WEBVTT - Press Pass: Chip Kelly

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. Today. I don't know except how much he'll do today,

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<v Speaker 1>but he should be. Uh feel like, are be good

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<v Speaker 1>to go this week? What was Kang did Jordan will

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<v Speaker 1>be out there today? Yeah, they'll be out there today.

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<v Speaker 1>We're never just banged up a little bit from the game.

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<v Speaker 1>He studied quarterbacks who who came up as Carson, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he hadn't come off the injury yet, so yeah, I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we looked at all guys that had, you know, been

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<v Speaker 1>through things. I mean it really it was really a

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<v Speaker 1>lot with our doctors. Was really we didn't study just quarterbacks.

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<v Speaker 1>We studied acl injuries with our doctors. Ship Earlier in

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<v Speaker 1>the season, you know, people were questioning Sam Bradford he

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<v Speaker 1>was struggling and struggling a little bit. Do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like he's in a rhythm now where this is what

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<v Speaker 1>you envisioned from? So no, I think it's Sam's as Again,

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<v Speaker 1>I've seenk Sam progress as a season went along, and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think Sam or anybody in this building is

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<v Speaker 1>concerned what other people's outside this building thought. Talking about

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<v Speaker 1>Cards of Palmer is a building at the lint of

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<v Speaker 1>scrimmage to checking several detections and the value of that.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see your system of evolving over time work

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<v Speaker 1>to include more of that, or do we do that now?

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a big misconception. Sam. Sam does a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of things for us at the lint of scrimmage, does

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<v Speaker 1>change it does a lot of layer everything at the

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<v Speaker 1>lint of scrimmage. Yet, Yeah, relative to the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the league, I don't know what the rest of the

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<v Speaker 1>league does. I know what we do know. All four

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<v Speaker 1>backs at a carry last hard to do. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>there's something that is there a game plan going game

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<v Speaker 1>that we want to get so many by the field. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>how it goes a lot of it depends, Yeah, how

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<v Speaker 1>the game goes, you know, how where are you? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>are you down? Are you throwing a lot more? Are

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<v Speaker 1>you up? Are you running the ball a lot more?

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, we had planned on going into last

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<v Speaker 1>week's game of playing all four of those guys, and

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<v Speaker 1>thus did a good job of getting those guys in season,

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<v Speaker 1>very fury being part of it the last three games

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<v Speaker 1>and having a big role. I mean, I don't we

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<v Speaker 1>don't have any prediction. I'm not if you're asking me

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<v Speaker 1>to predict for fantasy owners out there, what I think

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<v Speaker 1>zach Ertz's production in the last three games are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be I don't I mean really depends on people

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<v Speaker 1>play him. If they want to double him and try

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<v Speaker 1>to take him away, then that means the quarterback's got

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<v Speaker 1>to go to somebody else. So well, he was hurt

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<v Speaker 1>to start the year. You know, he had a core

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<v Speaker 1>muscle injury that he had surgery on during camp, so

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<v Speaker 1>I think that really kind of set him back in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of where he was, um, you know, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>coming to had a real good offseason program and we're excited,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, for him to have the production he

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<v Speaker 1>has coming off of that injury in that surgery, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it is pretty good. JIP is Arizona blitzeeing as

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<v Speaker 1>much as they did last year, Yeah? More? Actually they

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<v Speaker 1>lead the National Football League john in blitzing. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they blitz the most. I think they're at right at

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<v Speaker 1>about fifty percent. So one out every two snaps somebody's

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<v Speaker 1>coming um and they bring him from all different areas.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's you know, they've continued what Todd was doing

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<v Speaker 1>there and actually are doing it a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's something you know, we we had a high

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<v Speaker 1>blitz number going into the Bills game, Um, and really

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<v Speaker 1>had to prepare for that. You always have to prepare

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<v Speaker 1>for blitz but you know, these last two opponents, the

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<v Speaker 1>Bills and the Cardinals, are teams that really are going

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<v Speaker 1>to come after you, and uh, you know, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>big part of our preparation this week is trying to

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<v Speaker 1>handle those those blitzes and how we're gonna be able

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<v Speaker 1>to pick them up. He blitzed a lot of the

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<v Speaker 1>edge were you just gotta have someone assigned him and

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<v Speaker 1>kind of know where he is and then look at

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<v Speaker 1>the coverage and see when he's coming. How good How

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<v Speaker 1>good has he been playing this year? And how do

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<v Speaker 1>they utilize the He's been playing very well. He plays

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<v Speaker 1>safety and plays nickel for them. You guys have been

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<v Speaker 1>this year. I think our guys have done a good job.

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<v Speaker 1>They work extremely hard at it. And you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't had many clean shots at the quarterback. There haven't

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<v Speaker 1>been any missed assignments when we thought somebody was supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to be picked up. Um, you know, when you really

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<v Speaker 1>look at it, them maybe one or two, but there

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<v Speaker 1>aren't very many when you thought someone was supposed to

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<v Speaker 1>be picked up but he wasn't picked up. Because we

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<v Speaker 1>had a misca munication. I think our guys have done

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<v Speaker 1>a good job communicating that up front. Sam and Kelsey

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<v Speaker 1>have done a good job of getting us in the

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<v Speaker 1>right protections and putting us in those situations. The Arizona

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<v Speaker 1>Wide receivers, it seems like they all have different skills.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been our handful of her. Yeah, it's an outstanding group.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you got a Hall of famer arguably in Fitzgerald.

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<v Speaker 1>Malcolm Ford's playing. I mean, Floyd is playing really well.

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<v Speaker 1>Um Brown is really a speed guy. You know, they

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<v Speaker 1>can take the top off the coverage, can can and

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<v Speaker 1>they'll try to take shots. It's the one thing Bruce

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<v Speaker 1>does is Brussell. Brussell pushed the ball down the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Carson Ken push the ball down the field, and He's

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<v Speaker 1>got some receivers that can get down the field. So

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<v Speaker 1>those three are maybe the best group of three that

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen um so far this year. Impressions put d

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<v Speaker 1>you can in their defense and going into last year's draft,

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<v Speaker 1>was he I mean, how did you view him going

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<v Speaker 1>into that draft as far as a scheme fit for you.

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<v Speaker 1>We looked at Dan as a safety. You know, when

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<v Speaker 1>they're playing him exclusively at inside linebackers. So and he

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<v Speaker 1>may be the lightest inside linebacker in the way he's

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and eleven pounds, but he's extremely productive. He's

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<v Speaker 1>a leading tackler. You know, it was a good projection

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<v Speaker 1>by them. I don't know if if they thought of

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<v Speaker 1>it that way when they projected him. They brought him

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<v Speaker 1>in last year, he played dime linebacker for him, and

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<v Speaker 1>now they've transitioned him to where he's on the field

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<v Speaker 1>for three downs as an inside linebacker and truly playing

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<v Speaker 1>inside linebacker. And I don't know many teams in the

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<v Speaker 1>league that have someone under two twenty played inside linebacker

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<v Speaker 1>every single snap, but they're getting great production out of him.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a physical football player. He seems like he's got

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<v Speaker 1>real good instincts and knows for the ball in there

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<v Speaker 1>at inside linebacker, which I think when you're projecting, not

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<v Speaker 1>many people project safeties to be inside linebackers in the

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<v Speaker 1>National Football League. But he's transitioned and done a really

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<v Speaker 1>good job of it, and I think he's one of

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<v Speaker 1>their keys to their defense right now. So that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>gives their scouting staff credit for kind of taking a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that was a college safety and drafting him and

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<v Speaker 1>moving him a linebacker and having wrote a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>production out of him, more of when you viewed him

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<v Speaker 1>more of an in the box safety that really didn't Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a physical, physical not that he didn't fit our scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think he can do a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different things, but he's a real tough heart and those

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<v Speaker 1>physical guy And that's why I think they got him

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<v Speaker 1>closer to the ball the last several weeks. I think

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<v Speaker 1>Math's done a really good job and it's competed really well.

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<v Speaker 1>Zam only has one interception his last four games. As

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<v Speaker 1>well as he's playing. Do you feel like there's still

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<v Speaker 1>another level with Sam that he can get too here?

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's another level for everybody. So I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think anybody has ever arrived at this game. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think Sam would be the first to tell you the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing is that, Um, he's gotten better each week. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's has a better understanding of what's going

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<v Speaker 1>on that you know that kind of the game slows

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<v Speaker 1>down for him. You can see him, you know, getting

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<v Speaker 1>two different things, which puts him in a position where

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<v Speaker 1>you know he can now get to the second, third,

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<v Speaker 1>fourth option on some plays. Um, he's doing a good

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<v Speaker 1>job with a lot of things. We've we've given him

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<v Speaker 1>his hands as a as the season's gone along, we've

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<v Speaker 1>given them more things to do when he's handled them

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<v Speaker 1>extremely well. So. But I don't think he's, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>tapped out by any stretch the imagination. I think he'll

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<v Speaker 1>continue his work at it. Um. He's got a great

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<v Speaker 1>work ethic. You know, he's not a big talker, um,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's a he's a big work and he'll continue

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<v Speaker 1>to work and get better. And that's what we hope

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<v Speaker 1>is we continue to get better as a team, that

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<v Speaker 1>he'll continue to get better as a player with three

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<v Speaker 1>games remaining. When you brought up the guys together this morning,

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<v Speaker 1>what did you see out of them? What did you

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<v Speaker 1>see in their eyes? And what was your message to

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<v Speaker 1>the team going forward to the final three? But I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't bring them together this morning because we met yesterday,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, we just talked about the highlights of

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<v Speaker 1>what we did well against Buffalo, kind of actually onto that,

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<v Speaker 1>showed a couple of clips like we normally do, and

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<v Speaker 1>then just talked about what the task at the hands,

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<v Speaker 1>and the task at hand is not three games. The

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<v Speaker 1>task at hand is yesterday was just really having a

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<v Speaker 1>good Tuesday, and today it's really having a good Wednesday

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<v Speaker 1>and preparing for, you know, one of the top teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the whole National Football League in terms of how

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<v Speaker 1>well Arizona is playing, and our sole focusing attention is

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<v Speaker 1>on Arizona. It's not on what's going to happen after

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<v Speaker 1>the Arizona game or wherever the other opponents are after

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<v Speaker 1>that game. It's it's to really prepare for these guys.

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<v Speaker 1>And then really what you have to do is just

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<v Speaker 1>turn the tape on. When you look at the tape,

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<v Speaker 1>how well they're playing in all three phases. You look

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<v Speaker 1>at how well Carson's playing, and how well that entire

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<v Speaker 1>defense is playing. You know, that'll catch your attend instead

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<v Speaker 1>of looking down the road that there's three games left

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<v Speaker 1>and we're at this point in time during our season.

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<v Speaker 1>Is we we got one game left in our game

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<v Speaker 1>is the Arizona Cardinals. I think they're in a good spot.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we got a lot of we got a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of preparation that we have to do, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because of what they do schematically to attack you. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think our guys are excited about that opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>to to really have a good week of preparation to

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<v Speaker 1>get ready for this game. The new offensive linement that

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<v Speaker 1>you quote any Um Offuson and bared Um. You know

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<v Speaker 1>how they pushing for any any of those those slots

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<v Speaker 1>interior spots they gets specifically, they're doing a good job

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<v Speaker 1>more continuing and develop those guys. In terms of UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I see the defensie a little bit of yours and

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<v Speaker 1>that they have like a long called defensive line athletic

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<v Speaker 1>inside backers all long corners and see who then contacker

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<v Speaker 1>and covered the slot and if there and if so,

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<v Speaker 1>is there any kind of advantage of attacking them which

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<v Speaker 1>you have familiarity now And I don't see the same

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<v Speaker 1>similarities to be honest with you. I mean Matthew is

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<v Speaker 1>a smaller safety. I think it they've kind of put

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<v Speaker 1>things together and in a linebackers not your prototypical size linebacker.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't have the same the size that but they

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<v Speaker 1>they're really productive players. I think they've done a good

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<v Speaker 1>job of finding guys that fit their system. Um So

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<v Speaker 1>there are there are some similarities in uh in some positions,

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<v Speaker 1>but there are the positions that are kind of skewed

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't look at it as that team looks

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<v Speaker 1>like our team. I mean, their scheme is totally different

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<v Speaker 1>than ours. We're not ah, we don't blitz, we don't

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<v Speaker 1>leave the National Football League and blitz percentage and we're

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<v Speaker 1>so I would say we play what we do a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit different than what they do. So thanks