 I guess I'll just start off off start us off with you've been coaching the league for so long how How is can you speak to just how odd this office has been you get to a new team want to get to know players? People better you haven't been able to be in the building a lot and players are not around That's what what challenges have you faced just right out of the gate here with the Titans? Well, it is it has been difficult because I haven't met the players in person yet I've been on zoom with them every day, which is It was much better, you know, then I thought it would be it's been I think it's been really good the way the players have been receptive and In the coaches and you know, I think they're most enthusiastic about it, you know, just get the football so Hey, it's a it's a strange year, you know, but I think Over the years you kind of see it all, you know You've been around long enough you see 9-1-1, you know, you kind of seen everything Katrina, you know, it's kind of endless, but this is this is one of the weird ones. That's for sure And why was it a good fit for you in Tennessee and I guess you already feeling like it's a good place for you Even though you haven't met the players Yeah, I'd be more because of the coaching staff, you know, I I was involved in drafting Mike when we coached him Pittsburgh and they had the Coach him for a few years and then I work with Todd dining on the staff so there's a you know, there's some You know, you get to know the the head coach and you kind of know what he stands for and you watch tape and you watch how the players play and That kind of that kind of won me over it's They do a great job the players play hard. They love football They like being around one another. I think it's more of the atmosphere than it is anything John Vernon hey Jim appreciate your time Wondering, I guess yeah, if you could talk a little bit about the process of how you wound up Here, you know, was it a case of you coming to Mike or vice versa? And also, I guess You know, what did you do last year and you know, did you think maybe you were you were done with coaching? I didn't know Yeah, I had some opportunities last year I decided I had a couple injuries when I was playing and I had to get my ankle fixed So I thought it was good timing. So I had an infusion and You know when you once you get out of a free year, you know, you just don't know if you're gonna get back in I had a couple opportunities and I thought this was the best opportunity for myself All right, and maybe I stood to follow on on Mike what what exactly was Mike Frable like as a player and unusual at all to Be under a head coach who you once coached yourself. Yeah, I mean, I don't know how many times that comes up But as a player, it's kind of how he is now. He was really smart played a lot of different positions tough as nails You know played love the game. You could tell there's love for the game and still is today and That's a comment that is you want to work with and work for Teresa Walker Hi coach There's been no discussion on exactly your public discussion on who's gonna be the the playcaller on defense with your experience Your familiarity with Mike Mike's experience himself as a coordinator How much does that matter to have that? You know settled and when does it that need to be decided? You know, I I don't make those decisions when things need to be decided I think more than anything as a group. This is a close-knit coaching staff And it doesn't really make a difference who calls it. It's It's because everybody's here trying to win. We're trying to be on the same page In my in my time, you know the three months here. I thought it's been awesome and they do a lot and and they have fun doing it and So it really doesn't make a difference You know who's gonna call it but because everybody's on the same page just trying to win Paul Koharski Hi, Jim nice to meet you Just wondering if you could go a little more in detail about maybe in what ways you feel you've you've really been able to get to know guys Limited to this this zoom world and in what ways you feel you'll you'll have catching up to do once you're Liberated back at at the facility to to engage with them personal Well, I think it's hard on everybody in the whole league You know, you know, you don't really get a chance to be around your players I have a son that's coaching at Dallas now and You know, he's been he's in Frisco and there's nobody else there you know, that's hard on everybody but I think we've done a good job on the zoom I Got a group chat with the players and they get one of those for me from about every other day Giving them schedules and make sure we're all on the same page and so It's been good. They've been nice to see them in person And you know, you can you can talk better. You have better conversations and you get a little walk-through in that obviously helps But I thought we've made the most of it. It's been awesome. I've been enjoying it I don't really like staring at a computer from seven in the morning till four in the afternoon But under the circumstances, I think it's been awesome. I don't think Shane was intending to call you older than you are But but he said that that to him You've kind of taken on the Dean P's mantle in terms of being the guy who's been there Seen that in terms of the defensive coaching Role how much do you embrace that as being a resource for everybody? Well, you know, I kind of give them different I mean, I've seen probably everything so I kind of give them like different perspective on how things are played and why they're played and whether I'm right or wrong and and and then I mean, I'll do anything I can to help win. So it's uh, it's it's good That to listen to me. I'm glad that some guys listen and Hopefully I can I can interact enough that I can give them something that can help us win games and that's the number one thing That's that's really all I care about Thanks Luke Hey coach good to talk to you for the first time I want to piggyback a little bit off of what Teresa was asking about defensive play calling in your career when you have been the one to do that How much of it is a you know, okay on game day? We're just I'll just follow my instincts and do this and how much of it is maybe a collaborative process leading up to the game Well, I always think it's a collaborative process because everybody's involved in some things of defense whether it's red zone Short yardage goal line third down and you got to trust the coaches that you're with because as a coordinator You don't have time to sit there and study every Everything during the week, especially a short week. So you have to have good coaches around you got to trust them in When things don't work, you're gonna you got to make some adjustments and and and then move on but So far then from the short time that I've been here It's been awesome that all the coaches that DB coaches to the D line coach and Mike, you know, it's it's been awesome Toronto Coach appreciate you taking this time As far as having been a guy who's been around at all seen it all Obviously, there's gonna be a natural level of respect from your players But for you being a zoters the demographic is different What's the key to connecting to your players in this the short amount of time how you have to do that? well, I've been I've been doing it, you know, like I said, I've been doing it through group chats and telephone and You know, obviously you zoom and teams work and so I just haven't physically Sat in a room and had a chance to talk with somebody one-on-one, but we've had group chats We we've had we've been together for you know seems like a long time, but physically, you know We it's not in a hand. We haven't had hands-on connection yet. And there's a lot of people in the league doing the same thing right now But within those group chats is it kind of is there kind of like an effort to make those emotional deposits? If you know what I mean just to really connect to your players well, I think that's what they're for to be honest with you and We've had talks about football We had talks about life You know talks about What the best thing is for them and in the future. So that's and a lot of football in there, too No, don't don't get me wrong There's there's other things involved too that that you really when you're one-on-one with them you can talk to them about So it's a little more difficult, but it's been good. It's been really has Appreciate it. No problem. Corey Curtis Hey coach, welcome to Nashville. Thanks for your time today Kind of along those lines before you came on today coach rabble came out and made some statements About what's going on in the world and and having spent the last two days talking to players You were a head coach for five years. You've been around the game a long time You implement game plans and drop strategies How important is connecting with those players on those levels? Listening to them understanding their lives. How important is that towards the success of an organization as compared to everything else? Well, I do think it's important and I thought Mike did a nice job this week Let the players know that he cares about them and he wants to know if they're safe You know be smart He backs them in what they believe in and you know, I've gone through a few things. I went through Katrina Probably cost me my job in New Orleans It was an awful experience. I went through nine one one like the rest of the country Probably made the worst mistake as a head coach Kind of lost my way a little bit in that situation. So it's not just Football is you is it is much life, too These I mean these guys are gonna play football for the next ten years Hopefully and be successful and win a couple Super Bowls, but they're gonna be involved in life for the next 50 years So, you know, you try to direct them and do the right things What you believe in Terry McCormick Jim, I know that you haven't physically met the players yet. You've been talking about having meetings How do you handle the evaluation process in terms of getting to know each guy's skill set? What they can bring to the table and what you expect that of for 2020? Well, I've done a couple things obviously watching tape gives me a good indication to come watch every game I got write-ups on all those guys all the players Things I think they need to improve on things they do well, you know, all that and then I like right now I get tapes from them every week workout tapes They they do drills and give them a list of drills to do each week and they'll send me a By phone so it keeps me keeps me occupied and Saturday and Sunday because I look at the drill tapes that they send and then I'll critique them I'll tell them I want to do this. I wanted to do that It's been pretty good. And then as a follow-up to that got like David long who kind of carved down a roll on special teams But maybe the top backup this year that sort of thing What do you see in him potentially and what what impressed you about it played in the year last year when he made some plays for this team? Yeah, and I thought I think Dave is a good football Need a good job when he played. He's very instinctive. He's got short area quickness There's some things that they could get better at I think we can improve everybody in certain areas, so You know, I knew these guys don't forget now when you guys came out of college David's at Cincinnati You know Jay on, you know, you still lay I went down to work for Shawna. So it's not like You know, I haven't seen him before because I experienced I worked them out when they were college and come out There's only a couple guys that I didn't so It's been pretty good. Even even the two young rookies that we signed the free agent guys that you know They coach the spoke highly of them. They did a great job on tape and really smart and You know, they kind of fit the mode here Time for a couple more buck Coach nice to digitally meet you. Welcome to Nashville with Jay on and Rashaun I guess how much versatility to the skill sets of those two guys Allow for within a defense given that they're not that they're not very similar in their skill set But they both allow you to do so much Yeah, well Rashaun was an outside linebacker at Alabama who's moved inside. So obviously he's got past rush ability He can cover a lot of ground is a strong He's got power in his play He plays hard. I mean he plays like his hair is on fire Jay on he's got really good cover skills He's tough. He's really smart. He plays a number of different positions. He does a lot for the team I think there's some areas that he can improve into like the other guys But I see nothing but upside on both of them and last one Jim if you want to finish it up for us And coaches who want to get back to you just on getting yourself familiar with a new team I think this is the seventh NFL team for you. What what is the process like as you? Get players to understand your expectations to get find familiarity and a comfort level with them I what is that process like? Well, don't know the expectations because I kind of I don't beat around the bush I kind of come out and tell them what I think and What I think they need to improve on and what they're really good at and where we can get better as a team So that there's no hidden agenda there The thing that they just gonna you know, we got to get together at some point obviously and when we do All other stuff, you know How you handle the players and what do you expect from them and all that that that'll come when we get together