Colts Reveal Thoughts After Wild Week

DC Gus Bradley

On what he remembers about being in an identical state of affairs final yr with the Las Vegas Raiders when Jon Gruden was fired as head coach and Wealthy Bisaccia was named the interim, and the way the workers held issues collectively:

“I feel that yearly there’s a staff – every staff within the league goes by means of difficult instances. Three or 4 a yr and the staff that handles these crisis-type conditions the most effective are often efficient. While you undergo difficult instances and difficult instances in the course of the season, it sort of hardens you and also you need to be a hardened staff by the point you’re in November if you actually sort of need to lean on that. Typically these difficult instances harden you and I feel wanting again on the Raiders, I feel that’s what passed off. It sort of hardened the staff, all of the adversity that they went by means of. They had been a proficient staff and so they simply got here collectively. It was virtually like, ‘Hey, you’re down by seven.’ ‘That’s nothing like what we’ve gone by means of. Let’s preserve going.’ Our staff right here has the identical mentality. There’s been some difficult instances that this staff has skilled and it has hardened them. It has hardened them. So, it is a hardened staff that your hope is, you simply go play persistently on all sides of the ball, particular groups included. Then, you are taking these experiences and hopefully you construct that mindset to when conditions like this happen, that you just overcome them.”

On if he thought he’d be provided the interim position and what his response was to listening to it might be Saturday.

“No, I didn’t assume that. I feel it’s simply because Frank means an ideal deal to me. Within the brief time we’ve been collectively, very grateful for him. He taught me a number of issues in a brief time frame. Not solely management however simply the discussions we had offensively and defensively. Now we have grown due to our discussions. So, I feel when it passed off, your coronary heart was heavy due to that. Probably not, ‘Now what’s going to happen?’ I feel all of it sort of stung us for a day or so. Then it was Jeff Saturday. Jeff didn’t do something fallacious. He’s coming right into a state of affairs the place he’s excited and I feel then after sort of going by means of it, then it grew to become, you recognize what? We’re excited for him. He’s coming in right here and he’s going to have some new concepts and new methods of doing issues and also you’re sort of excited to see that a part of it and see the way it adjustments and the way we alter to it. Your feelings go extra in that part than enthusiastic about, ought to I’ve been it? I don’t know. Similar to we talked about final week, you simply preserve going. Our focus is on making an attempt to ensure every thing we do, we assist our gamers get higher. Typically it’s not simply scheme. Typically it’s simply battling by means of a state of affairs like this.”

On why he did not assume he’d be provided the interim position:

“Effectively, I can say final yr, the identical sort of state of affairs occurred. On the Raiders, they determined to go together with Wealthy Bisaccia. The cool factor about that was, Wealthy is a frontrunner of males, he was nice, however the benefit of that was he was the particular groups coach. So he knew offensively, defensively, he knew each participant and so they knew how he was going to be within the room. So, there was no transition. It wasn’t like, ‘Hey, the offensive gamers know him however the defensive gamers don’t. How is he going to be? I’ve to construct a relationship with them man.’ Effectively, they already had one. He was the particular groups coordinator. That a part of it was at all times – that was most likely an asset in that state of affairs. Effectively, this yr we selected to go together with Jeff Saturday, who’s a man that’s coming in, that actually nobody has in-depth data about what he’s. Due to his involvement with the group, he’s been round and a number of guys do know him. Know him for what’s dropped at Indianapolis, what he’s dropped at the Colts, how he was as a participant. So, I really feel just like the gamers actually have a superb understanding of who he’s and what he’s all about, and his mindset. It’s not like somebody they don’t know or by no means heard of. He’s been a giant, essential a part of this group. In order that half, they’re hanging their hats on. He got here into the staff assembly, I give him credit score. That’s a troublesome state of affairs – to come back right into a staff assembly and tackle the staff and Jeff loves Frank. Right here some gamers are questioning what’s occurring and in my private opinion, I assumed he was excellent. It wasn’t a prolonged assembly. It was to the purpose however you could possibly really feel his enthusiasm, you could possibly really feel his energy and I assumed he did an ideal job with it. I feel the gamers drew to him instantly.”

On what he is aware of about Frazier:

“Parks has been superb. It’s humorous as a result of we’ve some younger defensive coaches on our workers, Mike Mitchell and Cato June. Mike Mitchell got here as much as me throughout coaching camp and mentioned, ‘Wow, is Parks spectacular. Some day if I ever get a head teaching job, Gus, I’m going to rent Parks Frazier.’ It was sort of like that sort of a remark. I’ve had a number of talks with Parks about two-minute or conditions and he’s simply very sharp, very sharp. A extremely, actually good deal with on offense and protection. Now we have fixed conversations about that, how he sees it. I’m excited for Parks, I actually am. I feel he’s going to have his alternative and he’ll develop within the place. He’s actually sharp, he understands the sport and now it’s simply his first alternative.”

On how issues have been troublesome on the offensive workers just lately:

“Yeah nevertheless it’s a superb offensive workers. There’s a number of strengths. Scottie Montgomery, he’s been a head coach and he gives nice energy – Reggie Wayne. So, these guys have already – you sort of rally in conditions like that and guys decide up the additional duties. I’m not with them on a day-to-day foundation, we’re sort of in our personal room recreation planning and issues. I might think about understanding all their personalities, all of them simply decide it up and so they go. Restricted egos, I do know that in regards to the personalities on offense. So, it doesn’t shock me that they’ve all simply sort of rolled up their sleeves and accomplished additional and are getting it accomplished.”