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Speaker 1: How's everyone doing. Okay?

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Speaker 2: So first I want, first and foremost, I want to

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Speaker 2: thank the Marin Tish family and our GM Joe Shane

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Speaker 2: for give me the opportunity here to lead this team.

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Speaker 1: This is a this is.

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Speaker 2: The league of incredibly difficult situations decisions, and you know,

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Speaker 2: I just had the utmost respect for Dabes and what

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Speaker 2: he's done for me, not only as a friend, but

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Speaker 2: as a coach. You know, give me an opportunity here

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Speaker 2: to be an offensive coordinator, and so you know, I

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Speaker 2: just wanted my thoughts worth with him and his family,

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Speaker 2: and I just appreciate, you know, things he's done for me,

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Speaker 2: and I've learned a lot from him.

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Speaker 1: In terms of where we're at right now.

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Speaker 2: I'm excited to lead this group, you know, folks on

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Speaker 2: each day taking kind of this one step at a

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Speaker 2: time with with the players, and the coach isn't getting organized,

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Speaker 2: but you know, I'm excited and looking forward to the challenge.

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Speaker 2: Just a couple of things I would say is first

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Speaker 2: and foremost, I want to make Tim Kelly, our offensive coordinator,

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Speaker 2: really smart coach. He'll help us tie in the wrong

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Speaker 2: game the past game. Does a great job with a

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Speaker 2: lot of good experiences to bank on. We're also going

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Speaker 2: to put Jameis Winston as our starting quarterback and he'll

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Speaker 2: do a great job. I have a lot of confidence

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Speaker 2: in Jamis, have a lot of confidence in Russ and

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Speaker 2: he'll be the backup as Jackson works to the concussion protocol.

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Speaker 2: I think our players are pros, right, they're pro So

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Speaker 2: my job is to get them in the best position

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Speaker 2: to be successful and work through the week here and

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Speaker 2: continue to make adjustments with the staff as we're continue

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Speaker 2: to prep for for green Bay, which is the most

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Speaker 2: important thing. So really taking our time, making sure we

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Speaker 2: together great plan for the players. So that's really at

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Speaker 2: the end of the day. Those are the guys that

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Speaker 2: have been in my mind the last forty eight hours.

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Speaker 2: So again I'm thankful and appreciative. And now we're back

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Speaker 2: on track and we've got a big task at handed,

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Speaker 2: a big challenge in front of us.

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Speaker 3: Players.

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Speaker 1: Say some Kelly's the offensive coordinator, Yes, Mike, Like, do

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Speaker 1: you think of this as an audition for you? Listen?

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Speaker 2: I just think my only focus is this the players,

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Speaker 2: Like I need, we need to make sure as a

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Speaker 2: group as a staff, we come together, put together a

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Speaker 2: what the most important thing is. That's today, our practice,

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Speaker 2: our prep, you know, the meetings that we're in, the communication,

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Speaker 2: and then just working through the details of the game

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Speaker 2: plan because things are going to change and we got

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Speaker 2: to be able to have some flexibility and adapt to it.

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Speaker 2: So that's been probably our biggest messaging in terms of

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Speaker 3: That Davie was just so instrumental in giving you the

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Speaker 3: opportunity here as OC When you first heard that he

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Speaker 3: was being relieved and that you would be the interim,

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Speaker 3: what was were those initial emotions and reaction.

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Speaker 2: Like, yeah, he certainly didn't I certainly didn't anticipate it,

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Speaker 2: but you know, it's one of those things they happened

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Speaker 1: And again, I'm appreciative of what Dave's.

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Speaker 2: Has done for me as a as a as a professional,

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Speaker 2: to understand and know his family, and you know, these

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Speaker 2: So you know, I'm very sensitive to that and I

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Speaker 2: wish him nothing but the best, and we'll continue to

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Speaker 2: he's a great friend of mine. So but you know,

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Speaker 2: there's a there's a time for us in this group

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Speaker 2: this and enjoy this process in this journey went into

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Speaker 3: And turner to Jamis.

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Speaker 2: I think I think Jamis has done a great job

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Speaker 2: since he's been here, just like all our quarterback room.

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Speaker 2: I think Jamis is a heck of a job, is

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Speaker 1: You make that change. That was your decision to make

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Speaker 1: that change, yes, Mike, Like, did anyone else get be

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Speaker 1: putting on that decision? No, it's mine.

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Speaker 4: Like the anticipate any well coaching changes down the pike.

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Speaker 1: Right now now, right now, Tim Kellys would be the

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Speaker 2: I have a lot of trust in in our group

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Speaker 2: and just being around these guys for a lot several years,

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Speaker 1: So Mike's so confidence left is still pretty high. But

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Speaker 2: Yeah, collectively as a as a unit, and we've met

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Speaker 2: Like that's the part of the biggest thing is me

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Speaker 2: So you know, getting caught up the speed and communicating

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Speaker 4: Mike, Mike, on game day, you're gonna be calling the plays.

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Speaker 4: You're also gonna be the coach first time. It's a lot,

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Speaker 4: So how do you plan to navigate your game day?

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Speaker 1: You know, need a right hand man, because you can't

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Speaker 1: do everything. Yeah, we have.

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Speaker 2: We have a great team upstairs in the box with

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Speaker 2: And just like we talked through it throughout the rest

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Speaker 2: there's a lot of factors that could that could roll

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Speaker 3: Understanding that Dart in the protocol right now when he

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Speaker 1: Yeah, just like you said Jackson is still in the protocol.

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Speaker 2: I think having a great plan and again working in

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Speaker 2: keep him healthy. Conversation with Jackson's last days standard. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: How these guys fight in battle.

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Speaker 2: I think, you know, we've we've just had some things

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Speaker 2: that aggressive mentality, keeping that that growth mindset, continue to

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Speaker 2: learn from these situations and then when we get another

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Speaker 2: do it.

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Speaker 1: Mike. A lot of times people are thrust into this

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Speaker 2: You've you've obviously thought about being a head coach for

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Speaker 1: Now, what what makes you think you were ready for this?

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Speaker 2: Well, you know, I I appreciate I appreciate that question.

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Speaker 2: Right now, My only focus really, guys just on the

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Speaker 2: players like these I'm I've been thinking about them for

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Speaker 2: the last forty eight hours and I'm sure not every

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Speaker 2: single one of these guys have reacted the same way.

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Speaker 2: So I'm really sensitive to that, and it'd be selfish

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Speaker 1: So getting these guys on the.

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Speaker 2: Same page, getting them a great plan with really decisive

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Speaker 4: Change forfensive coordinator to head coach. Here, Sorry, what's the

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Speaker 2: You certainly have a few more meetings, you know, the

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Speaker 2: You want to be able to set up the player.

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Speaker 2: It's all built around the guys. Are how are we

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Speaker 2: So just as going through it and being with a couple,

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Speaker 2: the best way to approach that is. That's you know

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Speaker 2: what I've been kind of dealing with the last couple

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Speaker 2: of days. Why did you expect any other significant changes

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Speaker 2: Player wise, oh no, And again working with Joe, we

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Speaker 2: you know we're working through the just the beginning parts,

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Speaker 4: Of that, do you nicipate changing your astic schedule.

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Speaker 2: of the most important things I stressed to the players

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Speaker 2: and have an intent on what we want to emphasize

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Speaker 1: To the players, how did Russ take being quarterback three now?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, no, Russ, Russ is Rus is a true pro.

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Speaker 2: He's a crucial part of our of our unit and

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Speaker 5: The news Mike, how things changed with Russell, Because this

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Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think those those are that's a

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Speaker 1: Steve, what did Steve Fish and John Marry tell you

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Speaker 2: Yeah, those are It was a great It was a

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Speaker 1: Place the rest of the year when when Jackson's healthy.

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Speaker 2: We're just gonna for this week. This is where it's at,

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Speaker 4: What do you what do you hope want to kickoff

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's that's great.

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Speaker 2: I think again, we're focused on today, like and I

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Speaker 2: So you know, it's it's gonna be a great challenge.

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Speaker 2: We're we're just taking a day by day and I

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Speaker 3: Obviously, it was such a big defensive battle. What did

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Speaker 2: So yeah, it's a it's a great unit really all

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Speaker 1: Mike, what what what makes a great head coach in

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Speaker 4: To step in as an interim head coach when there's

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Speaker 2: I think I think the best the best head coaches

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Speaker 2: Accountability, holding guys accountable to the highest standard. If it's

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