 Yeah, coach. Any excused absences for minicamp today? Not an excused absence. Dionne Jones was here yesterday for physical, but we've excused him for a family matter. On day one. Somebody's unmuted, but Dela, that'd be, he's excused. Okay. What are your goals and objectives going into this minicamp? What would you really like to see from the ball club? Yeah, for us, it's a continuing process of what we've already started with this off-season. Really obviously it's a mandatory minicamp, but the rules are very similar to what you guys have been out here for the OTAs have seen. We're still in the teaching and learning and development stage of this off-season. We've got certain players that, you know, may be out there, may not because they're different phases of the off-season program. And really our objective is to keep continuing to attack this playbook, get used to each other, communication, and really ultimately get ready to go when training camp starts and be ready to roll September 12th. So that's kind of a process. Dela, it will be very similar to what you guys have seen from OTAs already. Jeff Schultz. Hi, Arthur. Obviously, there's been a lot of talk about Julio since the trade. I know you weren't available to talk. Could you just talk about sort of the impact of not having him in the offense? How long you've been thinking about it? And yeah, just the general impact of that. Well, I mean, first off, you know, like I said earlier, you know, we got a lot of respect, appreciation for what he did here, wish him well in Tennessee. But my really main concern is our roster and getting us ready to go for this fall. So as for any player, you got to have contingency plans, you know, where your depth chart, where your swing tackle. So you're constantly looking at the roster and you have a plan of what you think it'll look like. But like we always, all of us know in here, there's 100% injury rate in the NFL and you've got to be able to adapt. So we're constantly evaluating the personnel groupings we got out there and there should be good competition and really great opportunities for every guy out there on this roster. Obviously, I know we're only in minicamp. We're not even in training camp right now. But how confident are you in terms of the offense, you know, being able to be productive in 2021 without him, basically? Jeff, I concern is the guys we got on this roster. I've dealt with a lot of different situations week to week and in my experience in Tennessee, it doesn't matter if they don't roll the ball out there, we're going to kick off, they're going to be a game to play. Our objective is go win. You know, no different than what you're dealing with the COVID issue last year with Buffalo. Like we had four wideouts up that game. My job as a coach is to get us prepared to play and we'll do whatever we have to do to win that game. So that's kind of how I look at it. And I don't worry about players and never coach Jeff. So Michael Rothstein. Hey Arthur, kind of following up a little bit. At what point did you start putting together contingency plans that did not have Julio Jones in them? Well, for any player in our roster, you've got to make sure that, you know, whether you're looking at the quarterback position, backup quarterback, tackle, who's your swing tackle, card, who's going to be over there at center? I mean, that's every position. So we really looked at the entire roster. And y'all are playing the Tennessee Titans in that first preseason game. Are there going to be joint practices between the two teams beforehand? Has that been discussed with you and Mike? Not with the Titans and that was discussed for any of the trade went down. So we will have joint practices, but it won't be with the Titans. Who will they be with then? Miami. Okay. Thank you. Charles Odle. During the draft way before this, the Julio thing became final. There was a lot of talk about Pitt's being a hybrid player, not just a tight end. Does this open more opportunities for him to be moved outside and two tight end sets into play? And what could be like a hybrid receiver role? Well, we'll use any of these guys that are versatile out there. We feel like we got a lot of versatile pieces, whether that's Hayden, whether it's Kyle, whether it's Cordell Patterson, and then we got a lot of different guys and it'll be great competition in every room. So I've never looked at it like it's, you know, fantasy football. Here's your 11 personnel, here's your 12. Like we try to mix and match. And that's how we'll play. And I just wanted to ask you about about Tajé Sharp and what he can add to this, all friends. Sure. Obviously, I've got experience with Tajé. Tajé's played a lot of meaningful snaps in NFL, and he's out there like all these guys working and trying to take advantage of the opportunity for him. Michael Cunningham. Yes, Arthur, what is your, excuse me, what is your assessment of the receiver group as it stands now? Well, Michael, like with all these spots, you know, I don't put too much thought in the spring, whether this was year one, or the old OTAs of the past, like I think I've gone a record earlier, you know, you can get a lot of false narratives by evaluating just spring. It's just part of the process and learning phase. Really, until we play, you know, real football in the preseason or have some real practices, I can give you a better evaluation. Same whole true with the offensive line group, which could be a little different. Absolutely, Michael, especially with the big guys. I mean, we're not in pads. Like I said, we're trying to put our schemes in, trying to be smart, being creative. And as we're trying to develop and get these guys used to communicate, and that is a big factor. But to get an evaluation in spring, everybody's got their own flavor. But for us as a staff, we're trying to be realistic in understanding what the objective is. Scott Bayer. Coach, as you go through this three-day mini-camp process, are there any signs of progress that you might be looking forward to? Like indicate that, hey, that they're really absorbing these schemes or they're starting to execute better. Are there any kind of telltale signs that this team is making progress? Sure. We evaluate that every day because that is a big part of our evaluation, what we're trying to get out of the spring. We're trying to mentally tax these guys. So, yes, you can get that in the paces we're going at and what we're throwing at it. And that's what we have to evaluate as coaches. How much you want to put in? Where are they at? Are you starting to get diminished in return? So, yeah, that's a constant evaluation because every group is different. Every season, every team, I've been a part of. What have you thought of how you're a defensive front seven is really absorbing Dean's scheme, especially the guys on defense calling signals, safeties and linebackers? Yeah, that's the challenge. We want those guys to get out there and communicate like we know the record with multiple. I can obviously change from week to week, but those guys, we want guys that can play multiple spots and that is a big part of the evaluation there. Communication can get lined up and we challenge them offensively the same way. Kelly Price? My question's already got to ask thanks. Is that time? Hey coach, how would you define a successful camp? And I apologize if you answer this, I just had to jump on technical issues. Sure. Successful mini-camp is what I was talking about here. It's just another step in our offseason program and our objective. Wherever we're at with the playbook, how much they can absorb. We're still, like I said, in the teaching and developing stage right here. It's going to look very similar to the OTAs we've already had. Zach, you know, we were able to bring them in here yesterday to get them physicals. That's a part of the mandatory mini-camp. Like everything, you try to evolve very different. Some of the camps you guys probably covered 12, 13 years ago. That's what the situation is now. So it'll be very similar to the OTA, Zach. And when you get to learn a lot more about your guys when they put the pads on, it's kind of two different tempos, two different modes, right? And any, will you have the opportunity to put the pads on during this camp? No. I don't want to get fined by the league and I'm not going to do that. I'm not going to put this team and myself in the situation as we do let-lap. It's happened before. Thank you. Can we allow media to put on pads and go out there together? No, I'd love to take some shots. Mike Jardy. Arthur, I just wanted to ask you, what sort of drew you to AJ McCarron and what do you need to see from him, you know, here in the mandatory mini-camp and then obviously once you put pads on? Yeah, I mean, obviously, watching AJ, we, you know, he played against us in the Week 17 game to end the 19th season. Obviously, having TJ here, TJ worked with him in Houston. So that's valuable information when guys on your staff have worked because there's always an unknown when you bring free agents in here. Now, you've talked to people, you've worked them out, but it's nice when you have somebody that's on your staff, that's actually worked with a player before. But I like what AJ's done so far. He's been around. He's played in games, been successful and it's a good opportunity for him. And with regards to Felipe, just, I mean, how much do you want to give him or do you want to, how do you balance, I guess, overwhelming him and by giving him what he needs so he can go out there and actually execute what you want to execute? Sure. I mean, you're valuing that every day. You know, we're going to be very demanding in that position. It helps when he's around something like Matt, watches how Matt works, how Matt operates. That's a really important part of somebody's growth and development. It helps when you have veterans that can play at a high level and watch them operate, what's made them successful and continue to make them successful. So that certainly helps, but Felipe's done a nice job of what we throw in Adam, but you're evaluating that. You know, at some point, is it too much? You know, they're coming from very different systems. That's no knock on anything. College football is just the way we're operating. Things we're asking quarterback to do. Got time for a few follow-ups. Deal it. Mute it, bud. Mute it. Deal it. Hey, Coach, where's Calvin Ridley at? We haven't seen him. Where's he at in the off-season part of it and, you know, projected him for the year? And the five tryout guys, you got two interesting linebackers on that list in Finch and Holland. Yeah. So there's your question about Calvin. He's where, like, we have a handful of guys that are different spots and it's awesome. And we felt the best decision for them was to put them in a different spot as we're bringing guys along, getting them ready to go and training camp. Calvin's here. He's done a great job. Everything we've asked him to do in the meetings, the walkthroughs, and like I said, everybody's at different spots. The biggest objective to do that is to make sure we're ready to roll in training camp and ultimately for the season. But we got a handful of guys to let. I know you're out there putting your own depth chart up there and your count numbers. Everybody's accounted for, I promise you. Like I said, Dion is excused, but the rest of the guys are here. And like I said, we're at different spots. So that's our challenge is to evaluate and put them in different phases, what I like to call, whether they need more time in the weight room, whether they're working on something else inside. Jeff Schultz. Ryan. I think I know how you're going to answer this, Arthur. But how many roster changes should we expect like between now and training camp and training camp to the season? I know you're bringing in a bunch of trial guys now. You said before it's going to be in flux, but since you've got some cap space now, I'm just curious how much things sort of open up a little bit for you. That's a good question, Jeff. Sorry, D-Led, because they kind of, you asked that question about the trial guys. The same thing. It kind of leads into what Jeff's asking here. I said, this roster is always going to be in construction as long as Terry and I are here. We have different ways to try to acquire players and we're constantly trying to evaluate where we can improve and using every means we have, whether it's the wave of wire, possibly make a trade and camp. I mean, you never know. Everything's on the table. And so we're constantly looking at that. Yeah, Jeff, I could answer you and notice that I don't want Chris Olson to squirm too much, but certainly you have some cap flexibility now, but you've got to build in obviously for contingency plans for the season and anybody may have to decide if there were injuries or whatnot. Michael Rothstein. Yeah. Hey, Arthur. As far as your coaching staff, is everybody vaccinated? Are you going to have to make concessions and have some guys work inside or is everybody going to be available coaching staff-wise? Everybody in our staff is available. Okay. And what about players? I mean, there's been different reports that different teams are getting closer, number-wise, vaccination-wise. Where do you feel like you all are at and how comfortable are you with where you are? I'm very comfortable where we're at. You know, all we try to do is provide the information so guys can make their own personal choice and make, you know, everything available themselves or, again, these are all personal choices and it's kind of where we're at. But we definitely would try to provide it. And I always just try to deal with the facts. I know the facts may not be popular in today's society, but we still try to deal with the facts here and try to educate people and they got to make a personal choice. And we got to be fine with the personal choice in which we are. But we're in a good spot there. Charles Odle. I'm good. Thank you. Scott Baer. Yeah, Coach, I'm sure that you've, I'm sorry if you've already been asked this at some point during the off-season program, but what's it been like to really work with a guy like Matt every single day, day in and day out? Like, just your experience with him learning this scheme in that, you know, QB room. What has it been like, you know, really getting to know him throughout this off-season program? Yeah, it's been a great experience so far. I mean, obviously I had a lot of respect for Matt Ryan. I've never had to work with him, but obviously what he's accomplished and sustained at a high level for a long time. And so it's like every player that are constantly trying to earn their job and understand and improve and Matt's made of the right stuff. But that relationship as a play call or quarterback, Scott, that's really important to me. No different than it was. I don't compare him to Ryan Tannehill, but that relationship with Ryan was really important. So the relation with Matt is super important for me. If you're going to be the play call and quarterback, you got to be on the same. That's just my philosophical approach. Got to be on the same page.