There is a great amount of precision within each individual's technique and role in the play. When you put 22 of them out there, it can look chaotic but when you break down individual performance, it looks less so.

Once you've proved to [the players] that you can help them become better players, you've earned their respect. They respect if you've achieved at a high level in this league, but that's not what they respect you for as a coach.

Jobs are hard to come by, so players are extremely motivated to do whatever it takes to keep their job.

I learned through apprenticeship. I was an assistant to a defensive coach, and I'm still learning.

The best coaches I've been around, even older guys, are continually learning new ways to do things and new ways to teach.

Veterans get priority in the training room and better parking, but there is not a whole lot of difference in terms of how they're treated in the competition for playing time. To me it doesn't matter if a guy is a 10-year veteran or a rookie. If the rookie is better, he finds his way onto the field.

When teams win and play well, everyone benefits from a financial standpoint. But everyone takes pride in people being able to achieve at that level.