We know what (Martz) can do with the football. He has won, and he is a champion. |
We still have plenty of talking and working through some things to do. |
We're going to coach this guy real hard. Off of film, you can see all the upside to him -- tremendous upside. |
We've been on the same page all the way. We're looking for the same guy. |
You talk to an assistant coach -- not somebody in the position who has to sell the kid. Talk to a strength coach. Talk to those guys who have worked with him. Talk to a trainer. They usually have a great feel of what a guy's about. |
You tell men the truth. You don't hide anything, you don't skirt the issue. You just be direct with these men - that's all they want. Be direct. And tell them what they need to hear, not what they want to hear. |
You would think, at this level, that you shouldn't have to coach tackling. No, you do. The people that don't, don't tackle well. You watch games and say, 'Man, that's sloppy tackling.' Well, you have to work on tackles and angles. It's your fundamentals. It's like if you are playing golf, you work on your golf swing even if you played 20 years, right? |
You've got to find the type of men for whom football is so important to them that I've got to kick him out of the facility. He wants to be the best. 'How do I do it? Help me. What do I have to do to be great?' That's what I'm looking for, and that's what I'm going to find. |