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Speaker 1 (00:00):
As far as injuries are concerned, Byron Young will be
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a d n P, but you know that's kind of
part for how we've done it. He should be good
for the game. DeVante will be full. Darius Williams will.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
Be a d n P. He's gonna be doubtful for
the game.
Speaker 1 (00:12):
That that lower half is just not kind of turning over,
and so I think it's going to be the smart
thing for him that most likely he won't make it
till Sunday and then we'll revisit and see how he
is next week, but he'll be doubtful.
Speaker 2 (00:22):
Puna will be limited.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Other than that, expect he'll be liss as questionable, but
expect him to be ready to go. Do you expect to.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Activate it to to I do not.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
So if you talk about the way uh Tike, Xavier
and Jordan has played.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Especially, they've done a great job. You know, they've they've
made roles for themselves. I think it's really good Dennis
to be able to see you know, receivers be able
to contribute and a lot of the roles that you
maybe ask of some of your back end dbs. You know,
those guys can play gunner, they're obviously both good return men,
you know, both at the kick return spot and then
Xavier as a punt returner. They can play on, you know,
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some different phases, and then they've obviously been really good
contributors as receivers, so very valuable, high character guys.
Speaker 2 (01:04):
There are kind of guys we love them.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
Kien is your Walter Paton Man of the Year nominee.
What have you seen from him that kind of makes
him a.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Good candid heart for others.
Speaker 1 (01:15):
I think he's a great candidate, you know, and I think,
you know, he's very deserving of it. I think he
understands what a blessing it is to have earned the
platform that he has and then then to be able
to give back.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
And I think we've got a lot of.
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Guys that epitomize, you know, being able to use, you know,
this blessing that they've earned to be a blessing to others.
And and he certainly has been a guy that you know,
represents that in the way that not only some of
the different things that he does off the field, but
just how he handles himself. It's why everybody that's been
around the guy loves him. He's got a heart for
other people. You know, you just see what what family
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Men's means to him is faith, how he acts, interacts
and responds to everything that's thrown at him.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
And so was really happy for Kiram.
Speaker 1 (01:55):
There's a lot of very well deserving candidates on our team,
but certainly he is, you know, more than deserving of it,
and really happy for Kiren and all the good things
and all the blessings that have come his way because
of just how he moves on a daily basis. What
does it do for your culture when you know a
guy like that's also the big time player on the field,
also captain and just kind of has that total method
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means a lot. And Nate, I think you know, and
I think you guys would agree with me on this.
When you look at our locker room, I mean, it's
just sprinkled with you know, it might be different personalities,
but they are all high character individuals.
Speaker 2 (02:26):
They treat people the right way.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
They've been raised, the right way, they've been around people
that have influenced and affected them in a positive way,
and then they do the same to others. And so
it's really fun, you know, it's it's great to be
around a group of people and a group of men.
Speaker 2 (02:40):
That inspire you to want to be better.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
And you know, whether it's Kiren or whether it's you know,
you name them, you know these guys, they all influence
each other in a positive way, and I think you
become the company you keep. And the way that these
guys you know, you know, just handle themselves, whether it's
staying humble in the good things or whether it's you know,
handling setbacks or using their platform like we talked about
with Kiroen, it's a big deal. And I think in
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a lot of instances too, those players that are you know,
some of your best leaders, your biggest producers. When they're
the ones model in the way, that just becomes the
standard for everything else.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
I've talked about it before.
Speaker 1 (03:14):
My Grandpa was so willing to share and had such
a wisdom about himself. But I think one of the
things that they had right that I think we've tried
to replicate it and done a pretty good job of
here when he was with the Niners is you know,
the players that are in those leadership roles are your
best players. They're the example of a scene is better
than said, that's what it really looks like. And then
everybody else kind of seems to fall online and really
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be inspired to want to do that, you know, because
you see what it looks like to just move in
a way that just feels different and it's the.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
Right way to be able to go about it. And
we got a lot of guys that do that.
Speaker 3 (03:45):
I do you remember hiring had actually said something in
how important it was that.
Speaker 4 (03:49):
He reached out to you in a texted gym during
the Cowboys games of not doing Tigers and how much
when you got that contract, What it mean to me
that you believed in him even when you know you
didn't know what.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
You're going to expect.
Speaker 3 (04:05):
Then how much for you as a coach and also
as an example for other players?
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Does that leave to you or how the culture is?
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Sure? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (04:13):
I think I think the most important thing is is
to try to be consistent, but be there for people
you know you hear it said before. People don't care
how much you know, you know that you know until
they know how much you care.
Speaker 2 (04:23):
And I love Kiren and I love a lot.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
I love our players, and I love the people that
I get a chance to be able to work with.
And I think it's important to have, you know, good dialogue.
I think if you're just being honest with yourself, whether
it's through contract disputes, through challenging, you know, circumstances when
you try to be able to reflect on who do
you want to be and how do you want to
use what a blessing it is to be in the
position that I'm in to influence and effect in a
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positive way.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
How do you consistently do that?
Speaker 1 (04:49):
How do you really try to be transformational not just transactional?
And when you're around people like that, it's it's it's easy,
you know, but there's there's a lot of growing up
that I've had to do and by no means have
I got it all figured out. But you never regret
being there for somebody, or you know, being consistent with
your communication or you know, when you really mean it,
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being able to tell people I believe in you and
what that does And I know I feel that way
when people do that to me. And so when I
can authentically be able to give it back to people,
try to, you know, use those opportunities as.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
Much as possible.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
How do you see d Y and Jared play off
each other not just on the field, but their personality.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
Well, you know what I think. I think they both
have just a great zest for playing this game. You know,
they obviously enjoy messing around with each other. And I think,
you know, they're a really good example. We always talk about,
you know, walking that fine line of the urgency but
the enjoyment, and I think they do a great job
of that. I think there's a lot of selflessness, a
lot of love for you know, celebrating each other's successes.
You know, even the I can think about it as
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you're asking me about it, you know, even in the
postgame locker room after we won against Jacksonville in London
and they got their arm around each other.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
They're you know, they're like step brothers with each other,
you know.
Speaker 1 (05:55):
And they are really good football players that I think
have nice complimentary skill sets, but they love and care
about each other. I think Joe Canniegla does such a
great job setting the temperature, the tone for that room,
giving guys the freedom to be themselves, but also having
the structure of continuously challenging and pushing them to be
who they want to be as players and as men.
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But I love those two guys, and I love watching
you know, how authentic and real their relationship and support
of one another is and they go out each other
too in a good way as well.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
Just said that he who is this Joe said during
the off season he wanted to make sure a way
that they can still have their personalities on display, but
also so giving them more like structured ways during plays
and those earned ops.
Speaker 2 (06:39):
Yep.
Speaker 4 (06:40):
What did you see about his growth as a coach
during the off season and kind of how he approach it.
Speaker 1 (06:44):
Well, I think one of the great things about Joe is,
is any anybody that's great at what they're doing. They're
constant learners, They're continuously improving, and you know, he wants feedback.
He wants to be able to see how can I
help these guys reach and realize their highest potential. It's
not one thing to be able to see all the
great things that be wise done, that the things that
versus done. It's all right, how can I continuously push
the envelope ultimately geared towards helping them, you know, shine
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the light on those guys, and that's what makes show
a great coach. But I think it's also important, you know,
do your one eleventh. We always talk about football being
the greatest team sport that there is, and I think
when players have a clarity of all, right, what's the
intent of this call that Chris is making or that
we're making as a defensive staff, where are my playoffs?
Speaker 2 (07:23):
What am I responsible for?
Speaker 1 (07:25):
And then where are some of the opportunities where maybe
I'm setting somebody else up?
Speaker 2 (07:29):
And I think he's done.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
A great job of being able to create, you know,
an ownership for those guys, but a clarity of what
the expectations are, so then you can give feedback and
they're secure enough to be able to receive it in
a great way.
Speaker 2 (07:40):
And that's what makes show a great coach.
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Sean, we were asking you last week about Chris Shula
in terms of Mike Lafleur. You think he's ready for
another opportunity as a play caller somewhere or possibly as
a head coach.
Speaker 2 (07:53):
Oh heck, yeah, yeah, he might.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
My geld call plays you know here and shoot, maybe
he will, you know, I mean, he's he does a
great job. I mean, you know, I can't say enough
about you know, really Mic and our offensive staff. Mike
sets up all the game plans, does a great job
with the installation. He's got a great presence in front
of the room. He's got a great ability to be
able to communicate, to connect. He's a great listener so
that he can really understand.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
I think what both he.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
And Chris do a great job of is they empower
their assistance, because man, we got a really special group
of people, and those guys are in you know, leadership roles,
but they use the strength of our staff to be
able to collaborate, have great communication, and put together good plans.
I think Mike did an excellent job with the opportunities
that I've seen, whether it be here other places, and
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you know, he can go as far as that he wants,
and you know he'll break my heart like everybody else
and end up leaving me.
Speaker 2 (08:43):
But no, I love what Mike's done. All kidding aside.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
He's absolutely more than capable of doing those things right
now at a very high level. And I wouldn't you know,
there would be zero hesitation if he did that for
us at some point.
Speaker 3 (08:56):
Could you ever envision a day where you would give
up play calling?
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Do you know? I don't necessarily know if I look
at it as giving up.
Speaker 1 (09:02):
I mean, I that's a part of it that I love,
you know, and and I've always enjoyed that. But I think,
you know, your job as a head coach is to
be able to say, okay, where am I needed the most,
and and also being able to delegate and use the
strengths of your group. And I think we've got you know,
I think Mike's one of them. I think we've got
a couple of people that are more than capable. And
and play calling is always collaborative, you know, just because
I'm the one sending it in. There's a lot of
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times that you've seen a great play call, uh that
probably wasn't my idea. It was maybe Mike's suggestion or
one of the other coaches. So it's always collaborative. And
then the bad calls are never mine. Uh, but no,
the uh, you know, I've had a lot of those
ones too, Gary, you know, unfortunately, But I do think
that he's absolutely capable of it. And I think for me,
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you know, I really think, you know, whatever my job
is is to be what's required based on that year,
that week, and and if there's some fluidity to it,
you know, and I probably would have said never before,
but I love doing it. But there might be a
time that I've that's on for seeing that you say, hey,
it might be better to be able to you know,
lean one way or the other, or do you know,
spend a little bit more time in some other places.
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And if that's the case, because you have such a
strong group, then that's what.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
We would do.
Speaker 4 (10:11):
So and there's a lot of playoff seating talk going on.
Speaker 3 (10:14):
How do you keep the players focused.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
On this next game? You just talk about being present.
Speaker 1 (10:18):
You know, I'm not naive to the fact that every
time you flip on NFL network or ESPN or you're
watching games even last night, and it pops up.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
You know, sorry, guys see it.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
But but I think they're also smart enough and humble
enough to know that none of it really matters.
Speaker 2 (10:31):
You know, we've got to be able to take care
of our business.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
We've got to have a great Friday, a good above
the next day tomorrow, and then go travel and let's
go cut it loose and try to be able to
get the win this week.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
And that's really all that matters.
Speaker 1 (10:42):
But I think it's you know, it's something that you know,
you're aware of, but it doesn't move the needle for
us at all, because all we can do is.
Speaker 2 (10:49):
Be totally incompletely present. Just to clarify, if I were
dealing with an injuries, that's just a rest. Just managing,
you know, we've just been kind of managing.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
He's had some soreness as you accumulate, you know, just
the normal seas in his workload, and he's played a
bunch of snaps, and so just kind of managing him
with the typical bumps and bruises that guys go through,
and being a little bit more you know, smart with
him than anything else.