
TRANSCRIPT: Head Coach Jeff Fisher and GM Les Snead – Post-Draft Press Conference
Head Coach Jeff Fisher and GM Les Snead – Post-Draft Press Conference
April 28, 2012
(Opening Statement)
Snead: “I can say this, the fourth round pick seems like a long time ago. I can open it with that. I don’t know what time it is right now.”
(On general thoughts on the draft and the 10 players they selected)
Snead: “Is that how many we got? Ten? I think the general thoughts, I think we accomplished some of our goals and they were with each pick: try to get them right, try to get the best available, and also help position groups. I think our defensive line got help, I think our defensive backfield got help, and I think our running back position got help, and I think our wide receiver position got help. So I think that was a nice, productive day with young players and now it’s up to these players to do their part.”
Fisher: “I would echo what Les said. I think the most impressive thing throughout all day yesterday and maybe through (round) four today was that the board was right. And that’s a compliment to Les and the staff, the scouts, just getting the board right. Very few people were coming off the board down here, back over here, they just came off kind of in sequence of how we had ranked them. That at least gives you an opportunity to predict and a chance to get the right guy at the right time. We discussed numerous trades that never took place, as always is the case in the draft. Had a lot of players up there that you would really like to have, but you don’t get because there’s 31 other teams. And then we got numerous calls from our friends and associates around the league that said, ‘Boy, we really like that guy,’ and, ‘Wow, what a great pick that guy was, we were going to take him the very next pick.’ All in all I thought it was a very, very successful draft. You look at it, I was just looking a little while ago, Abilene Christian, Hawaii, Missouri Western - there’s some talent at the small schools. We did our research and we felt like we got the best players available.”