The 20 Questions Podcast with Tyler Aitken

June 23, 2022

20 Questions with Jim Salgado

<p>20 Questions with Jim Salgado, the safties coach for the <a href="https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCcEvCxUe2Sm5W6MliEUv0vg">Buffalo Bills </a> </p><p>Socials ⬇️ </p><p>Instagram: @the20questionspod </p><p>Twitter: @20QwithTA </p><p>Tiktok: @the20questionspodcast </p><p>00:00 Intro </p><p>00:56 How are you? </p><p>01:03 What's your new job title? </p><p>01:24 How did you fall in love with football? </p><p>02:53 What was the college football recruiting process like in the '90s? </p><p>04:54 How did making the national semifinals in your freshman year at Hofstra impact your outlook on the rest of your college career? </p><p>06:56 Had you always been planning on becoming a coach? </p><p>08:43 What was the transition like from playing to coaching? </p><p>11:02 Where was your favorite place to be in your first decade of coaching? </p><p>13:15 How did it feel to finally get a job with Syracuse, your first Division I position? </p><p>15:39 How do you handle times when your unit is playing well, but the team still isn't winning? </p><p>18:00 When you became a defensive coordinator at Princeton, what were the top priorities when designing and implementing your defense? </p><p>21:22 Has your belief that stopping the run should be the top priority changed as football has become more pass-happy? </p><p>23:16 How did you end up getting the call to coach for the Bills? </p><p>25:55 What's the jump like from coaching college football to NFL football? </p><p>28:02 Were you concerned to join a team that was just beginning a rebuild? </p><p>29:55 What was it like to be on the sideline when Taron Johnson, your protege, got a pick-six to help send the Bills to the AFC Championship Game? </p><p>31:59 How are you feeling about getting to coach the duo of Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde next year? </p><p>33:14 Where do you want and expect to see improvements out of the Bills' defense next year? </p><p>34:52 What's your experience been like running camps for the younger defensive backs getting their start? </p><p>38:21 Where's the best place to get wings in Buffalo? </p><p></p><p>Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): License code: FPEJEP5KHMJDC98P</p>