WEBVTT - Chris Foerster Highlights the Importance of Getting In-Game Reps | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>How's it going today, Aaron Banks? Did he cramp up

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<v Speaker 1>or have an injury yesterday and camp cramped up? Cramped up?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think he lost. The day before, he lost

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<v Speaker 2>fourteen pounds and that was the day it was kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like rainy and misty a little bit. Whatever we

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<v Speaker 2>were getting the remnants of the hurricane or something, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>we were getting up here. Definitely though, Yeah, he lost

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of weight, so it doesn't surprise me. It's

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<v Speaker 2>really hard to replenish all that weight and not and

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<v Speaker 2>then the next day he cramped up mid practice and wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>able to which for Aaron is a I mean man

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<v Speaker 2>to make it all the way through camp. It's we

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<v Speaker 2>always joke if he'd got drafted someplace where it was hot,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how you'd have made it. The guys

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<v Speaker 2>definitely sweats a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, how is his camp? Banks? A lot of scrutiny

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff. It seems like this year it's more settled in.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Aaron's done a really nice job. Played well in

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<v Speaker 2>the game on Sunday. He gave up one a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of pressure on one. I think that the quarterback

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<v Speaker 2>scrambled to his right on But Aaron has had a

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<v Speaker 2>really good camp, Aaron. Surprisingly, it's hard to say if

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<v Speaker 2>he's a little bit better game day player than a

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<v Speaker 2>practice player. I think some of that that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the sweating that can. He's in great shape, he's he's

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<v Speaker 2>his weight's been consistent now for gosh, over about a

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<v Speaker 2>year and a half. The guy's in the weight room

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<v Speaker 2>and nutrition departments kept him in great shape. But yet

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes in practice he does get a little worn down,

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes in practice it isn't always as clean. But

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<v Speaker 2>in the games he's always fresh, ready to go. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's had some really good game reps put in there,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I'm really happy with his performances camp and

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<v Speaker 2>in the preseason so far.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you assess the third tackle competition right now?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a great competition, that really is. I really enjoyed

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Pryor's really come on the last couple of weeks

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<v Speaker 2>since the Raider game. Had a better game this week.

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<v Speaker 2>Not not to be confused with perfect and but practice

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<v Speaker 2>wise and stuff, he's been doing better his conditioning and

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<v Speaker 2>his and his his weight management and things like that.

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<v Speaker 2>For our system has been getting better all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>UH.

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Moore uh start off camp an offseason. We had

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<v Speaker 2>a really good offseason and a good camp, then had

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<v Speaker 2>the bone bruise injury that he sustained during practice just

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<v Speaker 2>prior to the week before we went to the Raiders,

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<v Speaker 2>excuse me, and then and then it's kind of lingered

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit. So he's he's been not maybe everything

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<v Speaker 2>that we want him to be up to this point.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's a really good competition between he and Matt

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<v Speaker 2>at this point for that third tackle spot. And then

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<v Speaker 2>don't count Leroy Watson out. Leroy is is a young

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<v Speaker 2>developing player. He hasn't played a lot of offensive line,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's really the he's got a steeper learning curve.

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<v Speaker 2>While he's doing some he's got some really good talent

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<v Speaker 2>and ability. He's still a ways away, but he's in

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<v Speaker 2>the mix as well and competing with those guys that

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<v Speaker 2>probably more for the fourth but but they're all in

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<v Speaker 2>the mix doing well.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the guy Kyle I think said.

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<v Speaker 2>The hope is that he would be a guard at

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<v Speaker 2>some point because venturies and things like that, he's just

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<v Speaker 2>never had that opportunity.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that still something that could be in the cards

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<v Speaker 1>for him?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what's funny is Jalen's body type a little bit.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really sorry, guys, I'm trying to shake this thing.

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<v Speaker 2>The Jalen his body type looks a little bit more

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<v Speaker 2>like a guard, but the quickness, the twitch, and the

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<v Speaker 2>things that sometimes need to play a guard isn't there

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<v Speaker 2>as much. So he's much more more of a tackle

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<v Speaker 2>than a guard, even though I think that's what everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in the draft. We kind of had him, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>targeted in that direction, but I've always been my personal

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<v Speaker 2>opinion has been if a guy can play tackle, let

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<v Speaker 2>him see if he can play tackle. They're harder to

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<v Speaker 2>find than guards, and so if he can, he can,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's done a serviceable job. We still are looking

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<v Speaker 2>for just a little bit more from Jalen and keep

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<v Speaker 2>hoping that he continues to work.

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<v Speaker 4>Mac's still gonna have to show that he could line

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<v Speaker 4>up on the left side for the I know we

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<v Speaker 4>talked about it a couple of weeks ago and you

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<v Speaker 4>said maybe after the Raiders game.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we were still Now he's starting to get more

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<v Speaker 2>comfortable in the system, So now I do think that

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<v Speaker 2>at some point I thought it might be before this time,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's not. But that's still again I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 2>how the roster all shakes down, but if it had

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<v Speaker 2>to be a right left back up a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>like it was last year with mckivot's and Jalen, and

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<v Speaker 2>then I think that it could be that way to

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<v Speaker 2>start off. Maybe Matt overtime gets more comfortable back on

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<v Speaker 2>the left side. So and again, it's nothing set in

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<v Speaker 2>stone at all at this point. It's a very fluid

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<v Speaker 2>depth chart at this point except for the starting left tackle.

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<v Speaker 1>The next jet for watch and what does he need

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of build.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you guys have heard me say it before again

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<v Speaker 2>and again, just how much playing time means. He's so

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<v Speaker 2>much better this week just having played two preseason games,

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<v Speaker 2>the Raider game, obviously not neither game being good enough.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got to play better. But the point of it

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<v Speaker 2>is is that the guys improving by learning, by getting

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<v Speaker 2>the experience. He had a little bit of playing time

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<v Speaker 2>in Atlanta last year in the preseason, and then this

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<v Speaker 2>year with us. He's getting the two games up to

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<v Speaker 2>this point, So as much time as we can give him,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what he has to get. And obviously there's only

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<v Speaker 2>so many game reps. There's so many of these guys man.

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<v Speaker 2>Back in the day, we would have set him to

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<v Speaker 2>NFL Europe and they'd had a whole offseason of playing

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<v Speaker 2>games over there and just had a chance to play

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of football. And they come back to us,

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<v Speaker 2>even though they're beat up and tired. When they would

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<v Speaker 2>come back to us, they would have played and they

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<v Speaker 2>get you kind of knock off. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>it's not rust, but they get some playing time things

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<v Speaker 2>that some guys didn't have a lot of in college,

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<v Speaker 2>or they're changing positions and things like that, Leroy, they

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<v Speaker 2>don't have that benefit. Offseason OTAs aren't the same as

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<v Speaker 2>they used to be. Training ca not the same as

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<v Speaker 2>it used to be. There's just not as many opportunities

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<v Speaker 2>to get these guys reps to develop them other than

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<v Speaker 2>practice reps, and they're just not quite the same.

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<v Speaker 3>It's common to have players that are better game day

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<v Speaker 3>players than practice players in your experience.

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<v Speaker 2>Not really, I mean it's been it was Aaron kind

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<v Speaker 2>of jumped off the screen at US when we got

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<v Speaker 2>to the opening day and he's downfield celebrating the end zone.

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<v Speaker 2>He's he's cleaning the pile off, he's leading screens downfield,

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<v Speaker 2>he's he saw the other day he was out in

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<v Speaker 2>front of Deebo's screen and was almost it was an

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<v Speaker 2>almost block, but he was down there hustling his butt

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<v Speaker 2>off to make a play. And it's not often with

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<v Speaker 2>offensive lineman that you see that drastic It's a it's

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<v Speaker 2>a big difference for Aaron.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's a.

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<v Speaker 2>Good practice player, but it's a grinds a grind, and

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<v Speaker 2>I can't explain it other than I think a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit the sweat. I hate saying that. I mean, it

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<v Speaker 2>sounds weird, but it's something about it. But on game

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<v Speaker 2>day he does actually perform quite a bit better than

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<v Speaker 2>practice and it's it's cool to watch.

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<v Speaker 4>They got that first opportunity yesterday after Aaron cramped up.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you been happy with his progress here the training camp?

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<v Speaker 2>The same things I just mentioned with Leroy and probably

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<v Speaker 2>Nick even more so because he's been an offensive lineman

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<v Speaker 2>even though it was at Fordham. He uh nothing against

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<v Speaker 2>for him, but just wasn't you know, not the highest

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<v Speaker 2>competition and and and he really has taken advantage of

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<v Speaker 2>these reps and through the reps of the first couple

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<v Speaker 2>of games again not this last game was.

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<v Speaker 1>A big step for him.

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<v Speaker 2>The energy that he played with, the effort that he

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<v Speaker 2>played with, the confidence he played with, and so yesterday

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<v Speaker 2>when he stepped in, it was it was nice to

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<v Speaker 2>see him in there and really not miss a beat.

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<v Speaker 1>He did a nice job and competed well.

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<v Speaker 2>And it was practice, obviously, but but I'm really happy

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<v Speaker 2>with Nick's progress. Again, he could use a whole other

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<v Speaker 2>preseason to get him ready to go, and and and

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<v Speaker 2>and he's not gonna get that opportunity, but he's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get some more games game reps this week and and

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<v Speaker 2>then if the time comes during the season and he

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<v Speaker 2>has to to contribute, he'll be He'll be as ready

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<v Speaker 2>as he can be at this point.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of wasn't ready to divulge playing time in stuff yesterday,

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<v Speaker 3>but he did say after the Chargers game he expected

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<v Speaker 3>the Ones to go at least little bit against the Chargers,

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<v Speaker 3>and Jake Brandle said, guess his understanding that the Ones

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<v Speaker 3>were going to play. So what do you think they

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<v Speaker 3>actually get out of say ten to fifteen snaps in

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<v Speaker 3>the last preseason game that it helps you going into Pittsburgh.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned it last week talking about just the most

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<v Speaker 2>tired I've ever seen players being at the end of

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<v Speaker 2>that first drive of that first game, because that real

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<v Speaker 2>true strain. They do get some close to live game reps.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean they are live game reps. There's no question

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<v Speaker 2>a preseason game is live. I'll just never forget my Sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>I always tell stories and we have always had a

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<v Speaker 2>time crunch.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 2>But first, my first preseason game in the NFL in

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen ninety three was the Dallas Cowboys and we were

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<v Speaker 2>in Minnesota. We played the Cowboys hole in the stadium,

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<v Speaker 2>the big star in the middle of the field and

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<v Speaker 2>all that, man, and I thought it was a super Bowl,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I really did. I thought this game meant everything.

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<v Speaker 2>And you go out and you realize, oh, this is

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<v Speaker 2>a preseason game and a lot of guys that are

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<v Speaker 2>on the team aren't going to make the team, that

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<v Speaker 2>we're probably not going to have a winning and losing

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter much. In the next regular season game, we

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<v Speaker 2>played the Raiders in the in the LA Coliseum, how

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<v Speaker 2>he long and and I went, wow, there was a

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<v Speaker 2>huge step up in the level of competition. And then

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<v Speaker 2>the third one he gets to the playoffs, obviously it

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<v Speaker 2>steps up again, and I think that's what so there

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<v Speaker 2>is that you're pushing him as far as you can

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<v Speaker 2>push them to get them a couple of game reps

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<v Speaker 2>so that they feel that that that strain, that stress

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<v Speaker 2>that they're going to feel come opening day, and that's

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<v Speaker 2>really what there is to benefit from it.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot.

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<v Speaker 2>He's taken a ton of work in his body, his

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<v Speaker 2>He's remade himself. He looks like it looks like a

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<v Speaker 2>different guy. When you watch the tapes from a year ago,

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<v Speaker 2>you see him walking around now, he's just really worked

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<v Speaker 2>very hard his nutrition, his diet. He takes seriously what

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<v Speaker 2>he does his improvement mentally as far as understanding the offense. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>best guy I ever described it to him as a

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<v Speaker 2>guy in Baltimore once said, what's year one? Year one?

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<v Speaker 2>All I see in the world is what's right in

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<v Speaker 2>front of me. That second year, man, those blinders start

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<v Speaker 2>to come off and you start to see a whole

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<v Speaker 2>lot more of the total game. Not to be fused

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<v Speaker 2>with being there yet. He's still got a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>work to do on that, but it's a it's a

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<v Speaker 2>night and day difference in his physical maturation and then

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<v Speaker 2>also his mental understanding of the game.

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<v Speaker 3>If it's given you everything you wanted to see from

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<v Speaker 3>the beginning of training camp to now to be ready.

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<v Speaker 2>To step in and knocking on wood. Yes, he has,

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<v Speaker 2>he's been. He's been everything is advertised. He's a very

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<v Speaker 2>consistent pass blocker, he's consistent in the run game. He

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<v Speaker 2>brings a level of toughness and physicality to our front,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're very happy with what he's done so far.

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<v Speaker 2>All good, Thanks guys, appreciate you.