1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,640 Speaker 1: Late fifteen to ten touchdoups. 2 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:13,040 Speaker 2: What's up, guys, Welcome into Chargers Weekly. 3 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 3: We are presented by SPLITTERO as always, joined by the 4 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 3: Voice of the Chargers, Matt Muddy Smith. Defensive coordinator Chris 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 3: O'Leary gonna join us in a few minutes, fresh off 6 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 3: his press conference and might have been an eventful two weeks. 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 2: We had Mike McDaniel last week. Coach O'Leary now in 8 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 2: the mix. 9 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: Hey, look you're I would say hiring two new coordinators 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 1: from back to back eleven win seasons is not ideal, 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: But in this case, everybody knows how we feel about 12 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: the offense, and we had talked about, you know, who 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: do we think and what can we see? And I 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: think we all sort of felt like I could see 15 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: Mike Elston, I could see Steve Klinkskin. We didn't really 16 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: think about Coacho leary because he wasn't here, But yeah, 17 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: that's another exceptional coach from the staff under Jesse. And 18 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: so it's sort of what we thought was the best 19 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: path is can you can you keep as much of 20 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: the staff and tack because you know, I don't think 21 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: there's another stat I don't think there's another podcast in 22 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: football that routine ly name checks the d line coach, 23 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: the edge coach, the secondary coach, the linebacker coach, the 24 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: safety coach. You know, even in coach Fuller, you know 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: who came in for for O'Leary, for coroach Oleary when 26 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: he went to Master Michigan. It's like, that's ideal, you know, 27 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: because it's not just the coordinator, it's not just Jesse 28 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: Min who's calling the plays. It's the coaches that are 29 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: teaching the fundamentals and laying that foundation for this defense 30 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: to excel. And it sounds like, based on the press 31 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,559 Speaker 1: conference that you know that's the plan. Can we keep 32 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: everybody in house? 33 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 4: Yeah? 34 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 2: Well, you look at his accolades at Western Michigan. 35 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 3: Is just that one year in the turnaround that they 36 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,440 Speaker 3: had the fact that you go back to his history 37 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 3: at Indiana State with jesse mintter like, it doesn't take 38 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 3: long to realize, Okay, light Bull went on, maybe that's. 39 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 2: The guy to lead the charge here. And I just 40 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 2: I remember him from a couple of years ago. He 41 00:01:59,000 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: has been around. 42 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 3: Guys like Clark Lee, like Marcus Freeman, obviously Jim Harball, 43 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 3: so to be around just decorated coaches and all of 44 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 3: them he a fusive praise on him. 45 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 2: And then the most important thing is the players. 46 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 3: I mean, as soon as this came out, the players 47 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 3: from Darwin James Dan Henley to Tony Jefferson were really 48 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 3: pumped about this highre. 49 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 2: So I agree with you. 50 00:02:20,360 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 3: I think last week we said, hey, we expect this 51 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 3: to be an internal candidate pretty. 52 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,679 Speaker 1: Much was yeah, And I think you know you mentioned it. Look, 53 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: he's young, he's thirty three, he spent one year in 54 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: the NFL. So I think for people that are looking 55 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: at it like wow, you know, don't forget Clinkscale was 56 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: a Missig, was a college guy, Elston college guy. These 57 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: are all coaches that coach Harbob brought with them, you know, 58 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: from all of those years at Michigan. So, yeah, he's young, 59 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: and yes, there's not a lot of NFL experience there, 60 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 1: But you mentioned it. I think you just look at 61 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: everywhere he's gone. You hear the praises that all of 62 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: his stops and the head coaches, you know, whether it's 63 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: Clark Lee at Vandy or Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame 64 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: or now, like you said, the roof is here. Statistically 65 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: with a Western Michigan. And look like when you're talking 66 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,240 Speaker 1: about Western Michigan, you know, this is a team that 67 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: won the MAC Like it's not and I'm not saying 68 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: that as I'm going through the standings that you know, 69 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: there's a lot of blue blood's in there, Northern Illinois 70 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: or Ball State or Akron or Miami of Ohio or Toledo. 71 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: But it's a team that was in the hundreds in defense. 72 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 1: And it's not Kalamazoo is not going to have a 73 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: bunch of business owners that are you know, in the 74 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: words of Kenny Dillingham's stroking a check to build up 75 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: the roster. You know, Instead it's what do I have? 76 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: How can I convince people to come here? How can 77 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: I get them to buy in? And next thing, you know, 78 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: you go to the overall standings and here's a team 79 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 1: that's next to Ohio State and Oregon in all these 80 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: statistical measures and points and yards and pass defense. And 81 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: that's coaching, you know, I mean, that's that's cot you can, 82 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: like you could look at the big ten and say, okay, 83 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: well Michigan and Ohio State and you know this year, 84 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 1: we know with Mark Cuban Indiana, they're gonna have some 85 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 1: resources that other teams aren't. So there's gonna be again 86 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 1: in the MAC, it's all it's equal, man. It's like, hey, 87 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: here's fourteen teams, go at it. Let's see who comes 88 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: out on top. And so that's where coaching, because you're 89 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: recruiting very similar players, you know, that's where coaching is 90 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,360 Speaker 1: gonna shine. And to be able to have that kind 91 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: of turnaround, I mean, that dramatic of a turnaround to 92 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: win a conference championship game, really I think speaks to 93 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, what he's what he's able to do. 94 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 3: Plus money made me another defensive coordator in college who 95 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 3: has like a direct pipeline to a defensive coordator in 96 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 3: the NFL. Maybe there's some I just I can't think 97 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:44,600 Speaker 3: of that off the top of my head. But in 98 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 3: his press conference he goes into depth about the novels 99 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 3: that he would write to Jesse Mintzer about the defense 100 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 3: and looking at the Chargers game the week before and 101 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 3: showing it to his players. So having that kind of edge, 102 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 3: to have Jesse Mintzer in your corner, have the familiarity 103 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 3: with the Chargers, a ready be able to teach that 104 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 3: to your players. 105 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 2: Seeing the success of that and then being able to 106 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 2: come back to the NFL pretty impressive. 107 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 4: Yeah. 108 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: Look, I think I think it says a lot about 109 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: a person's confidence about their personality that he's name checking 110 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,920 Speaker 1: Jesse all the time, like, yeah, I mean my not saying, oh, 111 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,039 Speaker 1: it is my system at Western Michigan. He's like, no, 112 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: I took a ton of what they did, you know, 113 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 1: with the fundamentals of the defense and the block destruction 114 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: and the tackling, you know, all of the just the 115 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 1: pillars of the Jesse min Or defense and just directly 116 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,719 Speaker 1: applied them to Western Michigan. He wasn't trying to run 117 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 1: from the fact that so much of this is Jesse's 118 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: and I think we've seen some coaches come through that 119 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: are constantly trying to say, no, this is me. It wasn't. 120 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,599 Speaker 1: It wasn't the person that I was under that I'm 121 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,839 Speaker 1: doing this is totally and to me that can speak 122 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: volumes that this is not a me guy. This is 123 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: a you know, it's a cliche, this is a wee guy. 124 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: Or more I felt like, this is a you guy. 125 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: He had an opportunity to talk about, you know, his 126 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: own accomplishments, and instead he put it right back on 127 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: the players. You know, he was asked about Elijah Molden 128 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: and what were you able to do in those three 129 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: days to Elijah to get him up to speed and 130 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: ready to play side to anything. Man. 131 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 2: You know, Elijah did it. 132 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: Also. I think that's kind of what you're always looking for, 133 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: and I think that's what Coach Harbaugh has been so 134 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: exceptional at his finding personalities and coaches that players will 135 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: respond to. He said it repeatedly. It's a violent game, 136 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: and you ask players to go out into a controlled, 137 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: violent setting and give themselves to it, you know, one 138 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: hundred percent, it's not an easy ask and you've got 139 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 1: to have a ton of buy in to get players 140 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: to do that. And I think you can sort of 141 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: feel from coach O'Leary that that's there. 142 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 3: You'll see if you watch the press conference and you 143 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 3: watch our conversation with him. He's not a Jesse Mitzer clone, 144 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,599 Speaker 3: but he's his own guy. He's high energy. But to 145 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:59,279 Speaker 3: know where you came from and to have those influences 146 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 3: and to talk about wanting to evolve and continue to 147 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 3: kind of push the envelope as to what they do 148 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 3: get the most out of your players. 149 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 2: You know, he was talking about even getting the most 150 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 2: out of Durwin. 151 00:07:09,440 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 3: There's probably like zero point two or three percent of 152 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 3: what you can do to get more out of Derwin James. 153 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 3: But I just found that refreshing too, because you're not 154 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 3: bringing in Jesse Mintro two point zero. You're bringing in 155 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 3: a guy that has great reverence for him, has been 156 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 3: around him since his Indiana State days. But at the 157 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 3: same time, you know he's had stops at Notre Aime, 158 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 3: the Western Michigan stop, I think is probably valuable for 159 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 3: a guy to call plays and kind of run your 160 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 3: own show. 161 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: So just bringing a guy who has that. 162 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 3: Familiarity so there's not a ton of turnover yet a 163 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: fresh voice I think is important as well. 164 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, look and defensively, just look at it similarly to 165 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: offensively the Kyle Shanahan tree. You know, Jesse Minner is 166 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: part of a Mike McDonald, a little bit of Wink 167 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: Martin Dale, you know, like that tree. And there's a 168 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: reason why teams across the NFL are trying to find, 169 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: you know, individuals once in the Super Bowl, right, yes, 170 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 1: that can run it exactly. Mike McDonald's in the Super Bowl. 171 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: He calls defense for the Seahawks. It's one of the 172 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: best defenses in the league. The Chargers under Jesse Miner 173 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: have had one of the best defenses in the league. 174 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 1: So I think much like you know we have with 175 00:08:16,440 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel, and it's Sean McVay, Matt Lafleur, Kyle Shanahan, 176 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: you know, Mike McDaniel. Like, that's what we're talking about. 177 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: It's a system that has proven to work that the 178 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: league is still and they'll eventually figure it out, you know, 179 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: but is still struggling a little bit to figure it out. 180 00:08:32,880 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: And I think coach Minter has has shown, especially you 181 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: think about what happened after the bye, how much that 182 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: defense changed, you know, the ability to adapt, the ability 183 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: to adjust, and you know, I suspect with and I'm 184 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: hopeful that the staff stays that they'll continue to be 185 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: able to do that because it's another year of film, 186 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: it's another year of more coaches running that system in 187 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:58,680 Speaker 1: the NFL, and offense is probably coming up with some 188 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: answers that you're going to have to figure out. So 189 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: I think that's where the individual part of it comes 190 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,000 Speaker 1: in as opposed to the scheme. You know, you got 191 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: to hire this scheme. Now you probably have to hire 192 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 1: an incredibly smart individual that's a motivator that can get 193 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 1: defensive players to fly around make plays be fundamentally sound. 194 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: Defense is so different, you know, than offense, because you know, 195 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: you the offense has the answers to the test, right 196 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: they they have the play called, and based on whatever 197 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: play is called, you're now it's like what Mike McDaniel 198 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: told us last week. You know, they're trying to guess 199 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: the play and you're trying to do your best to 200 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:37,600 Speaker 1: have them come up with the wrong answer. So defensively, 201 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 1: you're again trying he's trying to guess the play. How 202 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,679 Speaker 1: do I minimize the damage as I'm trying to guess 203 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: what's going to happen? And that's where that whole fundamental 204 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,000 Speaker 1: part comes in. And what I think he kind of 205 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: made his focal point and the foundation of his defense 206 00:09:51,480 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: is all of those teaching points and the fundamentals that 207 00:09:53,960 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 1: will always kind of show on Sundays or Thursdays or 208 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: Saturdays or Mondays that maybe the scheme won't have an 209 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: answer for. 210 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you know you mentioned the staff, that's the 211 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 3: next domino to fall here and if it ain't broke, 212 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,199 Speaker 3: it's basically what he said, like, Hey, I want to 213 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 3: bring everybody I can back. He said, they're still working 214 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,320 Speaker 3: through the Navarro Bowman situation as a relation to linebackers coach, 215 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 3: but the fact that he has a relationship with these guys. 216 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 2: Some of these guys are older. 217 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,320 Speaker 3: But I love that he's not afraid to step into 218 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 3: that leadership role, get the most out of his coaches, 219 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 3: and know that he has their best interest at heart. 220 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 3: I think knowing what you don't know and being just 221 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 3: a nation born leader seems to be. 222 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 2: The attributes that kind of stuck out to me. 223 00:10:33,880 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, and I think just in terms of his position group, 224 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:38,680 Speaker 1: you know, and what he did two years ago. You 225 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 1: think about how important that safety's room was to their 226 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: success when they were the number one scoring defense, and 227 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: how Derwin is sort of the center of the storm, 228 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: the eye of the storm, and what figuring out what 229 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: his role was going to be was so important to 230 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 1: why that defense was that successful. To have Elijah up 231 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: high and then to bring in Tony Jefferson and have 232 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: him just seemingly always in the right spot to make 233 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: that big play week in and week out, I think 234 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: speaks to Okay, well, I'm not the d line coach. 235 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 1: I'm the safety's coach, but our group is going to 236 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,719 Speaker 1: be incredibly impactful into the success of this unit. And 237 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: I think that's also you know, how did you perform 238 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: individually and also in the context of the defense overall. 239 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: And I don't think there's any question like remember we 240 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: were like, oh, man, when they lost Chris O'Leary, were like, 241 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,480 Speaker 1: that's a huge loss. And obviously coach Fuller did a 242 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 1: great job coming in. But I think it's important for 243 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:33,079 Speaker 1: people that may be asking, like, oh, you didn't want 244 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: to go get Anthony Weaver or sort of one of 245 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:35,839 Speaker 1: these guys that had been in the NFL for a 246 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: little bit longer, and it called the defense already Raheem 247 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: Morris things like that. It's like, well, I mean, just 248 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: if you don't trust Tony Jefferson and Derwin James to 249 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:47,000 Speaker 1: be a judge of character, I don't know who else 250 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: you want to ask. Man, those two guys they vouch 251 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: for someone. 252 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 2: I'm good. 253 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 3: I'm going to say a lot about the staff too, 254 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 3: how veteran the staff is already that you can bring 255 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 3: a guy like Chris O'Leary in who has those kind 256 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:01,439 Speaker 3: of leadership tendencies he's a younger guy. Yeah, you're You're 257 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 3: not bringing in a bunch of young guys under him? 258 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: No, And that's you know, I think I think that's 259 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: a big part of it is you know, are they 260 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: comfortable with that? Are you know, as coach Elston comfortable 261 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: being a D line coach, is Coach Clink comfortably in 262 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 1: a dB coach? 263 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:15,000 Speaker 4: Like? 264 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: Are these guys comfortable where they're at? And it just 265 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: seems like that's how this staff is. You know, it's 266 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:23,199 Speaker 1: all that pull the rope in the right direction, and 267 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: that's how you win. You know, it's not about it's 268 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: not about what I want or what I want the 269 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,319 Speaker 1: title to be in front of my name. And I 270 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: think anybody that's ever worked in an organization, no matter 271 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: what the business is, you kind of you know those 272 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: people that that get titles and have the title on 273 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 1: their business card and have the title on their you know, door, 274 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: and when they introduce themselves, they share, oh, I'm the 275 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 1: VP of this, and it's just it's not like that. 276 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: It's it's yeah, it's it's more, yeah, I'm part of 277 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: this team and we and we win and that's what 278 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 1: we do, and we're gonna we're gonna go out and 279 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: win together, and that's sort of the vibe you get 280 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:57,720 Speaker 1: from coach no doubt. 281 00:12:57,760 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 3: Well, let's get to this conversation with Chris O'Leary. 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It's really special, not only because you're 297 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 4: with the Chargers and what we're hoping to do this season, 298 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 4: but ultimately the relationships in the building, the players, the staff, 299 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 4: everybody in the organization. Walking back in has felt like 300 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 4: coming back home. 301 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:00,760 Speaker 1: Your whole coaching career. It's been college save one year here, 302 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: you know, last year two years ago. Just kind of 303 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:06,320 Speaker 1: take us through that one year and what the NFL 304 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: was like, what it said to you, you know, what 305 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 1: it spoke to you, and kind of how you ended 306 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: up back here. 307 00:14:10,880 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 4: A lot of growth in that one year. You step 308 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,360 Speaker 4: in and I was coming from Notre Dame, which is 309 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 4: a place that you know, they do things at a 310 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 4: very high level. And so when I got in the building, 311 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 4: you're learning how to navigate free agency, draft players, all 312 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 4: those things. And so I think from day one to 313 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 4: the day I left the building, incredible growth. And really 314 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 4: for me, the NFL signifies excellence and what the players 315 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 4: demand from the coaches with the coaches demand from the players. 316 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 4: It's really that excellence on a day to day basis, 317 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 4: and so that's what has me fired up to start 318 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 4: up again at this level. 319 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 3: You know, I saw your bio at Western Michigan and 320 00:14:51,560 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 3: with coach Harball, Clark, Lee, Marcus Freeman, they all, in 321 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 3: as many words, said that you're a connector. Now, what 322 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 3: does that mean in the of how you coach and 323 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:04,000 Speaker 3: and how you want to get your message across. 324 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think for me, this entire thing is about 325 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 4: relationships coaching in general, Like that's why I do it. 326 00:15:12,320 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 4: I want to I want to help people, coaches and 327 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 4: players be the best version of themselves. I want to 328 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 4: pull out everything that they have within them and that 329 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:22,920 Speaker 4: ultimately will do the same for me. So as a 330 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 4: starting point, that's why I coach. And so the relationships 331 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 4: I hope are genuine, They're real, and that is just 332 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 4: a byproduct of how I approach this job. I want 333 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,520 Speaker 4: it to be authentic and I want to really create 334 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 4: genuine relationships with those guys. 335 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: You know, the whole college to to pro thing the 336 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: jump just recruiting, and you know, I know it's different 337 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: at each school, but from asking around, it sounds like 338 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: you're a pretty big part of that. What in recruiting 339 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: can you apply to relationships at the NFL? How did 340 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: that help you kind of become that that connector. 341 00:15:58,080 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 4: Being genuine, being yourself, being comfortable with who you are, 342 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 4: putting that on full display, being being vulnerable for players, 343 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 4: for recruits, whatever. Like when I walk in a room, 344 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 4: I just want to be who I am and I 345 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 4: think that resonates with people in a way that maybe 346 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,240 Speaker 4: I don't even anticipate sometimes, like I just want it 347 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 4: to be authentic and genuine, and so in recruiting, if 348 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 4: you do that consistently, people really see that and they 349 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 4: trust you and they want to be a part of 350 00:16:23,840 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 4: what you're building. And so we had an incredible staff 351 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 4: at Western, and I think it was a bunch of 352 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 4: young guys that were genuine in their relationships and authentic, 353 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:33,280 Speaker 4: and that leads to success. 354 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 3: I want to go back to the Indiana State days. Yeah, right, 355 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 3: Robert Tanya was the quarterback. 356 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, rob Don, that's my guy. 357 00:16:39,920 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 3: And so Jesse's on the defensive side of the ball. 358 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 3: You're a wide receiver. 359 00:16:44,600 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 2: Did you know you wanted to be a coach when 360 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 2: you were playing? 361 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:49,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I knew I wanted to be coach. I knew 362 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 4: very young that I wasn't going to be able to 363 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 4: play at the highest level, So probably is like third grade. 364 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 4: I just aspired to be a coach, and I would 365 00:16:56,280 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 4: read John Gruden books, Tony Dungee books. Everything I did 366 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 4: was with that in mind. And so when I went 367 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,160 Speaker 4: into college, I was a communications major because I read 368 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 4: that's what John Gruden did and I hated it. I 369 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,800 Speaker 4: hated it. I only liked sports, and so then I 370 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 4: went to physical education, which again is teaching, and so 371 00:17:15,600 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 4: just everything for me has been trying to grow in 372 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 4: that area. But that was my vision from a very 373 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:21,400 Speaker 4: early age. 374 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: What just you talked about an your pressor and for 375 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 1: people that haven't watched, we'd recommend going back to check 376 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:28,959 Speaker 1: that out. A lot of great stuff in there. But 377 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned, you know, your first job was D line 378 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: GA at Georgia State and it was just baptism by fire. 379 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: It sounds like, so was that you kind of Okay, 380 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: maybe I'm not cut out for the defensive thing. 381 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:42,120 Speaker 4: So how did it all. 382 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: Kind of come to this where you love coaching that 383 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: side of the ball. 384 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 4: Yeah. I worked for a great coach and mentor my 385 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 4: first year, Tony Samuel, an unbelievable D line coach, very gracious, 386 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 4: very patient with me, which has gone a long way 387 00:17:56,520 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 4: in my career, and so just being able to absorb 388 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 4: his knowledge and really like, my mindset has never been 389 00:18:05,600 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 4: I'm not good enough or I don't like it. It's 390 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 4: find a way to get it done. And so when 391 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:11,120 Speaker 4: I was in that D line room, it was find 392 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 4: a way to add value, and so that meant spending 393 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 4: more time. That meant memorizing things for meetings, That meant 394 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:20,399 Speaker 4: doing everything necessary to have somewhat of a voice. And 395 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 4: so from there, when I started to see rewards of that, 396 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 4: start to see players really coming to me for things 397 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 4: and really buying in, that's what sparked just loving coaching 398 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 4: and loving the defensive side. 399 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 3: You know, Jesse has had so much success here the 400 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 3: last couple of years, and I think we all knew 401 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,359 Speaker 3: at some point that he was going to get a 402 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 3: head coaching job, and it was likely going to be 403 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,360 Speaker 3: this year. So you think about and you wreck your brain, 404 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,480 Speaker 3: like who can you bring in that's going to be 405 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 3: able to kind of carry the torch and keep this 406 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 3: defense as consistent as possible, but maybe put throw flavor 407 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 3: to it. 408 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,480 Speaker 2: At what point did you realize it, Hey, I think 409 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:57,080 Speaker 2: I'm that guy. 410 00:18:57,920 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 4: Yeah. I felt that way the whole time. It's not 411 00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 4: something that I was looking to or aspiring to get, 412 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,639 Speaker 4: but I've always felt like, I would, you know, fit 413 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 4: that bill to carry the torch and change what we 414 00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 4: need to change and really move this thing forward. So 415 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 4: when it happened, I wasn't necessarily as surprised. I know 416 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 4: perception and how people view it varies and is different. 417 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 4: But for me, you know, I had the confidence in 418 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 4: the mindset that I was the right man for the job. 419 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: I know Tarrooht's not too far from Chicago, But I 420 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,959 Speaker 1: just kind of think about you mentioned Gruden and Dungee, 421 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: so I think about kind of Lovey Smith and that 422 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: Tampa two and you know Vic Fangio and what he's 423 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 1: done these lastew year is his zone blitz. You know, 424 00:19:37,720 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: all those sort of things kind of walk us through 425 00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,479 Speaker 1: sort of your just philosophy on defense. You know, if 426 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: you can share with the people watching in us, you know, 427 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: like what are the building blocks, Like what is super 428 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: important to coach o Leary about being able to play defense? 429 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:54,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think the two things that come to mind 430 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 4: the most. One is our separators, so our fundamentals of defense, 431 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 4: getting off blocks, tackling, because you're never you're rarely gonna 432 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 4: be in the perfect call, and if you are, you 433 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 4: still have to be able to do those things. You'll 434 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 4: be in a perfect call and if we miss the tackle, 435 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:09,840 Speaker 4: it doesn't go well for us. So that's step one, 436 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,679 Speaker 4: is the fundamentals of defense. And then for me, step 437 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:17,080 Speaker 4: two is really, we're gonna defend the offense that we're playing, 438 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,359 Speaker 4: like we want to stop the offense that we're playing. 439 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 4: So we're gonna have a great system. We're gonna have 440 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 4: a great structure, but it's got to evolve and we 441 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 4: got to tailor it each week to who we're playing. 442 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 4: And in college that can be like completely damn. I mean, 443 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 4: you'll be playing triple opson one week and then five 444 00:20:33,160 --> 00:20:36,439 Speaker 4: open spread the next week. Like, so being able to 445 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 4: do that each week takes a lot of teaching, It 446 00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 4: takes a lot of preparation, but that's really how I 447 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,439 Speaker 4: approach the game as a defense coordinator. And then I 448 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 4: think the third thing for me is just team defense. 449 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 4: Eleven guys as one. When guys are playing within their job, 450 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,920 Speaker 4: within the structure of the defense, and they're fast and 451 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:57,160 Speaker 4: they're choosing violence, that's when you have an elite defense. 452 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 4: And so for me, that's kind of what I envision 453 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 4: doing here. 454 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 3: You know, I thought it was cool, Chris, you broke 455 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 3: down during the season, you would watch Chargers tape show 456 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:10,400 Speaker 3: it to your team, and the fact that you had 457 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:13,919 Speaker 3: that relationship with the NFL already. How how instrumental was 458 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,879 Speaker 3: that as a defensive coordinator at Western Michigan with your players. 459 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, it was. It was really important and really impactful. 460 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 4: I just think a starting point here is like the 461 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 4: way we coach, the way we teach, our scheme, our 462 00:21:27,040 --> 00:21:29,960 Speaker 4: system is the best in the world. Like, that's what 463 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:31,880 Speaker 4: our job is is to be the best in the world. 464 00:21:31,920 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 4: And so then going there having that background, being able 465 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 4: to tailor it a little bit to who we're coaching, 466 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 4: and really meeting them at a point it was. It 467 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 4: was extremely impactful and I think those kids would have 468 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:46,320 Speaker 4: bought in over time no matter what, but they bought 469 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 4: in pretty quick when they're watching Chargers film. 470 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: What just I think it was what a hundred and 471 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: I don't want to, you know, drag who was before you. 472 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:55,159 Speaker 1: It's not the point, but it was. It was a 473 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 1: defense that was in the hundreds. It was like one 474 00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,000 Speaker 1: hundred and seventh or something. You get them into the 475 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: top ten. What's what it's the key to flipping something 476 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 1: like that compared to coming here where you know, you 477 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: were part of the number one scoring defense in the 478 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: NFL two seasons ago and this last season pretty much 479 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: top ten across the board. So kind of what's the 480 00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: difference in, Hey, I've got to get my hands on 481 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: this to make it right, versus I've got to take 482 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:17,719 Speaker 1: over this thing that's kind of been working. 483 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 4: There's a big difference, and I have to evolve and 484 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 4: fit into that because what we did at Western is 485 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 4: we had to establish and demand a culture from the 486 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 4: ground floor up. And it started in the spring and 487 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 4: the summer and the fall. And what I learned through 488 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 4: that is it takes two things. That takes a great 489 00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 4: staff and great players, and that's a starting point. And 490 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 4: then within that you need unbelievable alignment from the head 491 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 4: coach down. And I never would have said that word 492 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 4: before I became a coordinator, but when I look back, like, 493 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 4: that's what allowed us to do unbelievable things. There was 494 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 4: everyone was aligned. It's you speak the same language, you 495 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,440 Speaker 4: teach techniques and things they vary, but like you have 496 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 4: core things that you stick to and you believe in 497 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 4: and it can help you take that jump. And so 498 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 4: now here a lot of those things are in place, 499 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 4: and so I have to reintegrate myself into that. And 500 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 4: then it's changing course when we need to change course 501 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 4: and just having a big vision and a mindset to 502 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 4: create that and evolve as the season goes. 503 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 3: You know, I look at this defense a couple of 504 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 3: years ago and Cam Hart and Tarhee we're rookies. R 505 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 3: J Mickens wasn't on this roster. What do you make 506 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 3: of the guys who are currently on the roster. Obviously 507 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 3: a lot of that you coach, but maybe some that 508 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 3: are at a different phase of their career, Guys that 509 00:23:28,720 --> 00:23:29,680 Speaker 3: were rookies last year. 510 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:34,719 Speaker 4: Yeah, excited to help those guys take another jump. I 511 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:38,840 Speaker 4: think when I watched the film, just like every year, 512 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 4: see certain guys that ascended, certain guys that maybe say 513 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 4: status quo, maybe they had some injuries. So just starting 514 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 4: fresh again this season, helping the guys that have been 515 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:52,120 Speaker 4: here take that next step, and then getting the guys 516 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 4: that are coming in new to this organization, getting them 517 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 4: to understand our standards as quick as we can. So 518 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:01,919 Speaker 4: it's fun to watch those guys. And then also as 519 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 4: I watch it, I get excited because I'm like, Okay, 520 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:05,919 Speaker 4: this area really still needs to improve for you. I 521 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 4: know that we can get it done. I know you 522 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 4: need to spend more time with herb like whatever it is, 523 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 4: there's a lot of excitement. 524 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:14,640 Speaker 1: There kind of take us through Derwin. Obviously, you guys 525 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: have a special relationship and prior to your arrival, you know, 526 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: we had a previous regime that that said sort of 527 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: similar things. You've got this player that you want to 528 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: do everything with and put him all over the place, 529 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 1: and it almost seemed like it just it didn't quite connect. 530 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:30,520 Speaker 1: You know, it was maybe a little bit too much. 531 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: So what was what was your connection with him? What 532 00:24:32,880 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: was it that you guys did that got derwent back 533 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,399 Speaker 1: to that all pro level and it felt like, you know, 534 00:24:37,400 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 1: there's just a lot of slot corner in there that 535 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: was sort of the base of all of that. 536 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think getting him closer to the ball is 537 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,479 Speaker 4: a big step. Get him closer to the football, let 538 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,120 Speaker 4: him play. Clarity equals velocity for him. Like when it's 539 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 4: streamlined and he knows what he's doing and he has 540 00:24:51,600 --> 00:24:53,119 Speaker 4: that look in his eyes, you know he's going to 541 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 4: perform really well. When he starts asking questions that give 542 00:24:56,960 --> 00:24:59,000 Speaker 4: you some pause of like, Okay, I don't know if 543 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 4: he's really understanding what I'm trying to get across. That's 544 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,680 Speaker 4: when you draw the line. It's like all right, we're 545 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 4: asking him to do too much, and he's Superman sometimes, 546 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 4: but you need to understand there's a fine line, like 547 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 4: we want him to play fast and violent, and overloading 548 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,479 Speaker 4: him takes him away from that. So I think it's 549 00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 4: getting him closer to the ball. I think it's streamlining 550 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 4: the information. I think it's making sure his jobs and 551 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 4: his rules and all that are concise and detailed. 552 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 3: Chris is somebody who majors in defense. Just your thoughts 553 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 3: on matching which with Mike McDaniel on a daily basis, 554 00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:34,520 Speaker 3: and what does that do for a defense when you 555 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:37,359 Speaker 3: have a guy like that running an offense that's had 556 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:38,080 Speaker 3: a lot of success. 557 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 4: Iron Sharpen's Iron. Yeah, you know, like nothing excites me 558 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 4: more about this job. Like it's all equal, but like 559 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 4: going against that every day is going to make us 560 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 4: so much better. There's a lot of carryover in the 561 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:53,239 Speaker 4: NFL and those type of systems. So the challenges that 562 00:25:53,280 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 4: we face and the problems we're able to address and 563 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 4: fix in practice is going to pay off in games. 564 00:25:58,359 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 4: And so I'm excited to see what they do in games, 565 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:04,480 Speaker 4: but I'm just as excited to really get sharpened and 566 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:06,080 Speaker 4: get challenged in practice. As well. 567 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: So you know, we're coming up on the on the 568 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: draft and we're going to probably go through it again 569 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: with a safety that's going to be listed as one 570 00:26:12,119 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: of the top five players in the draft and maybe 571 00:26:14,920 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: slides down into the teams like Kyle did, like Derwin did. 572 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: What is it about that position that you know, I 573 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,440 Speaker 1: don't want to say people say, well, yeah, you know, safeties, 574 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: you can find them, versus having someone that is the 575 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:30,879 Speaker 1: straw that kind of stirs the drink on defense, like 576 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: Kyle Hamilton and you coached at Notre Dame and like 577 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:36,399 Speaker 1: Derwin here, what is it about that position that is 578 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,480 Speaker 1: special on a defense when you have one of those guys? 579 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 4: I think it ties the first level and the third 580 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 4: level together, right, So like the D line, then you 581 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 4: got your secondary and that guy's right in the middle, 582 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 4: and so you're Mike linebacker has a lot to do 583 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,719 Speaker 4: with that too. But the game's evolving, and so like 584 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,400 Speaker 4: that second level guy that can blitz off the edge 585 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 4: and needs to know the run fits, but also is 586 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,119 Speaker 4: involved in the coverage. Tools like that can really close 587 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 4: the gap between the D defense entire bred together. So 588 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:05,879 Speaker 4: I think that's kind of the primary reason why that 589 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:09,640 Speaker 4: position is becoming so valuable and really leads the defense. 590 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:12,119 Speaker 3: You know, the foundation has been laid here the first 591 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 3: two years of the Jim Harball era eleven wins, you 592 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:17,520 Speaker 3: get to the playoffs. You mentioned want to win a 593 00:27:17,560 --> 00:27:22,919 Speaker 3: super Bowl. That aspect of the attractiveness of this job. 594 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 3: How much did that kind of steal the deal that, hey, 595 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 3: this is an opportunity win a world championship. 596 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, I made it a no brainer when you see 597 00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 4: Mike get hired on offense, you see the guys that 598 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,679 Speaker 4: were bringing back, you know how talented Justin Herbert is 599 00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:40,760 Speaker 4: and how great of a leader he is. No brainer. 600 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 4: I mean, like hard to sleep at night because you're like, 601 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 4: all right, you know, you got to take it day 602 00:27:44,840 --> 00:27:47,600 Speaker 4: by day, but you know what's possible and what this 603 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:48,439 Speaker 4: team is capable of. 604 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: Big part of that is you know that that edge group, 605 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,280 Speaker 1: and you know specifically and you know, obviously I think 606 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 1: people have heard us talk about it enough. That NASCAR 607 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:59,040 Speaker 1: package with with Oway, Tuley and Khalil. I think it 608 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: was somewhere in the fifty five percent pressure rate, just 609 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,160 Speaker 1: as sort of you know the part of the defense 610 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: that can really be the engine. You know how important 611 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: that is because you've got essentially three guys, one guy 612 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:12,919 Speaker 1: that's in the final year of his rookie deal and 613 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: two guys that are going to be out there. How 614 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: important that particular group is and sort of you know, 615 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: have you had any conversations yet about let's let's try 616 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,280 Speaker 1: to keep those those three guys together. 617 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 4: One percent. We love all of them. We see the 618 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 4: value and what they do and what they bring the 619 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:31,600 Speaker 4: edge position group and all defenses, but especially this defense 620 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,200 Speaker 4: is so impactful. I think you'll see that when you 621 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 4: watch our film at Western Misikan. We have a guy 622 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,560 Speaker 4: that's gonna get drafted and led the nation in sacks 623 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 4: and because we stand them up and because we let 624 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 4: them rush the past and we do all those things. Uh, 625 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:47,280 Speaker 4: you need to have dynamic players there, and right now 626 00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 4: we do. And so we'll go into all those discussions 627 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 4: and the contracts and all those things. But I'm excited 628 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,400 Speaker 4: about all those guys and I love that and back you. 629 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 3: Know, we're gonna be at the combine in a couple 630 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,520 Speaker 3: of weeks. I was just thinking, you know, you just 631 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 3: spent a year in college. How beneficial is that to 632 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:06,479 Speaker 3: see some of these guys coming out that may align 633 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 3: with what. 634 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,479 Speaker 4: You like to do one hundred percent. It helps, and 635 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:12,560 Speaker 4: you know how guys learn how they are in practice, 636 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:16,080 Speaker 4: certain guys you've coached. It's similar to the first year 637 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 4: that we came in and Jesse had been around the 638 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,320 Speaker 4: Michigan guys and coach Harbaugh and I'd been around the 639 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 4: Notre Dame guys, and so in the draft meetings, that 640 00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 4: information is valuable and you can kind of weed through 641 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 4: and certain guys that other teams may not value as highly, 642 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,720 Speaker 4: you have more value because you know how they practice 643 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:35,719 Speaker 4: and how they're wired in those things. So it'll be helpful. 644 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: You mentioned some of the guys that are already coming back, 645 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: and there's really one and that's Tierre. You know, getting 646 00:29:41,360 --> 00:29:44,080 Speaker 1: that thing done. Just you were here, you know, when 647 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,560 Speaker 1: he showed up kind of in the middle of that summer, 648 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 1: and we saw what he added on a limited basis. 649 00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: Then you got to see, like you said you were 650 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: looking at the film, what he got to do on 651 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: a full time basis. Give us an idea of just 652 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: not having someone that can play like that, but also 653 00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: that personality, what someone that's wired that way can do 654 00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:02,200 Speaker 1: for that sort of room and that side of the ball. 655 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:06,400 Speaker 4: I enjoy guys that love football and have a passion 656 00:30:06,480 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 4: for it, and sometimes the energy is contagious and comes 657 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 4: out of him right, and that's him, Like he's incredible. 658 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:14,240 Speaker 4: He's got a big personality, he's fun to be around, 659 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:17,520 Speaker 4: and he's a dynamic player. And so when we got 660 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 4: him here, and when you take guys, whether it's draft 661 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 4: free agency, like there's a narrative behind him based on 662 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 4: where they were before or whatever, but you try to 663 00:30:25,120 --> 00:30:26,880 Speaker 4: start fresh. You meet him where they're at, but you 664 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 4: start with a new perspective. And coach Elston has done 665 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 4: a great job building relationship there, helping develop and our 666 00:30:34,920 --> 00:30:36,840 Speaker 4: job is to keep putting him those positions to make 667 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,920 Speaker 4: a play. But he's a game wrecker and he's somebody 668 00:30:39,920 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 4: that's really fun to be around. Chris. 669 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 3: Another guy who's sung your praises Tony Jefferson, And he 670 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 3: hit the fountain of youth man the last couple of years, 671 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,600 Speaker 3: from when you had him here a couple of years 672 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 3: ago to seeing what he was able to accomplish, especially 673 00:30:53,320 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 3: at the end of last year and some of the 674 00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 3: impact hits and kind of tone setting plays that he made. 675 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 3: Did it surprise you that he is playing at the 676 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 3: level he's playing at right now. 677 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 4: Then surprise me. He has definitely hit the fountain of youth. 678 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 4: I tell him all the time, like they're gonna make 679 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,000 Speaker 4: a movie about him. One day he was in the 680 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 4: scouting department. In the next year he's getting interceptions. So 681 00:31:15,600 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 4: a guy that has really figured out how to cut 682 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:22,400 Speaker 4: it loose on the field, play with ultimate confidence, anticipate 683 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 4: what the offense is doing, and just maximize everything in 684 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 4: the tank. And he's another guy like you have these 685 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 4: guys that are just special, they're great humans, they're ultimate competitors, 686 00:31:33,240 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 4: and they're contagious what they do. And he's one of them. 687 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 4: So I'm fired up to get around him again. 688 00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 1: Last one for me, Coach, you mentioned Jesse multiple times, 689 00:31:41,160 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: and I think it's kind of what a lot of 690 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,000 Speaker 1: the fans were hoping that, whether it was an internal 691 00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: I mean essentially, you're an internal promotion. I mean you 692 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: were here when when you know all of this got 693 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 1: started two years ago. But just kind of take us 694 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: through the idea of I think when Jesse was sitting 695 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:56,720 Speaker 1: in that chair with us last year, he kind of 696 00:31:56,720 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 1: talked about Mike Tomlin and what that connection meant to him. 697 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: Just sort of connection with the mentor family. How that 698 00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:06,360 Speaker 1: shaped you and kind of made you the coach that 699 00:32:06,440 --> 00:32:08,480 Speaker 1: you are and the defensive coach that you are. 700 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:13,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, everything, I mean, just as far as that's who 701 00:32:13,320 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 4: I started with, that's who I learned under. The way 702 00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:21,240 Speaker 4: I think about coverage really stems from nine ten years 703 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,520 Speaker 4: ago at Georgia State with Jesse. The way we design it, 704 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:26,800 Speaker 4: what we're trying to take away, how we teach it. 705 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:32,440 Speaker 4: Rick was an ultimate demander, like of the staff of 706 00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:35,440 Speaker 4: the players, and so just being able to be chiseled, 707 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 4: especially at an early age, and coaching by those two 708 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 4: guys and then just each year staying in touch learning 709 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:45,760 Speaker 4: from them extremely impactful. I can't put into wards how 710 00:32:45,760 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 4: impactful they've been. I see Jesse as a mentor to 711 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 4: this day. 712 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 3: Get that game against Baltimore Circle next year, we got 713 00:32:54,080 --> 00:32:55,480 Speaker 3: Jesse on the other side. 714 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 4: Yep, Jesse, Mike Mickens, it's gonna be at Kyle Hamil. 715 00:32:59,120 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 4: It's gonna be a lot of fun. 716 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, coach, we can't thank you for your time, 717 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:03,720 Speaker 3: pumped your back and. 718 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:05,600 Speaker 2: Look forward to an awesome twenty twenty six. 719 00:33:05,440 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 4: Man, Thank you, excited to be here. 720 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: Thanks coach. 721 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:11,680 Speaker 3: Head to San Francisco and experience the Super Bowl with 722 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 3: on Location, the official hospitality provider of the NFL and 723 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:19,320 Speaker 3: proud partner of the Los Angeles Chargers. 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Couldn't have been more impressed with coach 732 00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 3: o Leary, Excited to see what he does. 733 00:33:53,600 --> 00:33:56,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know, a big thanks to Josh and 734 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:59,960 Speaker 1: Brock and Ricky and everybody in the department forgiving him too. 735 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: Was not every team does that, you know, they're not 736 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:07,240 Speaker 1: necessarily comfortable with the coordinators, you know, doing those interviews. 737 00:34:07,280 --> 00:34:09,560 Speaker 1: And it's a testament to coach Harbaugh that he's all 738 00:34:09,600 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: about it, you know. I don't think there's any I 739 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,719 Speaker 1: don't think it's a coincidence that Jesse Minner is a 740 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,959 Speaker 1: head coach, and he's also exceptional at the lecter and 741 00:34:18,000 --> 00:34:20,640 Speaker 1: in the pressers, and it gives them an opportunity to 742 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:24,839 Speaker 1: have a platform to show their personality, to have those 743 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,759 Speaker 1: head coach attributes on display. And he's not trying to 744 00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:31,399 Speaker 1: hide them. Coach is not you know, is not trying 745 00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:35,080 Speaker 1: to keep Jesse Minner under wraps. Instead, it's let's get 746 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:37,439 Speaker 1: you to realize your dreams, guys, you know, let's let's 747 00:34:37,480 --> 00:34:39,960 Speaker 1: take it as far as as you possibly can. And 748 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:42,840 Speaker 1: now you know, they've got Mike McDaniel who had a 749 00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,279 Speaker 1: million different offers out there and could have been a 750 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:47,960 Speaker 1: head coach again, I firmly believe, and instead as a 751 00:34:48,000 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: coordinator for coach Harbaugh, and same with coach O'Leary. You know, 752 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 1: could have likely taken another DC gig in college and 753 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: been on a fast track to being a head coach 754 00:34:57,120 --> 00:35:00,239 Speaker 1: in college football in a hurry. When you see you know, 755 00:35:00,320 --> 00:35:02,799 Speaker 1: the Bob Chesneys and the Kurtz signettes and how these 756 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: you know, lower level coaches who just win or. 757 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,440 Speaker 2: Or James Madison is not lower level any exactly. 758 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, there you go. 759 00:35:10,120 --> 00:35:12,280 Speaker 1: They made the playoff, right and put up more points 760 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 1: on Oregon than uh who was it that they shut out? 761 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:20,280 Speaker 1: I can anyway, So I think that's that's a testament 762 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 1: to what coach Harbaugh is building. I think is what 763 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: I'm getting at. 764 00:35:22,760 --> 00:35:25,839 Speaker 2: Yeah, he empowers his coaches, no doubt exactly. We will. 765 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:27,919 Speaker 3: We will shift to the draft here in a little 766 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:29,839 Speaker 3: bite at the combine in a couple of weeks. Any 767 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,000 Speaker 3: closing thoughts super Bowl. 768 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: No, I think just looking forward to the game, looking 769 00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 1: forward to you know what I we talked about it 770 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: last week, you know, looking forward to a big Sam 771 00:35:39,800 --> 00:35:43,400 Speaker 1: Donald celebration that'd be great, or a Hunter Henry celebration. 772 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:46,880 Speaker 1: You know, a Sam Donald sheen in a will or 773 00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 1: a Hunter Henry celebration. Fine with either of them. 774 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,920 Speaker 3: All right, Well for money, I'm Chris. Has been Chargers 775 00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:53,640 Speaker 3: Weekly presented by Spiltero. 776 00:35:53,680 --> 00:35:54,359 Speaker 2: We'll see you next week.