 All right guys, we appreciate y'all hanging out and waiting for us that these drafts get laid on the East Coast. But we were very excited about our pick today. We covered that player for a long time. His skill set, the talent is clear and what he's going to bring on the field. And also he's a tremendous young man that every exposure, every opportunity to talk to him and spend time with him and all the research. He's just in a he's got high character. So exactly what we want to build this program on. He brings that on and off the field. With that, we'll take any questions. All right, Kelsey Conway. Hey, this is a question for both of you. Can you guys go through the timeline? Obviously, Terry, you just said he's a very coveted player. But when you went from going through the tape to really identifying that moment that you knew he was going to be the pick if he was there at four. Well, this whole process, the college scouts, even in the boots on the ground, the first evaluation, which was probably Tombo, the very first evaluation. But every you have the area scout, the national scout, and then you get into the directors, then the coaches get involved, but we had very high grades on him, even in the previous years. And so and so it's the entire the entire time, like A to Z, he checked all the boxes. Now we go through the process and we evaluate everyone and we compare and contrast, but this player was identified a long time ago and every exposure, every opportunity he checked all the boxes. And then Arthur Kyle said that he's excited to come to the team for a number of reasons, but he says he knows in your offense, tight ends get fed. How do you plan to feature Kyle and why are you excited to have him in your offense? Well, we're excited about the player skill set. I mean, you need player and obviously we get him in here. We'll get him started and then we'll let his role grow for us. But we think we can play him in multiple spots and we view him as an offensive weapon. And yes, you know, I guess I do have a little bias towards tight ends, but really he was the best player we felt was available and he checked every box. Tori, Michael, Haney. Yeah, my first questions for you, Arthur, kind of going off the same thought process. How does Kyle, it's kind of epitomized the evolution of the tight end that we've seen over the last few years? Well, he's different. I mean, usually when you're taking a tight end, they've been more of a receiver, you know, or they're an inline guy. So, you know, they're going to be deficient. It's hard just the way the offense are playing now. I mean, you're either taking an oversized receiver and you're trying to put him in line or you've got an inline guy that you hope to develop enough skill set that he can do something for you in the passing game. Kyle's unique. You know, that's what he proved at Florida, obviously his growth from 19 to 20. And we feel like we can play him in multiple spots, but like always rookies, I mean, they got room for growth and development. He's got certain areas and he'll work to improve on it, but no means that we think he's a finished product and stepped in and is going to, you know, do everything from day one, but we're excited about his potential, what he can bring to the offense. And Teri, my second questions for you, what, I mean, from our perspective, the narrative of potentially drafting the quarterback at number four, there was obviously a narrative that we all are probably following from the media standpoint, but from your perspective, what is drafting Kyle Pitts instead of a quarterback at number four, say about the confidence that you have in Ryan? Yeah, from the very beginning, we always had a lot of confidence in Matt Ryan and and really going through and evaluating this entire quarterback class has nothing to do, never had anything to do with a lack of confidence in Matt Ryan. And to say the same thing about any position that we draft, we have confidence in tight ends that are in this building as well and we're bringing competition and adding to this team and adding to this roster. So there was never a, we evaluate and continue to evaluate this whole quarterback class and but that that was never a lack of confidence in Matt Ryan. But again, we're couldn't be more excited about Kyle, we took the best player off the board and we feel real good about it right now. Michael Rothstein. Hey, my first question for Terry, Terry, there was also talk about possibly trying to trade back. How serious did those conversations get? Were y'all close at any point or were you so locked in on Kyle that it just didn't really ever get to that level? Yeah, we did have, we had several conversations and none of them got serious enough. Really, we looked at it like it would have had to be a lot, something that would be significant this year and next year's draft. It had to be enough for us to move off of that player and there weren't any offers that would have been enough to move back. And this question, second question for both of you, this is your first ever pick in these positions. I know yesterday, Terry, you said there wasn't going to be any nerves. But when you're sitting there at four, what's going through both of y'all's heads as as you're saying? All right, we're doing this and then you hear that red. It was it was really excitement because we felt that that this was going to be the player that this player would be there. And yet we right when you get in that moment, you just never know what could happen. But once it was real and we knew that was the player and we still answered the phone and made sure there wasn't anything that was going to be a lot to to move off of the player. But it's extremely exciting to have again the first overall pick and to know that kind of young man that the character, what he is, the toughness, the competitiveness off the field, the human being that he is and that rare skill set 20 years old. And like author said, he's going to come here and he's going to go to work and he's going to get better with this coaching staff and all the resources in this building. We're going to get the most out of him and he has the makeup to reach his ceiling, which is extremely high. So so that was really exciting when you have a player that you have so much confidence in. Again, not just the player, but but the man. Yeah, you know, the best thing about it is we felt really prepared going in, Michael. So it says it's a little bit like going into a game. You're calling plays just because of clocks. If you're prepared, you feel confident. You got your contingency plans. If something else happens in front of us that we weren't expecting. And then once it's got there, like Terry said, you know, you answered the phone. Make sure you're not getting a deal that we got to think about to move. And we were confident of the pick that goes in, but that there's a lot of great preparation by the entire football staff from the scouting and the coaching side. So we felt great about it. Thank you, Jeff Schultz. Yeah, to Terry, following up, Tori's question about all the focus on quarterbacks coming into the draft. Do you right now have a succession plan in place for Matt Ryan? A succession plan in place. We're still working through that, Jeff, and there are still quarterbacks in this draft. And again, even outside of the draft, after the draft, even going into going into the year, going into the year, there's times that there can still be trades. So right now, we only have one quarterback on the roster. So the answer to that question is no. But I would say we're still working through that process. So there's not what you just said. So there's still a chance you might draft a quarterback or you might acquire one before. I've obviously used only one quarterback on the roster, but I meant someone who you would perceive as the potential future starter for this team. There's still a chance we could definitely draft a quarterback. We got a long way to go and there's some good quarterbacks I believe in the draft. So there's definitely still a chance we could draft a quarterback. Or again, we can get out of the draft and there could be a trade. There's still a lot of other opportunities to acquire quarterbacks and to fill out the roster the right way. And I'm sorry, can I just ask you a lot of talk about it now? But can you either of you speak about what you thought about Justin Fields as you evaluated him and your thoughts on him? You know, now that he's with the Bears, obviously there's a ton of players that we like that went in the first round. I just don't feel that that's fair to Justin or the Bears. You know, I like to let the Bears or Justin speak about that. But there's a lot of players we liked in this draft. Carolina Ledbetter. Yeah, what made Cal the best player available at four? What made him the best player available? Yes. What do you think, D-Led? What do you think about it? Well, I heard he hits like you did at Tulane. He's taking a dig at me. Coach Selfo said you used to get after it. So that's why I think he was the one. You know, it's funny because Arthur Blaine tonight was telling us that one night we're going to bring in all our college tape and he's going to make us watch all our college film. So it's funny you said that. But he is, I mean, you just look at his skill set. He's his size, the athleticism, the body control, the way he separates, the way he adjusts to the ball. And again, he's a tough competitive player. He's a mismatch and he's 20 years old and he's got a high ceiling and he's still getting better. So he does have a rare skill set. But I keep emphasizing it, but the makeup that he has, the makeup that the young man has, we know we're bringing into this building. And that's what gets us so excited about him. And yeah, Coach R, I spent a lot of time with Coach Malarkey and his thoughts on his tight ends over the years. Who would you say Kyle is like doing your time, spending a lot of time with the tight end and so forth for a combination of guys? He's like Kyle Pitts, I do that. I'm not in a comparison. It's not fair to Kyle and the other guys. We want Kyle Pitts to be the best version of Kyle Pitts. I just get kind of like I touched on yesterday. I just don't believe in the comparisons. It's just not fair to the player because you put unnecessary expectations on somebody and you set some narrative that's just not true. I think these guys are unique. He's a unique player and we're really excited to get a chance to work with him. And now let's spin it forward to rounds two and three tomorrow. How are you all feeling about heading into, you know, those pictures got coming up in the second and third rounds starting at 7 p.m. tomorrow? We feel good. We feel really excited. It's cool having a pick so early tomorrow because we can really anticipate what's going to be there and really have those discussions tonight and even into tomorrow because we know what to expect. So it feels good picking that early and we feel good. We're going to get another good player that fits our culture and we'll get two, maybe three players tomorrow. So we're excited. Go to Zach Klein. You remember if you have a question, just type out a question or I have a follow-up in the chat. Tara, one of the best lines I saw tonight on Twitter was another GM said he didn't know if he'd take a tight end that high but without a doubt he's a bad dude talking about pits. Is he like other wide, does he have swagger? I mean, we see him, he's so polished and so nice but do you see kind of like an angry swagger side with him? I mean, he's a tough competitive player. He's, when you watch the tape, that's what you like about him. It's not just, obviously, you see the plays that he makes as a receiver but he's also, again, a tough competitive guy. So he has a makeup off the field but it translates to the field as well. I see Zach, you kept the suit on my man Justin when Hoodie post 12. Some of us say in a late working coach, that's all I'm saying. And Arthur, real quick, everybody talks about obviously his strengths and you love his versatility but as a coach, what's maybe one area where you can see where he can make as big as growth improvement? There's a lot of areas. I mean, you got, he's taken a transition to NFL. Obviously, we're high on him. That's why we took him. But there's a lot of areas. And when we get the player in here, obviously, we know what he did in college and we feel confident in some of the skill sets with the route running. And obviously he was very aggressive, willing. But like I said, all these rookies, they're going to have to come in here and we got to do our job and help them improve. Got Kelsey calling away for a follow-up. I just have one follow-up for Terry. What was your, what were your emotions like as you got on the clock there as your first time making your draft pick? It was really, it was exciting. It really was because we can, again, we anticipated it. We expected, it's how we expect it. And look, that's kudos to the college guys, the college staff because I will say really even after the pick, the board really came off kind of how we expected it. And so, so far in the first round at least, like things kind of happened how we expected and things happened how we expected early on. And so we expected him to be there and we answered the calls, all that. But once you're really in the moment and really happen, it was really exciting. It was really exciting because we know we're getting a player that we hold in high regard and it's been for a while, like that. We're very excited about that player. Again, going through the whole process, but we're excited about him, excited about the man. And so in that moment when you realize we're really getting the player that we love, we felt real good about it. For Allison, a stranger though. Hey, you talked about wanting to pick an impact player and you obviously did that. So with the first overall pick at number four, do you expect pits to be a starter for you guys next season? Well, I mean, sure, he's gonna play. I mean, that's the anticipation. He's gonna have to earn those reps. But the way that we'll play in multiple personnel groups, can tell you if you're going by who's out there to very first play the game, well, that's gonna be different every week, depending on what we decide the best way to attack that team is. But we anticipate he'll have a huge role here. But sometimes people get caught up in the starter and obviously there's guys that are really good players that these natural streets have gone on. But if you just kind of look what we did in Tennessee, we had certain players and we even veterans when you got the right on selfish guys. I mean, I just go back to my own experience when we're going to something like Delaney Walker, there are certain plays, we may not call the first play a game. He may not be in there, but he's gonna be in there about 70% of our snaps or more depending on how the game goes. And he never cared. It just depends. If that's what you're going off the starter, but we anticipate he should have a big role for us. Go to D. Ryan, a little bit, or a follow up. Yeah, I've been, what is the plan to address the offensive line? I mean, I know you took the best player available and the line has given up 133 sacks the last three years. The running games was 27, 30 and 27. I know y'all got a plan to improve the line and the Russian attack. Will you see that over the next two days? It's probably, sure. I mean, you're always looking at this. It's like when Jeff asked about a succession plan and quarterback, you got to have this succession plan everywhere. I mean, you understand that what we got coming down the road for 21. And then obviously there's players that, depending on it goes in free agency, you're always looking at multiple spots. And in D-Level, there's multiple ways to address that. Obviously the draft, it's right here in front of us. It's the easiest way, but we don't want to reach for somebody. And there's, as the spring goes on, the rhythm of the NFL offseason, there's players that are available. And there's certainly trades that you can make. And we'll look to do that at every spot to constantly turn this roster and to improve. You have to. And that's our charge and that's our job. Yeah, I would piggyback on that and just really agree with what Arthur said. The roster building goes outside of free agency, outside of the draft. It's a continuous process, whether we're signing veterans after the draft, based off what other teams do, what other teams draft, there could be players available via trade or players that get let go, get cut. And you go all the way through the summer, you go in training camp. I can think of years where we're going to be high in the claiming order and you can claim players. So there are going to be a lot of opportunities to continue to build this roster. So we want to make sure we have discipline over the next two days and take the best players off the board and we'll continue to build the roster. Yeah, D-Leg, just to give you an example. Imagine Dave won the recent because I was part on the other side of it. But just for example, not to say that we're exactly, it's going to happen this year in training camp, trades happen in training camp. I mean, think about when Andy LaVitre got here. When I was in Tennessee, we traded with Atlanta and Andy did a heck of a job here and had a great career here with the Falcons. Those things pop. I mean, you've got to constantly turn the phones and see what's available and what you're always looking. And obviously the quarterback spot's critical. But you're looking at year to year and then the rest of the roster. So there's multiple ways to acquire players. Going to Michael Rothstein. Hey, Terry, just a quick follow-up. And now the first round's passed. How heavily did y'all really consider a quarterback at four? Was that really something you all were looking at or was that kind of a little bit of smoke? There's no smoke. From us, we basically, like we said, we did the entire time. We're going to evaluate the entire quarterback class. We're going to evaluate all the players and that's what we did. I mean, that's important to do that. So there was never any smoke. I mean, there's stuff that you can read all these other places, but that doesn't come from us. Me and Arthur, we just do our jobs and our coaches do their jobs and people put stuff out there. But we're never involved in any of that. So Michael, we evaluated the players and that's our job to go through that process. And we believe we took the best player off the board and we feel really good about it. Yeah, Michael, and the reason it kind of just makes me laugh a little bit because there's no smoke coming from Terry and I. You've got to, you know, your value of everything. You have to continue to play. Like I said, there's a lot of players who like this draft. And I say they're still in this draft. I say the first round of this draft that were picked tonight. But that's not coming from Terry and I. There's a lot of, you know, as you guys know that covers this league, there's a lot of people that think they have access to information and they get a little piece of it and they want to run with it. And these rumors take a life for their own. Kind of modern society with the social media world we live in. So that's not comfort Terry and I. I don't even, I don't read a lot of stuff. He's D-Led been tweeting out rumors. D-Led stirring stuff up. I think facts. I only do facts. Facts? Oh boy, here we go. All right guys, that's all we have in the chat. So I appreciate you guys being here and we'll see you tomorrow. All right. Thank you guys for staying up with us. Yeah, I appreciate it. Jeff and I are drinking that coffee, man. You're going to be up all night.