00:00what do you make of this situation?
00:02It's just been so weird, start, stop.
00:04We saw a lot of them, then we didn't.
00:08He's on IR.
00:09He can't come back until week five against the Titans, as we just said.
00:14What kind of impact do you feel like he's going to make on this team,
00:19if any, the way this thing has started?
00:22I don't think he's going to make any impact on his team in 2026.
00:27Oh, you don't?
00:28No, I don't.
00:28I just don't.
00:29I don't know.
00:30Again, I think if he were healthy right now, and when I say healthy,
00:34I don't mean back to the old Tank Dell.
00:36I mean, if he were healthy enough and there wasn't some kind of setback,
00:40I would still question where he fits in on this team.
00:46And look, you mentioned Brevin Jordan, I believe, before that, right?
00:51Yeah.
00:52At the end of the day, I think this turns into a Brevin Jordan situation.
00:56There's only room for one Brevin Jordan contract on this team,
00:59and that is, hey, we like you.
01:01We love you.
01:02You're explosive.
01:02We feel like in some way, shape, or form we can help you,
01:05but you can't stay healthy.
01:07What we're willing to do is sign a one-year extension
01:10and another one-year extension to see whether you can eventually get back right,
01:15really because we like you, because most teams, like right now with Tank Dell.
01:22Let's say Tank Dell comes back and he's a depth receiver week five
01:27that doesn't play special teams that can't block a soul, right?
01:31How does he get in the game?
01:33All right?
01:33How does he get in the game?
01:35So the play here is let's keep him engaged.
01:38Let's keep him involved.
01:40And at some point, let's put him on season-ending IR,
01:43let him get in the weight room,
01:45let him go figure this thing out with the trainers
01:47and let the good Lord take care of his knee and get it back right
01:51and get him healthy.
01:52And then, hey, if you do that right, we'll give you a one-year extension
01:56and we'll see if you can come back and help us next year.
01:58I mean, they did that with Brevin Jordan twice.
02:01You know, two different times with Brevin Jordan.
02:03It never really bared fruit at all, right?
02:06And I just think that that's really what we're looking at with Tank Dell
02:09is the next Brevin Jordan opportunity.
02:12This is a contract year for him.
02:17The reality of it is he's not going to earn an extension
02:21by anything that he's going to do to come back to help this team this year, right?
02:25The question is, does this team decide we're going to give you a one-year extension
02:29because we love you, we like you, we want you to be a part of this thing,
02:32and we want to see what the next year holds?
02:34I personally believe that's where Tank Dell is with this team.
02:38I mean, anything could happen.
02:41Like, I could see him.
02:43Anything but coming back and being who he was.
02:46He can't even get through a practice yet.
02:48No, I mean, right now it doesn't.
02:50I mean, I don't know, in 10 weeks does he get back to being a –
02:52I'm just saying anything is to me.
02:57I could see him having, as you said, zero impact on this team at all.
03:01I could see him maybe getting back and having some impact on this team
03:05in some form or fashion, maybe, you know, a package of plays or something.
03:11You know, like you said, what you said, the only thing you can't see
03:14is it being the Tank Dell that we remembered.
03:17I mean, I'd hope to be able to see that cat again.
03:22We'll see.
03:23They obviously don't feel comfortable with him rolling right now.
03:25The problem for Tank is they got four dudes that I think they really like
03:31and I think they really trust.
03:33And to the point you made, I think they got four dudes that have the ability
03:38to do what it is that they want and the body styles to do what they want.
03:43And Nico, and Butte, and Hutch, and then in Jalen Noel.
03:49Like the guys that can get out and physically run block
03:53and do the other things they want to do.
03:54I feel like they feel really good or trust all of those guys.
03:59Yep.
03:59And it just – not saying that he can't, especially if he's the Tank Dell
04:05we remember, but it just makes it much more difficult for him to be able
04:10to jump in after four weeks of play, especially if those guys aren't playing well.
04:16Now, the NFL happens, Clint, maybe injuries may open up the door
04:20for things that potentially could happen.
04:23I mean, the Higgins situation opened up the door for, I think,
04:27a guy like Jarrett Wayne to be a part of this thing.
04:30But, I mean, he's got to miss at least four weeks.
04:33And these guys and the others, the Jarrett Waynes,
04:37they have four weeks to really impress and trust them.
04:41Because, again, many of the offensive coaches did not coach
04:47when Tank was here.
04:49Like, Kaylee was not here when Tank was here.
04:55So – or at least this offense.
04:58So, I mean, it's just – well, it could go either way with him on this thing.
05:03Yeah, look, I'm looking at the bye week.
05:06So, you're looking at week eight in this schedule.
05:09To me, that week of the bye week, leading into the literal –
05:15the weekend where you don't play, that two- or three-day stretch right there,
05:20if Tank can get to a spot where in that two- or three-day stretch right there,
05:24you got Nico Collins on the shelf getting a rest.
05:27You got, obviously, Xavier Hutchinson on the shelf getting a rest.
05:31Probably Keyshawn Butte on the shelf getting some – assuming they're all healthy.
05:35Right?
05:36You've got – and you'll have two or three little – I mean,
05:41little half-speed practices.
05:42To me, that's the next chance and the real only chance for Tank Dale.
05:48If he can get out there and in that one-week span,
05:52probably two or three practices before Coach gives him the weekend off,
05:55especially if things are going well.
05:57So, you don't even look at the week five as the thing.
06:01You're thinking more of the bye week, have a full week to get in.
06:04You just don't have – offensively, you just don't – again,
06:07you're not playing special teams.
06:09He's not a guy that's going to come in and you're going to motion him over
06:12at week one, practice one.
06:15You're going to motion him over and ask him to block Will Anderson off the edge.
06:18I mean, that's just – you're not going to do those kind of things, right?
