WEBVTT - Press Pass: Frank Reich

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<v Speaker 1>You knows absolutely. Uh, You're right. Tight ends is a

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<v Speaker 1>strength of this of this roster, of this offensive unit.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, if you look at Doug System and

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<v Speaker 1>what they did in Kansas City with their tight ends

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<v Speaker 1>and how we'll utilize them here, it'll be very consistent

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<v Speaker 1>with that. Um. And we got the players to do it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we can mix it up. They're all really

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<v Speaker 1>good smart route runners, every one of them. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and so we expect really good production from that unit.

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<v Speaker 1>Excuse me, absolutely, yeah, I mean we do. We feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you know, I mean Zach, Zach has a great

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<v Speaker 1>feeling route running. You know, Um, he just knows how

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<v Speaker 1>to create leverage. He knows how to use his body,

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<v Speaker 1>he knows you know, he's a big catch catch radius,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, tray trays like a wide receiver out there.

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<v Speaker 1>You get him out there. He's got the speed, he's

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<v Speaker 1>got natural instinctive moves for a tight end. And one

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<v Speaker 1>of the surprises to me though, it's been Brent, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I came in here thinking, you know, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>Brent Star blocking tight end. But the guy knows how

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<v Speaker 1>to run routes. He's really smart receive. He's a really

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<v Speaker 1>smart route runner. And uh, I have a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>confidence in him so and I know the quarterbacks do

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<v Speaker 1>as well. So that's a really good thing for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't give him a lot of priest and Paul Turner,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, he has been as consistent as you

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<v Speaker 1>can be at that position. I mean, he's been impressive

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<v Speaker 1>and there's no lie. I mean he's he's tough. You

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<v Speaker 1>can just tell he's a mentally and physically tough guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He competes very hard. Um, he's an instinctive route runner.

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<v Speaker 1>He has really good feet, you know, as we coaches say,

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<v Speaker 1>he can put his foot in the ground and stop

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<v Speaker 1>on a dine. Um, so he's done it. He's done

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<v Speaker 1>a nice job. He's obviously changing positions. Yeah, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>big switch, you know. I mean, here's the guy who

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<v Speaker 1>played tight end. But he's got all the tools, you know, explosive,

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<v Speaker 1>he's explosive for that position, attic for the position. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a big learning curve though, there's a big learning curve,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it's a it's a slow process. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he's showing all the right signs. He's showing

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<v Speaker 1>all the right signs of a guy who can develop

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<v Speaker 1>into a legitimate you know, offensive alignment in this so

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<v Speaker 1>you're making that transition and men mentally, he's extremely sharp.

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<v Speaker 1>So and that's you've got to be to play upfront. Frank,

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of guys are downs to the minor interest,

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<v Speaker 1>at least that we know of, with hitting a practice.

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Ertz kind of came out and said, there was

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<v Speaker 1>frustratus of the bowerheads your what's your philosophy on getting him?

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't matter. It doesn't matter what my philosophy isn't

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<v Speaker 1>matters what the head coaches was. Now, I happen to

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<v Speaker 1>align with the head coach. But you know that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we do. We follow our leader, you know, and Doug

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<v Speaker 1>sets the tone. And uh, that's one thing about Doug.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you can just tell the guy. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>tough man. You know, he's mentally and physically a tough guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You just know that. You know, he played a long time,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he grinded it out coaching and that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>mentality he's bringing. That's what he's used to. And and

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<v Speaker 1>so we're all in. You know, we're all in. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's a physical game and you know, players were we

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<v Speaker 1>play the players play this game. Because they want to hit,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, do we have to protect ourselves even when

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<v Speaker 1>we go live. You have to be a little bit smart. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, but you learn from it and hopefully you

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<v Speaker 1>cross your fingers when you have those few live periods,

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<v Speaker 1>you crush your fingers and you know that nothing crazy happens.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's just part of the game because you look

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<v Speaker 1>at your three tight end personnel and what's your confidence

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<v Speaker 1>that will be able to say, yeah, our three tight

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<v Speaker 1>end personnel package is a really strong package for us,

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<v Speaker 1>just because of the versatility of those players. Um, they're

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<v Speaker 1>all very instinctive route runners. They're all good block you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they can all block. Um, So it's a way to

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<v Speaker 1>it's a different way to try to create a mismatch.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, sometimes you can create a mismatch by getting

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<v Speaker 1>us a guy who's bigger and stronger than a than

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<v Speaker 1>a corner covering them. You know, those corners are used

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<v Speaker 1>to covering small, fast guys. Now all of a sudden

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<v Speaker 1>you get a big you know, someone like Trey Burton

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<v Speaker 1>or zach Ertz, who are big guys, big catching radius,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know sometimes dB struggle with that a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>And those guys know how to use their body and

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<v Speaker 1>their catch radius to their advantage. So we gotta find

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<v Speaker 1>ways to continue to use that to our advantage. You

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<v Speaker 1>guys wanted to see how chrismal hand will be in a

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<v Speaker 1>a lead longer and pull backs about it. Have you

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<v Speaker 1>seen that he's doing well? You know? I mean, there's

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<v Speaker 1>two things you look for when you when you take

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<v Speaker 1>a tight end and you put him in the backfield.

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<v Speaker 1>And one thing is you look for first and foremost

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<v Speaker 1>is is he nasty? Is the aggressive? Will he will

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<v Speaker 1>he go after it? Because when you play that position,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta be physical, you gotta you gotta love content,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's shown that. And then secondly, um for tight

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<v Speaker 1>ends who are always playing on a line of scrimmage,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a different feel from the backfield. So how to

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<v Speaker 1>insert you know, how to find how to find your

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<v Speaker 1>backer having an instinct to see it. You almost have

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<v Speaker 1>to see it like you're the tailback because the tailback's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of following you most of the time. So and

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<v Speaker 1>he's really shown good vision. So on both those fronts,

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<v Speaker 1>which you are very key, he's been doing very well. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean Ryan having Ryan Backman just today, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I know it was only a ten ten ten day.

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<v Speaker 1>But I don't know, you guys saw it too. He

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<v Speaker 1>just looks explosive out there. He just looked explosive. He

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<v Speaker 1>looked quick, he was seeing things. And I know it

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<v Speaker 1>was a toned down practice in some you know, with

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<v Speaker 1>no pads, but we're still playing fast and he just

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<v Speaker 1>looks good. He's he's an explosive, physical runner. And so

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<v Speaker 1>we got we got a good array of backs. You

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<v Speaker 1>want to mix it in and uh, you know, Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>certainly is going to be prominent in that mix, and

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<v Speaker 1>you want to get him a guy like that with uh,

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<v Speaker 1>with the track record he has in the way he's

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<v Speaker 1>run the ball over the last few years. We want

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<v Speaker 1>to get him as many touches as we can. Especially

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<v Speaker 1>he's a guys practice, he's making him play. Who's something

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<v Speaker 1>the positive Trey really has. He's made so many big

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<v Speaker 1>plays out here, and that's what you look for. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we have a lot of talent, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of talented guys playing in the NFL, so you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>see flashes of great plays, but really what you're looking

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<v Speaker 1>for as a coach is the consistency of it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>anybody can do it one time, you know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we could all go out there and make somebody could

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<v Speaker 1>throw us a ball and we can make a nice

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<v Speaker 1>one handed catch intet of man, we feel we feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we can do it. But really what separates these

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<v Speaker 1>guys out here, and really what we're looking for is

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<v Speaker 1>guys who can make those kind of plays routine. That's

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<v Speaker 1>what great players do. They make the hard things look easy.

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<v Speaker 1>And really that's that's what we're looking for, not only

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<v Speaker 1>from Trey, he's certainly done that, but that's what we

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<v Speaker 1>as an offense need to do. We need to make

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<v Speaker 1>the hard things look easy and make it look routine.

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<v Speaker 1>And that only can happen by challenging yourself and by

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<v Speaker 1>doing it on the practice field and having the mental

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<v Speaker 1>toughness and tenacity to have that mentality to go after

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<v Speaker 1>every play so that it becomes routine. That's the whole goal, right,

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<v Speaker 1>h