![]() ![]() Of course, he’s just brilliant in his own right with play calling and just how fluid he was with the calls – setting things up throughout the game and getting back to them, he was really extraordinary with that.” I was just kind of that laid back kid from southern California and spent time at the junior college level and the high school level so when I got to Seattle with Jeremy, that’s where he really taught me how to grind, taught me how to work. was really demanding with me early on in my career. He was as a quality control coach for Jon Gruden and there was a huge level of expectation from a work ethic standpoint, so he brought that to me. Then, in recent years, Shane Waldron came from the Rams and brought a system that was just really revolutionary in the way that we teach it, the way we streamline it, the way we present it using media, using digital, using all types of technological tools for us to make it user friendly for the players. “Having the chance to coach against Todd for a couple of years in Arizona and some of the battles we had there – with Bruce as well – there was some familiarity. Starting from there, those were a lot of the conversations we had.” I started with Pete in 2009 so, really, it’s 14 years together and what I saw firsthand – which kind of became engrained in who I am with my football DNA – a real toughness in style of how we play, training the staff, training the players – these are the critical variables that help us win games. “It was about just creating a place where regardless of the ebbs and flows of talent that we had over the years, the ability to build an offense that complemented the defense and the special teams that created winning football – it’s in my DNA. I can always tell how old she is based on how long I’ve been in Seattle so it was pretty convenient there.” I’ve been there for 13 years, so I like to tell this story: I got the job in 2010 my daughter was born two months into it, so I drove home, brought my wife Lizzy and my daughter Ashby up to Seattle and we’ve been there ever since. “I think it really started off with questions about Seattle – about what we’ve been able to do. ![]()
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