John Chayka

Yeah, you know what?

We had a few meetings already scheduled for today, so it ended up lining up well.

But honestly, I mean, these guys, they're out every day of the year.

And for these players now, they've seen them over multiple years.

So it's always about getting a good book on the players.

And I got a lot of confidence in the group we have here.

It's a veteran group.

I spent some time with them today.

I feel really comfortable here.

uh with where they have things and um you know again it's a big decision and we got to be thorough and we got to be diligent but i have no reservations that this group's not prepared to make the right decision

It's a great question.

I would just say, you know, I think every manager is different in how they approach the draft.

Certainly some guys, you know, that that's how they were brought up and that's what they love to do.

And they're super involved and super engaged.

And that's great.

I think for my seat, like I'm always a big process guy.

uh it's a really hard thing to do um and uh it's one of the most challenging uh problems i've ever come across in life and like uh i just find that you know their their experience their intuition what they've gone through how they've learned um the mistakes they've made the adjustments they've made over decades are super important and so you know obviously you know the first overall picks an organizational pick

And, you know, it's an important one to get right and we'll dig in and I'll be a part of that process.

But I would say, honestly, my part is a part of it.

At the end of the day, though, you know, it will be on my record and I own that.