Speaker 1: I've been yelling a little bit these last few days,
Speaker 1: But let me just update you real quick on who
Speaker 1: who is out for this game. All right, just as
Speaker 1: we talked to, uh, Chris Padouzy so on defense, Marcus Smith,
Speaker 1: Mike Martin, Michael Kendricks, Malcolm Jenkins, and Jacorey Shephard. I
Speaker 1: will I'll be out on defense. On offense, Wendale Smallwood,
Speaker 1: Hunter Sharp, Jordan Matthews, Marcus Johnson, and Jason Peters. Now
Speaker 1: Jason Peters. We'll actually work out with the team during
Speaker 1: pregame warm ups tomorrow night or Thursday night rather, and
Speaker 1: he'll be on the side. He'll be in uniform. He
Speaker 1: won't play, but he's gonna go through go through the drills,
Speaker 1: and we just want to see where he's at so
Speaker 1: he can be ready for next week. So he'll be
Speaker 1: in uniform on the sideline, but won't play. With that,
Speaker 1: I'll open it up. You already know kind of what
Speaker 1: he is. But how much has this time that he's
Speaker 1: missed this hitting period, how much does that hurt him?
Speaker 1: And I'm not being ready to play in the first game. Well,
Speaker 1: I think I think just being used to the contact
Speaker 1: is gonna well, I don't want to say it set
Speaker 1: him set him back, but um, you know, getting banged
Speaker 1: around as a running back is obviously they're they're their biggest,
Speaker 1: biggest part of their game as being that that physicalness
Speaker 1: and the past protection and all that. But um, you know,
Speaker 1: we'll do enough of the A thud drills in practice
Speaker 1: to hopefully get him get him caught up where he
Speaker 1: needs to be when he when he eventually returns left
Speaker 1: tackle place of beaters wide receiver place and ordering place now,
Speaker 1: so left tackle Matt Tobin will take his place, and
Speaker 1: then you got Nelson's going to be a disease spot
Speaker 1: and then Chris Gibbins will take over at the X
Speaker 1: spot with um, you know, you got Ruben Randall and
Speaker 1: Josh Huff will be in that mix as well. In
Speaker 1: that first first part of that first part of the game, Malcolm,
Speaker 1: you're gonna look, you're gonna Rodney's gonna play Rodney McLoud
Speaker 1: and then you got Chris Marrigos will be will be
Speaker 1: um uh and and Jalen Watkins on a rotating basis
Speaker 1: in that in that in the first game, just to
Speaker 1: follow up one year good backing off the good contracting
Speaker 1: practice if you were you asking buying players association with anybody,
Speaker 1: any of the players who play. There was too much
Speaker 1: fun there, not at all. In fact, I actually had
Speaker 1: great feedback, uh you know, really from the players and
Speaker 1: coaches and and they're quite honest. Uh you know. Uh.
Speaker 1: Part of my job is is to to stay in
Speaker 1: tune with those guys and to to to watch your
Speaker 1: team practice and those are tough, tough six days now
Speaker 1: we only took one of the pads off one time.
Speaker 1: And and even though we're not going to the ground
Speaker 1: there there. I mean, if you watch nine on seven
Speaker 1: and you watch some of these drills we did, they're
Speaker 1: they're hitting. I mean, they're still banging. We're just not
Speaker 1: going all the way to the ground. So uh, it's
Speaker 1: my job to make sure that we're getting just enough.
Speaker 1: And at the same time, if I feel like I
Speaker 1: need to back down, I'll back down. And and uh
Speaker 1: um that's that's that's what I was at. Clarify, Tuesday's
Speaker 1: practice was always meant to be though I did not
Speaker 1: tackle correct, So you weren't changing the schedule based off
Speaker 1: and no, we didn't mention about so what's going on
Speaker 1: there he was dead is actually up all four quarters
Speaker 1: in this football game. Yeah, give you have you decided
Speaker 1: how you you're gonna do be calling the plaze with Frank?
Speaker 1: Is it gonna be you directly to quarterbacks or we're
Speaker 1: gonna be Yeah, Frank and I spoke last night. We
Speaker 1: we visited again and and um, I'm I'm gonna I'm
Speaker 1: obviously gonna call the plays, call the game, and I'm
Speaker 1: gonna call directly to the quarterbacks. Um with with Frank,
Speaker 1: you know, being on the sideline with me. Is it
Speaker 1: a nag for Kendricks? Yes, yes, let me just double check.
Speaker 1: But Naji Naji will be be starting for Kendricks. Obviously
Speaker 1: m kind of a history with these lingering injuries hamstrings
Speaker 1: into that kind of thing. Is that concerning all here
Speaker 1: for the first preseason game already has not? Really, it's
Speaker 1: very very mild, um, And it's something that uh, you know,
Speaker 1: obviously be out for this game, but should expect him
Speaker 1: back on Saturday for practice. Is to manage in a game?
Speaker 1: Why do you feel it's important called to place yourself
Speaker 1: one offensively? Um from a speed standpoint of calling the
Speaker 1: plays from directly from myself to the quarterback. Um, that
Speaker 1: is probably the biggest, the biggest issue. Um and then
Speaker 1: and then just it just keeps you so in tune
Speaker 1: to the game. I mean, you're so you're so you're focused,
Speaker 1: not only offensively, but when when the defense is back
Speaker 1: out there, I mean you're just you're you're looking at
Speaker 1: how your players are playing, and um, you know, you're
Speaker 1: you're kind of that quarterback on the on the sideline
Speaker 1: and and being in that position for you know, so
Speaker 1: many years has really kind of uh led me to
Speaker 1: be in this position. You know, on game Band, you
Speaker 1: screw those plays in the first half, and we screw
Speaker 1: placed for Carshion in the second half. I will, I will,
Speaker 1: I'll put together, um, you know, openers for for all
Speaker 1: all the quarterbacks for this football game, and uh uh
Speaker 1: go go that way. As far as managing the dad,
Speaker 1: do you do anything differently in the preseason to see situations,
Speaker 1: whether it's going to fourth down or or or or
Speaker 1: you're or you're shore going to decisions things like that,
Speaker 1: You're you're a little more um, you're a little more
Speaker 1: probably uh probably a little more aggressive, you know, in
Speaker 1: the preseason and in certain situations. Um, if I feel like, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, if we're in the middle of a drive
Speaker 1: and it's fourth and one, I feel like, you know,
Speaker 1: we want our offensive lines doing well and I want
Speaker 1: to go for it. We'll go for it. Uh in
Speaker 1: those situations. Plus it helps your football team. I think
Speaker 1: you get to the regular season to know just the
Speaker 1: importance of those of those opportunities and and uh, you know,
Speaker 1: any time that you can put your team and that's again,
Speaker 1: those are those are situations that training camp you can
Speaker 1: sort of iron those things out before you get to
Speaker 1: the regular season, so you have a really good idea
Speaker 1: of what you can and can handle them. They're both
Speaker 1: gonna kick. There is really, you know, no one guy
Speaker 1: who's gonna get any more kicks any other. They're both
Speaker 1: gonna kick, not at all, not at all. In fact,
Speaker 1: you know, he's very comfortable where he's at. Um, you know,
Speaker 1: he's he's getting better every day. I mentioned that the
Speaker 1: other day, and and uh, you know, I think Carson's Uh.
Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of young quarterbacks that come in
Speaker 1: and struggle mentally with the terminology and the just the
Speaker 1: overall volume of offense that we have in at this time,
Speaker 1: But I haven't seen that from him at all. And uh,
Speaker 1: you know, we we we haven't had any uh you know,
Speaker 1: communication breakdowns in the huddle with him. Um, you know,
Speaker 1: so very very pleased with where he's at mentally, and
Speaker 1: now it's just a matter of continuing to detail his
Speaker 1: work and fine tune some of the mechanics. What are
Speaker 1: you mostly looking at with him in the second half
Speaker 1: Thursday night, What are you really well? The biggest thing
Speaker 1: is just uh hit his his decision making, um, the
Speaker 1: timing of throws, the accuracy of throws, how well he
Speaker 1: he in turn manages manages the offense, how well they move, um,
Speaker 1: you know, and and basically allowing him to to just
Speaker 1: have fun and cut it loose. He's such a mobile
Speaker 1: guy that when when when he can scramble and get
Speaker 1: on the perimeter, he has the ability to make some
Speaker 1: make some tremendous throws and accurate throws out of the pocket.
Speaker 1: And I'm kind of excited to watch him, watch him
Speaker 1: do those types of things in a in a live setting.
Speaker 1: Good I see about like keeping Lane Johnson at right
Speaker 1: tackle a while Jason Peters has been out. But I
Speaker 1: guess as a follow up, like do you see the
Speaker 1: need at all, like maybe during training camp or whatever
Speaker 1: to have lane Johnson, you know, trying him over at
Speaker 1: left tackle just in case something were to happen during
Speaker 1: the season. I think I think that, Yeah, I mean,
Speaker 1: I think there would be a time to do that.
Speaker 1: You know, this is you know, like everything else, this
Speaker 1: would be the time to give him some work over there.
Speaker 1: So it's something that coached out and I will continue
Speaker 1: to talk about, but you know, I think, uh, definitely
Speaker 1: leave it, leave it open to be able to give
Speaker 1: him a few a few reps or at least a
Speaker 1: day over there at the left side. And the reason
Speaker 1: I'm not doing it now is just you wanted me
Speaker 1: to get comfortable on the right side of it. Just
Speaker 1: stay comfortable in the fact that that Matt Tiban is
Speaker 1: doing a good job at left tackle. So right now,
Speaker 1: there's there's no need coming into this first game to
Speaker 1: make that make that adjustment going forward. That injury more
Speaker 1: signific evening this Friday more significant. No, actually I thought
Speaker 1: it was less significant. Um, it looked bad on tape.
Speaker 1: Once I watched it on film, it looked worse than
Speaker 1: than than what I initially thought out here in the field.
Speaker 1: So definitely, you know it's one now that it's day
Speaker 1: to day. Um, and and so there's no structure damage
Speaker 1: in there, which is definitely pleasing because on tape it
Speaker 1: looks like it could have been. Um but yeah, no,
Speaker 1: it's uh, I'm just looking forward to when he does return. Bruise.
Speaker 1: It's a strange more of a bone bruise, yeah in there. Yeah. Yeah,
Speaker 1: this time table, it means there's a good chance that
Speaker 1: he wouldn't see any preseason action and it will look change.
Speaker 1: Would you like to have that entire first team offensive
Speaker 1: play Build one or two series? Yeah, you know, I'm
Speaker 1: I'm not gonna I'm not gonna try to rush him back,
Speaker 1: you know, because I know what he's he's shown so
Speaker 1: much out here already and what he's done in the spring.
Speaker 1: But at the same time, if you know, um, if
Speaker 1: I could get them all healthy for that third preseason game,
Speaker 1: you know, I mean that's the time that you play
Speaker 1: your starters a little bit more than a quarter. Obviously
Speaker 1: he played more into the third, so that would be
Speaker 1: the time frame that if you were putting one on
Speaker 1: him to hopefully get back for that football game, so
Speaker 1: that all the all the guys are healthy at that time.
Speaker 1: He's Jeal Mills ahead of row get trick at this
Speaker 1: time he is yes, And what does he showed to
Speaker 1: be about the seventeen player? I just think every day
Speaker 1: he comes to comes to work. I mean the aggression
Speaker 1: out here, the aggressiveness, his style of play. He's got
Speaker 1: a lot of PPUs and and uh, get hands on
Speaker 1: the ball, and he's he's he's willing and eager to
Speaker 1: to to to want to be in that in that position.
Speaker 1: So everything I've seen from Jalen is definitely thumbs up,
Speaker 1: arrows up, and and just look forward to these games
Speaker 1: now with Himson mentioned Carson's abiliate to run during training camp.
Speaker 1: You kind of have to remind him to protect themselves
Speaker 1: a little bit more when he gets in action. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it was the first thing when he came here back
Speaker 1: in April. You know, I said, hey, we're at a
Speaker 1: different level now and you got to make sure you
Speaker 1: protect yourself and and uh he understands that, and um,
Speaker 1: at the same time, UM, you know again, it's a
Speaker 1: it's it's it's a fine line. But but also you
Speaker 1: got to know that, you know, your longevity in this
Speaker 1: league is is to protect yourself and to to to
Speaker 1: be here week in and week out, and and we'll
Speaker 1: continue to talk and and managing that way. Okay, I
Speaker 1: know it's only a pretseason, but you know how excited
Speaker 1: about you for this game As a coach, I'm excited.
Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to to getting over there in
Speaker 1: the first one, you know in the link, and having
Speaker 1: having the fans there and uh uh the opportunity to
Speaker 1: play against another opponent and just watch our guys come
Speaker 1: how they've competed for the first two weeks of camp
Speaker 1: and watch them go against another another team. And you know,
Speaker 1: obviously you come you want to come away with with
Speaker 1: no injuries. Um, but at the same time, we're going
Speaker 1: to stay aggressive and and uh, you know, I'm thrilled.
Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to it, and I just can't wait
Speaker 1: for Thursday. Said before training came up with and you
Speaker 1: couldn't really sleep. I'm getting that way right now, you know,
Speaker 1: just uh just kind of keyed up for it, and um,
Speaker 1: you know, just looking forward and there's a lot of
Speaker 1: things that have to go on between now and then
Speaker 1: with the planning and scheduling and and uh just sort
Speaker 1: of you know, uh kind of detail and even with
Speaker 1: the players, you know, just kind of managing them. But
Speaker 1: at the same time, I know personally that UH might
Speaker 1: be a restless night