Mike Tomlin

There's a loneliness with leadership.

There's a responsibility with leadership.

And so I've just learned over the years to embrace that component of it, that we've got to spend time together.

We've got to have an understanding.

And certainly that's been a fun process with Aaron.

It's been really fun because he has an appetite for it.

He loves the process as much as he loves competing.

He's got an awesome relationship with football.

He's at the point in his career where he's really reflective and excited about giving back to the game and the young people in the game.

And so it's fun to do that with him and help young guys like Will Howard advance in his career.

And so it's been an enjoyable process, but certainly it's work.

We respect it in that way.

And certainly we respect the work that's in front of us this week in terms of leading this group.

You know, I think Lamar, first and foremost, on a lot of fronts.

He makes you do some things schematically that could make you uncomfortable.

But if you're trying to win moments in the game, you do what you have to do.

But also his just unique talents.

I mean, one of those touchdowns,

We had two of our most significant guys had him wrapped up in the backfield, and somehow he came out of Benton and Highsmith and threw a long touchdown.

And so his talents were directly impactful.