I've just seen the difference it can make. You know, I've seen the difference at different stops in my career of getting to see different styles, different play callers, different innovators, and it's really important, you know, when you're creating a game plan, when you're developing players, putting them in the best position to succeed

that, you know, how important the play calling role is. So kind of like I mentioned for John,

like it's as close as you can get to calling the play in the huddle and actually being the guy

receiving the snap and now developing that and actually being the guy receiving the snap

and now developing that and helping get our group to the best collective outcome is

what really excites me.

David Blau talking about the play calling that he'll be doing for the first time in his career

and the significance of the play calling responsibilities to him and eventually

getting those. He's had a lot of really interesting influences, including his college coach,

Jeff Brom, who he referred to once or twice during the press conference. So let's get to

Blow and some of the things he said.

David Blow, first time, you know, offensive coordinator 30 years old.

Durante Jones first time defensive coordinator in the pros.

He was a defensive coordinator in college at LSU, 47 years old.

David Blow's had that label on him since he became a coach as the next up-and-coming

offensive guy that you're going to have to, you know, make room for because he's going to be

an OC sooner rather than later. And here he is, sooner rather than later, as an offensive coordinator.

Taking over an offense with a pretty significant talent at quarterback.

This was what we wanted to hear, you know, his vision of the offense, and this is what he said when asked about it.

I think every step along the way I've gotten to learn something.

And as we go forward, our staff, you know, our collective staff of 12 or 13 coaches,

we get to kind of build it up from the studs around what Jaden and Terry and Laramie and all these guys do

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