1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on your twenty four to seven 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, Man, Good afternoons, Steelers Nation, and welcome to a 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 2: special edition of The Drive here on the Steelers Audio Network. 5 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 2: West Ruler Matt Williamson with you as we get ready 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: for the introduction of the Pittsburgh Steelers seventeenth head coach 7 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 2: in franchise history, Mike McCarthy. He is taking the podium now, 8 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 2: along with of course, team president Art Rooney the Second 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 2: and general manager Omar Kahn. And as soon as Nathan 10 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 2: gives me the hello or the thumbs up, we'll be 11 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 2: on the way there, Matt. But here we go. It's 12 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 2: becoming officially official right here, right now. Yeah, big stuff, 13 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 2: I mean historical stuff. 14 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,279 Speaker 3: I mean especially after Tomlin was here as long as 15 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 3: he was big news, so we bought that going. 16 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 2: Let's go to the podium now to Art Rooney the Second. 17 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 4: Good afternoon. Thanks everybody for being with us on this 18 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 4: special occasion. It may be irrelevant to some of you, 19 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 4: but I like the fact that today is my grandfather's birthday, 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 4: and he would have loved the fact that we're hiring 21 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 4: a guy from Greenfield to be our coach. So but 22 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 4: having said that, him being from Greenfield had little to 23 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 4: do with with our decision here. It's really great to 24 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 4: be able to hire somebody who has such a tremendous 25 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 4: winning track record and won everywhere he's been, and so 26 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 4: it gives us great confidence to welcome Mike, and so 27 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 4: I am happy to introduce Mike McCarthy, the next head 28 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 4: coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. 29 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 5: Mike, all right, here we go, Thank you, or I 30 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 5: think I thought at least be able to get started 31 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 5: at times. You know, often times coaches and players, you know, 32 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 5: you put on new team colors and it takes a 33 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 5: minute to feel comfortable in those new colors. But to 34 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 5: be blessed beyond any measure one day to put on 35 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 5: the colors you wore since you brought home. I apologize, right, 36 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 5: I told you not to sity my family not here 37 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 5: in front. This is so unfair when you come home 38 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 5: from Mercy Hospital. I do want to think. I want 39 00:02:26,840 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 5: to think art or Rooney, Homwork Cohn, Dan Rooney, and 40 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 5: the entire Steelers organization for the trust they placed in 41 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 5: me to represent one of the most stored franchise in 42 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 5: all sports. I understand and embrace the responsibility the privilege 43 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,920 Speaker 5: in the way that comes with this stewardship, this city, 44 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 5: this franchise, this fan base. 45 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 6: Means the world to me. 46 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 5: Because Pittsburgh's my world and it's just awesome to be 47 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 5: back here. I do want to thank two men I'm 48 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:05,720 Speaker 5: very fortunate to call friends, Mike Tomlin and Bill cower Uh. 49 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 5: They've represented this organization with such class and I'm honored, 50 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 5: honored to follow in their footsteps. 51 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 6: They left the preferable cupboard full for sure. 52 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 5: My family, my loves, my wife Jessica, kids Alex and Danny, Jack, George, 53 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 5: Gabby and Izzie, my parents Joe Wentella McCarthy, my sisters 54 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 5: Kelly and Colleen, and the crew that's here. We can 55 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 5: finally openly wear our Steelers swank. So let's get it. 56 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 5: My heart is full, my focus as singler, and. 57 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 6: It's time to bring another championship back to this great city. 58 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 5: And with that, I just want to make sure that 59 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 5: when we do get that trophy at you know, the 60 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,960 Speaker 5: seventh trophy in the case, we'll start that victory pray 61 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 5: at eleventh to thirty seven Green Foot Avenue. 62 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 6: With that, Bert all right, pass the MIC's over. 63 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 7: Mike Jerry Doula like from the post, because that did 64 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 7: did you think and want to get back into coaching? 65 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 7: And we've seen other guys take that year off and 66 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 7: get back. What did last year or the year off 67 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 7: do for you? Show you anything like that? 68 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 5: Well, the year off was awesome really family. You know, 69 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:23,280 Speaker 5: I had a chance to take a year off in 70 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 5: nineteen and frankly, I really didn't take the year off. 71 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,680 Speaker 5: I just you know, we had a group of coaches 72 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 5: friends mainly that we we really treated it like a season. 73 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 6: We started in February. 74 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 5: And still today there's projects that you know, I never 75 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 5: really got to in Dallas, So, I mean it was 76 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 5: it was a football. 77 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 6: Deep dive on a lot of things. It was awesome. 78 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 5: I loved it, you know, just to do it at 79 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 5: that pace and and do it with the people that 80 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 5: I did, you know, experience that with. 81 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 6: But this year was about family. You know. 82 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 5: I spent a lot of time with the family through 83 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:59,679 Speaker 5: the spring volleyball games, all that stuff is I'm so hose. 84 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 6: Uh great year. I had a great year. 85 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 5: So and then I was able to do some cool 86 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 5: things too. I mean, the Pat McFee show was awesome. 87 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 5: Just to see that side of the world have more 88 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 5: respect for you know, Jerry than I ever have, just 89 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 5: because you know, I says how hard you guys work. 90 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 6: But no, it was it was just a very fulfilling year. 91 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 5: And frankly went too fast because you know, because once 92 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 5: football season gets really once training gam pits, you know, 93 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 5: where you all have that clock, you know, so to 94 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 5: be able to start, you know, start, you know, have 95 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 5: conversations and watch certain things. I just didn't do as 96 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 5: much this past year as I did, you know, back 97 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 5: in nineteen. But it was really cool to you know, 98 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 5: step back and look at the trends. You know, I 99 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 5: think our game is so much about trends. I'm just 100 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 5: always amazed when you look at a season, whether you're 101 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 5: you're following game management, your falling fundamentals. You know, if 102 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 5: you see the ball kicked out at the one yard 103 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 5: line in one game, and it's amazing, the three more 104 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 5: happened the next three weeks. So I just always have 105 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 5: followed the trends because I think our games about trends, 106 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 5: and it is our responsibility as coaches to make sure 107 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,600 Speaker 5: we're constantly teaching and reinforcing and finding new examples for that. 108 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 6: So it was a great year just for media too. 109 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 8: When you're asked the question, raise your hands. 110 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 6: They can see in the crowd where you're coming from. 111 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 9: Mike tim Bens over here from Trip Live. Question, just 112 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,360 Speaker 9: a football one for you. I'm not asking this from 113 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 9: any other perspective except your own personal preference in your 114 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 9: best case scenario, do you want Aaron Rodgers back as 115 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 9: your quarterback next year? 116 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 5: That's a nice way he asked that, right, that was slick. 117 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 5: But I mean definitely, I mean, obviously why you wouldn't. 118 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 5: But you know, I think, just like anything, you know, 119 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 5: no one there and long enough going through seasons, you know, 120 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 5: I think when players you know, you know, to see 121 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 5: to see mel Blunt here, when guys are up at 122 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 5: that stage of their career, they need to step away 123 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 5: and decompress it. That's I think that's very important. 124 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 10: Uh. 125 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 5: The game is so emotional, you know, what these men 126 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 5: commit to, what they put into it. I think that 127 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 5: time away is important, you know. 128 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:05,800 Speaker 6: And I have. 129 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 5: Spoken to Aaron and so that's really where you know, 130 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 5: that's really where we are there. But I was able 131 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 5: to sit back and watch the games. I watched most 132 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 5: of the Pittsburgh games, on TV, and I thought he 133 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 5: was a great asset for the team. 134 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 3: Rich Walsh, Katie K TV Mike Credentials decide. Did you 135 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: feel like you had to sell yourself in that interview 136 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 3: and was there any answer or story that you told 137 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 3: that maybe helped get you the job? 138 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 5: Well, I think, you know, you know, every time you 139 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 5: had a chance to interview, I've always enjoyed the interview process. Frankly, 140 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 5: you have you know, I was on three this year, 141 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 5: had had a number in nineteen, you know, and really 142 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 5: didn't have many before that. Frankly, I think anytime, you know, 143 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 5: coaches and players have a chance to talk football sit 144 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 5: down and cross the table, and you know, have a 145 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 5: chance to sit down and talk to Art Rooney, you 146 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 5: know about the game, the history, especially grow up here 147 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 5: and being a huge Dealer fan as a kid, and understand, 148 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 5: I mean, it's a great opportunity. So I'm I'm filibust 149 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 5: and Hereks, I'm trying to think of a good story 150 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 5: to give you. But there, I don't think there was 151 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 5: one that that that knocked it out of the park. 152 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 5: But no, I I just I enjoyed those conversations and 153 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 5: and and I noticed no different than I would think 154 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:23,840 Speaker 5: in any industry you look for fit. 155 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:26,000 Speaker 6: You know, I'm in the process of putting together. 156 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 5: Coaching staff and there's so many outstanding coaches out there 157 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 5: that I respect, but it has to fit together, you know. 158 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 5: So I did feel very comfortable, you know, from the 159 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 5: moment that I was able to sit down with with 160 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 5: Art and Nomar and and that's that's a connection. I 161 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 5: know where I am in my life and in my career. 162 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 5: The GM head coach relationships critical and and I couldn't 163 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 5: be peer with a. 164 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 6: Been the guy. 165 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: Ol Mar Shaan with college are pro Michael, this this 166 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: questions for you. 167 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,720 Speaker 11: I got this question for you, uh in terms of 168 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 11: absent of being a Pittsburgh guy yourself, but when you 169 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 11: looked at the roster specifically, what attracted you most to 170 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,280 Speaker 11: the roster and what are you happiest with in terms 171 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 11: of the roster. 172 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 5: I mean, I love the roster and I think it's 173 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 5: Omar's term to talk here, but I think it's a 174 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 5: roster that you know, is fluid. And what I mean 175 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 5: by that the first thing I always looked for. I know, 176 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 5: in my head coaching years, how many how many players 177 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:24,600 Speaker 5: do we have returning on contract? 178 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 6: You know, or we had fifty two, we had sixty one, sixty. 179 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 5: Four because frankly, I mean, the draft's really important, you know, 180 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 5: better than free agency is important. But that group of 181 00:09:35,280 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 5: men in these offseason programs, particularly just being older, being 182 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 5: in the league, you know that time you have together, 183 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 5: those men will move the needle more in my opinion, 184 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 5: more than anybody else. And that's it's a It's a 185 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 5: great group of men, you know, just based off the 186 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 5: feedback that you know, we all talk to each other, 187 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 5: and so I'm really looking forward to moving the needle 188 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 5: with those guys. And definitely we'll add through free agency, 189 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 5: we'll add through the draft, but you know, it's a 190 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 5: you know, like I said that, you know, Mike Tomlin, 191 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 5: you know in Omar, it's they've left me a lot 192 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 5: to work with. So I feel good about the direction. 193 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 5: I'm really excited about the defense. Great Saint Alex here, 194 00:10:13,000 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 5: because defense wins championships. 195 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:17,200 Speaker 6: You know, and you know the history of the. 196 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 5: Steelers defense and staying with the three four is important, 197 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 5: you know, as far as the origin of it, and 198 00:10:22,280 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 5: that's something with the build off. I've been a head 199 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 5: coach eighteen years, I've had one top five defense and 200 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 5: we won a Super Bowl that year, So the importance 201 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 5: of defense is critical. 202 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 12: Mike Brook, Pryor ESPN. The last three guys that had 203 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 12: this job, we're in it for nineteen years, fifteen years, 204 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 12: twenty three years. You're a little bit more advanced in 205 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 12: your career than they were when they took over. But 206 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 12: how long do you see yourself continuing to coach? Is 207 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 12: what do you kind of view this timeline as well? 208 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,400 Speaker 5: I think we're gonna shift the dog gears number one, 209 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 5: So it should be funny in your first press conference 210 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 5: that backfired on me last. 211 00:10:59,040 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 6: Time, But. 212 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 5: So no, I think really, I mean, you know, coach 213 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 5: Noel growing up in the seventies, I just you know, 214 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:08,439 Speaker 5: when I got into coaching, you know that that's when 215 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 5: you look at someone you you like to emulate. And 216 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 5: with Bill Kaier and Mike Tom, I have done here. 217 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 5: I trust me. I have great respect for that. But 218 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 5: I really am I mean, hell, I can't even get 219 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 5: through the press conference. I'm looking forward to getting started tomorrow. 220 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 5: And you know, and this game is about winning, you know, 221 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 5: and the game has changed. You know, in my first 222 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,560 Speaker 5: year in the NFL was nineteen ninety three, and you know, 223 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 5: the roles have changed, you know, the way the way 224 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 5: you train your team has changed. So those are things 225 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 5: I'm focused on. I hope, I hope it lasts a 226 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 5: very long time. 227 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 13: Mike. 228 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,800 Speaker 14: Teresa Varley from Steelers dot Com. Mike wanted to ask 229 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 14: you what was that like after you got the phone 230 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 14: call from the Steelers to be able to call your 231 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 14: parents and share that. 232 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 6: News with them. 233 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 5: And I saw, yes, it was. It was a great 234 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 5: phone call. So I couldn't get through the introduction, so 235 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 5: I think you know how that went. 236 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 1: And Mike will graves with the AP you know, why 237 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: did you still want to coach? What is it about 238 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: this profession? You know that certainly you have great credentials. 239 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 1: Have you coached good long time? Some guys don't come 240 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: back at sixty two, not that that's old by not 241 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: as old as it used to be. But what keeps 242 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: you coming back? What made you want to get back 243 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: into coaching? 244 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,880 Speaker 5: I mean, I love coaching, you know. I think the 245 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 5: biggest thing is the interaction every day with the players, 246 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 5: the coaches, the support group, and I mean to line 247 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 5: up every single day in the work and to do 248 00:12:33,000 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 5: hard stuff, you know, with people that are committed. I 249 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 5: mean there's there's nothing like it. And you know, I've 250 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 5: had a chance to step away and look at other things. 251 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 5: There's nothing like the National Football League and to do 252 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 5: at the highest level. You know, it's and it's something 253 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,200 Speaker 5: that you know, Uh, I'm not ready to walk away 254 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 5: from it just and have this opportunity. You know, it's 255 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 5: it just seemed like it was meant to be, you know, 256 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 5: on so many different levels. But Sundays are incredible. But 257 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 5: you know, Tuesdays, game plan days, is still one of 258 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 5: my favorite days. 259 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 6: You know. 260 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 5: So there's so many little things about the coaching profession 261 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 5: that I love. But you know, the fact of you know, 262 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 5: getting up every day, grabbing a cup of coffee and 263 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 5: hitting it, getting it and it's all about winning. So 264 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 5: you know, I just I'm just fortunate that I keep 265 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 5: I had the opportunity to do it again. 266 00:13:21,200 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 6: Mike. Uh, Mike pursued a d D. 267 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 15: Your history is offense, Your reputations offense, your numbers support that. 268 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 15: What has been transferable from one stop to the next. 269 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 15: Why do you keep getting production and getting the most 270 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 15: out of quarterbacks? 271 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:41,439 Speaker 5: Well, I mean, you know, the quarterback opportunity. I think 272 00:13:41,480 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 5: it's important. You know, when you when you become a 273 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:47,600 Speaker 5: head coach, you know, you're you know a big part 274 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 5: of why you you know, got that first opportunity was, 275 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 5: you know, the position you coached through your background and 276 00:13:53,200 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 5: so forth. So I've been super blessed to work with 277 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 5: unbelievable group of you know, quarterbacks. The hall of you know, 278 00:14:01,160 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 5: Paul Hackett was you know, my mentor. Paul taught me 279 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 5: the quarterback position, you know, started at University of Pittsburgh 280 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 5: over there in. 281 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 6: Nineteen eighty nine. 282 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 5: So it just just had great mentorship, you know, through 283 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 5: my younger years. But in that coach that you know, 284 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 5: that follows through a little harder to coach the quarterback 285 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 5: today and it wasn't you know, pre twenty eleven. But 286 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 5: you know those you know, that position is no different 287 00:14:24,480 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 5: than any other position. 288 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 6: You know, the quarterback. 289 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 5: Position to me is a huge challenger because you don't 290 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 5: have the individual time that the other positions have. So 291 00:14:31,920 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 5: but really finding time, you know, being efficient with your 292 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 5: with your workload capacity and making sure those guys get 293 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 5: the fundamental training. So just never really deviating from the 294 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 5: old school way and and has worked for decades. 295 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 16: Mike Ashley Laoda is here with WTA Channel four here 296 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 16: in Pittsburgh. The playoff wind drought has been a big 297 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 16: topic of conversation here the last few years. When you 298 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 16: look back at the last ten years, what would you 299 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 16: do differently? What do you think the biggest change needs 300 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:03,120 Speaker 16: to be right now moving forward into this era with you? 301 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 5: Uh, you know, honestly, I don't think you can really 302 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:09,120 Speaker 5: look at that way. You know, every season is different. 303 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 5: You know, every team you coaches is a bit different. 304 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 5: With you know your beliefs and you know your standards 305 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 5: and the culture you're trying to create. You're trying to 306 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 5: move that forward. You know, the most important thing about 307 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:21,680 Speaker 5: playoff football is staying in the playoffs. You know, we're 308 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 5: not trying to get to the playoffs and doing the 309 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 5: things to stay in the playoffs. Play playoff football is 310 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 5: are the hardest games and win each and every year. 311 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 5: I mean, if you you know, earlier talked about trends, 312 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 5: you know, I think that you know, the trends of 313 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,520 Speaker 5: the fourth quarter changes is something that you know. I know, 314 00:15:37,600 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 5: I've I've been watching the momentum shifts and so forth, 315 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 5: because you know, in a lot of ways, when I 316 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 5: when I look at the training of the team, especially 317 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 5: the way the off season programs are or is orchestrated, 318 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 5: you almost have to re engineer how you want your 319 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,640 Speaker 5: team to train. And when i'm what I'm talking about 320 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 5: is you need to put more time and energy into 321 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 5: the end of the game, because I mean, you look 322 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 5: at look look look at the payoffs, because it's about 323 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 5: winning the championships not it's not about getting the playoffs 324 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 5: and winning one game. It's it's about bringing the bringing 325 00:16:05,960 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 5: the trophy home, and that's that will always be the goal. 326 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 5: So I think I think the trends of the playoff football, 327 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 5: I think there's been one game this year to think 328 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 5: come down to the last series and the whole playoff 329 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 5: you know, I'll come and that trend has been in 330 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 5: place for years. So there's not too many games in 331 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 5: the playoff that you know that that's that does not 332 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,520 Speaker 5: come down to the two minutes room. And then, as 333 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 5: I already stated, the fourth quarter momentum swings this year 334 00:16:30,080 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 5: have been at a record pace. 335 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,440 Speaker 6: So that's what I pay attention to. 336 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,760 Speaker 5: And because we all have the same amount of time 337 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 5: to train the team, the players, you know, have the 338 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 5: same amount of time to put it into when we're 339 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 5: able to work as a team, but you know where 340 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 5: you're spending that time. So that's that's really my approach 341 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 5: to how I would attack, you know, the playoffs. 342 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 17: Mike Jeremy Scott from w E s A here in Pittsburgh. 343 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 17: There's the legend of the unopened Iron City can that 344 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 17: was passed along from coach Noel to coach color than 345 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 17: from coach Caler to coach Tomlin. 346 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,880 Speaker 6: Did you get that can? Well, I haven't been. 347 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 5: I really haven't had a chance to you know, get 348 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 5: to the office yet, so but yeah, I'll. 349 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:12,399 Speaker 6: Let you know. 350 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 14: So. 351 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 8: Mike Marco Bally, Steelers correspondent for the Pat McAfee Show. 352 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 8: You've had great success over the years developing quarterbacks, but 353 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:25,960 Speaker 8: you're taking over an organization here wants to win now. 354 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 8: How do you balance winning now and finding that next 355 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:30,360 Speaker 8: franchise quarterback? 356 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 5: Well, I think you're always developing the quarterback and I 357 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 5: you know, been blessed to have you know, great starters, 358 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,879 Speaker 5: you know, particularly you know the last one of Dak Prescott, 359 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,879 Speaker 5: you know, Aaron and green Bay Brett. But we've always 360 00:17:43,920 --> 00:17:47,119 Speaker 5: approached it as the quarterback room. And because you know 361 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,119 Speaker 5: that that second quarterback, a third quarterback, they need to 362 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 5: emulate the starter because that starter is dictating the rhythm 363 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 5: and the timing and the precision with the perimeter guys. 364 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,959 Speaker 6: So I'm excited where I'm going to. I'm really excited 365 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 6: about Will Hard. 366 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 5: You know, I think he's someone that I thought he 367 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 5: really came on there at Ohio State. You know, I'm 368 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 5: anxious to work with him. So, I mean, it'd be 369 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 5: great to have Aaron Aaron back, but you know, Will 370 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 5: and Mason. You know, I'm really I'm really really excited 371 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,040 Speaker 5: to get started with those guys. 372 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 18: Mike Chris a Danski Tribute review Triple ive dot com. 373 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 18: Do you plan on calling the plays and what's your 374 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 18: timetable for offensive coordinator and any coaching staff? You know 375 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:30,159 Speaker 18: there's gonna be people that are you familiar with from 376 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 18: their pastor around the league. 377 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 5: Definitely, I will call the plays on offense and so 378 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,440 Speaker 5: obviously will run the offense. Uh, but you know, these 379 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 5: coaching staff, you know, it's a bigger challenge each and 380 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 5: every year. I mean, I just think there's you know, 381 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:47,119 Speaker 5: there's more moving parts to it. But it's been very 382 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 5: fluid the last forty eight hours. 383 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:52,120 Speaker 19: So Alen's on or some Pittsburgh Sports and I would 384 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 19: like to ask Omar and Art, uh, A lot of 385 00:18:54,359 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 19: the candidates you interviewed were younger coaches defensive backgrounds. Did 386 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 19: you come into this thinking that was me maybe something 387 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 19: you were going to do, and what was it about 388 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:04,720 Speaker 19: Mike that changed your mind maybe or stood out to 389 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 19: you compared to some of. 390 00:19:05,400 --> 00:19:07,120 Speaker 6: Those younger defensive guys. 391 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 4: You know, we came into this wanting to hire the 392 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 4: best coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. So we did not say, 393 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:16,919 Speaker 4: you know, we're trying to hire a young defensive coordinator 394 00:19:17,000 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 4: or you know, offensive guy. 395 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:19,760 Speaker 10: Uh uh. 396 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 4: You know, we had an open mind about it, I think, 397 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,639 Speaker 4: and and really just like I said, want to make 398 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 4: sure we found the best coach. And you know, we 399 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 4: we were able to interview some great coaches. So I 400 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 4: won't say it was an easy, easy decision, but I 401 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 4: say I would say, at the end of the day, 402 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:37,720 Speaker 4: was an obvious decision for us that that Mike was 403 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 4: the guy for the job. 404 00:19:42,280 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, just that go what Art said. 405 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 20: We were very open, not minded going into this and 406 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:52,119 Speaker 20: interviewed really really an awesome group of candidates. And you know, 407 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,159 Speaker 20: I think Mike's resume speaks for itself. Learned a lot 408 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:58,640 Speaker 20: through the process, but we're excited. Mike McCarthy's head. 409 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 14: Coach, Missy Matthews, Steelers dot Com coach, this is for 410 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 14: you and Omar. You guys cross pass with the Saints 411 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 14: many years ago a short period of time. Is it 412 00:20:08,560 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 14: surreal to be sitting next to each other in the 413 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 14: capacity that you are today? And what do you remember 414 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 14: about each other back then? 415 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 6: Let me go first. Yeah, in case you say something stupid, Yeah, 416 00:20:23,880 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 6: it was. 417 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 20: It's hard to believe it. That was twenty five years ago. 418 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 20: But I grew up a big Saints fan, so for 419 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:31,760 Speaker 20: me that year was really special because that was the 420 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,680 Speaker 20: first year that the Saints ever won a playoff game. 421 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:38,760 Speaker 20: You know, Mike was the offensive coordinator and it was 422 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 20: an unbelievable year and it was exciting not only is 423 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 20: someone that worked in the National Football League, but just 424 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,840 Speaker 20: as a fan growing up. But you know, we had 425 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 20: some good times. But what do I remember the most. 426 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:51,399 Speaker 20: It's just the hard work we put in. Yeah, I 427 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:55,720 Speaker 20: remember the attention to detail that this this man to 428 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 20: my right used to put into everything he did, and 429 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 20: that still resonates. 430 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 6: With me today. But it was a good year, good. 431 00:21:00,920 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 20: Experience, and I can't believe it's been twenty five years. 432 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,359 Speaker 5: It's gone fast, and I just you know, I always 433 00:21:07,400 --> 00:21:10,520 Speaker 5: remember the first impression of Omar. You know, you get 434 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 5: hired and just things are going one hundred mount an hour. 435 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 5: And it was my first time being a coordinator and 436 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 5: Omar had worked on in the personnel department and work 437 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 5: with the cap and and Jim Hazard and asked if 438 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 5: you know, if if if you know, if I want 439 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 5: him to work with us on offense, and it was 440 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 5: it was awesome. I think it you know, opened his 441 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 5: eyes up to with coaches and players really put into it, 442 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,960 Speaker 5: and you know, and I always admire it's very you 443 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 5: can see right away he's going to be successful, very bright, 444 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 5: hard working, and you know, and I think we just 445 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 5: have always been connected since then. 446 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 13: Hey, Mike, Jeff Hathorne with the fan and Katie K Radio, 447 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 13: you mentioned defense wins Championship's got a lot of defensive 448 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 13: guys up here. What is your defensive philosophy and what 449 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:55,080 Speaker 13: are you looking for on that side of the ball 450 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:56,440 Speaker 13: from a coaching stand. 451 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 5: Well, I mean, as we build a staff, I mean 452 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 5: we we definitely want to build off with with's in 453 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 5: place here, you know, I mean just as a whole. 454 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 5: You know, you know, with this being the third organization 455 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 5: that I've walked into the first day, I don't believe 456 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:12,399 Speaker 5: in them throw out the baby with the bathwater method. 457 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 5: I believe in you know, you know, you know, building 458 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 5: off what's in place, and there's a lot here in place. 459 00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:18,800 Speaker 6: I mean, it's the defenses. 460 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 5: You know, system has been here since nineteen ninety two, 461 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 5: so you know, came here with you know, coach Kauer 462 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 5: and Don Caper's so always been a fan of it. 463 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:30,920 Speaker 5: You know, I always fell it was the toughest one 464 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 5: to compete against as an offensive coach. You know, part 465 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 5: of the reason why I went to it in in 466 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 5: Green Bay. So you know that that's Those are the 467 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:41,399 Speaker 5: things we're focused on right now. We're putting the staff together, 468 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,160 Speaker 5: but you know, you know, ideally we want to keep 469 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 5: the language the same. So I think, you know, those 470 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 5: those are big decisions when you come in here, because 471 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 5: when you've got something that that that works the way 472 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 5: it's worked here for so long, I think I think 473 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 5: you should try to do everything you can to build 474 00:22:58,040 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 5: off that if possible. 475 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 16: Mike Channa Harner w p x I in an interview 476 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:06,920 Speaker 16: you did in. 477 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 6: Dallas a few years back. 478 00:23:08,359 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 16: You said family first, family and football, and you. 479 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 2: Coach your team that way. What does that look like 480 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 2: and why is that so. 481 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:16,520 Speaker 16: Important to you? Well? 482 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 5: I think, you know, I think just like anything, it's 483 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 5: higher raised. I think it just you know, just the basics. 484 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:26,359 Speaker 5: You know, treat people the way you want to be treated. 485 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:30,200 Speaker 5: I think respect goes a long ways, and I think 486 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 5: it always starts with the locker room because that locker 487 00:23:33,119 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 5: room is a family. And everything we do, everything that 488 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 5: we do that touches the locker room is to me, 489 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 5: the primary focus every day. 490 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 6: I think that's that's how you, that's how you that's 491 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:44,600 Speaker 6: how you win. 492 00:23:44,760 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 5: You win every day those men are making the sacrifices 493 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 5: that those guys are performers, and when they cross the 494 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:53,360 Speaker 5: white lines, you know, we got to feel that we've 495 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 5: given them everything to be successful. So it's really keeping 496 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:58,359 Speaker 5: the light on them. It's really keeping the light on 497 00:23:58,359 --> 00:23:59,560 Speaker 5: the locker room, which is the family. 498 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 12: Shelby Casassi with w p X, I what qualities are 499 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 12: most important to you as you form your coaching staff 500 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 12: underneath you? 501 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,199 Speaker 5: Oh, I mean a number of them. I think you know, 502 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 5: you know, I have a philosophy of how to structure one. 503 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 5: I think there's you know, there's four areas that I 504 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,360 Speaker 5: that I've looked at. You know, Number one, you got 505 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 5: to have experts. Got you have that men that know 506 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 5: the league. Uh, you know, this league evolves. You know, 507 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 5: you definitely want to be on the front end of 508 00:24:23,920 --> 00:24:25,600 Speaker 5: the cycle. You know, you want to be on the 509 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 5: back end. So that that's important that to have the 510 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 5: expertise and experience at a certain level. I think it's 511 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 5: important to look at the current coaching staff in place, 512 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 5: a lot of good coaches that that we're here in 513 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 5: place under Mike and you have to take that into 514 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 5: consideration because that's it. 515 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 6: It's part of the fit and the ability. 516 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:47,120 Speaker 5: To move forward and and and and make them part 517 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 5: of it, you know, if you feel like it fits. 518 00:24:49,640 --> 00:24:50,879 Speaker 5: And the third one is you know you got to 519 00:24:50,920 --> 00:24:53,320 Speaker 5: look at some of these the young and new ideas 520 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 5: out there that that that would fit the direction that 521 00:24:56,119 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 5: you want to go with your team. So and then 522 00:24:58,520 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 5: you got to have them young dudes. You know, you 523 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 5: got have the guys that grind. You got to have 524 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,160 Speaker 5: the grinders that they're going to be there. And frankly, 525 00:25:04,600 --> 00:25:06,240 Speaker 5: they came up the way Omar and I did. You 526 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 5: know we you know, we didn't have the resources back 527 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 5: then that you have today in computers. So you know 528 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 5: you slept in the office back then you did those things. 529 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 5: I'm not looking for that now because of the resources 530 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:20,040 Speaker 5: you do have. But so staying true to that, you know, 531 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 5: that methodology is how I've done it, and for the 532 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 5: end of the day, it has it has. 533 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 21: To fit together, Mike to favor with the athletic Mike, 534 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:32,679 Speaker 21: you bring a reputation of offensive football. I'm curious just 535 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,800 Speaker 21: where did you How would you describe your philosophy on 536 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 21: offense and how has that evolved over time. 537 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 5: Well, you know, I'm a believer in the tradition to 538 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 5: the West Coast offense, and the first thing that always 539 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 5: came to mind was the offense needs to be built 540 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 5: to make the quarterback successful, for as simplistic as it is, 541 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,400 Speaker 5: and that starts with running the football. I mean, you've 542 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 5: got to run the football because if you don't run 543 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:56,120 Speaker 5: the football, and you don't, you know, Taylor, your your 544 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 5: protection schemes in the action pass game to the running game. 545 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 5: Obviously that's not going to to defense and have the 546 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:04,680 Speaker 5: benefits of of what you're looking for. So and then 547 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 5: you know, in the way the quarterbacks coach in that system, 548 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 5: you know you want you want a more athletic player 549 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 5: in that position, the man that can extend plays and 550 00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 5: play to the rhythm, timing, spacing and all the things 551 00:26:16,920 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 5: that go into, you know, to an offensive system. 552 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 6: So but at the. 553 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 5: End of the day, you know you'll never hear me 554 00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 5: say this, because you know I would never say we 555 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:29,479 Speaker 5: run the West Coast offense. You know, if your system 556 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 5: of football cannot take in every player that Omar and 557 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 5: Art want to bring to the Pittsburgh Steelers, then you 558 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,359 Speaker 5: need to take a look at your system. So you know, 559 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 5: we need to make sure we can accommodate, you know, 560 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,400 Speaker 5: the variety of players that are available to us. 561 00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 22: This one's for Omar, and then I follow up for Mike. Omar, 562 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 22: Mike's had an extensive time working with the quarterbacks. How 563 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 22: much did that play a factor in bringing him on 564 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 22: to be a head coach because I know, like you've 565 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 22: been making it a priority to find a long term 566 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 22: option a quarterback. And then, Mike, how has the quarterback 567 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 22: position evolved and what have you learned over the time 568 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,679 Speaker 22: of working all the way back with Joe Montana, but 569 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 22: then also recently presently with Dak Prescott. 570 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's a good question. 571 00:27:11,880 --> 00:27:16,520 Speaker 20: I'd say, look with everybody we we talked to, you know, 572 00:27:16,560 --> 00:27:19,440 Speaker 20: the conversation of developing the next young you know, next 573 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,439 Speaker 20: quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers was part of it. I 574 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 20: think Mike's resume speaks for itself who he's been around. 575 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 20: But you know, we're excited about working with Will and yeah, 576 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:31,920 Speaker 20: I mean that that was a part of it. 577 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 5: Quarterback play, I think the obvious is is the role changes. Uh, 578 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,920 Speaker 5: their ability to run, you know, they're they're running the 579 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 5: quarterback runs, you know, the called quarterback runs is probably 580 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,480 Speaker 5: the biggest thing it's changed in the last five, six, 581 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:50,119 Speaker 5: seven years. And obviously you know the roles, you know, 582 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 5: protecting them and making it possible just the way you 583 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 5: you know you play defense. You know, you've got a 584 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 5: seven gap run scheme. Now it has an eighth element 585 00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 5: too because the quarterback can pull the ball, you know, 586 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,159 Speaker 5: no different and the a gap nine gap schemes. So, 587 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:05,639 Speaker 5: I mean, I think that that is the biggest evolution 588 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 5: that that I think is obvious to all of us. 589 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:11,480 Speaker 5: But at the end of the day, to when these 590 00:28:11,480 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 5: big games are being played. You know, in January, they're still. 591 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 6: Going to make throws from the pocket. 592 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:18,879 Speaker 5: And that's why the you know, the belief and the 593 00:28:18,920 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 5: footwork and the training and all those things you know 594 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:25,120 Speaker 5: that goes into it. But yeah, the running quarterback is 595 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 5: is the biggest change. 596 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:26,360 Speaker 6: That I've seen. 597 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 10: And Mike Brian Batka from the Post Casette, I just 598 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,199 Speaker 10: wanted to ask you, I mean, what what can you 599 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 10: share about what these last seventy two hours have been 600 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 10: like for you? How much of it's been whether it's 601 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 10: returning calls and text to family and friends, or planning 602 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 10: the next steps draft process pre draft wise, what can 603 00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,640 Speaker 10: you pull back the curtain for us on these few days? 604 00:28:47,760 --> 00:28:50,160 Speaker 5: I think the two the two words that jumped to 605 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 5: the front are overwhelming and surreal. You know, the opportunity 606 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 5: of the Pittsburgh Steelers. But the overwhelming response that that's occurred, 607 00:29:00,040 --> 00:29:03,440 Speaker 5: and I've I've seen more. I've I've received probably twice 608 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 5: as many at least text messages and calls and I 609 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 5: did when we won the Super Bowl. 610 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,000 Speaker 6: It's just been it's been overwhelming. 611 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 5: So but the last you know, forty eight seventy hours 612 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 5: have been about the staff. So I mean, it's just 613 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,960 Speaker 5: been NonStop because you know, trying to make it fit together, 614 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 5: and there's you know, it's it's it's uh, it's more 615 00:29:21,720 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 5: difficult to put a staff together today and it was 616 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 5: six years ago and definitely twenty years ago. 617 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:30,440 Speaker 6: So two more than Mike. 618 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 23: Great fit of Paula from the Pittsburgh Post is that 619 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,760 Speaker 23: when do you need to have an answer from Aaron 620 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:38,360 Speaker 23: By And the second part of the question is you've 621 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 23: took this year off, what's your first thoughts on this 622 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 23: year's quarterback class coming out of college? 623 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,120 Speaker 5: That's probably a better question for Omar, you know, just 624 00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 5: because because I'm I'm just getting started on the on 625 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 5: the on the draft process and we'll, you know, we'll 626 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 5: dive in there, frankly once we get past this coaching 627 00:29:54,920 --> 00:30:00,480 Speaker 5: staff development. But yeah, timelines we have, we we we 628 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 5: haven't discussed that yet. 629 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:07,240 Speaker 24: Nick Fairbaub pen Live, Mike, your your system has had 630 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,000 Speaker 24: lots of star receivers, guys like Jordan Nelson see Lamb. 631 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,600 Speaker 24: As you look at the current state of your wide 632 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 24: receivers and your weaponry adding in the tight end running 633 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 24: back room, what stands out about it to you and 634 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 24: do you maybe need to add new types of receivers 635 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,160 Speaker 24: to fit what you want to do schematically. 636 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 5: Well, I just think like any coaching, I mean, you're 637 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 5: supposed to look at what you have and you look 638 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 5: at the opportunity to develop. And you know, as far 639 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:30,400 Speaker 5: as the receiver position as a whole, you know, we 640 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 5: were at our best in Green Bay to Jordan Nelson. 641 00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:37,000 Speaker 5: Their error is because all those guys work so well together. 642 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 5: And you know, this game is about matchups. You know, 643 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 5: your ability to put you know, your third receiver on 644 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 5: the on the third corner, the third and and hopefully 645 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 5: that's that that's a favorable matchup, or move those guys around, 646 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 5: and you know, you want you want your receivers to 647 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,000 Speaker 5: be able to play all three positions, you know, because 648 00:30:52,040 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 5: when you can have the flexibility of that. That goes 649 00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 5: back to the first statement about making a quarterback successful, 650 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 5: because the quarterbacks are trained in conceptual you know, in 651 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 5: conceptual development of how you throw the football, so that 652 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 5: that helps you with their footwork training because you know, 653 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 5: but if you've got nine hundred plays just to beat 654 00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 5: every defense or beat every that's very difficult on a quarterback. 655 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 5: So if you truly want to play to the rhythm 656 00:31:17,720 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 5: and time in a quarterback, you know your perimeter guys. 657 00:31:20,200 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 5: Being able to play multiple positions is very important. So 658 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:25,240 Speaker 5: that will be our approach with these guys and I'm 659 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 5: looking forward to getting started with them