WEBVTT - Press Pass: Doug Pederson

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<v Speaker 1>Play. I haven't made that decision yet. Brandon Brooks right

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<v Speaker 1>now has an ankle sprain. I what's that. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>check with the docs here when when we get done,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll find out. Again, I haven't set that. Um, we're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have meetings this afternoon actually to decide that offensively

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<v Speaker 1>and defensible series of Oh for sure. Yeah, he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>start the game. Yeah, we get out of the first season.

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<v Speaker 1>The first thing is I, uh, you know, UM, I

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<v Speaker 1>want everybody to play. I want to see uh. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to see our our veterans, uh, you know, play

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<v Speaker 1>and execute and pick up kind of where they left

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<v Speaker 1>off at the end of the season. But yet, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we continue to evaluate our our roster. So um, now

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<v Speaker 1>the evaluation really really picks up now in these games.

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<v Speaker 1>And and UM, I just want to see execution. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, obviously you go in it, you want to

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<v Speaker 1>you want to win the game. But but obviously that's uh, um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's something that everybody, everybody strives to do. But but

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<v Speaker 1>the overall execution and uh, and watch our watch our

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<v Speaker 1>players develop. Last year, when Ron Rooks got hurt, Malcolm

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<v Speaker 1>had to play a lot more. He had incorporate channel

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe both Janelon and jailing a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>What was the trickle down effect to your defense? Listen

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<v Speaker 1>to a guy like Ron Brooks, who you know kind

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<v Speaker 1>of seems like an afterthought, but if it affects Malcolm Jackets,

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<v Speaker 1>it seems to affected everything. Yeah, it effects affects a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of positions obviously, and and uh, you know, leading

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<v Speaker 1>up to that point, Malcolm and Rodney McLeod, we're having

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<v Speaker 1>a really good start to the season. Great communication back there. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's it's it's a lot like Lane Johnson

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<v Speaker 1>on offense. You know, it disrupts several positions. Uh, you

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<v Speaker 1>have to move some guys around. But the thing is

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<v Speaker 1>these guys are professionals. They're pro Malcolm's played that spot before. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Jalen has played some corner obviously safety and

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<v Speaker 1>getting a good chance at uh getting in there. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and I thought, I thought overall didn't did a nice job.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's great to see Ron back again this year

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<v Speaker 1>as Yeah, yeah, yeah, Ron is ron is uh is

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<v Speaker 1>looking really good in practices. He's competing and I'm excited

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<v Speaker 1>to watch him play in these next couple of games.

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<v Speaker 1>Certain players who said I had it over thirty. I

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<v Speaker 1>never had an over thirty. I've never I've never said

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't over thirty. Um, it's just my Yeah, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just my discretion. I rested Chris Long last week. Fletcher

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<v Speaker 1>Jason Peters gets time. He even though he dresses, he

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<v Speaker 1>gets time, you know, during some of our live periods.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's just it's just my discretion. Um. Listening to

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<v Speaker 1>the guys, listening to the players, and uh, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to keep them ready, ready to go for Washington. Figure

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<v Speaker 1>out the first four or five white receivers. But have

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<v Speaker 1>you ever seen a group of young guys fighting for

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<v Speaker 1>a spot talent? You know what? I I love watching

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<v Speaker 1>that position. I mean it is there are young guys

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<v Speaker 1>are competing and and that's what that's what we've said

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<v Speaker 1>all along, Right, they're competing as a group and competing

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<v Speaker 1>as a whole, and it's exciting to see the uh

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<v Speaker 1>uh these young guys really step up and and uh

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<v Speaker 1>and and perform and so again these these games are

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<v Speaker 1>going to be huge for them. From from that standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>and just the overall evaluation the game. He is healthy

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<v Speaker 1>enough to play the game, yes, And in the determination

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<v Speaker 1>whether the playing or not it's just my discretion. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And and again I'm not concerned. We don't play Washington

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<v Speaker 1>for a few weeks and and that's really the bottom line.

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<v Speaker 1>Just made a free agents coming in and can they

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<v Speaker 1>build the chemistry quick enough? Year one. Where does that

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<v Speaker 1>stand with Carson? Well, obviously it started, uh you know

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<v Speaker 1>way back when we you know, back in the spring,

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<v Speaker 1>back in the winter, when when when we signed all

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<v Speaker 1>Sean and Carson started building that relationship, in that chemistry

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<v Speaker 1>then and then it carried over into OTAs and you

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<v Speaker 1>saw how how how they worked during OTAs, those ten

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<v Speaker 1>practices that we had, and and then early early here

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<v Speaker 1>in camp and and you know you saw him again

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<v Speaker 1>today working together. So um, that chemistry is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be there, it continues to develop, and uh you know, um,

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta get both of those guys you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>Washington and and that opening day. That'll be me decision, yes, yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that same with same with Fletcher, same with Chris, same

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<v Speaker 1>with Jason Peter, same with Denis Proles. It's been it's

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<v Speaker 1>been my decision so extreme. Why again, it's just my discretion.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, there's nothing other than than trying to keep

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<v Speaker 1>him healthy and and keep him, keep him focused on

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<v Speaker 1>on Washington and where we need to go. You've seen

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<v Speaker 1>him practice, he was there yesterday, he's been in, he's

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<v Speaker 1>been in our group install periods. Um, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's with any player, it's it's an individual basis and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll continue to use discretion in that area. I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't made that decision. But the question was he's healthy

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<v Speaker 1>enough to play? I said, yes, he is healthy enough,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's my discretion whether or not he plays. Come

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<v Speaker 1>back where he looks good. He had a good day today. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>he's another one that will evaluate later on today and

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<v Speaker 1>then see where he's at for the game. Excuse me, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>day to day, Um, he's he's he's working hard obviously

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<v Speaker 1>with the misstime. Um, you know, it's a it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>um a situation where again he's one that he kind

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<v Speaker 1>of goes in that that that all shan boat for me.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to make sure that he's ready to go,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, we'll see where he's at in

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<v Speaker 1>the next couple of days. I'd like to be about

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<v Speaker 1>reps Carson's getting because I know, like at one point

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<v Speaker 1>you say you kind of want to pitch count see him. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>and and let me let me pitch count is is

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<v Speaker 1>is we got a clicker out there, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'd say, okay, you only get twelve throws. We're not

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<v Speaker 1>on a pitch count per se. I mean, he finishes

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<v Speaker 1>all the practices, he takes all his reps. Do we

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<v Speaker 1>monitor how many throws he gets? Yes, we do, um,

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<v Speaker 1>but we don't pull him out after he gets an

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<v Speaker 1>X amount of amount of throws. So it's not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>a pitch count. Um. But the one thing that uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, yeah, it's gonna it's gonna stress all three guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because they're all getting But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>it helps Dane and it helps Matt because they're getting

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<v Speaker 1>more reps um and helps them helps them learn our system.

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<v Speaker 1>He's doing well, he's doing well. He's he still has

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's got a lot to learn. He's still

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<v Speaker 1>learning a sort of the intricacies of the details of

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<v Speaker 1>route running. So he's still getting better there. Uh, it

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<v Speaker 1>was great to see him out here today working and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, I'll be exciting in these games. He's filling

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<v Speaker 1>in for Brandon Brooks right now, a right guard. What

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<v Speaker 1>is he done Matt, what do you get me started

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<v Speaker 1>branding of a Um, yeah, Chance is another one that's

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<v Speaker 1>in that in that mix. You know, he's he's done

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<v Speaker 1>a great job with uh you know Wiz and Isaac

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<v Speaker 1>and the guys that have been rotating at the at

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<v Speaker 1>the guard spot, and UM be a great opportunity, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>UM got to see where Brandon is at obviously, but uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's you know, he's worked himself in in the mix

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<v Speaker 1>and and that's that's where he's at right now. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>UM just gonna evaluate his performance and and uh see

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to make that decision. You know in a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of weeks. Guards like back up left guard, back

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<v Speaker 1>up break guard, and you have like a swing guard,

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<v Speaker 1>it would not really most of these guys can swing

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<v Speaker 1>either side. UM and and he's one of the guys

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<v Speaker 1>that can do that a reduced role. I don't foresee that. No,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you get a galoreduce? But one thing about

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson that that that I like and what I've seen

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<v Speaker 1>is he's obviously he can he can play inside and outside,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so you can get him some touches, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on on on the outside. You can get him some

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<v Speaker 1>touches on the inside. And it goes back to what

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<v Speaker 1>I've said many times with our offense, we move these

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<v Speaker 1>guys around by position that they have to know inside

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<v Speaker 1>and outside. So Nelson's gonna get get his touches. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to watch him him perform again and and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, get his confidence level back to where to

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<v Speaker 1>where it needs to be. All right, thanks guys,