WEBVTT - Takeaways From Introduction Press Conference and National Media Weighs in on Mike McDaniel 0:00:01.600 --> 0:00:06.480 Fires touch stop Waddles knocked into the end zone of 0:00:06.559 --> 0:00:11.240 Miami type brown type window. Had to get that touchdown 0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:16.840 on that play, they give it. What is up, Dolph 0:00:16.840 --> 0:00:20.320 fans and welcome to the Drivetime Podcast, part of the 0:00:20.400 --> 0:00:25.920 Miami Dolphins podcast network covering your team, your Miami Dolphins. 0:00:25.920 --> 0:00:29.000 How's it going, everybody, It's a Friday. I am your host, 0:00:29.120 --> 0:00:32.239 Travis Wingfield. On today's show, A Busy One, as we 0:00:32.320 --> 0:00:35.960 recap the introduction press conference of new Dolphins head coach 0:00:36.040 --> 0:00:39.160 Mike McDaniel. Will hear from Stephen Ross and Chris Greer 0:00:39.200 --> 0:00:41.959 as well with some quotes from their opening statement at 0:00:41.960 --> 0:00:45.240 the Thursday presser. We'll get to the highlights from coaches 0:00:45.479 --> 0:00:48.559 Q and a session. We'll play the entire opening statement. 0:00:48.680 --> 0:00:51.239 We'll also talk about some offensive principles that he kind 0:00:51.240 --> 0:00:54.360 of touched on in his press conference, as well as 0:00:54.440 --> 0:00:57.640 some takes from around the league over this hiring of 0:00:57.680 --> 0:01:01.000 Mike McDaniel around the web, I should say, from people 0:01:01.040 --> 0:01:03.720 in different sources around the league to get their perspective 0:01:04.000 --> 0:01:07.160 on the new Miami Dolphins head coach. Busy Busy episode 0:01:07.200 --> 0:01:10.320 here from the Baptist Health Studios. Inside the Baptist Health 0:01:10.319 --> 0:01:18.559 Training Complex. This is the Drivetime podcast. So we kicked 0:01:18.560 --> 0:01:22.480 off this podcast with the Thursday morning press conference and 0:01:22.520 --> 0:01:24.720 start here with Stephen Ross, who took to the podium 0:01:24.800 --> 0:01:28.440 first to address the attendants there at the Baptist Health 0:01:28.440 --> 0:01:31.920 Training Complex inside the field house, that practice field there, 0:01:32.160 --> 0:01:34.520 and he spoke a little bit about the process of 0:01:34.600 --> 0:01:38.080 hiring Mike McDaniel and the patient approach to get this 0:01:38.240 --> 0:01:42.280 thing right. And he spoke about the unsolicited calls that 0:01:42.400 --> 0:01:45.080 he received from other teams that had played in the 0:01:45.160 --> 0:01:48.280 NFC West where Mike McDaniel used to reside with the 0:01:48.280 --> 0:01:51.160 San Francisco four uniters, and he would ask them, why 0:01:51.160 --> 0:01:54.080 are you calling me to tell me about all of 0:01:54.080 --> 0:01:57.720 these great superlatives about this head coaching candidate, and they 0:01:57.760 --> 0:02:00.200 all said to get him out of the division, don't 0:02:00.200 --> 0:02:02.080 want him there anymore. And he also talked about how 0:02:02.080 --> 0:02:05.240 there's three qualities the Dolphins were really looking for in 0:02:05.240 --> 0:02:09.600 this head coaching search, Leadership, intelligence, and innovation, and Mike 0:02:09.680 --> 0:02:12.440 has them all, said the Miami Dolphins owner. And we'll 0:02:12.440 --> 0:02:14.799 hear from coach on those just in those things here 0:02:14.800 --> 0:02:16.720 in just a minute. And I think over the course 0:02:16.760 --> 0:02:21.240 in this entire process. On Thursday, coach proved each of 0:02:21.240 --> 0:02:25.359 those things, especially the innovation and intelligent thing for how 0:02:25.400 --> 0:02:28.640 to design an offense, how to create team culture, and 0:02:28.680 --> 0:02:31.519 the leadership for how to prove his value to the player, 0:02:31.840 --> 0:02:34.400 a topic we've covered here on the podcast all week long. 0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:38.000 Then we heard from Dolphins general manager Chris Greer, who 0:02:38.040 --> 0:02:42.000 touched on the attractiveness of this head coaching vacancy and 0:02:42.040 --> 0:02:44.440 the amount of calls the Dolphins got over the last 0:02:44.440 --> 0:02:48.200 few weeks about the vacancy. He said, we talked to many, many, 0:02:48.320 --> 0:02:51.079 very qualified candidates for this job in both pro and 0:02:51.120 --> 0:02:54.639 college football, and what resonated with us was how excited 0:02:54.800 --> 0:02:58.520 everybody was for the job, where our roster was and 0:02:58.600 --> 0:03:00.960 the talent level. It was learned that there was excitement 0:03:00.960 --> 0:03:03.119 and even into the last two weeks, you guys will 0:03:03.160 --> 0:03:06.480 be surprised. You'll be surprised the people that we're trying 0:03:06.480 --> 0:03:08.959 to call to get this job. And to finish Chris's 0:03:08.960 --> 0:03:11.440 statement there, I can attest to this, as you guys 0:03:11.520 --> 0:03:14.200 know from spending time with coach on the last podcast 0:03:14.480 --> 0:03:17.640 that Chris said this. You guys have all heard everything 0:03:18.000 --> 0:03:20.919 that's been about Mike, his intelligence, his passion, his work, ethic, 0:03:21.120 --> 0:03:23.000 the people that have met him in this building here 0:03:23.040 --> 0:03:25.480 over the last forty eight hours have all talked about 0:03:25.480 --> 0:03:28.680 the energy level and how he is he spent time. 0:03:29.040 --> 0:03:31.480 New coaches come in and it's easy, they'll spend five 0:03:31.520 --> 0:03:33.920 minutes with people, but he's literally in there talking for 0:03:33.960 --> 0:03:35.920 like an hour with people as I'm trying to get 0:03:35.920 --> 0:03:38.440 his attention on other things. And that's just who he is. 0:03:38.680 --> 0:03:41.480 He wants to genuinely know who people are, connect with them, 0:03:41.760 --> 0:03:43.840 and get to the wise. That's what makes him a 0:03:43.880 --> 0:03:46.480 unique person in terms of getting the best out of people. 0:03:46.760 --> 0:03:48.280 And then after that, we had the pleasure of hearing 0:03:48.320 --> 0:03:50.480 from the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Mike McDaniel, 0:03:50.640 --> 0:03:52.680 who took to the podium. Let's go ahead and roll 0:03:52.760 --> 0:03:55.160 his opening statement before we get to the Q and A. 0:03:56.560 --> 0:03:59.440 It's a it's an honor and privilege to stand in 0:03:59.440 --> 0:04:01.880 front of you guys here as the head coach of 0:04:01.880 --> 0:04:07.240 the Miami Dolphins. You know, any any man standing at 0:04:07.240 --> 0:04:11.840 a podium like this would be honored. Would um it's 0:04:11.840 --> 0:04:16.000 a tremendous accomplishment. You'd feel great about that. But that's 0:04:16.000 --> 0:04:18.720 not why you get into coaching. It's standing at this 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:21.360 podium you get into coaching because you love to coach football. 0:04:22.120 --> 0:04:24.920 You love to teach, and you love to make people better. 0:04:25.839 --> 0:04:29.080 And that's exactly who I am, who I have been, 0:04:30.120 --> 0:04:32.800 and who I'll be as the head coach of the 0:04:32.880 --> 0:04:40.159 Miami Dolphins. The I'd like to thank those wonderful words, UM, 0:04:40.320 --> 0:04:46.000 from both Steve Ross and Chris Greer. UM. I really 0:04:46.000 --> 0:04:51.960 appreciate the opportunity and the responsibility really UM, and it 0:04:52.040 --> 0:04:55.720 is a big one. But I like to talk about 0:04:56.800 --> 0:04:59.600 me coming here to Miami, UM about a week ago. 0:05:00.160 --> 0:05:04.880 It's coming um here to interview for a dream position, 0:05:05.080 --> 0:05:08.200 a dream of mine. And uh, that's what I thought 0:05:08.200 --> 0:05:11.440 it was. But as I walked through this building, the 0:05:11.800 --> 0:05:17.160 gorgeous building we stand in, UM, saw the people, looked 0:05:17.160 --> 0:05:22.320 into their eyes, felt their passion. I quickly realized that 0:05:22.440 --> 0:05:24.280 this was my dream job and I had to go 0:05:24.320 --> 0:05:30.360 get it. UM. That one of the things that really 0:05:30.360 --> 0:05:33.440 struck me with the Miami Dolphins organization was their interest 0:05:33.480 --> 0:05:38.359 in general. You know, it's a lot easier, UM, two 0:05:39.520 --> 0:05:43.520 go after a guy after five other teams have interviewed him, 0:05:43.600 --> 0:05:47.560 put them on a list. You know. Traditionally, that's that's 0:05:47.600 --> 0:05:51.640 the way it works, where people want whoever other people 0:05:51.680 --> 0:05:54.760 are interviewing, this was not the case. They looked at 0:05:54.800 --> 0:05:59.200 me for me, and that really galvanized my interest in 0:05:59.240 --> 0:06:02.559 this organization and and really told me a lot about 0:06:02.600 --> 0:06:07.080 who UM who was really targeting me. Told me a 0:06:07.080 --> 0:06:09.720 lot about what they were looking for. And that's why 0:06:09.720 --> 0:06:11.919 I knew it would be a good fit, you know, 0:06:12.040 --> 0:06:17.080 interviewing with UH Steve Ross, Chris Greer, UM, Brandon Short, 0:06:17.120 --> 0:06:20.640 Tom Garfinkel. It didn't take me long to realize this. 0:06:20.640 --> 0:06:23.599 This was the place that I was meant to be UM, 0:06:23.800 --> 0:06:28.440 so I better not screw this. In interview up UM 0:06:28.560 --> 0:06:32.160 you take you take a look at the facility UM 0:06:32.200 --> 0:06:34.880 that's built here, which is I feel like I'm in 0:06:34.920 --> 0:06:39.520 an SEC school. It's incredible. UM. The stadium, everything going 0:06:39.560 --> 0:06:43.200 on around it, I think it's a kind of epitomizes 0:06:43.600 --> 0:06:48.400 UM Steve's vision, and that vision is broad, it's grand, 0:06:49.160 --> 0:06:52.000 and it's trying to be great. And that's what I'm 0:06:52.000 --> 0:06:55.240 here to get the football too, and that's what we'll do. 0:06:57.600 --> 0:07:00.839 And really, really that's why I feel honor and I 0:07:00.839 --> 0:07:02.920 feel privileged just being up here in front of you guys. 0:07:02.960 --> 0:07:08.359 Say I'd be remiss if I didn't think the immense 0:07:08.400 --> 0:07:11.480 amount of people that had to do with with me 0:07:11.520 --> 0:07:15.840 even having this opportunity. You know, starting with Kyle Shannon, 0:07:15.960 --> 0:07:19.760 Jed yorke Um and his family, John Lynch and the 0:07:19.800 --> 0:07:25.880 forty Niners organization, their first class organization really um help 0:07:26.160 --> 0:07:30.440 facilitate me coming into my own I feel like and 0:07:32.200 --> 0:07:37.720 without the players, who who is the people that you 0:07:37.760 --> 0:07:41.200 really get into this business for all their support, all 0:07:41.200 --> 0:07:45.520 their hard work, um and and their commitment, none of 0:07:45.520 --> 0:07:47.200 this would have been possible. And I think all the 0:07:47.280 --> 0:07:54.120 forty nine players as well, the to get in a 0:07:54.160 --> 0:07:58.560 spot like this, it's almost overwhelming to think about how 0:07:58.600 --> 0:08:03.000 many people are along the ride with you that if 0:08:03.000 --> 0:08:05.600 one of them doesn't decide to invest in you, you 0:08:05.640 --> 0:08:08.000 may never get this opportunity. You know, It's one of 0:08:08.000 --> 0:08:11.040 the great things about coaching and the coaching profession is 0:08:11.080 --> 0:08:14.320 it takes a village to just get one individual capable 0:08:14.360 --> 0:08:17.200 of doing a job like this. You know, I can 0:08:17.200 --> 0:08:21.160 go down the list, um, start with Mike Shannon gave 0:08:21.200 --> 0:08:24.400 me my first job. Um it was unpaid though, so 0:08:24.440 --> 0:08:28.080 he didn't pay very well. Um. Gary Kubiak, who gave 0:08:28.120 --> 0:08:32.400 me my first page job with the Houston Texans, Kyle Shannon. 0:08:32.480 --> 0:08:36.760 Obviously I would have. I'm not sure what I'd be 0:08:36.760 --> 0:08:39.839 doing if it wasn't for him. You talked about guys 0:08:39.880 --> 0:08:45.880 like Sean McVeigh, Christ Matt Lafleur, Bobby Turner, Dan Quinn, 0:08:47.040 --> 0:08:51.880 Raheem Morris, Michael Floor, the list goes on and on. UM. 0:08:51.960 --> 0:08:54.480 I don't want to train your guys ear drums with that. 0:08:54.520 --> 0:08:58.240 But UM, there's just so many people and and I 0:08:58.240 --> 0:09:02.040 appreciate all all of those men that helped me become 0:09:02.080 --> 0:09:08.080 the man I am today. The each one, each individual 0:09:08.200 --> 0:09:11.719 that I mentioned, and um, each each coach has been 0:09:12.520 --> 0:09:17.160 really privileged to work alongside. They may be a better man, 0:09:18.120 --> 0:09:22.160 a better coach, a better teacher. And that's really what 0:09:22.360 --> 0:09:25.800 my focus is in life. They didn't make me a 0:09:25.840 --> 0:09:30.440 better father. I did that on my own. UM. I'd 0:09:30.440 --> 0:09:34.280 like to thank Richmond Flowers. It is surreal. Man, came 0:09:34.320 --> 0:09:37.720 a long way, and uh, you know how much I 0:09:37.760 --> 0:09:45.439 appreciate you. UM, and no one this emotional day for me. Um, 0:09:45.520 --> 0:09:51.600 and you made it somewhat coherent, I hope. Uh. Obviously, 0:09:51.679 --> 0:09:57.360 my family, my wife Katie McDaniel, we've come a long way. 0:09:57.440 --> 0:10:02.520 We got a long way to go. UM, don't do 0:10:02.559 --> 0:10:06.800 that to me, I'm trying to do press conference. UM, 0:10:06.840 --> 0:10:11.160 and my daughter a La June McDaniel. UM, You're a 0:10:11.200 --> 0:10:13.520 miracle and I can't wait to see what you grow into. 0:10:17.080 --> 0:10:20.960 Now back to uh, what we're all here for. So 0:10:21.080 --> 0:10:26.319 football okay in the Miami Dolphins and what you can 0:10:26.320 --> 0:10:32.160 expect from us Okay, Uh schematically offense, defense, special teams. 0:10:32.679 --> 0:10:37.840 You're gonna see, UM a unique UM, a unique design 0:10:37.920 --> 0:10:41.400 of everything that's tailored to our players. That's why it 0:10:41.400 --> 0:10:43.520 will be unique to us, because we'll tailor everything to 0:10:43.559 --> 0:10:49.240 our players. And that's first and foremost. But really the 0:10:50.040 --> 0:10:53.600 picture I'd like to present and what I'm here to 0:10:53.679 --> 0:10:57.679 do with the assistance of all these all these wonderful people, 0:10:59.400 --> 0:11:03.079 is creative ran of football here that is known as 0:11:03.120 --> 0:11:07.120 Miami football. And what that is and my Miami Dolphin 0:11:07.160 --> 0:11:11.640 football is all about passion energy. You should be able 0:11:11.720 --> 0:11:14.720 to turn on the TV and know who the team is, 0:11:15.600 --> 0:11:19.440 even if the color is distorted by by the energy 0:11:19.559 --> 0:11:22.760 that they play with, by how they bond together, things 0:11:22.800 --> 0:11:28.240 that you only get with true work and bond together. Okay, 0:11:28.280 --> 0:11:30.720 it's a team sport and we're gonna play as a team. 0:11:31.120 --> 0:11:37.240 And I promise you that will feel that the whole 0:11:37.320 --> 0:11:40.720 the whole thing that makes football so magical, the whole 0:11:40.760 --> 0:11:45.080 reason I've devoted my professional life to it, because you 0:11:45.120 --> 0:11:48.720 have all these people of different interests focused on one 0:11:48.760 --> 0:11:53.440 common goal. Okay, that one common goal of winning UM 0:11:53.520 --> 0:11:58.000 winning often winning playoff games and winning Super Bowls and 0:11:58.080 --> 0:12:01.720 that and that goal is what drives us. But it's 0:12:02.280 --> 0:12:06.920 the bond and everything we go through in that process 0:12:07.800 --> 0:12:11.040 that makes it memorable and makes it worth doing what 0:12:11.080 --> 0:12:16.480 we do. It's the essence of sports, really, and it 0:12:16.559 --> 0:12:22.240 epitomizes what the Miami Dolphins will become. It is I 0:12:22.280 --> 0:12:26.640 feel unbelievably fortunate, and it is so exciting to come 0:12:26.679 --> 0:12:33.400 into a team um of of energy, of youth, of talent, 0:12:35.000 --> 0:12:39.120 but more so of hunger that really matches the city 0:12:39.120 --> 0:12:45.440 of Miami, the fans and every person that is employed 0:12:45.480 --> 0:12:48.200 by the Miami Dolphins. I felt it immediately when I 0:12:48.240 --> 0:12:51.120 walked in the door. It gives me goose bumps right 0:12:51.160 --> 0:12:54.319 now to be a part of something like that um 0:12:54.360 --> 0:12:59.560 an organization. This is my seventh and I feel like 0:13:00.280 --> 0:13:02.840 when you're hired and fired that many times and bouncing 0:13:02.840 --> 0:13:05.160 around the NFL, you get a glimpse at a lot 0:13:05.200 --> 0:13:08.040 of a lot of things, and you know when something 0:13:08.480 --> 0:13:11.880 has the ability to be great. And that's all I 0:13:11.960 --> 0:13:13.920 feel walking in out of these hallways, and I can't 0:13:13.920 --> 0:13:19.640 wait to serve each and every one of you. I 0:13:19.679 --> 0:13:25.319 think collectively. The one of the most powerful things UM 0:13:25.400 --> 0:13:28.880 within these hallways, within this organization that I think should 0:13:28.920 --> 0:13:35.080 be focused on UM is the lack of ego and 0:13:35.080 --> 0:13:38.840 and the the drive with a common goal, you know, 0:13:39.040 --> 0:13:43.200 as in interviewing, in this process, it's all about one 0:13:43.280 --> 0:13:47.560 thing and and that his rarity something special and I 0:13:47.559 --> 0:13:50.320 am so fortunate to be a part of. But that 0:13:50.640 --> 0:13:56.920 collectivity and and working together for UM with a shared 0:13:56.920 --> 0:14:00.400 sacrifice is something that can't be replicated and I am 0:14:00.400 --> 0:14:06.560 extremely fortunate to be a part of. Now. I think 0:14:07.480 --> 0:14:10.199 this is always odd because you're you're getting all hyped 0:14:10.320 --> 0:14:12.880 up for UM a media session and then we just 0:14:13.160 --> 0:14:18.280 go back and study film, puts, put coaching staffs together, UM, 0:14:18.480 --> 0:14:22.640 and UH then get ready to practice UM. Hopefully we 0:14:22.800 --> 0:14:25.120 teach the players what what the plays are before we 0:14:25.160 --> 0:14:30.960 do that. That that whole process UM, although it's anti chlimactic, 0:14:31.080 --> 0:14:34.880 it it is part of it. And and I can't 0:14:35.880 --> 0:14:40.560 I can't express the gratitude UM to everyone to allow 0:14:40.600 --> 0:14:42.160 me to be up here and to be a part 0:14:42.160 --> 0:14:46.560 of it um And there's no better time to start 0:14:46.600 --> 0:14:51.280 this whole process than right now, Thank you guys. So 0:14:51.360 --> 0:14:53.400 there you go. Just a couple of quick reactions there 0:14:53.400 --> 0:14:55.520 from his opening statement before we take our first break 0:14:55.720 --> 0:14:57.560 and then get to the Q and a number one 0:14:57.600 --> 0:14:59.640 when he had tears and was choked up when he 0:14:59.680 --> 0:15:01.480 was your talking about his journey with his wife and 0:15:01.520 --> 0:15:04.880 his daughter and Richmond Flowers and his wife was crying 0:15:04.920 --> 0:15:07.040 and he was trying not to cry. That was making 0:15:07.080 --> 0:15:09.760 me have to not cry. So that was an awesome moment. 0:15:09.960 --> 0:15:12.760 And then also talking about walking around the facility and 0:15:12.800 --> 0:15:15.440 just knowing how special it is. Yeah, you definitely feel 0:15:15.480 --> 0:15:19.120 that every time you're in that gorgeous facility. Also, the 0:15:19.160 --> 0:15:21.360 teaching aspect that he touched on, we're gonna hear more 0:15:21.360 --> 0:15:23.360 about that from him here in just a second. But 0:15:23.960 --> 0:15:26.720 it jives with the player testimonials we played for you 0:15:26.760 --> 0:15:28.920 guys on the Monday podcast, doesn't it Like all these 0:15:28.920 --> 0:15:31.120 people that have all these great things to say about him, 0:15:31.160 --> 0:15:33.600 you can see that what he's talking about is not 0:15:33.720 --> 0:15:36.920 just it's not just fluff. It's their substance to it. 0:15:37.200 --> 0:15:38.760 And it has had an impact in this league for 0:15:38.800 --> 0:15:41.200 the last decade and a half, talking about it being 0:15:41.200 --> 0:15:42.640 a dream job, how he had to go get it. 0:15:43.000 --> 0:15:47.000 Same coach, same the jokes about he didn't make me 0:15:47.000 --> 0:15:48.840 a better father, I did that? Like to do those 0:15:48.920 --> 0:15:51.360 jokes and stay on track. That is a sharp mind. 0:15:51.640 --> 0:15:56.560 And then Miami Dolphin football passion team playing for each other. 0:15:56.600 --> 0:15:58.920 I mean Christian Wilkins, right, That's the first person that 0:15:58.960 --> 0:16:02.240 comes to mind, but the entire operation operates that way 0:16:02.280 --> 0:16:06.120 because these guys do love football, and coach loves football, 0:16:06.280 --> 0:16:08.600 and I cannot wait to see the way those personalities 0:16:08.640 --> 0:16:11.760 and those minds melt together with Mike McDaniel and his players. 0:16:11.760 --> 0:16:13.720 All right, next, we're gonna get into the Q and 0:16:13.760 --> 0:16:16.360 A with media members talking to Mike McDaniel and his 0:16:16.560 --> 0:16:19.960 great lengthy answers in that introduction press conference. All of 0:16:20.000 --> 0:16:22.800 that coming up here next on the Drivetime podcast. Travis Wingfield, 0:16:23.120 --> 0:16:26.880 keep it right here. We have plenty to cover here 0:16:26.920 --> 0:16:30.600 from the Mike McDaniel introduction press conference, the coverage here 0:16:30.640 --> 0:16:32.840 on the Drivetime podcast, and we kick off the Q 0:16:33.000 --> 0:16:35.440 and A session here with a question for coach about 0:16:35.440 --> 0:16:37.960 two a tongue of Bloa developing him and the thought 0:16:38.000 --> 0:16:42.280 behind the quarterback position in general. For Mike McDaniel, my 0:16:42.360 --> 0:16:45.360 belief in two is that he's a football player on 0:16:45.400 --> 0:16:47.680 this team that's trying to get better. And the biggest 0:16:47.720 --> 0:16:52.840 message I have for all players, really, the message should 0:16:52.840 --> 0:16:55.760 be about the team. And what I mean by that 0:16:55.960 --> 0:17:00.240 is it's really about the team collectively getting better and 0:17:00.240 --> 0:17:03.400 there's a responsibility of the quarterback to do so. But 0:17:03.720 --> 0:17:06.080 I'm not necessarily I'm not sitting here concerned with how 0:17:06.160 --> 0:17:11.040 good Tua can be. I'm concerned with as a collective unit, 0:17:11.280 --> 0:17:14.399 what we can grow together, because that's what win's football games. 0:17:15.720 --> 0:17:19.440 There there's I haven't seen a quarterback win a football 0:17:19.480 --> 0:17:24.639 game by himself ever. Really, Um, he has to have 0:17:24.800 --> 0:17:28.480 somebody throw too. He better not be getting tackled before 0:17:28.480 --> 0:17:34.200 he throws, so somebody better block um and the defense 0:17:35.240 --> 0:17:38.280 better not allow them to score. But the biggest thing 0:17:38.320 --> 0:17:40.560 for for me with t A is that i want 0:17:40.600 --> 0:17:43.440 him to come and work every day and I'm very 0:17:43.480 --> 0:17:47.840 confident that he will. I want to provide teachers that 0:17:47.920 --> 0:17:51.400 can develop him. I'm very confident and the people were 0:17:52.080 --> 0:17:55.480 we're discussing this week and the and the plan we 0:17:55.520 --> 0:17:59.560 have for that. And ultimately, all you want is a 0:17:59.760 --> 0:18:02.760 is a guy that's driven to be great, a guy 0:18:02.800 --> 0:18:05.439 that's driven to get better, and it gives you a chance. 0:18:06.200 --> 0:18:08.760 Um And it's my job to make sure that he 0:18:08.840 --> 0:18:12.119 has the best chance to showcase his talents. Um and 0:18:12.320 --> 0:18:15.679 and that and that's everyone's job. Really. Two things that 0:18:15.720 --> 0:18:17.360 I want to go ahead and talk about. Number One, 0:18:17.480 --> 0:18:20.080 I love the fact that he talked about the team game, 0:18:20.119 --> 0:18:23.040 because I can't stand one of my biggest pet peeves 0:18:23.119 --> 0:18:27.600 is when football games are picked based upon the quarterback position, 0:18:27.680 --> 0:18:32.120 because we have seen inferior quarterbacks topp all superior quarterbacks 0:18:32.119 --> 0:18:34.480 and vice versa and everything in between. Because it is 0:18:34.520 --> 0:18:37.640 a team game that requires fifty three men executing their job. 0:18:37.680 --> 0:18:39.399 You heard him talk about it right there. You have 0:18:39.480 --> 0:18:41.920 to block on offense, you have to make tackles on defense, 0:18:41.920 --> 0:18:44.159 you have to do things on special teams to execute. 0:18:44.200 --> 0:18:46.679 And when football games we undertake the quarterback position is 0:18:46.760 --> 0:18:48.720 very important. But I love the fact that he addressed 0:18:48.720 --> 0:18:50.640 the fact that it is in fact the team game. 0:18:50.880 --> 0:18:53.520 Number Two, I love the idea of him talking about 0:18:53.760 --> 0:18:57.199 teachers and developing to a in in this offense, in 0:18:57.200 --> 0:19:01.040 this system, with this organization and talking about the confidence 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:04.840 he has in the plan for the potential teachers they 0:19:04.880 --> 0:19:07.560 have in mind to make that happen. So very good 0:19:07.560 --> 0:19:09.720 stuff there from coach. Let's move on to this next 0:19:09.720 --> 0:19:12.800 one here, in which coach was asked what makes him 0:19:12.920 --> 0:19:15.760 ready for this opportunity to coach at the National Football 0:19:15.840 --> 0:19:23.159 League level. Here's Mike McDaniel. It's it's funny that every 0:19:23.200 --> 0:19:25.720 head coach, you know, there's a lot of talk about 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:28.679 being ready to be a new head coach and and 0:19:28.720 --> 0:19:31.640 I think, um, you guys have had new head coaches. 0:19:31.920 --> 0:19:35.320 The thing that kind of trips me up is every 0:19:35.320 --> 0:19:40.160 single head coach in the history of football has never 0:19:40.240 --> 0:19:42.640 been a head coach until they're head coach. Really, it's 0:19:42.680 --> 0:19:45.800 every year of my experience, especially the last five years 0:19:45.880 --> 0:19:50.560 that head coach Kyle Shanahan in the fort he really 0:19:50.600 --> 0:19:54.280 relied on me, allowed me to be uh his right 0:19:54.320 --> 0:19:57.560 hand man, and and open my eyes to all the 0:19:57.640 --> 0:20:00.840 things that head coach does not to mention all the 0:20:00.880 --> 0:20:05.120 other years where I've had great teachers, And the key 0:20:05.160 --> 0:20:08.280 for me is paying attention. It's right in front of me. 0:20:09.720 --> 0:20:13.920 And so when I do get my opportunity, I've been 0:20:13.960 --> 0:20:17.600 fully aware whenever that day comes the responsibility. It brings 0:20:18.280 --> 0:20:22.280 the responsibility you have to every individual that's employed in 0:20:22.320 --> 0:20:29.560 the organization, their families, every player. So the when when 0:20:29.560 --> 0:20:32.760 they called I was I was kind of nervous about 0:20:32.760 --> 0:20:35.359 an interview because I don't major in that. I major 0:20:35.440 --> 0:20:40.359 in UM connecting with players, teaching them and helping them grow. 0:20:41.800 --> 0:20:46.600 But after getting the job, no, I feel I know 0:20:46.680 --> 0:20:49.280 there's gonna be things that I'm not that that are 0:20:49.400 --> 0:20:52.919 new to me, but it's more about being prepared for 0:20:53.000 --> 0:20:56.680 the moment because everybody has to have their first time 0:20:56.720 --> 0:20:59.000 to do it, and I know that I'm prepared for 0:20:59.040 --> 0:21:00.760 the moment. I know there's gonna be things that are 0:21:01.200 --> 0:21:06.159 that are new and challenging, but that doesn't make me 0:21:06.200 --> 0:21:08.879 nervous because I've been preparing for this my entire career. 0:21:09.359 --> 0:21:11.280 And that's a common theme you'll hear from coach talking 0:21:11.320 --> 0:21:14.159 about the reps that he has taken himself as a 0:21:14.200 --> 0:21:16.840 coach to put himself in position after a fifteen year 0:21:16.920 --> 0:21:19.840 NFL career to get into this position. And if you 0:21:19.840 --> 0:21:23.280 recall that the clip I played from the Monday podcast 0:21:23.320 --> 0:21:26.240 where he's talking to high school quarterbacks in a high 0:21:26.240 --> 0:21:29.800 school quarterback camp, with a QB collective. He talks about 0:21:29.880 --> 0:21:31.800 one of the kids not really paying attention when he's 0:21:31.800 --> 0:21:33.760 not up in the rep and he says, what are 0:21:33.760 --> 0:21:35.640 you doing that? Get get your mental reps and don't 0:21:35.640 --> 0:21:38.919 waste any possible reps. So he breathes it, he believes it, 0:21:39.200 --> 0:21:42.480 he preaches it, all that stuff. He's he's genuine and 0:21:42.480 --> 0:21:44.920 I think that all comes off in this press conference. 0:21:44.960 --> 0:21:48.399 Next one here, who will call plays in two for 0:21:48.440 --> 0:21:51.680 the Miami Dolphins. Mike McDaniel has that answer. I plan 0:21:51.800 --> 0:21:56.680 on calm plays myself. Um. But one thing that I've noticed, 0:21:57.440 --> 0:22:02.240 um in my journey is that successful play callers don't 0:22:02.240 --> 0:22:06.960 isolate themselves. Um. They utilize the people around them. That's 0:22:06.960 --> 0:22:09.280 what a head coach should do. You don't do I'm 0:22:09.359 --> 0:22:12.400 not up here doing anything by myself, or I won't be, 0:22:12.800 --> 0:22:15.000 you know, after this press conference ends, I'm not gonna 0:22:15.040 --> 0:22:17.560 be going into a hole and hanging out by myself 0:22:17.560 --> 0:22:21.119 and thinking about stuff. You're working with people. So the 0:22:21.680 --> 0:22:25.160 higher your leadership um with with regard to a head coach, 0:22:25.320 --> 0:22:28.600 the more people you have to lead. As an offensive coordinator, 0:22:28.840 --> 0:22:32.720 you call plays. But if you're a head coach and 0:22:32.800 --> 0:22:36.879 calling plays, you better be reliant and feel very good 0:22:37.080 --> 0:22:40.159 about the people in your offensive staff. So it's been 0:22:40.200 --> 0:22:44.879 a meticulous process, um, I think, uh, not as meticulous 0:22:44.880 --> 0:22:49.480 as this head coaching search apparently, but it's been very 0:22:49.480 --> 0:22:53.480 meticulous because that that's that's what you're preparing for. You know, 0:22:53.520 --> 0:22:56.920 I know exactly what the season is gonna bring, UM 0:22:56.960 --> 0:23:00.000 in terms of you know, there there are so many 0:23:00.119 --> 0:23:02.159 things that go on in the course of the season, 0:23:02.600 --> 0:23:08.840 and there's stressors you have to worry about, UM kind 0:23:08.840 --> 0:23:13.280 of focusing the direction of the team. But that's why 0:23:13.280 --> 0:23:15.119 you spend this time in the off season finding the 0:23:15.119 --> 0:23:16.960 people that you can rely on, that you can trust, 0:23:17.480 --> 0:23:19.480 UM and work with, so they can help you gain plan, 0:23:19.600 --> 0:23:22.240 help you solve problems. Um, we can get the best 0:23:22.280 --> 0:23:25.840 plan together, and then you know, when the players own 0:23:25.880 --> 0:23:28.600 the plan, you're just calling plays, but they make them 0:23:28.600 --> 0:23:31.080 come to life. So that one in this next one, 0:23:31.119 --> 0:23:33.200 I think are my two favorite answers of the entire 0:23:33.200 --> 0:23:35.359 press conference because number one, to go back to this 0:23:35.440 --> 0:23:39.200 previous answer there from coach my biggest pet peeve I think, 0:23:39.200 --> 0:23:41.120 and this is my second pet people in the podcast 0:23:41.119 --> 0:23:45.680 today is speaking about a topic that you're less qualified 0:23:45.720 --> 0:23:47.520 than the person that you're talking to one and we 0:23:47.560 --> 0:23:49.240 see this all the time in all walks of life. 0:23:49.320 --> 0:23:54.080 Right My old personal growth moment for myself was being 0:23:54.080 --> 0:23:56.600 able to step back and say I don't know much 0:23:56.640 --> 0:23:58.920 about this. It's okay to say I don't know or 0:23:59.359 --> 0:24:01.840 I need to read or watch or learn more about 0:24:01.880 --> 0:24:04.440 this topic before I speak on it. And I think 0:24:04.480 --> 0:24:08.080 that's a certain level of maturity and ego lists operation 0:24:08.200 --> 0:24:12.560 that Mike McDaniel operates with in terms of I don't 0:24:12.600 --> 0:24:15.000 have to be the only one to have my fingerprints 0:24:15.000 --> 0:24:17.360 on this. I want to have everybody in the process 0:24:17.400 --> 0:24:19.879