07-12-2024, 08:59 PM -
Fluff piece from the Panthers but good insight into Theilen.
https://www.panthers.com/news/adam-thiel...self-again
"I think I talk to the young guys about this all the time, is no matter who you are, no matter how old you are, no matter how many years you've been in the league, you have something to prove," Thielen said. "And you have to have that mindset every single day, whether it's OTAs when no one's watching other than the coaches, or on Sundays when 60,000 people are watching, you have to have that same mindset that you're going to prove that you can play at a high level.
"Well, we're in the NFL. So there's never normal," he said with a laugh. "But yeah, I mean, I've had what, nine offensive coordinators in 11 years? So you just adjust. There's always change; that's the NFL, there's going to be change, there's going to be different things, there's going to be different communication, there's going to be different verbiage.
"And again, you just, every year, try to own it and try to figure it out and try to make it the best as possible. I think the biggest thing is organization, communication, and everybody being on the same page, right?"
"I think you realize that over the years, as you get more experience, you realize that you just have to do your job," Thielen said. "You can't let the outside factors, you can't let the inside factors — offensive strategy, whatever — you can't let that affect you. You have to just go and do your job, whatever they tell you to do, whatever route they run or tell you to run for how many yards, you to run it. You know what the quarterback says, you just go do it, and you do it to the best of your ability, and you figure it out as you go.
Sounds like a good vet to have on the team.
https://www.panthers.com/news/adam-thiel...self-again
"I think I talk to the young guys about this all the time, is no matter who you are, no matter how old you are, no matter how many years you've been in the league, you have something to prove," Thielen said. "And you have to have that mindset every single day, whether it's OTAs when no one's watching other than the coaches, or on Sundays when 60,000 people are watching, you have to have that same mindset that you're going to prove that you can play at a high level.
"Well, we're in the NFL. So there's never normal," he said with a laugh. "But yeah, I mean, I've had what, nine offensive coordinators in 11 years? So you just adjust. There's always change; that's the NFL, there's going to be change, there's going to be different things, there's going to be different communication, there's going to be different verbiage.
"And again, you just, every year, try to own it and try to figure it out and try to make it the best as possible. I think the biggest thing is organization, communication, and everybody being on the same page, right?"
"I think you realize that over the years, as you get more experience, you realize that you just have to do your job," Thielen said. "You can't let the outside factors, you can't let the inside factors — offensive strategy, whatever — you can't let that affect you. You have to just go and do your job, whatever they tell you to do, whatever route they run or tell you to run for how many yards, you to run it. You know what the quarterback says, you just go do it, and you do it to the best of your ability, and you figure it out as you go.
Sounds like a good vet to have on the team.