"Before the draft, we did a little more work on quarterbacks and watched some guys once we got this word regarding Derek," Beane said. "We made sure we had them stacked as we thought they should be. Once it got late in the draft, you never want to root for someone not to be drafted, but we were thrilled with the opportunity to bring Tyree in here and let him compete. "Especially since he was going to have the chance to start as the No. 3 instead of the No. 4 if DA did retire. Which he did.