The reputation out there that I'm a jerk or something like that which and it is what it is I guess but

But you know since I since I since it was announced that I was going to be here, I've heard from so many players that played for me.

Players here, not just defensive backs but

linebackers and defensive linemen

texted me and said how happy they are for me and I think if I was such a jerk I wouldn't be hearing from those guys. No, no, Mike, people are phony.

That's the explanation.

They're just phony.

I mean, look, I got a reputation for being a jerk.

I'm not going to sit here and list all the people who actually like me come on mike I mean come on come on own what you are own what you've become you like that you like that perception You're a hard-ass old school coach.

Where's the gift of him and Kirk cousin shoving each other? Zimmer's reputation in

Minnesota is he was a jerk. They were happy when he was fired. The players had had enough of Mike Zimmer.

Don't give me revisionist history, Mike Zimmer. You are what you are and that's fine. That's fine.

You were fine as a head coach three playoff appearances in eight

years that's fine that's right around almost not fine it's fine but don't don't don't don't don't give me this just because people sent me text messages saying

congratulations all of a sudden I'm not who I am.

Anyway, I was a jerk for saying that and I'm willing to admit it.

My dog likes me.

People would send you text messages if you know you did it.

I would send you a nice text message so you know you do yes it's the same thing if people are phony you're a phony here's a phony that guy's a phony! That guy's a big phony!

I don't know what you're referencing, but, uh, yeah, I would say I'm not a phony. It's not even Seinfeld. Yeah, what is it? I don't know what it is

It's his family guy, but

Peter was pretending to play a keyboard. You know how those keyboards will play their own songs?

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