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SPEAKER_7 (3:21)

So he runs better because he sees the gaps and he finds the whole, he's got a better feel for it. He's more patient.

SPEAKER_8 (3:27)

Right.

SPEAKER_7 (3:27)

Lending his blocks to develop in front of him. You know what I mean? That's not real. That's mental. That's not really about what he's physically capable of. And it looks better.

So you get, you move to that guy. Hey man, you're a bruiser, but if you just gonna run straight into a defender until we hand you the ball.

Ike Jones (3:47)

Right. Because the opportunities are there. We just need somebody like, you know, you, and again, we can apply this over and over again to a lot of different spaces of like, okay, this offensive lineman may be undersized, but he ain't missing no blocking assignments.

He ain't getting pushed around.

SPEAKER_7 (4:04)

That's right.

Ike Jones (4:04)

This wide receiver may not have the same top end speed, but he's gonna find the gaps in the zone and he's gonna be where he's supposed to be.

SPEAKER_7 (4:11)

And if it's his hands, he's catching it. Yes, that's right.

Ike Jones (4:15)

Yeah, it is.

Something has to change and somebody has to make a decision that is, I can't coach this any better. Maybe I need to get somebody else in here who's gonna do the job better.

SPEAKER_7 (4:29)

Yeah, I can't help but think that if, I think you mentioned his name earlier. So I just wanna make sure that we're talking about the right guys. But is this a Warsaw thing? Is an Andrew Warsaw thing?

Ike Jones (4:44)

I think that's a fair question. I think it's a fair question.

SPEAKER_7 (4:47)

Is he the guy primarily responsible for the construction of his roster?

Ike Jones (4:51)

Right, did he miss evaluate some guys in the transfer portal or was he just doing what, hey, it's really goalish show. I'm just the guy rubber stand. I don't know the answer to that. I don't know who ultimately said, hey, this looks like a really good roster and then subsequently said, and this is how much this is worth for us. And whoever made those decisions right now, it ain't looking so good.