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Due to COVID, this year's draft will be unlike anything we've ever seen before.
Lots of logistical & technological planning from our incredible @Jaguars IT & football technology departments.
Here's a thread to take you behind the scenes on how it'll work for JAX:
Lots of logistical & technological planning from our incredible @Jaguars IT & football technology departments.
Here's a thread to take you behind the scenes on how it'll work for JAX:
First off, as you read the remainder of the thread, please note that during all installation & testing, @Jaguars personnel observed proper social distancing and safety protocols, per the CDC.
The safety of everyone involved was top of mind throughout the entire process.
The safety of everyone involved was top of mind throughout the entire process.
During the draft, @Jaguars scouts & coaches will utilize various lines of communication, including multiple @MicrosoftTeams calls, a Teams chat, WebEx call w/ NFL, RingCentral hard phone line and standard cell phone & FaceTime calls.
Gruden/Marrone/McCardell/Baalke pictured.
Gruden/Marrone/McCardell/Baalke pictured.
Scouts & coaches, who are connected remotely to the servers at @TIAABankField via virtual private network (VPN), will also have the ability to pull up game footage of 2020 NFL Draft prospects from their respective locations using XOS software.
Every @Jaguars scout and coach has their own unique setup based on the layout of their home office. Below is a basic template for one of our area scouts.
@surface will be clutch for draft weekend!
@surface will be clutch for draft weekend!
At GM Dave Caldwell's house in Ponte Vedra Beach:
1 laptop, 3 @surface tablets, 2 65-inch TV monitors, 1 projector screen, 3 external speakerphones (2 mobile, 1 hard line), 2 @Bose headsets, 1 iPad, 1 light kit, 1 UPS for all essential equipment, 1 backup generator.
1 laptop, 3 @surface tablets, 2 65-inch TV monitors, 1 projector screen, 3 external speakerphones (2 mobile, 1 hard line), 2 @Bose headsets, 1 iPad, 1 light kit, 1 UPS for all essential equipment, 1 backup generator.
At HC Doug Marrone's house in San Marco:
1 laptop, 4 @surface tablets, 3 monitors/TVs, 3 external speakerphones (2 mobile, 1 hard line), 2 @Bose headsets, 1 iPad, 1 light kit, 1 UPS for all essential equipment, 1 backup generator.
1 laptop, 4 @surface tablets, 3 monitors/TVs, 3 external speakerphones (2 mobile, 1 hard line), 2 @Bose headsets, 1 iPad, 1 light kit, 1 UPS for all essential equipment, 1 backup generator.
For background, a UPS is an Uninterruptible Power Supply. Both houses are equipped w/ battery backup systems & emergency generators.
The light kit in Coach's photo above is the camera fixture provided by the NFL for broadcast coverage on draft night.
Here is pre-install:
The light kit in Coach's photo above is the camera fixture provided by the NFL for broadcast coverage on draft night.
Here is pre-install:
@Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell & HC Doug Marrone will both utilize primary internet connections, but as a backup, secondary internet and LTE connections have also been installed. All three are integrated into one endpoint device.
How's the weather look this weekend, @MikeFirstAlert?
How's the weather look this weekend, @MikeFirstAlert?
The @Jaguars IT & football technology departments, consisting of a rotation of 10+ people, have set up various locations over the course of three separate days – over 50 hours of testing and installation during pre-draft window.
Thanks to @Jaguars football technology's Mike Perkins, Mike Stoeber, Chris Reier, Zach Beistline, Henderson McPherson & Ian Mutch and IT's Mike Webb, Jason Dean, Shannon Gray, Chris Yeiter, Mike Potts, Steven Hepner, Justin VonHagen, Steven Fowler & Brad Scull for your hard work!
