Brad Childress
Brad Childress
Brad Childressis an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He has worked for over thirty years as a coach for various college programs and NFL franchises...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 June 1956
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Even though he has been part of this West Coast Offense, all of them go different ways. It kind of splinters off, and you head your own direction. So, some of the things that Detroit was doing, we are not doing the same way here. He has to learn the way you are doing it and how you are reading it and how you are looking at it and our verbiage.
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You see it with all the guys that are in their first time with this offense. You can't be thinking a lot. You want to just be reacting, heading down your path and seeing what the defense is giving you, as opposed to thinking about what steps you have to take and what your landmark is and how you're involved in the protection.
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Obviously, he had an expertise and a way about him. I don't think you can get strapped by the age thing. Bobby Knight was named a head coach at a very young age. Those guys were given a lot, tool-wise, and they've obviously took it and run with it.
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It doesn't hurt. But it causes a splitting headache for the coaches.
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I know where his heart is in no uncertain terms. He's looked me in the eye and told me that.
They've got that backed-against-the-wall mentality. You can get about anything from them. You could get a bring-the-house-type of operation, or anything.
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I'm not telling you that there are not some dinosaurs coaching in this league, because there is plenty of them - and maybe they do it a little bit differently. I just think the communication with today's athlete ... it's important that you have young guys that are able to talk to those guys.
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I've got other places I've got to watch. That's why I've got that tape that I can go back in and watch right now.
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It's important that you understand, if a daily 'hi' is antagonistic or spiteful then I must be on the wrong planet. I've always treated people with dignity and respect.
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It's a Monday night football game and a rematch of the NFC championship game that he didn't play in. He will be ready to go.
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It's a 'Monday Night Football' game and a rematch of the NFC Championship Game that he didn't play in. He'll be ready to go.
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It's hard for him most of the time by the time he gets in there we've got - I don't want to say a patchwork offense, but he's usually out there with a bunch of different guys who haven't played together, younger guys,
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They both are extremely elusive. They are able to make you miss and they can catch the football.
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We had a good visit, and we had some good talks. My impression is that they are quality people, and I'll leave it that.