Thomas Brown on Bid for Bears Coach.mp4

Bears interim coach Thomas Brown on what he wanted to say about the team's coaching job to Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles.

Transcript

00:00You know, I think having a chance to lay out my whole vision,

00:04the plan I have for this football team moving forward is going to be part of it.

00:09But I think them having a chance to see me in the building,

00:13something that to me should be more impressive than everything else.

00:17The situation I kind of had a chance to take over, having three different jobs in

00:21the same season, which I'm not sure that's happened before in the history of football.

00:26It may have been, I might be being dramatic, but yeah, so

00:28it was challenging, but I learned a lot more about myself this year.

00:33And I probably grown more as a coach this year than the last maybe two,

00:37three years combined just because of having to wear three different hats

00:40in the same building.

00:42And also have to adjust and adapt on the fly, which is a desired trait you should

00:48have or want to have to be in this position because the game is ever evolving,

00:51ever changing, and it's never consistent as far as what may happen from day to day.

00:57But also having a chance to learn on the fly, adapt on the fly and

01:01make adjustments on the fly when it comes to how you communicate with players.

01:05They also being able to offer myself in a different light, and

01:08you go from being in the back of the quarterback room as a pass game

01:10coordinator, to being the coordinator, to being the head coach.

01:15Gives you a different perspective as far as how the group views you, but

01:19also give a glimpse of what it looks like when you have an opportunity to do it

01:22the right way from the beginning.

01:23So, difficult, 1,000%, probably more so than people are willing to admit and

01:29will ever put themselves in a spot that they actually ever do.

01:33But difficult is a part of life, and difficult to me is irrelevant.