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The coach is happy with how the players came back from a few days off and had two good practices. They are heading in the right direction. The coach explains that the routine for a night game on Sunday is a little different, allowing the players to get a little more sleep but still keeping them on their routine. The coach has been spending more time on the offensive side of the ball, getting to know the players and watching the coaches coach. He has a good relationship with the quarterback and enjoys talking with him. The most challenging part of the job so far is dealing with all the requests and making himself available. The coach is grateful for the respect the players have shown and appreciates their desire to get the job done for him. Coach, one of the things that you're teaching your guys is how to win and handle success. Are you happy with how they came back from the couple days off? Yeah, we had two good practices. Obviously, we've got to clean some things up. First full week, right, like a normal week, so obviously there's going to be a little bit more there with corrections, more practice time, more meeting time to do that. But again, I'm going to go back to the key words that I already talked about. Our purpose is there. So yes, we're heading in the right direction. How do you handle a night game process for the players on a Sunday compared to maybe the normal routine? Yeah, just a little sleep a little bit. You know, I think, I recall when I was a player, you did like an extra hour or so, you know what I mean? So not making them feel rushed, but also keeping them on their same routine. So just kind of playing that with our staff, with the timing, but then also you got to know, you got to know your roster, right, and how you're feeling. So I think all that plays into it. But the good part about it, we've had enough this year. Our guys are used to it. That's a good thing for the Raiders. And we're playing all these prime time games that we're excited about. And Tim, how important has it been for you to go over to the other side of the offensive side of the ball and just kind of get to know guys a little bit more and develop some relationships on that side of the ball? Yeah, I thought even prior to this opportunity, you know, I did cross over a little bit, but now I'm over here more. So it's a little bit different. It's a little bit different. It's a little bit different. And it allows them to feel me, get used to hearing me, seeing me, hearing me speak, how I talk, and then interacting with them, and then just, you know, just kind of watching our coaches coach. You know, I wasn't focused on that. You know, I had my own job to do as a linebacker coach. So I would say a big part of my day is with the offense. What about the relationship with the quarterback? I know that head coach, quarterback, that's kind of almost one and the same. Is that kind of coming along as well? Yeah, it's my BFF. I call him Ford, right? You know, he's a rookie, so I still call him Ford, you know. And I wanted to talk with, you know, Jimmy. I played against Brian Hoyer. Wow. So we've always had a relationship to talk with Joe. We just talk on the ball. I just listen to him talk behind the huddle. He's a great guy. He's a great guy. He's a great guy. He's a great guy. He's a great guy. He's a great guy. He's a great guy. Could any feller be the most challenging part of the job so far? All the requests. Time consuming. You know, you think you can be somewhere and focus on this and then you get pulled out on a lot of meetings or studies and things that you're doing. So that's a big thing. And after a day, you want to make yourself available. The door's wide open. It's not closed. So, you know, it's a big thing. It's a big thing. It's a big thing. It's a big thing. It's a big thing. It's a big thing. It's a big thing. It's a big thing. 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