WEBVTT - Kyle Shanahan: 'Our Guys are Ready for Cleveland' | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>For today.

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<v Speaker 2>You got Aaron Banks for the shoulder, he'll be limited,

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<v Speaker 2>Elijah Mitchell nee will not practice, and Trent and George

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<v Speaker 2>have vet days.

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<v Speaker 1>Go ahead.

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<v Speaker 3>Probably when you check out the Brown defense, obviously Miles

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<v Speaker 3>Garrett stands out, So I mean you faced TJ.

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<v Speaker 4>Why face Michael Parsons some of the best. What stands

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<v Speaker 4>out about Miles Garrett's camp.

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<v Speaker 2>Just to mean he's one of the most talented guys

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<v Speaker 2>I think anyone's seen. And the style they play on

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<v Speaker 2>defense is very similar to ours. They rush the pastor

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<v Speaker 2>every play and then react to everything else. Him combined

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<v Speaker 2>with Schwartz scheme and the guys around him, it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>It's obvious why they're a top defense right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Expect Randy Gregory to play.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see how he is today, say it will be

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<v Speaker 2>the first day we see him on the field, and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll decide that over the next three practices, not today.

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<v Speaker 2>He spoke to some people who spoke very highly about him,

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<v Speaker 2>which with Dan Quinn one of those guys.

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<v Speaker 4>Or did you talk to Dan you know after the game?

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<v Speaker 2>No, it wasn't right time to talk to him, But

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure we will lay this week on it, but guys

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<v Speaker 2>close to him and guys that I know vouch for him,

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<v Speaker 2>So feel good.

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<v Speaker 5>How's Cleveland look on the back end with Denzel Award

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<v Speaker 5>and news of some of the guys.

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<v Speaker 4>They have back there.

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<v Speaker 1>Very good.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, when you have the D line, they have

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<v Speaker 2>the downhill linebackers, you better have some good corners, and

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<v Speaker 2>they have very good ones. They play a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>Mando man coverage, so mixing some zone. But when you

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<v Speaker 2>play that much Mando Man and you're also the number

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<v Speaker 2>one past defense in the league, you gotta have some

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<v Speaker 2>good corners.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you remember about your year there?

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<v Speaker 2>I really liked living out there. Some good people and

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<v Speaker 2>it was cold. My car was always dirty because snow

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<v Speaker 2>was on the ground. A lot never melted, it seemed like.

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<v Speaker 2>But I really enjoyed the stadium. I enjoyed the people

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<v Speaker 2>and it was It's just it was just one year,

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<v Speaker 2>though it wasn't very low.

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<v Speaker 6>Tu next Gen stats had said rock perty is four

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<v Speaker 6>touchdowns on coming outside the tackle box. First time that's

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<v Speaker 6>happened and in the next gen era that think since

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<v Speaker 6>twenty sixteen? Help me, what does that mean? What's to

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<v Speaker 6>be made at that?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't think of that in the game. It didn't

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<v Speaker 2>seem like they weren't all boot legs and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, you know the tackle box one. I know,

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<v Speaker 2>the first one in Georgie stepped up and moved a

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<v Speaker 2>little to the right and hit him going there. So

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<v Speaker 2>but there's a lot of weird stats that I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know about that people have these days. But when you're

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<v Speaker 2>the first one to do it, it must be something

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<v Speaker 2>pretty good.

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<v Speaker 6>If the four touchdown plays had happened just as they

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<v Speaker 6>were drawn up, how many of those would have been

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<v Speaker 6>outside the tackle box?

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<v Speaker 1>I think all four of those. I'm trying to think.

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<v Speaker 2>Watched a lot of films since Sunday, so I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to think what all four were. I mean the two

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<v Speaker 2>to Kittle one one was a flea flicker that was

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<v Speaker 2>just like it was. The other one was like it

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<v Speaker 2>was what other one to Kittle score on the goal line.

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<v Speaker 2>One to Juice was intended for him. It's just all

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<v Speaker 2>out pressure, so you got to run outside of there.

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<v Speaker 2>At the fleet flicker, you had to drift away from

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<v Speaker 2>pressure killer, you had to buy time.

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<v Speaker 1>And what was the fourth one?

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<v Speaker 4>Action left little?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they were they were all number one. Yeah, all

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<v Speaker 1>four of.

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<v Speaker 4>Them come back after uh after every game, and all

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<v Speaker 4>of them pretty convincing and pretty impressive, and still has

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<v Speaker 4>had plenty of stuff that you gotta work on, plenty

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<v Speaker 4>of stuff get better. How about this game?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this game is to me the biggest challenge

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<v Speaker 2>we've had so far. I mean thought that was gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be Dallas too going into it, But then you look

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<v Speaker 2>at this and you, you know, the defensive numbers just

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<v Speaker 2>jump out. You don't see very much that they're number

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<v Speaker 2>one or two and everything. Red zone is the only

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<v Speaker 2>thing they're not. But that's only because I think they've

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<v Speaker 2>had to eat plays there all year and Baltimore ran

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<v Speaker 2>it in so that didn't help their rankings there. But

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<v Speaker 2>everything else is top notch. We're doing that to on

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<v Speaker 2>offensively right now, so it should be all of a battle.

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<v Speaker 2>When you look at a defense like that, a team

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<v Speaker 2>who's committed a running the ball like they are, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>that's like the prime best way to get into the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why I expect this team to be there

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<v Speaker 2>throughout this year.

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<v Speaker 4>In terms of Dallas. When you look back at that game,

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<v Speaker 4>there are coaching points to be made because it seems

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<v Speaker 4>so impressive from the outside and even afterwards to think

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<v Speaker 4>you thought it was your best game of the season.

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<v Speaker 2>It was. I mean, there's lots of coaching points. We

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<v Speaker 2>gave the guys Monday off, so we started a day

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<v Speaker 2>with that. We gave the coaches an hour to go

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<v Speaker 2>through that game, and that's why we're an hour behind

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<v Speaker 2>right now. But once we finished, I forgot about Dallas

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<v Speaker 2>U till I got in here and our guys are

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<v Speaker 2>ready for Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 3>George, how long was he here before you realize you

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<v Speaker 3>potentially had something pretty special in that position.

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<v Speaker 1>We were pretty excited in training camp.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean you go back to like our I still

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<v Speaker 2>remember openers versus Carolina. I think our first play we

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<v Speaker 2>threw him a LOOKI for like thirty yards or twenty yards,

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<v Speaker 2>and we were real excited about him in camp thought

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<v Speaker 2>had chanced to be a real good tight end and

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<v Speaker 2>battled some injuries, but fought through it all and we

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<v Speaker 2>didn't know how especially be, but we knew we got

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<v Speaker 2>to steal right away. And then I think his second

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<v Speaker 2>year is when he broke all those records. But it's

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<v Speaker 2>funny you go back and watch this film from the

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<v Speaker 2>first year and had no ponytails, socks were pulled up perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>no wristbands. It was now you watch them Nowaday's w

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<v Speaker 2>W rockstar, So it's been fun to be with him

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<v Speaker 2>this whole time. You think it was undershirt, not much

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<v Speaker 2>just kiddle w W stuff, entertainment, not really much to.

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<v Speaker 1>Smile at it.

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<v Speaker 5>You had to play in this first half where it

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<v Speaker 5>looked like you guys did some something that dolphins do

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<v Speaker 5>where you kind of that sprint motion right before the

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<v Speaker 5>snap and then pretty threw a slant Ti Yuk and

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<v Speaker 5>there was no defender within like five yards ago. Is

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<v Speaker 5>that something that little wrinkle does that create the space

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<v Speaker 5>and is that something that you introduced to McDaniel. McDaniel

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<v Speaker 5>showed it and you're copying it. What's now?

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<v Speaker 2>The first time we saw the quick cheap motion was

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<v Speaker 2>Miami Week one, But that's what all That's what everyone

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<v Speaker 2>motions for.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether it's a quick one or went across.

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<v Speaker 2>It's everyone's been playing coverages for a long time, and

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<v Speaker 2>when you move people a lot of ways, you still

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<v Speaker 2>play the same coverages. But it's sometimes it's eye candy

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<v Speaker 2>and you just got to make people think adjust a

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<v Speaker 2>hair and sometimes they adjust too much. And you can

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<v Speaker 2>create a little bit of space. But that's what one

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<v Speaker 2>of the main reasons you do motions. But sometimes you

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<v Speaker 2>can put people on the wrong spot and mess a

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<v Speaker 2>play up too, So there's a very fine line with

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<v Speaker 2>it all.

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<v Speaker 3>Over the offseason, I think it was at the Dwight

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<v Speaker 3>Clark event you spoke about Christian and how he is

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<v Speaker 3>like a gravitational force for defense is almost like Steph Curry.

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<v Speaker 3>Over time, has he created more room, has the impact

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<v Speaker 3>on opposing defense has changed as he's become more involved

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<v Speaker 3>with their offense here over the past year.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's about the same. I mean, he started

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<v Speaker 2>doing it last year and he's done the same this year.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean I feel like he was similar when he

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<v Speaker 2>was at Carolina. Whenever you have a back who's a

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<v Speaker 2>threat in the past game like he is, it's just

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<v Speaker 2>and a tight end. I mean, those guys are guarded

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<v Speaker 2>by linebackers and safeties, and it's tough to put a

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<v Speaker 2>safety on both of them, So usually get linebackers and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you have guys who are built to stop

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<v Speaker 2>the run but have to stop a running back who's

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<v Speaker 2>like a receiver, they usually need help. And so when

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<v Speaker 2>they're in position to get beat, they get help, and

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<v Speaker 2>that still doesn't always work, but it definitely gives all

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<v Speaker 2>the other guys no help, which helps other four.

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<v Speaker 4>Eligibles responsibility pretty early on when you got here.

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<v Speaker 3>How have you seen him all over the years?

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<v Speaker 2>Fred?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Fred has been unbelievable.

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<v Speaker 2>He came in.

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<v Speaker 1>And we got a lot un just played his rookie year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been the quarterback of our building really since halfway

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<v Speaker 2>through his rookie year and his second year he owned it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think his second year was the year we became

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<v Speaker 2>a real dominant defense from the super Bowl that year

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<v Speaker 2>and each year that I think we rewarded him after

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<v Speaker 2>that year, but each year he's only gotten better.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's doesn't change.

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<v Speaker 2>He's out here every day throughout the year and very

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<v Speaker 2>thankful to have Fred. Have been remarkably injury free, I

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<v Speaker 2>assume you know. I mean we can meet for like

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<v Speaker 2>three days and go over what we've done throughout seven years,

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<v Speaker 2>cause we're always working on that stuff. Any injury that happens,

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<v Speaker 2>we look into it and always bounce reps out and stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>But not much has changed over the last four years.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean subtle things, but not really.

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<v Speaker 4>Or first, had a pretty bad luck here with injuries,

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<v Speaker 4>short period of time. He's in the rotation now at Cleveland.

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<v Speaker 4>And did you formulate any opinions of him as a

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<v Speaker 4>person as a player when he was here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, we loved mo you know, we thought he was

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<v Speaker 2>a really good player, just had some bad luck to

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<v Speaker 2>two years in a row with us, had some bad

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<v Speaker 2>luck in in Oakland.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he was when he was there, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he was great.

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<v Speaker 2>We loved moing. I wish you could have worked out

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<v Speaker 2>for him here, but very happy for him right now.

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<v Speaker 5>Still in any way an issue, is there anything that

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<v Speaker 5>you're doing?

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<v Speaker 2>This is what the beginning? Oh what's good to me? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's no issues. That was a neat thing about that

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<v Speaker 2>injury that there's lots of questions until he started throwing,

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<v Speaker 2>which was three or four months. But all the information

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<v Speaker 2>on that injury is once he passed that area, as

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<v Speaker 2>long as you brought him back at the right speed

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<v Speaker 2>most quarterbacks, once it heals.

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<v Speaker 1>At heels surrounding Deshawn's health and whether or not he's

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<v Speaker 1>playing on Sunday, do you have to have two game plans?

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<v Speaker 4>Obviously there are a much different team if he's able

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<v Speaker 4>to play.

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<v Speaker 2>No, we gotta be ready for all of them. We

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<v Speaker 2>know they like to run the ball, we know their

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<v Speaker 2>quarterbacks can make plays. And we'll be ready for all

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<v Speaker 2>three though.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, thanks Scott,