Tennessee Titans HC Brian Callahan says that there is an emphasis on eliminating negative plays. Coach Callahan goes on into detail on what he wants out of his leaders both offensively and defensively' on the field and off the field. "Leadership is a focal point of our offseason."
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00:00What I mean by that is it's an emphasis for us as well.
00:02Just like we emphasize trying to eliminate those negative plays and our execution,
00:09there is a leadership emphasis.
00:11And part of the reason I did what I did with dividing our team up into teams is
00:15there's no, now they're all accountable to each other on that team.
00:20There's a leadership that starts to grow because now each team has a captain and
00:23an alternate, and now you've got more people in leadership spots.
00:27One of the things I think is unique about the process is it allows those guys to
00:33start to find their own voices.
00:34And it's not about an offense versus defense.
00:38It's much more of a holistic team approach to it.
00:42We encourage these guys to spend a lot more time together,
00:44both in the building and out of it.
00:47It's been a focus for us, and I think you can develop leadership.
00:50I don't think leaders are necessarily just walking into a room ready to lead.
00:55I think there's skills you have to learn.
00:57You have to have the communication as a leader.
00:59You have to know your teammates.
01:00We spend a lot more time trying to get to know each other on a level that I
01:04think is going to be beneficial to fostering more leadership for more people.
01:09One of the things I tell our team all the time that I think is really important is
01:12a lot of times you ask people, how do you lead?
01:17And most people say, I'll lead by example.
01:21And my retort to that is there's really no such thing in pro sports.
01:25Leading by example is the expectation.
01:27That's your job.
01:28To be on time, to do what you're supposed to do, to work hard, to study, that's part
01:32of it.
01:33That's in contract.
01:34And so my challenge to our team this year was to do more of the things that require
01:40bringing people with you, making other people better.
01:42So leadership is something that we talk a lot about.
01:45It's a focal point of our off-season.
01:47And the idea is that you develop a team full of leaders.
01:49Everyone has different styles.
01:52But it's something that I think the more people you have that are comfortable in
01:55those roles and understand that it's more about how you interact with people and how
01:59you make people around you better, that part of it I think is something I'm excited about.
02:04How did you divide those four and how do you keep it going that way when you turn to
02:09offense, defense now?
02:10The four what?
02:11The four teams.
02:13Eight teams.
02:14Oh, sorry.
02:14Eight of them.
02:15And do you keep that going when you turn into offense, defense?
02:17Yeah.
02:18It's all, they're still also, you know, the cool part about it is, you know, you can
02:23earn points a lot of different ways.
02:24For example, let's say, defensively, Monty Hooker has an interception.
02:29That's a three-point swing for his team.
02:32But on his team is also the quarterback.
02:34And the quarterback threw the interception, so that's a minus three-point swing.
02:36So really, he's a net zero for his team for that particular play.
02:41But what it does is you see more communication, more conversation, more accountability to
02:49other folks around the team.
02:51And they get to know each other on a different level than maybe just offense and defense.
02:56You know, that's one of the things I think we need to do a better job of is just the
02:59whole team interacting more, you know, not just by position or by side of the ball.
03:04And I think so far it's been a lot of fun.
03:07I think the guys have enjoyed it.
03:08And I think it's also grown those leadership qualities, those accountability to each other
03:13as opposed to, you know, just trying to be the best offense or the best defense that day.
03:17Thanks, Coach.