Let me ask you this one before I let you get up out of here, because I was I was pulling for you big time when you went in as the as the inn room.

Let me ask you this one before I let you get up out of here, because I was I was pulling for you big time when you went in as the as the inn room.

What was it like?

What was it like?

So basically Jim was like, listen, we don't have any like see the only season coach they had was the offensive line coach who had been there with Frank. But but he was like, Hey, I'm gonna bring you injuries for these eight weeks. And and the toughest part for me.

So basically Jim was like, listen, we don't have any like see the only season coach they had was the offensive line coach who had been there with Frank. But but he was like, Hey, I'm gonna bring you injuries for these eight weeks. And and the toughest part for me.

Was you got Jeff Saturday here. You're here for for a great reason. Yeah, obviously the NFL supporting an initiative starting initiative for our health.

Was you got Jeff Saturday here. You're here for for a great reason. Yeah, obviously the NFL supporting an initiative starting initiative for our health.

Yeah, and our way. Talk to me about it.

Yeah, and our way. Talk to me about it.

Yes, the NFL alumni is on three it's weight Health Hike, and you can go to NFL a on on three dot org nfl a uh three dot org. But I would say this, and you, you and I both know this, right, coming from the situation where most of us had to eat and overeat to keep our bodies fueled as the machine we wanted to right and then we hit this immediate stop and most of us don't have a choice. When that stop happens, you try to train to keep around or stay around, right, And so your body goes through other changes, and then as we naturally age, and then and then and then you look around and years down the road, man, we got an a b CD problem, right. We got guys who can't get healthy and can't get right. Joints start to fail because you're putting this amount of weight on your body. And so I've lost about about fifty plus pounds since I retired, feel great and just encouraging people listening, Get people around you, get a team around you that can help you, get your dock involved, make sure you're doing the things that help your your weight and your and whatever whatever you want to do, whatever your goals are, get a plan in place. And I think that was the greatest thing for my wife as a physical therapist. And Karen was like when I decided to retire, She's like, here's the lane, right, And I just followed the lane.

Yes, the NFL alumni is on three it's weight Health Hike, and you can go to NFL a on on three dot org nfl a uh three dot org. But I would say this, and you, you and I both know this, right, coming from the situation where most of us had to eat and overeat to keep our bodies fueled as the machine we wanted to right and then we hit this immediate stop and most of us don't have a choice. When that stop happens, you try to train to keep around or stay around, right, And so your body goes through other changes, and then as we naturally age, and then and then and then you look around and years down the road, man, we got an a b CD problem, right. We got guys who can't get healthy and can't get right. Joints start to fail because you're putting this amount of weight on your body. And so I've lost about about fifty plus pounds since I retired, feel great and just encouraging people listening, Get people around you, get a team around you that can help you, get your dock involved, make sure you're doing the things that help your your weight and your and whatever whatever you want to do, whatever your goals are, get a plan in place. And I think that was the greatest thing for my wife as a physical therapist. And Karen was like when I decided to retire, She's like, here's the lane, right, And I just followed the lane.

Man.

Man.

And for a guy who've been coached my whole life, I was like, I can do this right, But thank God, I had to create the plan. And that's that's why I think it's so important to get with programs like this and with with your doc and come together with a strong man.

And for a guy who've been coached my whole life, I was like, I can do this right, But thank God, I had to create the plan. And that's that's why I think it's so important to get with programs like this and with with your doc and come together with a strong man.

Make sure make sure you give them the website one more time.

Make sure make sure you give them the website one more time.

It's nfl A on three dot org, nfl A on three dot org.

It's nfl A on three dot org, nfl A on three dot org.

Yeah, weaight, healthon hike, let's get it going.

Yeah, weaight, healthon hike, let's get it going.

Love that.

Love that.

Let me ask you this one before I let you get up out of here, because I was I was pooling for you big time when you went in as the as the inter room.

Let me ask you this one before I let you get up out of here, because I was I was pooling for you big time when you went in as the as the inter room.

What was it like?

What was it like?

Because I mean, everybody had their their different opinions about it, this, that and the other, and you came in and you took over and in a moment of time where they needed somebody to do it, and you did it.

Because I mean, everybody had their their different opinions about it, this, that and the other, and you came in and you took over and in a moment of time where they needed somebody to do it, and you did it.

You got the first one.

You got the first one.

Yeah, Like I was like all over the place, like my producer tell you, Like, I was like, I was like, yeah, come on, let's go, let's go.

Yeah, Like I was like all over the place, like my producer tell you, Like, I was like, I was like, yeah, come on, let's go, let's go.

What was it like? Man?

What was it like? Man?

Because there there's the elements of it that people could think they know.

Because there there's the elements of it that people could think they know.

Yeah, but unless you.

Yeah, but unless you.

Live it and you experience it, it's it's very very difficult to comp three hand what the task is and how daunting the task is for for a head coaching job at the league level.

Live it and you experience it, it's it's very very difficult to comp three hand what the task is and how daunting the task is for for a head coaching job at the league level.

Yeah, so I would say it was it was chaos like at its highest level. Right, And I told Jim, you know, he calls me at midnight, bro, and you know this thing is gonna happen. And so I literally tized him, we're gonna go in eight like make no mistake, Broy wi win it like you just let the best coach out the door, being Frank like he because he had called his plays. They had fired the offensive coordinator Marcus the week before, and so there's four coaches basically on the offensive staff, right, and and and Reggie was brand new at receiver. He hadn't been in any play game plan meetings yet. So you know when we walk in there was there was and and and on the defensive side, Gus was brand new.

Yeah, so I would say it was it was chaos like at its highest level. Right, And I told Jim, you know, he calls me at midnight, bro, and you know this thing is gonna happen. And so I literally tized him, we're gonna go in eight like make no mistake, Broy wi win it like you just let the best coach out the door, being Frank like he because he had called his plays. They had fired the offensive coordinator Marcus the week before, and so there's four coaches basically on the offensive staff, right, and and and Reggie was brand new at receiver. He hadn't been in any play game plan meetings yet. So you know when we walk in there was there was and and and on the defensive side, Gus was brand new.

That was their first year.

That was their first year.

And so basically Jim was like, listen, we don't have any like see, the only season coach they had was the offensive line coach who had been there with Frank. But but he was like, hey, I'm gonna bring you Injurwes for these eight weeks. And and the toughest part for me was you don't have any real say in your coaches, and so you're trying to build relationship with well exists, yeah that are already there. And they know they're gonna lose guy. Yeah, and they know right, yeah, so challenge yeah yeah, and so and and they were very respectful and I was respected. I told them they all know more than me. I'm not like, I'm not even trying to pretend, right. I was like, listen, whatever I can do to help you be the best coach, that's my job. But we you know, we gave Parks became our offensive coordinator and he was an assistant quarterback coach and that was but you know, the general manager didn't want you know, the guys that I thought should get it. He had a different He had a different reason for want to do whatever he wanted to do. That's the that's the part no one sees right and you have no you know, they know I ain't gonna stick around, right like I'm in and out and and uh and so you have to build for the organization you win.

And so basically Jim was like, listen, we don't have any like see, the only season coach they had was the offensive line coach who had been there with Frank. But but he was like, hey, I'm gonna bring you Injurwes for these eight weeks. And and the toughest part for me was you don't have any real say in your coaches, and so you're trying to build relationship with well exists, yeah that are already there. And they know they're gonna lose guy. Yeah, and they know right, yeah, so challenge yeah yeah, and so and and they were very respectful and I was respected. I told them they all know more than me. I'm not like, I'm not even trying to pretend, right. I was like, listen, whatever I can do to help you be the best coach, that's my job. But we you know, we gave Parks became our offensive coordinator and he was an assistant quarterback coach and that was but you know, the general manager didn't want you know, the guys that I thought should get it. He had a different He had a different reason for want to do whatever he wanted to do. That's the that's the part no one sees right and you have no you know, they know I ain't gonna stick around, right like I'm in and out and and uh and so you have to build for the organization you win.

You might not be in and out like you look at And the reason why I asked you is you had these year one coaches, you know Ryo, you know at Pierce. These guys were, but they didn't have all of the elements in play for them to have the success.

You might not be in and out like you look at And the reason why I asked you is you had these year one coaches, you know Ryo, you know at Pierce. These guys were, but they didn't have all of the elements in play for them to have the success.

That's right.

That's right.

So to get your dvantage point of it and to hear it that way. There are so many different things that could go towards being successful for.

So to get your dvantage point of it and to hear it that way. There are so many different things that could go towards being successful for.

Sure if you just had the opportunity to make the decisions. So that's right.

Sure if you just had the opportunity to make the decisions. So that's right.

It's great perspective because in my mind it's like I was a head coach, high school head coach. Yeah, and and even at the high school level, like I coached at private school.

It's great perspective because in my mind it's like I was a head coach, high school head coach. Yeah, and and even at the high school level, like I coached at private school.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And the amount of politics and the amount of things that go into being able to get what you need do what you need to do, and how to do it. There's so many things that are so far out of your control and it just comes down to, Okay, basically, what you want me to do.

And the amount of politics and the amount of things that go into being able to get what you need do what you need to do, and how to do it. There's so many things that are so far out of your control and it just comes down to, Okay, basically, what you want me to do.

Is just coach, that's right, Just coach. Yeah.

Is just coach, that's right, Just coach. Yeah.

Yeah, So that's like, that's it's your your favorite My favorite.

Yeah, So that's like, that's it's your your favorite My favorite.

Hours were the two that were on the grass, right, And then everything else becomes a management. You know, you're trying to you're trying to talk people off the wall, right because they got things right and they got life. Man, they're trying to find new jobs because again they all know this thing, this chapter is ending it right, right, and so and I told all those guys, man, they were all extremely respectful, and I was as well, making sure.

Hours were the two that were on the grass, right, And then everything else becomes a management. You know, you're trying to you're trying to talk people off the wall, right because they got things right and they got life. Man, they're trying to find new jobs because again they all know this thing, this chapter is ending it right, right, and so and I told all those guys, man, they were all extremely respectful, and I was as well, making sure.

But from the I hated what happened to Mayo.

But from the I hated what happened to Mayo.

I hated what happened to ap because the reality is you you don't have until you can put your pieces in place. And you know who was a great was called Dan Campbell and uh because because we were playing like a similar opponent or something, and I know Hank who was their all O line coaches. So I called and Dan was like, Saturday, we won three games my first year, Bro, you know, we we lost and they had just this was kind of the year that I think they won nine games, so they had kind of won a little bit and then lost. And he was like, man, then all of a sudden, we go on a four game streak and everybody thinks, I'm, you know, the best coach in the world. He's like, it is a fickle, but it takes time to put your your pieces and parts in place. And again, think about him, man, he got he got golf brought on after and so it takes time. Like all these people who think it's instant, it is not instant unless you're going to a team that's already already loaded it.

I hated what happened to ap because the reality is you you don't have until you can put your pieces in place. And you know who was a great was called Dan Campbell and uh because because we were playing like a similar opponent or something, and I know Hank who was their all O line coaches. So I called and Dan was like, Saturday, we won three games my first year, Bro, you know, we we lost and they had just this was kind of the year that I think they won nine games, so they had kind of won a little bit and then lost. And he was like, man, then all of a sudden, we go on a four game streak and everybody thinks, I'm, you know, the best coach in the world. He's like, it is a fickle, but it takes time to put your your pieces and parts in place. And again, think about him, man, he got he got golf brought on after and so it takes time. Like all these people who think it's instant, it is not instant unless you're going to a team that's already already loaded it.

Generally, how does that work.

Generally, how does that work.

That's right.

That's right.

It doesn't work out.

It doesn't work out.

It does not.

It does not.

It is not.

It is not.

And so no, I'm with you, dude, it is. I love the experience.

And so no, I'm with you, dude, it is. I love the experience.

I appreciated it, but I realized CHIP stacked against and then the whole fan thing, bro, like you know, and like even the guys I work with right like they're coming And I looked at all of them. I was like, every one of you to take in the job, like y'all such hypocrites, bro, Like you get up here acting like you've beating your chest. Bro, you the freaking takeing tig in a minute. It's fifty fifty fifty to fifty ratio here, sure, bro, I can when I could lose, that's just fifty to fifty. I'm gonna give it a go. Amen, we're competitive.

I appreciated it, but I realized CHIP stacked against and then the whole fan thing, bro, like you know, and like even the guys I work with right like they're coming And I looked at all of them. I was like, every one of you to take in the job, like y'all such hypocrites, bro, Like you get up here acting like you've beating your chest. Bro, you the freaking takeing tig in a minute. It's fifty fifty fifty to fifty ratio here, sure, bro, I can when I could lose, that's just fifty to fifty. I'm gonna give it a go. Amen, we're competitive.

Amen.

Amen.

I would have took it, no doubt. I would have did it.

I would have took it, no doubt. I would have did it.

And I got no.

And I got no.

I got like I had no issue with what anybody thought about me. I was like, dude, I didn't call you to ask your opinion, right right, I will. I was like, go in, yeah, we're gonna go do it.

I got like I had no issue with what anybody thought about me. I was like, dude, I didn't call you to ask your opinion, right right, I will. I was like, go in, yeah, we're gonna go do it.

You're respected enough to get the opportunity, that's right, hey, man, give them the oh here we go. Give them the website again. Make sure you're looking at this from the proper perspective. People, your health, your weight, all those things. Make sure you're addressing them.

You're respected enough to get the opportunity, that's right, hey, man, give them the oh here we go. Give them the website again. Make sure you're looking at this from the proper perspective. People, your health, your weight, all those things. Make sure you're addressing them.

You can go.

You can go.

That's right.

That's right.

It's NFL on three dot org, NFLA on three dot org. Again, it's it's the weight Help and Hike program. It's about getting your help in check, getting the right people, the right team around you, setting a plan in place that you can execute and listen. It don't happen overnight. It is a consistent it's a consistent plan that you execute that will lead to success. So I encourage everybody to jump on it and make the most of it.

It's NFL on three dot org, NFLA on three dot org. Again, it's it's the weight Help and Hike program. It's about getting your help in check, getting the right people, the right team around you, setting a plan in place that you can execute and listen. It don't happen overnight. It is a consistent it's a consistent plan that you execute that will lead to success. So I encourage everybody to jump on it and make the most of it.

You're the man.

You're the man.

Appreciate you brothers.

Appreciate you brothers.

Saturday back at you, bro, all love, all respect and all the luck too.

Saturday back at you, bro, all love, all respect and all the luck too.

My god Je Saturday. Hey, you can check him out.

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