I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH
BEING THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE
NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS.
AS MUCH AS PEOPLE JUST WANT
INSTANT GRATIFICATION, IT TAKES
TIME AND PATIENCE.
SACK FOR BURNS.
WHAT YOU THINK HE'S WORTH IF
YOU WERE TO TRADE FOR HIM?
ONE PLUS FOR SURE.
COVID ONES.
WILL STAR RUNNING BACK SAQUON
BARKLEY RETURN?
IT'S TRULY OUT OF MY CONTROL.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE WE CAN
TRADE HIM, SO HAVING THE NEEDS
THAT WE HAVE COME AT 12 MILLION
DOLLAR, 27-YEAR-OLD RUNNING
BACK.
THE GIANTS HAVE A BUNCH OF
THINGS.
DANIEL JONES PLAYED IN JUST SIX
GAMES THIS SEASON.
THE REALITY IS THREE SERIOUS
INJURIES IN TWO YEARS, WE NEED
TO PROTECT OURSELVES.
HOLY COW.
255.4!
WOW!
THE NFL'S NEW
SALARY CAP IS IN AND THE
INCREASE IS EYE-OPENING, WHICH
OPENS A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES
FOR GENERAL MANAGER JOE SCHOEN.
WHAT'S UP?
DID YOU SEE THAT NEW CAP
NUMBER?
255!
YEAH, DICKSTEIN
255,400.
THAT'S HUGE, THAT GIVES US
WHAT, 35?
JUST RELAX.
I MEAN, ARE CONSERVATIVE
MOCK-UPS OF 240 MILLION CAP WERE
OBVIOUSLY WAY OFF.
LOOKING AT FREE AGENTS, I JUST
GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE EXCITED.
IF THAT ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY
THAT'S HELPFUL.
IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL A LOT
BETTER ABOUT KIND OF THE THREE
POSITIONS WE WERE TARGETING,
MAYBE GETTING SOMETHING DONE
WITH X NOW DEPENDED ON HOW THAT
GOES.
YEAH, TAYLOR NOW.
YEAH.
THAT KIND OF CHANGES THE GAME
PLAN.
YEAH.
255.4 MILLION.
IF THAT'S HOW MUCH MONEY JOE
SCHOEN HAS TO PAY HIS PLAYERS
THE SEASON, INCLUDING THE
PLAYERS NOT EVEN ON THE ROSTER.
YET.
IN APRIL, THE GIANTS WILL CHOOSE
AT THE DRAFT.
NO PLACE TO MAKE A MISTAKE.
IF I HAVE TO TURN THE CARD
AND, DO I HAVE ALL THE
INFORMATION WHERE I FEEL
COMFORTABLE RECOMMENDING TO THE
NEW YORK GIANTS THAT WE TAKE
THIS PLAYER?
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE PICKING
IN THE TOP TEN.
YOU WANT TO-- YOU KNOW, KNOW
THESE PLAYERS INSIDE AND OUT AND
A LIMITED THE MARGIN FOR ERROR
THE BEST THAT YOU CAN.
THIS WEEK IS
CRUCIAL.
IN A FEW DAYS, COLLEGE
FOOTBALL'S BEST PLAYERS WILL
PARTICIPATE IN THE ANNUAL
SCOUTING COMBINE, AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR IN PERSON EVALUATION BY
PERSONNEL DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE
ENTIRE LEAGUE.
IN PREPARATION, GIANTS COUTTS
ARE PRESENTING THEIR REPORTS TO
TEAM EXECUTIVES, ESPECIALLY AT
THE CRITICAL POSITIONS OF
RECEIVER AND QUARTERBACK.
THE SCOUTS ARE JUST GOING TO
GIVE US CLIFFSNOTES, A GENERAL
OVERVIEW OF THE MAKE UP,
ALLOWING YOU TO FOCUS ON THE
BUILDING LEARNING PROCESS IN THE
SHORT TIME YOU HAVE WITH THEM.
START OFF WITH JAYDEN DANIELS.
HE'S GOT--
LEADERSHIP-WISE HE'S A
THREE-TIME TEAM CAPTAIN BUT HE'S
NOT GOING TO BE A VOCAL LEADER.
HE'S IMPROVING IN THAT REGARD
THIS YEAR.
MENTALLY I THINK IN THE
INTERVIEW SETTING, JUST KIND OF
PUTTING HIM ON THE SPOT AND
STUFF AND GIVING HIM A FEEL FOR
RECALL WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT.
DRAKE, THAT'S A LEGACY KID.
JUST PERSONALITYWISE, A LITTLE
LOOSER THAN DANIEL BUT SOME
SIMILARITIES.
FOOTBALL CHARACTER, ALWAYS GOING
TO GREAT HIGH.
THE MENTAL IS PROBABLY GOING TO
GREAT HIGH FOR YOU GUYS BUT
OF COURSE DO YOUR WORK ON THAT.
McCARTHY, MICHIGAN.
YEP, J.J.
, JR., JUST TURNED 21 YEARS OLD,
A YOUNG KID.
OF NOTE, HE HAD THE LIBERTY
TO CHECK PLAYS AT THE O-LINE WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THE
POINTS IN THE RUN GAME.
THEY CALLED PROTECTIONS.
HE HAD THE ABILITY TO OVERRIDE
IT BUT JUST GET A FEEL FOR WHAT
HE'S BEEN EXPOSED TO, WITH THE
LEVEL OF ADJUSTMENT WILL BE
INITIALLY WALKING INTO THE DOOR.
WE'VE GOT WILLIAMS.
CALEB.
OBVIOUSLY A TRANSFER FROM
OKLAHOMA.
IN '22 HAD A BIG SEASON, A LOT
OF SUCCESS AND THEY STARTED 6-0
THIS LAST YEAR AND ENDED UP
LOSING FIVE OF THE LAST SIX
GAMES.
SO JUST SEEING HOW HE DEALT
WITHOUT ADVERSITY, REFUSED TO
TALK TO THE MEDIA.
COMING OUT OF MARKET THAT'S A
NO-NO BUT OTHER THAN THAT
EVERYTHING CHECKS.
THE GUYS A COMPETITOR, LOVES
BALL, LOCKED IN.
MARVIN HARRISON, JR.,
OHIO STATE.
YEP, OUTSTANDING FOOTBALL
CHARACTER, THE PHILLY KID.
OBVIOUSLY HIS DAD MARVIN
HARRISON.
TO BE ABLE TO COME HOME AND
BE YOUR COACH, BE YOUR FATHER,
BE YOUR FRIEND, THERE'S NO OTHER
FEELING IN THE WORLD THAT I
WOULD RATHER DO THAN COME HOME
TO YOU GUYS.
I THINK THE BIG THING WITH
HIM IS CONSIDERING WHO HE IS AND
WHO HIS DAD IS, NO EGO, ELITE
LEVEL WORKER, COOL, CALM, AND
COLLECTED.
WE THINK HIS PERSONALITY IS
GOING TO BE GREAT TOO BECAUSE
NOTHING REALLY PHASES HIM.
SO HE'S GOING TO GET TO THE
LEAGUE IN THE MOMENT IS NOT
GOING TO BE TOO BIG.
THE JOB IS ALL ABOUT
EVALUATING THE PEOPLE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S JUST
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO BEST
FITS OUR ORGANIZATION FROM A
PERSONALITY-STANDPOINT,
CHARACTER-STANDPOINT AND PLAY
STANDPOINT.
ROME.
ALPHA.
HE'S GOING TO BE A HIGH-ENERGY
GUY.
HE CAN TAKE OVER A ROOM, JUST
KIND OF GETTING A FEEL FOR THAT
PERSONALITY BUT THIS KID IS
SMART, TOUGH, DEPENDABLE,
EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
IF THOSE PRECOMBINE MEETING, THE
FIRST THOUGHT IS FIGURING OUT
WHO THE PLAYER IS A PERSON WHEN
PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, THAT IS
SOMETHING YOU CAN'T MISS ON,
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW
THE TYPE OF PERSON YOU'RE
BRINGING INTO THE BUILDING.
MALIK, HIGHLY PASSIONATE,
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE KID, LOVES
FOOTBALL.
HE WILL TRAIN HARD.
PLAYS WITH A BIG-TIME CHIP ON
HIS SHOULDER.
HE'S A GUY THAT ALWAYS WON THE
MOST TARGETS.
YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT IT.
WE NEED TO GET AROUND THIS KID
AND SEE IF WE CAN WORK FOR HIM.
WELCOME TO INDIANAPOLIS,
INDIANA, HOME OF THE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AND ONCE
AGAIN AN NFL SCOUTING COMBINE.
ALL 32 TEAMS HERE IN
ATTENDANCE, PLAYERS SIDE-BY-SIDE
COMPETING FOR DRAFT POSITION.
IT'S INCREDIBLY VALUABLE.
PLAYER.
THE COMBINE IS AN IMPORTANT
PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
FOR SOME OF THESE GUYS THAT
DON'T GO TO SR. BOWL, IT'S YOUR
FIRST EXPOSURE WITH SEEING THEM
LIVE.
THAT'S JUST IN LIFE, YOU DON'T
REALLY KNOW WHO SOMEONE IS UNTIL
YOU GET TO TALK TO THEM
FACE-TO-FACE, SO IT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT PART PUTTING ALL THE
LITTLE PIECES TOGETHER TOWARDS
PORTING THE PUZZLE TOGETHER AT
THE END, WHICH IS THE DRAFT.
HOW IS EVERYBODY DOING?
ALWAYS GOOD TO BE BACK IN THE
GREAT STATE OF INDIANA HERE AT
THE COMBINE.
IT'S ALWAYS FUN FOR ME TO COME
BACK WHERE I'M FROM.
THIS IS SCHOEN'S FIRST
INTERACTION WITH THE NATIONAL
MEDIA IN 2024.
AND NFL GM'S DON'T TAKE TWO
PODIUMS WITHOUT A PLAN.
HERE WE ARE AGAIN, WHAT DO WE
GOT GOING ON?
I'M GOING TO SAY I KNOW
SHAFTER REPORTED THAT.
I'M JUST GOING TO COME OUT AND
SAY ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE
TABLE.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WE ARE NOT
GOING TO FRANCHISING.
WITH SAQUON, I'M JUST
WONDERING IF THE FRANCHISE TAG
IS OFF THE TABLE.
I WOULDN'T SAY THE FRANCHISE
TAG IS OFF THE TABLE.
NO, I THINK THE NEW NUMBER IF WE
ARE GOING TO FRANCHISE SOMEBODY
FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THAT
POSITION IT'S 11.9 IN HIS NUMBER
IS NOT MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
IT CHANGES YOUR PHILOSOPHY AND
HOW YOU'RE GOING TO ATTACK
THINGS.
THAT'S NOT OFF THE TABLE.
THE REBUTTAL IS HE HAS
OBVIOUSLY EXPRESSED HE DOESN'T
WANT TO BE FRANCHISED.
RESPONSE TO THAT?
I UNDERSTAND HE DOESN'T WANT
TO BE FRANCHISED AND I WANTED TO
GIVE HIM A LOT OF MONEY A YEAR
AGO AND HE DIDN'T WANT THAT BUT
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT
THAT.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT.
LISTEN, I UNDERSTAND HOW HE
FEELS, WE'VE GOT TO DO WHAT'S
BEST FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND WE
ARE GOING TO DISCUSS AS A GROUP
WHAT WE THINK IS BEST MOVING
FORWARD.
ULTIMATELY WE'VE GOT TO DO
WHAT'S BEST FOR THE FRANCHISE
SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM AND WE
WILL TAKE ALL THOSE THINGS INTO
ACCOUNT.
LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH HIS
REPRESENTATIVES.
OBVIOUSLY MORE VOCAL ON
TWITTER, BRINGING MORE ATTENTION
TO HIS CONTRACT STATUS, HAVE WE
DONE DISCUSSIONS?
WE HAVE NOT.
OKAY, BUT ARE YOU STILL HIGH
ON HIM?
I THINK XAVIER IS A REALLY
GOOD PLAYER, PLAYED A HUNDRED
PERCENT OF SNAPS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO GET INTO THE
NEGOTIATION PERIOD HERE LATER
THIS WEEK.
QB.
TO ME, I THINK THESE THINGS WILL
KIND OF DOMINATES, ESPECIALLY
WITH THE NATIONAL CROWD THAT
WILL BE HERE.
INTERESTED IN MOVING UP.
WE ARE SIXTH PICK IN THE
DRAFT, WE WILL LOOK AT ALL
POSITIONS AND AGAIN, YOU HOPE
YOU ARE NOT UP THERE AGAIN AND
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE PICKING IN
THE TOP TEN BUT IT'S A GOOD
DRAFT, SOLID DRAFT ACROSS THE
BOARD AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A PLAYER,
GOOD PLAYER, AND WE WILL
EVALUATE ALL THE POSITIONS.
ANYTHING ELSE?
PEOPLE WILL TRY TO INTERPRET
BODY LANGUAGE AS WELL,
ESPECIALLY THE SAQUON AND QB
STUFF, HOW DID HE LOOK WHEN HE
SAID IT?
SOMETIMES I GET ON TWITTER AND
THEY SEE THE BREAKDOWNS LIKE HIS
BODY LANGUAGE--
REALLY?
THAT'S WHY YOU SHOULD STAY OFF
TWITTER.
SERIOUSLY.
GOT TO BE ON THERE FOR ME,
TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.
PERFECT, ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO
IT.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOT THE START OF A GOOD DAY,
LET'S KEEP THIS THING ROLLING.
OVER THE NEXT
FOUR DAYS THE GIANTS COHORT,
INCLUDING SCHOEN, ASSISTANT GM
BRANDON BROWN, HEAD COACH BRIAN
DABOLL, AND ALL THE SCOUTS, WILL
MEASURE EVERYTHING; SPEED,
STRENGTH, EVEN THE PLAYER'S HAND
SIZE.
GOT THE NUMBERS ON J.J., SAID
IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO PAT
MAHOMES, ACTUALLY.
THEY WILL WATCH
COUNTLESS DRILLS LIKE THE 4-BAG
SHUFFLE, THE 40-YARD DASH AND
THE FRONT START WAVE, SOME EVEN
LED BY GIANTS COACHES.
THERE IT IS, THERE IS!
1 FOOT IN FRONT OF THE
NUMBERS.
GOOD BALL, J.J.!
FINISH, FINISH!
HE WAS GOOD THERE TOO.
HERE IS NUBIN.
MINNESOTA?
IMPRESSIVE.
YEAH.
WE GO GET UP, GET UP.
HE IS JUST SO EXPLOSIVE OFF
THE SNAP.
HE'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY HARD
TO BLOCK ONE-ON-ONE.
WHAT WAS THAT?
THOUGHT IT WAS THE END OF THE
DRILL AND THEN REALIZED WAIT A
MINUTE, THERE'S ONE MORE, I WILL
JUST CATCH THAT WITH ONE HAND.
THAT WAS AWESOME!
THE UNDERWEAR
OLYMPICS ARE VERY PUBLIC BUT
IRONICALLY
IT'S THE INTERVIEWS BEHIND CLOSE
DOORS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT.
WE WILL PUT YOU RIGHT OUT.
WE WILL SET YOU RIGHT HERE.
ESPECIALLY WHEN
IT COMES TO SIZING UP THE GAME'S
MOST CRUCIAL POSITION.
FOR US, IT'S THE FIRST TIME
TO GET AROUND ONE OF THESE KIDS.
WILLIAMS, DRAKE MAYE, DANIELS,
J.J., WE HAVE A DIFFERENT
PROCESS FOR QUARTERBACKS THAT WE
PUT THEM THROUGH THAN THE OTHER
POSITIONS JUST BECAUSE THAT
POSITION IS SO IMPORTANT, IT'S
NOT JUST THE FILM, IT'S
NEW YORK CITY AND YOU ARE PUT
UNDER A TREMENDOUS BIKER SCOPE
AND ARE GOING TO BE HELD TO A
REALLY HIGH STANDARD.
JUST MAKE SURE THEY ARE WIRED
BECAUSE THAT CITY CAN EAT PEOPLE
UP.
SPEARHEADING THE QUARTERBACK
INTERVIEWS WILL BE BRIAN DABOLL,
WHO SCHOEN HIRED IN 2022 AFTER
FOUR SUCCESSFULLY IS TOGETHER IN
BUFFALO.
DABOLL HAS A PhD IN
QUARTERBACKS WITH AN NFL RESUME
THAT STRETCHES FROM BRETT FAVRE
TO JOSH ALLEN.
HE KNOWS HOW TO NURTURE TALENT.
AS ALABAMA'S OFFENSIVE
COORDINATOR, HE HELPED
JALEN HURTS AND TUA TAGOVAILOA
WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
DRUMMING UP YOUR FAVORITE
PAST PLAY.
I DON'T CARE WHAT PERSONNEL, AS
DETAILED AS YOU CAN BE.
GOT YOU.
WE ARE ALL TRUE FRESHMAN
QUARTERBACK ROOM IN YOUR
QUARTERBACK ROOM AND YOU ARE
TEACHING IT TO US.
THIS IS A BIG STAPLE IN OUR
OFFENSE BASED OFF OF THE
ATHLETES THAT WE HAVE.
IS THAT NABERS?
YEAH.
DID YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ROUTE
TO THROW IT TO?
YEAH, THIS ON.
I LOVE IT WHEN TEAMS TRY TO GO
MAN.
OH, YEAH.
AFTER YOU PLAY?
'S THIS SIGNAL TO YOU OR WOULD
YOU CALL IT IN THE HUDDLE?
HUDDLE.
CHANGE THAT SHIT AND GIVE YOU
ONE SIMPLE WORD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE HELL YOU
GET THAT OFF.
COACH HARBAUGH LOVED IT THAT
WAY.
ERASE THAT Z AND MAKE IN THE
F, ERASE THE W AND MAKE IN THE
X.
ERASE THE TEA AND MAKE HIM AN H.
READY?
YEAH.
CONTRARILY RIGHT, 64 BACK--
GIVE IT BACK TO ME HOW WE CALL
IT.
THE WHOLE PLAY?
CHARLIE RIGHT, HOUSE.
X IN.
IF IT'S COVER ONE WHAT DO WE
WANT YOU TO DO, PROBABLY?
THROW A TOUCHDOWN.
ALL RIGHT, I LIKE THAT
ANSWER.
H ANGLE.
YOUNG DOLPHIN RIGHT, TUNDRA,
FLOAT.
WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR-- WE
CALL IT A FLAG.
WE END UP SAYING CORNER FLAG.
AND THE ANGLE IS AN ANGLE, WE
GOT THAT?
YOU READ IT TO THE RIGHT AND
TO THE LEFT, FLIP FORMATION.
725 MAN PROTECTION.
IF THE STRENGTH OF THE FORMATION
IS RIGHT, WHICH WHAT FORMATION
IS THAT AGAIN?
IF HE'S THERE, HE IS OVER THERE,
WOULD SAY OVER THERE AND SAY 72
RITA.
GOTCHA.
LET'S SAY THIS BEFORE WE GO
TO THE NEXT ONE.
ONE PLAY THAT YOU CAN RUN, PASS
PLAY, AND YOU HAVE TO RUN THAT
PLAY ANYTIME YOU WANT TO RUN A
PASS IN THE GAME.
IF THERE ARE 70 PLAYS IN A GAME
AND THERE'S 45 PASSES, YOU HAVE
TO RUN THIS ONE PLAY EVERY TIME.
GOT IT IN YOUR HEAD YOU KNOW THE
PLAY YOU WANT?
YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
GEICO DRIED UP.
GO EMPTY, FADE, STICK,
10-YARD STOP.
COVER TWO.
HE CAN KEEP IT ACROSS THE FIELD.
AT NUMBER THREE, WAS THAT
HARD FOR YOU RELATIVE TO THE
RANGE OF A SAFETY INSTEAD OF
BEING AT NUMBER 2 RUNNING THAT
INSIDE FAITH?
NO.
YOU ARE ABLE TO GET UP AND
DOWN AND BE THAT SAFETY?
DID YOU EVER THROW ANY BACK
SHOULDERS ON THOSE?
YEAH.
WHEN I HAD BRETT FAVRE WE
USED TO RUN THIS PLAY A BUNCH.
HE WOULD SEE EVEN IF IT WAS
ZONE, HE WOULD FEEL THAT THE
OFFENDER AND HE COULD RIFLE IT
IN ON THE INSIDE SEAM, HE WOULD
STOP, HE WOULD FUCKING DRILL IT.
THROWS A DART TO THE MIDDLE
OF THE FIELD AND IT IS CAUGHT!
THERE IS A 40 TIME AND A
VERTICAL JUMP AND ALL THOSE
THINGS BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GET
DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE
COMPETITIVE STAMINA OF THE
INDIVIDUAL AND THE PERSONALITY
THAT HE HAS, THE COMMITMENT TO
THE TEAM.
THOSE ARE HARD THINGS TO MEASURE
BY NUMBERS.
SAY THAT YOU'RE DRAFTED, YOU
COME UP TO NEW YORK, IT'S A
PRETTY BIG MARKET, RIGHT, AND
YOU PLAY THE FIRST THREE GAMES
AND THEY ARE PRETTY ROUGH AND
YOU'RE GETTING HAMMERED IN THE
PRESS.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE THAT
BACK WHO ARE YOU GOING TO GO TO,
WOULD YOU TALK WITH?
WITH ME, I WOULD JUST SAY I
PLAYED IN DEATH VALLEY SO I FEEL
I'M PREPARED FOR ANYTHING.
I TALKED TO MY FAMILY,
OBVIOUSLY.
THAT'S A BIG PIECE FOR ME, MY
FAMILY BURIED
TIMEOUT.
GIVE ME THAT PLAY CALL AGAIN.
GUN CHARLIE RIGHT, 64, HOUSE.
OKAY, GOOD.
OUT OF BOY
THANK YOU GUYS.
GOOD JOB, MAN.
APPRECIATE IT.
THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION
IS DANIELS IS COMING OFF THE
ACL.
HE CAN GO WEEK 1, SUMMIT IS GOT
TO BE ABLE TO THROW IN SOME
GAMES.
WE CAN'T THROW OFF THREE UNTIL
HE GETS HEALTHY.
I NEED TO GET A BACKUP
QUARTERBACK THAT CAN BE
AVAILABLE OR WE LOOK TO DRAFT
ONE.
THE BEST QUARTERBACKS DON'T
LAST IN THE DRAFT.
IF THE GIANTS WANT ONE OF THE
TOP THREE, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO A
DEAL.
NEW ENGLAND IS AS FAR AWAY AS
THEY CAN POSSIBLY BE.
ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE A TRACK
DOWN THERE?
YEAH, I'M GOING TO GO DOWN
THERE AND JUST SAY BEFORE YOU DO
ANYTHING AT THREE JUST MAKE SURE
YOU LET US KNOW, LET US KNOW IF
YOU ARE GOING TO MOVE THE PICK,
DON'T DO IT WITHOUT AT LEAST
GIVING US A CALL.
LESS REBUTTAL?
WE ARE INTERESTED.
IF I'M GOING TO GO PLANT THE
SEED.
I KNOW, I HAD ANXIETY.
IT'S A PATRIOT.
YOU GOT TO SECOND?
A LESSER ATHLETE WOULD HAVE FELT
FELT.
JUST DO THIS FOR ME, IF
YOU'RE GOING TO DO ANYTHING AT
THREE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TO DO ON
YOUR PLANNER AND THING BUT IF
YOU HAVE ANY INKLING, JUST CALL
ME.
WE FED A COUPLE OF TEAMS CALL
AND IT'S KIND OF IN THIS
CONVERSATION.
WHERE YOU GUYS, SIX?
WE ARE SIX, YEAH.
AND WHO KNOWS.
FIST KEEP ME IN THE BACK OF YOUR
MIND.
FOR SURE.
THERE ARE
QUARTERBACKS IN THIS DRAFT TO
CONSIDER.
THERE ARE ALSO THREE PROSPECTIVE
GAME CHANGERS AT RECEIVER WHO
COULD HELP DANIEL JONES.
ONLY ONE OF THEM IS ACTUALLY
WORKING OUT OF THE COMBINE.
GEICO DISTRACTED.
EVERYONE IS SAYING THAT'S THE
GUY YOU SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT.
WHAT A PERFORMANCE, THE
SMOOTHEST YOU WILL SEE.
OH, OH!
ROME WITH IT.
HAD THE LSU.
NEIGHBORS, DUDE IS A BALLER.
WATCHED HIM ALL DAY.
HOW DO YOU HANDLE LOSING?
BE STRAIGHT.
I REALLY HATED.
MORE THAN I LOVE WINNING.
OKAY, HOW DO YOU HANDLE NOT
BEING INVOLVED EARLY IN THE
GAME?
HOW DO I HANDLE IT?
I HANDLE IT PRETTY TOUGH.
THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR.
BEING IN THE OFFENSE IN THE
WEEK, PUTTING IN THE WORK WITH
THE ONE OFFENSE, GETTING A LOT
OF PLAYS, SO IF I'M NOT IN THOSE
PLAYS ARE NOT GETTING THE BALL,
YOU KNOW, I'M PRETTY HARD ON IT.
I DON'T MIND THAT.
I WANT GUYS THAT WANT TO GET THE
BALL.
I WANT GUYS THAT HATE FUCKING
LOSING BUT YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN
TO HARNESS THAT.
I DON'T MIND A FUCKING JUICE, I
WANT DOGS.
SOMETIMES YOU LOSE, SHIT, I LOSE
TOO AS A COACH.
YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN TO HARNESS
THAT.
GOT YOU.
WHAT YOUR BEST TRAIT, NOT
PHYSICAL, NOT YOUR SPEED OR
SIZE, JUST YOUR BEST TRAIT?
I WOULD SAY MY VERSATILITY.
I PLAYED INSIDE A LOT IN MY
CAREER IN MY EARLY ON DAYS, I'M
A BLOCKER, I CAN GET DOWN ON THE
LINE AND GET THE JOB DONE AND I
THINK I PLAYED PRETTY WELL
OUTSIDE.
YOU CAN PLUG AND PUT ME WHERE
EVER YOU WANT, I'M GOING TO GET
THE JOB DONE.
WHY SHOULD WE DRAFT YOU?
I THINK OTHER THAN MY SKILLS
ON THE FIELD THINK I'M A GUY WAS
GOING TO COME TO THE LOCKER ROOM
AND BRING ENERGY, BRING THE,
ADHERE TO A HIGH STANDARD AND
BRING EVERYBODY ALONG WITH ME
INTO THAT ROOM AS A LEADER, AS
SOMEONE WHO PEOPLE CAN LOOK TO
AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DO
THINGS RIGHT AND HOW TO CARE
YOURSELF IN A WAY THAT INSPIRES
OTHERS, INSPIRES A BIG FAN BASE
BIG MARKET.
YOU ARE AN IMPRESSIVE YOUNG
MAN.
APPRECIATE IT.
OBVIOUSLY PLAYED WITH ONE OF
THE BEST QUARTERBACKS, A YOUNG
GUY GROWING IN THE POSITION, YOU
BEAT A GUY LIKE THIS, A CHANCE
FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
HE THROWS IT, WHAT ARE YOU
COMING BACK TO THE HUDDLE SAYING
TO HIM?
I DON'T SAY NOTHING TO
QUARTERBACKS.
I MEAN, IT'S A SHIT THROW.
I CAN MAKE A PLAY.
I WILL NEVER SAY ANYTHING TO THE
QUARTERBACK, ALWAYS BLAME IT ON
MYSELF TO MAKE THE PLAY.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO
ANYTHING HERE, RIGHT?
NO.
ANYTHING ON PRO DAY?
UNDECIDED.
PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION TO
BE THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER I
CAN BE, CERTAINLY TRAINING FOR
ANY TESTING NUMBERS OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT.
GETTING READY FOR
SEPTEMBER 2024, THAT'S WHAT I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO.
THE INTERVIEWS, GOT THE
PSEUDO-SPEED DATING SCENARIO, A
LOT OF IT IS FACT-FINDING,
GETTING TO KNOW THEM.
THIS IS NOT THE LESSON WE WILL
TALK TO THEM BUT IT'S PART OF
THE PROCESS YEAR ON THIS
UNDERWEAR OLYMPICS.
GOOD LUCK.
THE NABERS-- I THOUGHT HE
WAS GOING TO COME ACROSS MORE
EDGE THE WAY HE PLAYS.
IT WAS MORE RESERVED.
I WOULD LIKE THAT'S THE SAME
DUDE OUT THERE RUNNING PEOPLE
OVER?
I JUST DON'T KNOW ENOUGH
ABOUT THE KID IN GENERAL.
I DON'T VIEW ANY OF IT AS A
NEGATIVE, JUST WANT TO GET
AROUND IT.
BUT THIS IS THE THING, NAMELY A
DOMINANT PLAYER AT THAT POSITION
FOR THE CORNER POSITION OR PASS
RUSHER-- I MEAN, SHIT, LIKE HE
GIVES US SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
MY BIGGEST THING IS WILL THEY BE
ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT.
I TALKED TO DANIEL ABOUT IT.
HE LOVES IT.
SCHOEN HASN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT
HIS DEFENSE.
HE KNOWS PASS RUSHERS KAYVON
THIBOUDOUX AND DEXTER LAWRENCE
COULD USE A HAND.
THE BUMP IN THE SALARY CAP MIGHT
JUST ENABLE HIM TO MAKE A SPLASH
BY SIGNING PANTHERS EDGE RUSH OR
BRIAN BURNS OR DOLPHINS TACKLE
CHRISTIAN WILKINS.
AT 22, WOULD YOU SIGN UP FOR
THAT?
HE'S FROM BOSTON, I DEALT
WITH HIM FOR TWO YEARS, I KNOW
THE FAMILY.
I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT BURNS.
UNDER PRESSURE, DEVOURED BY
BRIAN BURNS!
GEICO HE'S LIKE TWO TWO, HE'S
LIKE WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S
GOING TO WARRANT?
28.
SOMEWHERE IN THERE, 28, 29.
WHAT ABOUT BRIAN BURNS, HAVE
YOU LOOKED AT BRIAN BURNS?
YOU GOOD?
SO WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY HIM
28, 29 MILLION.
A LATE PASS RUSHER OPPOSITE
KAYVON AND DEXTER AND THEN I
COULD PLAY CORNER.
IT'S TRICKY.
IF YOU PAY BIG MONEY FOR A BIG
NAME YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ENOUGH
LEFT OVER FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
WE HAVE TWO BIG TICKET ITEMS
ON OUR OWN ROSTER, SAQUON AND
XAVIER.
ONCE WE DECIDE WHAT WE ARE GOING
TO DO THEIR WE WILL BE ABLE TO
GO TO PLAN B WITH THE REST OF
IT.
THE MORE AND THINKING ABOUT
SAQUON, JUST WHERE WE WANT TO GO
ON THAT, HERE IS OUR PRICE, YOU
WANT YOUR NAME APPEAR FOREVER,
TWO MORE YEARS, YOU ARE IN THE
RING OF HONOR, OR DO YOU WANT A
MILLION MORE DOLLARS TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE?
SO EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW
WANT TO REVISIT WITH YOU ON
XAVIER, JUST WHERE WE ARE ON
THAT STUFF.
WE ARE MEETING ON FRIDAY.
MAYBE WE SEND SOMETHING AND
MAKE IT ENTICING BUT UNDERSTAND
LIKE THIS MAY BE OFF THE TABLE
COME NEXT WEEK.
BUT TO ME YOU GO OVER-- THAT
TAKES WILKINS PROBABLY OUT?
YEAH.
TIME TO STOP AND WATCH.
IT'S 40-YARD DASH DAY FOR
RUNNING BACKS AND CORNERBACKS.
OF THE COMBINE'S MARQUEE EVENT,
WHERE A BURST OF SPEED CAN
ROCKET A PLAYER UP THE CHARTS.
HERE, HUNDREDTHS OF A SECOND CAN
MEET HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS UNDRAFTED.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE.
THIS IS THE LAST HURRAH.
SAM HARTMAN, QB2, IS THE ONLY
QUARTERBACK IN THIS GROUP THAT'S
GOING TO RUN THE 40.
I WILL BE STRAIGHT UP, THEY ARE
LOOK GREAT.
THE HAIR LOOKS ABSOLUTELY
PERFECT, LOOKS LIKE IT'S
ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR SUPER
SLOW MODE 40-YARD DASH SLOW MODE
MODE.
HE LOOKS LIKE THE DUDE ON
"FULL HOUSE."
YEAH, UNCLE JESSE!
IS HE THE ONLY ONE RUNNING?
BECAUSE YEAH.
I LOVE IT.
SHOWING UP AND COMPETING.
4.8 FLAT.
FANS HERE ARE ALL EXCITED.
LOOK AT SAM.
AND AS EXPECTED, THE SUPER SLOW
MOTION OF THE HAIR.
I FEEL LIKE I'M WATCHING
OPENING UP "BRAVEHEART."
"HOLD!"
TO GO WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU
COULD RUN A 40 IN?
A GOD.
DO YOU THINK YOU COULD RUN IT
UNDER 7?
NO.
YOU COULD WALK AND GET A 7.
YOU CAN'T WALK A 7.
YOU DON'T THINK YOU COULD RUN
A 7?
ONE ZILLION DOLLARS.
COULD I RUN A SEVEN?
I GUARANTEE YOU I COULD.
NO WAY, NO WAY, IF YOU PUT A
FUCKING PLAY FULL OF WINGS I'M
DOING THAT SHIT BURIED
HERE COMES A BIG NAME, BIG
TIME WIDE RECEIVER, ROME ODUNZE.
4.47.
THINK YOU CAN BE LESS THAN
THREE SECONDS BEHIND HIM?
YES!
THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND I
CAN RUN UNDER 7.
NO WAY.
YOU THINK I COULD RUN UNDER
UNDER 7?
I SAW YOU RUN ACROSS THE
STREET.
ALL RIGHT, XAVIER WORTHY, WE
SEE YOU.
7.43?
4.28.
LOOK AT XAVIER.
HE IS FLYING!
4.25.
ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
YEAH, THAT STARTLED ME.
WHEN HE RAN I GOT STARTLED.
THAT LOOKED DIFFERENT THAN
EVERYBODY WE WATCHED.
I LOOKED AT THE CLOCK AND
WANTED TO CHECK EVERYBODY ELSE,
DID YOU GUYS GET SOMETHING
SIMILAR TO ME?
WE KNEW HIS BACKGROUND TOO,
TRACK GUY, FAST, YOU SEE THE WAY
THAT HE RUNS ON FIELD AND AS
SOON AS HE TOOK OFF YOU KNEW HE
WAS GOING TO ROLL.
I'M WONDERING IF THE OFFICIAL
TIME COMES AND THAT JOHN ROSS'
4.22-- THREE ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF
A SECOND.
IF I'M MOST OF THE RECORD, I
TAKE MY SWING.
I WOULD RUN AGAIN.
IF YOU CAN RUN, RUN.
I WOULD TRY TO BEAT IT.
STACY.
I JUST TALKED TO XAVIER
WORTHY, HE'S GOING TO DO IT
AGAIN.
IT'S WHY?
WHY?
HE WANTS THE RECORD.
4.22, BABY.
CAME HERE TO COMPETE.
4.25, I CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT
WORRIED
20, WHERE DID YOU START--
NO.
ZERO CHANCE.
NO SHOT.
NO WAY.
TO ACCELERATE--
WHERE BUT I HAVE TO START?
35-YARD LINE.
SO XAVIER WORTHY MOMENTS AGO
RAN A 4.25.
YOU CAN HEAR THE FANS HERE.
HE'S GOING TO RUN IT AGAIN TO
TRY AND GET JOHN ROSS' 4.22.
HERE WE GO.
LOCKEAN, LOCKEAN.
TAKE YOUR TIME, MAN, YOU ARE
CHASING A RECORD, DON'T RUSH
THIS THING.
GOES.
KEEP GOING.
HE MIGHT JUST KEEP RUNNING
OUTSIDE OF THE STADIUM.
THE ROAR OF THE CROWD.
THAT IS AWESOME.
McCARTHY, WILSON GREET HIM.
WE ARE WAITING ON THE
OFFICIAL TIME.
SOMETIMES THE OFFICIAL TIMES ARE
ONE ONE-HUNDREDTHS OF A SECOND
FASTER.
IN THE OFFICIAL TIMES ARE IN.
4.21.
CONGRATULATIONS!
THE TEXAS LONGHORN OFFICIALLY
THE FASTEST EVER.
HE LOOKS UP, HE SEES IT.
AND OFF HE GOES.
THAT IS SO COOL!
ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS
AND A HISTORY OF THE COMBINE.
THAT IS AWESOME!
WHERE THE GOING TO TAKE THEM
SIXTH?
GOING TO TAKE THEM OUT ONE.
FIRED UP.
STEAK.
I'M HUNGRY.
WORLD FAMOUS SAINT SHRIMP
COCKTAIL.
YES, A LOT OF FROM COCKTAILS.
IS ANYONE NOT HAVING A SHRIMP
COCKTAIL?
I AM NOT.
I WOULD LIKE TO TASTE THE REST
OF THE FOOD.
COME ON, MIKE.
DID YOU SAY APPLESAUCE?
BECOME KNOW!
THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW YOU ARE
AROUND KIDS SO MUCH, I AM LIKE
APPLESAUCE.
JUST BEING ABLE TO BE IN THAT
SETTING WITH THOSE GUYS, THAT'S
OUR COMMUNITY.
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THAT ROOM
WORKS THEIR TAIL OFF IN FALL AND
WORKS AS HARD AS THEY CAN TO
MAKE THIS TEAM BETTER AND JUST
BEING ABLE TO GET SOME TIME
TOGETHER AND JUST CHOP IT UP AND
JUST BE OUR NORMAL SELVES, IT'S
AN IMPORTANT PART OF IT.
SO THERE'S AN ALL-TIME RECORD
THAT WAS ACHIEVED LAST NIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT THAT.
WHAT DID YOU GUYS GET?
FORT TEEN-- 14.3.
XAVIER OFFICIALLY FASTEST MAN
OF THE COMBINE.
THAT WAS A LITTLE SHADY
THOUGH BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE 2-2
TIED AND THEN A FEW MINUTES
LATER IT WAS LIKE IT'S A COMBINE
RECORD.
THE FIRST ONES THAT GO UP ARE
UNOFFICIAL.
HE WAS ROLLING.
THE COMBINE IS
OVER.
THANK YOU BURIED
AFTER FIVE MONTHS
OF TRAVEL, TAPE, AND TESTING,
THE SCOUTS HAVE FINALLY CLEARED
THEIR PLATES, AND THEIR SINUSES.
60% OF THE TIME IT WORKS
EVERY TIME.
WOW!
SO POTENT.
THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S
GOOD.
IT'S THE STAYING.
GOT HIM!
I'M NOT CRYING, YOU ARE
CRYING.
IT HURTS SO GOOD.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE
STOCK FOR THIS GROUP HAS NEVER
BEEN HIGHER.
THERE'S BEEN LOWS, A LOT OF
HIGHS, MOSTLY HIGHS BUT MOVING
FORWARD I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE'VE
GOT A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
THERE'S A LOT OF LEMONS OUT
THERE AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY
SAY, WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS,
ASK FOR SOMETHING WITH MORE
PROTEIN.
BECAUSE THOSE ARE GREAT.
THANK YOU.
ED BERRY, WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
WHAT'S SHAKING?
NOT MUCH.
I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR
A LONG TIME SINCE LAST NOVEMBER.
HERE'S WHAT I AM WORRIED, WE
OFFER HIM SOMETHING, HE GETS A
LITTLE PISSED OFF BECAUSE IT'S
NOT WHAT HE WANTS AND SOME TEAM
COMES IN A MILLION OVER US, AND
HE'S DISRESPECTED SO HE GOES.
I'M GOING TO LET HIM GO TO THE
MARKET AND YOU JUST WANT TO KEEP
YOUR WORD AND SAY HEY, YOU KNOW,
HE SAID HE WANTS TO BE A GIANT
FOR LIFE, THE CHANCE OF BEING IN
THE RING OF HONOR.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUT
THERE HE'S GOT TO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT.
I THINK YOU CAN STILL PLAY, IT'S
JUST YOU'VE GOT TO GET THE VALUE
RIGHT AND YOU LOOK AT THE DATA.
THE DATA IS WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING.
IN YOUR ROOM AT NIGHT WHEN
YOU'RE BY YOURSELF--
I'M TORN.
I'M TORN BECAUSE I STILL THINK
HE CAN PLAY AND I THINK HE CAN
HELP US.
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO COME IN AT
A NUMBER BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY
HAVE A GREAT IDEA OF WHERE THE
MARKET IS.
I'M GOING TO LET THE LEAD TELL
HIM WHERE IT IS AND IF YOU WANT
TO COME BACK AND BE A GIANT,
LET'S TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT
MAKES SENSE.
WE ARE CLOSE, THEN LET'S HAVE A
CONVERSATION BECAUSE, AGAIN, I
DO THINK HE WAS OUR BEST
OFFENSIVE PLAYER.
OKAY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I WILL SHOOT YOU A TEXT AFTER
I TALK WITH HIM.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
HELLO?
SAQUON.
YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
YOU'RE DOING ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I'M CHILLING.
YOU IN JERSEY RIGHT NOW?
YEAH, I'M IN JERSEY.
HOUSE THE OFF-SEASON BEEN?
YOU DOING ANYTHING?
YEAH, GOOD, TRAVELED A LITTLE
BIT BUT STARTING TO GET BACK
INTO OFF-SEASON TRAINING.
YEAH.
SO I JUST TALKED TO ED BARRY AND
I THINK JUST MULLING OVER THIS,
THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS LET YOU
TEST THE MARKET AND SEE WHAT
YOUR VALUE IS.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THE FRANCHISE
THING ARE ALL THAT STUFF AGAIN,
I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT.
WE'VE BOTH BEEN THROUGH THAT.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE A GIANT
FOR LIFE AND YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN STAYING HERE AND COMING BACK,
JUST SEE WHAT YOUR MARKET IS AND
THEN HAVE ED COME BACK TO US AND
WE WILL SEE IF WE CAN COME TO AN
AGREEMENT.
ALL RIGHT, I APPRECIATE THAT.
DOES THAT SOUND GOOD?
YEAH.
CAN YOU GIVE ME YOUR WORD ON
THAT OR YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
GIVE US A CHANCE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I WILL TELL YOU WHERE EVER I
WANT TO BE.
OKAY, LET'S DO THAT, WE WILL
GO OUT AND SEE WHAT THE MARKET
SAYS.
I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO
DO.
I LOVE YOU, MAN, I APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR THE
ORGANIZATION THE TWO YEARS I WAS
HERE.
I'M NOT SAYING WE'RE NOT GOING
TO GET SOMETHING DONE BUT I
THINK IT'S RIGHT IF, FOR SOME
REASON, IT DOESN'T WORK OUT THAT
YOU KNOW THAT THE ORGANIZATION
THINKS THE WORLD OF YOU AND
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE BUT
HOPEFULLY YOU GO OUT THERE, YOU
SEE THE MARKET AND YOU SAY YOU
KNOW WHAT, I WOULD TO BE HERE
AND GIVE US A SHOUT BACK.
APPRECIATE YOU ALL.
ALL RIGHT, SAQUON, I WILL
TALK TO YOU.
BYE-BYE.
ON THE NEXT
"HARD KNOCKS."
SAQUON BARKLEY HAS TURNED
DOWN SEVERAL DIFFERENT OFFERS.
I OFFERED HIM A THREE-YEAR
DEAL 25 GUARANTEED, HE WOULD BE
A GIANT.
GOING TO HAVE A TOUGH TIME
SLEEPING IF HE GOES.
ANOTHER SACK FOR BURNS!
SPIDER-MAN SMELLED IT!
LET'S DO-- I NEED PLAYERS.
WHEN WE ADD ON A SEVENTH?
JUST TO COME UP WITH THESE
NAMES, THESE PRICE POINTS.
IT'S TOTALLY OUT OF YOUR
CONTROL.
OH, THIS IS BRUTAL!