 from Terry Bottenhill, and I hope it's up for questions. Ready to roll? All right, guys. First of all, we appreciate you being here today. We appreciate you guys being patient with us. I know we did this kind of at a different time, and we usually do it, and we made a change. We appreciate you guys adapting. I kind of want to thank some people in the building. We've had a very productive, effective, efficient process getting prepared for the draft. There's a lot of people that have a lot to do with that, starting with administration, all the work they've done, and continue to do with the salary cap, getting us in position to do some business. The pro scouting staff has done an exceptional job working along with the coaches and bringing in players that fit the ethos, that fit the character, the culture, and they've allowed us to feel some needs and check some boxes heading into the draft. I want to thank the college staff. Again, they've been on this process for over a year, and they've done an exceptional job in an uncommon year, in a unique year, and they've still figured out a way to get their jobs done, and they've operated and got us all the information we need. I want to thank IT Analytics Development. We can't go through a name, every name, but you guys are a big part of this, a big part of this process, and also the coaching staff, where they have a lot on their plate. They have a lot to do, but they've done a good job working along with the pro scouts, the college scouts, giving clear visions of the types of players that are going to fit here, and they've evaluated a lot of players. This is a very inclusive process, and there are no egos involved, and it's our process. It's going to be our draft. It's our free agents. It's our team, so we appreciate everyone, and we feel very excited and prepared going into the draft. All right, we'll open up to questions in order of submission. First up, Zach Klein, if you want to hit your two questions and just address who they're for when you ask. Hey, good morning, gentlemen. Terry, this is for you. I wanted you to just walk me through the evaluation process. How many prospects did you start looking at? Do you want to go down to interviews? Do you want to go down to how many are seriously considered at that number four spot? Yeah, well, overall, when you go through, you start off, it really is a narrowing process, and you're constantly trimming the fat, and you start off with a big number. I can't give you an exact number, but you start off with a big number, and you get your board down to, I want to say our board's probably about 150 right now, and you go through that process, it starts off with the college scouts, they have several evaluations on the players, and then you get the coaches involved, and they evaluate the players, we get meetings together, and we discuss the players and discuss the fits, and you get the medical staff involved, and there's some players that might not fit medically, and so it's really a narrowing process. So I would say right now, we're probably down to right around in that range of 150. And do you know who you are picking at number four, and if so, when did you come to that decision? Well, there's still variables involved, so we know the players that we would be discussing there, and we can all anticipate the first three picks, but it has to actually happen, and then from that point, we have to weigh the options in terms of if we trade back and compare it to the player we could get it for, or if we trade back, what would be the value, so we have to weigh all those different variables and those different scenarios, so we know the players we're talking about, and we've gone through the different things that can happen, but you never know what's gonna happen at that exact moment, but we know the players that we're talking about. Tori McLeanie? Yeah, my first one's for Terry. You've already mentioned this, but I wanted to go into more detail about the salary cap. I've already had to work pretty hard just to get under the cap before the start of the league year, and I was just curious what more needs to be done in terms of signing this graph class, and maybe if you could talk in maybe general terms about what the next steps are. Yeah, Tori, you're right. It really is, and I respect the work that you guys have done on this because it is true, and it's a challenge, and we knew it was gonna be a challenge, and we're fine with that. It's just we have to continue going through that process. We still have work to do to get, just to be able to sign our graph class and be able to operate throughout the year. So it's a challenge. There are different options we can look at, and we look at it, we're not looking at it as a negative. We think it's an opportunity, and we're excited about what we're gonna do. We're gonna have a big rookie class, probably maybe the biggest rookie class that we've had here, and we're excited about that. We're gonna bring in a lot of young, hungry guys that are gonna, we're gonna have clear visions for what they are, and they're gonna have chances to compete early on. And look, we've had players in the building, we've had some unselfish players that have taken pay cuts and players that have restructured. So it's been a good opportunity for us, I believe, but to where you're right, we still have a lot of work to do. My second question's for Arthur. I know you said the first time that we talked to you that you load group think. And I feel as though when it comes to the draft, there has to come to a certain head, and there has to be a certain element where everybody's on the same page. Do you feel like you've reached that conjuncture, or are there still discussions between coaching staff and general manager with Terry? You know, we've got a great process with Terry when he opened this thing up with his opening statement, and it's the truth. I mean, we do those group think, and we've had a great set of opinions. You have your college scouts who've been working tirelessly, they don't get a lot of the credit, they're on the road, they bring a lot of the information, and it gets filtered in. And then the process has been great. Everybody's had a voice, coaches, scouts, everybody in those rooms, and it helps. It helps you to find that we want, the guys that we want to bring to the Falcons, we got to have conviction about it, and we can have disagreements, but when we walk out of there and we set it, we understand we have a clear vision, we come to a consensus in there, into a room, and we feel great about where we put the players on the board. But that was a big part of our process, and we stuck to it. That's who we want to be. All right, do you really want to let it better? Yes, for Terry and Arthur, can you reflect on how the collaboration has been for you all over this pre-draft period for the Betterment of the franchise, and touch on what has been the role of Arthur Blank in this process? The collaboration, excuse me, has been excellent. And I would say, starting with the man to my left, he's obviously very smart and he has strong opinions, and yet he doesn't have an ego. If he has an ego, I haven't seen it yet, and all our time together, and he's a great listener, and he does a great job, whether it's myself, or like he said, the coaches, the scouts, in terms of listening, and allowing everyone to have a voice, and it's been great collaboration. And it's been, if we're making decisions on anything, major decisions on players or anything in life, I want to talk to him about it, because he has a good way of looking at things, and so it's been excellent. It's been exciting. We know it starts at the top with that, and it's been exceptional. And you asked about Arthur's role? Yes. I also wanted to hear from Arthur on the collaboration too. Yeah, I mean, it's been pretty much set in. It's the same way I feel about Terry. I mean, both of us, this transition has been unbelievable. We obviously didn't know each other well coming into it, but I feel very fortunate to be working with Terry. And it has, but both of us listen. We listen to the other coaches, the other scouts, and that's what we want. And we mean what we say, and that part has been great. And obviously, we're excited going into tomorrow night, and really throughout the weekend. It's not just about the fourth pick, or any scenario that we move back. It's about all the players we bring in here. That's the heart of your team. I mean, a lot of attention gets put on the first pick, and I get it. It drives Rating, it drives Clis, it's exciting. But the reality is, we're going to bring nine-plus football players in here for the first time to be part of this culture in year one. So we're excited about that. And the second part was, what was Arthur Blank's role? Scott Piolli described the six years he was here as he helped you all along the way, but he didn't get in the way of the decision-making process. Well, that's been his role the entire time. I mean, he runs the whole AMB Sports and Entertainment. And he's been awesome. And we've leaned on him for multiple, whether it's a role as a mentor and some of the hard decisions we've had to make so far. He's going to ask questions, and we've got to have the answers to why we want to do stuff. And that's in any industry in any business. We all have bosses, and that's the way it should be. And so there's like everything. There's a lot of rumors that go around, and people want to build up these narratives of this or that. And look at Scott Piolli. He can speak on Scott Piolli's experience. Great. Terry and I will speak on our experiences, all we know here together, and that role. So people want to talk about things in the past. Great. They can shed a light. That was true for whatever time that was. And so it's been great. I mean, he's been great to talk to about a number of subjects, not just the draft. Yeah, it's been great. He's given us, I would say, unwavering support. And like Arthur said, when we want to just, obviously, he has a lot of experience and a lot of business in general. So we can discuss anything with him in all aspects of the business. And he's always available for that. And he's given us every resource we need. And he's empowered us, and he trusts us to make the right decisions. D-Lev, that's a nice hat, man. Thank you. Jeff Schultz. Hi, guys. First question for you following up there earlier on the trades thing. What do you stand in general on the benefits or the issues with trading down to accumulate assets to help build the roster? And kind of going with that, is there, what is the point at which you would sort of cut things off and say, no more, we just got to make a pick? Yeah, it's really a case by case where, Jeff, we have to weigh it if a team, wherever that team is, and the assets, the draft capital that that team would give up, and we have to look at the player we would get it for compared to us anticipating the players that we would be looking at at that later pick, and then obviously taking into consideration the future picks that we would get. So it's really a weighing process at that point. And we have, we've talked to every general manager, and that's just normal prior to the draft to communicate with general managers and see what teams are willing to do, but some things will only happen on the clock. And so we'll be prepared, and we'll have went through the scenarios, but it's just a weighing process in terms of what we would get compared to the player that we think would be there. And then a second question for Arthur. There's a saying in sports, coaches want to win today, general managers want to win tomorrow. You tend to often have a different eye on things. So I think as you both know, and I'm sure you won't need the players, but there's two players in this draft who undoubtedly could help you today. And there's probably a few players in this draft who are undoubtedly can help you tomorrow and could even be perceived as best for the longterm plan for this organization. So as a coach, how do you process that and in terms of working things out with Terry? And is it all for you as a coach, knowing maybe we should take this player better for tomorrow or just part of you want this better player today? Well, there's a couple of things. I mean, you're always looking short-term, long-term, is what you're essentially saying. We're always gonna, when we roll the ball out there, our expectation is to win. And so how do you do that short-term and how do you do it long-term? And that's any point you bring in regardless of position. I know that's easy. It's what's driving it, whether you're talking about the quarterback position, which I assume you're alluding to, or you're talking about other position players, we're looking always, anybody we wanna bring in here, we want them to help us long-term. And that's the investment you're making, you're picking it especially early in the draft. So that's always in consideration. What's the plan short-term? What's the plan long-term? Things can change. There's a lot of variables that go into it. So we're always discussing that, Jeff. Do you struggle with that at all or not? I think it's a struggle. It's just part of the job. You know, you better have a vision for now and then you clearly need to plan for later because there could be a lot of unintended consequences if you're only looking for that short-sight. Kelsey Conway. Thank you. Harry, my first question's for you. How much of a role has Kyle Smith, Wayne Jones and Anthony Robinson played in helping you get the draft board signed in the holy draft process? Yeah, good question. So Kyle Smith actually, he's run the meetings. He's come in and hit the ground running and he's actually run the meetings and he's been exceptional. I was just telling, he usually calls me, he calls me all night and I haven't slept the last couple of days and I figured out the reason why is because Kyle usually calls me at 11 o'clock and he gets my mind racing because he's so excited and passionate about so much and he's got that natural energy. So he runs the meetings and Dewan and A-Rob have been obviously excellent going through the process and their leadership in this department has been excellent and the entire college scouting staff. It's been going through those meetings has been really good getting to know some of the guys that I haven't known but there's a lot of passion, there's a lot of conviction and they're very well prepared and they do a lot of work. So it's been a really good experience going through that process with that entire staff. And Arthur, heading into free agency, one of the biggest holes on the roster in terms of numbers was at safety. Obviously you added Harris and Harman but do you feel like you're set at the safety position with those two guys? Or is that a position that you guys will look to add more players to over the next month? Well, I don't think you ever look at it. You're just set at that position. It certainly helps in the pieces we've added to the roster going into the draft where you maybe don't feel it's desperate to reach in certain areas. We're excited about Eric and Dron. We're excited to bring those guys into our program and their quality veterans that can play that they fit our scheme. So it helps. But I don't think you ever look at it kind of to what Jeff was asking earlier. I don't ever think you just say on paper, hey, we signed these two guys, you're set. We draft this player set because there's so many things that happen. I mean, it's a constantly looking at the roster. The injuries happen. They're going to happen. Unfortunately, things can come up during the season, so you're constantly looking to improve. And so that would be at any position we have. Go to Michael Rothstein. Hey, this question is, I guess, first for either Terry or for Arthur in that. How? Well, please offer Jeff's question. How palatable is it with your first ever pick to take a guy that could potentially be sitting for a year, year and a half, two years? If you went, say, the quarterback. Like, is that something that's even palatable in your situation right now? I think when you're picking at four, we're trying to take an impact player, whether it's a player that's going to sit or a player that's going to play right away. We want to bring in an impact player that fits the culture, that has the right makeup and we have a clear vision for that player. So whether it's someone that's going to sit or whether it's someone that's going to play day one, we have to have a clear vision and we have to feel really good about not only the player and the skill set, but also the person that we're bringing into this building. And that's when you talk about any draft pick, really. And Terry, the second question would be for you. It's a little bit draft to Jason in that, have you made decisions on fifth year options yet? And where does that stand at this point with Calvin and Hayden? Yeah, those are things we've discussed, but we need to discuss that with those players and with those agents and make sure we have those communications with them as opposed to doing it in this form. Okay, thank you. Steve Weiss. Hey guys, first off, props to Jeff Schultz for taking like a champ that Terry did not compliment his hat as opposed to D-Ledge. So props to that. First, I thought Jeff was wearing a North Carolina hat because the color is just the kind of, but I didn't, I can't tell. But no, hey, just kind of looking, I know the quarterback conversation has been what it's been, but if you don't take one at four, is there one you like among that 150 you were talking about, especially looking at the lack of depth at that position? I mean, could you draft one in a later round? Maybe it's early to second. Well, we have a plan to add quarterbacks and there are some good quarterbacks that are gonna go in the first round. And if you look historically, there have been quarterbacks that from the first round, for the mid rounds, the late rounds, and there's different ways to acquire quarterbacks and there's quarterbacks that have been successful and not successful in all those rounds. So we have to go through the whole process and evaluate every quarterback top to bottom and turn over every stone and make sure we're gonna, we're going through that whole process with those players. So we understand we have to add quarterbacks to the roster and there's a lot of good ones and a lot of good options. And Arthur, just your experience in this, do you believe and when you add players, some people like, I want guys who are captains or leaders or who played in a certain program, are you a believer in that? Or just to you, it's more so fits scheme and culture when you're looking at some of these prospects. Yeah, more so fits the scheme and culture. I mean, I think any player we bring here, regardless of the position, they gotta fit. And that's when you look at the history of the draft, there's a lot of excitement and we gotta get it right. We gotta get the right players in here that can be successful. It doesn't mean somebody, we may not like, can't go somewhere else to be successful. We just don't feel they're fit for us. And that's pretty common throughout the league and that's part of the process. I mean, you go back, you look year over year, a lot of attention is on the first round but the heart of your roster is gonna be these mid-round picks and they need to fit and they need to have a clear vision for them. So it's been exciting and we're excited about that but the culture to fit is really, really important to us. Jermis Davis. Hey guys, these questions for the both of you all. What does your ideal player look like and how have you gone about weeding out guys that doesn't necessarily fit into what you want in a player? The ideal player, well, look, we have spent time with, again, Dean and Dave and Marquis and really all the coaches and they've gone through the profile of exactly what the prototype is for each specific position and we've discussed that. But then what we have to do is as we go through it, all the players aren't gonna fit in this perfect box. So we have to know what the non-negotiables are and we have to know what you have to have at this position and we're finding traits. As you get to later in the draft, sometimes you're finding developmental players with traits and they're not all gonna be perfect but there's been a lot of communication with the coaches at the specific positions and like Arthur alluded to is it's about the makeup and it's not just about the skill set, it's about bringing in the right types of players because when you have the right makeup and you're smart, tough and competitive and you're passionate and you love ball and you love to work and you love to train, we know we have the people in this building from all the resources in this building to get players to reach those ceilings. So it's about us finding a trait that we like and finding the right makeups and we know we'll get those players to get the most of their ability. Yeah, we're not just fixed. I mean, you have ideal side when you look at the floor but as you guys know, I mean, players, it's not one size fits all. I mean, there's somebody that can add value to this team in any phase, you know, we're gonna look at him, we're gonna bring him in. I just don't subscribe to that notion because a guy went to a certain school or he's gotta be this height. Like, you know, we're looking for good football players anywhere. No matter how tall they are, the size they are, what school they went to. And also, if I look up to you Arthur, is it being that the sex that you have with Derek Henry as a running back and does any of that kind of transfer into your line of thinking as far as like, I gotta get this guy that I can get the ball 25, 30 times a game? Oh, because I don't believe this is one of those comparisons. Like, you know, going on the record a few times that that's not fair to any running back we bring in here if you're gonna compare him to somebody like Derek, you know, we need that person to be who he is. And so I think you gotta be objective about it. Okay, why did that work here? It doesn't necessarily mean that you gotta hit, you know, copy, paste, print, there's a game plan, we're ready to roll, that's not how it works. And I just don't believe in comparisons. I mean, we're gonna look for guys with unique skill sets that can help us move to football and score touchdowns and skill positions that regardless of position. So you were tight end running back fullback. So I just don't get those comparisons because it's not fair. I mean that, you know, we had a lot of success there because of Derek and that's a credit to him and those guys there, but it doesn't mean that we gotta pick somebody and think, oh, he's gonna be exactly like player A or B. Charles Odo. Or Terry, you mentioned that you still have work to do to be able to sign your direct class. What role does that cold reality play in any talks that you may have about treading down for additional picks? Yeah, it doesn't really affect the draft in that sense. And we'll still go through the draft and go through and do what we think is best in each particular round and we'll sign an undrafted for agent class and we'll go through the whole process. I wouldn't say it affects the draft in that sense. The only thing it affects is being able to sign, say free agents or make trades for, we have to consider it if there's some opportunities to trade for players but if their cap number isn't right or then that's where it plays into part with the draft but it won't affect the actual draft. We just have to, and we have a plan and we'll figure out a way to get it done. It's a challenge but we're embracing it and we're excited about it, we'll make it work. For Arthur, has the decision on the off season program not been able to see your guys on the field right now affect any assessments you may be wanting to make this time of year on your current players for these decisions in the draft? No, I mean, there's a lot of noise made about it. I mean, we know what the off season, the program really hasn't changed since the CBA in 2011. Now you add the virtual and we all adapted the virtual learning last year. There's always gonna be some sort of virtual right now we're still working through a pandemic and so you know there's gonna be virtual settings and that's what that's the reality is and we gotta make the most of it but it doesn't affect any decisions being made. I mean, you gotta be again, you gotta be objective about the spring and it's a voluntary process that guys wanna come in here and work and then they allow us to go on the field and coach them at some point we'll go out there and coach the guys that are here and you don't wanna overreact regardless to say it was a non-pandemic year and we were out in the field in spring. We're not looking for the king of spring we're looking for guys that are gonna be here and be good football players in late July, August and help us win in the fall, so. You see the side comments, are you reading this? D-Led's crushing our guy, Jeff's hat. He said his hat's whack, are you reading this? No, that's hilarious. I like both the hats. Mark Bradley. This is for Mr. Font, no. Wins and losses tend to get, wins and losses go by the coach's name. Rightly or wrongly, how a GM is rated goes on how he does in the draft. I know you've been around drafts for many, many years but this is kind of the first one you've had where you get to make the call, do you feel nervous? Do you feel excited? Do you feel exhilarated? All of the above, none of the above? Yeah, Mark, I appreciate the question and I would start off with that there's definitely no pressure because I believe the pressure is in the process and the preparation and that's where you put the pressure and someone told me, I don't know if I think it was like a month ago that pressure is a privilege and that's where when you think about your players or in two minute situations and in the fourth quarter at the end of games in the red zone, like you want those players that want the ball, you want the coaches that wanna make those calls like people that embrace the pressure moments. So, but then also I would say there's not any pressure on one person because it really is our process. It really is, it's myself and Arthur, even the narrative that wins and losses going to coaches and players going to GM, we really don't see it like that. That's not how we operate, it's our process. Everything we do, we discuss it and we're doing it together. So every win and losses on both of us, every player that doesn't work out is on both of us. This is our process and when I say us, I'm talking about the man sitting up here and the man that have been grinding, the coaches, the scouts, everyone in this building that it's all about the team, there really aren't any egos and it's our process, it's about us. And so there's not pressure on one person because we're doing this together. Yeah, there's one word I didn't use back a minute ago and that word is fun. Is this fun? It really is fun because this is what we all love to do. This is what we love to do. We all have passion when we do and we love to do it and whether we're in here late at night watching players or discussing like this is, there's a lot of men in this building and men and women in this building that are really passionate about this and we're really excited about it, it's fun. Thank you. Thank you. All right, we're gonna follow up, is that client? It's here, I always find it kind of mind-boggling when you hear a player say, I was surprised to go to team A because team A never even interviewed me went through the process. In your experience in selecting players, have you always drafted somebody that you had interaction with, whether it was obviously back in the day in person or in Zoom? Yeah, we've had interaction with a lot of players and multiple interactions and we really take advantage of even being at pro days and being, because not being able to work players out or not being able to be in the buildings during the year, we really have to take advantage of every exposure that we could with the players. So I would say we spend a lot of time with these players and that's what you wanna do because you wanna take advantage of every exposure and every opportunity, not just with us, it can be us or it can be with other coaches or player engagement. You want everybody to touch the players and there's gonna be a lot of different opinions and but we wanna take advantage of as many exposures as possible with these players. All right, D-Led, your follow up. Yeah, I got my list of 18 questions down to three. So, can you evaluate the pass rush group? How was scouting the HBCUs? And I didn't really understand the Julio rule over the last couple of days. Sound like you just said you were answering your phone. Can you expound on the Julio situation in those other areas for us? You know, it would be a lot easier. D-Led, if you just kind of came in the building and started working for the team, you can be in our draft meetings and you can be a part of everything and we can discuss and we're meeting with the cap about the cap and you can sit in on those meetings and you wouldn't have to ask all these questions. Well, no, that's the beat writer's job is to ask a whole bunch of questions. There's some talented pass rushers in this draft and there's some different flavors and there's some raw players but sometimes at that position you always wanna add pressure players and so sometimes you'll have players that might not have the production or might not have reached their ceiling at this point but you have to, when you're looking at pressure players you have to value that because if you can find the right pressure player you wanna take advantage of and I would say there's some good ones in this class. Obviously, HBCU, we evaluate every prospect, every player, we're in every school. Again, that's where our scouts doing excellent job. They make sure they're gonna turn over every stone and we have connections and resources everywhere and so we're gonna dig into every player. There's not gonna be a prospect that we don't know everything about and the last question was Julio. Yes. And yeah, and D-Led, I really don't wanna make this about Julio because we hold that player in high regard just like you guys do, just like everyone outside this building does and so we hold them in high regard. The answer to that is just pointing to the cap and pointing to the fact that when we'll answer calls on any players, when teams ask about players we have to answer those calls and we have to listen because we knew when we stepped into this we were gonna have to make some tough decisions because it's just the reality of it. That's where we are with the salary cap. So we have to make some difficult decisions. So we have to look at all the different options and all the different scenarios and so if someone calls about any player we have to discuss it and do us right for the team. That's what we're always gonna do but we hold that player in high regard. It's just, we have to look at every option and to get what we need to get. Jeff Schultz. Thank you. Jerry, first of all, for the record, it's a Jekyll Island hat and it's turquoise, not Carolina blue. Okay. I like the Carolina blue. I'm part of specifically on a player, Kyle Pitts. Everybody I've spoken to says he's gonna be great. There's no dispute about that. Even just being NFL draft and nobody knows, I'm not sure, but however, almost everybody or many think, wow, that's really high to take a tight end. Do you either of you have any reservations about taking a specific position at so early because of that? Look, Kyle Pitts, he is a special player and I would say, and there's a lot of players in this draft like this but he's also a special young man too. Just if you look at his makeup, even being only 20 years old, so he is a very talented player and we look at it like we have to evaluate all these players and we'll say what they are and have a vision for what they are and we'll determine when the right time is and we'll compare them to some other players but there are a lot of good players, Jeff, sitting right there at that spot. We're gonna be looking at a lot of very talented players and we just have to weigh it. So I wouldn't say you can or can't take a specific position at a certain point. I would just say we have to evaluate the demand and evaluate the skill sets and determine what's right for us. Michael Rothstein. Yeah, I have a couple of follow-ups and Terry, I know you don't wanna make this about Julio but it's obviously a fairly large deal. What would you need to hear to say, okay, I'm gonna actually make this move? Like what would you need to really hear or see to say, I feel comfortable doing this? Yeah, I don't wanna put a number on it or put a specific, it really is just a weighing process and again, I really don't wanna make it about him but I understand he has an expensive contract and any team can look at our cap situation and understand that we're gonna have to make some decisions but don't wanna make it about that player and what we would take for him or not because again, hold him in high regard and it's just, we'd accept calls on any player and then we just have to weigh it and do what's best for the organization. And just kind of follow on that, y'all restructured a whole bunch of players like you were saying players took some pay cuts. You didn't do that with Julio. Why did you decide not to do that with Julio and yet do it with other players? Well, we're trying to have some, you really don't want to, because it's not a good, when we restructure contracts and you're having more dead money down the road, those aren't decisions we wanna make. We have to make some of those decisions this year but we wanna have some balance with that because we want to, and this isn't gonna be an overnight fix with the cap. It's gonna take time but we wanna have a healthy cap at some point. So we can't just restructure every contract because it's just hurting us in future years. So we look at each situation and we determine how we're gonna move forward but we have to have some balance in that regard. Figures to one more and quick. I just wanna maybe drill down on that a little bit more. Why then did you not restructure who, what made when the decision to not restructure Julio when you did restructure Matt and Jake and some of the other guys? Like what made not doing that on Julio, what you wanted to do? And I got it, I know we keep talking about Julio but I don't wanna make this about one player and drill down into one player. It's just when we look at the scope of things and we look at the circumstances we're in, we make some decisions and there's a lot of variables in it and there's a lot of really smart people. I promise you, there's a lot of really smart people that we discussed it with and determine what to do and it's not over, we're still going through this process and but we wanna have balance and we wanna do things the right way and we're still, it's all fluid and it's all in process right now. Appreciate it, thank you. Thank you. Go to Tori McElhaney and her Lion King necklace. Thank you, everybody's talking about everybody's hats and I have been a great necklace on no one's hat anything. Really. So just to be clear, I'd really like this, I really wanna be clear on this. Are you guys waiting until the 49ers make their pick at number three before we really know anything about y'all's plans? Like in the next 24 hours, we're not just gonna wake up tomorrow morning. It's like, oh, the fast ones have made a decision. It's really gonna be about what the 49ers are doing at number three. So Tori, are you asking if we're gonna announce the pick before the first pick? I just wanna know if it breaks down some more. Possibly, because... I just wanna know if I'm gonna wake up in the morning and have a ton of stuff to do about trading down or anything. I just wanna make sure that we're clear that the Falcons, we won't know what they're doing until they're on the clock. I mean, I think otherwise, I mean, it's all rumor. I mean, that's what drives this time of year and people make up things and they throw things out there to see what sticks. You know, just to fill airtime. Look, we have a contingency plan and a contingency plan and you're picking up four. If we're picking up one, sure. You could be dead set on what you're gonna take, but as you guys have all seen, I mean, things happen on draft night and we gotta be prepared for anything. So, and again, like you said, Terry mentioned when you're on the clock, who knows what kind of offer you're gonna get. You gotta weigh everything. So we promise you, and again, I don't wanna speak for Terry, it won't become either one of us and it's not true. So people can make up what they, I guess what we wanna make up now. Cool. And then one more for you, Arthur. You know, there are so many talking heads, talking about how this isn't really a deep, defensive draft class. But as you've talked to Dean Pease, does he see in this class what he's looking for in terms of kind of changing the scheme around getting some guys in to fill in some holes? I would feel like there's really good players in all of this draft in multiple positions. I think that the easy things to focus on is the top of the draft and where they get excited and they put these narratives out there. This is a really great, you know, whatever year. They're gonna be really good players. Take him when I look back in this draft, third, fourth, fifth round. And whether that's the de-limin, there's gonna be some de-limin that's gonna emerge in this draft and we just hope we get the right one if we take that position for the Falcon. Because that's you just go look back history year after year. People get really excited about the first round, top 10, and then you look two years later, you're like, whoa, gosh, why don't you take this guy 38? You know, we have a 35th pick. That's a valuable pick. I mean, all these picks are valuable. So there's players, there's good players in here. And we gotta make nine picks at least. And then who knows how it shakes out, but we feel good about adding good football players from this draft. Awesome, thank you guys. Thank you. Thank you. Kelsey Conaway. Hey, I just have one more quick run for Arthur. How's it been working with that in the first couple of weeks that you've been able to meet together virtually? It's been good. We've had really good virtual meetings, not just with Matt, but with an entire team. It's been fun, you know, is just getting to know these guys, then getting to know us as a coaching staff and trying to earn, you know, develop these relationships, earn the trust both ways. And that's been great. And all the guys that have been participating in the virtual setting have been really good. You know, we're in year one and it's good to get to know each other to that setting. Jarvis Davis, follow up. Terry, Arthur mentioned earlier about, you know, filling out the roster in the mid to late rounds, but how important to you is it to hit on those players and find value in those mid to late rounds? Yeah, good question. And it's about, it's really about having clear visions. So because it's easy to say this is a developmental player, but the author needs to, when he sets his inactive and sets, if you're here, you have to be contributing to this team in some way. So if you're a developmental, say defensive back or linebacker, you have to have a special teams value. You have to do something in the kicking game for more keys and hofs. So you have to, so we have to have clear visions for every player we bring in this building of how they're gonna be successful so that we can go through that process of getting everything they need to be successful. So yeah, it's important. The players we bring in, whether it's mid rounds, late rounds, undrafted free agencies, we wanna have clear visions for how they're gonna help this football team, not just throughout the week, but on Sundays. And coach, being there, a former office of lineman, what has been your assessment of the guys on the front since you've been here? Yeah, we've just been in the virtual meetings. These guys have been great. We feel like we got some good young players that are here, that are on our roster and that can help us now. But you know, obviously, as you mentioned, we're gonna go as the line goes. And so we're excited to work with those and we'll see what other pieces we can add throughout the weekend and throughout this offseason. They've been great. All right, we got two more follow-ups, close it up. Dila followed by Zach Klein. Real quick, for coach Arthur, you talked about the opt-outs earlier, how you doing kind of a floating schedule? I mean, you used to get, you would have got two mini camps, rookie mini camp, and extra time in the good old days, but now I've got just the camp and some video stuff. How are you gonna float that schedule for you? Get everybody ready and so forth. Yeah, I mean, the league sets out the parameters. You know, we're in a, it's voluntary anyways. So. You used to be voluntary mandatory, but. Sure, but once they changed the CBA in 2011, these are kind of the, spending offseason schedules are a pretty standard issue with the nine weeks. So, I mean, that's what the parameters are, and we're gonna work with the rules that the, everybody out, the other 31 teams are working with and the guys that are here that come into the virtual meetings, we're gonna coach them. And then whenever they decide whatever phases we go to and players get on the field, we'll work with the guys that show up, it's voluntary. And we, and everybody's different. So when you got vets that know how to get themselves ready to play and this, I don't think anything's gonna change in terms of they'll be evaluated. Who's gonna help us in the 21 season? That's gonna be decided and can't, you know, and then the old rules, new rules not gonna be decided in May. So. Thank you. Finally, I think we just wrap it up on this Terry. I got a group chat going with every media member on this chat. All our final mock drafts are due at 11 o'clock. All the first three picks are locked in. So who should we pencil in at four? That's good because, you know, Jeff, Jeff also, he has such a unique way. Jeff asked the same question like eight different ways. I'll be, look, I'd love to look at all your mock drafts. I think that'd be fun. Good luck coach. Thanks. Thanks guys. Thanks y'all. Thank you. All right, thanks.