1 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Well, back again inside the Colts Radio studio. I'm Matt Taylor. 2 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 1: I'm joined by JJ Stangovitz from Colts dot Com and 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: also with us. A pleasure to visit again with Mike Mitchell, 4 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: but now he's in a different capacity with the Colts. 5 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: He's now the assistant secondary coach. Welcome back to this building, 6 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: this this environment. Man, how good does it feel to 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:26,319 Speaker 1: be back in Indianapolis here? It feels amazing. It's a 8 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 1: blessing to be back and surrounded by such good people. 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: That's the first thing. And then obviously this is a 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: great organization. It's a winning organization. Um. I'm just very 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: excited for this opportunity. Yeah, take us through it. How 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: did this come about? And you know when you got 13 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: that call from coach Reich, you know what was the 14 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: feeling it was? So it was very exciting. Um, I 15 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: remember all my eggs have been an interview. Back in 16 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, mister Ballott told me I would be a 17 00:00:49,360 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: coach one day and we kind of stayed in context. 18 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: I'm still wanting to come back and play kinda and 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:55,959 Speaker 1: you know, when he didn't get back to me this year, 20 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: I was like, man, I'm probably not playing any more football, 21 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So I reached out to 22 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: him at some point this when I saw the coaching 23 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 1: changes and whatnot. He got back to me, and Frank 24 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: was reaching out setting up the interview process. I think 25 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 1: we spoke maybe two or three times, and then they 26 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 1: ended up bringing me in and I interviewed formally, I guess, 27 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: and they gave it to me. So who are some 28 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: of your coaching influences over the course of your career, 29 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 1: who you look to and say like this, This person 30 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: really impacted me as I now kind of moved forward 31 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: as a head coach. As a coach here in the NFL. 32 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:31,840 Speaker 1: I hope to be in head coach maybe one day. 33 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,160 Speaker 1: Maybe one day that's way too far ahead, one day 34 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: at a time. I think first Kevin Ross when I 35 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: was in Oakland. He was a guy I wouldn't have 36 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: played probably more than three years if it wasn't for him, 37 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: just how my mentality was when I was a young player, 38 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: and he very much understood what type of guy was, 39 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: because I think he's a he's a lot the same way. 40 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: He's got a very fiery, strong personality, and as did I, 41 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: especially when I was so without his kind of foot 42 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 1: on my dairy here, you know, keeping me in the 43 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 1: right direction. I wouldn't have my career wouldn't have panned 44 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: out like it did. So big big hat off to 45 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 1: Kevin Ross. He's now the secondary coach in Tampa Bay. 46 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: Then after that, I think it's got to be Steve 47 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: Wilkes and Carolinas. That was the year that you know, 48 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: I ended up. That's when the league finally, I guess, 49 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: knew about me, found out about me because that's how 50 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:29,399 Speaker 1: I ended up getting the Pittsburgh deal and going to Pittsburgh. 51 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: So Steve Wilkes helped me out a bunch. And then uh, 52 00:02:31,960 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 1: Cardinell Lake, I mean, he's the man. He was the 53 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 1: guy that was with me my four years in Pittsburgh. 54 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: This is how crazy the world is. Um So, now 55 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: I'm in this role insist in secondary and I was 56 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: doing informal interviews with his son, who's the safety from UCLA. Yeah, 57 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: so you talk about this the world being small and 58 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: how that everything comes back to you. Obviously I gave 59 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: him a high grade, but no, Cardneal Lake and then 60 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 1: um Alan Williams or all those guys are all guys 61 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: that I still talked to. To this day. And you know, 62 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: coach Allen just got promoted to defensive coordinator up in Chicago. 63 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 1: So very excited for him getting another opportunity. But he's 64 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: a heck of a man, and he helped me out 65 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 1: so much because you know, I was a decent player, 66 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: and when I was in Pittsburgh, you know, I was 67 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 1: a full time starter and you know, competing in big 68 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: games and all that type of stuff, getting trying to 69 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: win some accolades, and you know, to come here, it 70 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: was more of a it was my swan song. It 71 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: was my transition into you know, more of a leadership, 72 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: backup role. I'd always been not so much leadership. I'd 73 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: always been a leader, but more of that you know, positional. 74 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: Um I was playing on third down right and kind 75 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: of that backup role, player coach role. So he helped, 76 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: He helped me, you know, go into that role gracefully, 77 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: completely understood me. So those those four guys helped me 78 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: out the most. Yeah, you really, I mean you talk 79 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: about being a good leader, I think you're you're underselling 80 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: that because when you were here in a short amount 81 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: of time, you really rubbed off on some key important 82 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: pieces that are still here. I mean, George Odom, Kenny Moore, 83 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:07,680 Speaker 1: a guy that's no longer here that that spoke very 84 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: highly of you. Was was Quincy Wilson back in twenty 85 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: and eighteen. Where does that leadership come from for you? 86 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: Did you always have that or did you develop that? 87 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: How did that come about? I think it's a mixture 88 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: of both, Right, I always had some type of traits 89 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: just because I had a good father in my life 90 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: and some of the things that he would always preach 91 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,679 Speaker 1: to me growing up, be a leader, not a follower. 92 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: You know. I'm sure we all kind of hear those things. 93 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: But he definitely spoke to me about you know that 94 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 1: and how I would carry myself, and that molded me throughout, 95 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: you know, most of my life. Uh. And then when 96 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: I got to Pittsburgh, that's when I think a leaders 97 00:04:42,680 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: it really started to come out. Um there, Mike Tomlin, 98 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: they have a great organization. One that's stability, but it's 99 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: a culture that they create there. Older guys grab a 100 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 1: young guy and show them the way, and it's it's 101 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: you know a lot of times it's unfortunate because the 102 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,479 Speaker 1: older guys actually training his placement. You know, I ended 103 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: up replacing Troy and didn't do nearly a good job 104 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: as he did. But you know, that's that's how it 105 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: goes there. And uh, you know, the humility that you 106 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 1: have to have to do, that is why they you know, 107 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 1: they haven't had a losing season in fifteen or sixteen years, 108 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: you know, one of the most storied franchises. To be honest, 109 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: you know, I can't really say I did too much 110 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: because it's honestly that's how I feel. I know you're 111 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 1: saying I'm underselling it, but you know, I just I 112 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: didn't do anything special. I just did what I do 113 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: on a day to day basis. I try to do 114 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: my best to care about people. I try to earn 115 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: their respect one and then I earned their trust, and 116 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: I think when you have those three things, people will 117 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: listen to you. Then if you have those three things. 118 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: When I came in, I just tried to be a 119 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 1: guy that practiced hard and studied hard. And then you know, 120 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: when I had some success, you know, winning the Player 121 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: of the Weeks and whatnot, guys are like man, I 122 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: kind of want to do things his way, you know, 123 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,600 Speaker 1: and so then it's easier. You know, I never wanted 124 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: to be a guy that says, this is how you 125 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: do it, but sometimes you gotta do that. But I 126 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: just tried to be a guy that wanted to show 127 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 1: young guys the way. And you came in here mid 128 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: October and you did that in short order. That wasn't easy. Yeah, 129 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: so got to thank God for that. You know. I 130 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: definitely believe in the guy to Israel, you know, but 131 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: I did a decent job keeping myself in shape and 132 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: um and always had that mentality. So when I came in, 133 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: I knew I just wanted to practice hard, be a 134 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: guy that you know, earned their respect, earned their trust, 135 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,239 Speaker 1: and you know, the player of the week type stuff. 136 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: That kind of spoke for itself. So literally guys were like, man, 137 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: I want to I wanna what can what can you do? 138 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: Because how did you just come here from the street 139 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: and do this exactly? You know? Um? So then you know, 140 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 1: it made my job easy. Mike. Something Frank said about 141 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: you was that you really get the game within the game, 142 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: and he said he was looking for something someone in 143 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: the position that you're in who understands that. What does 144 00:06:44,080 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: he mean by that? And how do you understand that 145 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: game within the game. Uh, that's a great question. There's 146 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: probably a better question for him. Uh, But honestly, UM, 147 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: I do understand situations and as you become an older player, 148 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 1: and this is something I learned from Mike Tomlin. Um, 149 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: every down is a situation where the ball is on 150 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,600 Speaker 1: the field is a certain situation. So you know, if 151 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: if if we're on the ten yard line, I'm not 152 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: thinking I'm defending go balls or you know what I'm saying, 153 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: because there's only fifteen yards here to defend. So the 154 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: routes get a lot shorter. And as you become an 155 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: older player, and you you know, a lot of that 156 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: time is just having experience. And then also through your 157 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 1: film study, you realize, man, there's only a handful of 158 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: things they're going to do in it. So when it's 159 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: third and one, I'm not necessarily thinking about a goal ball. 160 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: Most teams are gonna throw the ball short to the 161 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: flat because they're just trying to get one yard or 162 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: first down or it's going to be a run. So 163 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,680 Speaker 1: when you start to play the game that way, I 164 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: don't want to say that it's easier because I don't 165 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: want to sound arrogant or anything, but that's how I 166 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: was able to extend my career so when I came out, 167 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,239 Speaker 1: I was running you know, four three. By the time 168 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: I was done, you know, well who wasn't that? But 169 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: I was still able to make plays because just understanding 170 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: the game within the game, understanding situations. You know, if 171 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: I think it's going to be a corner route where 172 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: I was young enough, I could just run over there 173 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,000 Speaker 1: and guard it. As I got older, it was like, 174 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 1: let me move two steps to the right, you know 175 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: what I mean. Yeah, So you've got some talented guys here, 176 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: you know where it's Julian Blackman, Cory Willis, you know, 177 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: a couple guys who weren't here when you were here. 178 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: But if you're able to communicate that the situational stuff 179 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: to them with their athletic talents, what kind of players 180 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 1: can those guys be? I mean, you want to say 181 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,600 Speaker 1: the sky's the limits. They are already talented young football 182 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: players and they have fresh legs. Right. What I would 183 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: like to do, it's one to just help them as 184 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: much as I can, but shorten that curve because you know, 185 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: things that I learned it took me maybe five six 186 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: seven years to learn. You know, if I could if 187 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 1: someone would have told me that in year two or 188 00:08:41,840 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: year three. You know, I would imagine I would have 189 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: been that much better of a player. That's kind of 190 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: how I see my role obviously, you know, the number 191 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 1: one thing I want to do is just learn from 192 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:54,079 Speaker 1: all the great coaches that we have. Coach Miless, Frank, 193 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: Coach Richard Gus, all those guys that we already have. 194 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: I take notes on everything that they say. I'm sure 195 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: they get annoyed with me, but I just want to 196 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 1: learn as much as I can. That's how I'm seeing 197 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:07,000 Speaker 1: this opportunity. But then also, you know, with those guys, 198 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: just shorten that learning curve for him and get him 199 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,680 Speaker 1: to see the game maybe, I don't know, instead of 200 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: having to take three to four years to learn it 201 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: like I did, you know, kind of speed that up. 202 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 1: But you know, I'm excited. We have a good group 203 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: of guys, and I know Kenny's a leader here and 204 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: that makes me proud because you know, he was one 205 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: of the guys that I was here with, so to 206 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: kind of know that I had a hand on him, 207 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: and then just seeing his career blossom like it has. 208 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:30,560 Speaker 1: You know, that's one of the rewarding benefits of being 209 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 1: an older player watching a younger guy come up, So 210 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: it's been really cool. I know that he'll do a 211 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: good job of whatever we say, and him being a leader, 212 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: he's going to help implement it to the younger guys. 213 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: And I don't want to say that we're going to 214 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: have success. It's never a good thing to do, but 215 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: we definitely have the right type of people that we 216 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 1: can be successful. Right. That's Mike Mitchell. He is the 217 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: assistant secondary coach for the Indianapolis Colts, also a former 218 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: cult himself back in twenty eighteen. And another guy that 219 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: you were here with at the time was Matt Everflus, 220 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: now the head coach for the Chicago Bears, but he 221 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: was your defensive coordinator that one year here in Indy. 222 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: Your thoughts on just the differences and similarities and things 223 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,080 Speaker 1: that may translate from what you were taught here as 224 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: a player, and then how that translates to Gus Bradley's 225 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: approach at defensive coordinator. Um, well, both guys. I can't 226 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,640 Speaker 1: say enough good things about Flus, especially you know the 227 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: way him and Coach Allen, the way that they welcome 228 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: me in as an older player. You know they knew 229 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: certain times, you know, can't ask Mike to run full 230 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:29,920 Speaker 1: speed at the beginning of the practice, you know what 231 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean. So I appreciate him for all of us 232 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: favors that he did for me. Number one thing that 233 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: they I think they have in common is one I 234 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: think the effort standard is going to be the same. 235 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 1: I think guys are gonna know quickly with Gus, you know, 236 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: there's a way that we need to play, just like 237 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: they did with Coach ebra Flus. We're gonna play fast, 238 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna play smart, we're gonna play physical. All those 239 00:10:49,520 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: things will be the same. I also think, you know, 240 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 1: there will be some differences. You know, Coach ebra Flus 241 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,960 Speaker 1: was more of a too high type guy. Hopefully I'm 242 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: not giving away too many nuggets. Hope that's I said. 243 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: I hope this is just colts. He was more of 244 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: a too high defense whereas you know, and with Gus's system, 245 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: it's going to be more a cover three what you 246 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: saw with you know, Seattle, Atlanta, Jacksonville, those type teams. 247 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 1: So there will be some differences. But we have the people. 248 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: We have the people again, and I think that's the 249 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:21,600 Speaker 1: most important thing. Right I'm high on trust. What's his name, 250 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,080 Speaker 1: Simon Senek as a guy follow on Instagram. He always 251 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: speaks about high trust or high performance. If you think 252 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: about like like Navy seals, you know your life's on 253 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: the line all the time. They always say that they 254 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: want a guy with extremely high trust. That's you know, 255 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: he can't be a slouch performer, but maybe not might 256 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: be the highest performer because at the end of the day, 257 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 1: your life's on the line. That's really what counts. I 258 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 1: think we haven't got a lot of people in this 259 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 1: building that are high trust and also high performers. So, 260 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 1: like I said, I don't want to say that you 261 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 1: know we're gonna be super successful, but you know, there 262 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: is light. There's a light, and things are looking up. 263 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,599 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be a good year, and I 264 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: look forward to going to work. I was gonna say 265 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: just the last one for me was that something coach 266 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: Bradley talked about when we talked to him when he 267 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: got hired, was that the previous coaching staff, the Maddieberflus defense, 268 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: they left a defense that's got so many guys who 269 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: give great effort as well, and you can see the camaraderie. 270 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: You know. We were just talking with Nate Alie And 271 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: here about the camarade around the defensive line, Richard Smith 272 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: said the same thing about linebackers. When you have that 273 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: effort and that camaraderie, that's that's got to be kind 274 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: of half the battle almost when you're implementing a new 275 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: defense right. Well, again, it just comes back to the 276 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,319 Speaker 1: right people and having good people. I definitely think that 277 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 1: you know, the D line, the linebackers, even't even the 278 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 1: guys in the secondary. You know, they all know each other. 279 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 1: But the number one thing is there's good people here. Like, 280 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:45,079 Speaker 1: with the right guys, you can I don't want to 281 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 1: say you can do anything, but you can do anything. Um. 282 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: You just gotta have the right people. And we do. Um. 283 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 1: You know, we just gotta everyone's got to buy in. 284 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: We gotta help each other, we gotta love each other, 285 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:57,560 Speaker 1: we gotta we gotta really legitimately trust each other. And 286 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,079 Speaker 1: I think with that, man, I'm gonna say it, the 287 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: sky is gonna be the limit. Especially with this defense. 288 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:05,719 Speaker 1: There's extremely talent. I mean, you guys know who we have. 289 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: There's a lot of talent over there. Um, So it's 290 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: hard not to when I'm looking at tape be excited, 291 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:14,319 Speaker 1: like man, you know, So it's just gonna be We're 292 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 1: gonna have to work every day. It's nothing's gonna be easy. 293 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: Winning is extremely hard in this league. It's it's not 294 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: gonna be easy, but I'm excited about it. It's Mike 295 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 1: Mitchell finally, coach. You just kind of alluded to it 296 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: a little bit. How important is it to build that 297 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: foundation the spring, get the ball rolling a little bit 298 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: in OTAs because you know this AFC is loaded with 299 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: great quarterbacks. Is a guy that follows the secondary, that's 300 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: made a livelihood in the secondary. It's just your thoughts 301 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 1: on the conference as a whole with all these great 302 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: young up and coming quarterbacks that aren't going to go anywhere. Yeah, 303 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: I mean, and then now the addition, you know, you 304 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: get a guy like Russell Wilson coming over the It's 305 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: never been easy to play defense and it's not getting 306 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: any easier. That's why you know, we're gonna need We're 307 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,080 Speaker 1: gonna need guys to come in in the offseason and 308 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: have to have the right mindset, which I know most 309 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 1: of the guys do. We're gonna have to get the work. 310 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,640 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a daily process. It's not gonna be easy. 311 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 1: Like I've already said, winning is hard. It's it's it's 312 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: it's it's very hard. People on the outside they think, oh, 313 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: you know, we got this first rounder or this first rounder. 314 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: But if you're not out there with a purpose, man, 315 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: you're gonna run into someone with a purpose. Winning in 316 00:14:20,160 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: this league is so hard. That's why you know it's 317 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: going to be important to get everyone in the building 318 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: have a great offseason. Number one thing is always staying healthy. 319 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: Sometimes you can't control that. That comes down to, you know, 320 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: a little bit of luck or God or whateverever you 321 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: want to say it. But if we can do those 322 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: things and just come in with the right mentality to 323 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: get better every single day, I like our chances. I 324 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: like this trip. I'm looking forward to it. That all 325 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: the difficult quarterbacks for sure. Challenge accepted. Mike Mitchell, assistant 326 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 1: secondary coach for the Indianapolis Colts. Coach, it's great to 327 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: see you again. Welcome to the staff and good luck 328 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: here with the Colts. Thank you so much. It's great 329 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: to be back and it truly is an honor, so 330 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: thank you guys again.