 How nice is it to be able to have Robert Woods out there this first week of OTAs and even as you, you know, take good care of him in his recovery, but to have him out there needing to, you know, build chemistry between him and Ryan as fast as possible, this time crucial and very helpful? Well, I mean, I think anytime that we can get out into the practice field and be able to coach players, I think is, you know, is critical. I think that, you know, Robert, his experience and, you know, different places that he's been, you know, in his Centipede career and what he's done continue to improve. I think it's just, you know, he's been a great leader and then he's just, you know, he's doing what he can do right now. Getting on the field two days in a row for him though, how important is that to be able to bounce back from one practice to the next? Yeah, I mean, I think we're just always trying to look at the schedule, Corey, as far as what we're doing and tomorrow we'll be in a different schedule and come back on Thursday and, you know, everybody's got a different plan. So some guys come in in the morning and feel a certain way. And then we try to, you know, pull back or dial back based on how they feel and as long as they feel well, you know, those guys that, you know, that are out there rehabbing appreciate the way that our guys practice when we have guys in Yellow Jersey. So they're conscious of, hey, maybe this guy, you know, he's working through something and, you know, they're just conscious of, you know, being around that person and let him work, let him get the stuff that we need in that team period. It looks as if Malik has already maybe made some adjustments to his delivery. He talked about footwork. How much already has he? Well, it's going to, you know, I think every day is going to be, you know, a learning process for all those rookies. Malik included and his ability to process and work through things quickly is, you know, your mind may know where to go. And then sometimes your body has to move with it and sink. And I think that's what they've been working on as they go through their individual drills and hoping that it carries over to the 7-on-7. Nice progress so far. Yeah, he's great attitude, willingness to work comes in early, you know, meets with all those guys and then take advantage of the reps that he gets. New receivers and tight ends for Ryan this year. How important is this time to kind of lay that foundation and get those guys all on the same page? I told Theresa it's always important anytime we can get out on the field and coach our guys and take advantage of working and hopefully the three weeks that we had in phase two, working on details and the techniques and fundamentals, you know, that has to now translate to the 7-on-7 stuff that we're doing. And if it doesn't, then we have to, you know, go back and show them, hey, we just did this for three weeks and now there's a body over there, maybe a man or maybe his own coverage. But we have to translate though. So we saw some of them yesterday, not enough of them. I think we probably saw more of them today. Traylon was a little bit in and out today. Is he making progress in your opinion from last time? Yeah, I mean, in my opinion, they all kind of come along differently. We're just trying to make sure that, you know, everything that he does, he's continuing to improve. You know, we talked to him, you know, a little bit about ball security, route running, you know, every day, just like Malik and Nick and all these guys offensively, there's a lot of terminology. There's a lot of places that they line up and I think that he's working hard and he's trying to improve. Mike, with some of those things. Is that part of the thing that's for him? I'm sorry? Does he have allergy issues? I'm not going to talk about anybody's allergies to pollen right now. I think everybody's got allergies. Is that conditioning for Traylon? Just the reps that we put them in there. I think there's any limitations right now. Mike, how much different is it, Mike, for the second year guys and how much you hope those guys can make it jump after being around here for a year? I mean, I think that that's, you know, what we hope is that they took the coaching and the opportunity, experience, whatever they had last year looking, you know, going down that list of Caleb or Dylan or Racy and, you know, Molden and Naquan Jones and I know that there's other guys, Tori Carter, I'm just trying to think, but hopefully the experience that they did have, whatever that was in a game, trying to be more comfortable just coming into the building and knowing how things operate. Even looking at, like, Dylan Cole, somebody mentioned today, Dylan Cole, this was a player that was added midway through the season and it was always just continuing to play catch up and then, you know, having the offseason program to get some of these details just more vocal. You know, he's communicated more and I think just so much more comfortable and I think that's a good example to just, you know, having some of this, you know, foundation that's so critical. Mike Taylor said that it was important for him to be here with, to show the young guys kind of the way. How important and critical do you think it is for guys to be here to show that leadership to the younger players? I think it's critical anytime that we have an opportunity to coach the guys out on the field. And, you know, that's our job. We feel strongly in the job that we can do to coach and develop players and to teach them. You know, we went through this conversation with the rookies and I think it's the same thing with the veterans or anybody. You know, when you're working or conditioning, you know, in the first couple phases with three or four other guys, you know, you tend to go a little harder and, you know, I know that everybody that's not here, you know, they'll be in shape. They'll be conditioned and they'll be ready to go. So, as far as, you know, do I think it's important? I always think it's important when we get to coach players because that's what we do. That's why we come to work. And I think that the guys are here, they get something out of it. He's grown up a lot since last year. He's growing up a lot. You see the same thing? I do. I do. And again, Dez would be one of those other players that, you know, that Jim was talking about going into their second year. You see improvement each and every day. There's a great attitude, you know, continued to work with them and excited. And I know Ryan's, you know, and Logan and Malik are, you know, excited to be working with them. Tear Tar mentioned how he could already feel the competition level rising on that D line. How much have you seen the competitiveness overall, not just that in that specific position group, but the last couple of days? Well, I mean, it's professional football. And our job with 90 players or 91 or whenever we're going to end up with, you know, is to try to create competition at each position because that's going to make everybody better. And I try to tell them the ones that deserve to be here, they'll be here. And there's no set number of position players like, oh, we're going to keep this many defensive linemen or this many, if you deserve and you've earned the right to be here, John and I have to find a way to keep you here. What's been the most encouraging thing you've seen the last couple of days? Well, I would just say probably the improvement from yesterday to today. You know, I think that's the biggest thing is all the coaching points that we made after the meetings or after practice yesterday, which we'll do here in a little bit. I think that translated guys came in, you know, Ola, you know, came in with a great attitude, was out early, and then that carried all the way through practice. I noticed it the entire day and, you know, I'm going to make reference to that when we go in here and meet, that just how you start your day, you know, sometimes we'll determine, you know, how that entire thing goes. I asked Taylor if he needed a drama free season and he kind of said, we all know that's just not possible. Probably not. You just kind of accept that as... No, I mean, I just think that there's always going to be distractions, whether that be with a player, that be with a family member, and not just, and I'm not just talking about Taylor, there's going to be things that come up that we have to deal with. So you can't eliminate distractions. You just have to be able to handle them and, you know, we'll handle them. His attitude's been fantastic and I've enjoyed having him here and, you know, it's been good for everybody. Specifically for him, there's bound to be something that comes up. I think there'd be something that would come up for you, you know, this year, Paul, with your job or whatever's going on. So I don't know why Taylor or me would be any different. You've got a couple of open spots on the offensive line. How you envision maybe that process playing out from now until September, as far as mixing guys in and out and giving a lot of guys opportunities. Well, I think the ones, you know, they all are going to earn, they're all going to have an opportunity. You know, what they do with it will determine how many more opportunities they get. Try to find, you know, a good combination that's a winning combination and that gives them the best chance to succeed and help our football team. So I think that that's going to be probably pretty fluid. Jim, I think just throughout the entire offseason, it's hard to identify those guys right now. We're not in pads. You know, it's predominantly a passing camp and the runs that we are installing and running against our defense aren't at a pace that, you know, you could really identify anybody in the run game. Mike, in the early going, what are the initial impressions of Austin Hooper always kind of tried to acclimate himself? Yeah, I would say very positive. I think very coachable. And for a veteran player that's had success, that's, you know, much like Robert, on his third team, it's been really good to see. You know, this was a guy that was in California for a charity event for a great cause that donates money back to foster kids when they turn 18 and took a red eye to be here last week. So if that's any indication to the commitment that he has to us in trying to earn a respect of his teammates, I think that's a good start. Mike, you talked a lot about Atlas. You haven't had that in the last couple of years in the offseason. To have them all here the last month and to have that interpersonal, how much have you enjoyed it and do you already see a benefit to this time? I do. I love it. It's awesome. Carter's here. He can come. School's done. And, you know, that was something that you missed, you know, not having him around, you know, just thinking, you know, through protocols and everything else. So personally, you know, that's great to have him be out there and be a part of this while he's still around. And then just being able to work with players and communicate. And then these guys are building that connection with their teammates and with their coaching. Team mates pushing each other to get the edge. With all the guys that aren't here today, do you feel like your team this offseason has done a good job of getting the edge, maybe, on the other teams in the league? I mean, I think that the guys that are here have certainly done that. I have been in contact with everybody, you know, on our football team, and I know those guys are working. And so when they come back, we'll coach them. But our focus is, you know, the entire offseason has been with those players that are here that I feel like that's where it should be. And then, you know, when the ones that want to come back to any part that's voluntary or any part that's mandatory, you know, we'll give them the same, you know, coaching and the same, you know, level of commitment out there on the field. Do you ask guys to just check in at least and let you know their plans if they're not going to be here, just so you know? Well, I think when you get to this point and when you try to make this thing and try to have connections and relationships with them, you kind of, I hate to say I'm not responsible for them, but I feel like, you know, I'd like to know where they're at and that they're doing okay. So we check in and we communicate just like the ones that have been here. For some reason, something comes up. You know, we worry about them if it's 7.50 and we've used to seeing them every day at 7.50 before an eight o'clock meeting. You know, we'll try to track them down and say, hey, is everything okay? You know, it's not that, you know, if you're not coming, that's great. But we've seen you for three days and now all of a sudden we don't see you. You know, we just make sure that you're doing okay. So there's constant communication comfortable with where that's at, but then make sure the focus is on the guys that are here. He's working through much like Robert and just trying to build some confidence and continue that rehab process. But you just see how quickly his body developed when he was able to have somewhat of an off-season, whether it be with the back or unfortunately the knee. You know, he certainly looks different and doesn't look like his jersey's hanging on a coat hanger. Do you feel like there was entitlement in the organization? No, I've said that to our team since I've been here, Jared. I just maybe said it for the first time or you heard it for the first time on the radio. I've always said that. I've always tried to tell our guys that, you know, we don't want to think that we deserve something by not having worked for it. So that's something that we've always said and I hope that the players would echo that and that that would come across in how we've operated since I've been here.