GMFB Wednesday Hour 2: Travis Hunter NFL Future, Peter's Prospects, and DeMeco Ryans at Combine

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Let's specifically talk about some football and the Combine. Welcome in Psycho Bonnie Football. Everybody, You're live in LA and Indianapolis. This morning is Wednesday, February twenty six. Jamie Arnall Mansi TEO, Peter Schrager looking like his great Combine self, and Indy and Cody Kessler continues to be at the table all week long. Peter Schreger to be joined by Tom Pellisero because a ton of prospects are beginning to arrive in

Let's stick with that position group though.

Peter and Tom, what's going on with you too, Peter. I'll start with you and maybe some things that you're hearing about big name quarterbacks that we want to pay attention to this weekend.

Yeah, there are Shador Sanders walking in. He's got great charisma, obviously has this incredible college career. Jackson say to Colorado, But as was reported earlier this week, he will do everything, but it seems like he will not be doing the workouts. Tom if you want to just give us a rundown for the quarterbacks, the ones who are going to be throwing our Saturday.

What's the latest we're hearing on who's going to go and who's not.

Obviously the two names everybody's keeping an eye on in this lead up to the draft, Shador Sanders and cam Ward. Shaduur is not going to throw here at the Combine. He's going to wait for his pro day be throwing the ball to Travis Hunter and others. On that occasion with cam Ward, I talked with his quarterbacks coach Daryl Colberg, who, by the way, also trade Shadur. They've actually trained together at times. I can't think of a lot of occasions

He's up to two hundred fifteen pounds. Quinn yours.

There's a lot of talk about our who's QB one. There's real questions about who's QB two and three on down and how high could some of those guys go. We know that there's a lot of teams right now, the need is starting quarterback. Could you maybe see some of those teams a little later in round one or at the top of round two trying to vault up.

We've seen that happen in the past. Real quick, before we get back to LA.

You had a really good interview with Chiefs GM Brett Vitch yesterday on NFL Network.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it.

And I thought he was enlightening on some of the stuff going on with Kansas City, but also he mentioned something with Travis Kelce that hadn't been reported previously.

Travis Kelce was battling the corning to bread veach a pretty big illness leading up to the Super Bowl. Wasn't anything that popped up on the injury report. But clearly if you go back and you watch some of the plays you pointed out the one that everybody been making the viral rounds of him not blocking on a play here,

That's what he said.

But to the extent that Travis Kelcey's kind of getting kicked around, listen, he's thirty five years old. It sounds like he's coming back, Viet said. It sounds like he's excited to come back here. Doesn't want to go out on that note in terms of what version of Travis kelce we get, He've said he has this way of finding a way to keep himself in shape, producing like only he can.

A lot of wide receiver questions for the Chiefs headed into the.

South season, it seems like tight End one is back.

Yeah, Jamide, lots of stuff happened in conversations like that happen. And credit to Tom getting that out of Brett Viach. We had not heard that before till yesterday.

Yeah, And to Tom's point, you're right, the visuals kind of line up with what we were hearing now with that story from Brett Veach. So it's kind of appreciated. But I also appreciate his humility and honesty. That didn't really matter. The Eagles were awesome that day, Peter, thank you. We back here are continuing to talk about Peter's top ten combine guys that we've keep an eye on. Yesterday it was ten through six today, five four, three, two one.

I'm not going to discuss any private discussions that I had with Aaron throughout this process. I'm not here to confirm or deny any rumors that happened during that process. I will say this, there was never an ultimatum or rules of engagement for Aaron to potentially join the Jets. Again, that never happened.

This move just has talked about the Aaron Rodgers deal. I don't think that needs to be anything else there about that things. I don't want to disrespect. You know, the players we have in my team, and they kind of pisces me off and some of the other players that that's what we all talk about. You have Quinn Williams, you have quins to william you have AVT. Now you have Joe Tidman. All those guys need to be respected as far as winning games.

Also, oh man.

This is a new chapter for the New York Jets. Peter, I'm gonna paying it right back out to you. You know those guys that building, you know that head coach. I kind of like that fire and the defense that Aaron Gladd had for Aaron Glenn had for his guys.

Yeah.

Look, Aaron Glenn came in yesterday at this podium and he was all business in a way that I don't think Jets media or Jets fans have seen a new coach be there's no hey, let's wait and see. This is a process. He's like, no, we're looking to win now. Every day I'm looking to win now. But they also was not going to suffer any fools and do this Rogers thing. And both he and Darren Moosey were like, we're moving on. We already told Aaron we're good with Aaron.

Who's playing quarterback?

And does it start here where they have the seven overall pick? And I saw mel Kiper has Shdor Sanders going to the Jets.

Are we going rookie or.

Is this going to be another deal where it's let's kick the can a little bit and try to find a veteran to get it done. Remember Tyrod Taylor very well liked in that room, but in his mid thirties. Is Tyrod Taylor the best option to be the quarterback one for the Jets? And does that get the fan

Yeah.

I think the most frustrating part from Aaron Glenn and Moujie is that they weren't a part of the Jets organization a year ago, Right, And that's what they just keep talking about, is Aaron Rodgers from twenty twenty four. How are you going to overcome that? Uji and Glenn sat down. They said they had a lot of discussions about which direction they wanted to go with quarterback in twenty twenty five, and Aaron Rodgers is not a part of that vision. That's fine. That happens all the time

Aaron Glenn is trying to make his team his team. He's trying to unbaptish his culture. When I was little, we used to go to this tongue called halaivo and we used to paddle canoe. And the thing about paddling canoe is there's only one voice in that boat. If somebody starts to get some opinions about where we should go, how fast we should go, we start to spin around

And it's really a tandem too. I liked how he deflected, like moo's you already answered this question, so and I'm not going to disrespect. And I love the use of that word in that moment for Aaron Glenn like, let's talk about the guys, and there's some really good players in the Jets building that are with our team now. All right, time for second down and three and out. The Bengals have some big decisions to make. Guys like Jamar Chase, See Higgins, Trey Hendrickson, they're all looking for

Let's just go right down the list. Jamar Chase, what are your hopes for contract for him and for having him early and in fully in the off season time.

He's worried they of a new deal, and so we're certainly working towards that and optimistic that we'll get that done. But he's done everything he can put himself in a position to earn that and we want to reward him with that.

Higgins could become a free agent, could be franchised, tagged. What's your expectation, what's your hope there.

He's a great player, He's a big reason why we've had the success we've had. We want Tea back and We'll continue to work through that, right.

Trey Hendrickson, Let's look to the other side of the ball, same thing. What's your expectation with him?

We're certainly a better team with Trey on it, you know, And so again working through that with him. I know we've had a lot of conversations. He's one of my favorite players to deal with. You know, We've had a lot of these conversations over the years, and so again, we're a better team with Trey on it. We're working through that, all.

Right, Peter.

There was a joke that assistant general manager Joe Burrow is not going to be at the combine this weekend because he was on radio road during Super Bowl making sure that his guys got taken care of in Cincinnati. How we look in when it comes to these big names, big money that they're demanding in twenty twenty five.

Salary cap gymnastics, here we go, and is Duke Tobin the guy in charge of all that, capable and ready to do whatever he can to make this work. I think all three players they would love to have back. All three players are elite players in the end, and if you start ranking them, and I really give Judy a lot of credit for not saying, Okay, here's the most important, here's the second most, and here's the third one.

This offseason, but it's not too late.

If they can go three for three, it would be miraculous and it would be a heralded.

Offseason for the Bengals.

I will say this last year, at this point, we were going into the Combine and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had Baker Mayfield up. They had Mike Evans up, and they had Levonte David up, and they had Antoine Winfield up.

They got all four of.

Those guys back and they were able to figure it out how to do it financially?

There are ways.

There is an ability you just have to be creative and you have to have an open dialogue with the players.

I agree hundred percent. I think you have to find a way to keep all three. Unfortunately for the Bengals, they have forty six million dollars in cap space right now, and they're going to heavily benefit from the cap space going from two undred fifty five million to around that two hundred and eighty million mark. But the biggest thing for me is Tobin said that Jamar Chase is our priority, right and I agree that's one hundred percent true. Triple

I'm a clear things as far as the comparison. He asked me, you know, isn't this like the Rams and Pooka Nkum Cooper cuppies. It's nothing like that. Why because Pooka Nakuhn Cooper cup is the same position. T Higgins and Jamar Chase totally different position. Jamar Chase, you can put him in a slot Z receiver's primarily on that side of the ball, on the passengering side, whereas T. Higgins that's your ex receiver, that's your fifty to fifty ball man. And without one of the two, they're not

Obviously Joe Burrow once it all, but I go back to you with what Mansi just said, like, is it that plain and simple with specifically he wants those two wide receivers back because of how much it helps just build this offense and the fact that you're not trying to line up the same guy in the same position one hundred percent.

It's so important as a quarterback to build continuity and to be on the same page at all times. And it's you know, It's an old joke, I can throw to this guy with my eyes closed. That becomes true when you spend time together. When you have a guy like Jamar Chase and you have a guy like t Higgins. It's so important for Joe Burro to keep those guys there.

You look at the Eagles, you.

Have aj Brown and Devonte's m Well, I don't know who's one in that situations that's one A, one B. But you look at the Vikings you have Jay Jettis and then you have Jordan Adison right behind them. The Lions this year with Arminros Saint Brown, Jamison Williams. The list goes on and on right Tyreek Kill, Jalen Waddle.

A lot of that has to do with the Cowboys conversation we had yesterday and finding a second option to ceed lamb all right, third down and three and out. The Packers and many others, it's not just the Packers anymore, are looking to ban the tush push. Here's Eagles head coach the originator of this forsaken play. Nick Sirianni on the proposal of teams to get rid of it.

It's a little insulting to say, it's just just you know, we're good at it, so it's automatic.

We work really hard at it.

The fact that it's that it's a successful play for the Eagles and people want to take that away, I think it's a little a little unfair.

Not that it's been a legal three years ago now, the tush push play. I was never been a big fan.

There's just no other play in our game where you can absolutely get behind somebody and push them, pull them off, do anything to be at a use it.

I never really understood it and why that was legal.

So I'm definitely gonna go on of those guys voting against that.

Well, Nick Sirianni, you can also add the fact that, like you, tush push into your Lombardi winning season, and that's probably why people are annoyed. Peter your thoughts on the Toush push and this report that became true because everybody's answering to it now in Indianapolis that people want it gone.

Yeah, there's a big push to get it down, no pun intended. There's a lot of people around the NFL, and one of the things we keep hearing is.

That it's because of player safety.

But we don't have the data, and I've talked to folks at the league off like, there's no data that shows that more players are getting hurt because of the Toushbush. Now, the potential to get hurt, obviously when you have someone pushing someone into a line of players is great in your head and you imagine, But so far, all the times we've seen it, the data doesn't prove out that there has been an increase in injury. So it's hard

This is not just one year, this is not just two years.

This is four years that we have seen the tush push be used and it still has not been stopped. And yet other teams try it and other teams don't execute it as well. So I personally don't have any opinion on it. I don't love seeing it aesthetically. I have much more in favor of a beautiful game and some of the different ex's and o's that the coaches can draw up than just hey, lower your shoulder. But there is a skill to this, and that skill has

If Peter is single, are we talking USh push or bush push?

I don't.

I didn't know your dam No.

Okay, no, I'm with Peter on that. I just I don't. I don't understand how you been it right. Just because one team has perfected it, it doesn't mean that you can just take it away when all thirty other or thirty one other teams have the availability to learn it right. Nick heer Any talk about and jas and Kelsey has before. We spend a lot of time on this. This isn't just luck. We don't just run it on Sundays and

Change would be if you do want to ban.

Get it out of here, guys, get the thing out of here.

The reason why I say get it out of here isn't for the reasons why everybody else is saying get it out of here.

I'm saying get it out of here.

Because of this, I think that the Tush push robs Sekwon Barkley are the MVP.

I honestly do.

Sekwon Barkley had thirteen rushing rushing touchdowns in twenty twenty four. The Egoles scored fifteen touchdowns via tush push fifteen. That would have put Saquon, which in my opinion is just as automatic down there in the one yard line. At twenty eight touchdowns, that's tied for the most ever in NFL with Lathenian Thomlinson.

Do you think that he win the MVP?

Then?

I think he would have won the MVP then. So that's the only reason why I want that play out out of football is just because I thought that the year that Saquon Barkley had, if you added those fifteen touchdowns fourteen by Jalen Hurts won by can you Pickett, he would have won the MVP.

And that's it.

I don't see anything wrong with the play, It's just that I just wanted Taquon to win the MVP.

That's a great point. I'll tell you who does want it banned is Saquon Barkley Fantasy football owners? He had fantasy football ownership of Saquon throughout the season. Who wanted those touchdown? Who doesn't want a band? Is Jalen Hurts Fantasy?

Yeah?

Right, that's up.

Peter Man tid do you really think Saquon Barkley needed anything more this season?

Like, I mean, honestly, I think Sequon's pretty good.

I think he might have I mean, Howie roast Smith said yesterday he might have had the best season ever from a skill position player.

So let's save some for the others.

Let Jalen Hurts get a couple of touchdowns, and you know the Eagles fans, they're fine with the touch push, and I think Saquon's.

Okay with it too.

I just love a couple of years back, I was on the sideline for a game, and I won't say who the head coach was, but this coach was convinced that the only reason why that toush push was successful was because it was at the hands of Jason Kelsey, that he was this unicorn of a center and the way his body could contort in his angles and his strength, that that's why they could do it well. And he retires and Cam Jurgen states over a he could do it.

To keep going.

He demands answers. Peter Schrager coming up five four, three, two one. You're gonna hear all the names that Peter will put his hat on from the Combine on GMFB coming up this.

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Trigger's top ten prospects entering the Combine. This was the dude, the only two time Mackie Award winner Bowers.

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Jaden Daniels was the Heisman Trophy winner. Neivers was his guy. He's LSU's career leader in receptions and receiving.

Yours, Holley. That's why they drafted a fifth overall.

I am such a fan of Jaden Daniels. He goes to LSU and he blows all expectations.

Out of the water.

This guy was a Heisman Trophy winner and he projects to be a top five NFL draft pick.

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It's in just two years at USC through seventy two passing touchdowns and just ten interceptions.

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All Right, we're here and if the top ten prospects do it every single year from the Combine.

Yesterday, we start off with ten through six.

That I heard a lot of you online and a lot of you on Twitter and Instagram, all chiming in.

We love that.

We want dialogue on disagreement over these picks. But it's my list and it's what it is going into the combine. Of course, today we're gonna go five through one, and we had two Michigan men at ten and nine yesterday. How about another Michigan man at number five. Mason Graham is the number five prospect for me going into this combine week. Mason Graham wearing number fifty five, just like Brandon Graham Adam Michigan. But this guy's on the inside of the defensive line and one of the top players.

In all of college football.

Had a career year in twenty twenty three when they won the national title.

He started thirteen games for the Nownational championship team and then followed it up by.

Being a first team All American this year, two time First Team Big Ten Conference and dominant inside.

Now there's been critiques about his body, does he have long enough armed? I don't want to hear it.

He dominated the Big Ten, dominated the Big Ten. He is a top five pick and I wouldn't be shocked if he goes even higher.

Than that. From a personal note, our show has a connection to him.

He went to the same high school as Tea Mac who was the wide receiver at of Arizona. They both could go in the top ten if you're talking about two guys who went into high school together and they went to a school out there in Anaheim. Now, guess what, our researcher on the show, Blake Blake, was a math teacher at this school when they were both there at the same time in Anaheim. So I love that team Mac Mason, Graham and of course our guy Blake in.

Research the school itself. Let me get on the phone here because I gotta give it love. I'm here, I am, I'm trying to do all this stuff it is called.

And at the school here, servete High School, we see you, Servet in Anaheim, churning out NFL content and churning out, churning out NFL.

Research gods, our guy Blink.

So there we go.

That's number five.

Yeah, number four.

We go to Boise State, where I think Ashton gent is one of the top running backs in this draft and will obviously be a first round.

Pick number two in the Heisman this year.

Did it all at Boise, A product, of course, out of Florida.

He's a Jackson of Florida kid.

Five foot nine, two hundred and fifteen pounds, won the Dope Walker Award.

Is a nation's top running back. Why see led college football?

We get this number, guys, twenty six one hundred rushing yards in one season. Twenty six rushing yards in one season, and that's major college football.

That's not Division three, that's not Division one Double A.

It's two time AP All American, and he's two time Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year the SI.

It's the speed. He's got it all.

Unfortunately, he's already said he's not going to work out at the Combine. But if you watched him do any of the stuff he did at the Super Bowl, he did a lot of media. He is a big personality and he is very confident that he can bring it to the next level. I have seen some teams tell me. I've had conversations like he might just be the best player in this draft. It's a running backs. We're not sure where that goes, but I've got.

Him at four on this list.

Number three is my favorite player to watch in all of college football.

This past season. He's out of Penn State.

He's the tight end who has number forty four, mister Tyler Warren. If you watch any of these Penn State games, this guy does it all. He was a high school quarterback who plays HVAC and plays tight end and he is an absolute machine. He's got a Mechanicsville Virginia finish seventh in the Heisman this year. That is the highest eight tight end has finished since Notre Dames Ken McAfee finished third in nineteen seventy seven. He was the do

All players, with one hundred and.

Four catches, First Team All Big Ten Fiesta Bowl MVP, where he had two touchdowns and six catches, and of course was that dominant force in that Penn State offense.

Kyle Brant likes to do angry runs like this guy might win it every single week. Plays with a fury out there.

Again a high school quarterback, so he's a superior athlete.

Bolted up at Penn State. Where's that sea on his chest as a captain. Unbelievable player, ty Warren. I think he might go.

As high as top five. He will not escape the top ten. We already had Lovelades, the one tight end out of Michigan. I've got another tight end in Warren, and he's as high as number three. I've got a friend, my friend Eric Ziff, who sees all this football. Two years ago, he put me on to Tyler Warren. I have been watching this guy for the last two seasons and he has gotten better and better and better.

We'll see he goes in the draft, which leaves.

Two players left, and I think these two players have been batted around as the top two non quarterbacks in this draft. Number two, I've got Tyler Warren's teammate at of Penn State.

It's for Abdul Carter. Abdul Carter did it all for Penn State this year.

And what a lot of teams love was that he did it ball while he was hurt in the biggest of games. Yes, Abduall Carter. Of course he comes out of this thing and you look at what he did at Penn State. The numbers tell the story. He led all of college football with twenty three and a half tackles for a loss. He was the Big Ten Conference defensive player of the Year All American six three, two

Number eleven was all over the field. Many people believe he'll be the first pick in this draft. Abdull Carter will just go number one to ten. You call it like that, It's easy. He's your Miles Garrett, he's your TJ. Watt.

You put him in there, you're set for the next ten years. He is that good of a prospect. I've got him number two on my list because for number one coming into the NFL Draft and coming into the combine, I've got to go with the player that I watched every single week the past two seasons, and I watched him dominate on both sides of the field. I've got Travis Hunter as my number one prospect out of Colorado. Played corner, played a wide receiver, and he won the

Player entering this combine.

Period, NOW i don't know if he's working out at defensive, back wide, receiver or none of it all because we don't have that information yet here at the, COMBINE i will say, this he has been with the defensive backs group going through that as far as interviews and measurements and all that. Goes but don't be shocked if AN nfl team drafts him and uses him both at corner and wide.

Receiver something we have never seen in this.

League and that Includes Charles, Woodson Deon, sanders all these guys to come out of college and be used that, way it just doesn't. Happen Chuck bennaik our last true two way, player and that was the nineteen Sixty. Eagles Could Travis hunter be the next? ONE i love NEW i love president breaking. Players travis hunters that. Guy here are my top, five including the top ten prospects of the twenty.

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It i've Got Travis hunter at, One Abdul carter, Two Tyler warren, Three Ashton genty at, Four Mason graham at.

Five then you saw six through ten.

Yesterday it's my, list but we've got a lot of people at the, table and let's go To Cody kessler our. Quarterback if you, notice just have one. QUARTERBACK i didn't Include, Shador i'd Include Jackson, DART i got Cam. Ward BUT i want to hear your thoughts on all of these players and what your big takeaway was from my.

List.

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PETER i woke up this morning wide, eyed and the first THING i thought, about, well the second THING i got my wife and newborn and my dog at, home my family. First but the second THING i thought about Was peter's top. FIVE i could not wait to get to work today to see. This the one guy stands out the most to me is tight End Tyler. Warren What andy Cotal, nikki the oppensive cordnator At Penn, state did with him this year was, unbelievable and UNFORTUNATELY i

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LIST i love that you Have Travis hunter at number one. TWO i agree with you on. That But Tyler warren is going to make an organization very.

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Obviously you see it In Saquon Marshawn, lynch.

Like this guy just does not go.

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Folks FOR gmfp when we come, Back trigger's top ten.

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Hope so, yeah you can help with that if you.

Want, NO i think you, know we're excited to Have travis, back and that's how we're operating this offseason and kind of go from.

There the future of chie tight End Travis kelcey has been up in the air really Before Super bowl fifty nine people were asking him about, it But Kansas City General Manager Brett veach Joined Tom pellisero On monday and gave a positive update On kelsey's. Future this is the question that we are constantly wondering, about and now we have a little bit more. Clarity and now we have even more clarity as to why he looked kind of off On Super Bowl. Sunday apparently he was battling some

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Treat, listen, guys it's a blessing to play in The National Football league and if you have the opportunity to do, so IF i could still pill in it this, LEAGUE i Would it's such a, Blessing SO.

I would love.

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Man the good news is The Houston texans have won a playoff game and each of the two seasons under their head Coach Tamika. Ryan's the bad news is he probably wants. More with the twenty fifth pick in this year's, Draft houston has some questions to address in their wide receiver room and on the offensive. Line Tamika ryan sat down with our Guy Cameron wolf AND i always wonder If wolf as we're in The Wolf pin at The Combine, Inn, indy and they talked about the future of The.

Texans demiko two, years TWO Afc south. Titles but the next journey is going from really good to. Great how do you get to that next step for The?

Texans you start back over in step, one all.

Right you don't just get there, overnight, Right and that's why we're here at The. Combine you gotta add great players and that's what's gonna get us over the. Hump continue to add those players who can make those, plays those game winning, plays to put us in a great position when we get to that spot.

Again, yeah you talk about.

Players listening To texans, players it stands out like they love. You they talk about how you are with. Them AND i Heard Will anderson talk about you inviting him AND cj over for dinner and doing the off field. Relationship what do you get out of bonds like.

That it's good to know they love me because they don't tell. Me but, no it's for.

Me it's all about that personal connection with my. Players like that's what matters. MOST i had up over the.

Coach you told me BEFORE i got into. Coaching.

Coach players don't care how much you know until they know how much you. Care and so for, me you have to invest that time to develop those. Relationships and when you have that connected relationship with your, players it's easy to coach guys Like will LIKE cj because they understand they're passionate about the.

Game they understand my passion.

And my love for the, game but more, importantly my love for them as men and how they continue to, grow develop and to be just great leaders on and off the.

Field let's talk about that as men FOR. CJ cj had one of the best rookie seasons. EVER i, know year or two he probably wanted a little bit. More what do you tell him as a man in year three of what his hunger, is what he goes after to take that next jump from.

YEAH cj just he has to take a step back right and really dive into the off, season, right and that's where you're seeing he's in this, One like how are you putting that work into in the, Offseason like how are you hitting the weight?

Room like how are you.

Detailing your craft and improving that and bringing other guys along with? You AND i THINK cj is going to be much. Better he's gonna have a much better off season this time. Around he's invested into being, great and you have a player who has that mindset to be.

Great we've seen his.

Capabilities we've seen the throws he's made all up and down the, field any, throw any play we need to make him utilizing his legs to make play, like he's more than talented right to lead our team to that next. Step just, him just continue to get those other guys around him to play the same.

Way, yeah we've definitely seen him look, elite elite new offensive Coordinator Nick klee this. Offseason for you, guys for fans at, home what do you anticipate his off his offense looking like FOR cj and the rest of the?

Squad yea With Kaylee, man one THING i love about him is just his diverse background and. Coaching he's coached defense in college for over ten. Years he's coached with In New. England he's worked with the old, line the running, backs the tight, ends he's worked with The, rams so he.

Has a very diverse.

Background and the main thing about our offensive scheme this year is to keep it, adaptable keep it, flexible and making sure it fits WHAT cj does. Best that's the starting point for any great, offenses tailoring it to your, quarterback and that's What kayler will do for.

Us, obviously this past, year interior offensive line had given some. Trouble where do you guys attack and how do you attack that area so THAT cj has a little bit more of that room to make those plays we talked about those elite plays down the.

Field it's very important for me to know shure up the offensive line and starting with the guys that we, have like sureing up the technique and how we're doing, things how we're. Communicating and then it's also adding, depth adding younger guys that can come in and help us. Out but as we, KNOW i show our guys every week in our team. Meetings i'll put up clips OF. Cj when the pocket is right and he has time

Most so if we.

Com mitigate, that given more, time it's gonna be more plays for him to make for.

Sure and obviously for, him he had bad injury luck with some of his receivers hiss past. Offseason you, Know steph got. Hurt you Know tank got. HURT i guess for both of those, guys And i'll start With. Tank another devastating injury for. Him how do you help him mentally through this period as he tries to, recover you, know through another serious.

Journey, yeah it was a devastating.

Injury tank means the world to our, team like he brings such great, energy great joy to our.

Team so as you, guys as everyone saw like his loss.

Impacted everyone, emotionally because our guys truly care for each. Other it's not just just coach, speaks you, know or with your brotherhood like it's real and that's what you saw in the clip WITH cj When tank went. Down but the main thing for us is to wrap our arms Around tank and to let him know that we're there for, him and he feels that. Love he feels that we're there for, him and he's in much better

Time, yeah and can't wait to see it.

Back on the deal For, steph obviously he toward the a Cl how does that complicate things for? Him he's a free agent and you guys made a big splash to trade him last off.

Season, yeah it. Was steph was a huge acquisition for. Us and, MAN i love working With.

Steph that the energy he, brought the leadership that he, brought the passion just on the practice field each and every. Day Like steph is a real dude AND i enjoyed working with. Him so it hurt, us, REALLY i mean it hurt us big time losing him to THE acl. Injury but for, us you, know it's never we never turning the door or closing the door to a great. Player steph is a great player who will, see you, know how free agency works, out see how who we can add and how we can you, know improve our.

Team last one for, me you were here at the combine and those six do you have any. Memories there any fun memories that stand out of your.

Combine Combine for me.

During the, combine fun memory for me at the combine was it's, like, Man i'm so, excited so pumped up right to do the bench press and that was the big.

One, okay CAN i get over twenty on the bench? Press so that was the big.

Thing and THEN i didn't know this at the time coming to the, combine but we're in a, room we're doing the bench, press a. Knockout the you got like twenty three reps and then it's like instantly you go sit in the next room and.

You do the Wonder. Lick So i'm like sitting there trying to.

Hold a pencil and the mall toised, up.

Trying to trying to also ace the wonderlig.

Test but, man it was exciting time get to meet a lot OF nfl, coaches a lot of other players around THE. Nfl it's a great time for these players, too just to let teams know who they.

Are, YEAH i love, it.

Man, well incredible success for you so far and can't wait to see what you and the textans doing twenty.

Five thank, You.

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