Raiders HC Klint Kubiak Guard Battle_ What We're Looking For in Players

How much are you looking forward to watching that battle for those two guard spots? Yeah, absolutely. You know, we don't want to be minding until the sixth practice. So, we've got a lot of work to do before then. But, you know, we have a lot of talented players in that position. They will make the decision for us. So, we're going to coach them up and we also know that whoever starts in Week 1 doesn't mean us to start in Week 17. So, we're always developing. What are you looking for in those spots? How will they make that decision for you? Just looking for consistency. Looking for guys that are great teammates. That are obviously solid in pass protection. Excellent in one game and guys that just help make the team better. You know, the best athlete isn't the one that's going to win the job. It's the guy that plays the best with the other five around him. And then, offensive line-wise, it's much better to be able to play multiple spots. So, that versatile guy is very important. I was going to ask, but is there one person or position that has won the offseason? Is there a position group that has won the offseason? Yes. You know, I just give a whole lot of credit to Alex Guerrero and AJ and our training staff. I thought, you know, those guys do such a phenomenal job putting our players' bodies in position to be successful. And, like, tracking data and just really taking it to the next level with the technology that we can to get the guys ready to go and challenging. You know, the players challenge us up ahead. I'm really impressed with our, you know, the guys, the training staff and the weight staff.