WEBVTT - Press Pass: Frank Reich

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<v Speaker 1>Starting quarterbacks you worked with at those times were guys

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<v Speaker 1>who you know, Peyton at the time, he's already on

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<v Speaker 1>his way. It's going to be a Hall of fame

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<v Speaker 1>career in Philip Rivers, you know, borderline kind of guy,

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<v Speaker 1>well established. How does experience working with those kinds of

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<v Speaker 1>guys at that stage of their careers impact what you

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<v Speaker 1>do with Carson and the quarterbacks here in a day

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<v Speaker 1>to day basis. I think it gives you a vision

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<v Speaker 1>for where you want to be. You know, when you've

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<v Speaker 1>worked with elite quarterbacks and then now you get a

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<v Speaker 1>young guy who you believe is going to get there

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<v Speaker 1>one day, and you understand what it took for these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the Peyton Mannings and the Philip Rivers of

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<v Speaker 1>the world to get to that point, the work that

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<v Speaker 1>it took, the process that it went through, the ups

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<v Speaker 1>and downs that they had. It kind of gives you

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<v Speaker 1>a vision for that and it enables you to stay

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<v Speaker 1>focused on that vision. Possession thirty seven minutes. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think the team has been particularly been on third down conversions,

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<v Speaker 1>which kind of just seems an odds are kind of possession.

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<v Speaker 1>I know, you're fourth and four on fourth down, but

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<v Speaker 1>how do you how do you explain? Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I think some of the explanation of the of the

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<v Speaker 1>time of possession we had as a credit to the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>for they just keep giving it back to us. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some of us been the fourth down conversions

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<v Speaker 1>that have kept drives alive. You know, um so that

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<v Speaker 1>the third down numbers aren't good, but um you factor

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<v Speaker 1>in those fourth down numbers, now it starts to at

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<v Speaker 1>least get up there a little bit. Um so. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it's a team thing. It's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>defense and um you know, holding them to three play

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<v Speaker 1>drives and then us making a few plays here and there.

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<v Speaker 1>Better work third downs, stay in phase. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>really I haven't looked at it. Uh you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>just made a cut up the other day of all

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<v Speaker 1>of our third downs, and and as I started to

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<v Speaker 1>look back, I just know there's a lot of third

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<v Speaker 1>and really long. Um. I don't know the exact numbers. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't get to that point. But you got to

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<v Speaker 1>stay in phase. You gotta get third and manageable. That's

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<v Speaker 1>going to be key. And penalties put you in third

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<v Speaker 1>and long. And if you get a second and long

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to be good on second and long to

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<v Speaker 1>kind of get it back in phase. Carson is so

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<v Speaker 1>successful against the Blitz, like he is the highest confusion

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<v Speaker 1>percentage against the Blitz and the league. What goes into him?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it starts, you know, with he and Kelsey

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<v Speaker 1>being on the same page in protections, and I can't

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<v Speaker 1>I can't even begin to tell you how how much

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<v Speaker 1>of a benefit it is to Carson to have a

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<v Speaker 1>guy like Jason Kelsey as a center. I mean, the

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<v Speaker 1>guy is brilliant. He's absolutely brilliant in past protection calls

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<v Speaker 1>and scheme and he just has this air of confidence

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<v Speaker 1>about him that I think sets the tone for what

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<v Speaker 1>we do in the protection world. So and then Carson

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<v Speaker 1>has that himself. He's just a little bit younger than Kelsey,

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<v Speaker 1>so I think those two are on the same page.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Carson is extremely confident that Kelsey is going

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<v Speaker 1>to get the right things communicated up front. And then

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<v Speaker 1>I think Carson has he has a fearlessness in the pocket.

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<v Speaker 1>The guy's not afraid. He'll stand in the pocket, make

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<v Speaker 1>to throw versus pressure. He doesn't have an ounce of

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<v Speaker 1>fear in him in the pocket, and that's one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things I really love about him, and that's why

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<v Speaker 1>one of the reasons why it's good against the Blitz.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's pretty much I guess this way with

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<v Speaker 1>every back. But you know, can he be effective just

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<v Speaker 1>carrying at night times? Gets no? I mean you know no.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I think backs you want to get fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>twenty carries? So, um, you know, we we ran the

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<v Speaker 1>ball fairly well in the second half, you know, Monday night.

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<v Speaker 1>But still where I really believe that we're gonna our

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<v Speaker 1>running game is just going to continue to get better.

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<v Speaker 1>We've run it okay at times. I think we have

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<v Speaker 1>a really good offensive line. I think our backs are good. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I just think it's early in the process. We need

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<v Speaker 1>to just keep handing in the footballs, you know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>our guys are our guys. You know you you you drill,

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<v Speaker 1>you teach, and you encourage, you rebuke you know when.

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<v Speaker 1>But um, I don't think you over emphasize it. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I just think you just keep playing football. Everybody knows

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<v Speaker 1>no one wants to drop the ball. No one wants

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<v Speaker 1>to throw a bad pass or miss a block or

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<v Speaker 1>miss an assignment. So it's gonna happen. There's been a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of evidence of positive things. So, um, I I

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<v Speaker 1>don't get two worked out. I don't like it when

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<v Speaker 1>it happens, but you just got to move on to

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<v Speaker 1>the next play played a night and you can pay

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<v Speaker 1>into exactly what I think. We thought he was gonna do,

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<v Speaker 1>make some plays and uh, what we thought the whole

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<v Speaker 1>off season. You know, he worked. What he showed us

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<v Speaker 1>the whole off season kind of put him in position

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<v Speaker 1>where when Zach went down that he wasn't just filling in.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a guy He's not just gonna fill in.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna We're gonna go to him. I mean, Carson

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<v Speaker 1>has a ton of confidence in him. So um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so we'll bounce it out. You know, we'll bounce it out.

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<v Speaker 1>We got we gotta. We feel like we got a

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<v Speaker 1>good staple guys that can make plays. Trey adds to mix.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the way this is in the NFL. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it spreads around. You know, it's two weeks in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>one guy gets the ball a lot, and then two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks later, all of a sudden, hufs making all the

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<v Speaker 1>plays or dgb's making It's just kind of you just

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<v Speaker 1>get a feel for when that's kind of the way

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<v Speaker 1>it ends up working out. Usually it's all the running

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<v Speaker 1>game back so far? Do you think, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I think the running You know, we ran

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<v Speaker 1>for one hundred and thirty three yards in the first

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<v Speaker 1>game and you know, one hundred last games. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's okay. I mean, that's that's acceptable. Um, it needs

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<v Speaker 1>it needs to be better. We expect it to be better.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's certainly in the acceptable range. Uh. We just

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<v Speaker 1>have like to have a few more explosive runs and

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<v Speaker 1>keep it in phase. And but I think we're on

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<v Speaker 1>our way to that more given cars in the option

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<v Speaker 1>to run a little more and not a lot, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>one or two times. And can people all open things

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<v Speaker 1>up more for the run game or has there been

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<v Speaker 1>a reluctance to do that because you're just afraid of

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<v Speaker 1>getting your army? Um? You know, I think there has

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<v Speaker 1>been and a little bit of thought into not putting

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<v Speaker 1>him in that position to too much too early. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I would envision as the season goes on, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that that has brought more and more into it. But

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<v Speaker 1>you're just starting out, and I want to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>he gets the message, um, which he needs to prove

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<v Speaker 1>that he's gotten the message that he can that we

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<v Speaker 1>can give him that responsibility and he can protect himself. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>and he was coming off an injury and we knew

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<v Speaker 1>he was fine. You know, we knew he was fine.

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<v Speaker 1>But as a coach, there's still that little bit in

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<v Speaker 1>the back of your mind of hey, let's just play

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<v Speaker 1>it safe for a week or two until we know

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. I mean, you guys have used pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>all play backs in both games. Again, is that difficult

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<v Speaker 1>to manage? I mean, Kennell work something. Yeah, I think

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<v Speaker 1>I think it can work. You got to have unselfish players,

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<v Speaker 1>and we do. Duce does a great job with those guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Some of the some of the carrier, some of the

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<v Speaker 1>different use of the backs is very specific where Coach

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<v Speaker 1>Peterson puts it into the game plan that he won

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<v Speaker 1>Sprawls in on this plane, and Ryan in on this play,

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<v Speaker 1>and ken Yon in and this play of small Wooden

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<v Speaker 1>on this play, and then some of it is just

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<v Speaker 1>the rotation and you know that really comes from the

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<v Speaker 1>position coach. So that's kind of Deuce, And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Douce will talk to coach primarily and say, hey, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm thinking about rotate how I'm going to rotate

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<v Speaker 1>these guys this week, and Coach he kind of gives

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<v Speaker 1>his plan to Coach Peterson tells him how he's going

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<v Speaker 1>to rotate him. Coach kind of signs off on that plan,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Dous kind of he has the freedom to

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<v Speaker 1>rotate his guys as he sees fit. Like I said, though,

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<v Speaker 1>other plays are very specific, and so that's just the

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<v Speaker 1>way it normally rolls. You mentioned Manning and Rivers as

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the end goal, you know, for for Carson,

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<v Speaker 1>how specific and kind of granular at all? Do you

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<v Speaker 1>get with him about you know, hey, when Peyton saw

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<v Speaker 1>this or defenses try to do that, he had, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this little thing that nobody could pick up on that

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<v Speaker 1>he did, Or the same thing with Philip, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>does he get to that level of detail with yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but very selectively, you know. I mean, I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>really important that we focus on our guys and as coaches,

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<v Speaker 1>we've all had experience with great players at every all

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<v Speaker 1>of our position, coaches of we've all coached great players

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<v Speaker 1>in our career, a lot of great players in this game,

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<v Speaker 1>and you certainly would be ridiculous to not use those

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<v Speaker 1>experiences but you know, you just try to keep Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>I'll make general statements that I have something experience with

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<v Speaker 1>Peyton or Philip in mind, but I don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>say it was with Peyton. They know, guys know. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we're bringing our experiences to the table, just like they're

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<v Speaker 1>bringing theirs to the table. But every now and then

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<v Speaker 1>you pull something out just very selectively. Hey, everything, you

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<v Speaker 1>pull something out of a Peyton story or a Philip story,

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<v Speaker 1>or take whatever the position is for their guy. You

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<v Speaker 1>pull one out that you think can be effective and

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get a point across run stopping the run.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I don't I don't know for sure, but

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<v Speaker 1>you could look over the last twenty years, this defense

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<v Speaker 1>is continually in the top five versus the run. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they got great schemes to stop the run, they got

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<v Speaker 1>great personnel to stop the run, and that that's they

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<v Speaker 1>put you into a pass only mode and then they

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<v Speaker 1>can run some of their exotic stuff. But I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's their strength. Yes, yes, no, I mean he should

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<v Speaker 1>there's a couple of hits he shouldn't have taken. There's

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<v Speaker 1>ones on the sideline, you know that he shouldn't have took.

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<v Speaker 1>Last week that were not good plays. I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>just can't do that. And he knows that we've taught,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, coach, we've all talked to him about that

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<v Speaker 1>you just can't do that and uh so, but some

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<v Speaker 1>of the hits in the pocket, that's just now. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we're protecting well, there's been one or two miss protection

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<v Speaker 1>calls that he's had um that are on him, But

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<v Speaker 1>other than that, I think it's normal course of business.