WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>Well did play we're outside linebacker, and have you seen

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<v Speaker 1>enough to sign whether he skills it better to being

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<v Speaker 1>a kind of really good three. He's defense ven for us.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's his possession. Um. You know the thing it's

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<v Speaker 1>good about him and guys like Connor and Brandon Graham,

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<v Speaker 1>Plavin's a background three four the last couple of years.

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<v Speaker 1>It makes some of our zone dogs, some of our

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<v Speaker 1>you know, sort of third down stuff where um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know you're running some some blitz stuff. Using those guys

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<v Speaker 1>in coverage makes a little bit easier to use those

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<v Speaker 1>those guys, those guys are used to doing it. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>But he's defense ven for us. We'd like a skill

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<v Speaker 1>set there through. Uh uh, Graham and Curry, they didn't

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<v Speaker 1>they lined up on the last side. Yeah, we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>switching them. Yeah, we'll be switching them. Um. We've already

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing with our corners. Um, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>get those guys moved around an awful lot. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>with corners, there might be a week where we want

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<v Speaker 1>to match a certain guy on a certain player and

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<v Speaker 1>he's got to be used to playing right and left. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe an injury forces us to do something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>and the same thing upfront. Um, we'll use rotation up front.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we want to try to get as much

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<v Speaker 1>production as we can out of guys. And I've said

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<v Speaker 1>this before, it's a little bit like those excuse me,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little bit like those relievers coming out of

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<v Speaker 1>the bullpen, you know that are heating it up ninety

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<v Speaker 1>eight ninety nine. It's hard to do that for seven innings,

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<v Speaker 1>but you can do it for you know, a couple innings.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what we expect from from those guys. So

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<v Speaker 1>they have to be able to play multiple positions, multiple sides,

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<v Speaker 1>if we're going to have that kind of rotation up

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<v Speaker 1>front to get that starting. Just like everybody else, needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be consistent from practice to practice, needs to make

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<v Speaker 1>plays on ball, needs to be physical in the run game.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's that's Eric, that's we otus, that's Brookes, that's

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<v Speaker 1>noting Carol. You guys might get only or whoever I forget,

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<v Speaker 1>but let's just put his all the corners, all the corners,

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<v Speaker 1>all the corners, Um, they're all gonna be judged on

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing, Um, all of them in a little

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<v Speaker 1>different spot. All of them have different strengths, different weaknesses.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the things for us in training camp is

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<v Speaker 1>trying to find that best combination of guys that you

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<v Speaker 1>know and use them in the best way. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>so he's no different than anybody going to out there

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<v Speaker 1>skills compliment. Yeah, I think that's that's corners. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that it's also you could also consider that corner in safety.

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<v Speaker 1>I think linebackers, UM, defensive end, defensive tackles. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's sort of a cornery cliche, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you if you really look, we got to find

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<v Speaker 1>a way that that our whole is greater than some

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<v Speaker 1>of our parts. You know, that's good team play. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>that's our job as coaches, and that's the job of

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<v Speaker 1>the players. But if we can find a way to

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<v Speaker 1>lack of a better back, of better expression, to make

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<v Speaker 1>one plus one equal three, then we've done our job.

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<v Speaker 1>And the way you do that is have complimentary players. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I told our guys the other night, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we have the Olympics coming up, and the record for

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<v Speaker 1>the four hundred meters is like forty three seconds or something.

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<v Speaker 1>The record for the four by one hundred, same same distance,

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<v Speaker 1>But the record for the four by one Hundre's like

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<v Speaker 1>thirty six seconds and it's not socause well no, not

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<v Speaker 1>the first one, not the first one. I mean, but

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<v Speaker 1>the idea there is teamwork and trump individual play. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think if we're doing our job in training camp,

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<v Speaker 1>if our players or UM, you know, responding well in

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<v Speaker 1>the scheme, if if we have a scheme that matches

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<v Speaker 1>the players, you'll see the sum should be greater than

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<v Speaker 1>UM than the individual parts. UM. We're not there yet,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe me, we're not there yet. Running around shorts.

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<v Speaker 1>What if you have to do the pad on, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's really not a whole lot different for

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<v Speaker 1>those guys when it comes to coverage. Whether they're in

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<v Speaker 1>four pads are not. UM probably the biggest thing because

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<v Speaker 1>they're very rarely using their shoulder pads in coverage. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're using hands, they're using feet. You know, the contact

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<v Speaker 1>that comes out of corners is usually hands and feet.

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<v Speaker 1>The thing with UM with pads is stepping up and

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<v Speaker 1>playing in the run game. Because you can't play with corners,

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<v Speaker 1>they won't attack the run UM, you know, and those

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<v Speaker 1>guys have to all prove that they can step up

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<v Speaker 1>and and thought of running back and go take on

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<v Speaker 1>a pulling guard at times. That's part of their job description.

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<v Speaker 1>What the Dumb Show got in tackler? You know, it

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<v Speaker 1>was good because he played a lot of different positions,

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<v Speaker 1>played in a nickel. Um, there's even some thought to him,

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<v Speaker 1>um playing safety here. You know he's he's done those things,

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<v Speaker 1>and you don't put a bad tackler in at those

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<v Speaker 1>nickel and safety positions. Um. But what he did at college, honestly, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't have a whole lot of effect on what

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<v Speaker 1>he's what's going to go on? Now? You don't You

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<v Speaker 1>don't get any points for that. See what happens? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>guy finished, Yeah, you're not gonna catch me on injuries? Brother,

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<v Speaker 1>what's that? Yeah, he's a pretty high pick. And we

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<v Speaker 1>looked at his career. What's kind of held him back

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<v Speaker 1>from being a year in, year out of starter? Kind

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<v Speaker 1>of holding that well, it took him a little while

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<v Speaker 1>to get started. I thought he really came onto his

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<v Speaker 1>own the year before I got to Buffalo twenty and twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>he had a really good year. And the year I

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<v Speaker 1>was there, he was playing at a Pro Bowl level.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought. Until he broke his lay ankle whatever it

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<v Speaker 1>was in the Miami game. Um, so you know what

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<v Speaker 1>happened before that. I really can't speak to um. Last

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<v Speaker 1>year it was an injury thing. He started on the

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<v Speaker 1>pup and then um when they came out, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that that was a team that was blessed with a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of corners. Um. You know it's just a fact

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<v Speaker 1>of Um you know where they've been the last couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years. But UM, he's responded, well, here he's a

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<v Speaker 1>veteran player. UM. You know, it's nice having guys like Leo.

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<v Speaker 1>This guy's like knowing Carroll, guys like Malcolm Jenkins, Rodney,

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<v Speaker 1>Rodney McCleod. Um, you know, if I forget anybody, just

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<v Speaker 1>fill fill in the name of the veteran, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so that you guys don't try to read between lines

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<v Speaker 1>that aren't there. But Sam will outside factor you can

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<v Speaker 1>right that. Yeah, right now we're flipping them and it

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<v Speaker 1>sort of falls into the question before getting guys used

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<v Speaker 1>to both sides, UM, And it also compartmentalizes their learning

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit at this point, UM, and just trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get those guys sort of up to speed right away.

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<v Speaker 1>So UM, right now we're doing it. There might come

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<v Speaker 1>a time when we get a little bit farther in that.

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<v Speaker 1>We tell them on the practice just stay on their

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<v Speaker 1>side so they get used to playing, you know, different techniques.

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<v Speaker 1>But right now it helps compartmentalize what they're being asked

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<v Speaker 1>to do with with the with the referees here, that's

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of days. What are you looking at to

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<v Speaker 1>get out of the time. You know, the communication between

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<v Speaker 1>the officials and the coaches, it's probably already always there,

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<v Speaker 1>but the communication between the players and the officials this

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<v Speaker 1>time of year is it's really good those guys be

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<v Speaker 1>in our meetings out here on the practice field. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know they it's not just a flag gets thrown,

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<v Speaker 1>it's why, and that communication back and forth. Then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it really doesn't matter what the coach thinks. It really

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter what a player thinks. It's what the officials

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<v Speaker 1>saw on the field. And it's our job to educate

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves on to play the game the way they're seeing it,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's the way they're going to officiate. So we can,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, complain all the time, maybe that's not a

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<v Speaker 1>foul if they're gonna throw If they're gonna throw the flag,

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<v Speaker 1>well we have to play this. If it's going to

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<v Speaker 1>be a foul and the same thing. If we think

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<v Speaker 1>it's clean or we think it's a foul and they don't,

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<v Speaker 1>well we have to play to that standard. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>standard and helps us in a non competitive situation to

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<v Speaker 1>get educated on the way they see things. We don't

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<v Speaker 1>have a full staff out here, but there's great communication.

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<v Speaker 1>We have meetings together with the players and the officials,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's always my favorite time of the year with

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<v Speaker 1>the officials. You know, Um, that called didn't cost you

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<v Speaker 1>a game, you know, and you can learn a lot

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes when you don't have a horse in

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<v Speaker 1>the race, Dalton to hunt whatever that um whatever that

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<v Speaker 1>the expression is. But you know when they throw it

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<v Speaker 1>out here on one on ones and they can say, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>you aren't barred the guy that that's a lot different

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<v Speaker 1>than in the game because in the game you never

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<v Speaker 1>think of fouls against you, and you think the opponent

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<v Speaker 1>foul every play. So it helps us better than most here.

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of players here? What kind of person would

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<v Speaker 1>you say about not you know, better than most here?

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<v Speaker 1>What kind of players? I think I think you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>like the way he plays football. Um, he's a tough,

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<v Speaker 1>physical player, he plays fast. Um, you know, he's gut.

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<v Speaker 1>He has a little bit of injuries last year and

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<v Speaker 1>one day able to finish the year. Um, but he

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<v Speaker 1>fits it fits what we're doing. Um, he's a professional.

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<v Speaker 1>He's young, but he's he's as a right, he's it's

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<v Speaker 1>hard to call it that, but I guess he isn't that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, if I call Ronnie McLoud at I gotta call,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna call Nigel or that. UM good to have

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<v Speaker 1>him here value A Yeah, you know, just because he

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<v Speaker 1>was drafted for that doesn't mean and that's the only

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<v Speaker 1>thing he can do, you know that, But doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 1>that's his only skill set. When um, when he played

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<v Speaker 1>at LSU, he was in their past rushing in the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years, I think he's come out on

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of past situations. We're gonna give him the opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>stay gosh, he's going to have to take advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>that opportunity and show that he can win the one

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<v Speaker 1>on once and uh, you know he can compliment Fletch

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<v Speaker 1>and he can compliment all our other defensive ends. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, one trick ponies are tough to play with

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<v Speaker 1>in the NFL. And I lie, I mean again, just

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<v Speaker 1>because he was drafted that way doesn't mean that's the

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<v Speaker 1>only thing he can do. I'm excited about him, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be fun to watch him sort of expand

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<v Speaker 1>his horizon. It's a little better. There's no, no question,

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<v Speaker 1>no question. One