WEBVTT - Sorensen Reflects on Player Development, McCaffrey’s Impact | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>So has Tampa changed they what they do offensively since

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<v Speaker 1>Evans and Godwin.

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<v Speaker 2>Went down a little bit. I think their system and

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<v Speaker 2>what they do, you know, it's a good system. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he operates well in it with how they run

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<v Speaker 2>the ball and how he throws it. There's some little

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<v Speaker 2>changes because obviously those guys can do some things outside,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're pretty consistent in what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>Where your starting safeties is twenty four and the other

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<v Speaker 1>is twenty two years old, and obviously they're making plays,

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<v Speaker 1>but are there they're also making mistakes that you would

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<v Speaker 1>expect young safeties and experienced safeties to make. And was

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<v Speaker 1>that something that we were seeing at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the of the Cowboys.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, no one's perfect, period, but when the guys

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<v Speaker 2>are young, and the one thing that's cool about them

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<v Speaker 2>that you guys ask about him and then I, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>say weekly, is that they do get better and they

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<v Speaker 2>learn every week. And even with Tig you know, he

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<v Speaker 2>came in midway through the season, so really he's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of played a year now, so he is a young safety.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you say it like that, but he's played

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of ball too. I think those guys have

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<v Speaker 2>accelerated their growth. They care a lot, They continue to

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<v Speaker 2>communicate well, but it's not it's not perfect, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think a lot you know, getting a lot of young

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<v Speaker 2>guys playing time early, even early in the season when

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<v Speaker 2>we were kind of rotating some guys has really starting

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<v Speaker 2>to you know, pay the dividends. And that's where you

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<v Speaker 2>see them making plays. They're feeling more confident and that's

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<v Speaker 2>been good.

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<v Speaker 1>You've seen that play out over your playing career, their

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<v Speaker 1>coaching career, where a guy, a rookie maybe plays a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of snaps early on and then by December January,

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps he's.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, should you hope it should? The main thing

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<v Speaker 2>is they earned their They earned the snaps that they got,

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<v Speaker 2>and they are making plays. You want to see them

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<v Speaker 2>just they should continue to get better and ideally that's

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<v Speaker 2>how it should be. Otherwise then you play someone else,

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<v Speaker 2>do you expect de Sean Gibson be back in the building.

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<v Speaker 3>Might have just even little things with this.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's huge. I mean, he started for us

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<v Speaker 2>the last two years. He's a great dude. He's played

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of ball. He's taking it with like thirty

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<v Speaker 2>three career picks. You know, he's had a ton of

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<v Speaker 2>success and he's a great guy, and just having him back,

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<v Speaker 2>I think everyone was really excited to see him. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's excited to be here and be back and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, feel like he didn't leave and we're just

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<v Speaker 2>excited to have him back. See see how he feels.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he hasn't done a whole lot, so we'll

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of figure it out as we go.

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<v Speaker 1>How much girth that you've seen from Malick and Jay

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<v Speaker 1>You're just in the season so far, in the first.

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<v Speaker 2>Half, what was the first part? How much what from those.

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<v Speaker 1>Two your two young safeties just in the first half

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<v Speaker 1>of the.

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<v Speaker 2>Season A lot. I mean, the more that we can

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<v Speaker 2>let those guys play free and fast, then you see

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<v Speaker 2>them show up and I think that's what you see

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<v Speaker 2>out of Malick too. And the more they play, they're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna play that way and they start to expect things

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not the first time they've seen something. So

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<v Speaker 2>the acceleration has been great.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, sim is he would you say, like pretty surprised,

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<v Speaker 3>but that.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been this good. Saw the promise of what was

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<v Speaker 2>in his body kind of in the off season and

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<v Speaker 2>how he gets off and stuff, and then you were

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<v Speaker 2>hoping to see the physicality in training camp. Then you did.

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<v Speaker 2>Then he had the injury, so it was we had

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<v Speaker 2>the expectations and the hopes. It's just now he's done

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<v Speaker 2>it a little bit, so we want to see him

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<v Speaker 2>keep doing it. You know, that's the challenge for him

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<v Speaker 2>is Okay, he've done a couple of things, but we

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<v Speaker 2>need to see consistently and then you know, seeing the

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<v Speaker 2>growth of how he's moved inside and been an interior

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<v Speaker 2>guy as well in some of those pass rd situations

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<v Speaker 2>has been really cool because you know, he hasn't played

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of football. He's still fairly new to it,

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<v Speaker 2>but he cares a lot and he's an explosive dude

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<v Speaker 2>that plays physical and loves ball. So it's been good

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<v Speaker 2>so far because you know, his background and being laid

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<v Speaker 2>to football are the things.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, could you say he's still raw or in

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<v Speaker 3>some ways or is there more potential?

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<v Speaker 2>Just yeah, I think so, of course, especially since he

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<v Speaker 2>never really worked, you know, inside and how he picks

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<v Speaker 2>stuff up quick. But Casera, you know, coaches him hard

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<v Speaker 2>and he's he likes that. Most of our guys do

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<v Speaker 2>that they're receptive to it, and those are the guys

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<v Speaker 2>that can accel it when they take all the coaching

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<v Speaker 2>and then they apply it. That's something that he's done

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<v Speaker 2>a good job with and that he can handle is

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<v Speaker 2>when he gets coached, he applies it and then plays fast.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a smart guy, so he's picked it up quick.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what's a good thing about it. It makes sense

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<v Speaker 2>to him.

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<v Speaker 3>The defensive tackle at the trade dead, like, what do

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<v Speaker 3>you like about Khalil and kind of where do you

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<v Speaker 3>see him fitting.

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<v Speaker 2>In in that group? Yeah, where he fits in, we'll see.

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<v Speaker 2>We still want to see, you know, some more. I

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<v Speaker 2>think he's just had the one, you know, shorter practice

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday without pads. So the cool thing is he's explosive guy,

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<v Speaker 2>he's twitched up, he's been in our system, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>had production. So we'll just kind of go from there

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<v Speaker 2>and figure out how he fits. It's always good to

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<v Speaker 2>add depth to a position like that of a good player.

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<v Speaker 3>Anything that you've noticed in terms of how teams approach

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<v Speaker 3>a buy that allows for the team to be pretty

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<v Speaker 3>successful after the buy other than the fact that the

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<v Speaker 3>teams are pretty good. But what do you think about

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<v Speaker 3>the way you guys handle a buy?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if it's anything extraordinarily different, I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, he just stays consistent in how he talks

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<v Speaker 2>to the players and talks to the coaches. I think

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<v Speaker 2>he's just really consistent. And you know, the main thing

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<v Speaker 2>with Kyle is it's, you know, continuing to coach and

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<v Speaker 2>continue to get better, and it's staying on it every day.

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<v Speaker 2>And some people can get in a lull, and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think we ever allow that to happen here. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you never think too far ahead, you don't look

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<v Speaker 2>back too far to think negatively either. It's just what's

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<v Speaker 2>happening right now, and how can we get better? And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, this day, this practice, you know, and what

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<v Speaker 2>is it going to take to win this game? And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think it's any magic potion other than you

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<v Speaker 2>get a buy and you rest up. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of that goes to our players and how

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<v Speaker 2>they handle buys too, because they usually use that the

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<v Speaker 2>right way. If guys use it the right way, you

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<v Speaker 2>should come back feeling pretty good.

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<v Speaker 3>Move on to coaches to get away from each other

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<v Speaker 3>for a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you do that too, Oh yeah, No, he's good

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<v Speaker 2>about that. Yes, I did spend time with the family.

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<v Speaker 2>It was nice.

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<v Speaker 1>How much stress can a guy like Christian Mcafforthing on

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<v Speaker 1>the Hill put on a defense?

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<v Speaker 2>You're planning again Christian, he's yeah. I remember going up

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<v Speaker 2>against him a few times before he came here. He's

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<v Speaker 2>just he's a tough matchup problem. I mean in the

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<v Speaker 2>past game. But he's also just an awesome runner. He

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<v Speaker 2>is great vision. He's not some guy that you think

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<v Speaker 2>is smaller, they won't hit it inside. He's got great vision.

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<v Speaker 2>Obviously his ability to cut and run and break tackles,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's he's also really tough. But the obvious one

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<v Speaker 2>is how he can do so many different things in

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<v Speaker 2>the past game.

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<v Speaker 1>I think they have three backs that are all pretty good.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, are there any trends and how they utilize the.

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<v Speaker 1>Three of them?

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<v Speaker 2>I think for them, they're all so versatile, and I

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<v Speaker 2>just love the mindset of how they play. And I

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<v Speaker 2>think a lot of it kind of matriculates off of

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<v Speaker 2>how tough and competitive Baker is, And you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that that just PERMEI through the whole team. Just

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<v Speaker 2>a competitive group. Those guys all run with energy, they

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<v Speaker 2>can cut it anywhere. They play tough, even though they're

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<v Speaker 2>not huge guys. I think they will play big, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in the finish, whether it's breaking tackles or dipping the

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<v Speaker 2>shoulder when they need to, which is kind of like

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<v Speaker 2>how Baker plays. You know, if it's third down or something,

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<v Speaker 2>he will dip a shoulder on you. And I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's the cool thing that we respect about this team

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<v Speaker 2>is they're just competitive, tough guys, Like regardless of you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the noise of the two really good receivers they don't have.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a competitive group and you saw it last week

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<v Speaker 2>and you continue to see it. Thanks right after first