1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: We're inside the power Home Solar Radio studio getting to 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: know another Colts assistant coach. I'm Matt Taylor with JJ Stankovitz. 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:13,320 Speaker 1: And this is more of a catching up with instead 4 00:00:13,320 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: of a get to know you because Cato June, who's 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 1: now the Colts assistant linebackers coach. He played for the 6 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 1: Colts at linebacker, won a Super Bowl in Indianapolis, and 7 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: he's in studio with US now. Coach Kato, welcome back 8 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: to the Colts. How did this opportunity come about for 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: you to join the staff and come back home if 10 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: you will? You know what I think about it? Like 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: guys plan right, So people always ask me, hey, do 12 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: you want to coach in the NFL? And you know, 13 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:39,280 Speaker 1: initially I say, hey, I would. I would definitely, you know, 14 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: take the opportunity because I've never done it, right, So 15 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: coaching high school, coaching college, you know, now having the 16 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: want to say, hey, I want to go ahead and 17 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: take that next step. Did the internship a few times 18 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: a couple of different plays, actually twice here wants in 19 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: Detroit and then you know, it was funny because David 20 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: Thorne's been here and I'm always you know, we always 21 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: talked back and forth and you know, I said, shot 22 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: him at text. I'm like, ah, man, you guys are 23 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: you know I saw you know, episode was leaving and 24 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: you know, just you you just never know. I'm just 25 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: shooting them a text. We're just talking about that. And 26 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 1: then i see, uh, Gus Bradley gets high. I'm like, oh, snap, man, 27 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: I said, so I said, I said. I literally sent 28 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: Gus a message like, uh, you know, because I didn't know, 29 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: you know, it was report so you may and May nine. 30 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: I'm like, hey, you're gonna look good in Coach Blue. 31 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: You know. Man, I'm I'm ready when you know, when 32 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: when you know I'm ready. That's it was something something 33 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: like that and whatever. The pieces came together, however it was. 34 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: And DT hit me back and say, hey, you might 35 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:43,160 Speaker 1: get a call from Frank. I'm like huh. So I'm like, okay, cool. 36 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: So now I'm all excited and wife is excited. You know, 37 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: had the opportunity to interview and do all that, and 38 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, here I am. Man. It's it's it's like 39 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: I said, it's it's guy's plan. It's nothing that I 40 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: did individually. It's just how you know, things are We're 41 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: supposed to be written. Well, because you go back with Gus, 42 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: he was your linebackers coaching right, absolutely, he was. He 43 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: was my linebackers coach. Because it was funny because I 44 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: was texting Alan Williams before they left. I'm like, you know, 45 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: I didn't know if he was gonna get the opportunity 46 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: to be the coordinator. That sort of thing, you know, 47 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: just just you know, being incourage because you just never 48 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: know a lot of times in the coaching profession, when 49 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: you know, when your coach leaves, your head coach or 50 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: your coordinator, you just you don't know what's next, and 51 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: that that uncertainty can be, you know, a little unsettling, 52 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: you know, and sometimes when people reaching out to say 53 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: that they're there for you whatever, you just never know. So, 54 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 1: I mean, that conversation kind of happened, and then Gus Bradley, 55 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh wow, you know, just and that would 56 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 1: be awesome because literally, what maybe a year ago, two 57 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,639 Speaker 1: years ago, I'm like, hey, man, when I get an opportunity, 58 00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: I would love to work for you, you you know, and 59 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: he would, Man, that would be awesome. And then kind 60 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: of here we are, Now, what do you remember about 61 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: Gus when you guys were together in Tampa, it was, 62 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: you know, fifteen years ago. And what excites you about 63 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: getting to work with him here now? Man? It what 64 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: excites me the most is that he's probably one of 65 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 1: the best people you're gonna be around. And his energy 66 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:07,120 Speaker 1: and passion for people is unmatched. And he has a 67 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: very very unique way of teaching and he does a 68 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: great job with connecting, so that that part of me 69 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: as a player, I just I felt like a rookie 70 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 1: again when I went there, and I was like, Wow, 71 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: this is awesome because it was just different. It was 72 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 1: a total different, and it gave me a different perspective, 73 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: like you don't have to coach which one way. You know, 74 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: you can coach in whoever you are, and that's who 75 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: we are, That's who he is as a person. So 76 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: I'm like, yo, this is just his authentic self and 77 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: you know who he is and how he operates so 78 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: and he cares about people, and it's being able to 79 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: pour the people. I took a lot from actually playing, 80 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: you know, for him, and now have an opportunity to 81 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: coach with him. I'm just gonna be sitting there right down, like, Okay, 82 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: this is I like that I like that like that 83 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: just because you know he has that a bill connect 84 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: and he does a great job telling stories and painting 85 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: a picture so you can can you visualize it. So 86 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,119 Speaker 1: that's helpful in a lot of ways when you're talking 87 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: about teaching and coaching. That's Cato June, former Colts linebacker. 88 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: He's now the assistant linebackers coach for the Indianapolis Colts. 89 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: Take me back when you're playing days were over. How 90 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: did you know you had the coaching bug or did 91 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: it happen before your career ended. Well, I always knew 92 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: I wanted to work with kids and give back in 93 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: that capacity, So coaching was a natural transition, and I 94 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: think it was more therapeutic at the time than anything, 95 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: because you know, when the lights go off, a lot 96 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 1: of guys go dark. A lot of guys you know 97 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: you just don't hear from them and have a hard 98 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: time accepting that. You have a hard time transitioning. You do. 99 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: And because you think about it like it's almost like 100 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: a piece of you dies. You know, you've done something 101 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: for your entire life and bam, it's over like that. 102 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,679 Speaker 1: So how do you replace that passion and energy, that drive, 103 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: that you've used for your entire life, you know, to 104 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: continue you know, living, and that's that's where it was 105 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: for me. So I went back and I was the 106 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: you know, the head coach and a d at my 107 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 1: high school that I went to, which is once again 108 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: one of those full circle moments. So it's like, this 109 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 1: is awesome. I have, you know, hopefully something to give 110 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: this group of kids and the people that I'm around, 111 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: and hopefully I can impact, um, you know, some of 112 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,719 Speaker 1: the young coaches and coaches that were on my staff. 113 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: And that's kind of what why. That was my why 114 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: at the time. You know, hey, I just want to 115 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,520 Speaker 1: I want to pour into people and you know, pouring 116 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: to these kids, pouring into community and hopefully at some 117 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: point you know, things will you know, yeah, figuring themselves 118 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,239 Speaker 1: out and that that that was my initial you know purpose. 119 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: I'm interested in this because you have played at all 120 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: three levels, right high school, college, the NFL with the colts, 121 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: You've coached at all three levels now as well, how 122 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,839 Speaker 1: do you go about talking to guys or coaching guys 123 00:05:57,880 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: differently at different levels? Like what what can you do 124 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: with a college player that you can't do with an 125 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: NFL player? And vice versa, just because of the different levels. 126 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you're talking about professional athletes and guys that 127 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: are getting paid millions of dollars that are professionals that 128 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,320 Speaker 1: have already reached this level in the NFL. How can 129 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: you talk to them differently to kind of get your 130 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: point across. I think that what I learned most coaching 131 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: high school football is that everyone needs different things. Everyone 132 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: is at different levels. And the hardest thing at the 133 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: high school levels because you have a maybe hopefully a 134 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: couple of guys that are really good man, I can 135 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: do some things different, and you have some other guys 136 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: that are awful. You know, they're just not you know, 137 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: talented athletically, so you have to find different ways to 138 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: reach all those different people the same. But I really 139 00:06:46,440 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: feel like this is just my coaching philosophy is that 140 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: if you start with love like and when I say 141 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 1: love meaning love your neighbor, love, passion, love, energy, like 142 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,920 Speaker 1: just just you're just giving love and being who you are. 143 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: Those two things for me is like love and authenticity. 144 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 1: Just be who you are and not be somebody to 145 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: try to be somebody else or not. People automatically will 146 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: will gravitate to that and they will appreciate that and 147 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,520 Speaker 1: kids love it like they be like, look, this is 148 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 1: who it is, whoever it is, whoever that person is, 149 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: You'll just be who you are. Um. And then if 150 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: you can show love and you can give love, because 151 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: you know we're called to do that. So it's like, 152 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: can I give these people you know, something you know 153 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: and not expect nothing in return. This is this is 154 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 1: what it's about. And and it just happens to be 155 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: through football, you know, and how I'm teaching, and you 156 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,520 Speaker 1: just find different ways to to to reach and talk 157 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: to people. With regards to college and pro guys, the 158 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: difference is guys in college, it just it's a lot 159 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: more fundamental based teaching stuff. To me, Like, you know, 160 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: you're I always choose to tell me my godegue be like, 161 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: whoa you know you should? Yeah, they're pros and they 162 00:07:56,600 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: have elite athleticism and that's hard to tell them because 163 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: a lot of those guys that are not gonna be 164 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: that elite athlete, yet they have elite traits, you know, 165 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: and they can get away with doing certain things. And 166 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: I think that's that's what the difference is. And they 167 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 1: appreciate it over time. But you know it's yea, yeah, 168 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: it's a little tough love. But once again, if you 169 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: if you leave with love, then then I don't think 170 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: you can ever be wrong. So you you're talking about 171 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: elite traits, You're gonna coach you guy who's got some 172 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: elite traits in Darius Leonard. And it's funny, Kato. It's 173 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: talking to Robert Mathis a couple weeks ago and I 174 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: was like, so, what do you think, Akato. He's like, 175 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: he's gonna help Darius get two more turnovers a year. 176 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,560 Speaker 1: And I'm like, dude, right, like Darius had like fifteen 177 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: turnovers last year. What well, let's get twenty. Let's get there. 178 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: You go, that seems like a good goal. Um, what 179 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: do you think of Darius and just the skill set 180 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: he has? In the other part of it is, I 181 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: know you you had a little bit of time with 182 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: Peanut Tillman in Chicago. How similar are they in that 183 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: like knack of getting the ball out? Now, what's being 184 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 1: taught and if you understand the ball is the game, 185 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:57,120 Speaker 1: it's real simple. Hey, I'm gonna find any way to 186 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: disrupt the football and he doesn't. Awesome and excellent job 187 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 1: of you know, one having a knack for seeing the 188 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: ball and taking the ball away and and defensively to me, 189 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:11,679 Speaker 1: you know, always philosophy was always score and get the 190 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:13,680 Speaker 1: ball back. So it's like, how can I get the 191 00:09:13,679 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 1: ball back? Let's go score and he does them both. 192 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: So like it's it's it's fun to watch and you know, 193 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: just you know, when you think about it, it's say, 194 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,719 Speaker 1: how can I continue to improve? It's just like anything else, 195 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: this guy does a great job of this. Hey, let's 196 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: let's try to you know, take it to the next 197 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: level and be more you fish, any more effective across 198 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: the board and not just say, hey, I'm just gonna 199 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,520 Speaker 1: go attack the ball like you know, maybe being you know, 200 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,640 Speaker 1: more strategic and when you do it, And because a 201 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: lot of times if like say, for instance, when when 202 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 1: we were playing like and I'm playing cover too, if 203 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: I if I'm jumping all these routes and only concerned 204 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,120 Speaker 1: about trying to get an interception, I'm leaving the safeties 205 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: to somebody out to drive. So just understanding, hey, making 206 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,240 Speaker 1: my plays within the confines of the defense, and I 207 00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 1: think it will you know, over time, and not just 208 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: speaking to him, just in general, like over time it 209 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,439 Speaker 1: will make you a more efficient, any more effective player. 210 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 1: You'll still make the plays that you're supposed to make, 211 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: you know, but at the same time, now you're not 212 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: leaving somebody else to dry or you know, creating holes 213 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: in the defense. That's what sometimes when that aggressive mentality, 214 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:20,719 Speaker 1: people can kind of you know, go oval board when 215 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: you're just trying to make a play as opposed to say, 216 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: hey make the plays. They say, you catch the ones 217 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: that go to you lead the league. So it's not 218 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:30,679 Speaker 1: that many opportunities. You think was somebody lead to leave 219 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: with ten twelve and there's seven that's twelve plays in 220 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: six seven hundred snaps. Yeah, I mean when you put 221 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 1: it in perspective, it's you know, it's not a lot. 222 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: That's Kato Jude, assistant linebackers coach for the Colts. I mean, 223 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 1: where is that for these linebackers great linebackers, Darius Leonard, 224 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:50,440 Speaker 1: Bobby Okaraka Darius is great already. But I mean, obviously 225 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 1: everybody can grow, everybody can get better. Certainly, it's going 226 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: to be in subtle areas. For those guys you've evaluated 227 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: them on tape a little bit. What's they're seeing? How 228 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: much better can those guys be from where they already are. 229 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: You know, when you look at it, I'll take an 230 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: excuse example, and my example is I had the great 231 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:12,000 Speaker 1: fortune to play with some of the greatest players at 232 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,000 Speaker 1: their position of all time. And you know, and I 233 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:18,160 Speaker 1: don't say that loosely or take it lightly. It is 234 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: this fact, you know. I mean Peyton is one of 235 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: the greatest number eighteen. Yeah, that guy Derek Brooks is 236 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: one of the greatest player. Like they have for Jackets, 237 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 1: Marvin Harris, like all these people I'm looking up, They're like, wow, 238 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 1: they have all these accolades. What was the similarities about them? 239 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: It was, Hey, I'm a great player, great, but how 240 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 1: can I get better? Give example, it's true story. My 241 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,440 Speaker 1: first year in Tampa went down. We're going over overpowered 242 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: to our most simplistic defense. He then saw it for 243 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: you know, thirteen straight years and Money Kiffin together, same defense, 244 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: same everything. He's in his notebook, right notes, and I'm 245 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: just looking at him like and you already know this, 246 00:11:54,440 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: you know it, but I'm watching them. I'm like, okay. 247 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: So I asked him, I say, man, what what notes 248 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: are you taking on? Over pirate too? Like, hey, man, 249 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:05,000 Speaker 1: it's always something that you can get out of it, 250 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: never feel like you got it. So I'm like, I 251 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: took that way I look at it. I'm like, man, 252 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: I'm looking at this guy who's going to be a 253 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer, you know, and probably at the latter 254 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,560 Speaker 1: part of his career, he's still taking those he's still 255 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: trying to get better. And if you can instill that 256 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: approach to a young player, you know, you'll look up 257 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,840 Speaker 1: your nine tenants still making the same plays and they're 258 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:30,239 Speaker 1: still having success when your body, you know, starts to deteriorate, 259 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,880 Speaker 1: because it will and and now your mind is, you know, 260 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: kind of made up the difference of what your body 261 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: was used to be able to get away with and 262 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: athletically do. So I think that's you know, that's kind 263 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:43,600 Speaker 1: of my approach. That's what I you know, want to 264 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: bring into It's say, hey, this is how you take 265 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: this approach, and you know, hopefully that will be something 266 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: that will help a great player, you know, sustain his greatness. 267 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: That's something we were talking to Mike Mitchell about, you know, 268 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: he's joining the coaching staff as the assistant defensive backs coach, 269 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: about how just that kind of game within a game, 270 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:06,280 Speaker 1: situational football and knowing what the other team can do 271 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,319 Speaker 1: in these certain situations. And then he said that was 272 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: something that extended his career, you know, by a number 273 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: of years. When you look at the young talent in 274 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: this room, um, you know already guys who have that stuff, 275 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: you know, sort of down like you know Darius and Bobby. 276 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: But when you think about what they can do, is 277 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: they continue to grow, you know, And that story about 278 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: Derek Brooks, I think is just such a great example. 279 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: What you know, is the sky the limit for these 280 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 1: guys as they continue to grow, absolutely, Because I mean, 281 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: one you have to, like I said, we talked about 282 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: elite traits, you know, and they have those, and now 283 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:42,600 Speaker 1: it's like, can we turn these elite traits into elite habits? 284 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: And now this these elite habits will or will sustain 285 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: you over time, you know. And that's what it's about, 286 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: Like how, you know, how long can I do something 287 00:13:55,160 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: great and continue to do it great and not get 288 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: bored and not get you know, tired and not understand 289 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: thinking that, hey, I've arrived, I've reached this pinnacle. Like 290 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: let's just keep pushing, Let's let's keep Hey, what do 291 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,640 Speaker 1: you look at a guy like Tom Brady's like, man, 292 00:14:11,480 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: he won three Super Bowls, he ran four, one five, 293 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: Let's look like, can I win another one? And that's 294 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: I think that's the different mindset when you see these 295 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: elite athletes, you Kobe Bryant to Jordan's, those type of guys, 296 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: they have the mindset that you know, the next one 297 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 1: is the best one. You know, it's never enough. So 298 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: that's those are the elite habits that I'm trying to 299 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: you know I'm talking about, and you know, if you 300 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 1: can try to, you know, cultivate that, that's where you're 301 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: trying to take it to the next level. Last one 302 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: coach Kato June is with US assistant linebackers coach for 303 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts, also former Colts linebacker. With that being said, 304 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: do you think it's important to have playing credentials as 305 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: a coach. I mean, obviously great coaches come in all 306 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 1: forms and sizes and different backgrounds. But my point is, 307 00:14:57,480 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: you are all pro player, pro Bowl guy. You want 308 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 1: a Super Bowl? I mean you can got you can. 309 00:15:02,440 --> 00:15:04,360 Speaker 1: You can look at Darius Leonard, you can look at 310 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: Bobby o'karaka um and you know these other linebackers. EJ. 311 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: Speed and say, guys, I know what it takes to 312 00:15:10,760 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: be great in this league. I've performed at a higher level. 313 00:15:13,320 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: I've won a championship. How important is that for a 314 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:20,680 Speaker 1: coach to have those credentials? Um, I mean you can 315 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,840 Speaker 1: put on your tape and say, guys, I made plays 316 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: in this league. Well, well, my approach was slightly different. 317 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 1: And once again because I started on a high school level. Um, 318 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: I never wanted it to be about me, you know. 319 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: So yes, I do have you know, those credentials coming 320 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: into it, but they know that. So it's like and 321 00:15:42,200 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 1: if they don't know it cool, you know, it's funny 322 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: because a lot of times in college guys were like, coach, 323 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: I ain't know you. You can play on YouTube. Bro. Yeah, 324 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: I'm like, I mean it's cool, Like I'm not here 325 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: for that. I'm trying to help you get better, you know. 326 00:15:53,160 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: So it's not about me. It's not about what I've done, 327 00:15:55,840 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: but it does give you credibility. And the the unique 328 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: thing is it's like, Okay, I've been in that situation, 329 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 1: so I understand you know, the whole transformation from all right, 330 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: this is the board to the field, and you understand 331 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: sometimes that is not a coach. I don't. I don't 332 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: think we should do it this way because you know, 333 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 1: and I get that, like, hey, I've been there, and 334 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: I think that's where maybe some of those things come 335 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: into play. But uh, you know, when you look at it, 336 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 1: I like I said, I never wanted to be about me, 337 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: but it does give you, you know, the background, and 338 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: Lea said, it'll start the conversation. Now you still have 339 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: to come with some content and information because at the 340 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: end of the day, can you teach, can you tell 341 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: get these guys to do what you want to do, 342 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: motivate them and become better players. It's more important than 343 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: what you used to do back in the Stone Age. 344 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: Ain't two thousand and two thousand and five, two thousand 345 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: and six, It's not that long ago. It says there 346 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:55,280 Speaker 1: are some great teams, there's no question about that. Kato June, 347 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: assistant linebackers coach for the Colts, former linebacker. Man, it's 348 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: so great to see you again. It is so great 349 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 1: to have you on this staff, and best of luck 350 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: going forward. Thanks man, I appreciate it.