Practice was open to the media for about an hour on Monday, so we were able to come away with some observations about specific players and coaches.

Jeff Grimes: The Great Communicator

With all due respect to Ronald Reagan, I think this nickname might be better applied to Jeff Grimes.  I’ve been impressed with his ability to communicate from the very first time I interviewed him.

I’m not the best interviewer in the world.  I was never trained to do it, and in general I’m better at answering questions than asking them.  I don’t phrase things particularly well sometimes…I guess I’m the anti-Jeff Grimes.  Despite all that, Grimes always understands exactly what I’m talking about, and answers the question perfectly.  I said similar things about Grimes in this article back in January.

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