From an article in the athletic...here is an excerpt.
Chris Strausser had wanted to hire Adams during his two seasons as the offensive line coach of the Denver Broncos, but it didn’t work out. When he had a chance to bring him to Indianapolis as an assistant offensive line coach for the Colts, even though Adams had just accepted a job at Wyoming less than a month earlier, he didn’t hesitate. Having coached Adams at Boise State, Strausser knew exactly what Adams would bring.
“For me to have a guy here, helping coach the offensive line, that knew me and knew my style and knew what I was going to coach, was important to me,” Strausser said. “The other part that was good is I’m a fairly serious guy by nature, and he has an unbelievable sense of humor. He’s maybe the funniest guy that I know.”
Over two years, Adams worked with the Colts’ offensive line. During offseason workouts, he assisted Strausser with drills. During the season, he dissected opposing defenses — “There were many days when I was like, ‘Man, I don’t know how you saw that,'” Strausser said — and assisted with game-day adjustments.
Adams also assisted with free agency and draft prep, studying prospects.
“He was for sure the No. 1 person I would go to and say, ‘What do you think about this guy?'” Strausser said. “He’s a really good talent evaluator. He certainly could see the skill set that a guy had but also kind of dive deeper into figuring out if this guy is right for us, if he’s a good fit.”
As a player and a coach, Klayton Adams has had to work for everything. That grinding mentality has taken the O-line coach to Arizona State.
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