 just wanted to ask you what's your thoughts on going obviously you've been playing with one of the all-time greats at quarterback the last few seasons what's your thoughts on joining a team that obviously has a younger guy quarterback a guy that's just kind of getting his start in the league. Yeah I'm excited obviously it was a blessing I was fortunate to be able to play with Tom but she's excited to get to play with the young guy I think it's gonna be good I got to see him up close in person last year the last game of the regular season I really like what he brings to the table it seems like he has a lot of energy can create and can can throw the long ball can really all the do the things you need to do so I can't wait to get to work with them. Thanks man welcome to Atlanta. Thank you. Michael Rothstein ESPN. Yeah hey Scotty how are you thanks for taking a few minutes possible someone already asked you this but where have they told you you might play in terms of slot outside? Yeah I haven't gotten to too much detail as far as scheme and where I will play I believe I can play either or though in college I played predominantly in the slot and then my year my four years in the league I played mostly outside and using my speed so it really just depends on the offense and what they want to do but I believe I can move around so I'll be willing to do whatever and I'm just excited to to get into a new offense and learn it and just just super excited. Is there a spot though between the two where you think you fit or feel more comfortable is like you said in college you did one thing in the pros you did another and they are different enough that I'm just wondering if there's an area where you think that you are either more productive or predominantly fits you better. Yeah I don't know because I feel like speed is the best thing that I bring to the table I think I can stretch the field stretch the defense so I think it's a little bit easier to do that on the outside you can get one-on-one matchups run by the corner that sort of thing but then in the slot I think I can use my quickness and my ability with mismatches on bigger guys safeties linebackers nickels you know so honestly I'm really comfortable playing both something in Tampa I wish I got to do more was playing the slot especially what's on there the slot you know got a lot of action we had Chris Godwin did a great job for us there so really just excited for an opportunity to potentially you know play both. Thanks congratulations. Thank you. I'm curious what what attracted you to the Falcons? Yeah I mean free agency is crazy it's the first time I dealt with it in my career and I mean really just everything I mean young quarterback for one is a big thing and another thing is a lot of opportunity I felt like to get on the field and play something in Tampa that was tough as our room our receiver was always loaded with talent and it was tough to kind of find plays and find opportunities to get the ball so I'm excited for that opportunity I know if nothing here is going to be handed to me I got to go earn everything and I'm just really excited to get out in the field and show these guys what I can do. So earning that time out on the field the Falcons obviously last year very run heavy like to have the run game as the identity how do you feel about that aspect of your game you mentioned speed I mean what about the run blocking that attribute? Yeah I'm willing to do whatever it takes I was asked to do that a little bit in Tampa but I feel like I'm a well-rounded player just try to bring toughness into everything that I do if I'm asked to block you know a linebacker I'll do my best to do it but also I think that with running the ball like that it allows for big plays down the field as well you know get those safeties to come up a little bit and then you know toss it right over their head so I think it's a great fit. Awesome thanks man I really appreciate it. Paul do you have any follow-ups for Scotty? So all right Michael do you have a follow-up for Scotty? Yeah and again maybe you were asked this sorry I jumped on late was Atlanta really your only option or did you kind of have what was that looking like for you because usually when guys take a couple weeks to sign that that can mean a whole slewy different things? Yeah there was a couple different things going on I mean for one the receiver market was pretty slow this year so I didn't know if I was going to sign again it's my first time going through it I didn't know if I was going to sign right away or it took a while but I think really I think a lot of guys in the market probably wanted more money and that just wasn't going out this year for the receivers so you kind of sit there and then you just accept what you're going to get but there was a couple teams in at the end and we felt like Atlanta like I said just gave us the best opportunity to get out on the field and we felt like I felt like I was super excited to play with some of these guys as well you know Drake is very similar to Mike who I played with obviously for a number of years and Kyle Pitts and Matt Collins we signed so I mean a lot of great pieces here that I think I think it could be a really successful team. And this might sound weird but you know when you came out of college I think there were a lot of questions because of the height and all of that and the speed was never a question at what point did you get the sense that you might be able to be successful in the league? Yeah I've always believed in myself and had full confidence that I could I could make and play at the highest level I think my senior year I had some big games against big schools Oregon first game of the year my senior year I had a big game and I think after that I really felt like I could play with anybody because you know over there they got some of the best athletes around and then I was really disappointed I didn't get invited to the combine didn't get invited to senior bowl or any of the big elite bowl games kind of so it's tough for me I was fortunate and really forever grateful that the Bucks took a chance on me and selected me in the sixth round but really it's just it's never been easy I mean as a six-round pick because you guys know you're not guaranteed anything so just had to kind of grind it out and that's kind of been my story my whole life just keep just trying to earn everything. Appreciate it. Will you have any follow-ups? Yeah just one so we've seen the Falcons bringing guys like Jesse Bates, Clays Campbell you know people who are going to be excellent impacts on the defensive side of the ball in the locker room you have experienced a lot of team success so far in your career with Tampa is that something that A you think that you can bring is kind of that hey I've been there before I've got that experience here's here's how to do it and is that something the Falcons have maybe asked you to bring to the locker room? It's not something we've talked about but it is something that I mean I've played with some of the best guys obviously with Tom at the top of the list so I have that experience I have had deep playoff runs won a Super Bowl so those are all experiences that I can share and kind of help as this team is obviously like you said signed a bunch of guys and obviously looking to win a lot of football games and find a lot of success so it's something that I can definitely bring to the table.