 John, you've now made three of your first four picks on defense, how much of that was by design to add pieces to a unit that you cut three starters in your secondary for cap reasons? Yeah, I mean, I think anytime you go into the draft, we're looking to add good football players and those guys that we ended up selecting over the last two nights, we feel like they can come in and help our football team, and they're going to come in and carve out a role, and there were other positions that we looked at as well, but sell it on those guys because we think they can really help us. John, the offense to play your pick, Dylan Redin's the offensive tackle from North Dakota State. What do you like about him and what are your expectations for him coming to camp this year? Yeah, I mean, he's big, he's long, he's athletic, he plays with great effort, he's good in pass protection, he's good in run blocking, has outstanding traits, hard worker, tough, dependable, and we were excited when we were on the clock there at 53 to add him. John Vannen? John, I guess one position, tight end and wide receiver, I guess for the one area where a lot of people figured you guys might hit in the first couple of rounds. Was that much of a consideration given the losses that you guys have had, or were people selected just before you came to bat? Can you fill us in on that? Yeah, there were certainly players at those position groups that we liked. We tried to move around some tonight, we're able to slide back, we tried moving up and couldn't get up quite high enough a couple of times. That's just kind of the way that the players fell at the end, but there's some players still left, we've got six picks tomorrow, and there's still some players on the board that we like. Terry? John, as kind of a follow-up to that, you said there are players at the receiver and tight end spots that you like. Are some of those capable of being able to come in and be significant contributors at those positions and be guys who can be starters even as day three draftees? Yeah, I mean, I think, Terry, we've said it all along, once we add them to the team, we have a certain evaluation on the player and what we think the skill set's going to be. Ultimately, it'll be up to the player to come in and work hard, buy into our program and what play time they get that they'll earn. I think that we've proven that with players that we historically have selected into third day. Guys that have came in here, Jayon Brown was a fifth round pick that worked and earned playing time as a starter force. We tell all these guys, it doesn't matter where you're selected, what matters is that you come in here and you're committed to improving, you're committed to being coached. We feel like certainly these guys that we've picked the last two nights are about that and hopefully looking to add six more tomorrow. Buck? Hey, Mike, what are you adding with Monty Rice to your linebacking for and why is it so important to be able to create a competition within any position group, not just necessarily linebacker? Yeah, no, competition I think is something that we would love to build our culture around. It's about competition and winning. So when you try to put a roster together and John and I communicated about it daily, it's just trying to put pieces together that people that are going to want to reflect us on and off the field that are willing to put the team first, obviously love football, all those things and just really enjoying our conversations. This was a player that as we watched other players and he watched a lot of SEC football when he get ready for the draft and he kept showing up, kept making plays and the more we talked with him, got to know him. This is a confident player who was willing to lead inside and it was productive. Gentry? Yeah, John, you mentioned trying to move around a little bit. When you do make the decision to move back when you did with the one pick, was that after missing out on some guys at that spot? No, there were a couple guys that we were still considering there, but that pick in the fourth round to slide back a few spots, we felt was a good value to us. Getting another player early on in the process tomorrow. There were still players there that we would have considered at that pick, but just felt like the value to slide back and pick up that fourth was really good for us. Taram? Yeah, coach, and talking to Eliza Molden early in the process, he said he really liked the meetings with you guys and he just said that on the Zoom just now. What was it about the connection? Why did he seem like such a guy that matched what you guys want to do? Well, I think he's been raised well. I think that obviously his upbringing and his career at Washington and what he learned there. I mean, there was a lot of things. I mean, that was early on. That was one that we checked off pretty quickly and said, man, we're all set with this guy. I mean, he said, you know, we asked him about school and I mean, he had just such a genuine answer that he's like, I don't really love school, but I love to learn and that really, I think, sunk in. He was just intelligent, talk ball. He knew about our football team. He had prepared for the interview by watching our football team. He spoke highly of how we played and the effort and finish in which we play with. You know, this was an exciting pick for John and I and everybody involved with our organization, our coaches and Miss Amy, that this is going to be a fun guy to coach. John, you have said on Monday that you like the depth at pass rusher and you feel that there's guys situationally that could come in and help. Did that kind of go into overlooking some of the players that you had options to get and now you're in a situation where you'll probably have to pick one later? Yeah, we'll see how it comes off tomorrow to Ron. There's still some depth there at that position spot for us. We'll see who those guys are available tomorrow. We were kind of in between picks on a couple of those guys there that came off that certainly we would have considered when we were rolling the clock. And that's just kind of the way it goes with the draft. We tried to position ourselves to get a couple guys and it just didn't ever really manifest in itself, but there's still pretty good depth at that position in the later rounds. David Mowclar. Mike, back to Moulton, what kind of an advantage or edge does he have having grown up with a father who played the game in this league? I don't know that. I mean, I again, I think that would be, you know, I'm sure you've asked them, you know, you'd have to ask Tyler, you'd have to ask my son. I don't know. I mean, I think that there's a lot of opportunities that I think children have that parents or fathers or professional athletes just being around teams, being around the locker room, understanding how powerful that thing can be and the bond that's created between, you know, athletes from from all over that come together to form a team. And, you know, that's that's probably something that that I would have said, you know, my dad wasn't an athlete. He was a coach when I was growing up. So I don't know. Paul, John, if you talk to Atlanta at all about Julio Jones. Yeah, I'm not going to comment, Paul, about any, you know, any talks that we might have had with with other teams for garden players. You've spent three picks in the last six years at right tackle two firsts and a second. Now, isn't that an awful lot at one spot? Well, I think tackles a premium position, you know, in the national football. You know, I think that's a that's a position that that resources are allocated towards. And, you know, we're going to keep keep looking and keep trying to add football, you know, players that at that position that we think can come in and and contribute to the team and help us win. Thanks. Luke. Hey, Mike, when you're thinking about scheming cornerbacks and putting the guys on the field, do you think about it in terms of, you know, this guy might be more of a slot corner, this guy is more outside base, or is it just simply get the best three on the field in a nickel situation? You know, Luke, I appreciate that. I don't think right now we're in a scheme mode. I think that we do do that. I think in our evaluations, you know, I think it's sometimes it's nickel only, it's inside, outside, it's outside and can potentially play inside. I think those are conversations that we have once we get, you know, I think closer to the season, you know, and we start to say, OK, maybe there's a bigger slot or there's a quicker slot, then maybe that you would match up differently there. We would like them to know all the positions, you know, obviously the no outside. And then when we do get into substituted defenses, you know, having a few guys, you know, that can play inside. Sometimes we play nickel versus 12 personnel and that may be a bigger nickel or that could even be a safety. You know, we've talked about a money hooker that's learned more than one position. So right now, I don't know about the scheme factor, but certainly I think that that comes in play with with some of our evaluations that we look at is is where we would probably look at this player at, whether it's, you know, nickel or inside, outside or outside inside. And with rice, you talked about the other two players with this. What in your eyes did Rice do or say to make him pass the love's football test? I mean, I don't think that there's anything that you say, you know, I mean, I would rather, you know, go by the old adage of show me and and don't tell me because I see better than I hear. So he does play with a demeanor that that we I think kind of really enjoyed watching him. And again, we've been through this. John and I sit in there with with these scouts that do a fantastic job and kept showing up, kept tackling the ball, kept flying around. And I think that this was a player that really grew on us. Me personally, I think as a coach in our conversations with him and watching him on film, I think that's always a good sign. And when you're when you're not putting on a tape to watch a guy, you notice somebody else or you notice another player that you weren't intending to watch, and that's usually a pretty good sign. Joe Rexford. Yeah, for both the guys, if you could, what's a realistic role for Rice as a rookie? How similar is he to Rashon and what's the confidence level in Rashon right now? I think we've got good confidence in Rashon. And I think that, you know, Moniz, again, like I said earlier to the to the other question, you know, he'll come in and he'll compete at the inside linebacked position on special teams to what degree he picks up the defense and and understands that and learns that and earns earns playtime. You know, that'll that'll be determined by him and his work ethic. And, you know, based on the information that that we were that I got from from Georgia, I mean, consummate, worker, loves football, works hard, leader, vocal, all those things were very positive in his favor. You know, I guess I would just first address Rashon extremely comfortable and confident with Rashon. Comes in and tries to make a daily impact on our football team and in virtual meetings. He is he's learning, you know, we're doing some things that continue to change that position. And I think he's excited about that. And then with money, it was, you know, just looking at a player that would try to get, you know, younger and help us on special teams. And what his expectation level is, is the same for everybody. You know, come in, know what to do as quickly as possible and play as hard or as fast as you can and try to help the team in any possible way. John, I wonder if both of you guys could touch on this, too. I wonder how difficult it is to evaluate a guy, you know, who plays at an FCS level, like, like Raiden's and in his case, how important was what he did at the at the senior bowl and, you know, getting a chance to see him play against like his higher level competition? Yeah, that's a good question, John. You know, it's, you know, their season was shortened, obviously. So that that senior bowl exposure was was really good for him, you know, to go against, you know, some of the best in the best in college football. Got a chance to spend, you know, some time down there with him, get to know him. He's about what we're about, you know, football wise and make up and commitment to being a good football player. And yeah, that that senior bowl experience and week down there for him, you know, both in the practices and in the game was was very positive in his favor. I wouldn't have too much to add to that. I would probably I do agree with everything John said. I don't want to sit there and, you know, repeat it. You know, some of these players that play at a smaller school when they've given the opportunity to go to the senior bowl and they take advantage of it. And, you know, you take notice and you go back. I think that's what the senior bowl does. And then you go back and you study what tapes available and then and then watch their workouts and try to project and have a vision for them. Last two, Paul, Mike, four or five top cornerbacks now knew and Christian didn't play a heck of a lot last season. He's only in his second year. How much of a challenge for those guys to kind of rebuild that cohesion and and clubhouse mentality that your secondary thrived on when it was at its best? Well, I mean, I don't think that the, you know, you don't you don't play well and you don't win games in this league because of t-shirts and slogans. You know, you win games in this league by coming together as a team and as a unit in a position group and going out there and pushing each other in trying to work. And every year is new. Every year is there's going to be change. There's going to be different things that are going to be asked of them from a playbook perspective and sometimes from a role. And I think they've got off to a great start. Well, I think these meetings have been fantastic. I think they've been better than what I remember being last year with the with the virtual sessions. Some players are coming in and when we have an opportunity to have in person meetings, we will. So we'll just keep coaching them. And I think these guys are still continuing to build a bond. And I know that they'll do that as we work closer towards you know, the season. Last one, Terry. Mike, when you bring in a guy like Molden, who has versatility can play safety or nickel back and things like that. Do you just try to figure out where he where he best fits in? Or do you try to think of creative ways to use a guy with that type of versatility? Well, I think you got to give the young players a position to focus on and then, you know, as they expand and they're showing, you know, the ability to to understand and comprehend what that job is, then you can give them another job. And I'm sure that Elijah will be. You know, excited about doing that. But I think you got to give him, you know, a place to start. And we'll we'll consider, you know, what we feel like is best for him and what's best for the football team. All right, that's a wrap. Thanks. Appreciate it. Thanks, guys. Thank you, guys.