WEBVTT - Kyle Shanahan on Game Planning for Philadelphia Eagles | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Um Garoppolo won't practice, Christian McCaffrey won't practice, Calf Elijah

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<v Speaker 1>won't practice, growing Trent Williams will be full. Um devot

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<v Speaker 1>limited ankle, Charles limited oblique, Ambery limited ankle. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>team that you look at, Eagles in terms of the

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<v Speaker 1>way that they were built. I mean you mentioned that

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<v Speaker 1>you know Sirianni a little, but not that much. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know how close to John and how we are,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think you've got the same amount of draft

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<v Speaker 1>picks that are on your team. You've go both gone

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<v Speaker 1>out and made key trades. Are they built similar to

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<v Speaker 1>you and Wayne that you see in terms of the

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<v Speaker 1>things they espouse and want to do? Um, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I've never I haven't really thought about it. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think we're real similar. I think we look

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<v Speaker 1>at things a little bit different. But UM, I like

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<v Speaker 1>to say most teams built it that way. UM in

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<v Speaker 1>the league with the Garoppolo, did he have a setback

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<v Speaker 1>and the X ray reveals something where he's not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be on the field this Weeker, No, It's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's just been an outside chance the whole time, and

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<v Speaker 1>that was an outside chance. So concerned now about Cafrey

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<v Speaker 1>Mitch Will not being able to practice. May are you

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<v Speaker 1>still same concerns add yesterday? You know, the most kind

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<v Speaker 1>of rock kind of guy. But you know you have

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<v Speaker 1>developed a culture here that's in love for a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of success. Aside from the talent that you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>on the roster, kind of what else has been a

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<v Speaker 1>key for that foundation and success here? Um, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>getting good players, Um, I think holding everyone accountable. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>just focusing on as simple as putting people together that

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<v Speaker 1>do as good as they can, know what they're talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>and always try to just do what's right. Um, not

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<v Speaker 1>worry about outside perception, not try to worry about draft status,

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<v Speaker 1>and not try to worry about anything but just what

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<v Speaker 1>makes sense from a football decision. And UM, I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>as good of a building as I've ever been in

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<v Speaker 1>that allows everyone to focus on that in all areas.

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<v Speaker 1>Decision is that an organizational decision? I mean the ownership

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<v Speaker 1>and get involved. Yes, everything starts with them on decisions

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<v Speaker 1>like that difficult. Um, I mean you can ass that,

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<v Speaker 1>but yeah, we have to talk about all that stuff hard.

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<v Speaker 1>You like to obviously look at the opposing defense. It

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<v Speaker 1>kind of figure out where the areas to attack them are.

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<v Speaker 1>But is it more difficult with a team like the

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<v Speaker 1>Eagles that have good players at every level of that defense? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what's the what's the challenge that that you face in

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<v Speaker 1>the coaching staff faces and putting together a game plan

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<v Speaker 1>to beat them? Anytime you play a team with good

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<v Speaker 1>players in a good scheme, Um, it's just sound defense.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you play sound defenses, there's not a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of holes schematically. Um, you just so you try to

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<v Speaker 1>put guys in position to beat their players. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>they got pretty good players too. And on top of it,

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<v Speaker 1>when you have a real good pass rush with good

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<v Speaker 1>back end with all seven of those guys, that just

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<v Speaker 1>combines for making everything more difficult. DN. Um, that's usually

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<v Speaker 1>what you see this time of year. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>exactly how our defense is. And um, they'll come after you,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll do what it's needed to keep you off. But

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<v Speaker 1>anytime you have a team that doesn't have to do

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<v Speaker 1>that because they can cover with good players, have seven

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<v Speaker 1>guys verse four guys, keep people into help protection. Then

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<v Speaker 1>you have um seven guys verse three guys. Um, all

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<v Speaker 1>that stuff becomes a factor and just makes lows teams

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<v Speaker 1>to be more sound, which makes it a lot harder

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<v Speaker 1>to get big explosives. We really have time to ease

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<v Speaker 1>Brock into anything, just because of the nature of how

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<v Speaker 1>he first came into the starting role. Um, now that

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<v Speaker 1>you've worked with him for a while now, like, how

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<v Speaker 1>would you assess his ability to handle just the multitude

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<v Speaker 1>of your offense and everything that you've been able to

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<v Speaker 1>throw at him. So far? He's been great. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he um, he just tries to soak it in throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the week. I mean it's always harder on Wednesdays when

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<v Speaker 1>you get so much and you're not gonna get it

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<v Speaker 1>right then. And he doesn't seem to overpanic about it.

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<v Speaker 1>He takes each rep walk through the meetings. Every clip

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<v Speaker 1>we show you can just tell he has locked in

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<v Speaker 1>and just building up information all the time. And um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what you want players and coaches to do. It's

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<v Speaker 1>never a final product on Wednesday, but um, you work

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<v Speaker 1>your butt off throughout the week and usually by Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>night is pretty clear. And that's what he's shown. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been able to handle the pressure throughout the week, because

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it's you want to go out there and look

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<v Speaker 1>great for all your teammates, but you don't always know

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<v Speaker 1>that on Wednesday and Thursday, and you just keep reviewing

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<v Speaker 1>the tape, keep going through the looks, and you make

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<v Speaker 1>sure you're there Saturday night so you can sleep comfortably

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<v Speaker 1>and wake up extremely confident. You're watching film the regular season,

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<v Speaker 1>how many games do you typically go back? And do

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<v Speaker 1>you watch more games when you for postseason power? UM?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I do the same every week, UM, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just game orders and stuff when you go

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<v Speaker 1>from play one to the last play. I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>probably pick like six or seven games and UM. But

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<v Speaker 1>then whatever they have on the year or into all

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<v Speaker 1>of our cutoffs, So we watch everything UM at some

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<v Speaker 1>time and how it's cut up, whether it's just formationally

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<v Speaker 1>or personnel wise. And if we don't have any games,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, about halfway through the year, we start stop

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<v Speaker 1>using the year before. UM. So we try to get

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<v Speaker 1>as much tape as we can. Every team ever talked

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<v Speaker 1>about the importance of turnovers, and you guys are fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>and oh and you either win or tie the turnovertal

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<v Speaker 1>oh and four. When you know, how how have you

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<v Speaker 1>been able to be so consistent in that regard? UM?

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<v Speaker 1>And I think we're a good team and turnovers is

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<v Speaker 1>the number one thing that helps any team win. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>So I think when you're a good team and we've

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<v Speaker 1>been that way as good as we have with getting

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers and not turning it over. Um, it's I think

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<v Speaker 1>you should it should expect that. Have you ever in

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<v Speaker 1>a game seem him frazzled about anything, anything You've ever

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<v Speaker 1>needed to calm him down? Or as he's unflappable. Um,

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

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<v Speaker 1>there's I mean, we have you misses something, he's frustrated, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's not. He It's always temporary. I mean, just

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<v Speaker 1>like i'd like to think we all are. We can

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<v Speaker 1>all have quick reactions and stuff. But um, if that

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<v Speaker 1>clock is ticking, that that reaction ends pretty fast. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's by the next play. Sometimes if it's the last

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<v Speaker 1>play of the series, it lasts a little bit longer.

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<v Speaker 1>But by the time you go out there, it's always

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<v Speaker 1>feel the same guy. Is there anything? Was there anything

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<v Speaker 1>behind the scenes that he did that gave you more

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<v Speaker 1>confidence that all his practice success would translate to the

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<v Speaker 1>game environment if he ever got a shot, which you

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<v Speaker 1>know obviously proved out to be. But I mean you

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<v Speaker 1>watch just how people carry themselves and um, so you

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<v Speaker 1>have guesses on how they're going to be in stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>but now you never know until they get in those games.

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<v Speaker 1>There was a lot of handwringing about Aaron Banks before

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<v Speaker 1>this season just because of his workie year. Did you

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, what level of confidence did you have? And

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know where is he as far as the

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<v Speaker 1>recent past expectations? But hasn't we didn't play his rookie here?

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<v Speaker 1>Did he have five snaffs? You guys don't like those

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<v Speaker 1>five staffs people? So how come he's not starting? Right?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that's you guys shouldn't have wrote that. People

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<v Speaker 1>were like, something must be wrong with the guy. He's

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<v Speaker 1>not starting. He's a guard, you know, second round pick

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<v Speaker 1>and so did you hear him? No, we had a

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<v Speaker 1>we had Lake and Thomason last year was contract and

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<v Speaker 1>aganting I think like a fourteen million dollar deal from

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<v Speaker 1>the Jets, and we had a starting right guard and

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<v Speaker 1>Dan bron Skill who he played with three years in

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<v Speaker 1>a row, and he thought he was doing pretty good,

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<v Speaker 1>and we thought we'd give Banks a little bit more time. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it goes back to the beginning. I answered

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<v Speaker 1>a question of it's really nice to be in a

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<v Speaker 1>place that just worries about their best football decision and

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<v Speaker 1>not oh my god, they're gonna think we had a

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<v Speaker 1>bad draft pick because you're not playing them right away. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes that ruins people. Someone who got hurt, we would

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<v Speaker 1>have been pumped to play him right away. We had

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<v Speaker 1>thought we had a pretty good guard. But it's really

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<v Speaker 1>hard to come in as a first round pick, second

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<v Speaker 1>round pick and just beat out solid NFL players who

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<v Speaker 1>have been doing it for a while. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>don't have to do that, and you gotta watch some

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<v Speaker 1>guys and not get thrown into the fire and struggle

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<v Speaker 1>for a few games, and maybe everyone could and you

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<v Speaker 1>could get your confidence killed. I think that could be

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<v Speaker 1>a benefit to a lot of people. But not everyone

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<v Speaker 1>has that luxury. And I'm glad that we had the

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<v Speaker 1>talent to do that, and I'm very happy I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>a building that allows us to think that way. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's doing a good job. You stay over a

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<v Speaker 1>course of a career, you know, I'm not just weekend

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<v Speaker 1>a week out. He has send faster than than you

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<v Speaker 1>thought he would to the NFL game. Um, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>we thought he had the right mentality and we know

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<v Speaker 1>we had the size and stuff. Um. Old ligne is

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<v Speaker 1>so different because it's you can look and have the ability.

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<v Speaker 1>But old line is about consistency and almost how many

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<v Speaker 1>times you don't mess up. Um, it's cool to have

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<v Speaker 1>all the highlight tapes and stuff. And you know, if

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<v Speaker 1>you have a couple of bad looks, um, that might

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<v Speaker 1>be all over social media and everything, and he might

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<v Speaker 1>that might be embarrassing for you. But bad looks are

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<v Speaker 1>bad looks. It's about how you play over a course

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<v Speaker 1>of seventy plays and um, you never really know that

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<v Speaker 1>till a guy gets in there. And sometimes they gotta

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<v Speaker 1>get their butts kicked before you even find out if

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<v Speaker 1>they are a real player, because you are going to

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<v Speaker 1>get that in this league. Get every position, especially at

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<v Speaker 1>a line. First the d linemen you go against and

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<v Speaker 1>no one's gonna notice you really until you get your

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<v Speaker 1>butt kicked. Um, and then it's how you respond, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what's you know, we felt like we really believe

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<v Speaker 1>in the person and believed in the talent. But you still,

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<v Speaker 1>just like I said about Brock, you gotta put him

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<v Speaker 1>out there and watch how they do. And um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know I think it was cool to watch him. Even

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<v Speaker 1>in the preseason, he had a couple of games where

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't great, and but once Week one started, I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he was better and we too better, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's improved that way throughout the whole year. It

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<v Speaker 1>was recently on the radio, Steve Kerr mentioned that you

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<v Speaker 1>guys play some golf this summer, and the other day

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<v Speaker 1>before a game, you staid forty niners fever. I wonder

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<v Speaker 1>about that golf session. When you meet with another coach

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<v Speaker 1>at a high level, do you guys talk about winning

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<v Speaker 1>or different mentalities, like what do you gain from a

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<v Speaker 1>relationship with Steve as far as maybe professionally that you

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<v Speaker 1>can apply to your football team. Um, I mean we

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<v Speaker 1>we weren't in the same forsom, so I didn't get

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<v Speaker 1>that whole four hours, but we all hung out after

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<v Speaker 1>for an hour and a half, and UM, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's just fun to hang out with cool people

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<v Speaker 1>who um are in similar situations as you are. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you just know the stakes that he goes through, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know some of the players and stuff that he

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<v Speaker 1>deals with, and just all that type of things, and

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<v Speaker 1>so just to have those conversations are fun. Um but

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there was a group of fifteen of us

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<v Speaker 1>and um, but you can tell each drink we had,

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<v Speaker 1>the more we realize that we're gonna get in trouble

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<v Speaker 1>because our wives expected us back two hours ago. So UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I would love to have more opportunities like that. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks Guts,