WEBVTT - Press Pass: Frank Reich

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, oh, Lane. Obviously the other dad was in there

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<v Speaker 1>with the quarterbacks early in the morning. Lane kind of

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<v Speaker 1>walked by, walked in to say hello to the quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>and it was a good sight and they were happy

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<v Speaker 1>to see him as well. Look great video. I know

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds corny, but you could feel the energy. You

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<v Speaker 1>could feel it bottled up, you could sense it ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go. Yead, Isaac played right tackle. How did you look?

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<v Speaker 1>Isaac looked really good, really good. I mean I think

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, you know, there's been uh, some ups

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<v Speaker 1>and downs to the season. Um, certainly a few more

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<v Speaker 1>downs than we wanted. But one of the real positives

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<v Speaker 1>is all of our draft picks have really I think

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<v Speaker 1>showed looked good, played well, have continued to get better

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<v Speaker 1>and show a lot of promise going forward. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>rotate guys through and then coach, I'll ultimately make that

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<v Speaker 1>decision that you get drafted Isaac because he's so worthful.

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<v Speaker 1>What is the best position? Um, you know, I think, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he is virtually extremely athletic. You look natural out there

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<v Speaker 1>at right tackle. But I think you know, originally we

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<v Speaker 1>had drafted him to play guard. In the short term,

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<v Speaker 1>what does that give you to have big v and

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<v Speaker 1>and Isaac moving forward, to have two young guys like that,

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<v Speaker 1>um that you know, you can build around with him

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. Um, It gives us a lot, It gives

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<v Speaker 1>us versatility, gives us depth, UM, gives us options, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with those guys. And like I said, Isaac, Isaac can

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<v Speaker 1>play tackle, you can play guard, and you can play center.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean these guys and Stout and Eugene do a

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<v Speaker 1>great job of cross training them all and they really

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<v Speaker 1>feed off of each other, so they're getting better all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. These next two games were laying going into

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<v Speaker 1>the next, next year, into the future as a leader

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<v Speaker 1>on this office left and two or three years that

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<v Speaker 1>he hasn't been but he's got to go for them

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<v Speaker 1>words last two teams. Yeah, absolutely. You know. Obviously, when

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<v Speaker 1>Lane was here at the beginning of the year, we

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<v Speaker 1>got off to a pretty good start, so for him

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<v Speaker 1>to kind of bring back and he was playing at

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<v Speaker 1>a very high level. So, um, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>ways to lead, but the number one way to lead

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<v Speaker 1>is by great play on the field and lead by

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<v Speaker 1>example by the way you play in the field. So

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<v Speaker 1>we expect him to come back and set the bar

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<v Speaker 1>very high. Like he did for himself, um going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's great to have him back. The boost of

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<v Speaker 1>energy that you get from having him here, is it

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<v Speaker 1>tough not to think about where the offense would be,

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<v Speaker 1>where the team would be if if he hadn't had

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<v Speaker 1>the ten game suspension, you know, I mean it's it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it would be easy to go there, but

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<v Speaker 1>you're so always so wrapped up into the next opponent

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<v Speaker 1>that you really don't have time to go there mentally, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>but certainly a good player that we've missed. He hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>played all season and comes in and he sudden field

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<v Speaker 1>like a screed players in full floor and everything. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think Byron shows explosiveness. I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>looked a little amped up early on, but made some

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<v Speaker 1>good decisions. You know, we think he's a talented guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Got called into action due to injury, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like the other guys who've gotten called in, those other

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<v Speaker 1>young guys have gotten called in, you could tell it's

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<v Speaker 1>their first time in action, and as the longer they

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<v Speaker 1>get in, the better they get. Ryan Matthews this season,

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, it seemed like injuries of office is

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit big with the fumble as well. But

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<v Speaker 1>when he's been successful, the team for the most part

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<v Speaker 1>has been as well. Yeah, I mean Ryan, We all

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<v Speaker 1>know Ryan's talent as a runner, his strength, his size,

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<v Speaker 1>his explosiveness. When he's in there, Um, it feels a

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<v Speaker 1>little different. And but obviously all those backs are really

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<v Speaker 1>riding the coattails of good play up front on the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line. But Ryan does add a dimension of physicality

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<v Speaker 1>back there, and he's done a good job been Certainly

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<v Speaker 1>there has been a correlation when he's when he's humming, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been good. You guys leave the league in the

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<v Speaker 1>time of possession right now, you haven't scored more than

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<v Speaker 1>two offensive touchdowns in the game since Pittsburgh in Week three?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it all about the red zone? And if it is,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, what what do you see as the major

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<v Speaker 1>problem down there right now? Um? You know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think some of it's the red zone, some of

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<v Speaker 1>it's the lack of big plays. Um, you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>want some explosive play touchdowns. We need a few more

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<v Speaker 1>of those. So we just have to keep I just

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<v Speaker 1>know this that you know, amidst the negatives and amongst

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<v Speaker 1>the negatives, Um, leading the league after fourteen weeks in

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<v Speaker 1>time of possession, there's something positive about that. Um, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not good enough because we haven't scored enough points. We

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<v Speaker 1>got to be better in the red zone. We got

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<v Speaker 1>to get more explosive plays. But we're showing signs that

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<v Speaker 1>we can control and possess the ball, that we can

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<v Speaker 1>make first downs. Um, those have to be good signs. Valuable.

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<v Speaker 1>Parson's interceptions, you know, the first drive, Secretary, I've I

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<v Speaker 1>think six out of the thirteen in the first quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you make of that? Is Is there anything

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<v Speaker 1>too that is he too jacked up early in the game?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't know. I mean, you know, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of factors that go I'd have to

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<v Speaker 1>break each one down individually, which we'll kind of do

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<v Speaker 1>at the you know, at the end of the year

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<v Speaker 1>when you go back and evaluate. You know, we always

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<v Speaker 1>start with the beds. So we'll go back and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>look at every interception, you know, we'll look at every sack.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the way we always start off with the quarter

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<v Speaker 1>and then we get to the good stuff and evaluate it.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot a lot of things are going to play.

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<v Speaker 1>Is it possible that guy's amped up or you're a

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<v Speaker 1>little juiced up. Sometimes I don't think that's always the case.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's pretty poised. Could have it happened in

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<v Speaker 1>the game or two. Maybe I've seen it happen to

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<v Speaker 1>really experience guys. I've been around some really experienced quarterbacks

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<v Speaker 1>who get really jacked up for a particular game, go out,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe try to do something too much early on. That's

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<v Speaker 1>probably happened, you know, once or twice, But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think it's a recurring problem. Valuable was it that, even

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<v Speaker 1>though the two point conversion wasn't converted, were cardson to

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<v Speaker 1>take the team down the field, because you've had a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of those situations this year and actually score and

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<v Speaker 1>finish the job? Yeah, I mean I think it was important. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>we wanted to finish it off the right way. I

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<v Speaker 1>think everybody I don't know, I think everybody on that

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<v Speaker 1>sidelines there was no doubt in our mind we were

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<v Speaker 1>scoring on that play. I thought this was the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're all I think we've all been thinking

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<v Speaker 1>and you've seen it, and we would talk a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about incremental growth and getting and you know, I certainly

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<v Speaker 1>not journaling his progress in that sense, but you can

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<v Speaker 1>you could feel it each time we get that situation,

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting a little bit further. Now we go in

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<v Speaker 1>and we're standing on him. This is it, We're making

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<v Speaker 1>this play. This is this is the one. This is

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<v Speaker 1>gonna And there wrote a lot of good signs down

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<v Speaker 1>the stretch, but those good signs need to finish with

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown that win or a two point conversion that

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<v Speaker 1>wins the games. What have you learned about Bill Peterson

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<v Speaker 1>as a coach going to be You know, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>no fear, he's steady, he's aggressive, he's tough, he's accountable,

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<v Speaker 1>fun to be with, you know, he's he's open minded.

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<v Speaker 1>He's very confident in what he knows and what he

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<v Speaker 1>believes in, and he knows what he believes in. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, he's hired a good staff, I believe,

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<v Speaker 1>and he takes good input from everybody on the staff

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<v Speaker 1>and he's fun to work with. But four hundred some

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<v Speaker 1>yards against the Giants last time he played him, what's different?

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<v Speaker 1>What has become different about that defense? And the weeks

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<v Speaker 1>since then, they've obviously gone that way, and you guys

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<v Speaker 1>are going on this way. Their defense playing really well.

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<v Speaker 1>They're getting after the passer. Uh, you know, Russian passer

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<v Speaker 1>very well. They have two really good corners, obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>good safety, you know, good good secondary. They have good

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<v Speaker 1>personnel on their defense, and it just seems like they're

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<v Speaker 1>hitting their stride um defensively. You know, we know Spags

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<v Speaker 1>is a very good coordinator. So um, they're playing with

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of momentum right now. I'm playing at a

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<v Speaker 1>high level, really good in the red zone, really good

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<v Speaker 1>on third down, pretty good against the run. So be

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<v Speaker 1>a good challenge for us. What does lack big plays?

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<v Speaker 1>I know when you were hired, Doug said, that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of what you brought, was that the downfield passing attack.

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<v Speaker 1>Why do you think that hasn't been able to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of take hold this year? You know, I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>I just think we have to. You just got to

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<v Speaker 1>keep working at it. I mean, there's no magical answer.

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<v Speaker 1>We believe in our players. We believe we got a

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback who's a big play quarterback. He likes he likes

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<v Speaker 1>to throw the ball down the field. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>try more and more to you know, build stuff in

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<v Speaker 1>a fine ways to give guys an advantage or leverage

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<v Speaker 1>down the field. Take some shots we just have to

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<v Speaker 1>keep believing it and keep and keep giving them opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>down the field, the circumstances that you probably wouldn't have preferred.

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<v Speaker 1>The way guys have come in with the offensive line,

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<v Speaker 1>has it gone from an area that was questioned is

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<v Speaker 1>something that might be promised? I always from you know,

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<v Speaker 1>from day one, that the offensive line was a strength

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<v Speaker 1>of this team. I think I've said that all year long.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I know we've been beat up and a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>but I've never felt I've been at other places where

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<v Speaker 1>we've been really beat up at the offensive line before,

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<v Speaker 1>and this has just felt different. I just feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we really have good depth. We you know, the goal

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<v Speaker 1>Howie and Dugs that down in the offseasons that the

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to build some depth on this offensive line.

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<v Speaker 1>We drafted a couple of guys, we signed a guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I think all of those things were really good for us,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think it is an area of strength. I

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<v Speaker 1>think Jason Peters is a dominant football player and still

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<v Speaker 1>playing at a dominant level, and now we got laid

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<v Speaker 1>back and some other young guys have played more. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it puts us in a good position going forward.

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<v Speaker 1>Process behind not having active this week, you know every week.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's certain things plays that we had in

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we had one couple things in for you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of things in last week for Bryce Um

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<v Speaker 1>that I don't want to get into that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>some of them we got to, some we didn't get to.

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<v Speaker 1>That's just a week to week decision players that they

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<v Speaker 1>weren't the rushing attacks. It seemed like you still had

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of the same wivezone concepts, just stuck to it. Board.

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<v Speaker 1>Was there anything different as we did that this past week?

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<v Speaker 1>Guess the rays, the finances, you know, it just came

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<v Speaker 1>down to execution and physical you know, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line has been playing well all year. Um, there's

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<v Speaker 1>been no quit, no quit in them, you know. And

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<v Speaker 1>in the run game we had some success early, and

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<v Speaker 1>that just everybody feeds off. I know, it's a play

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<v Speaker 1>call or your feed off that when you can get

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<v Speaker 1>some success early in the run game, they felt it,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know they're calling forward on the sideline. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I just think the mental challenge of

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<v Speaker 1>going against going up against the number one defense that's

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<v Speaker 1>always that was always a good thing. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Peters really led the way with the way he played.

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<v Speaker 1>His physical nature really helped lead the way in that game.

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<v Speaker 1>Running the football, yeah,