Raiders HC Klint Kubiak First Training Camp_ Rookie QB Preparation Secrets

For you, going into your first break in as a head coach, what are your emotional weights and how are you feeling about being in this position in Oakland? It's obviously that I'm in a new role, but it's a new thing. Our coaching staff is making sure that we're on our stuff so that we're the best versions of ourselves with these players who can be great teachers and give these guys the information they need to have and put them through the stresses that we believe we'll see in the game so that the game is not as hard as practice. It's more about our staff working together with the scouts, with the training staff, and being on the same page for these players. Outside of this building, obviously, being the number one overall pick, Fernando gets a lot of attention, but Signetti said that what set him apart to him was his willingness to prepare before the game. Was that one of the things that really stood out to you as you went through the evaluation process is that willingness to prepare? Again, he's not Tom. He's a rookie. But you heard the same things about Tom. Yeah, I think that's what you expect out of a quarterback. Just because someone says they work hard, there's so many different levels to that. I would say in the evaluation process that he's head and shoulders above others that have been around, that doesn't guarantee you anything on Sunday. It's a head start. It gives him a great chance to go have a heck of a practice. But it's really what he does on the field that's going to decide his fate and the way that he prepares for the game.