1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Extension during the off season. 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 2: I'm just wondering if you'd like to respond to that report. 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 3: No, I appreciate you asking that, you know, honestly, I 4 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 3: try to stay out of reading a lot of the 5 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 3: articles and things during the year. Obviously there are ups 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 3: and downs and seasonality that kind of play a part 7 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 3: in life and also in football. And honestly, when that 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 3: report came out, you know, my brother sent it to me, 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 3: it was more hurtful than anything I found it to be. Well, 10 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,919 Speaker 3: the timing is a little bit weird in my opinion, 11 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,279 Speaker 3: and if that was the case, I feel like this 12 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 3: would have been leaked sometime earlier. At the same time, 13 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 3: I try to treat everyone the same way. And I 14 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,200 Speaker 3: will say this, I thought about it for a while 15 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 3: when people talk about rubbing people the wrong way, like obviously, 16 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: like sometimes I mean, that's part of the job of 17 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 3: being a leader is to rub people the wrong way. 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 3: And I always try to be you know, constructive and 19 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 3: respectful and my feedback and some people aciate that transparency 20 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 3: and some don't. But at the end of the day, 21 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 3: if we can't rub people the wrong way, how do 22 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: you expect to be the best that you can be? 23 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 3: And I would say anytime there's change or anything like that, 24 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 3: like it's going to be painful, someone's gonna rub you 25 00:01:13,520 --> 00:01:14,840 Speaker 3: the wrong way. At the end of the day, you 26 00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 3: have to look through all the words and really get 27 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 3: to the substance or get to the meat and potatoes 28 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 3: of what that person's trying to say. So it actually 29 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 3: helped me. It kind of triggered, ah, you know, a 30 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 3: period of self reflection. And I know it's recent and 31 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 3: it was I think it's like a week old at 32 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 3: this point, but it triggered an opportunity for self reflection. 33 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 3: And we all have blind spots, and maybe that's one 34 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 3: of my blind spots. But you know, at the end 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 3: of the day, hopefully whoever put that story out is 36 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 3: man or woman enough to bring into my attention to 37 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:45,479 Speaker 3: have a conversation. 38 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: Thank you appreciate the answer. 39 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 4: No, thanks, Karen, And next question Andrew Callahan. 40 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: Happy New Year, Happy new Year to you, Andrew, good 41 00:01:58,240 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: to see you. I just want to thank you for 42 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: that open and thoughtful answer. 43 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 5: I know you've got a big job obviously on Sunday, 44 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 5: and it's easy to kind of focus on that even 45 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 5: though we're here, you know, speaking face to face about that. 46 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 5: I wanted to know just as far as the season 47 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 5: has gone, you've been open about your confidence in me 48 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 5: and head coach one day. Yeah, where have you grown 49 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 5: this year that makes you a better candidate for the 50 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 5: job down the road. 51 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 2: Yeah? You know, this year has been a very trying year. 52 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 3: And anytime you feel like you're out there, your units 53 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 3: out there performing to the best of their ability. And 54 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 3: we always talk about complimentary and football and things like that. Look, 55 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 3: everything's not going to be humming at the same time. 56 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 3: And when I say humming, like going execution while we're 57 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 3: talking offense, defense and special teams. And honestly, I'm very 58 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 3: appreciative of the guys in the locker room, very appreciative 59 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 3: of the defense slash special teams because we play a 60 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 3: lot of the special teams as well. Appreciative of just 61 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 3: their overall willingness to go out there and perform. And 62 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 3: one thing I did learn this year is just the 63 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 3: resilience of the people in this building, whether you're talking 64 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 3: about players or coaches, the resilience is definitely a reflection 65 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 3: of the top with the Craft family and also Coach Belichick, 66 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 3: and I didn't appreciate that as much. 67 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 2: Until he went through this year, so it's one thing 68 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 2: I learned. Appreciate it. Dred Thanks. 69 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 4: Next question, Chris Ryan, I'm doing well. 70 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 2: Happy New Year, Chris. 71 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 6: Happy New Year to you as well. I wanted to 72 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 6: ask you a little about your the remarks you made 73 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 6: earlier and just how difficult is it when it is 74 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 6: an unnamed source and you're kind of questioning, you know, 75 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 6: where your things are are coming from. You mentioned, you know, 76 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 6: kind of the mental gymnastics of that, and what is 77 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 6: that like and what did you learn about yourself, you know, 78 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 6: kind of in that process of trying to to make 79 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 6: a positive out of that situation. 80 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 3: No, Chris, I think that's a great question. Once again, 81 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,360 Speaker 3: it wasn't you know. I went through the whole emotional 82 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 3: like just cycle first of all, being angry, angry at 83 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 3: the where you know, I feel like I always treat 84 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 3: people the same, and I really haven't changed in regards 85 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 3: to that. 86 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 2: Now. 87 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 3: I have evolved as a as a coach, I have 88 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 3: evolved as a man in my mid thirties. But at 89 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 3: the same time, I would just hope that going forward, 90 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 3: those people give me an opportunity to explain myself and 91 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: also an opportunity to try to get on the same 92 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: track at the end of the day. Though, some people 93 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 3: are gonna like you and some people aren't, And I'm 94 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 3: okay with that. Some reporters are going to like you, 95 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 3: some reporters aren't like some people. Some players are going 96 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 3: to like you, and some players aren't. But I would 97 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 3: hope there will be a mutual level of respect. Level 98 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 3: of respect with the media, level of respect with the 99 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 3: coaches and also the players. And you know, when it's 100 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 3: all said and done, I think the players understand that 101 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 3: we as a coaching staff are trying to put them 102 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 3: in the best possible position to go out there and execute. 103 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 3: And then from a coaching perspective, I only want people 104 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 3: around me that are going to tell me the truth. 105 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 3: I don't want to be trapped in the echo chamber 106 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 3: and things like that because we all have blind spots. 107 00:04:58,240 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 2: Chris, Look, you have a blind spot. 108 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 3: I'm sure sure, and I'm sure you know there are 109 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 3: things that you need to improve on, the things that 110 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 3: you just don't know that you need to improve on. 111 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 3: But you would hope that through building, uh, you know, 112 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 3: relationships that people were you know, very open about it 113 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 3: and having those one on one conversations but honestly, when 114 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 3: those sources come out, it's like you look around, it's 115 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 3: like who would say something like that. But at the 116 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 3: end of the day, it is what it is, and 117 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 3: I've taken that in and tried to absorb it, went 118 00:05:25,839 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 3: through the whole emotional roller coaster and trying to push forward. 119 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thank you. 120 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 4: And next question, Mike Giotti. 121 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 2: Happy New Year, Giroud, Happy new Year, Mike, let me 122 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 2: see that room. Okay, fantastic, Sorry, fantastic. We're not We're 123 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: not in the daughter's room. We're not in what time 124 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:46,280 Speaker 2: is this? 125 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: Eleven oh seven? And she's still asleep, So I couldn't 126 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: get it there if I wanted to. I wanted to 127 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: ask you about one of your former teammates. I think 128 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: a lot of folks believe the Matt Slaters going to 129 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: play his last game on Sunday. I know he sort 130 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: of hinted at it and usually takes some time for 131 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: reflection after the season's over, just for the man and 132 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: what he's meant to the organization. 133 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 2: Can you can you speak on Matthew? Oh? Absolutely. Matt 134 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 2: is like a brother to me. 135 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 3: You know, we came in together, and honestly, when you 136 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 3: look at when you looked around that room, you know, 137 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 3: the first time we got together as a rookie, dragt last. 138 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 3: He probably would have been the last person that you 139 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,880 Speaker 3: would have chosen to be a potential gold jacket winner. 140 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 3: But I will say this, Slater has evolved as a man, 141 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 3: He's evolved as a player and really has changed the game. 142 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: One of those guys that you. 143 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 3: Know a lot of people say that first man out last, 144 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 3: first man in, last man out. I'm telling that is 145 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 3: Slater one thousand percent. And I think Coach called him 146 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 3: the perfect player. I would also call him the perfect teammate. 147 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,240 Speaker 3: And I would call him the perfect brother as well, 148 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 3: because we don't only talk about football. We talk about life. 149 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 3: We talk about everything. And when Slay came in here, 150 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 3: I'll just tell you this. He'll he'll confirmed this story. 151 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 3: His sense of style since he got married to Shas 152 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 3: has gone through the roof. It's a lot better now. 153 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 3: When I first met Slaty, he had starch jeens, like 154 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,799 Speaker 3: literally starts jeans like I'm like, what are you doing? 155 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,200 Speaker 3: And they came above the ankles. He was in the 156 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 3: skinny jean movement before it was before skinny jeans were cool. 157 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 3: And I say that jokingly, but at the same time, 158 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 3: he's a guy that I highly respect that you know, 159 00:07:19,200 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 3: I respect his opinion both on and off the field, 160 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 3: and also a spiritual leader inside of this building. 161 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 2: And I think that's part of it. Right. 162 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 3: A lot of people think about x's and those, but 163 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 3: there's also a man, there's also a player. Uh, there 164 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 3: are also women in the building that you have to 165 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 3: figure out a way to reach them mind, body, and soul. 166 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 3: And I would say Slater has definitely been the model 167 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 3: of a guy that can touch people in different ways. 168 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 2: Thank you, Thanks Mike, and you have. 169 00:07:46,680 --> 00:07:48,760 Speaker 4: Time for two more questions here. We'll start off with 170 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 4: Tyler Bronski. 171 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 2: Gerard. 172 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 5: My question relates to your response to Karen that you know, 173 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,160 Speaker 5: sometimes rubbing people the wrong way is part of it, 174 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 5: but you'd rather have of someone that's going to give 175 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 5: you full transparency. 176 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 2: So I'm curious, when do you think you learned that lesson? 177 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 7: Do you think you learned that more when you became 178 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 7: a coach. 179 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:11,440 Speaker 2: Was it maybe when you were a player and dealing 180 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 2: with a personal experience with the coach. When do you 181 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 2: think you got to that point? You know, I kind 182 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: of grew up in that world. 183 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 3: You know, my grandfather was a chief master sergeant in 184 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 3: the military, and my mom's also in the military step dad, so. 185 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 2: All those things. I grew up that way. 186 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 3: And I would also say, you know, even when I 187 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 3: was at Tennessee or drafted here, I always ask coaches 188 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 3: to be very upfront with me, even though it's going 189 00:08:32,640 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 3: to hurt at first. 190 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,439 Speaker 2: And I would say, even with this locker room now. 191 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 3: At least defensively, those guys want transparency and they also 192 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 3: appreciate when you're honest with them. You know, at this level, 193 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 3: there are a lot of yes men and women around like, oh, 194 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 3: you know, even if you have a bad game, and 195 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 3: you know you have, you had a bad game, you 196 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 3: know your family, you know to be okay, it wasn't 197 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 3: your fault, it wasn't that. But at the same time, 198 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 3: you know, from a coach's perspective, our job is to 199 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 3: put a mirror in front of your face and really 200 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:05,320 Speaker 3: show what you're doing on the field, and hopefully you 201 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 3: can take that out of love. And that's the way 202 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 3: I coach, and that's the way a lot of us 203 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 3: here coach. We coach out of love. So once you 204 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 3: build that relationship with the guy, you can be tough 205 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 3: on the players, but if you don't have that, I 206 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 3: always talk about warmth before competence, Like. 207 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:21,960 Speaker 2: At this stage. 208 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 3: It was a little different back when I played, like 209 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 3: whatever the coach told you to. 210 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 2: Do, you just go out and do it. 211 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 3: And this generation is a little bit different where they 212 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 3: really want to have accountability, that want to understand the why. 213 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 3: And my job is to go out there and tell 214 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 3: them what I see on the sideline, and I tell 215 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 3: the defense all the time. At the end of the day, 216 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 3: once you cross those white lines, like you're on the field, 217 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,960 Speaker 3: you're making plays or not making plays. And so our 218 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 3: job as coaches is to give you guys the tools 219 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 3: and get you guys comfortable enough to go out there 220 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 3: and execute. And honestly, I've been on both sides. I've 221 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 3: been on that side of the white line, and I've 222 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 3: been now obviously as a coach on the other side 223 00:09:58,000 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 3: of the white line. But at the end of the day, 224 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 3: the best teams that I've been around in my career 225 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:04,959 Speaker 3: have been those teams that have been really led by 226 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 3: the players, and the players, right your captains and things 227 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 3: like that have to feel like they have the full 228 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 3: support from the rest of the staff, and then those 229 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 3: guys go out and really police the locker room and 230 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 3: police the guys on the field, and you know they're 231 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 3: the first person to see it on the field, like 232 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 3: your effort or lack of execution, if you don't have 233 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 3: trust to your teammates, that is more of an indicator 234 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 3: than if the coach trust or doesn't trust you. It's 235 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 3: kind of like your when your mom or dad tells 236 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:38,439 Speaker 3: you something you're wrong, right, or whatever, versus your brother 237 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 3: or your sister, sibling, and so it's different. But those 238 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 3: guys also have to feel empowered to be able to 239 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 3: do things like that. 240 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 2: Hopefully I answer your question to I'm kind of bouncing 241 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 2: all over. 242 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 4: No. I appreciated, thank you, thank you, and we'll try 243 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 4: and squeeze one final question in here from Taylor Kyles. 244 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,439 Speaker 2: Hey, coach, thank you so much for your time. 245 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,199 Speaker 7: I know that you've expressed that you want to be 246 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 7: a head coach in the future, and as someone who 247 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 7: was a player, someone who has experienced outside of football, 248 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,959 Speaker 7: I was wondering, from your perspective, how does that give 249 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:09,719 Speaker 7: you an advantage in the role of being able to 250 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 7: kind of see the game through different lenses and lead people. 251 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 3: Now, that's a great question, Taylor, and I really do 252 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 3: appreciate it. One thing I learned at OPT I'm under 253 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 3: Larry Renfrow and my manager Mike Matteo, was. 254 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 2: You know, just being able to talk to different people. 255 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:24,920 Speaker 3: And I think I've talked about this before as far 256 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 3: as diversity is concerned. You know, most people think of 257 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 3: diversity just black and white, but there is generational diversity, 258 00:11:31,880 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 3: there's diversity of thought, and all those are welcomed, like 259 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 3: at least in me, and I want to build an 260 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,920 Speaker 3: environment like that where there's a sense of psychological safety 261 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 3: that people don't feel handcuffed to give their opinion. And 262 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:47,439 Speaker 3: at the end of the day, when you think about, 263 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 3: you know, a you know, just a great culture. And 264 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 3: I would say that's a longer conversation as far as 265 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,840 Speaker 3: what culture actually is, because sometimes culture, I mean culture 266 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:59,599 Speaker 3: could be a retrospective way of really validating or in 267 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 3: valet success. Right, So this team won a bunch of games, 268 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 3: so you know, the culture must be great, or this 269 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 3: team lost a bunch of game, the culture must be bad. 270 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 2: And that's not necessarily true. 271 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 3: And so when I think about when I do get 272 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:13,960 Speaker 3: my opportunity and I don't know when that's going to be, 273 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 3: and honestly, I'm kind of like a dry leaf blown 274 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 3: in the win wherever guys takes me. But at the 275 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 3: same time, I feel like I'm prepared. I feel like 276 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,679 Speaker 3: I'm ready. I feel like I could talk to men, women, old, young, white, black, 277 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:30,080 Speaker 3: it doesn't matter, and hopefully develop those people into, you know, 278 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 3: just upstanding citizens and help them evolve. 279 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: So that's kind of how I think about it. 280 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,680 Speaker 3: I feel like my calling is to develop, And I 281 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 3: would also say the role of a head coach is 282 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,559 Speaker 3: way different than the role of a coordinator. The role 283 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 3: of a coordinator is way different than the role of 284 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 3: a position coach, and so I look forward to the 285 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 3: opportunity wherever that may be. 286 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Thanks Hylor.