The Kayvon Thibodeaux fan club continues to grow, with new members added on a daily basis.
Latest Subscriber: Brian Cox.
"He works, he's smart and people gravitate toward him," the former star linebacker turned NFL assistant coach said Tuesday. ``He shows great promise.
So far, the 6-foot-5-inch, 258-pound outside linebacker has been a standout in his first training camp. However, the relationship between Cox and Thibodeau between his two looks somewhat complicated.
According to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, at Cox's draft dinner, the Giants' assistant he now serves as the defensive line coach, and Andre Patterson said that he has health problems. absent due to problems. , Thibodeau posed a personal question that didn't fit the prospect. At one point, Thibodeau had to take a break to calm himself down.
Concerns around the league pre-draft about power and greed slammed the former Oregon star. But that didn't deter the new tier from getting him with the fifth pick overall.
"He's from New York. He's part of the Giants, so obviously, we have It wasn't a random question," Cox said. "You can't talk about what someone else thinks."
When asked about the report, Cox, 54, refused to talk about it, but he said he and Thibodeau had no idea about their relationship.
"We had a great relationship. We talk every day," Cox said. Told. "We laugh together. We have a good conversation."
Cox was a star at the time. He was a strong linebacker and a three-time pro. He initially had a similar attitude to his coach, but Cox admits it may not have been for the best. and could no longer work elsewhere. It wasn't until Brian Daball landed a job for the Giants that Cox returned to the NFL.
“My coaching style five years ago was my coaching style. I think it was about the same style of play," Cox said before practice Tuesday. “But with some growth and a lot of therapy, working with guys like Wink [Martindale] and being a mentor to me, Andre Patterson [as] I think it was really good. If I were 54 years old now and I was thinking like a young Brian Cox, I would be an old fool.
"So at some point You have to grow, you have to change, you have to mature. I admit that there is. This could have something to do with the fireworks at the pre-draft dinner with Thibodeau. However, he also mellowed himself out, he claimed, to have a better understanding of how to get the most out of his players.
"I think what I'm learning is that nobody's trying to screw it up," Cox said. "And from the perspective of the player you're coaching now, it may have been easier for you, and some things may have been natural to you, but I think it's better if you're coaching now.
``It takes a certain amount of patience and understanding, and you need to be able to talk to the players. It would be easier if we could tell the
