1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: The way it went down and the way the board fell. 2 00:00:02,360 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: It was just we were we were getting depleted, So 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: it was the right thing to do for us. We 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,040 Speaker 1: do a lot of research on team needs and you know, 5 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: what people need behind us and including the team that 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: we traded with. So that was a scenario we put 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: together earlier in the day. If we got there and 8 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: we were worried about anybody else coming up to that position, 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: we had something in place with Jacksonville that worked out 10 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: that you. 11 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: Know unfolding today for maybe retro pick number nineteen or so. 12 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: It looked like it was kind of playing out well 13 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 2: for you, right, even if you were looking at receivers 14 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 2: as well, there was no receivers. How how tense does 15 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 2: that start to get once it got to like twenty two? 16 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, I got I mean I would say it got 17 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: pretty tense. I mean, we had a lot, we had 18 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,199 Speaker 1: a lot of irons in the fire, whether it's moving up, 19 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: moving back. We had a lot of opportunities to move 20 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: out of twenty five if we would have stayed there. 21 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: So trying to manage you know, phone calls with you know, 22 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: teams in front of us, while also keeping track of 23 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: you know, options if we decided to move back. Then 24 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: the other option was staying, you know, make the pick 25 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: at twenty five. 26 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 2: So it was a TV shot. The cat wink looked 27 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: like he was he might tackle you. When you speak to. 28 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 1: What that was all about, you guys know wings defense 29 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: and what he likes and Deontay fits that mold to 30 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,560 Speaker 1: a t. So yeah, he was, Uh, he was a static. 31 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: What is it about him he specifically that that attracts 32 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: you to him. 33 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's prototype from a size standpoint, He's athletic. Uh, 34 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: he's physical, he can run, he was he ran four 35 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: three two at the Combine. He's got you know, arm length, 36 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: big hands. He's been a four year starter. He was 37 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: hurt a year ago, but uh, he's played a lot 38 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: of ball there at Maryland and you know, schematically he's 39 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: a good fit. And we spent a lot of time 40 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:45,840 Speaker 1: with him. You know, we met with him at the Combine. 41 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: He's a guy that you know, we went down to 42 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:50,960 Speaker 1: the pro day and you know, we spent a good 43 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: amount of time with kN We felt comfortable with him. 44 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: You mentioned, you know, you're worried about about teams maybe 45 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: jumping in front of you. Perhaps needed like Corn who 46 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: could take this guy, right, what did you think Jacksonville 47 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: could be? Maybe they could. Yeah, if you look a 48 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: lot of the mocks, and you know, just like you 49 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: guys tracked the thirty visits. You know, we we tracked 50 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: the thirty visits and the rally is you know, the 51 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: last four or five teams in a line there when 52 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: things look like they were lining. 53 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 4: Up for us. 54 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: You know, he visited a lot of those places, so 55 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: you know, you take a lot of that into account. 56 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: You know, risk verst Reward didn't want to get greedy, 57 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 1: just wanted to say, hey, this is a player we like, 58 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: we covet you know, don't get cute. Let's just take 59 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: him and you know, we'll move on to day two 60 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: with the draft. 61 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:37,119 Speaker 5: When the receivers started, you know, there were none right 62 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 5: for a long time in the bang bang bang bang. 63 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 5: How much did that affect this pick here? 64 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 1: You mean that that the receivers started to go. Yeah, yeah, 65 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: I mean that that was part of it. I mean 66 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 1: there there's some receivers that were going off the board, 67 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: and then you know some of the corners. I mean 68 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: typically there's a lot of corners that go and you 69 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: know once uh, you know, Gonzales went. We were wondering, 70 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: you know, what was gonna happen next, and Forbes went, so, 71 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, againing Banks as a guy. Uh, you know 72 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 1: that that we liked, we spent a lot of time with, 73 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: and you know we're static to get him. 74 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 6: Joe. You've talked a lot about, you know, the positional 75 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 6: value stuff and then just being knowing premium spots were 76 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 6: you kind of locked into a couple of different positions 77 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 6: in that spot, I mean obviously wide receiver in corner. 78 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 6: How important was that for you knowing in that spot 79 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:28,760 Speaker 6: that you wanted to take a premium pick rather than 80 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 6: lean towards, you know, a perceived need. 81 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 4: In another area. 82 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, in an ideal world, that's how that works out. 83 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: You know what what you know on the open market, 84 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: these players are getting at their position, and you know, 85 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: some of the positions continue to ascend up. Some have 86 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: went the other way, but Corner's one that's you know, 87 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: I think in a continuous scent and you take that 88 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 1: into an account. But when you're picking at twenty five, 89 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: we had multiple, I mean multiple positions and again it 90 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: may not be a popular you know, first round position, 91 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: but they're best player available, and uh, you know, we 92 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 1: were prepared and diferent situation scenarios that we went through 93 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: that we would take one of those players. 94 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 7: And you said, you've met with him at the Combine. 95 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: Obviously he you know, flashed a lot on the fields 96 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: at the Combine and the drills. 97 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 7: What do you remember about the meeting. 98 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 5: What's what stood out to you there? 99 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, just personality, He's a personal individual. Football intellect was good, 100 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 1: you know, very good understanding of their defense. You know, 101 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:25,600 Speaker 1: made a good first impression at the at the Combine. 102 00:04:25,600 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: And I'll give you know, our scouts the credit. You know, 103 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: he was hurt in twenty twenty one, and you know 104 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: one of our guys was in there in August and 105 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: he wasn't really on our radar because he didn't play 106 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: a lot in twenty twenty one, So you know, our 107 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: scouts were on him early. So he's somebody that we 108 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: were able to get out and see. And we had 109 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: several looks throughout the fall, you know, live looks, whether 110 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: it was at the school games or at practice, so 111 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: you know, we had very good coverage on him. 112 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 5: Ran how long how much last year as the whole 113 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 5: season went on, did you get a sense that corner 114 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 5: back you know, you had some guys hurt, but Dory 115 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 5: got hurt of but you know that that that was 116 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 5: a position that you had to just kind of manufacture 117 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 5: things there. 118 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 4: Well, I think you can never have enough good corners. 119 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 4: This is a passing league. Let's say we have a 120 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 4: tough division and Tay he's you know, he's a tall, 121 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,280 Speaker 4: lengthy press man and man corner who we had grade 122 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 4: at high and happy we have them. 123 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 7: You're talking about the variables were a lot different than 124 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 7: last year, and you kind of knew his handful of guys, 125 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 7: Like was this like something you expected he'd be there? 126 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:33,720 Speaker 7: Were surprised, like what did you think about moving up 127 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,840 Speaker 7: sooner when you saw him maybe fallowing further than any projections. 128 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, we had a group of players that ended up 129 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 1: being in the same range. Again, all the mocks, if 130 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: it's a player, you cover it, you naturally think everybody 131 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: else may too. So you know a lot of mock drafts, 132 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: guys are gone, and we went through different scenarios and 133 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: it played out pretty darn and close to some of 134 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: the scenarios that we went through. So we weren't sure 135 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: he'd be there, and we also were surprised maybe a 136 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 1: couple of other players were still as the draft went on. So, yeah, 137 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 1: you try to go through as many of those scenarios 138 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,799 Speaker 1: as you can, and you know, you make the phone 139 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,720 Speaker 1: calls with the other general managers throughout the league and 140 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,360 Speaker 1: you have good dialogue and conversations where if you get 141 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: on the clock and there's an opportunity again, I had 142 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: talked to Trent Walking down in Jacksonville earlier today and said, Hey, 143 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if there may be a scenario where 144 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: I'm worried about somebody coming behind us to this position, 145 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: you know, would you be open to it? These will 146 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: be the parameters. And then you know, we stayed in 147 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 1: communication throughout the draft. 148 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 5: So is this guy a cover corner or is he 149 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 5: a press guy or what? 150 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 4: Yeah, he's played a lot of press Manda Man. Again, 151 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 4: we play a variety of of defenses, you know, with 152 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 4: our with our system, but you know he's played a 153 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 4: heavy amount of Manda Man coverage and uh press. And 154 00:06:47,720 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 4: he's strong, he's got good lengths, he's got good quickness, 155 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 4: good speed, and now we're just we'll throw him in 156 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 4: the mix with our guys and you know, good to 157 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 4: have them. 158 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 3: Not that people seem to have on him was the 159 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 3: lack of interceptions where you you guys made What did 160 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 3: you make of that? 161 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 2: If anything? 162 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 4: Playing that covers Yeah, I just you know, look he 163 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 4: had he was around the ball quite a bit. There 164 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:12,560 Speaker 4: was a lot of pass breakups. You know, he can 165 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 4: match receivers. Again, it'll you know, it's it's new for 166 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,480 Speaker 4: all these young guys coming in. But I think he's 167 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 4: a good player. I'm glad we got him. 168 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 3: Do you think he's ready to come in and be 169 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: your one starter? 170 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: Yeah? 171 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 4: Well, I mean we got a lot of work to do, 172 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 4: so you know, you know, with us, everybody's got to 173 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 4: earn their role, come in and throw them in the mix. Again, 174 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 4: we think he's a good player. Obviously we drafted him, 175 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 4: uh in the first round, but everybody here has to 176 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 4: earn their earn their role and come in there and compete. 177 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 6: Not too not too long ago in this league, it 178 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 6: was the idea of rookie corners weren't able to come 179 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 6: in and make that impact unless they were really that 180 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 6: elite guy. Did what happened last year in the league 181 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 6: with guys coming in like Sauce and uh some other 182 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 6: guys change. Maybe the way you think corners can just 183 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 6: transition maybe a little quicker than they have in the past. 184 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's one of the hardest positions in football to 185 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 1: you know, you're moving backwards away from the ball, trying 186 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: to cover elite athletes. So it's one of the most 187 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: difficult positions I think, uh in the NFL. But like 188 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: Dave said, like everybody's gonna come and compete. Nobody's gonna 189 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: be given anything. So he's gonna have to come in 190 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 1: and earn his stripes. And you know he's got a 191 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: lot to learn, you know from terms of scheme in 192 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: our defense. So looking forward to get him here and 193 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: getting to work. 194 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 3: All right, Thanks does does trading depicts make it less 195 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 3: likely or you're want to maybe trading up in like 196 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 3: the second or third round because now you do have 197 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 3: some little less draft capital. 198 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: I was still, no, it's not gonna affect me. I'd 199 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: still move Yeah, we'll still We'll still have like our 200 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,199 Speaker 1: premium second, third, fourth. You know, we're in a good 201 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: shape from that standpoint if we want to move around. 202 00:08:59,600 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 7: Thank you.