WEBVTT - Press Pass: Carson Wentz 0:00:08.440 --> 0:00:11.400 Seemingly loud. How does that affect your ability to call 0:00:11.520 --> 0:00:14.480 plays and play we're back. Yeah. I think the biggest 0:00:14.480 --> 0:00:17.200 thing is just you need to communicate a lot. You know, 0:00:17.280 --> 0:00:19.400 you need to overcommunicate. I mean, you need to work 0:00:19.400 --> 0:00:21.400 on hand signals, you know, both with the old lineman, 0:00:21.840 --> 0:00:23.400 with the receivers. You know, you got to work through 0:00:23.400 --> 0:00:25.720 a lot of those things. Um, but those are things 0:00:25.760 --> 0:00:27.760 we've done already. You know, we've done those in Chicago, 0:00:27.760 --> 0:00:30.800 we've done those in Washington. Um, obviously it'll be louder, 0:00:31.200 --> 0:00:32.760 but at the same time, as long as you kind 0:00:32.760 --> 0:00:34.960 of have that kind of already set in stone. UM, 0:00:35.000 --> 0:00:37.159 I don't think it should be too big of effect. 0:00:37.159 --> 0:00:38.400 You know, we got to be ready for it, that's 0:00:38.400 --> 0:00:43.239 for sure. Um. But yeah, I've played there in that stadium. 0:00:43.280 --> 0:00:45.560 From what you've heard and seen O TV and stuff, 0:00:45.560 --> 0:00:47.640 I mean, it seems like they have such a It's 0:00:47.680 --> 0:00:50.000 almost like they have games once sometimes before the team 0:00:50.040 --> 0:00:52.680 even hits the field, that mental edge. How do you 0:00:52.720 --> 0:00:54.680 come combat that as a team. It's just got to 0:00:54.720 --> 0:00:56.440 go in there with the confidence that you need. Yeah, 0:00:56.560 --> 0:00:57.960 like you, like you just said, you know, you just 0:00:58.000 --> 0:01:00.480 go in there confidently, you don't you don't worry about 0:01:00.480 --> 0:01:04.240 the extra outside noise, you know, um, and all those things. 0:01:04.280 --> 0:01:05.720 You just go in there and play ball, you know, 0:01:05.760 --> 0:01:08.280 And that's the biggest thing. Um. You can't worry about 0:01:08.319 --> 0:01:10.479 the circumstances. You know, it might be raining, it might 0:01:10.480 --> 0:01:12.120 be cold, it might be loud. You know, you don't 0:01:12.120 --> 0:01:14.120 worry about those things. You just go take care of business. 0:01:14.319 --> 0:01:16.399 You guys are playing really well at home, but especially 0:01:16.480 --> 0:01:18.160 the last three games on the road, you guys have 0:01:18.480 --> 0:01:21.280 build a whole early slow start. Doug Peterson said, maybe 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:23.720 on the road early on guys press, I want to 0:01:23.720 --> 0:01:25.959 do too much instead of just commed down doing the job. 0:01:25.959 --> 0:01:27.440 What do you think are the issues and how do 0:01:27.480 --> 0:01:30.200 you clean it up? Um? I think it's really hard 0:01:30.240 --> 0:01:31.960 to say, you know. I think every week is kind 0:01:32.000 --> 0:01:34.440 of different. Some weeks it's penally. Some weeks it's turned over. 0:01:34.480 --> 0:01:36.160 Some weeks we just start off slow, you know. I 0:01:36.200 --> 0:01:40.039 think it's kind of a week by week thing. Obviously 0:01:40.080 --> 0:01:42.720 at home we have been very hot, and you know 0:01:42.760 --> 0:01:45.000 we've come out firing most of these games as well. 0:01:45.600 --> 0:01:47.319 But I think the biggest thing is that that we 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:49.600 finished last week. You know, we finished late in the game, 0:01:49.960 --> 0:01:51.840 and that's something we're definitely gonna build on. So as 0:01:51.880 --> 0:01:54.480 far as the early early in game struggles on the road, 0:01:54.520 --> 0:01:55.920 I think they're all kind of week by week, but 0:01:55.960 --> 0:02:00.960 hopefully we're getting over that. Homes they're fast, you know, 0:02:01.000 --> 0:02:03.919 they're fast. They fly around, you know. Obviously, Richard Sherman 0:02:04.080 --> 0:02:06.960 is a great lockdown corner. Earl Thomas. You know, that 0:02:06.960 --> 0:02:08.640 guy can cover ground. If any of you want to 0:02:08.639 --> 0:02:11.000 go watch tape, Um, it's impressive, you know, he covers 0:02:11.000 --> 0:02:13.360 some ground. Um Chancellor down there in the box, you know, 0:02:13.400 --> 0:02:15.160 he does some really good things. And they just got 0:02:15.400 --> 0:02:17.400 just a combination of a lot of good guys that 0:02:17.520 --> 0:02:19.240 can make play. So we got to be really sharp. 0:02:19.840 --> 0:02:25.600 The importance of I don't obviously, but light ends the 0:02:25.600 --> 0:02:29.520 backs out of back field slot receives, not the outside guys. 0:02:28.360 --> 0:02:31.359 But it's huge, you know, I think especially with a 0:02:31.400 --> 0:02:34.480 guy like zach Ertz and Sprowls. You know, Jordan Matthews 0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:36.040 work in the middle, he works outside. You know, he's 0:02:36.040 --> 0:02:38.240 a little bit everywhere. But Um with with Art with 0:02:38.280 --> 0:02:41.080 a big body like that, Um and then Sprowls, you know, 0:02:41.200 --> 0:02:43.360 they just create mismatches. I think that's the biggest thing, 0:02:43.400 --> 0:02:45.760 is they create mismatches. Um, they're tough to cover, and 0:02:45.800 --> 0:02:47.280 you know, they can make plays with the ball in 0:02:47.280 --> 0:02:50.120 their hands. Quarterbacks want to Super Bowl. How much have 0:02:50.280 --> 0:02:53.840 you watched his game? Yeah? You know, I've actually been 0:02:53.840 --> 0:02:55.760 a big fan of his, uh since I was younger. 0:02:55.800 --> 0:02:58.600 You know, he was any State NC State guy, and 0:02:58.639 --> 0:03:00.320 I was an NC State fan as a kid, so 0:03:00.800 --> 0:03:02.320 watched him and followed him for a while, you know, 0:03:02.440 --> 0:03:03.920 been a big fan of his and a lot of 0:03:03.919 --> 0:03:05.320 respect for him, you know, with the way he came 0:03:05.360 --> 0:03:07.240 into the league right away and kind of took it 0:03:07.280 --> 0:03:09.760 by storm as a as a late pick um, it 0:03:09.800 --> 0:03:11.400 was impressive, you know, and I've got a lot of 0:03:11.400 --> 0:03:13.360 respect for him, and I'm looking forward to going up 0:03:13.400 --> 0:03:18.560 against him. Elements of his game that I think, you know, 0:03:18.639 --> 0:03:20.760 he's he's just really he's really calm back there. You know, 0:03:20.760 --> 0:03:24.000 he's got really calm feet and just very uh, very poised. 0:03:24.080 --> 0:03:25.919 You know. I think it's impressive the way he's really poised. 0:03:25.919 --> 0:03:28.200 You know, he still scrambles and makes plays and improvises, 0:03:28.240 --> 0:03:31.120 which are things I think a lot of quarterbacks respect. Um. 0:03:31.160 --> 0:03:33.280 But at the same time, he never looks rattled, you know, 0:03:33.320 --> 0:03:36.000 he always just looks very poised with it what have 0:03:36.080 --> 0:03:38.560 you seen from the front side. They do a really 0:03:38.600 --> 0:03:42.000 good job. You know, they're they're very aggressive. You know, 0:03:42.040 --> 0:03:44.440 those linebackers do a great job. You know, those linebackers 0:03:44.440 --> 0:03:46.839 fill gaps. Um, they fly around. You know, this whole 0:03:46.840 --> 0:03:49.520 defense is impressive. You know, without a doubt. Um they 0:03:49.560 --> 0:03:53.400 play fast. You know, they're very similar schematically, uh to Atlanta. 0:03:53.880 --> 0:03:56.240 But they they fly around, They're they're a little more aggressive. 0:03:56.240 --> 0:03:58.520 They do a little bit more. Um. But but like 0:03:58.600 --> 0:04:02.200 I said, they fly around TETs two weeks in the runs, 0:04:02.560 --> 0:04:05.760 um possibly. You know, there's a lot of carry over 0:04:05.800 --> 0:04:09.320 as far as um, how how we're seeing things, you know, 0:04:09.360 --> 0:04:12.000 from protection standpoint, from route concepts, A lot of the 0:04:12.040 --> 0:04:15.480 carry over in that regard from a from play calling standpoint. Um. 0:04:15.520 --> 0:04:17.520 But at the same time, they still kind of play 0:04:17.560 --> 0:04:19.240 things differently, So you still got to go in and 0:04:19.240 --> 0:04:23.279 watch the tape and learn. Carrols kind of gave Russell 0:04:23.720 --> 0:04:26.280 the green light right from his rookie season. Courson, as 0:04:26.279 --> 0:04:29.400 far as running, I mean, he had ninety four carries 0:04:29.520 --> 0:04:32.800 thirty rushing first downs his first year. They seem to 0:04:32.800 --> 0:04:34.440 be a little bit more careful here with you. I mean, 0:04:34.640 --> 0:04:38.320 right now, you've got six rushing first downs. Um, how 0:04:38.360 --> 0:04:40.479 much of that is by design? How much is is 0:04:40.520 --> 0:04:43.800 you wanting to be preferring to look down field and 0:04:43.800 --> 0:04:47.000 and and not take Yeah, Um, I think it's it's 0:04:47.040 --> 0:04:49.760 a combination. You know, a lot of it is for 0:04:49.880 --> 0:04:51.640 me personally, Like I want to be a passer first, 0:04:51.680 --> 0:04:53.400 you know, I want to throw first. Um when the 0:04:53.440 --> 0:04:55.680 pocket breaks down, you know, I might try and improvise, 0:04:55.720 --> 0:04:58.640 but I'm still trying to throw. Um. I think Russell's 0:04:58.640 --> 0:05:00.200 also a little faster than I am, So I'm not 0:05:00.240 --> 0:05:03.440 gonna be around the bush about that one. But I 0:05:03.480 --> 0:05:05.839 think it's it's kind of just the personality that's that 0:05:05.960 --> 0:05:09.280 I have, And so I don't think it's so much 0:05:09.320 --> 0:05:11.120 the play calling as much as just the type of 0:05:11.120 --> 0:05:14.200 players we are. Zack's had two pretty productive games in 0:05:14.200 --> 0:05:16.400 a row. Here. He talked after he touched on a 0:05:16.440 --> 0:05:19.720 step to the game, but during that stretch where you 0:05:19.800 --> 0:05:21.320 know he came off the injury, he wasn't getting the 0:05:21.320 --> 0:05:23.680 ball a lot. Uh. He talked about how you guys 0:05:23.920 --> 0:05:25.880 kind of worked through that. We're communicating all the time, 0:05:26.000 --> 0:05:28.720 practicing extra What was that process like between the two 0:05:28.720 --> 0:05:30.280 of you and did you were you confident it was 0:05:30.279 --> 0:05:32.760 good it was gonna happen. We were very confident in him, 0:05:32.800 --> 0:05:35.800 you know, the second he came back obviously against Cleveland 0:05:35.880 --> 0:05:37.120 right away, you know, I thought he had a pretty 0:05:37.160 --> 0:05:40.240 good game. Um, got him some touches, and then he 0:05:40.279 --> 0:05:42.320 got hurt, like you said, and UM, we just had 0:05:42.320 --> 0:05:44.039 to work through some things. You know. Obviously I hadn't 0:05:44.040 --> 0:05:46.159 got a ton of work you know before that, you know, 0:05:46.200 --> 0:05:48.360 with with the ones and everything, so we just had 0:05:48.400 --> 0:05:50.279 to work through some things. And UM, a lot of 0:05:50.279 --> 0:05:52.120 it was just kind of the way the teams were 0:05:52.120 --> 0:05:53.839 playing us as well, So I didn't want to put 0:05:53.920 --> 0:05:56.839 too much stock into it, really, but we've definitely worked 0:05:56.839 --> 0:05:58.240 through that and we've been on the same page the 0:05:58.279 --> 0:06:01.000 last couple of weeks. Fourth quarterback the way you did 0:06:01.240 --> 0:06:03.560 against Atlanta, a very good team. Does it give you 0:06:03.640 --> 0:06:06.760 a little more confidence for the entire team this week 0:06:06.920 --> 0:06:09.240 going into a game like Seattle. I think it gives 0:06:09.320 --> 0:06:10.800 us confidence for the rest of the season. You know, 0:06:10.839 --> 0:06:13.599 We've always been a confident team. You know, we always 0:06:13.600 --> 0:06:15.400 believe that we can get the job done no matter 0:06:15.480 --> 0:06:18.600 the circumstances. Granted the four losses, we didn't get the 0:06:18.640 --> 0:06:20.440 job done, so it's good for us to all just 0:06:20.560 --> 0:06:22.040 kind of show that we can do it, you know, 0:06:22.120 --> 0:06:24.040 and to kind of get over that hump like I 0:06:24.120 --> 0:06:26.839 talked about on Sunday after the game. But yes, it 0:06:26.839 --> 0:06:29.000 definitely gives us confidence going forward that you know, we 0:06:29.040 --> 0:06:31.080 can finish ball games and we are a good football team. 0:06:31.760 --> 0:06:33.560 Camp chance are real quick. He missed a stretch of 0:06:33.560 --> 0:06:36.440 games that comes back makes a huge impact on Sunday. 0:06:36.440 --> 0:06:38.960 What do you see from that defense with him off 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:40.599 the field when he lived in film and then the 0:06:40.640 --> 0:06:43.440 defense with him particularly on I think the biggest thing 0:06:43.480 --> 0:06:45.680 is just his physical presence, you know, I mean down 0:06:45.680 --> 0:06:47.800 in the box. I mean that guy's as harder hitting 0:06:47.800 --> 0:06:49.400 safety as there is, you know, and I think he 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:51.880 just kind of brings a little more attitude, brings a 0:06:51.880 --> 0:06:56.239 little more physical presence in there that definitely can definitely 0:06:56.279 --> 0:06:59.120 shows up. Do you become an NC State fit? I 0:06:59.200 --> 0:07:01.719 was actually born in Ralli born in Raleigh, North Carolina. 0:07:01.800 --> 0:07:04.520 My family lived there, I moved there, moved away um 0:07:04.560 --> 0:07:06.960 to North Dakota, and I was just about four. So 0:07:07.240 --> 0:07:09.880 my family and I we're all just kind of grew 0:07:09.960 --> 0:07:15.360 up wolf pipe fans when you were three. Yeah, oh yeah. 0:07:15.560 --> 0:07:19.640 It seems like a simple in terms of in terms 0:07:19.680 --> 0:07:21.680 of winning one. What's it going to play to be 0:07:21.880 --> 0:07:24.800 there with? You know, I think for us it's I 0:07:24.840 --> 0:07:27.560 think we established the run game early last week. You know, 0:07:27.600 --> 0:07:29.120 I think that was huge for us, you know, to 0:07:29.160 --> 0:07:31.800 get the big boys up front going like that. UM, 0:07:31.840 --> 0:07:34.560 to get Ryan going again. UM, I think it's gonna 0:07:34.560 --> 0:07:35.920 take an effort like that. You know, I think we're 0:07:35.920 --> 0:07:37.960 gonna have to win in the trenches again and be 0:07:38.040 --> 0:07:40.880 sharp in the passing game. Take what's there? Be smart? Uh. 0:07:40.960 --> 0:07:42.640 You know, we got to protect the football. You know, 0:07:42.640 --> 0:07:44.280 we got to limit our penalties. I think we still 0:07:44.280 --> 0:07:46.160 had too many last game. UM that we got to 0:07:46.200 --> 0:07:47.560 clean up. But you know, we just got to play 0:07:47.640 --> 0:07:50.080 a very sound football game. Of course, and given that 0:07:50.240 --> 0:07:52.760 this is a trip that comes around every couple of years. 0:07:52.760 --> 0:07:57.800 Ago then the Russell Wilson, how excited are you for 0:07:58.000 --> 0:08:01.720 this trip? I mean, personally, I'm excited for every ball game. 0:08:01.760 --> 0:08:05.840 You know, I'm excited to travel. UM obviously, UM going 0:08:05.880 --> 0:08:08.600 to Seattle. It's a new place. I haven't been to. UM. 0:08:08.640 --> 0:08:10.960 But you know, you hear a lot about this the 0:08:11.080 --> 0:08:13.520 Seahawks team and in the stadium. UM, So I think 0:08:13.520 --> 0:08:15.240 it will be it will be a fun one. It 0:08:15.280 --> 0:08:17.120 will be a fun atmosphere. It'll be loud, but I 0:08:17.120 --> 0:08:21.120 think we're all pretty excited about it. You mentioned Dad 0:08:21.200 --> 0:08:25.120 Quinn in Atlanta obviously came from Seattle, so they're very 0:08:25.240 --> 0:08:29.640 very similar. Uh what are the main differences? What Seattle 0:08:29.880 --> 0:08:32.720 able to do that? Yeah? I think they just have 0:08:32.800 --> 0:08:34.640 guys that have played in the system longer. You know, 0:08:34.679 --> 0:08:37.280 I think they understand it a little better. They they 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:39.280 mix it up a little more, um, and they're just 0:08:39.320 --> 0:08:41.360 more aggressive with it. You know. I think, Um, you 0:08:41.480 --> 0:08:43.640 had a lot of young guys with Atlanta's defense that 0:08:43.760 --> 0:08:46.200 you know, we're just played a lot of softer coverage. 0:08:46.200 --> 0:08:49.120 You know, we're more tentative, so to speak, just as 0:08:49.160 --> 0:08:50.960 far as in the passing game. And these guys are 0:08:50.960 --> 0:08:52.760 just a little more aggressive and they fly around a 0:08:52.800 --> 0:08:58.319 little faster games. It's Tom Brady which breezy as as 0:08:58.480 --> 0:09:00.960 watch the film, what jumps out about those guys against 0:09:00.960 --> 0:09:04.679 those defense? Um, I think it's the biggest thing is 0:09:04.679 --> 0:09:07.000 just that I kind of keep hitting on, is just 0:09:07.040 --> 0:09:08.440 you just take what they give you. You know, you 0:09:08.440 --> 0:09:11.040 don't force things, you know, because they're big play defense, 0:09:11.080 --> 0:09:13.720 you know, Um, they still get their turnovers and things, 0:09:13.760 --> 0:09:15.200 but you just gotta take what they give you and 0:09:15.200 --> 0:09:17.240 be smart with the football, um and protect the ball 0:09:17.280 --> 0:09:18.880 because even those guys, you know, they turn it over 0:09:18.880 --> 0:09:21.000 against them because they fly around, So he's gotta be smart. 0:09:22.000 --> 0:09:31.840 Thanks everybody,