WEBVTT - Press Pass: Zach Ertz September 23

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<v Speaker 1>He hasn't looked like a guy coming off knee surgeries.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's like OTAs um all training camp. He's looked great.

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<v Speaker 1>He's putting a ton of work. I kind of seeing

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<v Speaker 1>the entire journey, UM from a really cool advantage point.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just proud of him, proud of half. He

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<v Speaker 1>kind of endured through everything. A lot of things he

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't control throughout this, and he just continued to battle

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<v Speaker 1>each and every day, focus on getting better each and

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<v Speaker 1>every day. And he did that. Took off a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of times with his speak. We all gasped, Yeah, did

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<v Speaker 1>you guys here like that? Wasn't happy? No, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think everyone kind of expected that from him. He

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<v Speaker 1>said many times he's not gonna change his playing style. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he. I mean, he didn't really take any

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<v Speaker 1>hits in the open field. He kind of avoided it,

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<v Speaker 1>even though he was scrambling. He got out of bounce

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<v Speaker 1>a few times. UM. I mean, but we need that too.

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<v Speaker 1>We need that to win football games and the main

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<v Speaker 1>goals to win football games in the city, UM, for

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<v Speaker 1>this city, UM, and we need to we need him

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<v Speaker 1>to do that on third and five when uh, there's

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<v Speaker 1>pressure in his face, and he's kind of got to

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<v Speaker 1>extend the play. UM. So I thought he played great

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<v Speaker 1>at that hub before the last score. Yeah, very positive. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>we faced a lot of adversity. I think we were

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<v Speaker 1>second and thirty at one point, UM had a fourth

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<v Speaker 1>down play in there. So just continue to stay positive. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the thing that about this team that continually

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<v Speaker 1>sticks out is just the resiliency of this team, the

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<v Speaker 1>fight of this team. UM. No matter what we're going through,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what the scores, We're gonna play all sixty minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>UM and longer if needed. You talk about the resilience.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a really long time since you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>had to redown from a loss. So how does it

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<v Speaker 1>feel good? I mean last week we didn't play ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>We didn't play our best football, UM on both sides

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball, UM, and I thought to come out

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<v Speaker 1>here under elements. I mean, we haven't played in the

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<v Speaker 1>ring game in a long time, and it was continuous

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<v Speaker 1>at time, especially in the middle of the game. And

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<v Speaker 1>just to overcome all all the adversity that we faced, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>coming down, coming from behind and battling against the really

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<v Speaker 1>well coached team. UH, it was very good. Win for us.

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas had a big game. We had a touchdown looking

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<v Speaker 1>at you for him, and yeah, I mean it's big.

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<v Speaker 1>We need him to be a player for us. His

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<v Speaker 1>role will continue to evolve and hopefully increase, and we

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<v Speaker 1>need him. We need him to go out there and

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<v Speaker 1>contribute each and every week in the run game, man

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<v Speaker 1>in the past game. And um, this is definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>great step for him. Happy for him first touchdown at home.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure he's pumps all to talk about Carson the

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<v Speaker 1>running game without Jay, without Darren. Yeah, look like you

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<v Speaker 1>had a really great day for Corey win Delt. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>those guys are huge. I mean we knew the type

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<v Speaker 1>of players they are. Um, that's why I know him

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<v Speaker 1>was really fretted too much. Obviously we lost two great

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<v Speaker 1>players today that those guys didn't play like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>But Corey Wendel, those are guys that are really good

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<v Speaker 1>football players. We had a lot of confidence and those

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<v Speaker 1>guys one Dell hits the whole, probably the hardest on

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<v Speaker 1>the team. He's really explosive back. And Corey is just

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<v Speaker 1>a really really good football player. UM, So we have

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<v Speaker 1>all the confidence in the world and those guys, Um

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<v Speaker 1>and at all eleven positions. If one guy goes down.

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<v Speaker 1>This team wasn't built around one guy as we saw

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<v Speaker 1>last year. Um so the whole mindset, the next man

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<v Speaker 1>up mindset. You don't want to experience that this early,

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<v Speaker 1>but at that position, and I thought everyone stepped up.

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<v Speaker 1>You talk about last week, you mentioned that Carson Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>didn't need to be Superman, he just needs to be himself. Yea,

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<v Speaker 1>what can a game like this do for his confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in the room? He still has to grow in the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of the season. Yeah, I mean, I think, like

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<v Speaker 1>you said, the biggest point is that there's room to

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<v Speaker 1>grow for all of us. I mean in the red

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<v Speaker 1>if we score touchdowns in the red zone today, we're

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<v Speaker 1>not worried about trying to get a fourth down stop

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the game. So there's definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>room for improvement. But at the same time, we're happy

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<v Speaker 1>that we got up. If you're with the w and

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<v Speaker 1>Carson's ability to lead the offense and control the game,

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<v Speaker 1>it's probably second and none with any guy I've ever

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<v Speaker 1>played with back practice and getting back out of the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and his leadership that he brought to the level as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how impressive is it everything that he's gone

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<v Speaker 1>through to have done what he did today. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just so consistent. I think that's the thing that's

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<v Speaker 1>set out. He was never too high, never too low

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the entire process. And when you're dealing with the

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<v Speaker 1>injury of that severity, it's going to be grueling at times.

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<v Speaker 1>And Carson was even keeled throughout the entire thing. He

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<v Speaker 1>was very um focused on just improving each and every

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<v Speaker 1>day given all the lord everything he had, UM. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that perspective allowed him to just remain so

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<v Speaker 1>calm and collected throughout the entire game, um and throughout

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<v Speaker 1>this entire process. But I think there's something like fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>receptions between you and Dallas today. What what does his

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<v Speaker 1>evolution do for your position? And it thinks you guys

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<v Speaker 1>can do on offense? Yeah, I mean it's huge. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>The ability to move me around is probably something that

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't really had in the past couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>I pretty much played in the same spot, um for

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<v Speaker 1>the previous two years that Doug's been here, UM, And

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<v Speaker 1>so the ability that's kind of get me in different

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<v Speaker 1>positions and a defense doesn't know where I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>be pre snapped could be huge for us and huge

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<v Speaker 1>for the offense. And hopefully I can I can make

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<v Speaker 1>plays with my numbers. Called. Um, but we gotta be

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<v Speaker 1>better in the red zone. That's kind of the one

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<v Speaker 1>to keep takeaway from an offensive perspective, I thought, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>the one area we have to be we'd be better

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<v Speaker 1>in the red zone. We can't settle for field goals.

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously we got a really good kicker, um, but we

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<v Speaker 1>don't want him working to our the last one For me,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry. We're fun for you to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>move around like that. Oh yeah, for sure. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I think it challenges you. Um. You see the different

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<v Speaker 1>the defense a little differently the more you move around. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>So I do like it a lot. Game winning drives

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<v Speaker 1>Umble second to twenty six and Carson a few other

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<v Speaker 1>players see. Um, he spoke spoke off sorry, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>talking to you guys and had a little message do

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<v Speaker 1>you or call it? I think I mean it was

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<v Speaker 1>just a message of positivity, Uh like, don't don't worry,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't get too anxious about it. Just go out

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<v Speaker 1>there and do your job. Um, And he called the play.

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<v Speaker 1>I kind of knew that I was gonna be the

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<v Speaker 1>guy to get the ball. UM. The guy was all

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<v Speaker 1>over me at the time holding UM and the and

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<v Speaker 1>the rough made the right call. I was happy that

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<v Speaker 1>Carson stood on me because some of those times on

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<v Speaker 1>the ball doesn't come to you, they don't call it. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was a really good play by Carson, just

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<v Speaker 1>throwing the ball when he needed to. UM, and just

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<v Speaker 1>the message of positivity that no matter what we're facing,

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<v Speaker 1>no matter what adversity we're facing, we're gonna get the

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<v Speaker 1>job done in the end zone earlier in the game

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<v Speaker 1>that you think he got there early. UM, I'll have

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<v Speaker 1>to see it on film. UM. I don't know exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>Carson was pretty adamant about it. He had obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>really good view. UM. But at the same time, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean the plea should have been close in my eyes. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta be better. I gotta be better. UM, and

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<v Speaker 1>we will see to you and this last year or

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<v Speaker 1>was there a little bit or rosson could tell difference. No,

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<v Speaker 1>he looked the same old Carson, honestly. UM, he looked

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<v Speaker 1>like that all training camp. UM. I'm not surprised by

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<v Speaker 1>the way he came out today and executed. Obviously, the

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<v Speaker 1>weather was different than probably we face probably the most

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<v Speaker 1>rain I've played in in a long time here, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and so same old Carson. Obviously it's not easy playing

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<v Speaker 1>under those conditions at times as a skill position as

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<v Speaker 1>a quarterback, but we executed to the best of our

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<v Speaker 1>abilities and we gotta win. Jack, we did a Dallas

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<v Speaker 1>show you today. Yeah. Just the ability to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>stay focused on the goal. Obviously last week he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>play a lot, UM and just maintain the focus of

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<v Speaker 1>getting better each and every week, um, and not getting

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<v Speaker 1>too down of not playing. I mean that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>how the season is when you're young. I was in

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<v Speaker 1>that role at times. Some weeks you play a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>some weeks you don't play as much. Um. Luckily, in

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<v Speaker 1>this offense, we can run two tight ends, where as

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<v Speaker 1>in the past when I was rookie, it's pretty much

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<v Speaker 1>one tight end. Um. So we need him to develop.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, that's the bottom line. We need him to

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<v Speaker 1>have a role. He's a really good football player, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and it helps us how much slave offense. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying he needs Alan, but how much better will

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<v Speaker 1>be once he gets back, especially with stretching the field

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<v Speaker 1>and on the outside and man Alshan is a dominant player. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>Defenses have to respect him. Defenses played more too high

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<v Speaker 1>because they want to help the corners against him because

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<v Speaker 1>he's so big and so strong on the outside, and

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<v Speaker 1>it just allows us to move people around more. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>Defenses aren't gonna be able to focus on Nelly myself,

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<v Speaker 1>UM Dallas after today, they gotta be there be there

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<v Speaker 1>an account for al Sean um because he's a really

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<v Speaker 1>good football player. But at the same time, we got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good football players. But it's good. It's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be nice when he's back because there's many many

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<v Speaker 1>weapons especially so yeah, yeah, same old Carson. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a guy expect expected. I didn't expect him to

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<v Speaker 1>come out here and freaking just go through the motions

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<v Speaker 1>when he was scrambling. UM. I thought. The good thing

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<v Speaker 1>is that he didn't really take any shots. Um. He

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to get down and not put his body in

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<v Speaker 1>harm's way, Like even on that play he was diving

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<v Speaker 1>and no one was around him. Um, and so he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't gonna take a shot. Um. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we need that from a quarterback because it's

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna be perfect all the time. The pocket is

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna be perfect, the routes are gonna be perfect,

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<v Speaker 1>and when you play with a quarterback that can extend

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<v Speaker 1>plays like he can um, it's very beneficial for our offense.