For the first time since being hired in December, Kendal Briles spoke to the media on Sunday morning.

The first-year Florida State offensive coordinator was asked about the pace he wants to play at, what he's looking for from his quarterback and how he thought the first two practices had gone.

But since it was his first time talking to reporters he was also asked about the job itself. And what his decision-making process was when he agreed to lead the Seminoles' offense in 2019.

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"Of course you look at recruiting and what they've done," Briles said. "You look at the guys on the roster, who's coming back, the quarterback situation is obviously a huge deal. You look at the schedule, who's on the schedule, what it looks like. So all those things play a part in it.

"I thought everything looked really good. They've got good players here. We've got to obviously get things fixed up front so we can execute the way we need to. And Coach (Randy) Clements is here and we'll be able to get that done."

Briles didn't outright say that he and Clements were a package deal, but he made it very apparent on Sunday that having the first-year offensive line coach on his staff was a big priority during the hiring process.

The two have worked together for 10 years.

"It was extremely important," Briles said of hiring Clements. "And it was important to Coach Taggart as well. That was one of the deals going through the process we were both agreeing on: That if we're going to do this thing we want to make sure that we get Coach Clements here. Because our offense is so tied into, everybody calls them RPOs, but being able to run and throw off (different looks).

"So being able to have that and do what we do on offense with a guy who understands it, a guy who understands adjustments and what needs to be done, the personnel and what we need from an offensive line standpoint. So all that tied in with the run game, the running backs and tight ends, is huge."

As for how practice has gone so far in August, Briles seemed pretty pleased with what he had seen. But admitted the offense needed to get in better shape to be able to run at the pace he wants to play.

He also said that while he doesn't have the number of receivers that he might like, he thinks the talent level is extremely high.

"We've got really, really good ones," Briles said. "If you put all the skill together it may be the best skill guys I've ever been around. We're talking about running backs, tight ends, receivers all together. We've got really, really good skill, so it's on us to put them in good position to make plays."

And when asked what he's looking for in a quarterback his answer was simple and concise.

"Production," he said. "Bottom line."

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