How you doing.
It's weird without injury report.
I don't know.
That's the only way I open it up. So go ahead.
You have two players in the top five vote getting for the MVP. I mean this is a very wide question here, a broad question. But can you put into perspective just how unique that is to have two players such as Rock Party and Christian McCaffrey who have played at such a high level for you?
Yeah, it is unusual. I mean, I think to get to where we have been, to where we've gotten, and to do it at the level we've had, you should have some players. And I know we got some defensive guys up for some awards too. But having both of those guys in the run and the past game, what Christian does them both and really what brocks down them both have both been unbelievable and the biggest parts of our offense.
Right, Hey, Fred and George in a lot of ways with you team leaders for you guys on their respective side of the ball, what'd you see in them as prospects and how they developed that leadership as they've.
Got out in the NFL. I mean, I think they developed it the more they played. I mean they didn't come in and they weren't like that right away. They came in and they were both pretty quiet, but they both worked as hard as anyone. They were the same every single day, offseason, regular season. I always mess with George. You go back and watch them as first year he didn't have wristbands on or socks real weird, had a clean cut, haircut like and in the second year he
was the WWE champ. So once this guys start playing and you play at a high level, you kind of get comfortable in your own skin. And when you play that well and you work that hard and you're that consistent, it makes it pretty easy to be a leader.
Yeah, Kyle, You've been asked a lot about how being the son of Mike Shanahan was an advantage for you to get here, but there's been hundreds of kid coaches for coaches, kids who didn't get to where you are. Is there any thing that was unique about advice he gave you or lessons he taught you that may have been, you know, helped you more here or anything you did.
I mean, I think, I mean being a coach's son very fortunate to just be around it so much, especially at the NFL level. My dad went to the NFL when I was four years old, So just being around it almost my whole life. You don't realize how much it helps you till you get in it, and you just realize a lot of the stuff you've been around,
and it makes a little easier. But I mean, I think not only was the son of a coach, but my dad's the best coach I've ever been around, and so to be around that good of one, I think also was a huge advantage for me. And I mean he never was really training me to be a coach. He was just being my dad, and just the way he went about everything, just how direct he was with people, how honest he was with people, how hard he worked. Maybe that you didn't always liked what he had to say,
but he was going to tell you the truth. And just as a son and as someone you work with, that, to me, that's all you can ask for people. Hey, Kyle, how you doing good? Thanks?
Follow up on that same theme of you and your dad, was there a moment where you just kind of had an epiphany that you wanted to be a coach and that you wanted to follow in your dad's footsteps. And did you talk to him about that, and what did he give what kind of advice did he give you about pursuing it as a career.
I mean I was always in my dad's ear every second, annoying the heck out of my sister and my mom every meal we probably ever had together a car ride, just asking questions about football. I love football just as a true fan, loved playing in the backyard all the time. I remember ride in eighth grade telling them how I wanted to play professional sports, I wanted to earn a scholarship,
and which sports should I try? And I know football will probably be the hardest one for me, and I member him telling me on this long car ride how you just got to commit to it and do it. And I remember setting up a plan then on how to work out and do all this stuff. And from that standpoint on, I was always trying to be a player, trying to get a scholarship, trying to play in college, things like that. And I think once my fifth year hit and three of what it was as a player hit,
then I think and I started think about it. I was like, you know what, I think I want to coach. I don't want to stop being around football right now. And you know what, I think I've actually kind of been working out this my whole life because it's a little bit easier than playing, and I think it just kind of naturally happened. Kyle, what do you think it is about Brock Party that he's able to adjust his mental focus on crazy media circuses like this and then
the biggest game of his NFL career. That's I think the most special thing about Brock. I mean, just he doesn't have to change much because that's really who he is. I mean, Brock is as humble of a person as I've ever been around. I talk about him having just a strong set foundation on who he is, and it's rare. I think people have that coming out of high school. I bet he had it just looking at what he did in college and how people speak of him. I know when he came to the league you could see
it on him right away. You've seen it through everything. I mean, the third string quarterback, the starting quarterback, what he's done this year. I mean, he's still the same guy as he was the first day, and you can ask him. I think he has a lot to do with his faith, how he leads his life, but it carries in everything he does.
At Florida National News here you talk about the relationship with your dad and getting into coaching. It's a little unique because you got Christian and his dad and they won three.
Super Bowls together.
Is that add to the.
Relationship that you have with a special player like Christian?
I mean, I just I was so close with Christian's dad growing up. I mean he was Him and Rod Smith were the two receivers on the Broncos when I was throughout high school trying to be a receiver. Those are the guys I tried to cut my shoes, like, wear the same shoulder pads, meet him after school to
run routes and do workouts throughout the summer everything. So those were like his dad was such a gym rat and just such a technician, and him and Rod taught me almost everything I know about playing, which gave me a chance to play. And then it was just so funny watching Christian over the years, hearing about him in high schools at Stanford to going through the draft and everything,
and just couldn't believe how talented he was. But I also knew his dad and how psychotic his dad was with his work ethic and just attention to detail, and that's what's been so neat trading for Christian and actually getting to know him, and just I feel like I'm watching ed half the time. At least to the other half, she had probably a little better personality, which is in Christian. But it's it's funny how they put us on fall too far from the tree, and I'm sure they got
some similarities watching me with my dad. Kyle's right right here. Hey, it's well documented.
You've obviously had to go through some excruciating postseason losses, the loss of the Chiefs and the Super Bowl.
Kind of where does that rank as far as levels of pain? I mean, I think anyone who loses the Super Bowl probably rings that up there. I mean, I know remember her always seeing my dad as a coordinator and stuff after those three Super Bowls when he was in Denver when I was younger, and how how hard it was on him. So I think anytime you get that close and you lose it the last one, that's definitely the hardest. But it's you Also, all football games are hard to lose. Each week you put so much
into them. That's why the more you coach, the more you realize, like when you win, you're just kind of relieved, so you can get right to the next Monday and get ready. Everything's trying to get to that last week, and we did get to this last week, and this will be our last Wednesday. This is tomorrow, I mean our last Tuesday. I mean Friday will be our last practice, and Sunday will be our last game. And you're always hoping you're the team that wins that last game, and that's our goal is win.
That coach, is there anything in particular your feeling about going into the chess match that is going to be against.
Andy Reid, same as you always do. I mean Andy as good as there is, especially you know him running the offense and spags on the defense as good as there is. And they've both been doing it for a long time. We've all gone against each other a number of times, so I think the schematics can get a little overrated. We all have real sound systems and we all have real good players, so we'll see how unfolds on Sunday.
There's been talk over the last week about a lack of defensive effort in the last couple of games and that was going to change.
And how have you seen that group really change their focus this week?
I think they've been about the same, you know. I know there's been a lot of talk about effort, which showed up on a couple of plays in particular, but you know that wasn't our best on those couple plays. But that definitely wasn't why we struggled stopping the run. There was a number of other things we had to detail up. You know, when you play an eight man front, just takes one guy to get out of a gap for there's only be one guy left, and that stuff
we got to do a lot better at. But our guys take a lot of pride in what they do. They work hard and every every day practice games since I've known them, So I don't expect to be any difference on Sunday.
Kyle, So you left, how much did it help when you were developing Brock that you had so many pieces in place on the offensive line and at the skill positions to where you didn't have as much of a concern about bad habits forming because of protection or because of lack of options in the passing game.
Not much. I mean, last year we went into the year. But with this a guy starting center for the first time in his career, never started a game before. Our right guard had never started a game before. Our left guard was going into his second year, you know. So, I mean, I think we did have some inexperienced guys
and it wasn't really about developing Brockets. Brock was a really good player when he got here, and he got thrown into a position and he competed with other guys, and then he got his opportunity because he was hurt, and when he came in he played at a high level right away. There was no time to develop him.
We just had to throw him in. We were trying to win, had a chance to make him run to the playoffs, and he came in and we thought, we hoped he would be good because he was in practice, but he was even better in the games and he didn't lose a game that year that he finished and did a hell of a job. And now he's developing with everyone else. I think as he gets better, the whole group gets better. And we've got a bunch of guys. Now we've played over a year together and I think it's shown.
Okay, three more coaches who have back coaches who've worked with you in the past say you require a lot from them in terms of answers when they're suggesting a play. First of all, where does that come from? And second, what does it mean to you that a lot of them say that that's kind of an integral part of what has made them better individually successful.
I guess, I mean that's just how I am. I don't come up with anything very fast. I mean, you can come up a lot of stuff just looking at one thing or having one idea, but you got to check it with everything. You got to go through all fronts, all coverages, all formations, all adjustments, contingency plans. Are guys good enough to do it? It's the second choice good enough? What's the percentage of hitting it? There's just so many things that go into it that I feel like I've
always kind of been ocd about. And it can kind of be exhausted in the week to finally decide on some things because of all the stuff you got to check. But people who tell you that story are probably guys who came at stuff a little too fast, and once you start asking them a question two, three, and four,
if they haven't thought about those stuff. I kind of have no patience for how they even brought it to you because I torture myself like that, so I feel like I should torture those guys too, Yes, Kyle, levels of pain. Where does fifty one fit?
And then you know, Radhiem coming back to Atlanta, maybe he can go back and maybe fix that.
One for you all.
I mean, yeah, it's just right there with the other Super Bowl. I mean, I've been able to coach in two Super Bowls and you lose either one of them. Both of them are heartbreaking. So in terms of pain, I've I mean, I've broken my arm, my collarbone, a lot of things, so those are more painful, but those things last a while. But it's all about getting back there again. And that's what I'm excited for today. And Raheem,
I'm more than excited for Raheem. Raheem's to me been one of the one of the best coaches I've ever been around, especially as a defensive coach. It was unbelievable he did for me the year and sixteen on offense, and Raheems is studd You guys are in good hands, Kyle.
Right here, you alluded to this when you got up there no injuries to reports, so I'm just double checking Kittle is good to go, and are you expecting full participation in Wednesday's practice and just what is that?
How valuable will that be? I am, but since I didn't have to give a report today, I haven't talked to the trainers yet, so but I'm expecting to be pretty positive. Lasson.
Hey, coach Stacy Dale's NFL network Greasey was talking to me, I'm back here yesterday about Brock playing with conviction and you have to have an aggressive mindset to do that. How much more aggressive have you become as a play caller because of Brock and how has he elevated you in many ways?
I mean definitely your EBB and flow with how you call plays changes with your players, of course with a quarterback, but also with everyone else. I mean, the O line has a factor, the eligibles you're trying to get the ball to, how the defense is playing, so everything affects your play calling. And I've been fortunate enough to be able to call plays for a long time and have been in a lot of different situations, but having Brock it's been a lot of fun. And you could feel
it last year. Just each game I got more comfortable with him, seeing what he could do and how aggressive he is. And sometimes guys are aggressive. You get a little too aggressive and then all of a sudden you get them in trouble and you got to pull it back. And but Brock's been pretty impressive with that stuff. Usually when it's not there, he makes the right decision as consistently as anyone I've been around. And he's been real fun to call play for all Right, guys, thanks