WEBVTT - Press Conference: Mike Groh August 20

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<v Speaker 1>The performance of the first teams and the relationship between

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<v Speaker 1>how they play in the preseason and regular season as

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<v Speaker 1>far as your experience, right well, Um, in reference to

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<v Speaker 1>last week, I think, you know, we want to get

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<v Speaker 1>off to a faster start, and we're accustomed to doing that,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know that's part of going through the

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<v Speaker 1>preseason process. And um, we've pointed that out and the

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<v Speaker 1>guys understand that, and and no, we want to try

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<v Speaker 1>to get done here this week seem like how do

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<v Speaker 1>you balance value? Right? Well, We've got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>confidence in v as our left tackle, and we know

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<v Speaker 1>what he's capable of doing and how well he can play.

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<v Speaker 1>And like you said, he admitted that, Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>last Thursday night was not his best game, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>certainly confident that he's going to bounce back might with

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<v Speaker 1>Carson back in the team drills U splitting the first nights,

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<v Speaker 1>how difficult is that to try to get somebody right

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<v Speaker 1>for September six? A certainty to try to get somebody

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<v Speaker 1>ready In terms of splitting with Nick right now, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fifty fifties pretty easy to split. So those

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<v Speaker 1>guys are splitting the reps and it's good to have

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<v Speaker 1>Carson back in the huddle. Uh, for sure. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>just part of the plan that you know, coach and

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<v Speaker 1>um everybody in the building has laid out and everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>on the same page with it. I think it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>good to see Carson in there, and I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in light of Thursday night's good for Nick um

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<v Speaker 1>to uh to be able to share those responsibilities right

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<v Speaker 1>now too. UM So right now and preseat, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready for our third preseason game, UM doesn't present

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<v Speaker 1>any conflict or any particular challenge in terms of getting

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<v Speaker 1>those guys ready to play. UM. Nick's got in a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of reps the course of training camp happened, and

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, it's just kind of introducing Carson back

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<v Speaker 1>into the team work perspective. Carson says, it's why you know,

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<v Speaker 1>right well, you make a good point. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna push it. We're gonna listen to the doctors

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<v Speaker 1>and the medical team and they'll make that determination. So uh,

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<v Speaker 1>if he's clear, he's clear. And uh, you know, once

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<v Speaker 1>you say you're cleared, you're cleared, you're ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not like you're cleared butt um. You know, so

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<v Speaker 1>until when they give us a green light that he's cleared,

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<v Speaker 1>then then uh, you know, we know that it'll be

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<v Speaker 1>time to really get him, ramp it up and get

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<v Speaker 1>him ready for the games. I assume that it has

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<v Speaker 1>very as far as you're having a quarterback coming back

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<v Speaker 1>from from the injury. I mean, if the doctors have

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<v Speaker 1>said he's ready to play, I mean, it doesn't restrict

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<v Speaker 1>you at all. No, I wouldn't know. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like like we said, when he's clear, he's ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>He's out there practicing. You know, all our plays that

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have any restrictions in the play calls um

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<v Speaker 1>in practice. So he's doing the things that we'd asked

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<v Speaker 1>him to do and in the games, and and he's

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready to do that. We're talking about chemistry, a

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<v Speaker 1>love between the quarterbacks and receivers haven't been able to practice,

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<v Speaker 1>also been market A bunch of guys have pic is

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<v Speaker 1>do we overvalue that at this point where it would

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<v Speaker 1>be hard to put an exact value on it. But

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<v Speaker 1>certainly that's one of the reasons why we're out there,

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<v Speaker 1>is so that everybody can can work together and find

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<v Speaker 1>that continuity and um, you know, that's been challenging with

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<v Speaker 1>with different guys missing time here and there. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we just that's not an excuse. So we just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>guys are out there, the guys that you know, we're

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<v Speaker 1>expecting a lot of a lot of good things from

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<v Speaker 1>and they got to raise the level of their performance

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<v Speaker 1>and that you know there's opportunities that come with that, right. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think there'll be a learning curve. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they've worked together a lot. Just we have to get

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<v Speaker 1>everybody back integrated in the offense and um, it'll be

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<v Speaker 1>it'll be exciting to see everybody in that first team

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<v Speaker 1>model again. Well, you know, Shelton's made some place for

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<v Speaker 1>us the last couple of weeks, which is exciting to see.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good for him, Um, certainly good for his confidence

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know he knows what we're asking him

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<v Speaker 1>and continue to work on and continue to improve on.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's focused on those things and UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>please with his progress really throughout this training camp, he's

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<v Speaker 1>been diligent and come come to work each and every

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<v Speaker 1>day and needs to content excuse me, to continue to

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<v Speaker 1>work on the things that we've asked him too. And

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<v Speaker 1>if you'll do that, then you know, I think he'll

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<v Speaker 1>continue to show up in the games. Um, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>you would probably have to ask those guys. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, it's nice to see him back out

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<v Speaker 1>there for sure for all of us. UM. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he certainly brings an energy to practice and and even

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<v Speaker 1>in the rain yesterday, it was it was good to

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<v Speaker 1>see him out there throwing and that was a good

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<v Speaker 1>situational deal for us on offense, I have to have

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<v Speaker 1>the products out there in the rain. Hadn't happened very often. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>so that was good for us to have to experience that.

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<v Speaker 1>Earlier this summer was talking about the offense and the approach.

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<v Speaker 1>They said, when you want to do as many multiple

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<v Speaker 1>things as you guys do, you need to look similar

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<v Speaker 1>You seem to have the kind of team versatility offensively

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<v Speaker 1>to do that. I mean running backs that can do

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<v Speaker 1>multiple things, seeps that can do you can line up anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how much of a challenge is that and

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<v Speaker 1>how much how helpful is it with this route to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to not to well, yeah, we have to

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<v Speaker 1>have plays off plays to protect you know, the core

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<v Speaker 1>things that we like to do each and every week. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that's part of the challenge, like you guys

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<v Speaker 1>have asked already, is um in order to do that,

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<v Speaker 1>the guys need to be out there. So UM, you

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<v Speaker 1>know that that's part of the challenge that we face

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<v Speaker 1>right now if guys missing time. But UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we're very aware of what we want to get done

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<v Speaker 1>and the things that you know, we think that we

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<v Speaker 1>need to be able to do to present different looks

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<v Speaker 1>to the defense, and um, try to get the guys

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<v Speaker 1>in the spots where they do things really well and

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<v Speaker 1>uh and remain multiple and continue to challenge of defense.

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<v Speaker 1>So UM, there are some things that you have to

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<v Speaker 1>balance obviously when when guys aren't out there, and um,

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<v Speaker 1>we're just hopeful that they'll be back soon. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>some of I think are close to being back. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys body back as well, especially for how

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<v Speaker 1>important easy to get a live reps at that position

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<v Speaker 1>because there's not a lot of a lot of periods

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<v Speaker 1>of training camp, right, that's a fact. Well, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, they're getting the bulk of their live

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<v Speaker 1>reps in the games. Um, we only have a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of live periods for other courts of training camp. So

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<v Speaker 1>the bulk of that stuff is coming in the games

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, if they're not out there, they're missing

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<v Speaker 1>that time. And really you just got to emphasize the

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<v Speaker 1>ball security aspect for him. Um, they know the plays,

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<v Speaker 1>they know the keys that they're reading and how to fit.

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<v Speaker 1>So uh, they're getting those looks in practice and we

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<v Speaker 1>just got to emphasize the ball security, which they've been

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<v Speaker 1>good with. Dus does a great job of that. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>He's got great short area quickness, he really does. And

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<v Speaker 1>he instinct that rail Ronnery as strong hands and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know he's he's Uh he's picked up the system

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<v Speaker 1>quickly and uh and and earned the trust I think

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<v Speaker 1>of the quarterbacks and being where he's supposed to be

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<v Speaker 1>when he's supposed to be there. So, um, he's worked hard.

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<v Speaker 1>He got back to we talked about for obviously Jason

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<v Speaker 1>reserve reason played that much or anything. Um, I'm sorry

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<v Speaker 1>with somebody injured. You asked Jordan, No, Jordan wasn't injured.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan got at the end of the game played you

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<v Speaker 1>know that last series. Um, it was just a decision

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<v Speaker 1>that we made to keep those guys in there. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Bee was taking the first end of the

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<v Speaker 1>second team reps. So you know, he did, Like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>he did end up playing a lot more plays in

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<v Speaker 1>the game, but felt like it was valuable playing time

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<v Speaker 1>for him. Jordan's progress, we're pleased with his progress. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks ago, play his first football game, so we're

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<v Speaker 1>really pleased with his progress. Uh, you know, he's he's

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<v Speaker 1>doing everything that Stout's ask him to do. Um some

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<v Speaker 1>of these things. You know, the first time is the

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<v Speaker 1>first time for him, and uh, you know, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>to learn from those experiences and then just continue to

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<v Speaker 1>bank him and continue to get better each and every day.

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<v Speaker 1>But his technique's gotten better, and it's not for lack

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<v Speaker 1>of want to or try, and he really is a

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<v Speaker 1>tentip to every detail and it's just trying to catch

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<v Speaker 1>up to the game. Does V play the whole game? No,

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't determined that right now. Not like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't had that discussion right now. Nice guys,