Coach

Super Bowl parties are not my thing.

In order to build chemistry you've got to really know one another.

You're doing yourself a disservice if you're not building your roster and your team to give yourself a legitimate chance to score 21 points.

Josh Allen has a strong arm, we all know that... I've been around the league to know it's one of the stronger arms, but there a lot of guys with strong arms.

I was a tough player, but I wasn't the most talented player.

I obtained my first job with the Eagles through a series of internships that began during my junior year of college. From there, after obtaining the job, it was a combination of hard work and perseverance and showing them the type of person that I was that helped me climb the coaching ladder.

I'm into hiring smart guys; I'm into hiring guys who can think at a higher level, that can offer ideas.

This game in a lot of ways, isn't that complex. You bring energy to the table and you've got a chance. You bring fundamentals to the table and you've got a chance. It's not always about scheme and all that magic-behind-the-curtain stuff.

I know my background was defense, but I'm not a defensive coach who wants to win 9-7 every week.

That's a sign of a good football team, where we can adjust and adapt to our surroundings.

Life in the NFL is an adjustment.

It feels good to win a game, because it's tough to win in this league, and then when you talk about the playoffs and being in it for two of three years, what a blessing.

It's a life lesson that translates beyond football. You can share these things with your kids: Work hard, do things the right way and you have a chance.

The only way you can get a hit is if you take a swing.

It's always hard going against friends.

My dad emphasized athletics. My mom did as well, but my mom was really hard on the academic end of things and always stressed, 'Hey, you've got to have the grades, you've got to be prepared for life outside of sports.'

There's a reason the Panthers have been successful over the years and Cam Newton's a big factor in that equation. He does a great job.

There's a lot of 'who you know' in this business, and I don't think I skipped a step on the journey.

Coach Wilks really embraces that growth mindset and trying to learn and grow every day so he's a good fundamental teacher. He understands the passing game which is important when you coach as a defensive coordinator and also as a secondary coach like he has, so he's one of the top-notch coaches in our business.

Being around a couple good tight ends in my history, both in Philadelphia and Carolina, namely in Chad Lewis and then in Greg Olsen, you see how that helps a young quarterback whether he becomes a security blanket, he can turn a five-yard completion into a 15-yard gain.