Team and coaches resilient.
Excited to build around Love
Most excited that love was steady through it all
Got better because Love and teammates got reps
Once they stopped working on results and just focused on getting better each day, it got better.
Going to start on love contract In a couple months.
Credit to players and coaches for sticking together and offense playing best at end
Proud of backups who stepped up
Proud of jaire and doesn’t want to trade.
Thought about a kicker at end of season. There wasn’t much out there. Expected Carlson to have these bumps and is going to give him a chance.
Expects Aaron Jones back. He’s a difference maker and the heartbeat of team
David has a long way to go and will work through if he comes back when the time comes.
Said wants Jaire and Jones back and “we’ll see” on Bakh
Moments defense was really good but there’s much more out there. Had problems in the back end. Going to be moving pieces.
Excited about Half-Assley
It’s a 4-2-5 league. Will be similar that way. Figuring out exactly how the pieces will fit.
He’s very well respected. Loves the HC background on half-assley
Bakh in middle of recovery. It’s going to take time. He has a great work ethic.
Doesn’t feel ahead of schedule because he always expects to be great. Doesn’t have expectations like that because doesn’t want to limit team.
Glad to see guys handle adversity
Had a lot of guys play early. Big thing is that just because they had success in year 1 their spots not safe. It’s going to be competitive
The your job is not safe thing is funny. 12 found that out. So did 4. He said it like a threat, haha
Felt should have won divisional game. Felt culture shift in how things came together.
Cap in good shape. Can add
Depends on player if he’ll dip in. An impact player will be added if he’s there. It’s aboht winning.
Process driven. Wants to focus on process and as you do things that way, things come together. Whole building is process driven.
you can hear the coaches son in Gute
Knew Jordan was the guy in 2019. Laughs. Gives the credit to Jordan on getting better every year and handling adversity.
Love has more potential. He has a very high upside. Said new quarterbacks can play well, but it evolves eventually to playing well and winning and he did that quickly. Said the handling responsibilities at the line is the part guys need to get better at for the winning to start happening
I liked that when he said young quarterbacks start out playing well but losing and it’s a process to play well and win. You can play well individually but if the tempo is clutsy because you’re a clutz running the show, the rest of the team doesn’t play well and you lose despite your good play
Knew there would be small victories with young players and even when they were losing saw the signs. Credit to coaches to just keep pushing process knowing the results would come.
Just coincidence that they started playing well when Rasul left.
Thinks being young is a positive not a negative. He’s a ted disciple. Hated the young team excuse. Said you should win young. No excuse.
Competition accelerates growth. When they have to compete to play they work harder.
More draft picks near the top than usual. Ammo to move, get a vet, better cap situation, ability to help the team with all the ammo.
Doesn’t mind the flack. Ted told him when he took the job it’s a lot of criticism. Ted said, “are you sure you want this?” Gute is going to do what’s best and the criticism is part of it. He’s ok with taking that flack. He knew it was coming. His dad was a HC he’s seen this his whole life.
been around football as coaches son his whole life. Been on team for a long time. Ready for criticism and he’s good with it
Credit to Rasheed. Tremendous improvement in offseason. Going to add completion. But he has a bright future and he’s only getting better
Will put Tom where ever he’s needed. Trying to get best 5. Doesn’t want to move him from tackle, but if he needs to, they’ll do it.
Tom could move
4-2-5 league. Not a wholesale change. Will get into what Jeff wants to do and there might be conversations for how things fit
Always adds versatile players
Quay a fantastic versatile piece.
reporter asked about new scheme fits. Gute talked about he’s always drafted versatile players so most of our guys already fit. Only player Gute singled out as being fantastic and versatile is Quay
Considers need but knows it always changes. So mostly just takes best players. Wants to add competition even if a room is good.
Players learn how to take care of body and many get better at staying healthy.
Watson impactful. The more he’s out there the better
Gizzi an outstanding coach. Maybe players need a different voice. Players buying in is most important.
Solid draft for safety. Solid FA class for safety. Going to sit down with Jeff. Needs numbers for sure.
Safety, nickle all those positions becoming interchangeable.
It’s better not to push out cap space. Russ doesn’t like doing that. But if we’re going to compete we’re always going to do some of that. After Covid it got worse but it’s getting back to healthy.
Having the young guys do just as well as veterans last year didn’t change his mind on young being good. But organizationally, he thinks a lot of people started to see how youth and competition helps. Competition is the driver. Make these guys have to compete to play and they play their best
Expectation is always to win SB. Work and process.
The things he repeated over and over was PROCESS and competition and no one’s job is safe. Completely different tune with Bakh than with Jones and Jaire.
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