Wade Phillips is about as delightful a man as you’re ever going to see coaching in the NFL. You’d think that having one of the most respected defensive minds in the business would make him an intense personality type like Bill Belichick or Bill Parcells, but all it takes it a quick glance at his lively Twitter account to see that’s very much not the case.

Phillips is beloved for many reasons, not the least of which is his ability to connect emotionally and honestly with his players, even when he’s being tough on the field in practice and in games. That style is on display in the Rams latest ‘Wired’ video, in which Phillips is mic’d up during one of the team’s OTA practices.

He jokes with Kayvon Webster about wanting a pair of funky cleats like his, laughs off Lamarcus Joyner’s half-joking plea to get a crack at playing on the defensive line and even gives some seriously high praise to sophomore cornerback Blake Countess.

Countess only saw action in five games as a rookie with the Eagles last season, but the sixth round draft pick was clearly impressing his coach during OTAs.

“Mr. Versatile! You can do it all,” Phillips said to Countess while he did some conditioning. “And you do it well, that’s the good thing.”

That’s high praise from a coach like Phillips, who might be very friendly but certainly doesn’t hand out unwarranted compliments. You can listen to the rest of the audio below or click here to watch the video.