WEBVTT - Thomas Brown on his promotion | Bears, etc. Podcast 0:00:00.680 --> 0:00:06.160 Cut over that DJ more ensode touchdown touchdown pairs. I 0:00:06.160 --> 0:00:12.319 am Jeff, Joniya Litz is not Donnie got what was 0:00:12.440 --> 0:00:15.160 like playing for Coachy dig I don't want to answer 0:00:15.160 --> 0:00:17.680 any questions like that pressure coming is a big trouble. 0:00:17.920 --> 0:00:27.160 Donnie Goes Montes sweat Now. Bears et Cetera brought to 0:00:27.200 --> 0:00:29.840 you by Geico with the voices of the Bears, Jeff 0:00:29.920 --> 0:00:33.879 Joniac and Tom Thayer. A six straight loss stings a 0:00:33.880 --> 0:00:36.920 Bears team that had enough resolve and competitive spirit to 0:00:37.000 --> 0:00:39.199 rally on the road from sixteen down on Thanksgiving in 0:00:39.240 --> 0:00:42.840 Detroit to put in Musician a chance to at least 0:00:42.880 --> 0:00:45.000 tie the game and optimistically in a position to win 0:00:45.040 --> 0:00:47.120 the game, but it didn't turn out that way, and 0:00:47.200 --> 0:00:49.960 the Bears fall for the six consecutive time. This is 0:00:50.000 --> 0:00:52.760 episode sixteen of the Bears et Cetera podcast with Super 0:00:52.760 --> 0:00:55.280 Bowl winning Bears guard Tom There. I'm Jeff Joniyak, and 0:00:55.320 --> 0:00:56.480 we're brought to you by Geico. 0:00:56.560 --> 0:00:58.000 We're going to recap the game. 0:00:57.920 --> 0:01:00.360 But also look forward to the future with the inclusion 0:01:00.440 --> 0:01:03.040 now of Thomas Brown as the interim head coach and 0:01:03.160 --> 0:01:06.319 the dismissal of Matt Eberflus we heard from a couple 0:01:06.360 --> 0:01:09.240 of people today at Havis Hall. First and foremost President 0:01:09.240 --> 0:01:12.320 and CEO Kevin Warren and then Bears General manager Ryan 0:01:12.319 --> 0:01:13.840 Poles will hear from them, and also a one on 0:01:13.840 --> 0:01:16.440 one interview with Thomas Brown. Tom overall thoughts on what 0:01:16.480 --> 0:01:17.119 you heard today. 0:01:17.520 --> 0:01:20.560 I'm super encouraged by what I've heard by Thomas Brown. 0:01:20.840 --> 0:01:23.160 First of all, let me start there, because everything he 0:01:23.280 --> 0:01:25.480 said since the day he was introduced to us at 0:01:25.520 --> 0:01:28.800 the podium a couple of weeks ago, he he is 0:01:29.120 --> 0:01:31.959 followed through by what he said his plan of attack 0:01:32.160 --> 0:01:35.040 was for the game field and Caleb in the entire 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:37.960 offense has fought hard till the end. They put up 0:01:38.000 --> 0:01:41.000 some big numbers and I expect and hope they continue 0:01:41.000 --> 0:01:43.840 to do so. When I think about Ryan Poles and 0:01:43.920 --> 0:01:46.720 Kevin Warre, and there's two guys that take some of 0:01:46.720 --> 0:01:50.160 the responsibility for what the Bears are going through right now, 0:01:50.480 --> 0:01:53.760 but their intentions to get this thing corrected turned around 0:01:54.120 --> 0:01:56.880 and off of the Bears fans exactly what they deserve. 0:01:57.560 --> 0:02:00.720 And Kevin Warren has got a rolodex of the experience 0:02:01.080 --> 0:02:05.360 in college football and pro football experiences that he can 0:02:05.440 --> 0:02:09.200 make the right decisions and learn from. And Ryan Poles 0:02:09.200 --> 0:02:12.760 has been around the game for a lifetime and probably 0:02:12.919 --> 0:02:17.000 has his sights set. I'm not putting thoughts into him, 0:02:17.200 --> 0:02:19.400 but it has a site set on how to correct 0:02:19.400 --> 0:02:22.919 this thing and get it turned around. So I don't 0:02:22.960 --> 0:02:27.079 think anybody is pulling in different directions. I think everybody 0:02:27.520 --> 0:02:30.440 is pulling in the right direction, in the same direction 0:02:30.720 --> 0:02:31.799 to get this corrected. 0:02:32.120 --> 0:02:34.799 And that includes the players here because obviously there's a 0:02:34.840 --> 0:02:38.520 lot of frustration. Some of it has been aired. It started, 0:02:38.600 --> 0:02:41.120 you know, back in September, frankly, but it really started 0:02:41.120 --> 0:02:44.480 to bubble up. And I think with this change, do 0:02:44.600 --> 0:02:46.920 you hope and see that everybody will be pulling on 0:02:46.960 --> 0:02:47.480 the same room. 0:02:47.720 --> 0:02:53.040 You know, Listen, man, the players have been answered, and 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:55.400 the way the players have been answered, if there was 0:02:55.440 --> 0:02:59.200 frustration in the locker room that's been reported in postgame, 0:03:00.600 --> 0:03:05.320 then the quickest solution for the players is to make 0:03:05.360 --> 0:03:08.040 a change at the top. And that's what the Bears 0:03:08.080 --> 0:03:11.480 went and did. And so now it's up to the 0:03:11.480 --> 0:03:14.280 players to go out and play a brand of football 0:03:14.720 --> 0:03:18.079 that this coaching staff, this organization and the fans can 0:03:18.120 --> 0:03:22.440 be proud of. And so they and you know, in 0:03:22.720 --> 0:03:26.639 some respect the players have. They have fought to the end, 0:03:27.080 --> 0:03:30.000 and they have brought these games down to last possession, 0:03:30.080 --> 0:03:34.360 last play, last second. So now, with the influences of 0:03:34.440 --> 0:03:37.680 Thomas Brown and his staff, Eric Washington and his staff, 0:03:37.920 --> 0:03:41.880 Coach Tower, Coach High Tower, and the special teams, I 0:03:42.000 --> 0:03:44.800 expect a really exciting brand of football to wind this 0:03:44.920 --> 0:03:45.800 season up. 0:03:46.120 --> 0:03:47.920 We're brought to you by Blue Crossing Blue Shield of 0:03:47.960 --> 0:03:51.040 Illinois right here at home, driving access toward healthier communities 0:03:51.120 --> 0:03:53.360 through it all, and we will listen in now to 0:03:53.680 --> 0:03:56.480 a couple of excerpts from that news conference on Monday 0:03:56.520 --> 0:03:59.680 at HALISAU President and CEO Kevin Warren and general manager 0:03:59.720 --> 0:04:01.320 Ryan Balls back to back here. 0:04:01.600 --> 0:04:04.040 And people will ask, what are we looking for in 0:04:04.120 --> 0:04:07.520 a head coach. We need an individual who has extremely 0:04:07.920 --> 0:04:13.800 high standards, who is tough, who is demanding, who's bright, 0:04:13.960 --> 0:04:18.799 who has attention to detail, who seeks and will win championships, 0:04:19.560 --> 0:04:24.720 who creates an environment of accountability, who's creative, who's intelligent, 0:04:25.279 --> 0:04:29.800 who's a decisive decision maker, and who will represent the 0:04:29.839 --> 0:04:34.080 city of Chicago, all of our fans this franchise in 0:04:34.120 --> 0:04:39.479 a manner that is well deserved. The other thing is 0:04:39.520 --> 0:04:42.000 that I found in my years in the National Football 0:04:42.080 --> 0:04:47.040 League that good players want to become great and great 0:04:47.080 --> 0:04:50.840 players want to become legendary. And the only way you 0:04:50.920 --> 0:04:53.400 make a good player great or a great player legendary 0:04:53.920 --> 0:04:58.320 is to create that environment of accountability and set standards 0:04:58.920 --> 0:05:02.680 that are extreme and demanding. And we will find that 0:05:02.760 --> 0:05:08.159 person to be able to lead our franchise. But we 0:05:08.279 --> 0:05:10.479 have to keep in mind that we have five regular 0:05:10.520 --> 0:05:15.360 season games left to play, one this weekend at San Francisco. 0:05:16.080 --> 0:05:18.680 We're going to do everything we possibly can, from ownership 0:05:18.720 --> 0:05:22.360 to Ryan myself, to the coaches, to staff, to our players, 0:05:24.120 --> 0:05:27.680 to coach Thomas Brown, that we support each other, we 0:05:27.720 --> 0:05:30.400 support our players, we could support all of our coaches 0:05:31.000 --> 0:05:35.320 George Brown to allow us to perform at the highest level. 0:05:36.400 --> 0:05:43.280 I am confident, I'm energized, I'm excited about this unique opportunity. 0:05:44.080 --> 0:05:47.040 We will get this right, and we'll be sitting up 0:05:47.040 --> 0:05:50.440 here in the future at some point in time and 0:05:50.560 --> 0:05:53.359 we'll look back onto this day and say, this was 0:05:53.400 --> 0:05:56.359 the day that really that we start pointing in the 0:05:56.400 --> 0:05:59.000 right direction to build the franchise that all of us 0:05:59.080 --> 0:06:00.279 know that we want to bill. 0:06:00.400 --> 0:06:02.520 But I want to thank coach e Buflus for his 0:06:02.600 --> 0:06:05.680 efforts in his dedication while he was here, But at 0:06:05.680 --> 0:06:07.320 the end of the day, we just came up short 0:06:07.360 --> 0:06:08.160 too many times. 0:06:08.880 --> 0:06:10.000 We had to make a change. 0:06:10.720 --> 0:06:16.640 As I reflect back two years ago, I was proud 0:06:16.680 --> 0:06:18.800 of the progress that we made from year one to 0:06:18.880 --> 0:06:22.480 year two, but disappointed we weren't being able to stay 0:06:22.480 --> 0:06:26.839 on that track in year three. In terms of Thomas Brown, 0:06:26.839 --> 0:06:31.719 I'm excited for him. We love his direct leadership, his command, 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:35.960 and his confidence. I believe he has the traits to 0:06:36.080 --> 0:06:38.359 leave not only our team, but as well as our offense. 0:06:39.400 --> 0:06:41.800 I think the key thing to remember is it's not 0:06:41.960 --> 0:06:44.040 just him on the offensive side of the ball. There's 0:06:44.080 --> 0:06:48.080 some guys like Chris Beatty who have been very impactful 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:50.920 over the last few weeks as we've seen our offense, 0:06:50.960 --> 0:06:54.080 especially our past game, continue to grow. So he'll lean 0:06:54.120 --> 0:06:56.840 on the people around him to continue to let our 0:06:56.880 --> 0:07:01.080 offense elevate and Thomas can continue to leave our football 0:07:01.120 --> 0:07:06.760 team as a head coach. I'm really excited about these 0:07:06.800 --> 0:07:10.640 next five weeks and the opportunity that we have, but 0:07:10.680 --> 0:07:12.720 I do think it's critical that we focus on San 0:07:12.760 --> 0:07:16.080 Francisco for the remainder of this week as we get 0:07:16.120 --> 0:07:19.680 prepared and get our football team prepared. I look forward 0:07:19.720 --> 0:07:22.119 to circling back in the near future to talk about 0:07:22.120 --> 0:07:24.640 the search as we put those plans together. 0:07:24.760 --> 0:07:27.080 The man might be in the building, Thomas Brown getting 0:07:27.080 --> 0:07:29.880 the opportunity for right now to be the interim head 0:07:29.920 --> 0:07:32.880 coach for the final five games of the season. Anything 0:07:32.920 --> 0:07:36.600 about Kevin and Ryan's comments there about what they're looking 0:07:36.640 --> 0:07:38.600 for and the type of person they're looking for. 0:07:39.160 --> 0:07:41.200 You know, first of all, they understand this is not 0:07:41.280 --> 0:07:44.600 the perfect case scenario for any professional football team. They 0:07:44.600 --> 0:07:47.560 have to do this with five games remaining. But I 0:07:47.600 --> 0:07:50.160 think when you have five games remaining, it's a nice 0:07:50.200 --> 0:07:54.120 time to evaluate what you have in the building. Is 0:07:54.160 --> 0:07:57.560 Thomas Brown possibly the right man for the job or 0:07:57.600 --> 0:08:01.360 do they have to go and investigate the other guys 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:03.880 that they know in and around the league. I think 0:08:03.920 --> 0:08:07.679 it's a difficult question to answer as we sit here 0:08:07.720 --> 0:08:12.520 on Monday going into the San Francisco week, But I 0:08:12.560 --> 0:08:15.320 think they understand what the job ahead of them is 0:08:15.400 --> 0:08:19.160 all about and how it's how to make this organization 0:08:19.320 --> 0:08:21.760 the best organization it can possibly be. 0:08:22.200 --> 0:08:24.160 Have a new or gently used coat laying around, head 0:08:24.160 --> 0:08:26.680 to your local jewel asco until February tenth, and donate 0:08:26.720 --> 0:08:28.400 one of your new or gently used coach to the 0:08:28.440 --> 0:08:31.800 thirty sixth annual Chicago Bears Coat Drive help keep Chicagoans 0:08:31.840 --> 0:08:34.480 warm this winter. All right, the check in a status 0:08:34.480 --> 0:08:37.360 at hallis or one on one interview with interim head 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:40.520 coach Thomas Brown. All Right, welcome first of all, And 0:08:40.760 --> 0:08:44.040 you know I say congratulations even though you know it's 0:08:44.080 --> 0:08:47.920 it's not the time for congratulations necessarily. 0:08:47.520 --> 0:08:49.600 Right, No, No, Yeah, it's hard. It's hard. 0:08:49.679 --> 0:08:52.400 Yeah, appreciate the opportunity for sure, except to get a 0:08:52.400 --> 0:08:55.520 responsibility that comes with this role and it challenge a hit. 0:08:55.640 --> 0:08:58.520 But as you mentioned before, the difficulty of it affecting 0:08:58.520 --> 0:09:01.040 people's lives. I mentioned before with a podium a minute ago, 0:09:01.200 --> 0:09:04.079 just how much I appreciate medievil Flus for give me 0:09:04.080 --> 0:09:06.520 an opportunity to be on their staff and then elevating 0:09:06.559 --> 0:09:08.760 me to the OC position. So I think it's tough 0:09:09.360 --> 0:09:13.720 anytime these situations come up. But got an opportunity, excited 0:09:13.760 --> 0:09:16.320 about the opportunity, and we'll go go go into attack more. 0:09:16.360 --> 0:09:19.240 Today I started out in my notes, something kept just 0:09:19.400 --> 0:09:23.080 coming into my head. Remember the Ferris Buehler day off movie, right, 0:09:23.160 --> 0:09:25.480 like life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and 0:09:25.520 --> 0:09:26.880 look around once in a while. 0:09:26.640 --> 0:09:28.680 You could miss it. There's no question to you. 0:09:28.800 --> 0:09:31.400 I mean, in the last how many weeks, this is 0:09:31.480 --> 0:09:32.520 exactly what happened. 0:09:32.559 --> 0:09:34.200 Is that? Is that a relevant quote? 0:09:34.400 --> 0:09:35.679 Oh yeah, I mean it's been a ton of chat. 0:09:35.679 --> 0:09:37.320 I don't think anybody could have predicted this on their 0:09:37.320 --> 0:09:40.080 Bengo card at all. I definitely didn't even think about it. 0:09:40.120 --> 0:09:42.400 You know, from first, you know, having a chance to 0:09:42.480 --> 0:09:44.319 take over as the OC and having three games of 0:09:44.400 --> 0:09:47.200 call it and right after that, are you an opportunity 0:09:47.200 --> 0:09:49.720 to become the interim head coach? But what I've learned 0:09:49.800 --> 0:09:52.400 is God's plans always better than my plans, and so 0:09:52.480 --> 0:09:54.080 I just do the best job I can and whatever 0:09:54.160 --> 0:09:56.920 role I'm giving and maximize the opportunity for everybody that's 0:09:56.960 --> 0:09:57.320 around me. 0:09:57.800 --> 0:10:00.199 And I went back into an article just to few 0:10:00.280 --> 0:10:03.360 years back with the rams you never set out on 0:10:03.400 --> 0:10:06.240 a course to become an OC or head coach. He 0:10:06.400 --> 0:10:08.920 just wanted to get into this, I'm assuming to see 0:10:08.920 --> 0:10:10.360 if you even liked it, right. 0:10:10.280 --> 0:10:11.600 Yeah, yeah, I mean to me, it was about having 0:10:11.600 --> 0:10:13.880 an opportunity. When Sean called me a few years ago 0:10:14.679 --> 0:10:16.079 about having a chance to come in and be the 0:10:16.160 --> 0:10:19.160 running backs coach. It was about owning that role, coming 0:10:19.200 --> 0:10:21.199 in and killing that interview to make his to make 0:10:21.240 --> 0:10:22.920 myself undeniable for that role. 0:10:23.280 --> 0:10:24.720 When I get that role, I want to be the. 0:10:24.600 --> 0:10:26.840 Best in the world at that position. So I just 0:10:26.880 --> 0:10:29.079 grind out my butt off every single day to put 0:10:29.120 --> 0:10:31.760 myself on a good spot. That had an opportunity the 0:10:31.800 --> 0:10:34.320 second year to be a promoted to assistant head coach 0:10:34.920 --> 0:10:37.000 by Shaw, which I was out of the blue, didn't 0:10:37.000 --> 0:10:39.120 even think about it, and so hearing some of the 0:10:39.200 --> 0:10:42.560 dialogue about what he thought about me with other guys 0:10:42.559 --> 0:10:45.000 who'd been in my role before thought about my future 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:46.960 started to kind of open my brain a little bit 0:10:47.000 --> 0:10:50.079 more as far as possibilities. But it's always about the 0:10:50.920 --> 0:10:54.520 current work, work, the current job, and obviously applying myself 0:10:54.920 --> 0:10:56.480 to the best I can to my current role. 0:10:56.760 --> 0:11:00.040 What's it saying about you though, that other individuals that 0:11:00.120 --> 0:11:02.240 you respect see so much in. 0:11:02.160 --> 0:11:04.959 You that they are affording you these opportunities. 0:11:04.520 --> 0:11:05.040 That means a lot. 0:11:05.080 --> 0:11:06.880 I mean, I think being able to have an opportunity 0:11:06.920 --> 0:11:08.280 to be with some of the best in the game 0:11:08.360 --> 0:11:11.040 and learn from them has helped shape my career for sure, 0:11:11.720 --> 0:11:15.800 but also my overall goal is to create a pathway 0:11:15.840 --> 0:11:19.160 to light for those that are around me, to see 0:11:19.160 --> 0:11:22.440 opportunities and pursue them, know that it's possible, but also 0:11:22.480 --> 0:11:24.360 to be at my best for everybody around me every day. 0:11:24.960 --> 0:11:29.599 Thomas, In all my time almost thirty years with the organization, 0:11:29.679 --> 0:11:32.920 I've always felt okay, like the ultimate goal and maybe 0:11:33.040 --> 0:11:35.960 just it's the meathead fan in me, but it should 0:11:36.000 --> 0:11:39.440 reflect the city you play in personality of the team, 0:11:39.480 --> 0:11:43.480 which you've emphasized, the violent nature, the physical You know, 0:11:43.520 --> 0:11:45.280 you close your eyes and you think of the buckets 0:11:45.320 --> 0:11:49.000 era and the monsters in the midway. Do you envision 0:11:49.080 --> 0:11:51.840 that same thing the football thing that's not just defense, 0:11:52.640 --> 0:11:53.439 the attitude. 0:11:53.800 --> 0:11:56.240 Yeah, I've always had issues being on the office side 0:11:56.240 --> 0:11:59.080 of all my entire life out it's always viewed that 0:11:59.200 --> 0:12:02.960 offenses passed have been defensive physical. I don't understand that 0:12:02.960 --> 0:12:05.320 thought process at all because I fell in love with 0:12:05.360 --> 0:12:09.000 the game because of the vialid nature. I remember my mother, 0:12:09.080 --> 0:12:12.200 who was awesome, uh you know, wanted to keep away 0:12:12.200 --> 0:12:15.000 from football. My dad was kind of indifferent about it, 0:12:15.520 --> 0:12:17.439 and she let me start playing when I was eight 0:12:17.520 --> 0:12:20.280 years old. It's like a normal kid at eight years old. 0:12:20.400 --> 0:12:22.960 I walk out there the first day of PATS. My 0:12:23.040 --> 0:12:25.320 paths are too big, my helmets on sideways that are, 0:12:25.400 --> 0:12:27.760 you know, too big of a mouthpiece, and that we're 0:12:27.760 --> 0:12:30.319 doing the drill is probably illegal now, but bull and 0:12:30.360 --> 0:12:30.840 the ring it is. 0:12:30.840 --> 0:12:33.000 My first drill, no question. 0:12:33.120 --> 0:12:34.920 I got the I got the mess knocked out at me, 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:37.840 and she starts gonna quit and I got up grinted 0:12:37.840 --> 0:12:40.240 ear to ear like, Okay, I see this is about 0:12:40.720 --> 0:12:42.679 and so I fell in love with the physical nature 0:12:42.679 --> 0:12:46.480 of it. I think about obviously being able to uh 0:12:46.559 --> 0:12:49.440 and endure the punishment, but it's also about dissing it out. 0:12:49.920 --> 0:12:51.400 So to me, it's kind of a non negostable. When 0:12:51.400 --> 0:12:53.280 it comes to how you play the football game, it's 0:12:54.080 --> 0:12:57.400 all three phases. Offense, defensive, special teams. This is a 0:12:57.480 --> 0:13:01.959 violent game and so legal leave right, not illegally, but legally. 0:13:02.520 --> 0:13:04.040 We got to execute that the right way down and 0:13:04.080 --> 0:13:04.880 down out. 0:13:05.160 --> 0:13:07.280 So how will that look on Sundays? 0:13:07.720 --> 0:13:10.000 Yeah, I mean hopefully it is started from day one. 0:13:10.000 --> 0:13:12.480 As far as being detailing our operation, it's how we 0:13:12.520 --> 0:13:15.480 break the huddle. It's about being disciplined with our snap 0:13:15.520 --> 0:13:18.280 counts on both sides of the ball and being able 0:13:18.280 --> 0:13:19.880 to be an attack of mentality. So I think it 0:13:19.920 --> 0:13:21.960 starts up front on both sides of lone of scrimmage, 0:13:22.120 --> 0:13:24.160 throw one hands at the point of contact on offense, 0:13:24.280 --> 0:13:27.000 defeating blocks up front on defense. Then also when it 0:13:27.040 --> 0:13:29.960 comes to our permanent blocking, our receivers being involved in 0:13:30.120 --> 0:13:34.800 legal violun blocks everyone tackles on our defense, so populations 0:13:34.800 --> 0:13:37.000 of the football, and also when it comes to our 0:13:37.040 --> 0:13:39.120 return units and our kicking units. So on a kicking game, 0:13:39.160 --> 0:13:41.800 it's about being able to have an attack of mentality 0:13:41.880 --> 0:13:44.520 right ball disruption and go attack of the ball carrier. 0:13:44.520 --> 0:13:46.400 When it comes to return units, it's about being able 0:13:46.440 --> 0:13:48.400 to create lanes for returners. 0:13:49.200 --> 0:13:53.840 So with this position right now, I've always said the 0:13:53.960 --> 0:13:56.760 last thing a head coach who's never been a head coach, 0:13:57.679 --> 0:14:00.920 last thing they do is they don't coach like there's 0:14:01.040 --> 0:14:04.560 so many things. So you're in any unique spot because 0:14:04.559 --> 0:14:07.320 you're also offensive coordinator and things have been going so 0:14:07.360 --> 0:14:10.280 well with you and Caleb, how do you make sure 0:14:10.320 --> 0:14:13.840 that you're still coaching yet you're also the head coach 0:14:13.880 --> 0:14:14.040 right now? 0:14:14.160 --> 0:14:15.800 I think you organize the right way. I think you 0:14:15.800 --> 0:14:18.439 also collaborate with the entire staff. Right, everyone is here 0:14:18.440 --> 0:14:22.280 for a reason. They're experts at their particular roles. It's 0:14:22.280 --> 0:14:25.440 about being able to be a manager, not a micro manager. 0:14:25.760 --> 0:14:27.840 So I'm not going to try to go micro manage 0:14:28.240 --> 0:14:30.200 Eric Washington defense, and I'm gonna go try to micro 0:14:30.320 --> 0:14:32.520 manage HT and special teams. I trusto's got to do 0:14:32.560 --> 0:14:35.320 their jobs, and so we'll communicate being the same page. 0:14:35.320 --> 0:14:36.880 As far as the plan of attack for the week, 0:14:37.120 --> 0:14:39.040 I'm gonna go coach ball. You know what I've been 0:14:39.080 --> 0:14:39.520 hard to do. 0:14:40.040 --> 0:14:43.480 All right, let's talk about Caleb because I've been looking 0:14:43.520 --> 0:14:44.600 at some of this stuff. 0:14:45.320 --> 0:14:48.120 Fourth quarter is the money time. Oh, this is it? 0:14:48.200 --> 0:14:50.760 Like this is how quarterbacks are valued. 0:14:50.800 --> 0:14:52.560 Oh yeah, they got to they gotta do stuff well 0:14:52.720 --> 0:14:55.360 the but fourth quarter. So you're probably not aware of this. 0:14:55.440 --> 0:14:57.520 Maybe you are, but right now he's third in the 0:14:57.600 --> 0:15:01.640 NFL and fourth quarter passing yards. Okay, he's tight for 0:15:01.720 --> 0:15:05.400 second in touchdowns. This is the entirety of season. So 0:15:05.680 --> 0:15:10.840 I think what's happening here is significant not only for 0:15:10.920 --> 0:15:14.320 himself but for the football team. For others on the team. 0:15:14.320 --> 0:15:16.600 Hey we got a guy now, oh yeah, he can 0:15:16.640 --> 0:15:18.000 take us down the field. He's going to put us 0:15:18.040 --> 0:15:20.640 in a position to win a football game. And it's 0:15:20.680 --> 0:15:24.520 happened five different times already this season. It hasn't ultimately 0:15:24.520 --> 0:15:26.560 happened in terms of wins and losses, But do you 0:15:26.680 --> 0:15:29.440 see this as significant development the fourth quarters? 0:15:29.480 --> 0:15:29.960 No question. 0:15:30.000 --> 0:15:31.760 I think again, that's why he was drafted because he 0:15:31.880 --> 0:15:35.160 has a tremitiscibility. From a talent standpoint, he is super 0:15:35.160 --> 0:15:37.760 competitive and resilient. And I said this last week, and 0:15:37.840 --> 0:15:39.840 I actually stand by this. As good as he's played, 0:15:40.400 --> 0:15:42.160 he had to even scratch his surface with how good 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:44.280 he can be. I believe that with every fiber of 0:15:44.320 --> 0:15:46.960 my being. I think being able to understand how to 0:15:47.000 --> 0:15:50.480 operate more effectively and more efficiently at times, but also 0:15:51.040 --> 0:15:53.240 we missed on some opportunities. We can do a better 0:15:53.320 --> 0:15:56.640 job of putting in better scenarios as a coaching staff standpoint, 0:15:57.200 --> 0:15:59.520 but it's every day that mentality of trying to figure 0:15:59.520 --> 0:16:02.560 out how to pursue excellence. I talked to him and 0:16:02.600 --> 0:16:07.120 everybody else about not being perfect, because perfection sounds great, 0:16:08.000 --> 0:16:11.080 unachievable on his earth. And so I can pick at 0:16:11.160 --> 0:16:13.640 every single play and say, what you didn't do perfectly, 0:16:13.920 --> 0:16:16.240 but you can be excellent always. So the goal for 0:16:16.320 --> 0:16:18.320 him and everybody else is to be excellent at what 0:16:18.360 --> 0:16:19.600 you do on a daily basis. 0:16:19.920 --> 0:16:21.920 Well, you were in the booth right next to me 0:16:22.040 --> 0:16:24.560 actually at Ford Field. 0:16:25.520 --> 0:16:26.520 I was told that his. 0:16:28.160 --> 0:16:30.320 Demeanor as he came out on the field of the 0:16:30.360 --> 0:16:34.680 second half was completely dialed in. Wanted to win that 0:16:34.720 --> 0:16:38.240 football game so bad, and the play showed it. I 0:16:38.280 --> 0:16:40.280 don't know if you heard that or if you saw 0:16:40.320 --> 0:16:43.080 that for your own eyes in the locker room. What's 0:16:43.160 --> 0:16:45.640 that also say about what's going on with this young 0:16:45.680 --> 0:16:48.280 man right now? Because you never know what you're gonna 0:16:48.320 --> 0:16:49.400 expect as a rookie. 0:16:49.440 --> 0:16:50.840 Oh yeah, it sell me. 0:16:50.920 --> 0:16:53.760 He doesn't flinch. He's a resilient player. And so I 0:16:53.800 --> 0:16:56.560 think we dug ourselves in a hole. Then I executed 0:16:56.640 --> 0:16:59.920 all in the first half. I think four three and outs, 0:17:01.600 --> 0:17:03.120 kept shoot ourselves in the foot when it comes to 0:17:03.160 --> 0:17:05.440 some penalties, and to put ourselves behind. 0:17:05.240 --> 0:17:05.680 The eight bow. 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:10.040 But in that locker room, nobody flinched, nobody had their 0:17:10.080 --> 0:17:12.960 head down. We came in poised about with a plan 0:17:13.040 --> 0:17:14.520 of attack for the second half, how to make some 0:17:14.560 --> 0:17:17.119 adjustments that were solo adjustments, and it became un in 0:17:17.119 --> 0:17:17.840 the second half with. 0:17:17.800 --> 0:17:21.720 The work so great opportunity as well here now for 0:17:21.840 --> 0:17:27.320 Eric Washington to call plays. Did she uh think about 0:17:27.320 --> 0:17:29.760 the game like you do in terms of what you've 0:17:29.840 --> 0:17:30.560 learned about Eric. 0:17:30.760 --> 0:17:32.680 Yeah, my think as far as h you know, he's 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:34.560 his own person, which is very important. I think as 0:17:34.560 --> 0:17:38.359 far as his approach and leadership traits, those guys respond. 0:17:38.040 --> 0:17:38.560 Well to him. 0:17:38.680 --> 0:17:41.280 I've had a chance, obviously to watch him all year 0:17:41.920 --> 0:17:43.399 in the media room, and he gets in front of 0:17:43.440 --> 0:17:47.000 the group, he has a captivating demeanor. Those guys are 0:17:47.080 --> 0:17:49.720 forced to kind of be engaged and respond to yeah, 0:17:49.720 --> 0:17:52.280 no quick, yes, that's the purpose of leadership, so to 0:17:52.280 --> 0:17:55.480 be able to I think about being engaging, not entertaining. 0:17:55.880 --> 0:17:58.040 My job was that didn't entertain you at all, But 0:17:58.080 --> 0:18:01.080 to be engaging and get you to understand what we're saying, 0:18:01.160 --> 0:18:02.800 how we're saying it so we can go execute the 0:18:02.840 --> 0:18:06.080 right way. And also it's you know, sometimes comes off 0:18:06.640 --> 0:18:09.880 as being motivating. My overall goal is like to motivate 0:18:09.920 --> 0:18:11.679 you though, to inspire you to be the best you 0:18:11.720 --> 0:18:14.480 can be. You know, motivation comes and goes at where 0:18:14.560 --> 0:18:15.960 is off at times, But I want to be long 0:18:16.040 --> 0:18:19.000 lasting when it comes to what we say being intentional, 0:18:19.040 --> 0:18:22.160 but also most importantly about the action because talk is cheap. 0:18:22.600 --> 0:18:24.520 Everybody has a mouth and they use it at times, 0:18:24.840 --> 0:18:26.720 but it's about the action we apply every single day. 0:18:26.760 --> 0:18:29.119 You've also given a great opportunity here for Chris Beatty. 0:18:30.040 --> 0:18:33.480 I'm really impressed with his also communication skills and demeanor. 0:18:33.520 --> 0:18:35.399 What can you tell us about what this means to 0:18:35.480 --> 0:18:36.960 him and how he looks. 0:18:36.720 --> 0:18:37.440 At this situation. 0:18:37.600 --> 0:18:39.280 So it's an awesome opportunity for him, you know. 0:18:39.400 --> 0:18:42.000 So I had a chance to work with Chris Beatty 0:18:42.280 --> 0:18:44.760 back in twenty fourteen. So I was hired to be 0:18:44.800 --> 0:18:47.000 the runner bass coach at University of Wisconsin. He was 0:18:47.040 --> 0:18:50.919 a receivers coach and so having a chance to be 0:18:50.960 --> 0:18:53.760 around him at a relatively young coach age I was. 0:18:53.840 --> 0:18:55.359 That was my third job in coaching. 0:18:55.400 --> 0:18:58.679 I was at Tennessee, Chattanooga, first at Marshall, then Wisconsin, 0:18:59.240 --> 0:19:01.560 and so to have a send to be around him, 0:19:01.600 --> 0:19:03.840 observe how it runs, his meeting room, his approach to 0:19:03.880 --> 0:19:07.119 the game, the mental capacity he had as far as 0:19:07.119 --> 0:19:10.240 how to communicate in game adjustments was one of the 0:19:10.320 --> 0:19:12.320 best I've been around, and even as far as when 0:19:12.320 --> 0:19:15.640 it comes to clock management and how to manage games. 0:19:15.680 --> 0:19:17.920 Because he was a former high school head coach, and 0:19:18.000 --> 0:19:19.480 one thing he said to me a long time ago 0:19:19.560 --> 0:19:21.040