Brett Veach

I think, like with any case, we do so with the understanding that all these cases are different and unique.

And, you know, this is our job.

And this is the most important part of our job is really getting the player right and the whole body of work, what he does on the field, what he does off the field.

So I think we just approach it with every case is unique and different.

But again, I mean, that's something that...

above all, I mean, is the most important part of what we do, you know, how these guys are going to come in here and they have to be successful on the field, but also off the field.

So it's part of the process.

You know, needless to say, we spent a lot of time with him, you know, at the combine, brought him here, had a lot of meetings with a lot of different people.

And, you know, that process is consistent with not just him, but with all of our players that, you know, we bring in here and then we have on our draft board.

when you do the amount of work and you live in a film room, I think you get into this mindset where you think everybody sees the board just like you because you're in there.

And again, I'm not saying that our boards are always right, but you think that everyone thinks like you.

And so even now, like when I'm doing our mocks and I'm trying to project the first five, six, seven, eight picks, I'm thinking, well, this is definitely going to happen.

This is definitely going to happen.

Then what happens is that it doesn't happen because not everyone sees the board like you.

So I think it's just...

you know, being patient and being, being fluid and, and having an understanding that there'll be more guys that you like later on in the draft and, you know, not operating with that mindset that again, everyone sees it just like you and the exact guys you like are going to fall in the exact order.

And,

Um, that's one of the things that even to this day I struggle with because it's one of those things where, you know, our, our guys do such a tremendous amount of work and, you know, it's a collective, uh, unit here and it's a collective process.

And there's an element of wanting to leave the draft with the guys that we're all excited about.

And that leads to being aggressive because you just want to make sure you get those guys.