1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: All right, Gerard Mayo joins us now and we'll start 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: with questions from Mike do so go ahead, Mike, Hey, Droond, 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: thanks for taking the time today. Church. You got a 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: young position group. What's the process for kind of finding 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: guys that come to you and finding new roles for 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: them to play that you know, maybe they hadn't played 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: in the past. I mean, I know you guys really 8 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: value versatility. What's the process of you know, is it 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,239 Speaker 1: something in practice, something you've seen previous from them, or 10 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: you know where you say this guy might be able 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: to do something a little different that gives us a 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: little bit of a strategic advantage. Yeah, Mike, thanks for 13 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,599 Speaker 1: the question. Um, you know, I would say everything here 14 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: is evaluated, and so you know, whether it's on our 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,519 Speaker 1: you know, on defense or on the show team, you know, 16 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,839 Speaker 1: giving a look through the offensive team. You know, everything 17 00:00:42,920 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: is evaluated. And sometimes guys stick out in certain roles 18 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: and we'll take that role and try to you know, 19 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: fit it into our schame. So guys are always evaluated 20 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: and if you know, us as coaches, if we see 21 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: something that could be valuable to our defense, we try 22 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: to plug it in and see how it looks. So I 23 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,639 Speaker 1: I can ask you just one quick follow up, how 24 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: important is it to have a guy like Lawrence guy 25 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: in front of your linebackers and what does he allow 26 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: your linebackers to do? You know, obviously, you know when 27 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: you watch film of LG, you know he's scouting there. 28 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: He plays the run very well, he doesn't get moved 29 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: off the ball. That first and foremost is always valuable 30 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: to have those type of defensive linement in front of you. Secondly, 31 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: I would say that as far as his overall intelligence 32 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: is football intelligence, I mean, he's second to none. He understands, 33 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: you know, everything as far as space is concerned upfront. 34 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 1: That's definitely valuable for the second level defenders and valuable 35 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: for our defense. So his intelligence helps us more than anything. 36 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: I mean, like you don't have to tell him what 37 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: to do. He knows exactly what everyone's supposed to do, 38 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: and that that's helpful. You know, anytime you have a 39 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: young group, thanks, I appreciate it. I appreciate the questions. 40 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: Next up Tera Sullivan, then go to Ryan him, thank you. Hid. 41 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: Some of the veterans in recent days and weeks have 42 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,279 Speaker 1: sort of mentioned that when you're in the position, groups 43 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 1: even via WebEx It's important not just to check on 44 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: teammates and especially younger ones that they know what's going 45 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: on football wise, but that they're doing okay. You know 46 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: that because they might be isolated from family or saying 47 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: whatever it might be that they're just checking okay. They 48 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: might have text groups or text chats or group chats 49 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 1: or whatever. What have you seen in that way? And 50 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 1: as a coach when you're in with groups or whatever, 51 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: have you taken sort of that mental health aspect, maybe 52 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: more than ever this year because of what we're at 53 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:35,959 Speaker 1: like and if so, what ways? Yeah, absolutely, I've always 54 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: tried to check in on guys, you know, their overall 55 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: mental mental health and things like that. I used to 56 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: be on the border Boston Medical Center, and I also 57 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: work in healthcare, so I definitely that's always top of 58 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: mind for me. And then you know, as far as 59 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: the meetings are concerned, it's always tough doing these virtual meetings. 60 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: You know, most of the time, just like we're sitting 61 00:02:56,960 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: here today, everyone's on mute, and then the coaches up 62 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: there talking and sometimes you don't know what people know 63 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: and what they don't know. And so as a coach, 64 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: you know, we always try to bring those guys into 65 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: the conversation, make it more conversational, you know, so they're 66 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: not just sitting on mute the whole time and we 67 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: can really understand if they know something or they don't 68 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: know it. I always say, if if I can see 69 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: the target, I can you know, nine nine percent of 70 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: the time I could hit it. But if you're sitting 71 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: behind a screen not saying anything, it's always tough. I 72 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: will say the veteran leadership has done an excellent job 73 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,519 Speaker 1: just making sure that the team is focused and dialed in, 74 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: whether it's behind the camera or out on the field, 75 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: those guys have done a great job really stepping up 76 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: to the plate making sure guys are dialed and ready 77 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: to go. And next up Brian Hannibal and I'll ask 78 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: if anybody else has any questions after them, please raise 79 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: your hand, good Rand. We always talk about point layers 80 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: getting better each year. How would you say you've gotten 81 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: better as years on as a coach? Sorry say that 82 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: one more time. You're cutting in and out a little 83 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: bit on me. How would you say you've gotten better 84 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: each year as a coach? We always talk about players 85 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: getting better year after year. How would you say, even 86 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: proved as a coach. You know, honestly, that's a question. 87 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: That's a question you have to ask Bill or some 88 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 1: of the players. You know, honestly, you know, you know, 89 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: as a player you always say the biggest leap or 90 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: largest leap is from year one to year two. And 91 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: as a coach, this year, I had a few goals 92 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: that I that I came in with that I wanted 93 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: to get done. You know, kind of looking back on, 94 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: you know, on last year, you kind of have to 95 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: take any you know, evaluate yourself. But at the same time, 96 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: I think it's it's crucial that you have this three 97 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,400 Speaker 1: sixty type of evaluation, right like you know, have your 98 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: peers evaluate you, have your boss evaluate you, and then 99 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: have the guys that you're teaching evaluate you. And you know, 100 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: there were some things that, like I said, I had 101 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: some goals come into the year. So this is probably 102 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: a question for coach or the players or a question 103 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: for me. At the end of the year, I think 104 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 1: I'm growing. We'll see, though, Can you share any of 105 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: those goals I'd rather keep I'd rather keep him to 106 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:04,040 Speaker 1: myself just in case, I just in case I miss 107 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: one of those goals. You don't throw it back in 108 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: my face later, right, Thanks. Okay, I don't see any 109 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,720 Speaker 1: other hands raised, so I think we'll end it there. 110 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: Thank you very much, Sure, I appreciate it.