Yeah, we we looked at the tape. You know, after we looked at the tape, he didn't have the greatest year, but he played with a lot of injury. To his credit. You know, Comarti is one of the closest and one of the finest players I've ever played or coached with, or coach for or haven't coached. And you know, it was a hard decision, but we need to upgrade a little bit at that position, and that's why the decision
was made. No, I mean, there's a chance he could come back, so we'll see how it goes down the line. But there's a chance. We haven't made that decision yet. We still got a couple of days ago Ohio State tackle Taylor Decker podium c. I said, we haven't made a decision yet. We got a couple of days ago for that m Well, that's open right now. Obviously you've got Buster, you got d you got Marcus. We've got a couple of guys there that can play. So it's
an open competition. We'll see who wins out how much Brandon stays in phenomenal shape. So he came back. He came in shape this year and played great for us, and we look forward to do it to the same next year. You know, we'll see how long he goes. We're optimistic and we're working through it, so hopefully something had become of it. But we know it's a business at the same time, and we have certain plans in place,
but our plans are to keep them. M well, we gotta get him back first, and you know, once we get them back, then we can work from there. He'll go in as a starter and we'll go from there. We're working on it. You know, We've got a couple of days to work on it, and we'll see how it goes. You know, me and Mike we've been talking about it and everything else, so we're not gonna devote that in public. We'll just keep working at it all
right now, general's our backup quarterback, running back. She goes obviously all of more free agents, and you know, like I said, me and Mike, we're working on that and we'll have something. We have plans in place for the next coming couple of days and we'll work towards that. I'm sorry, can you repeat that again? Developed here? I
think he's developed. I think he's still developing, you know, We'll see when preseason and camp rolls around next year how much he's developed and whether the game has slowed down for him a little bit. We know he's a talent. He can throw, he's bright, and he's learning and he will keep progressing forward towards the Yeah, he got a lot of scout team rests, but they got some regular reps too. Well. That'll be determined in preseason and how well he doesn't summer camp in spring. I think we
need help everywhere. You know when you're going to a draft. After the season, we had a lot of chances, and we had a lot of positions that played well, but we need to upgrade. At the same time, we know we're an older team. We want to get younger at almost every position, and we'll try to do that. Bruce
has meant everything from my career. Obviously, he's coached me in college and he brought me along from the seventeen eighteen year old and then we were together in Cleveland as well, and bringing me to Arizona and give me a chance to be a coordinator, which brings me to where I am today as well as becoming a man. Bruce has almost everything to do with that. Uh. The staff we had in Cleveland, me pegana coach, arians Poage
phase Ill, Keith Butler, Terry Robiski. We had a lot of good guys on that staff that coach Davis had acquired, and you know, we had some fun times back then. I'm here longer, uh, but you know it doesn't change much. You just add a couple of days on and you gotta get familiar with the offense and the offensive lineman and place kickers and punters and those type of things. So you just here long and you gotta do more work all right. Now. He's still gotta be rehabbing right now.
We're not allowed to talk to the players, so we gotta see when the spring comes. He's been hurt all year, so at the same thing, we got to see how it comes out in the spring. I'm not sure yet. No, he's a rookie, and a lot of rookies get hurt, a lot of vets get hurt. You know, we'll just be ready for when he comes back. It wouldn't be difficult if he was to play outside and inside. He's done it when Cormarty got hurt, and he's played in Cleveland,
So I'm fine with him playing outside or inside. He's in the competition for the starting job. The spots open. What's your valuation. Though he had a good season, he got better as the season went on. He played hard. You know, he's a talent. He's a big talent. He's a big part of what we're gonna be doing going forward. And I was happy with him. He's on our team right now, like until we hit free agency and make decisions. Currently is part of our team. Yeah, that's what we
have right now. We got the same starting offensive line. They did a good job. They held down the sacks and they ran the ball. But again, we want to upgrade it every position. No, he's injured right now. But maturity is the first thing that got him on the field. Is relent with effort. Uh. He got better at taking on blocks and reading blocks. As the season went on, he became more explosive. Well, I just thought there was
a disconnect. Nothing against Bobby. I thought Bobby did the best he could and Bobby is a good coach, and it was a tough decision to make, and we gotta get better there. We had to get better players as well. I thought it was both mixed and it just felt like it was a disconnect to me and something had to be done. That's something that me and Bobby discussed and I'll keep that between us. See no, and I'm
moving on O. It's bright, guys played. He was a special teams player for about ten years with Jacksonville and Cleveland. Right coached him in Cleveland for a couple of years. He went on in Indianapolis and became assistant special teams coach for four years. Very bright, very energetic, understands the game. Uh, probably has a lot of fire in them for what I'm looking for and getting things done and how I think the connect can be made between him and the players.
So going forward, that's what I went with. All right, Now, we got Cumberland and we got Kellen Davis, who I understands the free agent. Uh. We got a couple of people hurt that we got to deal with, and it's a decision we try to upgrade and if we can. Arkansas artists actually a big part of our offense because they, you know, they became blockers for what we were doing. You have the ball throwing the decker, you had the
ball going to Marshall. There's only one ball. You can't give it to everybody, But you know, Cumberland and Kelln did a great job blocking and cutting off the back side. They were a big part of our running game. We didn't assess the spot as a weakness in the passing game because we had the guys outside that were getting open and squared a bunch of touchdowns. No, it changes. It changes every year. You have a different team, you
have a different scheme. So we have a different scheme going into this year, so we'll be looking for some different things as well as those things as well. Yeah, we got some young guys and we're gonna put them in the pot and see if they can play. Obviously, Balden's coming back. We signed Bishop from the CFL, and we got injuries with Catapon all that we gotta come back, so the spots open, but we have young guys that were confident that can play, not to the point to
make a decision. They got hurt early and Randy came into an adequate job going forward, but we know he's a fridgent as well, and it's something we're still discussing. We want all our guys back, but we understand it's a business. We ain't gonna be able to afford them all, and they're gonna have other opportunities, and we want guys that want to be back, but at the same time, we gotta be able to afford them without sacrificing the team.
It's not difficult. These things work themselves out. I mean, it's just a question before it all starts, that work themselves out. Once it starts. What's your getting all those? Like I said, we're working on it, and we're dealing with that behind closed doors, and we'll keep working on it.