Matt Clement

I think it gets done sooner than later.

And, you know, for two reasons, I think one,

you know, let's take the pressure off him.

Let's not talk about the contract.

He's already got a lot on his plate coming up here and doing this.

So, and I just feel like the contact, the discussions they've had had to be close enough on both sides because I just, again, in no scenario can I think the Pirates don't think this is going to be a...

getting done because again you're you you'd lose them a year earlier to to free agency your arbitration a year earlier so to me i think sooner than later but i don't think there's a rush for it but for his sake for his sake let's take the pressure off and uh get that done and get that out of the way and just go play baseball so

You know, if there wasn't a contract that they thought was in the future potentially, you still would not have saw him until you saw Paul Skeen's his rookie year.

I do prefer the bigger targets.

I think it's common sense.

I mean, you look at completion percentage.

You want your quarterback north of 70%.

You want the ball distributed.

You want 55%.

a combination of completions and rushes to be 55-plus a game.

So those are things that I believe in of how you're going to play on offense, and that's why tight ends, big tight ends, the target, it's easier to throw these passes than the ones out there.

So those are common sense.

practices that I keep in touch with.

The bigger receivers, outdoor climate, the ability to be nasty in first and second down in a run game.

We sat through the meetings there.