 Coach, how's Quadri Allison doing and Coderill Patterson looking at the running back group there with four-year in the mini-camp? Yeah. Q's done a nice job. He's really, so at this point, again, all based off of what we've thrown at him, but he's doing a really nice job with the middle part and the protections and very happy with his progress. And then CP, obviously he'll play multiple spots for us. He did a nice job at the end of the year last year in Chicago running the football and he's obviously well documented his history returning kicks and he's got some receiver background. So he's another cool, versatile piece we have in our program. And with Kyle Pitts, coach, what would be the keys here? The mini-camp, they still got some OTAs left. What's your plan for him the rest of the way off before you all get to break? Yeah, just like with all our rookies, D-Led, whether it's Kyle, Richie, Jaylin, Javan Hawkins, the same thing. We're just trying to push to see what these guys can handle mentally and bring them along so they understand the schemes and obviously we've been in a lot of the individual development so we get into training camp, they're in good shape, they've got a baseline understanding what we're asking them schematically, get over the memorization part, it's our focus on our technique and fundamentals to win the reps. Michael Rusty. Hey, Arthur, how you doing? Russell Gage, where do you really envision him, especially with Julio now gone, where do you really envision him fitting into this offense? Well, with all our players, Michael, I think we've got to get out of that fixed mindset of here. This is just static, 11 and 12, obviously Russ has worked a lot in the slot but with all of our skilled players, it's our job as coaches, trying to push down below with these guys, see what they can handle. It's easy to sit there and say, hey, he can't do this, he can't do this. You're going on history and Russ has done a nice job in the slot but we'll move Russell all over the place and then we've got to make a decision as we get closer to season. All right, we've given him a shot here, he's done well, he's grown his game. We've done this with a lot of players and everybody's on a different timeline. So we envision Russ playing multiple spots. This might be an odd question because you just kind of set it to get out of the static fixed way of 11-12 and basketball, there's kind of the talk of it being more positionless. Do you almost view your skilled players as somewhat positionless or is that maybe pushing it too far? Again, Michael, yeah, and obviously a big basketball fan and that's worked for some teams. Certainly, positionless players and then you go other teams that got to play their strengths. There's one thing, watching the Memphis Scruzzly team in 2010s, they had who they did and could solve and ran off in there and know the game was going but there's different ways to play and you've got to play the strengths of your players. Certainly some of the players that we've drafted or brought in a program we think can play multiple positions but if a guy, take a Lee Smith for example, we're not going to ask Lee to do the same thing we're doing with Kyle, we're asking Kyle to do. We've got to use Lee in the best role he can if he wants to play big boy football inside and that's why Lee's here. They're both called tight ends but yeah, I'm fascinated by it but you've got to have the right players to do it. If I wanted to spread the court and shoot a bunch of threes, I better go get Steph Curry and Kevin Durant and Clay Thompson. So if I don't have those three guys out there on the perimeter, I've got to adapt. Jeff Jones. Arthur, I know that Matt's had that playbook for a long time and it's obviously been played in the league for a while but watching the workout yesterday on the field, I know there's a lot of dialogue between you and two going back and forth. How sort of common is that and how much are you sort of talking to each other so he gets a feel for what you want and you get a feel for what he likes to do? Yeah, Jeff, it's a good question. It's a relationship building every day, play call or quarterback and that's just my philosophy. There's a lot of people who are successful doing a lot of ways but just personally it's he and I having dialogue. It's my job as a coach to push him to also listen and Matt, he wants to be coached. That's what I love about the guy. He's going in the year 14, he wants to be coached and usually the great players, they want to be coached. I certainly don't think I have all the answers. Matt certainly doesn't think he has all the answers. So it's great dialogue. Sometimes I make a little smart-ass comment to him or sometimes you want to push him or we have an open dialogue depending on what he's talking about. So it's fun. It's fun to work with him. And this is kind of a broad question too, but are there things that tend to come quickly and then things that tend to take a while before you two coach and a play caller and quarterback are really in sync and on the same play or on the same page? Yeah, absolutely. Whether it was with Marcus or Ryan, there's a relationship building and then until you really get into the games and get a true feel, a lot of times people say that they, hey, I'm this way and then you get around. I've been a lot of coaches and lose your mind on game day or a player. He can't take coaching on game day. So sure, hope as we get into the season, we get a good feel and that trust is developed and I prove that what I say is I'll actually come through with it. So it's been fun so far. But yes, they'll take some time. Scott Baird. Hey coach, I was curious if you could maybe go into some greater detail about how you mentally tax these players. You've used that phrase before. Is it about, you know, information overload or going off script to see how they react? How do you mentally tax these guys? Yeah, I have a question, Scott. And then again, I don't think that we're like the NSA over here, but there's some things I wouldn't like to openly to say here. Here's my coaching philosophy is a very competitive league and I do appreciate the question, Scott. I just not going to get into it and say here's what we're doing. I don't think we're doing anything special. I just really don't want to make it easy to be a third one team in case we have a good idea. I'm not sitting here saying, hey, I'm so smart. So not that I think I am. I'm just saying, Scott, I will be vague on questions like that. OK, well, then let me ask, do you feel like the guys are making the type of progress that you would like to see with what you're asking them to do? Yes, these guys doing a nice job. One of these guys coming in there, they're working on our strength and conditioning program, not the field and they're handling what we're throwing at them. And that's what it's a constant evaluation in all three phases. When Dean and Marquis and Dave and I, we get together, we got to see what we put in, what's working, what they can handle. You're always going to have a day or two that feels a little bit like a drag because you reach a point. And that's going to naturally happen in training camp too. But that's a constant evaluation. Allison. I wanted to follow up with something that we were talking about yesterday, especially when it came to leadership styles. And I wanted to know what you thought kind of makes a great leadership. Is it one that kind of leads by example? Is it one that's really vocal? Because sometimes you talk to, they have a lot of players that say, lead by example. Then they lack with guys that being vocal. So what do you think is the best leader? Well, they're authentic. And that's the one thing is the players, I mean, they see and hear everything. They know what's real and what's not. Well, their guy sits there and posts his workouts on social media and hashtags that he's grinding or whatever he's doing. And then they come in here and then the players look at him and they're like, no, this guy is not what he presents on social media. So it's got to be authentic. They know what's real and what's not. Same with the coaches. Try to act like somebody you're not. There's not going to buy it. So it's really about being yourself and proving it. So if a guy sits there and has an impact, he says he's a leader by example, and he is an example, and he's trying to outwork everybody, they'll get in line. The guy says that and then he's the back of the line, not in shape, six middle areas of practice, they tune him out regardless of what he may or may not post online. And when you break this mandatory mini-camp, what is your message to the guys? And do you have rules or things that they have to follow before they show up again for training camp? Well, again, going back, and this has come up fixed that the way we've handled this mini-camp, we made a mandatory, but it was really more importantly to get the physical, sit right where every player was at. So we're still in our OTA mode. So the message has been the same as we're trying to grow and develop every day. And like I said, schematically, we want to be pretty comfortable at the end of next week. Guys, there are different things that are coming up. Some guys, they have some family things. We got some players that are graduating, which is awesome. And they should be there, guys that are gonna walk. So they may not be here for a day, but the message is to get us ready and be in the best shape and then we'll assess when we get to training camp. But that's on them, because they need a break. It's good for them mentally, but physically they gotta be ready to roll come late July. Tenetra. All good, thank you. Got time for a couple of follow-ups, Delet. Yeah, Coach, how's Dante Fowler look? Was able to look at him a little bit yesterday and wanted to see how you guys are checking out his work here. Yeah, it was good to see Dante. He's in good shape physically. He looks, he's done a nice job. He's been training. And that's the trust you gotta say. I mean, these are grown men. And like when they come in and out of here, he knows what we expect, what the expectation is for training camp, but Dante's look good so far. Mike? Yeah, you were talking about a break. Do you have anything planned for like the six weeks away? Are you disappearing to an island or you're going to a cabin or just sitting around the house? Like what's the plan for Arthur Smith between next week and next week? I've got a huge family. Michael said I told Mr. Mike when he hired me, he sold a lot of tickets, because my family is huge. I tried to get to see him, you know, as probably everybody on here in the last 15 months or so, we haven't gotten to see everybody. And so it'd be nice to see a lot of my family at different spots throughout the summer. We're going to move. I wish I had something a little more exciting, to move like everybody when you move, it's a pain. And I try to chip in. I don't want to get accused of jumping out of there with my wife's doing all the work. So I'll help with the move. That's kind of my plans and see some family. I understand the moving thing all too well. Oh yeah. Yeah. Jeff? Just want to follow up to that. Any family up in Memphis by season tickets? They did. Yeah. Hopefully we can build a fan base in Memphis, but yeah, there's certainly a lot of tickets sold from Mayan in Memphis. Scott? I'm good. Thank you, coach. Thanks, Scott. Allison, last one, if you have one. I'll go for it. I know you don't like to compare players and people and things like that, but throughout your career, who has been like the best leader or mentor in your eyes? Yeah, that's always true. It's like who's your favorite sibling? You know, who's your favorite kid? You know, probably maybe it's a little nostalgia. I threw this. One of the better leaders I mentioned yesterday was London Fletcher. You know, even as a young coach, just picking London's brain about, hey, what do you really need? You know, when you're getting up there and present in Washington, and I'd get a screen and gadget report, and you know, I'd ask a few questions. You try to learn from everywhere around. Players and coaches, London was one early in my career that I thought he was a real leader.