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Speaker 1: Kristen Belboni and Will Brian, presented by Morris Jenkins. It's
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Speaker 1: This week Will is on vacation, which sounds amazing. UM.
Speaker 1: I am down in Mobile, Alabama with the Panthers coaching staff,
Speaker 1: which has also been amazing. A group of us came
Speaker 1: down here to cover the Senior Bowl. So the Panthers
Speaker 1: coaching staff, as as many fans know, is one of
Speaker 1: the two coaching staffs that are coaching in the Senior
Speaker 1: Bowl along with the Dolphins. And it's been a great
Speaker 1: week so far. We're a little over halfway through the week.
Speaker 1: The game is this weekend, and and it's it's been
Speaker 1: great to safely, of course from a distance, see how
Speaker 1: everything is going. And if you're following along on Twitter,
Speaker 1: um or on the website, you know that there have
Speaker 1: been some some kind of changes that have come about
Speaker 1: quickly in terms of the coaching staff for this game.
Speaker 1: There were some COVID related issues. We brought in a
Speaker 1: couple of new coaches, so there's really the coaches have
Speaker 1: really been in different roles this week. Joe Brady was
Speaker 1: unable to make the trips, so we have a lot
Speaker 1: of the coaches who were here last year step up.
Speaker 1: The gonna do the play They're gonna split the play
Speaker 1: calling duties, which I think is pretty fun. There's gonna
Speaker 1: be four of them that do it, which is um
Speaker 1: Jeff Nixon, the running backs coach, Frisman Jackson, wide receivers
Speaker 1: coach Pat Meyer, the offensive line coach, and Brian Angelico,
Speaker 1: the tight ends coach, will all be calling plays on Saturday,
Speaker 1: and they've kind of taken this on as a group
Speaker 1: effort with with Joe Brady, who has scripted the plays
Speaker 1: from home and made sure everything is in order. So
Speaker 1: it's gonna be fun to see them get in there
Speaker 1: and call some players. I'm looking forward to seeing those
Speaker 1: variances between each quarter. And then on the defensive side,
Speaker 1: Mike Saravo, the linebackers coach, was unable to make the
Speaker 1: trip um and so we have l Holkam and their
Speaker 1: coaching linebackers. Evan Cooper was also unable to be here
Speaker 1: cornerbacks coach, so Cedric Whittaker, his assistant, is taking on
Speaker 1: those duties. Frank oak Hum will be coaching the d
Speaker 1: line as the Panthers continue their search for a new
Speaker 1: defensive line coach. It's really been interesting to see these
Speaker 1: these different coaches step up into these roles. And you know,
Speaker 1: I spoke to Matt Rule, which here in just a moment,
Speaker 1: and he talked about what a great opportunity this is
Speaker 1: for these coaches to get this chance, and and you
Speaker 1: know it'll only make them better when it comes time
Speaker 1: for the season. There's also a new quarterbacks coach, Sean Ryan,
Speaker 1: who worked with Coach Rule in New York. And he's
Speaker 1: coached you know, as as many Panthers fans know and
Speaker 1: and uh, you know, everyone knows his history if you're
Speaker 1: a Panthers fan. And he coached Eli Manning. Um, he
Speaker 1: coached Matthew Stafford and also Deshaun Watson. He's now here.
Speaker 1: He's working with these quarterbacks, Matt Jones, Jamie Newman, Kyle Trask.
Speaker 1: He's working with these guys down here. So it's been
Speaker 1: great to see kind of what his style is. He'll
Speaker 1: hear more about him from Coach Rule in just a moment.
Speaker 1: So that's really where things stand. And you know, of
Speaker 1: course we're doing this all safely, and um, it's been
Speaker 1: it's just been great to get to see this and
Speaker 1: really get that interaction with this coaching staff and get
Speaker 1: to see them work with the players. So, as I said,
Speaker 1: I had a chance to to talk to Coach Rule yesterday,
Speaker 1: here is that interview. I hope you enjoy. Coach. You
Speaker 1: guys are right in the midst of things here at
Speaker 1: Senior Bowl. Little over half the week gone would have
Speaker 1: been some of the highlights so far for you and
Speaker 1: the staff. I think just getting out to practice, you know, um,
Speaker 1: and I love the coach football. I love to be
Speaker 1: out there on the grass, even though it's turf. Um.
Speaker 1: So I think getting out there and watching some of
Speaker 1: these guys go compete, getting into some of the competitive drills,
Speaker 1: the one on ones, the team periods, That's what I
Speaker 1: love to do. It's fun to be out there doing
Speaker 1: it again. You know, we get to see the practices.
Speaker 1: Everyone gets to see what the guys are doing out
Speaker 1: on the field. What are they doing behind the scenes. Well,
Speaker 1: I think, um, you know, we we gave them a
Speaker 1: big install place, kind of like we would do with
Speaker 1: a rookie minicamp, and um, then they have to go
Speaker 1: out and execute them the next day. So you find out, um,
Speaker 1: someone's ability to learn, someone's ability to process when they
Speaker 1: get out there, if they have any instincts. You find
Speaker 1: out about their smarts. But you also find out about
Speaker 1: their you know, their football character. Do they spend the
Speaker 1: time to study it? Are they tough on the practice field,
Speaker 1: are they grinding in the meeting rooms? If you could
Speaker 1: find guys that are talented and all those things on
Speaker 1: the field, but also we'll work off the field. You
Speaker 1: have a chance to have a true prole Do you
Speaker 1: already have a sense of the guys that are the
Speaker 1: grinders at this point in the week. Yeah, we do.
Speaker 1: You know, you kind of as you go through the
Speaker 1: week you see it. But I truly believe you know,
Speaker 1: for some guys this is new. As the week goes on,
Speaker 1: they'll they'll they'll rise, and some other guys they'll get
Speaker 1: tired of grinding, and as the week goes home, they'll
Speaker 1: they'll they'll they'll fall off a little bit. So we're
Speaker 1: just trying to evaluate it every day. And I think
Speaker 1: the important thing is the coaching staff has to be prepared.
Speaker 1: We have to be professional. The players have to match
Speaker 1: our level of preparation and work ethics. So if we
Speaker 1: do a great job, then we have the right to
Speaker 1: expect a great job from the players. Speaking of the
Speaker 1: coaching staff being prepared, you've got a lot of guys
Speaker 1: in different roles this week, some guys stepping up, new
Speaker 1: coaches there as well. How's all that going. I think
Speaker 1: it's been great. We have a bunch of really good coaches,
Speaker 1: a bunch of guys that if given the opportunity, could
Speaker 1: be coordinators, could be head coaches, no doubt, and so um,
Speaker 1: for guys have a chance to step up and take
Speaker 1: a new role, it's great for them, it's great for
Speaker 1: their development, it's great for our organizations. So um, I
Speaker 1: think it's been really good. And then you have a
Speaker 1: coach like Sean Ryan who just hits the ground running
Speaker 1: quite literally. What have you seen from him in the
Speaker 1: way he's coached the quarterbacks over the last few days
Speaker 1: in terms of just really just getting right in there. Well,
Speaker 1: you know, Sean, Sean's coach quarterbacks for a long time,
Speaker 1: so he has a great feel for the position. I
Speaker 1: think he took some time to learn kind of the
Speaker 1: install that we have here, and we also have you know,
Speaker 1: Matt Lombardi was in there, who was our assistant quarterback coach,
Speaker 1: who can help bringe the gap with anything else. So
Speaker 1: Sean's a true pro. He's worked really hard to get
Speaker 1: himself ready to go, and um, I think he's done
Speaker 1: a great job so far. One thing you said before
Speaker 1: you got down here was that you were looking forward
Speaker 1: to the times that the coaches and the scouts got
Speaker 1: to be in the same room and go through all
Speaker 1: the players and hear their side of things, which doesn't
Speaker 1: happen that often. How's that going now that you have
Speaker 1: a few of those meetings under your belt. I think
Speaker 1: it's been good. I think, um, you know, it's it's
Speaker 1: been great for I think the scouts to sit in
Speaker 1: the meetings when we meet with the players, to for
Speaker 1: us all to sit there and talk and visit, just
Speaker 1: to make sure we're always aligning and getting on the
Speaker 1: same page in terms of our vision for what a
Speaker 1: Carolina Panther linebacker looks like, what we want from an
Speaker 1: offensive guard. So I think those those things are tremendous
Speaker 1: by by product of this week, and I think we're
Speaker 1: taking advantage of it. Scott Fitter at the head of
Speaker 1: that with the scouts. That dynamic is you know, we
Speaker 1: knew it was established when the team hired him, but
Speaker 1: how is that going now in these first few days
Speaker 1: of getting to actually work together. I think it's great.
Speaker 1: You know that this is a great opportunity to just
Speaker 1: go spend seven days together, right, And he's a great guy.
Speaker 1: I mean, we knew from the process he'd be a
Speaker 1: great GM, but you know, he's just also a great guy.
Speaker 1: So so spending that time with him, I think is
Speaker 1: really important. And as we go through this offseason, you know,
Speaker 1: we'll have so many things that come up that hit
Speaker 1: us that he and I worked through. I think it'll
Speaker 1: just be a tremendous thing going forward. All Right, Coach
Speaker 1: and I got plenty of meetings. I'll let you go.
Speaker 1: Thank you so much. Thank you right, always appreciate Coach
Speaker 1: rule taking the time to chat with us, give us
Speaker 1: some insight into this process. And it's great because this
Speaker 1: coaching staff refers to themselves as a developmental staff, and
Speaker 1: this is kind of at the heart of what they
Speaker 1: love doing, working with these young players, seeing what they're
Speaker 1: giving them on the field, and then trying to to
Speaker 1: make them better and also potentially see if they're gonna
Speaker 1: be a fit for the Panthers um going forward. And
Speaker 1: uh so, it's just been great. It's been great to
Speaker 1: see all of this happen. And you know, the team
Speaker 1: took a took a charter down here, and we have
Speaker 1: some media members, internal media members that came. I drove
Speaker 1: I wish Will was here so that we could talk
Speaker 1: about it. I'm sure we'll talk about it on the
Speaker 1: next podcast. But I drove down by myself because I
Speaker 1: wanted to make sure I was staying safe. And it
Speaker 1: was like a nice eight and a half hour drive,
Speaker 1: and I gotta tell you it was very peaceful. I
Speaker 1: really enjoyed it. Got to listen to some music, um,
Speaker 1: you know, didn't have to answer emails for a little while,
Speaker 1: and it was peaceful. I'll be making the drive back
Speaker 1: a little bit later on this week. We'll see how
Speaker 1: well that one goes. Certainly something that we'll be talking
Speaker 1: about on the Happy Half Hour podcast next week. All right,
Speaker 1: hope you all are staying safe. Hope Will is enjoying
Speaker 1: his vacation. Can't wait to hear how the skiing was,
Speaker 1: and we'll be back next week. In the meantime, stay safe,
Speaker 1: We'll talk to you soon. Thanks for listening. Mr Jenkins
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Speaker 1: We're here till midnight, seven days a week, so you
Speaker 1: never have to take off work, and it's the same
Speaker 1: prices in the daytime. We're the ones you want to call.
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