However, Carter's plan instead focused on weaving in those who might have questions with those who will have the answers.
"I thought that was just a brilliant move," bragged defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero of Carter's seating chart. "And so they're listening to the coach teach, obviously. Then they have a vet there that sees, knows, and has a lot of experience that they could relate to on things that may be a little greater for him."
The lineup has the quartet left to right: Umanmielen, Jones, Scourton, and Wonnum.
Scourton admits he's in the most advantageous spot, being able to lean one way or the other for a veteran input. But honestly, the meeting room is where guys have found the least impact. It's more so that the seating chart mindset of being paired with a certain teammate is paying dividends on the field.
"I feel like maybe it gives the vets, I guess you could say, a sense of responsibility," Umanmielen explained, referencing when Jones pulled him aside on Tuesday.
"And that probably comes from—like he probably wouldn't even feel like he had to do that if our coach didn't pair us together in the meeting room. He sort of takes on a big brother rule. If he sees me doing anything like being lax at practice or he thinks I should go harder, he'll pull me to the side, and he'll say something. And I like how he does it, too. He doesn't do it all riled up in front of everybody. He'll pull me to the side and just whisper to me like, 'Come on bro, you got to pick it up.'"