But the respect Evero has for the young assistant is evident.
"First of all this guy is off-the-charts intelligent," Evero began. "I knew that from Day 1 when I first got with him. He's a very, very good communicator. He's a very good teacher, and he is so detailed and meticulous in his approach to his players. So the number one thing that I think he does a great job with is that he can connect with his players, and it could be vets, young guys; he just does such a great job of being able to relate with the guys he's working with.
"So I think that guys trust him, they know that he's really good at what he does, they know that he's got their best interests at heart, and so, I think that's the foundation that he develops with the players. And then his acumen in football, obviously, he's going to allow these guys to get to where they are capable of getting to."
So when Carter's asked the most important part of being a first-time position coach with a brand new bunch of players for a team that was 30th in the league with 32 sacks last year, it's probably not a surprise that he begins with something more basic than pass-rush moves.
"I think the first thing is, you're trying to establish the culture," Carter said. "Definitely what coach E and Dave models, the culture and the philosophy of our organization this year. And you just try to emulate that as much as you can to the group. And development, how we can make this group become one, and also establishing who the leaders of this group might be.
"So you never know who it might be. It might be a young guy, maybe an older guy, but definitely pushing the envelope to allow those guys to know that, man, we are servant leaders first, and then everything about this defense starts with us. We drive the bus to everything that we do."