WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>And Jim, what did you expect out by grand and

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback is something he's still and I was talking about

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<v Speaker 1>that with him yesterday or two days ago when when

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<v Speaker 1>he had come in. We're gonna start him off at safety.

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<v Speaker 1>But one of the things we like about him is

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<v Speaker 1>he is a multidimensional player. Um, he's even played nickel

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<v Speaker 1>in the past. Um, you know, he's played corner. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got the ability to match up against wide receivers. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's one of his strong points. He made a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred tackles I think a couple of years ago, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>So he's a reliable player. I think that's the bottom line.

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<v Speaker 1>He's smart, he makes quick adjustments. I was only with

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<v Speaker 1>him one year, but um, you know, he played in

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<v Speaker 1>the Division when I was in Detroit, he played in

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<v Speaker 1>division in Chicago. Always been a good special teams player.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of different ways. Um. But that being said, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>he hasn't been in camp, so you know, we'll evaluate

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<v Speaker 1>him as we go forward. He's been he started the

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen years age. Of the last two years, I think

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's played in sixteen games. I think his

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<v Speaker 1>entire I'm not sure his rookie year. I think he

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<v Speaker 1>only played like thirteen. I'm not sure if he was

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<v Speaker 1>heard or he was brought up or whatever. But you

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<v Speaker 1>know when I said reliable, that's more than just knowing

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<v Speaker 1>what to do. That's being reliable physically to go out

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<v Speaker 1>and play. Also starting him out of the safety is

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<v Speaker 1>there a way? I know he said he's dynamically feel

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<v Speaker 1>out of them, but can you get him on the

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<v Speaker 1>field with Malcolm and Rod All? Well, Malcolm has played

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<v Speaker 1>some nickel in the past, particularly when we like some

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<v Speaker 1>of those matchups in there, So there's potential for that

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity for a safety um to come in and a

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<v Speaker 1>three safety package, which we played probably more due to

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<v Speaker 1>um necessity last year. Some was on our terms, but

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<v Speaker 1>some was due to necessity. But it allows us potentially

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<v Speaker 1>to do it more on our terms. Guys, you who

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<v Speaker 1>are older, you know, guys slowed down a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>because he still have the wheels to play Horner. I think, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see that now. I mean, that's that's why, that's

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<v Speaker 1>why you practice, and that's why you played preseason games

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<v Speaker 1>and those kind of things. I know that he's a

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<v Speaker 1>good pro, takes care of himself. Um, you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>has had he's UM. It's he's played a long time

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL, but he's also been available to play

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<v Speaker 1>all that time and parted as a testament to his preparation,

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<v Speaker 1>UM physically and mentally, his ability to do those things.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would you know, you never want to you

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<v Speaker 1>never want to bet before you know or or determined

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<v Speaker 1>results before it happens. But if you base it on

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<v Speaker 1>his past, his past history, he's been very reliable that way,

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<v Speaker 1>So I would hope that um same thing would happen.

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<v Speaker 1>That looks like he has the ability to still play corner.

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<v Speaker 1>Would you like to move him there to UM? I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. I mean we'll we'll probably you know, get

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<v Speaker 1>him some you know, guest appearances and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, the thing is with our safeties and

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<v Speaker 1>I think you guys see it with Malcolm and you

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<v Speaker 1>see it with with Rodney times. Those guys are matched

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<v Speaker 1>up on wide receivers quite a bit. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be able to see some of those things without

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<v Speaker 1>even playing him at corner. But you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be open to um, you know, to everything. You

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to close your mind to anything. But again,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not going to be it's not going to be

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<v Speaker 1>based on thought process going in. It's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be the results of training camp and

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<v Speaker 1>four preseason games. I think one of the good parts

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<v Speaker 1>of this is it would be it would be much

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<v Speaker 1>more difficult to evaluate those kind of things, his ability

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<v Speaker 1>to play corn or Nickels safety, whatever it would be

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<v Speaker 1>if this was the fourth preseason game now and we

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<v Speaker 1>were signing him, you know what I mean. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>now he's got he's got some days of practice before

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<v Speaker 1>the first preseason game. We'll be able to get a

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<v Speaker 1>good body of work and be able to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>truly identify or truly evaluate where he is. The other

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<v Speaker 1>the corners of the other guys coming back, you know

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<v Speaker 1>ce J Smith and Kail those maybe even Aaron Brimes,

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<v Speaker 1>if they shown you any kind of ubeny consistency that

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<v Speaker 1>you've been looking for the same as week. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>think all those guys have. All those guys have shown something. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that anybody is consistent enough where we

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<v Speaker 1>don't look at anybody else. And I and I said

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing coming into camp or maybe back in

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<v Speaker 1>OTAs that it would be nice to have, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>solid guys or solid starters in those positions. But we're

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<v Speaker 1>still in the middle of a competition. Everybody's striving to

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<v Speaker 1>be consistent. UM. I think you know, not only tell

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<v Speaker 1>against our offense, and you know, particularly you know, against

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<v Speaker 1>some of the guys like al Sean and Tory that

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<v Speaker 1>are you know, established NFL players, when we can watch

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<v Speaker 1>them against those, but preseason games, I think that it's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to do with it. You know, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times you go into preseason games, UM, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know you're you're there to evaluate players. And we had

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of times last year where we played man

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<v Speaker 1>to man just about every snap just to see those guys. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you call a preseason game a lot different

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<v Speaker 1>than you call a regular season game because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to see players compete, You want to see

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<v Speaker 1>players win. You know, if your blitz and you sacked

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<v Speaker 1>the quarterback, I mean it's good, But would you rather

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<v Speaker 1>see four man pass Russian sack quarterback? You know, would

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<v Speaker 1>rather play cover two and not no over corner can

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<v Speaker 1>play or play cover one even in situations that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>you wouldn't play. So UM, all those guys have have

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<v Speaker 1>shown up somewhere. Everybody going our UM, ninety man roster

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<v Speaker 1>showing up somewhere, but being consistent and winning winning matchups consistently. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we're still working progress there. I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>that's any secret doubt yourself. After what we called up

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<v Speaker 1>terrible practice take all the day is going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a new sense that he's kind of going through it,

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<v Speaker 1>but from a competent stem one right now, and what

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<v Speaker 1>are you doing to try to get him better? You know?

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<v Speaker 1>I just think that the thing is when you have

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<v Speaker 1>players like that, and Patrick has some good experience in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL, he has high standards for himself and what

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to say what might be expected from

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<v Speaker 1>a younger player, but you know, you get you get

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<v Speaker 1>a younger player like those guys that we were talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know there's going to be some ups and downs.

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<v Speaker 1>And it just shows you to say that he's hold

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<v Speaker 1>himself too. You know, he doesn't want those up and

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<v Speaker 1>ups and downs, you know, and you know, you everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>going to have a tough day somewhere along the line.

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<v Speaker 1>To competitors, UM, the guys you can rely on the

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<v Speaker 1>guys that come back and correct those things. UM. I

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<v Speaker 1>like what I've seen Patrick that way, you know, put

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<v Speaker 1>it the other way, he has a he has a

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<v Speaker 1>really bad day, and it just water water goes off

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<v Speaker 1>his back. I don't know what the analogy is, but

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be more concerned about that than a guy that

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<v Speaker 1>takes it personal and has a lot of pride pretty

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<v Speaker 1>sure right now and started quarterback for a new or

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<v Speaker 1>whatever we want or other off right now. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's why we play preseason games and practice. We're really

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<v Speaker 1>on the corners, aren't we pass rush, linebackers, nothing else?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you guys, you state the think, so we're

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<v Speaker 1>hitting them all uh, inconsistent, you know, And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>he would tell you the same way. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's not only trying to learn all the nuances

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<v Speaker 1>of the scheme, he's trying to be consistent with technique. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know sometimes um, you know, I think it feels

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<v Speaker 1>like every time he gets you know, like a finger

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<v Speaker 1>in the dike, so to speak, Um, another league pops

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere else, and that's you know that, that's what that's

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<v Speaker 1>what happens with rookies. And I think somewhere along the

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<v Speaker 1>line for Russell, the game will slow down a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I think you guys, did you guys see

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<v Speaker 1>were you guys out there for rookie Mini camp? Okay, now,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you guys. He was very confident.

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<v Speaker 1>We had nothing in I mean nothing. It was simple

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<v Speaker 1>as could be. But he was very confident. He was

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<v Speaker 1>very competitive and he showed really well. And what happened

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<v Speaker 1>is the more stuff that you put in, it took

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<v Speaker 1>away from some of that other stuff. Eventually it all

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<v Speaker 1>circles back. It does for every player. Eventually it circles

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<v Speaker 1>back that he can start going back to the other

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<v Speaker 1>things and not worry about what to do on every

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<v Speaker 1>single play. And you know, I don't I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to single him out. It's the exact same for every

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<v Speaker 1>other position on the football field, whether you're a quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, um, offensive lineman. You know, it's got

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<v Speaker 1>to it's got to get to the point where you

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<v Speaker 1>know the scheme so well that now the game slows

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<v Speaker 1>down for you. I think it's a it's a well

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<v Speaker 1>used um idiom or whatever it is, but there's a

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<v Speaker 1>reason for it. And because the game does slow down

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<v Speaker 1>for guys, Brussel's not there yet, are reporters last year

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<v Speaker 1>and now it has slowed down for him a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>um compared to last year at this time. Last year,

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<v Speaker 1>at this time, his head was swimming. He's coming from

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<v Speaker 1>you know, North Dakota State, and you know everything was

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<v Speaker 1>new to him. Um. Now he's been able to work

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<v Speaker 1>more on technique, he's been you know, able to win

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<v Speaker 1>matchups and things like that. Um, you know, so he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's an improved player from year one to year two.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's you know, the sign sign that

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<v Speaker 1>he's on the right track. You know, Um, all rookies,

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<v Speaker 1>all players are inconsistent, particularly young players. But um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know he's been very assignment sound and I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>and when you can do that, then you can start working.

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<v Speaker 1>You can start working on the other things to go

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<v Speaker 1>about Nick Jerry that you aren't concerning acessarily about visibility

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<v Speaker 1>and courage. You can even called my city did show

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<v Speaker 1>the guy Brooks for example, one of these see um

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<v Speaker 1>very encouraged. Um, he's he's he's done those things. He's

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<v Speaker 1>responded to every challenge we put in front of him.

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<v Speaker 1>When we've had some of those live contact practices is

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<v Speaker 1>when he's showed up the most. And I think there

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<v Speaker 1>is some football player and in quotation marks to him. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, like I said, you know, he expect him

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<v Speaker 1>to be good in coverage. UM, but he's played very tough,

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<v Speaker 1>very physical. Um. You know, you don't get very many

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<v Speaker 1>live periods in practice, but when it has, he showed up.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been an assignment sound and it's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>a big preseason for him to um, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to show that progress and show But been very

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<v Speaker 1>encouraged by him. All Right, Okay, I guess see the

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<v Speaker 1>out