The Las Vegas Raiders run game coordinator and linebackers coach Mike Caldwell spoke after OTAs and we have everything he said for you.
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Q: One of those guys, Robert Spillane, he's been in the league for a while, been a productive player. Everything really sunk in last year, he had a huge year. What's the key for a guy like that to maintaining kind of after a breakout season? Coach Caldwell: "I think normally once you get into year three or four, you kind of understand the game.
Q: Your rookie year you played for Bill Belichick and Nick Saban on the Cleveland Browns. Could you see kind of what was on the horizon for those two coaches? And then looking back, did that kind of shape you in any way in terms of your own pursuit of being a coach? Coach Caldwell: "Looking back to those days, I was a really, really young guy, and my head was spinning that first year, and I really couldn't understand the knowledge that was before me.
Q: Do you feel like Robert Spillane could have played in your era, but he's found his way to excel in the areas you're talking about you have to be good at in today's game? Coach Caldwell: "Oh definitely.
Q: How do your duties kind of break down when you're coordinating the run game defensively? Like every play has both run and pass obviously to it, so how does that kind of break down with your responsibility? Coach Caldwell: "The way PG puts it together, we're all working together. Like I have this title, whatever the title is, whatever I need to do to help him out in his job, I'm ready to do that and other coaches are doing the same thing.
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