 Yeah, no, I just wanted to make sure it took time to acknowledge all the hard work that our personnel department and coaching staff and the collaborative effort we had that got us up to this point in the draft And really the scouting department. There's a lot of guys that don't get a lot of credit and do a lot of work That brings the players in here and then you guys see the result of it We're selecting on draft day and then hopefully we get a pretty good post draft class as well And especially a year like this. We've had a transition Completely new, you know personnel department from the top down And with the coaching side and a lot of guys that were held over in transition They're going from two different systems and old scouting system to a new scouting system old old schemes the new schemes and they did a lot of really really good work for us And I just want to take the time to thank those guys and appreciate the work they did so with that We'd like to open it up for questions Do you let Yeah, Terry and coach, how do y'all feel with the six picks today for defense and two offense Extremely excited about the six picks today and the nine picks overall I think we have an exceptional group of young man and and there's a lot of what you look for from from coaches From scouts is passion and conviction You want to bring in players that you love and we love this draft class We're obviously working on the undrafted We'll start working on undrafted free agents and we're going to love that class as well But we're extremely excited about this class if you look top to bottom at every single player You're going to see smart tough high character and versatile guys that can be multiple and can do some different things for so Very excited about the class overall And I for coach the linemen you got a you know yesterday with Jalen and drew today. Where do they where will you start them out at? Well, again, they'll play multiple spots. He led so we'll have good competition inside You know, we whether we put put them out of tackle or put them inside And you know, Dominic and can pull the football. So we'll have good competition. The best guys Will start and earn their job. So that's the best thing we could we could do here is to add competition in depth Jason butt This is just gonna be for either, you know with with drew in particular. What did you like about him? scouting him and evaluating him and Just kind of what do you think he brings? You know to this offense Well, again, he bring brings some versatility inside he's a very smart instinctive player I Said you can't have enough guys that have the opportunity of the ability. Excuse me to pull the football We value that that center guard flexibility and obviously with with somebody like Jalen who has tackle guard flexibility. So With with drew again, he was very productive at player at center But we we'll have open competition the best players would play and the ones that don't think I had versatility If you want to get a helmet on game day, we feel like those guys will bring that competition and we'll have every opportunity to play You know, we only have ten in the draft room. And so the coaches Coordinators aren't in the room, but they're right down the hall and we could hear Dwayne led for yelling and throwing stuff around his Office every time we draft an offensive lineman. So he's pretty pumped And Kind of a random fact about life coming full circle Dwayne left her was talking about how Drew's dad Chris helped him in San Francisco when he made a transition to center I think it's pretty cool. He gets the opportunity to work with his son And also fact Chris was here in coaching under Jim Moore staff And when did did those factors at all whether it was Dwayne whether it was just knowing Chris His history in the NFL like did that help put him on your radar or how did that process go where he was he was there for you guys You know you guys interested in taking them I mean, it's all taken into account. I mean, it's part of part of his Obviously his background is bio, but that's not why he's put on a radar, you know His play on the field is why he was on our radar, you know, you know, you're not gonna reach You know, it doesn't matter, you know, how good your your father was at the position at the position But Drew earned in his own right and that's why he was on a lot of people's boards where he was Chelsea Connelly The two defensive linemen you guys added today, what do you think they bring to the defense? I Don't want to sound like a broken record here, but they're Big they got linked and then they could play multiple spots, you know, whether they play outside of base downs or five technique Good versatility good length and then the other thing you're looking for two is if you're not gonna be a starter You're one you got to play on fourth down And we feel like those guys can find value or find a spot there as well Yeah, he said it big and I mean 35 plus inch length like these guys are long too powerful. It's just so they're Definitely big and we're excited about those guys And then with the addition of Avery and obviously Patterson a couple weeks ago How do you feel about the return competition you're gonna have now just what you said? It's great competition. Obviously Patterson has been a dynamic kick return and we expect to be a dynamic kick return for us And then Avery, you know, he'll have every opportunity to go back there and compete whether it's upon returns or spot-on defense Maybe offense, you know, he's a very unique player Marquis said he'll figure it out. Yeah Michael Rosti Yeah, so I got a couple questions for you first It seemed like today there was a theme of team of taking team captains Was that something that went into the evaluation process? And if so, what what about that? Attracted maybe some of those players to you. Is there something to that? Depends what program they're from Michael, you know and how is it certainly it helps if it's an authentic process and you know the players Once a voter form every situation unique I just think it's ironic, you know how it worked out But that wasn't like hey, we're taking this guy over him because he's a team captain I've been a part of situations where the coach is big and you have You know a voting process that may not be really what the vote is so I don't know I don't take too much account of that. It's really what the reputations are as a teammate and There's sometimes it may be the way it works out But it wasn't like Terry said hey take him you think captain this guy wasn't so And all the second question I have is as far as running back y'all Didn't really address that in the draft. Is that a place where maybe udfa comes in or do you look to add another veteran? Maybe with mike davis there like where do y'all feel like you stand at that position? Maybe that's a better question for terry Yeah, yeah, we'll look through we talked about running backs throughout the draft and and we went through it And there were times that running backs were in our clumps and and we took a player over So we discussed running backs throughout the draft and and tansher question Yes, we'll be on the phone with some undrafted players that we covet and we'll continue to work on bringing in veterans So we we discussed it throughout the draft and it it just didn't fall our way It's just one thing I think michael that you'll realize I mean it for up from us the depth charts never set like You know, you don't all sudden it's like works over Let's go week one as you guys know you guys been covering this stuff for a long time and for our our mindset We're always in every position. We're going to look if players become available We'll have discussions about them. You can you know trades certainly can happen Uh, you know post June cuts post draft cuts. I mean you're always looking to add depth and And then great thing just watching terry out there this this weekend It wasn't like we were going to reach for somebody and you know overdraft somebody Just because we needed to address that when we had better players created higher other spots So it was fun to watch them operate Jeff Schultz Yeah for for either one of you as you both looked at film of of the players that you were inheriting and from last year I I noticed you basically drafted two defensive linemen two offensive linemen plus obviously kyle Were you sort of Focused in on we have to get better up front on both sides of the ball And I know that's standard football, but I mean just in general as you looked at tape and moving forward I mean, I'll start off with that and really The two when we picked The both offensive linemen they were the best players on the board. So yeah, it's easy We do say you come in and you want to build inside out and you want to get you want to get bigger And you want to get big tough guys in the trenches. That's important, but When we picked those players they were the best players on the board. Yeah, it wasn't so jeff We didn't go through saying hey, we're going to reach for these players just to get in some offensive linemen and defensive linemen It really Those players were there. We had a lot of passion for them at that time But we felt like we didn't reach for the players that we took So you always want to Get get players on offensive line in the defensive line, but those are the best players when we took them And then and then my other question is it's it's kind of along the same line, but you You drafted nine players Do you generally have a thought going into the draft in the drafts or even this draft in particular where you think We're drafting nine players. Let's see if we can get three regulars out of this or four regulars out of this or Just what are your thoughts particularly again stepping into a new situation with a new team here Just and jeff you're asking more so with of those nine players You're saying you want this many stars this many contributors. Is that what you're asking? Yeah, just any expectation level you have Now that the draft is over of this class Yeah, well with every player the discussion is always it starts with How's he gonna make the 53 so so what's the vision for the player? So if you're talking about a developmental player for instance, okay, what's he gonna do on fourth down? What's he gonna do in the kicking game if he's developmental? How's he gonna get to the active roster or is this gonna be a player that we see on the practice squad and having to So every player we're going to discuss What the vision is what the fit is how he's going to make the team and how he's going to contribute And so so yeah, so we have clear visions for all those players and and you want to have Every player that you draft You want them to end up making and contributing to your team And even as we talk about these undrafted creations There's going to be a vision because if there's not a vision for him either being a contributor or developing into Helping you on on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, whenever we play Tuesdays Tuesdays So if we don't have a clear vision for them helping you at some point Then they're not players that you want, but I will say every player that That that we drafted we do have visions for for those players Developing into contributors or starters Allison is training a little I know it literally just wrapped up for you guys a few minutes ago But overall with your first draft experience What was kind of one moment that you enjoyed the most and maybe something that you kind of learned like next time I'm going to do it a little bit differently That's a good question Give us some thought it what really gets exciting is is when you When you have the players you put together your clumps of players that you want And then so you have five players and there's 15 picks and you're just watching and you're you're hoping you're trying to make sure and you have superstitions like Like cow Smith at one point. I wanted to move the magnets and stack them together and cow said don't touch them You can't touch the magnets or they'll go so so it's kind of cool with all the superstitions and And we go through it and it's it's exciting whenever you actually make it to the player and you get the player and The position coach gets excited and so just that part of it and because we are in we always consider it We get calls on the clock or we get calls prior to and we consider Moving back and there's time. We we love certain players at times and And but we want to move back because we want to maximize that pick But then you do get nervous about someone taking the player and it really does get exciting when those players are there And just being on the phone with those players like like we did these are some passionate young men that are That are really excited and and when we would when you say Atlanta like you could hear the families in the background cheering and and That was really fun. That was really fun. There's some passionate individuals So I would say just the angst of waiting to see if the players make it to you and and then just the excitement of the coaches the scouts and then even the players Yeah, for me the magnet thing was hilarious, but The phone calls are pretty special when you when you get to talk to the kid you hear their family. It's a it's a really cool moment for Players and in their families, of course a lot of these guys and everybody's got a very cool story and unique journey they get here and When terry and I get on the phone with them. That's pretty it's a pretty cool moment for Here's the excitement I know obviously you will never, you know have any favorites But what was it like seeing kyle pits your first first round pick today, you know come in the flowery branch get a tour What was that like for you guys kind of surreal Well, it was good to have to look up at him So just so I remember seeing him that he was the size I remember of florida And uh, so I didn't have to look down on that. Damn. We got got the hype wrong. So it's always nice when you get to look up at him. So Yeah, he's a he's a big man. He's a big man. Uh, and it was exciting just to Getting to spend a little bit of time with him. He has a nice Really nice family and so but but he's he's a big man Charles Odo Uh, a follow-up on on avry. Was he drafted primarily for his return skills and for arthur? Were you just kidding when you said he may play offense too? I'm not kidding. Well, he could play offense. I you know he's got a role on defense and And I keep hitting the buzzword. I mean you can play I love it this is that same versatility You will say multiple spots or like terry likes to call the joker position. So I may be that new ones that I'm but Um, oh, it's just a guy that comes in he's going to bring competition. That's what you want You got to have guys that they can compete and and help us move the football in any way possible And we feel every has a chance to do that And and and now that you've completed this this first draft, um How different was it for you to to go through this process knowing you've got to be concerned about all parts of Of you know offense defense special teams not just one side of the ball Yeah, it's uh, it's fun to be a part of it because you know, you're you're sitting there and and watching the strategy as we're going through and talking about guys and in certain brackets that we're putting them in waiting to be on the strategically Trying to address needs and then taking the bus players available. But yeah, it's it's It's fun to have to to get to worry about the whole team And the cool thing about author is that's his mindset. I know there's you can say there's defensive minded head coaches or offensive minded head coaches, but just like the question the other day about coaches needing to win now and gms concerned about the future and That's author does not think like that and even when you talk about the roster He's concerned about The front seven the secondary offensive line all the area is he wants to it's all about the team and doing what's best for the team He really thinks that way. So it's not a so that's what makes those discussions A lot easier because there's not a one-sided mindset with author in the way he thinks All right, uh, don't see any follow-ups. So appreciate you guys jumping all with us today I got one just came in from uh, Marie Martin Okay, so this can be for both of you guys. Obviously you hold all of these players in high regard on the football field But you've talked so much about how you were looking for good players off the field. That's my dog growling. So I apologize When you're vetting them personality wise and just as human beings, what are you really looking for when you talk to those players? Yeah, and it's it's really about They're we break it into two things. It's the personal character And and that's what who they are as human beings and what kind of people like are are they good Young men and that's not to say you haven't made mistakes because we all made mistakes But but are they good young men that that that want to do the right things and and then and and they're going to be good teammates They're going to be on time They're going to do what they're supposed to do and then you get the football character Do they love ball do they have passion like are they they love the weight or more they film junkies? Are they like you want to get into the guys that love ball and that gets into the tape? Because you're not going to say that this guy's passionate loves football. He's not flying around every play So we really believe that we brought in guys that not only are good young men off the field But they are passionate and and really love football and I'm sure you guys I don't know if you spent time with all of them But when you spend time with them a little bit you really feel that passion And and we're excited about them bringing that to to this organization Was there one guy in particular where your personality kind of Surprised you a little bit whenever you talked to them for the first time Well, not surprised because so we've we've talked to these guys, right? So so we kind of know what to expect but right before we called Darby so I'm calling Darby and Arthur said get ready for this And he was going nuts on the phone He was so excited and he starts telling me about the food that he was cooking there And he's just he was so pumped up. So all the guys were really good on the phone But he was he was just a little bit different In a good way. Yeah