WEBVTT - Press Conference: Doug Pederson August 26

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<v Speaker 1>All right, good after starting Falcons? How are the first

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<v Speaker 1>team pulling backs to us snatch going to be sporting? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not into next week. We're into the Jets, so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not worried about that. Ye right now, Jets? So

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<v Speaker 1>are you doing any any key camp? So? I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we're we're practicing today and getting guys ready for the

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<v Speaker 1>Jets game. That's what did you think from his workout

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<v Speaker 1>before the game on Thursday? You know what? I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>see it didn't it maybe the start or would be

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<v Speaker 1>not obviously under tay before the Falcons game, but clear

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<v Speaker 1>if he gets cleared, we'll see what are the what

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<v Speaker 1>are the doctors looking for at this point? Where do

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<v Speaker 1>they want to see happen in order to clear the

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<v Speaker 1>Probably have to punt that question to the doctors. Doc

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<v Speaker 1>with with week one it's an early week. Has that change,

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<v Speaker 1>as we say, for seven days we're playing. We're playing

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<v Speaker 1>a Thursday schedule all through preseason and it's like a

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday duh, So schedule doesn't change as during my lot

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<v Speaker 1>of progress the kind of the way you thought he

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<v Speaker 1>would when you guys drafted him. Please all right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>day by day getting better, he got to see the

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<v Speaker 1>full team this week of incorporation. That just really just

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<v Speaker 1>but as you I think, just uh, get some continuity

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<v Speaker 1>with the guys, you know, Um, try to get a

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<v Speaker 1>little rhythm next couple of days and get ready for

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<v Speaker 1>next week. About worry about climbing and pizza list. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well you can't control injury obviously, um, and we just

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<v Speaker 1>asked the next guy to step up and make play.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, we wear the sea on our hat

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<v Speaker 1>and we got to coach them all at the same time.

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<v Speaker 1>That was the um. When you watch back the game,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly the offensive side of the ball, was it as

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<v Speaker 1>bad as it looked to live? Uh? It actually wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>bad at all. I mean the worst thing about it

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<v Speaker 1>obviously was the turnovers and they missed opportunities, But we

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<v Speaker 1>had some really good things in the game. How do

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<v Speaker 1>you create that rhythm for the first team, especially offense,

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<v Speaker 1>in practice when usually they can find that rhythm better

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<v Speaker 1>in a game like environments. We just got to continue

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<v Speaker 1>to keep working. Um. You know, the way I can

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<v Speaker 1>struct the way I structure practice this week is the

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<v Speaker 1>so called penciled in guys. We'll get some work. Um. However,

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<v Speaker 1>we're still evaluating evaluating some some younger guys, and we

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<v Speaker 1>still have one more preseason game to go before things

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<v Speaker 1>really begin to heat up. I've got never any closer

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<v Speaker 1>to returning. Have you heard anything about is nothing you've

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<v Speaker 1>expressed that you've been pleased with the way that the

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<v Speaker 1>players have kind of flipped forward, have left the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl in the rear view and they're focused. And do

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<v Speaker 1>you do you still feel like at another we're getting

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<v Speaker 1>closer and you have a you know, more product that

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<v Speaker 1>you've seen. Do you still feel that way? And Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I really feel like their sense of urgency and their

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<v Speaker 1>attention to detail these last couple of weeks is really

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<v Speaker 1>sort of picked up. Knowing that you know they're getting

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<v Speaker 1>ready for the start of the year. You said, he's

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<v Speaker 1>sell some good things from the game on Thursday. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you kind of look at that and also realize

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<v Speaker 1>that you were worth out a lot of starters and

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<v Speaker 1>how tough is that going to be to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>get that rhythm going once all of them are back together. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we evaluate um preseasons a little different because it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>tough to evaluate wins and losses. Obviously, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>evaluate individual performance and then collectively as units, offense, defense,

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<v Speaker 1>special teams, and you know, there were some really good

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<v Speaker 1>individual efforts, um, you know, in the game. But at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, you know, there's another great opportunity this

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<v Speaker 1>week for a lot of young players to showcase their

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<v Speaker 1>abilities one last you know, one last time, and then

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<v Speaker 1>I just got to make sure that the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>are you know, going to play in the Atlanta game

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<v Speaker 1>get some attention this week as well. Dark part. And

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he's obviously gotten a lot of chances to

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<v Speaker 1>be you know, BG being out and everything, and you

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<v Speaker 1>expect to like rely on him a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>like as a season starts, well BG works himself back

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<v Speaker 1>in the shape. Um, I do. I think he's had

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<v Speaker 1>a really good, really good offseason, you know, really good

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<v Speaker 1>training camp. Um. You know, as you know, we rotate

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of guys you know, up front with the

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<v Speaker 1>D line to keep guys fresh. But he's gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>his his share of reps in there, um and really

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<v Speaker 1>look forward to some big things from from him this season.

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<v Speaker 1>Anybody as far as that D line goes. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael Bennett is a guy that obviously can move inside

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<v Speaker 1>on passing desket can he do that on running downs

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<v Speaker 1>too if you need him, Yeah, he can. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, um, I think sometimes some of his best

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<v Speaker 1>work is probably inside quite honestly. Um, but he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>one of those versatile D linemen that we can move

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<v Speaker 1>around and uh, I think creates some some matchups for

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lineman you know, to know where like where he

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<v Speaker 1>is and Fletcher put him on the same side whatever

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<v Speaker 1>it might be. Um and and you know he's still

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<v Speaker 1>he's still learning our system, still learning gym system and

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<v Speaker 1>how how the scheme fits and and uh, but he is,

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's done a nice job inside. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>a really good job with a small one. How much

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<v Speaker 1>of the evaluation is just seeing him stay healthy, be

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<v Speaker 1>there for every rap because obviously it's been a big

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<v Speaker 1>issue with him. I think it's part of it. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it has to be you know everything. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's uh doing a nice job on special teams obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's you know, he's he's running, running tough, he's

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<v Speaker 1>running hard, not making all you know, very few mistakes

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<v Speaker 1>in games and in practice and and it's it's shown

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<v Speaker 1>up and uh, it's done a nice job. Concerted effort

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<v Speaker 1>bringing Moller veteran players. Mike Wallace hooding out of Michael Bennett.

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<v Speaker 1>Why is that? Why do you want don't want that

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<v Speaker 1>type player? Well, you know a couple of reasons. One

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<v Speaker 1>veteran player, a lot of experience at all. Three of

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<v Speaker 1>those guys added depth, added talent to a position that

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<v Speaker 1>we know might be of need obviously. Um. And it

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<v Speaker 1>allows your younger players to develop, you know, over over

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<v Speaker 1>a two to three maybe even a four year period,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, before before they take over. So it's a

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<v Speaker 1>it's an opportunity for the veteran player to come in

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously contribute right away, and then at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>it allows the younger player to to watch him and

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<v Speaker 1>and grow and learn and be ready when his time comes.

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<v Speaker 1>When Carson's ability to make checks at the line of

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<v Speaker 1>scrimage and gets you in the right books. What have

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<v Speaker 1>you seen from him this offseasons? Yeah, I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>part of our run pass options, you know, not necessarily RPOs,

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<v Speaker 1>but runs to pass pass two runs and pass to

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<v Speaker 1>pass checks that we do. Um, you know, he's real

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable with it. He's very smart. I think all our

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<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks are kind of well educated in that area. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he's done a really good job with that. Part of

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<v Speaker 1>his uh you know, continued growth and improvement is to

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<v Speaker 1>just keep getting better with it, you know, each and

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<v Speaker 1>every each and every year, and um, you know still

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<v Speaker 1>very much so on top of the game, you know

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<v Speaker 1>mentally and uh, he and I continue to dialogue and

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<v Speaker 1>talk about you know, situational football and can you can

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<v Speaker 1>continue to grow there too. So the concept of Carson

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<v Speaker 1>being cleared is he does he get examined regularly and

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<v Speaker 1>the doctors are like, he's he's not ready or is it?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there a date between now and the opener where

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<v Speaker 1>he'll go in and they'll look at him, And I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>what's that process? Like? I don't know how many times

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<v Speaker 1>I can answer this question when when they clear him.

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<v Speaker 1>When they clear him, he'll be cleared, But idea when

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<v Speaker 1>that might be. I'm gonna I'm not gonna put you

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not gonna put myself in a box. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>gonna put my quarterback in a box. I'm not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do that. And I'm not gonna go on a limb

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm not gonna say that. So either either ask

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<v Speaker 1>in a different way or otherwise I'm you're gonna get

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<v Speaker 1>the same answer. I think his question is is there

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<v Speaker 1>like a is it a weekly thing that he gets

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<v Speaker 1>looked at? Is there a plenty he's getting every day.

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<v Speaker 1>If that's what you want, That's what I'm asking our metal.

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<v Speaker 1>He's part of the he's part of the rehab process.

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<v Speaker 1>He's getting evaluated to practice, He's getting evaluated by the

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<v Speaker 1>medical team. He's getting treatment, just like Jason Peters, is

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<v Speaker 1>just like Darren Sproles as you guys won't ask me

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<v Speaker 1>about those guys, Jordan Hicks, Chris Maragos, those guys are

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<v Speaker 1>in the same boat and they're getting evaluated every day.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have a plan to play Chris Nackerberg in

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<v Speaker 1>this game? You talked about some of the better players

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<v Speaker 1>and the receiver. I have some other veteran guys who

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been able to be out there. Marcus backed up

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit U as far as the evaluation, How

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<v Speaker 1>does that affect them to kind of know what they

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<v Speaker 1>can do or does it they need to be out there? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>they need to be out there. Um we should, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus should work back a little bit into into practice

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<v Speaker 1>this week, and we'll see where he is each each

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<v Speaker 1>day and evaluate him each day. So I'm hopeful that

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<v Speaker 1>he'll get a chance to play in this game he

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<v Speaker 1>talked about that would be like to see from this

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<v Speaker 1>week in UM, I just think, just continue, continue what

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing. U. You know, we'll obviously when we when

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<v Speaker 1>the time comes. Um you know, as far as we

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<v Speaker 1>build game plans things of that nature. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>for him, it's just consistency, just over and over and

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<v Speaker 1>over seeing the same things, making the same throws, um

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<v Speaker 1>and and just keep working and building towards you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the seasons. The preseason is different obviously, how does it

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<v Speaker 1>affect how you assess these mistakes? Knowing the game planning

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<v Speaker 1>is different, it's a different situations some the regular stid

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<v Speaker 1>Well again it's it's all about the evaluation. You're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to evaluate the player, um and and see if the

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<v Speaker 1>player can eliminate his mistakes, you know, mentally the mental

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<v Speaker 1>errors you know, during a game, and see like an

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line for instance, if four guys are going left

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<v Speaker 1>and one is going right, well we got to fix

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<v Speaker 1>the guy that's going to the right, and and so

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<v Speaker 1>we got to figure out why that's happening. Is it

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<v Speaker 1>is a communication breakdown, say with the center guard, or

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<v Speaker 1>is it just he didn't hear the call, or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're evaluating all of that and how well our

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<v Speaker 1>players can process information quickly in those in those environments.

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<v Speaker 1>Compe