Joe Brady

And so there's going to be, there's going to be elements of me trying to figure out, Hey, what that kind of looks like, you know, in the schedule and the balance.

Um,

But to me, the most important thing for me is when I got this job was making sure that it is and it will always be about the players.

And, you know, man, it was so important for me to, hey, and I'm still in the process of going through that.

But, you know, especially the defensive guys, I'm not the offense coordinator anymore.

The defense and special teams guys, you know, hearing from me, you know, making sure that they, you know, plug the number in, you know, and as we can develop and grow this relationship like I obviously had on the offense side of the ball.

Well, I hope we have such a strong relationship, but we also have a relationship built on professionalism and accountability, and he knows I want him to get everything that he deserves.

I do this so that he can...

He can hold a trophy that he deserves.

And that means so much to me.

He knows how much I love him.

Every decision that we make in this organization will be centered around maximizing him and our players.

And I want him to be involved in a lot of the decisions in places that I've been.

When I was in New Orleans, Sean Payton was that way with Drew Brees.

And it's important for that ownership.

And as he continues to take another level of his growth and leadership is knowing that, hey, all these decisions are going to go through you and you having a pulse of the locker room and

But, you know, we're not always going to agree, but we know that we're in it together.

Yeah, I think the big thing is having an opportunity to already be here and work with Brandon Bean was important for me.

I wanted to be a head football coach, but I wanted to be a head football coach with the right people.

I know the collaborative approach that Brandon Bean has with coaches and personnel as you put it all together.