Thomas Brown on the Start of Prep for 49ers.mp4

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Bears interim coach Thomas Brown addresses the coming game with the 49ers, how the team is handling his messages and how he's handling the chance to become a head coach without the interim tag.

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00:00I can't, I can't talk to what they need or not.

00:07I think they've definitely been receptive.

00:09I tried to do my best.

00:10I did reach out to everybody on the team, Friday and Saturday individually,

00:13just to tell them my thoughts, how excited I am for our growth together, and

00:18how much I need the whole group to respond the right way.

00:20They were extremely receptive to that.

00:22Kind of had a chance to set the tone in the first team meeting on Monday, and

00:26that went over well.

00:28Normally, we have a little music playing before the meeting starts,

00:30when the meeting cut off.

00:32Everyone looked at me, and so I do appreciate that attention.

00:35And so I want to maximize their time, be efficient with the time, and

00:38deliver the message.

00:39My goal has always been the same from day one,

00:40as far as being a leadership position.

00:43Again, my goal is to make people and situations better.

00:47So being consistent every single day with my message, being deliberate,

00:51finding ways to challenge the group, but also uplifting.

00:54So I do believe in them.

00:55I told them a minute ago after practice that there is no confidence loss at all,

00:58as far as what I think about them.

01:00Don't care what everybody else thinks about them.

01:02I think we have a very talented football team, and

01:04it's about just putting the work in every single day.

01:06It gives us an opportunity to win.

01:08I don't think about that at all.

01:09I just think about just the moment.

01:11Like I said, they're doing a really good job of trying to help me stay level-headed

01:13and not make the moment bigger than what it is.

01:17I also understand the role that I'm in.

01:18I understand what might come with it, but

01:20I also understand that we make most situations bigger than what it has to be,

01:24because of the outside noise, what everybody else puts a value on it.

01:27I am not the sole person responsible for Caleb's development.

01:31He has a big part in that.

01:32Obviously, I've been charged with kind of leading the way with him and

01:35the team now as well.

01:36But I think his response has been awesome.

01:39My job is to be an effective communicator, be honest and

01:43be direct about what he's doing well, what he's not doing well.

01:45And I have the same exact message for the team.

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