WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, Well sorry that you guys can't see my

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<v Speaker 1>shorts in this uh on this podium. Can you stay

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<v Speaker 1>up stay up top now I need I'll need that

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<v Speaker 1>presentational TV. All right, we talk about this and how

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<v Speaker 1>that can benefit you. A lot of times people like

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<v Speaker 1>to keep their best the best players on the field more.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is going to atle well, I think if

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<v Speaker 1>you want your best players to play well over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the game, over course of the season, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna need to rotate them a little bit. And UM,

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<v Speaker 1>we expect our guys to play wide open. We don't

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<v Speaker 1>expect them to conserve any energy. UM. And that's a

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<v Speaker 1>very very difficult thing to do. It's hard to rush

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<v Speaker 1>to pass or it's hard to play the run. You

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<v Speaker 1>got seven hundred pounds of guys pushing on you on

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<v Speaker 1>every play in the run game, you have contact on

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<v Speaker 1>every single play. Just makes sense for us if we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna play that way to UM, you know, to have

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<v Speaker 1>a good rotation, we have to trust the rotational players

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<v Speaker 1>that they're going to go in and perform at a

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<v Speaker 1>high level m regardless of when their ass But I've

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<v Speaker 1>always compared it to UM, you know, the bullpen in baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's hard if you're a starter and you're

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<v Speaker 1>pacing yourself. Um, there's not many guys that can guess

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<v Speaker 1>at one hundred miles an hour, you're coming out of bullpen,

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<v Speaker 1>you're throwing an inning, you can heat it up pretty good,

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<v Speaker 1>and um, you know, we want to just keep rolling

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<v Speaker 1>fresh bodies out there, have the backup guys. Earn. It's preseason. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I like where we're I like where we're trending, and

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<v Speaker 1>I think that you know, I think you saw some Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you saw some signs of that, but nothing matters until

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<v Speaker 1>we get to the season. So um, you know, well,

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<v Speaker 1>well we'll see. But you know they've been trending the

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<v Speaker 1>right way in preseason and practice, but that doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>right now. You know, we were in a situation. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the development of Jalen Mills had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to do with it. You know, Jalen was a seventh

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<v Speaker 1>round pick and really exceeded our expectations and probably anybody's

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<v Speaker 1>expectations for him. We're looking at a situation we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have four corners active m Jalen has played some nickel

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<v Speaker 1>Forrest also that really wasn't on Eric's played, Eric worked

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<v Speaker 1>really hard and UM, you know did everything we asked

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<v Speaker 1>from him. We certainly wish him the best, but um

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<v Speaker 1>in our personnel decided to, um, you know, use him

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<v Speaker 1>as an asset. And you know, as coaches, we just

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<v Speaker 1>deal with that and keep playing the safety. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's been you know, sort of a thought that

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<v Speaker 1>was tried last year. UM. And I think he's a corner.

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<v Speaker 1>The schematic changes. Um, did you ask him to press

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<v Speaker 1>more than he typically had? No, he's he's a good

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<v Speaker 1>press corner. I mean that's what his that's what his

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<v Speaker 1>strengths are. UM. You know, schematically, all those guys have

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<v Speaker 1>taken to it. So you are kind of short a

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<v Speaker 1>corner him. I mean, can you sustain a well? I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I want a game by game basis. We're not short.

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<v Speaker 1>But like you said, UM, you know, we'll see how

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<v Speaker 1>the season goes. I mean, there's it doesn't matter any

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<v Speaker 1>position you think you're deep at, it's going to come

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<v Speaker 1>a time where you're where you're shocked at how thin

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<v Speaker 1>you are. And UM, you know, sometimes you're able to

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<v Speaker 1>get through injuries or part of this game. UM. You

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<v Speaker 1>know we're a little bit thin right now, not for

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<v Speaker 1>me a game basis. We'll be fine for Sunday. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there's only so many guys you can take active into

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<v Speaker 1>the game. UM. But depth becomes certainly important as the

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<v Speaker 1>season goes on and um and as injuries and other

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<v Speaker 1>situations come to light. Carson Wentz's first start not be

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<v Speaker 1>something where he has to be superman. UM. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I don't know that we really look at

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<v Speaker 1>it that way. As defense, you know, our job is

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<v Speaker 1>to go stop the opponent. UM. You know, not to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not to take anything else or not not

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<v Speaker 1>to carry any other other flag other than going out

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<v Speaker 1>and stopping RG three and stopping Prior and Joe Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>and Barnage. I mean, they have some good players on offense,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going to play our very best to stop

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<v Speaker 1>those guys and get off the field on third down,

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<v Speaker 1>create negative plays, create turnovers. Um. You know, if we're

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<v Speaker 1>getting off the field on third down, if we're creating turnovers,

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<v Speaker 1>that's certainly going to help our offense. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think I go back to the same thing with the preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>It's hard to read too much into the preseason positive

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<v Speaker 1>or negative. Um. You know, a lot of guys taking

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<v Speaker 1>different approaches in preseason. Coaches take different approaches in pete preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>The proof is going to be the regular season, and

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<v Speaker 1>we're only you know, we're not to the first game yet,

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<v Speaker 1>so that story really hasn't been written yet, to tell

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<v Speaker 1>you the truth came back from his Hampshire injury and

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<v Speaker 1>it is a role going to change any well, everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>role is sort of fluid, you know, depending on how

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<v Speaker 1>their plan, depending on injuries at other positions, depending on

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<v Speaker 1>the opponent. UM, but you're asked to do one week

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<v Speaker 1>isn't necessarily what you're going to be abs to do

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<v Speaker 1>every week, because you're going to tailor a plan for

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<v Speaker 1>a specific opponent. UM. He stayed active in the defense

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<v Speaker 1>when his um when he was hurt, which is difficult

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<v Speaker 1>to do. But he's a veteran player, a young veteran player. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, was that you know, we we played him

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit in the preseason, UM, particularly late in

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<v Speaker 1>some of those games, just to get him some playtime

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<v Speaker 1>because he had missed so much time. UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>early on in training camp. I think that helped him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to see two veteran guys out there like

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<v Speaker 1>Tulloch and h and Kendrick in the fourth preseason game.

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<v Speaker 1>But both of those guys needed that work. Both of

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<v Speaker 1>them needed to, you know, get a little closer to

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<v Speaker 1>game shape because they had missed so much time. Linebacker. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we had a lot of different packages at linebacker. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>We have four linebacker packages. We have three linebacker nickel,

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<v Speaker 1>we have three linebacker base. Um. You know, we have

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<v Speaker 1>different nickel sets, we have different dyme packages. Each guy

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<v Speaker 1>has a little different purpose in all of those, so

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see a lot of packages with different linebackers on

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<v Speaker 1>the field. The rotation kind of didn't allow him to

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<v Speaker 1>get in a rhythm. Do you have to take that

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<v Speaker 1>an account too, that a rotation could negatively affect some

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys. Yeah. I mean I wasn't here last year,

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<v Speaker 1>so I really don't know. Um, you know how that

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<v Speaker 1>played out. But you know, I view I view using

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<v Speaker 1>guys with their particular talents as a positive. I view

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<v Speaker 1>keeping guys fresh over the course of a season and

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<v Speaker 1>over the course of the game as a positive. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's up to players to perform the biggest challenge that

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<v Speaker 1>the Browns offense presents. UM. You know, I think first

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<v Speaker 1>you got to start with some of the readoption stuff

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<v Speaker 1>that they do, you know, and we expect him to

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<v Speaker 1>run a lot. They ran some of it in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a couple of big gainers in the preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>So you have to account for the quarterback. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they they're very good at taking deep shots. You saw

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<v Speaker 1>that in the preseason. You know prior Gordon stopped playing

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<v Speaker 1>in this game, but he made a couple of plays

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<v Speaker 1>for him. It's that's what their offense is. Um. They

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<v Speaker 1>run a lot of unbalanced line. They run a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of extra offensive lineman at tight ends to try to

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<v Speaker 1>assist their running game. Um. You know, those are all

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<v Speaker 1>challenges for us defensively in things that we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 1>to work very hard to stop. Your defense led it

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<v Speaker 1>in rushing at points, in interceptions. What was in preseason.

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<v Speaker 1>But can the confidence that your players will get from that,

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<v Speaker 1>can that carry over into a week one? Where do

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<v Speaker 1>you think it's a complete clean slate and it really

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter. I just o my bio. Does this say

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<v Speaker 1>anything about preseason stats anywhere? Yeah? I don't carry those

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<v Speaker 1>with me, man Um. I think it goes to what

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about with the defensive with the defensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>and what we saw from some of those guys. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>there's positive signs. Yeah, I think we we we show

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<v Speaker 1>them signs that we can execute the schemes and we're

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<v Speaker 1>trending in the right direction. But you know, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>let's not let's not start getting ahead of ourselves. We

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of work to do and it's a

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<v Speaker 1>long season, and how we perform, there's there's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be no asterists and say, yeah they were you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they were crappy this year, but they played really good

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<v Speaker 1>in the preseason. I mean, you any you guys going

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<v Speaker 1>to write that, I'm not going I'm not gonna put

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<v Speaker 1>that on my wall. Believe me to somebody. Somebody else

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<v Speaker 1>was over here, all right, not a whole lot. He's

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<v Speaker 1>he's really good on film, and um, he continues to

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<v Speaker 1>be really good players. A difficult matchup one on one.

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<v Speaker 1>I plays to run well, places to pass well. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's a reason we gave him all that money.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not because he fits up, you know, a certain

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<v Speaker 1>scheme or anything else. He's just a really good players.

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<v Speaker 1>Out about Carson Wentz working opposite of him, and have

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<v Speaker 1>you noticed anything developmental wise in the months since he

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<v Speaker 1>was acquired, and I'm just trying to form my own land.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me, let me just let me just stay with

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<v Speaker 1>the defense. I think, I go. I think we can

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<v Speaker 1>help any quarterback by keeping the score down. We can

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<v Speaker 1>help any quarterback by giving them good field position. We

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<v Speaker 1>can help any quarterback by giving them the ball back,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's a third down stop or red zone stop,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, whatever it is. And you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's the part that we're going to play. We need

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<v Speaker 1>to worry about our own selves, and we need to

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<v Speaker 1>worry about stopping the opponent and not really worry about

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<v Speaker 1>too much of what's happening on the other side of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. There's always going to be things. We'll score points,

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<v Speaker 1>we might turn the ball over. Our jobs to go

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<v Speaker 1>out and get them stopped, regardless of what happens. But

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<v Speaker 1>are you ever brought into the conversation with Dougall come

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<v Speaker 1>to you and say this is what I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to throw at Ed Carson this week versus last week, etc.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we talk about a lot of things as the staff.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Um, I don't. I don't want to. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's right to talk about any of those

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<v Speaker 1>things in this in this setting. Ye that is part

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<v Speaker 1>of their job. They need to be tone setters, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's one of the reasons we need those guys playing

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<v Speaker 1>wide open. You know, they have to be their mode

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<v Speaker 1>has to be running every play from a pursuit standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>stopping the run, creating negative plays, getting after the password.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a very difficult thing to do. Um, but when

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<v Speaker 1>we're playing well, that'll be the engine that that that'll

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<v Speaker 1>keep us going