 There's a couple of things I'll Obviously I'll open it up to questions real quick just kind of an update kind of where we're at Obviously, we're in phase three in our OTAs Which is we take here as a teaching and development stage More passing you'll see we understand we're trying to build up the training camp and there's a lot of fundamentals So we'll be working out there so you guys will see today So it's not and I know everybody wants the the hot takes and we're gonna be putting a competition When we get into into camp and late July, but that's what we're doing We're trying to get everybody ready to go pull them up so we can be in the best shape We can physically and mentally going into camp going into camp. I also don't understand that there's the attendance It's a big deal out of the guys. This is voluntary I'm saying but I'll update you on a couple things not gonna go through a full injury report But just where guys are at the program key Smith Got something, you know cleaned up should be ready to go for a camp But keys, you know doing his rehab same thing with Dion Jones had something cleaned up after season He won't be out there. He is rehabbing same thing with Vincent Taylor who somebody was signed coming off of the surgery The other guys different spots that return to play It may you know do some light work out there and that's all in Tate Austin Trammel TQ Graham Nick Kulikowski These are minor things You know, they'll be doing some some work with some not just kind of just kind of giving it out there For those who like to check the roster the lead so Other ones too guys coming off of you know other offseason injuries John Fitzpatrick Say Oliver different return to play Eric Harris tease Tabor You'll see those guys out there in some capacity and then like I said, it's voluntary and I respect that We don't we don't guilt trip here coach guys that are here We need guys that we got a lot of pros on this team that have different reasons and that's real here So it is voluntary guys that communicate that we think if I had a good spring Casey Hayward Damian Williams Cordell Patterson. So just to answer those questions about any, you know where guys are guys like to everyone looks to look at the The hot take who's not showing up If I missed anybody, I apologize Bassie can follow up if you're out there in the field Voluntary just family things things that yeah, which is volunteer and those guys are great. They communicate the real pros Yeah Yes, yeah, we feel great about our offices, I know everybody is very optimistic spring post draft, but We've got a we've got a great good group out there. It's a fun group of coach. We got a hungry group Little bit chip on our shoulder. That's a good thing these guys We have a lot to prove as a team and we're building towards that and we know we're not in real football Competitive team stuff right now, but we're building and then guys are we're trying to enhance our fundamentals and really the mental Especially with the young guys are learning stuff for the first time Yeah, you could do a lot of that with seven on seven won't be collisions It's not what we want some of the rules are anyways, but we're trying it It's really kind of bringing stuff to life, you know the spacing in your drops in your zone drops Your communication and in it in your man coverages and then offensively obviously we talked about this the timing the spacing Really that trust that chemistry you try to build you understand There's not like a live pass rush, but those are things that you try to work on and enhance right now. It's time of year You said this is a teaching and development stage What's that be for for greater who's coming in the play, you know the most difficult position? Yeah, there's a lot and so it's a good question. So Obviously, this is a new offense for him and Dez is a very bright young player and To handle it, but what we're trying to do is catch all those guys up They're all coming from different offenses and it's just kind of art. Here's our language Here's how we're teaching things get on the same page. So it's familiar So you get those reps over and over again So when it is live and we can go compete you feel like he's further along in the playbook So we'll get some live seven-on-seven, but again, there's a lot of variables that are out there I may run it, you know, maybe short on it may look bad. That's what we don't overreact especially in the spring We're doing seven-on-seven, but we'll bring him along like we will a lot of these rookies It's really good to get them up to speed when they go on the camp I know that's that's another hot button issue going around with but look all these guys This is a very competitive league There's a lot of great players in this league their teammates Guys are competing every year for their jobs and that's the nature of the business We understand the contracts when you invest, but you got to create those habits It's a tough profession and I got a lot of respects the Grady Jarris and Jake Matthews that continue to push themselves at a high level And work there so everybody every year is competing for their job Players and coaches, you know, it's what have you done, but we know what we signed up for so Look, there's a lot of good teammates. I know a lot of those hot takes get taken for more than what what they are But my experience the national football league is most these guys are They're great teammates help that they also know they're also trying to get ready for their job, too And you can do both and most guys do and I know things have been taken out of context and other places But in our in our room Marcus is here. He's competing for a job. He's a good teammate and you got to have the right people in that room So it's not toxic You've used the term several times included once already today about guys coming in with a chip on their shoulder Marcus wasn't here last year, but for other reasons. Do you think he has that same? his own guy, I mean Marcus is you know, that's why you like about certain players. He's authentic. He is who he is He doesn't try to be anybody. We're not asking him to come in here to be Matt Ryan or to be Peyton Manning or Be Marcus Mariota. That's what what's what we want. He's also I think Everybody you get when you get another shot at something There's lessons learning. They're hard lessons and if you take them the right way, you're more appreciative of the opportunity and It's been fun being around him again Not just as a player as a person He's one of those people you enjoy being around and he's doing a good job right now What we're asking him to Ryan was such a force here for 14 years and and clearly the leader of this offense Marcus Just doesn't come in with the same kind of in that same kind of position does somebody else have to Step into that role. Does that role have to be filled? Do you let it organically? Sure happen. Yeah, you got a lot of organically happen. You can't force it. This has become phony matter we what Matt had his own style in certain years he may have done more or less and Most quarterbacks they got to be themselves We're getting troubles when guys going there and somebody's told them some guru has told them You know act like this and it just it's not authentic It's like if I came in here and tried to act like some other coach or emulate it You know if I just hijacked Pat Riley's look I wouldn't look very authentic. So I don't know if I could pull that off Maybe maybe so if it happens you guys can probably take shots of me for an identity crisis But got to be yourself, right? So same thing we asked the quarterbacks leadership comes in all different ways It's a good question, you know different points of their career but Marcus all those guys out there leaders good leaders will emerge and they'll do it in their own way We have an offensive coordinator David going and does a terrific job and I'm a head coach So so I understand what you're asking being a play caller But yeah, I got to run the whole team too And that's why you have to have a good staff and you've got to be able to delegate And you got to set the tone for the whole team. So I'm involved in every aspect Because the job I was how to do is be a head coach and you can be a good play caller You don't have to micromanage as a coordinator as well. That's why you we've got good people. We've got a terrific staff But with the way your coach players were fair, but it's not one size fits all There's a certain way of guys I've coached in the past that you know You try to find different ways to enhance and push Best you but you can to fit their personality because not everybody reacts the same. So it is different That what you're asking us There's there's somebody Misconceptions about that. There's so much mythology out there. I mean hell I've seen people think that quarterback most people now they package plays in a quarterback No, it's a package play like there are some things where you get certain looks and you have quarterback They can wipe the you know the slate clean if you you know, but usually you work that practice it You know, so there's a lot of mythology, especially at the quarterback position so Look, it's you know, these old things. It's like It's always laughable to me too You know and guys want to get the missed number of this guy's a coach on the field Maybe or not, you know, some people love to put perceptions out there Same thing with the quarterbacks like guys are themselves certain things you may have to lean into lack of experiences like that but The really good teams good offenses you get those leaders emerge and sure you hope it's from the quarterback spot But you can get it from other spots, too You've talked about it a bunch we've seen players talk about that chip on your shoulders to add to it But more about the team is that something that you're kind of driving into them that they don't have to they all have anyway Well for most of us. Yeah, I Don't think it's a bad thing. It's not bravado. It's just what it is. We got guys here Young want to prove we got guys that that are hungry, too. You know that are That we're here last year that want to improve build off good things and fix the issues we had and And we got veterans here on one-year deals that want to prove themselves. So I think it naturally happens That's a good question Kind of the outside looking in of what OTA's provides all Well, I think as a coach you got to understand the rules. You don't want to do thumb things and Put your team in a bad spot and whatever and there's a lot of methods and then there's a lot of great coaches This makes it fun. It makes it fun as a the strategy behind it as you try to plan what's best for your team and you Try to learn from others and you may pay attention to what other people are doing and see if it's a good idea You can steal But OTA's aren't real practices And I think I think sometimes I used to joke that you can sit there and overvalue Some in the moment evaluation I used to call it the king of spring So hey, this guy's the best player on the D line. It's like well, you're not in pads There's different speeds and guys are you know jerk pulling and Looks great like he's winning and you think you got some pass rusher and you put the pads on and you're like Where's that guy again? So You try not to overreact in that regard Taking a perspective and not overreact to it like evaluations there Yeah, just a chance He's a valuable position player assuming that he can go win the return job again and build off some of the stuff Especially he did late in the year We think there's a place for him. He Helped us out in a jam last year had to go in there and play play inside the slot and at the nickel spot for us and That's a tribute to him and in his football intelligence And we think there's there's possibly a spot for him in offense And it's not fair to him to keep moving him back forth and last year we brought him along Expecting him to be the returner. He was I Gave us more snaps and we anticipated because of injuries on defense and he's a good team player and so we thought as a staff let's Trauma an offense and see what he can do and that's a very valuable position because if he can do that He'll be there and then in a pinch. He can go right back over to defense and bail you out And we get to talk to you a little bit after Grady signed his extension What kind of leadership does he provide you know in that during these kind of times and also do you hope it? You know sends a message to team his belief and inside an extension here Well, you know we try to reward guys like Grady who we have the right behaviors and habits they have to be able to produce right that it's Still have that you love the intangibles, but you still got to be the minimum job requirement if you're gonna You know pay somebody that contract. I think Grady what I appreciate about Grady He's the same guy every day comes in here and so it's habits that you hope people Try to pick his brand on all right Grady. Have you had this success? Why are you still playing at a high level? What are you doing? So I think it naturally You'd be very smart as a young guy to watch what he does or what Jake does Well Lisa and I don't think I got booed. I didn't hear any maybe that's helps at the end when people maybe been over served So that was a plus it was cool Like there's a lot of I got a eclectic musical taste and I got appreciation for a lot of artists and it was a cool event to be at and Happy they asked me to come on and sign the helmet Well, it's ironic you bring it up. I was gonna and I will say something at the end I'd like them and I don't want to distract from Y'all came up here to do a job and I will say something there at the end if you don't mind but I wanted to make sure I didn't want to start with it and you can fact check my capacity because I Appreciate the jobs that all of y'all do and I wanted to give you that time we're here And I didn't want to hijack that conversation, but I will say something there at the end. Oh, there you go. So you got to the end so Essentially, you know, I'm not gonna get in some political rant Part of me that probably thinks our political process is broken on both sides It's been hijacked by in my opinion extremist and I think there's a lost art to compromise and like again I'm an independent thinker. I appreciate everybody's opinion You're the lost art of debate But again, I'm gonna stay out of the political side because that's not why I'm concerned. It's more you brought up as a parent the father husband Son and really a concerned citizen community in this country because I believe in the people of this country and I think It would be it's a shame as leaders and I again I don't care about your politics But as people that care about this community that you can't find a compromise solution To keep military-grade assault weapons out of the hands of mentally ill people and I'll leave it that Appreciate your time. Thank you