 We told you that we'll be talking with the GM of the Jets and gosh darn it. We didn't lie. Here he is Joe Douglas on the show Joe. It's Michael Don and Peter. How are you doing today? You guys doing? We're doing great Getting Rogers finally. Did you always know it was gonna happen or does this feel like a big piece off your plate? I feel like we were optimistic that we were gonna get this done, but you know, you never you never count the chickens until the eggs hatch so, um, you know, we needed to get this across the finish line at some point and We're thankfully we're able to get Agreed all the terms yesterday afternoon. So Joe when you when you went out to California to talk to Rogers Did you have what would serve as the parameters of this feel in place with Green Bay? You know, I talked a little bit about this To the beat out in Arizona Deal is a little bit different and this particular deal We were granted permission Without the parameters in place We were granted permission to talk to talk to Aaron. So Really we were we're going out just to just to meet there and spend some time with there and just Just to see if there was gonna be You know interest in his part and joining joining our our organization So the biggest topic of conversation Joe has been the second round pick that becomes a first round pick in 2024 if he plays 65% of the snaps, how did you come to that percentage? Well, obviously we're we're There's a lot of conversations that happened before before he finalized everything. I mean There's a lot of back-and-forth on quite a few pieces of that of that particular agreement and That was probably the one of the last things That was that was ironed out so You know again, we're we're comfortable with where things ended up and the goal from the beginning was To get to get the player in the building and so and we're excited to do that soon Joe was the final piece. Was that the toughest piece to get this deal done? I think the last the last couple conversations just Just a couple, you know back and forth and you know, what are the What are the major what are the what are the major components of the deal were in place? just a few Percentages little things Where the last bits that need to be tied up and you know feel like um, but again You know Brian Brian's a Pro he's a he's awesome. He had been doing this a long time and have a ton of respect for him and Just we were able to Finalize everything and get to a good place last night. So just just how we were able to work together and get it done What do you think Aaron Rodgers the guy so far? Do you feel like you've gotten to know him anything? Surprised you about his personality that maybe didn't know prior. I mean Aaron is a Unbelievable unbelievable player first off. I think everybody knows that Just just getting to know him and that in that window that we were able to talk to him and the conversations I were able to have I won't get any anything specific but Just how genuine of a person he is how how competitive he is how much that he still Craves winning in this in this league and so It was just it was awesome to get to know him and just Just to spend a little bit of time, you know, I'm talking talking ball with him What would you say Joe to those that think you probably gave up a little bit more than we all thought I'm one of them Especially the the second round pick festing to a first round pick if Aaron stays one year that seems like a lot What do you say to us? Yeah, I'd say that we're comfortable with where we were how this deal landed I mean ultimately, you know, we know that We made this move to add a Hall of Fame caliber player and to take take a take a step as a as a team as an organization with the With the young players that we have and so I'll let everybody else debate, you know, who's There's women who's losing who did what but ultimately And we're able to get this done and get a player that we think can really really help us All right, so Joe I say this with respect and no derision at all But what was their leverage? They didn't want him. He wanted to play for the Jets. There wasn't another team involved So what were you negotiating against with them? well, obviously they they have a value for the player and they Again, great talks, you know, I think those sides were we're pretty aggressive in certain things and what they wanted and You know Again, I just say that Ultimately, we wanted to get we wanted to make sure we we Acquired the player And that and once once we knew that, you know, he wanted to be here which is again a step before but You know, it's it's a real credit to what Robert and his staff are doing That was that was the goal. It's Let's let's get this player in the building. Was there any conversations Joe on him playing beyond this season? You know, again, I think we there's a ton of ton of great conversation I'm not gonna get into specifics. I think You know, and I'm not gonna speak for I'm necessarily not gonna speak for Aaron. So And we again, I just I just go back to it. We're very comfortable with where there's still in it for us Now Jephans are not used to this Joe But I mean you guys are Super Bowl contenders. Do you feel that pressure now that you because even before you got Aaron Rodgers? You had an unbelievable draft last year. You have a lot of talent on the team Do you feel that this team can win the Super Bowl? Well, certainly you had a player of Aaron's magnitude but we understand we understand the You're swimming in some deeper water, but again We're excited that he wanted to be here one I think it's a again, and it's it's a credit to the young guys that were added there They're competitive makeup how they went out and performed how they handled themselves as professionals and There's a there's a core group of players here that were attractive to a First-Ball Hall of Fame quarterback, so You know we still have a ton of work to do and we need to get we need to get Aaron here there are some some people here that Aaron has really good familiarity with and Obviously, you've been one place for 18 years There's gonna be a little bit of a transition period in a new environment We're really hopeful that the familiar faces are gonna help ease that transition a little bit But we've got to get together and build the unity build this team and You know our biggest once once we finalize This this trade you know our next our next big thing is As if he's in this team with the young talent through the drafts, which you know We're excited about the opportunity that are gonna present themselves on Thursday Friday and Saturday this week We're in the middle of the Joe Douglas sport on 98 70 guests being driven by Ramsey master Joe did you have any conversation with Aaron about just playing in this market? What it means in terms of the media as big a star as he is He has never been the front-facing player of a New York organization, and we all know that's a different piece Did you guys discuss that at all? Yeah, I think we had a ton of great conversation and again, I just I would go back to One of the huge things that I kept that I kept hearing from him was just how innately competitive and driven he he still is to Take to come to the place like New York and win and and perform and so the fire is still very much there and I think I think everybody's gonna see that soon Where do we stand right now with Quinn and Williams? We're in good place. I Feel like we've had really good conversations with Nicole been able to Work with Nicole on on many different deals But I feel like I feel like we're in a good place and definitely optimistic that We're gonna get this done soon Talking with Joe Douglas at jet GM Joe, are you comfortable with Zach Wilson as your backup quarterback or is there work to be done there? Absolutely, I think Touching on earlier in the in the press conference today, but this is a great opportunity for Zach to really Be next to a Hall fan quarterback and see how he does things from from a to z and I think this is gonna be a great experience for him and You know, we there's still a lot of confidence in Zach in this building. So I know that Nathaniel Todd Extremely excited to get back on the grass with was Zach and and the rest of the QVs So you've got the 15th pick on Thursday I know that draft capital is Sacrosanct to every GM was it tough to go from 13 to 15 and do you believe that moved down two spots? Actually cost you something that you might have been looking at and what are you looking at? Yeah, I mean we'll we'll see it. We'll see on Thursday night I feel like one of the reasons we were willing to make that move at the end of negotiations We still we feel there's gonna be a similar caliber player at 15 is there would be a 13 You know again, you go into every draft wherever you're picking whether it's eight or 24 32 wherever you okay, we've got to find that number of players that we're really excited about You know, we we had 13 prior to trade We have 15 now that we'd be really excited about about taking so if the board fell off with our first 15 Okay, 15. We're ready roll turned in can't trade back. Let's roll. And so we're at that place You know whether it's 13 14 13 so We feel good about where we are in our draft prep. So Options available There's a there's a variety of Different talent in this draft at different positions. And so I think that's 15 You're just gonna be disciplined and let the board come to you and see see what's there now Joe I know you're all business, but you just made one of the biggest trades in the history of this organization Your team is gonna be competing for a Super Bowl get fired up I Think you see you guys even we can hope you'll finally voices this Lombardi I think that'll be there'll be a time where I can really kind of let the letters But yeah, we got a lot of work to do before we can even think about things like that But yeah, we're at trust me everybody's excited everybody's excited and just Not every day that the Hall of Fame quarterback wants to wants to come lead your organization So this this is a special time for sure. It's somehow randomly at a Veteran at a good price at quarterback popped up on the market. Would you guys be interested in taking a sniff to bring in someone like that? back up I mean That's I won't get into the hypotheticals. I feel like we're good. We're we have a good core group of Passers right now I think we we take we were gonna take a look at any there's any opportunity to upgrade our team at any spot Any position we're gonna take a look at look at it. So But we're there's gonna be we know that there's gonna be more opportunities Obviously after the draft in June and so feel like we have the resources we start the resources and flexibility to Be aggressive if we need to All right, final thing when you walked into Salah's office and said, oh, yeah, by the way, we got Rodgers. What is his reaction? We were in the middle of draft strategy meeting when when I had to leave to Hopefully finalize the deal and so I came back in after about 20 30 minute conversation on the last call and He was fired up. I Got it got a big hug high-five There's a lot of joy. Well, enjoy the draft. I know it's a lot of work But you got the biggest piece that you were looking for and we congratulate you and thank you for coming on man Thanks guys. Good talking you. All right. That's a Joe Douglas report