288 00:14:01,400 --> 00:14:03,559 Speaker 1: level of versatility. I don't care if you're a one 289 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 1: position offensive linement or you're the quarterback. Everyone has to 290 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: have versatility within their game to adjust two different game 291 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: plans and schemes. Yeah. To me, if you find the 292 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:15,640 Speaker 1: players that great impact and has an upside, that's the 293 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: guy you want to really add your roster, you know, 294 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: the upsides are the biggest part of it. So in 295 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: terms of is it so on us to have a 296 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: true position home? To me, the position home is gonna 297 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: be defined by how you choose to use them. And 298 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,280 Speaker 1: that's really up to us as coaches to be creative 299 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: and maximize their strengths, you know, and not talk about 300 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: what they're not, to figure out what they can do 301 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: course and help us win. So if I can go 302 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: back for a moment to the to the preparation and whatnot, 303 00:14:40,720 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 1: all the free agents I think he signed this year, 304 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: chaters of your staff attack um some kind of past 305 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: history with how important is that in integrating that prior 306 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: knowledge with what you're trying to build In terms of 307 00:14:55,400 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: maybe having these players service fooch leaders and stuff. You know, 308 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,600 Speaker 1: I don't think we're looking for any players to come 309 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: in and be ambassadors, you know, or to raise the 310 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: other players we added. Players are roster. We think a 311 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: good players. Some we had previous exposure with, some we didn't. 312 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: But it's a small league. Whether you're coaching a player, 313 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 1: coaching against them, or watching them all cross over tape 314 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: every week, you know, you know the league. And I 315 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 1: believe all the players we added have a great deal 316 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: of value. I believe they're all going to add to 317 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: our team. They're all going to compete, which is the 318 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: biggest thing we like out of all the players we've added. 319 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: You watch them on tape. They all have very competitive 320 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: natures and how they play, and that's the biggest thing 321 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: to us right there. As far as our previous relationships 322 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,320 Speaker 1: with these players, that's not going to give them an 323 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 1: edge or an advantage of any player that's on this 324 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: roster or that we're gonna add at any point to 325 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:43,800 Speaker 1: this roster. We're always gonna play the best player. We 326 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:45,720 Speaker 1: always not play the player that gives us the best 327 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: opportunity to match up with an opponent by that week's 328 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:51,560 Speaker 1: game plan, you know. And I'd say the players that 329 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: are coming in should know that about us already. They 330 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: don't expect special treatment. I've had the opportunity to talk 331 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: to all these players individuy when we signed them. The 332 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,840 Speaker 1: message is very clear. You know, the expectations for them 333 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:03,800 Speaker 1: are the same as everybody else on this team. No 334 00:16:03,880 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: one at this point on the roster has an advantage 335 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:11,240 Speaker 1: of or anybody else. First of all, on this team, 336 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: are you good, hey, Jar? Wiz Art. How you doing, Hey, 337 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: go man Um, I'm just curious. I know, you know, 338 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: going back to the combine and obviously we understand the 339 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,600 Speaker 1: circumstances that have taken place to last month and a half, 340 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: but you know, you had talked about how important it 341 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: was for you to be able to be on site 342 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 1: and be at pro days and dig into guys personally 343 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: and seeing them. Have you, in the adjustment of what 344 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: you've done pre draft, have you done anything different to 345 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: kind of dig into guys that you know to kind 346 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: of make up for what you personally lost in your 347 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 1: evaluation of some of these prospects getting ready for the draft. Well, 348 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:52,920 Speaker 1: what we've done is we've used everything available to us 349 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 1: Art to really go ahead and get the best take 350 00:16:55,400 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 1: sure of each player. So I can tell you losing 351 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: the visit to your to your camp this or to 352 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 1: go to the players campus and watch them in a 353 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 1: pro day, You've really got to utilize these meetings online. 354 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: It gives you an opportunities look the player in the 355 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: eyes you talk. I'm very big on body language and 356 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: very big on eye contact, and at least you have 357 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: the opportunity to look a player in the eyes. You 358 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: asked him a question and see his reactions. So that's 359 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: big right there. It gives you a good picture of 360 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: how they are as far as talking ball, how much 361 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: they can learn and teach back to you. And the 362 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: other thing we've had to do is rely on our 363 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: contacts and people that we trust. And we're very fortunate 364 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: on our staff and me personally that we have a 365 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 1: lot of contacts out there with a lot of these 366 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 1: players that have coached them and that we have good 367 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: enough relationship with these you know, coaches that they give 368 00:17:37,119 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: us honest feedback. And to me, it's important to not 369 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: just talking to someone at that program, but talking to 370 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,400 Speaker 1: someone you trusted that program. That's gonna really tell you 371 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,080 Speaker 1: inside now what that players like as a person, as 372 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: a teammate and as a player on a daily basis. 373 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 1: I've spent a lot of time on the phone talking 374 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 1: to guys that I have very good, very deep relationship with, 375 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 1: investigating these players, and that all goes to our evaluation. 376 00:17:58,280 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: You know, the talent level is one thing, but it's 377 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:02,120 Speaker 1: it's more than just fantasy football. We're not just throwing 378 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 1: players on the lockster. We're building a team and we've 379 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,199 Speaker 1: got to account for how guys are in the meeting room, 380 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: how they're in the locker room, how they interact with 381 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: their teammates, and what they're gonna bring from a culture standpoint. 382 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: Thank you. I'm with that in mind, Joe, when when 383 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: you look at UM, you know the similar college coaches 384 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: you have one staff. I need I needed to repeat 385 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 1: the question. No, sorry, what was that in mind with 386 00:18:28,400 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: your answer to Art about familiarity with guys and you're 387 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: comfort with college coaches. With the college coaches you have 388 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: one staff. How much more valuable does that make their 389 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: insight when you're talking about players that maybe they coach 390 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: or coach against UM, but you don't necessarily need to 391 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 1: go to those outside coaches and kind of helped ridge 392 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: that gap between being on campus and not. Well, I'll 393 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:50,639 Speaker 1: tell you what, It's been a great asset for us. 394 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: And one of the things you forget about in this 395 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: whole process of the guys that we have that have 396 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,400 Speaker 1: just come from college within the last couple of years 397 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: and maybe just in this year right here, is maybe 398 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 1: they had then coach them directly, but they recruit them 399 00:19:03,040 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 1: and they have personal relationships with these players. Yeah, you 400 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: find out a lot about a player from a coach 401 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: who's dealt a lot of time meeting him his family, 402 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: and really the homework that they've done over the course 403 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:16,840 Speaker 1: of really a year plus when they're recruiting the college 404 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: is more beneficial than you spending an afternoon in a 405 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: pro day with them. It's been a great resource with 406 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 1: for us. We have tremendous guys on our staff who look, 407 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 1: they were great recruits in college. That's not gonna mean 408 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,760 Speaker 1: anything in the NFL, but we can use what they've 409 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: learned in the past with us to the player to 410 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:38,120 Speaker 1: find what we see him as a whole person. Show 411 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,719 Speaker 1: us Ryan's only me from the New York coast. Uh, 412 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: you just give it? Hey, Joe, did you just give 413 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 1: us an idea? How next Thursday, Friday, Saturday are gonna 414 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:50,720 Speaker 1: work for you? Are you're gonna be locked in that basement? 415 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: Are you gonna? I actually read a crow from the 416 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: Chargers GM that he's gonna have these kids helped him out, 417 00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:00,080 Speaker 1: like tracking other teams picks and stuff. It's gonna just 418 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:03,240 Speaker 1: being you rights elated in your basement talking on video 419 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: chat with Dave and the scouts. How do you envision 420 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: the actual three days of the draft working well, I 421 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:11,720 Speaker 1: have a have a more active picture for you after 422 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: we go through a couple of mock drafts ourselves as 423 00:20:13,880 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: an organization with the league. Uh. However, I have told 424 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 1: my kids that, you know, there's times and we need 425 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:23,439 Speaker 1: them get out of the basements. That's the president, you know, 426 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: based on how we set up our draft board that 427 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: I can have a visual in my in my in 428 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 1: my basement. You know, I've already talked about possibly taking 429 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: tags off the wall and organizing different things. I'm not 430 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: looking to make this a vacation for anybody who's got 431 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: a lot of serious work to get done. But it 432 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 1: is still our house, and like everyone else in America 433 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: is finding out, you know, everyone's working with their family 434 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: always president, and that's uh, that's pretty true for us. 435 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: I got a Golden Retriever sits on the couch next 436 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 1: to me for about fifteen hours a day, so you know, 437 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 1: right now she could probably tell you more about who 438 00:20:52,240 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna take in the first on anybody else. Joe 439 00:20:56,240 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: John Cannathan with the a P A goal of virtual 440 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: learning simply to know the playbook or is it this 441 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:06,399 Speaker 1: is how we want to practice, This is how we 442 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: want to do everything, but all those elements will eventually 443 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 1: tie into it. The first part of it ties into 444 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,359 Speaker 1: the playbook and the material. Eventually we will talk as 445 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: a team in terms of how we're gonna conduct the team, 446 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: how we're gonna practice. It's important the players don't only 447 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: know what you're gonna do, but how you're gonna do it, 448 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: and that will come into the coordinators explain to them 449 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:27,640 Speaker 1: our style of offense, our style of defense, our style 450 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: of special teams, of how we're gonna look, and they 451 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 1: have to understand where they're gonna fit into the public. 452 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,959 Speaker 1: We've we've got signs with some more questions. Coach has 453 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: got to get to another movie bank, Joe, this is 454 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,400 Speaker 1: route back Yan from us? And why again? Um? Obviously 455 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,840 Speaker 1: there's a lot of uncertainty looking forward about whether you'll 456 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: get to training camp or this season. UM, and a 457 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,679 Speaker 1: lot of coaches plan out their schedule months in advance. 458 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,720 Speaker 1: I'm gonna assume that you probably do the same thing. 459 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 1: How much of you had to revise? Um, you know 460 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,359 Speaker 1: your future plat plans or are you just holding up 461 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:05,120 Speaker 1: on making any future plans at the moment. Well, it's 462 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: my job to be prepared as the head coach, I've 463 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,000 Speaker 1: gotta have a plan for everything that's gonna come up. 464 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:11,960 Speaker 1: So look, when we got the memo from the NFL 465 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: the other day of how the spring is gonna look, 466 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,440 Speaker 1: you know, I sat down. We've made four calendars already 467 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: and in anticipation of different scenarios that could come up, 468 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: and we've got them color coded. So look, if we 469 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 1: get the players as schedules, we're working off the blue calendar. 470 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: We don't get the players all working off a red calendar. 471 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: If we get them later in the spring, we can 472 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: pull up the purple calendar. So we've got different scenarios 473 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: mapped out. So we have a plan of attack when 474 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: that time comes. It's our job to figure it out, 475 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: you know, and have a plan for the players. And 476 00:22:38,160 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: we're working on doing that right now. Joe, what's your 477 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,160 Speaker 1: message to the to the fan, to the New York 478 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: Football Giants right now? You know, the biggest thing is 479 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: beyond football, guys, is you know. I hope everyone out 480 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: there is safe. I hope everyone is healthy. I hope 481 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: everyone can stay in good spirits. We're doing our best 482 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,480 Speaker 1: right here to get back to work for you guys. 483 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,119 Speaker 1: You have something to watch and be proud of I 484 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,919 Speaker 1: can assure you, uh, we're gonna make sure that you 485 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:04,680 Speaker 1: know the hard work that they have in their communities 486 00:23:04,680 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: and things that people are looking for getting back to 487 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:09,119 Speaker 1: a normal life resumes. We're gonna make sure that you 488 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: know what they've been anticipating, that we put that in 489 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:12,800 Speaker 1: the field. We give them a product they can be 490 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:16,879 Speaker 1: proud of you. I'd like to thank you, you you know, 491 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 1: I want to thank all the first responders to listen 492 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: to police, our department, every doctor, every nurse, ambulance driver. 493 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: You know, you find out how essential life is. How 494 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:28,479 Speaker 1: about the central employees that how we really would be, 495 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 1: you know, struggling to function with how people to do 496 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: the everyday things for us. And uh, look, it's tough 497 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 1: sitting in your house. It's a lot of tougher going 498 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: out there every day being exposed to the virus and 499 00:23:38,880 --> 00:23:40,600 Speaker 1: doing your job and then having to go home and 500 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,800 Speaker 1: look your family in the eye. And we can't take 501 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: lightly the sacrifice of those people are making for us, 502 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:49,800 Speaker 1: and we appreciate it. Coach, thank you very much, appreciate it. 503 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: Thanks