Mike Tomlin

Yeah, but I think, again, if you've been on the job 20 plus years, you don't need the cheat sheet.

We had coastal player communication issues.

I just think if you're going to get the best out of someone, particularly someone that's in a leadership position,

they got to do it in a natural way in their voice.

And so, you know, you're cutting their leadership legs out from under them when you're asking them to be somebody they're not or to not do things in a real natural and organic sort of way.

And so I think it's negligent to ask him to be anything other than himself.

I think I think those I think a component of those questions were answered before we even talked.

I think he wouldn't have been interested in us unless he knew that about us.

We don't keep any secrets in that regard.

It not only applies to him, but it applies to everyone.

As I mentioned, we value good men that have great relationships with football.

And when you value those things, why not let guys be themselves?

Again, I was a bystander because I wasn't in draft position, and I remember specifically being at his pro day and around his pro day.

It was just so much more work for me to do with the multitude of others that were coming out.

I probably wouldn't give him a fair assessment, and that happens sometimes.

We had a place like Ohio State.

and there's so much to comb through in terms of the depth of the talent and the amount of talent.

I don't waste a lot of time on guys that I know realistically don't have a chance to come into our range, if you will.

Or how much of an emphasis is or importance is to... I'm certainly not opposed to getting off to a fast start, but a fast start or a slow start doesn't ensure us of anything, positively or negatively.

And I just think that we understand that