 Mike everybody here all accounted for yeah Buster screen informed us that he was gonna retire So, you know respect that decision really Respect Buster as a person as a player But but he made a decision which he felt like was best for him and his family and you know We respect that and support him however we can Yes What have you seen since then? He's made good progress. I mean he's put together a couple good days here with the with the rookies and some of the injured guys and You know, hopefully you can build on that as we as we get back out there tomorrow with everybody As of now, I mean, we'll just then every day is a new day, but Every day is you know something different with each guy So, you know, we'll approach those and handle those how we can but I don't for see anything But things can always come up Place on that first full team meeting and how much do you much thought do you put into what you're gonna say at that? Well, I mean I always try, you know, man, I never you know as coaches you never want to waste anybody's time You know, we're here a lot and then I know how important Every coach's information that they can get to the player and their ability to teach whether that's the special teams meeting individual unit meetings Squad so I'm always conscious of what I say in there that you know, I don't want to just meet just to meet But it's an important meeting, you know to have the the full squad together You know, there's a lot of introductions for example, you know Joey will talk on behalf of the equipment staff and the things that we expect explain The guardian caps that you guys will see and probably have seen around the league That was a decision that that we all came to agreement on that said I think the science and the data is to a point now where That's that's best for the player for their health and safety When you talk about impact, you know the the force and the amount of impact it can reduce it, you know Up to 20% if two players are wearing that that's pretty significant. So, you know, everybody will wear those Can we this is like so that's and that's that's a change that technology Has changed it wasn't that significant In the past couple years, but but I think with their technology and what they've designed I think it's become those are pretty significant numbers I don't know what you know, I mean I define that is just making sure that you're doing the little things that you Understand where to go as we continue to add installation. There's a lot of information that we give them That you can come out and compete The biggest thing for training camp is is earning the trust of teammates and coaches not only, you know developing And and trying to improve and on all the things that we're gonna need throughout the season But it's also, you know about trust and being where you're supposed to be for the quarterback and Doing those things day in and day out with a with some consistency Big picture from the end of the last two seasons. Is there something organizationally you guys have learned or want to strive to do differently then? Get you get you closer to where you want to go? Well, I mean every year every day we come to work We're gonna try to figure out ways to to win championships, but I don't think we're we're there Necessarily, I don't think I'm gonna start at the back and move forward and work backwards I'm gonna start with today, which was a conditioning test and look fantastic And they understand and our players understand how we have to play and in the condition in which we have to be in to play that style of football You know through the course of a long season, you know, we know that you know, you have to be at your best In those games, there's no You know, there's no do-overs. There's no Makeups or hey, we get to play them again in three weeks So, you know, that's when you have to be at your best and all those keys and and the game plan and in our performances Coaching and playing have to be at our best No, we didn't play very well, you know, we didn't coach very well. I don't you know, that's That the plan will be different. I mean there'll be differences in the practice schedule You know just trying to be conscious of you know The workload and the third day and just using the data that we get from our staff and from the you know, the players association and NFL Doctors and bio core and and all those things just trying to to make sure that we're doing right by our players and that That we're giving them exactly what they need to feel confident when the season comes We've talked about this before everybody's gonna have a plan and I Try to I mean I do explain that to the team, you know, where where a player like does Fitzpatrick is compared to You know Robert Woods or you know, Jeff Simmons and Kevin Byer did you know these there's a lot of guys that have played a Lot of football for us and that doesn't mean that they're not going to be working But I don't know, you know, everybody's plan is going to be different each and every day And there's a balance to that to making sure that guys are getting what they need But also, you know being conscious of how much they're going to play for us How do you feel about the way trail and attacked his help this summer and is he in a position to get through camp every day? Well, I mean, he's put together two good days. I mean, I I'm not gonna predict, you know, who's gonna be out there every day right now Core I can't I can't do that. I won't do that. You know, we're focusing on you know, just daily improvement with with each and every player and You know, we're we're excited to keep working with them and But that's gonna be the same for everybody. It's just trying to focus on On today and how we approach and how we attack today We'll have a lot of meetings today and then we'll be out there, you know, bright and early tomorrow The corner back room was already young. You lose buster Do you feel like you need to get some at least an experienced voice in there for another experience voice? Well, john and I, you know, we haven't had a whole lot of time to discuss and we'll we'll see who's out there We'll need to replace the the body, you know, those are things that You know, we've looked at over the course of a couple years Or how many guys you needed each position and and working and making sure that, you know guys are staying You know that you can get through practice and and function, but also somebody that can that can help contribute. So You know, nothing I would say is is imminent right now as far as replacing him From who? Yeah, I'm sorry. I didn't hear what you said. Um We talk about, you know, I mean just the the presence in the huddle first and foremost is being able to Command the huddle You know getting guys lined up the operation I think is something that's critical as this installation Starts to mount can can you handle and and fix mistakes and see guys where the alignments are and put guys You know, that's when I know that everybody knows what they're doing is when a quarterback or safety or linebacker can tell another position Hey, you know, you're supposed to be off or you're supposed to be over here Those are things that I would look for Made made a made a lot of correct decisions in the spring Uh, but but timing probably wasn't where it needed to be and therefore accuracy starts to go down so Try to explain all that is the decision making was was really good For for a rookie quarterback But the timing has to improve and we're hopeful that you know When the timing improves that that the accuracy improves as well Well, you know, that's that's where you're gonna have to You know where we're not where we stay away from the quarterback You know, we're our guys do a great job of practicing against each other Taking care of each other where we we work hard. We rush whatever we're doing But we're staying away from the quarterback and until you're out there in this league and taking some hits which Toughness is not is not a concern. It's just those are going to be important that that you're out there and standing in the pocket Stepping up in the pocket Uh and and throwing and passes and finding throwing throwing lanes Mike, how do you feel like the plan you created with uh, jeff simmonds went along? During mandatory mini camp and you expect him to practice when you guys open up practice tomorrow Yeah, I mean, I expect jeff to practice and you know, we'll See how he feels and see how you know, it looks and figure out what's best for him, you know, he'd be one of those guys that You know would have a somewhat different plan maybe potentially, but um, I would imagine everybody that that's healthy will will be out there ready to go tomorrow That they're doing some things I would say that they're probably Participating in 90% of the the stuff that we did the first couple days. There's some things that that we're holding them out of But the nice thing is is they've been able to when we're doing those drills To go over there and find ways to to work for a few minutes, which each other Which kind of makes it nice. They're both going through the same process And they're mirrored positions. So um You know, for example during the open field tackle drill, right? We we don't want them doing that right now, but they can go over and they can work releases or they'll work something else And we've asked them to to kind of come to us with a plan of things that they would like that We've given them a couple things and then also, you know, ask them to kind of think of some things that they can do to Work with each other during those Five or six minutes Oh, he's he's 100% apparently but coming back from injury does I didn't even hear you. You said Jaron to start for Derek for Derek Right with him, you know, good to go coming back from the injury Do you change like your approach or how you work him during camp and in preseason games? Or is that something that you know, it's gonna be status quo? Uh, no, I mean, they'll be, you know, he'll have some involvement, you know And then I think that there'll come a time where we'll You know do some different things with them And then, you know, I wouldn't anticipate seeing Derek in in the preseason games What kind of mentality you're looking for from Dylan? You've talked before about kind of The guys who say they're aggressive but say in a meek voice and you don't buy it He hasn't talked in a way that's like I have to seize the position. Well, well, I think that I'm hoping that the momentum from the spring Carries over to training camp Um, excited to see him work Fantastic, uh, condition I think his techniques improved. I think he's he's more comfortable in what we're doing and what we're asking him to do and with his techniques and so You know, we'll just we'll base it on each day and and he's excited to go into position Yeah, I mean, I think until somebody absolutely solidifies that what you know means your Marco and brew will work Dylan and nick and you know, every all the other tackles that we have but You know, we're gonna have to line up with five guys tomorrow and in the first group and You know, see what that looks like after after the first practice and then and then give everybody an opportunity to compete You really expect those the offensive line to sort itself out during the group sessions with the Cardinals Well, we're gonna practice against Tampa first and then the Cardinals Those are great opportunities for for guys. We ask offensive linemen You know, you have to know the guy you're rushing against right? What's the skill set? Is this a speed guy? Is this a quick guy? Is this a big guy? And when you go against our guys, they have a plan because they have an idea that they see them every single day And so, you know, Tampa is going to bring in a new set of guys that are going to be fantastic That are going to allow our guys something different and and so will Arizona So those reps are valuable to be able to see a bunch of different Skill sets body types Change from one day to the next. Okay, this first day Maybe wasn't very good. How can I adjust and fix and correct some of those things? No different than the receivers Whether it's a big receiver or it's a quicker receipt. You know, I mean, are you talking about Rondell more you're talking about more you're talking about evans, you know from from different guys around the league We do that each and every week, you know, that's what the game plan is and then you try to practice and You know have somebody on the show team, you know, recreate that person talked about being great around Ryan Clarified kind of what you meant about that at the combine but With with aj gone and the personnel ships that you have do you feel like the personnel around Ryan is better? Well, I don't want to rely on on talent. I don't want to be a coach that relies on talent. I want to be Um, I want to coach fundamentals Technique I want to teach. I want to make sure that they play with great effort and and I know that we're talented. So Um My job is to not try to rely on talent. I want to try to coach You know, there's a certain way that we want to play the game and when we do Um, you know, we're we're a good football team and when we turn it over And we we don't protect the guy with the football Whether that's a quarterback or running back or receiver You know, we're not very good, you know, we can't we can't operate like that You know, I don't know if anybody right now, you know, we haven't played any game. So Um, you know, there's no stats for this year every year is a new year and we're going to expect Your best players have to play Good in this league to win if that's what you mean Well, he he was just an example there's going to be numerous guys, you know, whether it's Danico Autry, whether it's Ben Jones, Taylor LaWan They won't look any different tomorrow, but You know in in a few Few days in a few weeks, you know, maybe maybe it is different. You know, it's not not just jeff. I used as an example We have a handful of guys That have played a lot of snaps for us And just trying to make sure that they're ready for the football See I want jeffrey to play as many snaps In the manner in which he plays them, which is physical And and violent and fast as he possibly can and so I have to try to with our training staff and our strength staff try to find out What that best plan for that is Well, once we're off social media, how hard do you think it'll be for him to live up to that valve? No, he's in there shaking and he's holding his phone and Um, I think we all Kind of sometimes get caught up in what's going on out there much different than when you and I you know, we're In high school or in college You know that a lot of social media is is fantasy land It's everybody's best moments shiny moments, but we all deal with You know, we all deal with adversity. We all deal with days where we don't quite feel so great and Probably getting off social media wouldn't wouldn't be a bad thing for all of us How important is it to make sure that ryan gets the reps? Yeah, you know those are things, you know, when do you do this and what do you maybe take off some individual period and just try to Go with the team period where what's the best way to build continuity? The timing that we talked about the trust, you know, all those things Um, our reasons why you practice so, you know, hopefully You know, we can we can manage it You know through through certain ways Mike with the Challenge of being the number one seed last year How do you approach coming into this new season kind of drawing the line? That was then this is now when you have so much continuity on staff on the roster And overall with this franchise I mean, you've been in an NFL for a long time. That doesn't mean anything, you know, that's That's not going to carry over one week doesn't carry over to the next You know, if you don't play well in this league, you're going to lose And if you play good, you have a chance to win, you know, those guys, you know, we all know that so Um We've moved on just like everybody else has Yeah, I mean, I just think that, you know, it's always good just to check in on guys check in on coaches Um, I think our staff does a great job of that I try to do it as well. Just just to check in with guys some guys are here That you see them in the building some guys some guys aren't most of them are, you know, I mean that that's We understand that but the ones that are here. I see Over the summer And by all accounts, I mean from what I watched the conditioning test, you know, there was a lot of conversations going on So if guys can talk why they're they're running 20 60 striders, then then it probably was pretty easy Because you have so many new receivers and tight ends on the team this year Will will be a point of emphasis to try and get Ryan acclimated with all those guys throughout this camp Well, he's only gonna be able to you know, there's only one football and so You know, we'll try to work the rotation and in such. I mean, we we kind of have an idea You know Whether you know austin hooper and that relationship that they they formed over minicamp. I'm sure they'll Hopefully pick up where they left off and you know, we'll add robert to the mix and Trailing and and des and all the rest of the receivers and try to rotate through and and give them all an opportunity to compete and see see who Can build a role for themselves for this football team You have mentioned not relying on talent So from a coaching perspective with tim kelly coming in, how is that going to work as far as Him working with Todd downing and even culture harrow and everyone else that's involved and putting passing plays together Yeah And really we've always had You know, we've always had somebody in place here You know matt, you know had had arthur and arthur had todd and The fit was right, you know, haven't haven't had experience with tim Everything that i've witnessed the conversations That that they're having when i when i see it or i'm in on those meetings um You know, it's about support and it's about You know, it's always nice to have an extra set of eyes maybe from 30 000 feet Maybe that that you miss something you're staring at something so long that you kind of miss it You know, I think tim by not having a specific position You know, we'll be able to to help us and assist us that way Yeah, that's what this national football league is and i i just I i don't want to just roll the ball out there and say well, let's hope if we have better players, you know, um That that's why we come to work is to try to find ways to To develop guys to give them one more thing I got it, you know, I mean if you can find one way to make kevin buyard play better than he did last year Or jeff simmonds or derrick henry Right, I mean every single player that that's our job as coaches. So You know, I just that's uh, I just don't want to have a cop out and say well You know, they're better. I don't buy that. You know, I mean, it's the world every every team is talented and so We want to teach them. We want to give them the the knowledge to be able to go out there and do their job And and most especially give them the confidence to go out there and do their job How much you talk to the guys maybe younger guys about the highs and lows of camp and not get to Yeah, you know, I mean kaleb farley had two interceptions yesterday and I'm like that's great You know, I mean, we're then we're gonna practice in another couple days. I'm glad you found the football and it's exciting Uh, those small victories, but it's just one day and in a long process and and knowing that there's going to be Uh adversity, uh, which we're all going to have to face. There's going to be something and can we can we still be at our best? um When it's not going our way have a different approach to these practices in terms of what you do and what you're looking at specifically or Like has that evolved much over the years? Um, I mean, I'm looking for For fundamentals. I try to watch and make sure that the drills that we're doing Uh translate to the team and then it's really cool to be able to show the player the drill we just did This is the same action that you had but it's 11 on 11 This is why it's so critical that you make the corrections or that you continue to do it right in the individual period Uh, I look at that, you know, I think that that's always a cool message to serve the players Like are you guys over here about doing this drill? This is the exact same thing that you did 20 minutes later 30 minutes later in a team period. It helped you helped you do your job. Um You know making sure that the the guys are are moving around running that were we're running on and off the field You know that the operation is clean that we you know, we've got you know That we're efficient and that that we we have some urgency when we're out there practicing that that's my job I don't remember. I just I don't remember they they were good plays and You know They were they were I don't think they realized how long he was. I don't think I did either. You know, I mean, it's you know, we You got roger and uh, you know Caleb's certainly a much longer Corner than than we've had here in a while. So when his arm when he when he stretches out his arms and Jumps it covers some ground Not quite yet not quite yet. We need a little bit more heat and a little bit more water And uh, it'll be fantastic. So we'll be working on one and two Until that thing is is ready to go, but it's going to be it'll be great once we once we get it done Yeah, looking forward to having fans looking forward to having families You know, I mean, I miss that I miss when when the boys would come to training camp I miss when the kids would come to training camp and then You know, I love seeing the kids run around with their with their dads After practice. So I'm excited. I'm excited to get that back Before I get started here with questions two things I wanted to offer our condolences to the family of mark howard Um, you know tragic loss there. I know many of you were friends with him I didn't have many interactions with him, but I know that Every time that I was on with him He was extremely respectful and always professional. So Thoughts and prayers go out to to the family and and friends of his and Thanks to our staff And the time that was put in, you know prepping the facilities here for training camp Our ops team our equipment staff Grounds team. There's a lot of man hours that went in to get in the field and stuff ready here for us to Rock and roll. So with that, we'll open up for questions. We've got ryan calton here Vice president of player personnel, so Fire away Come up with some solutions. You know, I guess physically medically whatever you want to say for trailing berks since since mini camp and do you expect him to be You know ready to roll. Yeah, I mean, I think that you know, he did a nice job in the in the conditioning tasks He's been out here for a couple of days and has been running around Running around well and made a couple plays. So Um, certainly excited with the trajectory that that he's on and you know, we'll take it day by day and Bumps and bruises happen during training camp hopefully we don't have too many Mike said that he expects jeffrey to be out there tomorrow Is there anything going on contract wise? Um, no, I mean, I talked to agents with uh, a lot of our a lot of our players I've talked with his representation and we've got an understanding of where we Where we're at and um, you know, he's excited to be back and and ready to rock and roll You are anywhere close to a new deal or you're proceeding under the current term Yeah, we don't really talk about contracts and you know, I've said that before I think that's uh That's a matter between the club and and the agent the player and um, that's how that's how we'll keep it here Yeah, philosophy uh philosophy wise again, I don't want to dive too much into into contracts and all that kind of stuff But you know, everything is a case by case basis. Um Um, but you know, I would say that you know, again, we're not going to talk about where we're at from a contract standpoint Was the when the guy like buster screen decides at the last minute here to retire You sort of expect that each year or is that is that a bit of a shock to the system? And and cause you to regroup somewhere. No, you know, you never really really know david it's it was I was so proud. He was a part of our team last year after every game and we signed in midseason He came in and contributed for us that you know, as a guy that I think he's got 11 years in the league and The smile on his face and he gave me the biggest hug after every win and it was like, thank you so much for the opportunity Um, but you never know where where guys are at, you know, health wise and where they're at, you know, but the game and Wish him nothing but the best and he was he was a great teammate. He worked hard You know, it's kind of an old soul that, you know, showed up every single day and was was productive for us So I wish him nothing but the best moving forward as far as for the spot You know, we're you know, ryan and I have met with personnel staff personnel staff this morning kind of talking through some things and Um, I'm sure we'll have some guys, you know here in the next You know a couple days that that'll be on the workout circuit with us Do you do you say we need to get another cornerback or do you look and say we've got an opportunity to get this guy Who's a good player at this position? Uh, I think it's probably more the the first, you know Just from a standpoint of numbers, you know, you know, Mike and I have a A number that we like to have at each position every time we go into training camp. So Um, I think it's probably more db than than the latter Are there lessons john that you learned from the one and done over the last two years organizationally That can be applied now going forward that can help you avoid that Yeah, I think every situation is is unique, you know, I think that you you you evaluate the player You get as much information as you can and um, you know, sometimes they they work out well and and sometimes they You know that they don't um, and we claimed zack cunningham at the end of the season last year Who wasn't playing a whole lot for houston? Um, but had had really productive games and played a lot, you know, obviously we played against him And he came in and was great for us and we're excited that zack's back So I think every situation is unique and every situation is different But you know, you certainly look at the things that when it does work out, okay, well Why did that work out? You try to ask yourself and you know, why did It not work out And you obviously try to not go back down the road where it didn't work out and focus more on the on the times that it did Can you speak broadly to that theme of the ending of the last two years and maybe what the organization learns what you learn well, I mean, I think the process for us is is Player act was issuing is such a broad scope right whether that comes from the college They're the pros the street from other teams from waivers trades Um, and I think what we went through last year Was a testament not only to the the process that we put in place from the personnel side But it's a collaboration because we may identify a player that that fits characteristics or traits that we believe fit our program But it's a collaborative effort from the coaches to get that player ready that week From the trainers to add a new person to find out what that's about. Um, the wait staff equipment. It's such a big process to get all those guys in and and I think for us It's just trying to find each and every one of those guys that that fit both on the field in the locker room as best they can John you guys Have been saying about wanting to be great around ryan Now mike says he doesn't want to be a coach that relies on talent, but as somebody whose job is to Get the talent and make a great roster. Where would you say you feel like your roster is comparatively to last year around ryan? Yeah, I mean, I don't know what all of the the video game rankings have us, you know, that have been posted over the last two weeks I don't know where we stack up on that ranking, but Um, I like the camaraderie of the group. I like the trajectory of the group. You know, I thought we made some strides Uh, certainly in the spring in the ota's and it looks like we were off to a pretty good start here You know the last couple days with these young players, so Sessions of the positions maybe that are that are still kind of open maybe some some question marks might talk about You know the two spots in the old line I guess how long ideally do you take a look at those guys, you know, you hope that the starters are here But you know, how long do you give that before saying they either are or we need to still look around Well, I mean, it's got to be a couple weeks, you know We've got to get pads on and I mean these linemen haven't had pads on since You know a year went over the college guys finished. Um, so you got to see those guys, you know actually put football pads on and run football plays so Um, you you've got to be a little conscious of that The new players with the terminology, you know, offensively Defensive we've got a lot of players back on defense. So that carry over terminology wise and staff consistency certainly helps Um But at some point they're going to have to be able to do their job or not be able to do their job and If they can't then we've got a you know With somebody on our team on our current roster that can do the job And if not then then ryan and I got to go to work and try to find somebody out there that can His head coach sam pitman that said that he wasn't aware of the asthma issue But that the work conditioning issues Initially that he worked out. Is that something that you guys got to talk to him about? Is the asthma a new thing that you didn't know was on the surface before? Yeah, I mean, I think trailing was pretty transparent with us when when we brought him in here and and talked to him And you know, he admitted that he had some stuff in college that he needed. He felt like he needed to be better at and Um, you know, I would say that he's attacked Um The time that he's been here And gotten himself ready to go out and perform Um, and and it certainly showed the work that he's put in over the last You know two days that he's been here early That he's ready to roll When you and ryan you and mike all of you together during camp is a couple of times a day Looking at and do you talk about certain players certain positions? How does that kind of transpire all that ryan go First it's pretty much all day like, you know, especially for john and I now a lot of times with with coaches responsibilities It's hard to talk to every little department. So, you know, you have this little chain of command Chain of communication. I should say Where john and coach can get together and then he can Get with me and my staff and we can work through the things that we need to get that But in terms of john on the personnel side, I mean, it's it's multiple times throughout the day I mean the offices are 10 feet apart. Um, there's always going to be something that comes up Um, whether it's little big whatever or just thinking forward, um, whether that's planning scouts Planning preseason scouting, you know changes in processes. So that's it. That's a constant communications. Yeah Was I guess last year when you when you guys kind of build that ready list Play with 91 guys and to see some of those guys have the success that they had sure obviously you wouldn't That wouldn't be the ideal situation, right? But as I stated earlier Yeah, you might say how'd you find this guy or what how what did you see in this player that made you think he'd be successful in your program? That's just one part of it But but the collaboration from the coaches being willing to get that guy ready on short notice The trainers like I said having how do I get this guy? What's his health background? What's what works best for him? And then really the player the player has a huge responsibility upon himself to be ready to help the football team So we are we are a part of it in terms of identifying and hoping to bring in the right guys that That fit the fabric of the players we want to bring in but then once they're here It's so much about the rest of the organization the other parts and the player himself taking that opportunity and running with it John you see the you see the these rookies out here And you've gone through you guys and your staff gone through the evaluation process of seeing what they can do and can potentially be As a general how soon do you know when a guy is? Ready to make that move versus a guy like say dylan radens last year that was going to need some time to develop and work through Yeah, that's a great question terry. I think it's it's really different for for every player um You know dylan was a player who came from a smaller school Who was affected by the covet year really only played one game and then he played in the senior bowls so He hadn't played. I mean he had played football, but you know the recent history certainly wasn't extensive and He worked at it last year and worked at it last year and I thought he made some really good strides in in this offseason So I think it's different for for different players, you know just kind of how quickly they Um, simulate themselves to our program and how quickly they can go out and perform Yeah, sometimes and it's it's different because sometimes it's it's instant and then Other times we'll be sitting in there watching tape and we're talking and it's like all right He's coming on, you know or vice versa. It's you know, it's like, uh, he's not quite there yet, you know Um, it's different I'm going out there to win this job. No matter what kind of guy Um, when he puts his hand at grass do everything he can to try to block his guy Like that's his most important job. There's a lot that goes into that Um But he dylan is a guy that's that's in here early. He's one of the first guys in the building every day Uh, I know he's extremely it's extremely important to him. Um, you know, I don't maybe his personality isn't that One to be outgoing and you know, I'm gonna go chew through rebarb But it's extremely important to it and you can see that In the time that he puts in in this building You seen, uh, Malik acclimate to this program, uh, since he arrived in in the spring and knowing that ryan is your guy this season What what kind of strides what would you like to see him kind of make up behind the scenes and as we get into preseason games Yeah, I mean he's coming in. He's learning a totally new offense. He's throwing to new players. Um From a timing and decision-making standpoint call him to play in the huddle Taking command of the huddle when he's in there. Whoever, you know, whoever's in the huddle with him Showing that leadership which he's shown Um, you know, I thought that he he he put the ball where it was supposed to be most of the times during the spring There were some timing things that you know, he's got to continue to try to improve on but Another guy that's really worked Worked hard in the off season. Certainly when they were here and um, you know He's had a good couple days here from a long-term standpoint. How do you balance? Derek Henry's uniqueness to the reality of What happens to running backs with high workloads as they approach the age of 30? Yeah, I mean, I think that that's uh, um He's Derek's been been awesome for us. You know, he's been he's a volume guy. He wants the ball. That's his that's his mindset. Um and um, he likes it. He likes it when we give it to him and uh You know, that's a balance that you have to you know from a coaching standpoint with trainers with strength coaches Um, just figure out what's best for the football team and that goes with any position. Um, you know, how much how much is that guy going to be out there? Um If and or when you have a chance to get him out of the game Um, do you do that? You know, because the most important thing is availability of the player a lot of times more So than than the ability of the player How long can you do that for with Derek? Oh, I I have no idea from a timeline standpoint everybody's you know built different some guys play till they're you know 30 something Guy in Tampa is still 40 something and still throwing it. So Everybody's different come back to what mike said earlier about he doesn't want to rely on talent And we've seen him coach guys up to to play well beyond maybe what expectations were Does that put more onus on you to maybe say I know you can get this out of this guy But we still need somebody better Than that guy. I think that we're you know, Ryan and the personnel staff We're always trying to get obviously the the most talented players Uh in here as as possible and we've got talented guys in here um But we we tell the team it's it's and we'll say it again tonight It's about the right 53 guys At the end of the day, it's about the right 53 guys being on your team And sometimes that may not be the most talented 53 guys because there's a lot that goes into a football team It's the makeup of the person. It's you know, how hard does he work? How healthy is he? What is the skill level like? Yeah, they're all of that weighs into You know the overall profile of the player and how they fit in with our football team I guess there were two days a lot more work in the practice field now Not as much when Jim like way back I guess way back when you had a bigger much bigger sample size to judge these guys I can remember uh, it was one of my early training camps. It was must have been we just drafted wilfork in in new england and He had obviously played at miami and been a great player and vince is a good friend and I can we had these stairs that went up to the field and we did three days uh Before there were rules in place And he was coming down the stairs and he looked at me and he said So Rob, this is the hardest thing I've ever been through and talking about a guy that had played at the u with all of those dudes in that heat and It's different now, you know, and and we have to be mindful of the players And I think our strength and conditioning staff and Todd and his group do a great job with cold tubs with The dorm attacks trying to get their bodies right so that they can go out and perform in the windows And we take advantage of the walkthroughs Where you can get the mental reps of the play But take a little bit of less, you know, take some load off the actual, you know Bones Yeah, he um If you looked at his snap breakdown the majority of his snaps were outside But he had exposure playing inside Whether it's a traditional nick or a little bit just inside in the box inside the core a little bit Um But roger wherever you put him He didn't see a real difference in his play style both from a Confidence of where he lined up to his level of competitiveness. It didn't really you didn't see a difference Some guys might look a little timid to thinking in there and moving But in terms of what alvern asked him to do he played a little bit of both Majority of those being outside, but certainly the competitive the competitiveness level and his production level didn't seem to differentiate Right for you for you as an evaluator when you have a guy like Mcquarrie like the big thing the short arms But he's still balling. How do you go about matching up traits to what you see? Uh to what they've already done and then projecting that sure like we all want the perfect prototype at every position right the give me the height the length the speed and everything but Um, it's not how it goes. We don't get everything and I think when you look at when you look at guys You know john alluded to a little bit earlier coach alluded to it about you know Wanting guys that may not always have the most talent not to say roger isn't super talented But if you say the short arms things that followed him around Well, how many people caught the ball line? How many times is that a factor? How many times was he in phase at the top of the break to mirror the footwork of the receiver? So there is no window to pass the football How good is the technique of stabbing through the pocket? You know to to really be perfect in a technique to allow him to overcome something that may be deemed as a deficiency when in fact It's maybe not so one of my favorite How intrigued were they interested were they in in the process you guys went through that allowed you to be successful with 91 players? That did come up, you know, I was first of all I was fortunate enough to be included in those processes and in honor to be included and and I think um It was something that that came up a couple times And there's no magic elixir like there's not some magic formula We we try to stick to the principles that we we've talked about through our pro department our college department And however many times it's been said as much as we can it's so much about the right Fit versus maybe the most talented fit if that makes sense not to not to repeat that But that's that's a real thing about this program has been since we've been here Um, so that that did come up and I think that was some questions And it was it was just trying to believe in your processes On those straight through to my rhyme with roger With kaleb if he can get through everything how close is he to being that? You know on paper he has a lot of those right? That's what we talked about the link I think coach alluded to it earlier about his length is unique um You know, it's just we'll see if you if you said on paper draw big long fast and athletic Sure, but then it's about what do you do out there? You know, so I don't know that's really answers your question But sure you would pick that if you're going to pick one out of head if you're playing pick up on it You know outside I'll take him and we'll see where it goes one of my favorite questions with these Guys in the spring at the senior bowl Or at the combine The the corners I'll say what do you think is the most important traits? To be successful in the national football league and they're like Well, it's my pedal. It's my transition. It's my speed. It's my this they'll rattle off. I don't know 14 different characteristics And I said I'll look at them and I'll say nope You got two jobs one don't let your guy catch the ball And two tackle a guy that's got it and then they look at me like You mean it's that's well all of the stuff that you talked about is hopefully going to help you do those things so Sorry add lib into your question, joe Is his injury significant enough that you think you'll have to bring in somebody else for competition or is he You know, maybe gonna be able to get out there and compete himself. Yeah, we'll see how it goes. He's he's doing he's doing okay Which is partly he obviously had struggled with injuries last year. Um, but coming back this year, Mike said he's at 90% right now How does he get to 100 and how does he live up to those first round expectations? Uh, well the expectations would be go out and play his position and and help the team win that would be the expectation Um, you know just continue to continue to work. Um, like most rookies, you know, they have this I think perception of what the nfl is and then when you get here and you get in our program it's it's there's a little bit of woe and You know, Caleb's battle through that. He's matured a ton Just the way he carries himself around the building. It's he's got some confidence to him and I'm excited for him. He's had a great off season and he's off to a great start here in the first two days Or is that an unfair trailing has got to get open catch and block Like he's going to line up at receiver and and get open catch and block and And when we throw it to him try to run with it and as far as he can run till somebody tackles him No, I don't I don't know what you I don't know what you you change, you know between um I've looked at it nine million times and and the list of players that we had on the team when we started and then You know where we were mid season and where we were kind of at the end and Just kind of the way things the way things fail. I mean we got a bit pretty hard by it, but We were over we were able to you know kind of overcome it and continue to push through and and have a winning season Obviously it didn't finish the way we wanted it to Um, but that can be said for you know 31 other teams too. Um But we certainly look at you know the the injuries that we had and um, you know, there are things that we can do different um Have those discussions, but I think a lot of it was just You know, it's it's a violent game played by big fast strongmen and um those things happen Sometimes when you're when you're scouting and what guys do in seemingly unimportant moments Do you like to see your top guys at positions go to the front line and drills and kind of lead from there Say I'm going first. Watch me. I think that maybe that was the case, you know 20 years ago Paul, but I think I think it's just different now. I think guys are just trying to get the reps and um You know do the things that that they need to do to get themselves ready to go out and have good practice And hopefully that translates to a game Guys personalities are different. I think that that was you know When I was an average College player I was Never at the front of the line. Sometimes I would jockey to try to get up there, but In the day I was just trying not to get yelled at by the coach and just try to do a good job According to my position paul, maybe three technique. I'm trying to lose a little weight. Maybe play outside linebacker That's tough. Thanks, Steve You guys uh, Chris Did you if you did you at him have any discussions face-to-face or over the phone with each other just about reconciling all that? With ryan Yeah, I mean it was tough for both of us and I you know we talked and You know at at some point you got you got to move on, you know, it's uh You know, we're we're we're on to this season and it's a it's a new team. Um, he's excited. I'm excited um another opportunity to play in this league, um um greatest sport in the world in my opinion and um You can't let's let it continue to fester at some point. You just you've got to turn the page and and and go on I think I answered that earlier with the madden rating questions, but like it's It's it's different. It's about if they play in unison and so much about timing and there's concepts offensively that you're trying to create and get guys open It's just you know guys get open differently. Um But i'm excited about the position groups and the guys that we have and the work that they've put in To be ready for camp Yeah, you you're saying how like at some point you have to move on in regards to Kind of what happened last year in terms of ryan's mindset. What have you seen? That that suggests to you that that you can and that he's kind of ready to To embrace the challenge of this season juice energy leadership Fired up to be out here Working with the new new players that are on a team about hey when you run this route this way Look for the ball because this is what i'm looking for out of you on this certain route um He's into it and ready to roll When you were hired the idea was to help get this franchise back into winning ways six straight winning seasons Where is this franchise at and what has to be accomplished next? Keep winning theresa keep winning and and try to try to punch a ticket into the um into the tournament and and see See where see where we go with that. Um But the only way to do that is to come out tomorrow and have a good practice. Um, i'm not a really Look down the road at where we need to end It's about because the only way you're going to get there is working hard tomorrow And and trying to have a better day tomorrow than you had today and and carrying that on Um having good practices with the bucks with the cardinals. Uh executing in the pre-season games Um, we've got to cut the roster down. That's always a not so fun day for me is to tell You know guys, they can't be here at least on the short go and then they maybe end back on the practice squad Um, but it's the first game, you know getting ready for the for the giants and All right, you got to win that one and move on to the next one and try to win that one move on to the next one That's the only way you're going to get to you know, where you want to be For the offense, what will it take both of your perspectives for them to make a jump? Like the defense did last year and how can you get that started immediately like right now tomorrow or what happened? Uh, I think continuity, you know getting on the same page I think we saw some of that With the players that were out here in this all season because we had some new faces You know, certainly in that mini camp whether it was austin hooper, whether it was chig You know, robert was coming back trailing was dealing with his stuff But getting on the same I thought ryan developed a really cool You know vibe with with chig and with hoop And certainly sway me through the ball to him a lot last year I thought that that progressed really quickly throughout the spring doing the same thing with those receiver I thought nick westbrook had an outstanding spring. I thought des took some steps in the spring Getting derrick back will be will be you know be great for us But continue to build on that continuity Um and stringing plays together Yeah, nothing dad really. I mean, I think that when guys are out there together is when you get the most work if it's Two guys missing this day four guys, you know, so that's that makes it hard And I think the more confident The you see that confidence come through when guys have put a lot of hours and reps You know the old 10,000 hour rule of if you can get those guys out there Together as a group the more you get them out there the more confidence they're going to have in each other And I think that would translate into some some success