Name: Kevin Stefanski weighs in on Baker Mayfield's possible contract extension | KJZ
Uploaded: 2021-03-05T18:50:24.000Z
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to navigate all of that, to go through it with the coaches, to have practice canceled and then practice postponed games almost postponed.

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And for me to miss a game, I don't think you can predict any of that.

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So hopefully we learned a lot about how to be resilient and can apply some lessons that we go forward.

This organization, as you know, Coach, has been through so much over the last several decades.

I don't want to use the word culture, but how have you changed it since coming over?

Yeah, Keyshawn, it's one of those things that we really didn't talk about the past, because it didn't apply to us this past season.

I'm well aware of what had happened prior, but I also understood that that wasn't going to affect us.

When you're in the building, you get insulated in a lot of ways to what's going on in the outside.

So we focused when we're in this building.

We focused what on the things that we could control tried to take it one day at a time.

one game at a time, if you will, and that seemed to serve us.

But I don't think it's something that we had to discuss quite a bit about the past because really, the past didn't affect us.

There are so many expectations about Baker Mayfield coming into this season, but what impressed you most about him, especially the second half of the season?

And I think he's a great example for our team, how you have to grow as a player.

And I think for him early in this season, which I totally we understood and figured it was going to happen.

Without a preseason without an off season and a brand new system, you're going to have to evolve and learn about yourself.

So I think he got more comfortable with what we were doing as he just got reps and reps and reps.

And the one thing that one of the things I love about Baker is, is how he works.

Just he's a gym rat, he grinds, he wants to be great and he understands that there is no secret and you can't snap your fingers.

So I think the maturation of Baker throughout the season and the way he kept getting better, uh, in what we're doing, I think was a great example to all of our players that this this game requires a lot of you and you better put in the work if you ultimately want to get to where we want to go.

You, an organization obviously have a huge decision this offseason with Baker, Mayfield and the extension.

What's your timetable for potentially getting this extension done?

And then I have a really good general manager that gets to worry about, uh but I will tell you, I mean, obviously, Andrew and I talk about all of our players and and all of these things, but I'll just tell you that all of these decisions it's a business.

It works itself out, and we're just gonna focus.

Or at least I'm going to focus on the day to day.

And as it applies to Baker, I know he's gonna do the same.

Coach, we're here in the off season and you know how it goes.

You get a lot of conversations swirling around polarizing players and you got one in your locker room in O B J houses rehab going.

And what's his future with the organization?

He attacks rehab like like I've never seen people do it.

And last year he was rehabbing from a core muscle injury, So this is totally different injury.

But just to see the way he went about it, he he exhaust every avenue to get his body right.

Um, it's just amazing to me that the process he goes through so he's working really, really hard, which should surprise no one.

I think he's in a great spot and I'm excited to get him back here.

Coach, when you look at spending money at our position, you've got two great guys in Landry and O.

Are you going to be able to keep both of those guys when they're eating up so much of the salary cap because of the economics and I know you, said Andrew Barry handles things But how are you guys going to handle this situation?

I think you don't want to be so dogmatic about it and say All right, we have to have this number of receivers and this number of tight ends and this running back, I think you go with what you have and you make sure that that you're putting yourself in position to feel the competitive roster for a bunch of years moving forward.

You know, the easy part to say is, Hey, just give us more players We want, you know, give us three more great players on the offensive side and give us, you know, three players on the defensive side and and we're going to spend this amount on on each guy.

I think we have a plan will file through with that plan.

But ultimately, as coaches, uh, we'll make it work with whatever we go to.

And I say that because sometimes you have a season.

I've been a part of some teams in the password.

You had four great receivers, so you molded your offense to that, or you had you know, three great tight ends and you molded your offense.

That so that's our job as coaches to take what we have in our roster and make sure we're maximizing everybody's talents.

Coach, you've been around a lot of great running backs in your day.

Um, how does Nick Chubb compared to some of the ones that you've seen?

Just from a physical standpoint, how he is able to be a home run threat at his size and having that power, That's pretty rare, Uh, for a guy.

I'll also tell you, you know, everything that that you love about Nick you can start with just off the field.

He doesn't say much when he does speak his teammates listen the way he practices, the way he goes about his business.

He gives great leadership, Uh, and he doesn't have to be vocal about it at all.

He's also a great follower, you know, it's something we talk about.

Everybody wants to talk about leadership.

Followership is a big deal, and and Nick understands when something's right and and he does his job, and it's amazing how many guys see that and respect how he goes about his business.

We know there were so many rumors about JJ Watt potentially coming on board.

But where does upgrading the defense rank on your priority list this offseason?

Yeah, Yeah, I think upgrading the defense is obviously a big part of what we're focused on.

Uh, you know, offensively is certainly we feel like we're not.

We always want to make sure that we're getting better on both sides of the ball.

But I don't think it's a secret to say that Andrew is going to work hard to find ways to add players at every level of our defense.

And there's ways to do that via free agency.

There's ways to do that via the draft and trade.

So that's something that we're exploring.

And I think all 32 clubs realized that if the goal is to get better, that's gotta also be part of your player acquisition process.

And that's something that we're working through right now.