WEBVTT - Nick Sorensen Highlights the Defense’s Chemistry | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Bounds our guys and see what they can handle. And

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<v Speaker 1>when you see that they can handle it, it's it's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>It gives you that flexibility. And he's just a competitive

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<v Speaker 1>kid that's smart, that wants to do it right.

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<v Speaker 2>That it's cleared his mind and allowed him to play

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit faster.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, anytime you can. We told him in that block,

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<v Speaker 1>it was like, we just want you to focus on

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<v Speaker 1>corner this block. So, yeah, that's gonna for anybody. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just like when you're learning you have a linebacker who's

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<v Speaker 1>just playing one spot. It doesn't seem like a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's like moving an old linement to a different position.

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<v Speaker 1>Anytime you do any of that, it's just harder than

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<v Speaker 1>you think. It may sound not that hard on paper

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<v Speaker 1>when you just talk about it, but it is. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a big difference. So yeah, it definitely cleared Hi about

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<v Speaker 1>to play faster, and it was good to see how

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<v Speaker 1>much time has you got a tough fee excuse me.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got guys that they've got all that they've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing this for a long time and they're really good

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<v Speaker 1>at it. So they have all the metrics and the

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<v Speaker 1>measurements and all the checkpoints, which he's been going through

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<v Speaker 1>that process. There's so much years and years of data

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<v Speaker 1>and they've and with them they'll let us know. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's just the amount of time a guy

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<v Speaker 1>needs just to be comfortable in the I think it

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<v Speaker 1>just depends on the player. He's got a lot of experience.

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<v Speaker 1>So with someone like Huff, you would trust him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as long as you know once he comes back and

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<v Speaker 1>he's communicating like he did, he's moving like he did,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can trust you know what you're seeing, but

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<v Speaker 1>also what they're telling you in their comfort level, it

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<v Speaker 1>would be different than someone who's new or someone who's

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<v Speaker 1>played eight years, you know. So I think with him

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<v Speaker 1>it once he feels good and ready to go, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll go with that, we're going.

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<v Speaker 3>To start having conversations to cut down to fifty three.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you're deciding between a guy who's been around

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<v Speaker 3>a veteran a little while and a younger guy who

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<v Speaker 3>maybe you have some upside there. What kind of goes

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<v Speaker 3>into that and how much does now that you can

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<v Speaker 3>keep veterans in the practice squad maybe change the equation.

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<v Speaker 2>Of what he used to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, it makes a huge difference. I mean, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>too long ago you only had five practice squad players

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<v Speaker 1>and there were so many limitations on that. The standard

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<v Speaker 1>elevations now that you can do with players and how

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<v Speaker 1>many times you can do it, I think it's I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's smart because back in the day, or even

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<v Speaker 1>in those days not too long ago, you would play

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<v Speaker 1>through injuries. You know, you wouldn't report them or you

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<v Speaker 1>would just play through them, where now it's you can

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<v Speaker 1>be smarter because you can standard elevate guys and you've

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<v Speaker 1>got guys that are in your program that you're developing.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the sixteen and six of them are veterans,

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<v Speaker 1>which I think also extends the careers of these guys

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<v Speaker 1>that all feel like you could play longer if you

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<v Speaker 1>just had a chance that you could hang around. So

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<v Speaker 1>it also makes the whole onboarding of players a lot

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<v Speaker 1>better too, where they're not just showing up on a

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<v Speaker 1>Monday workout and then you sign them in meeting with

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<v Speaker 1>them on Tuesday, and shoot, they could play that week.

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<v Speaker 1>That still happens, but you usually want to keep guys

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<v Speaker 1>that are in your program, and I think that permeates

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<v Speaker 1>throughout the league. And not only is it good, for injuries.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good for the product of football. In the NFL.

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<v Speaker 1>You see guys that already know what they're doing because

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<v Speaker 1>they've been on your team on practice.

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<v Speaker 4>Squad clean in terms of injuries, knock on wood, that

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<v Speaker 4>are you do? You feel good about where you're at

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<v Speaker 4>and you said before You're never going to be totally satisfied,

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<v Speaker 4>but it's just about where you hope you'd be at

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<v Speaker 4>this point.

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<v Speaker 1>It is because of the mindset of the guys. I

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<v Speaker 1>think everyone likes who they're playing with and they likes

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<v Speaker 1>they like how everything is progressing. Like I said, we

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<v Speaker 1>try to make stuff harder for guys, and the communication

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<v Speaker 1>is good, the energy is good, and in that respect

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<v Speaker 1>I am pleased. You're never totally happy, but as far

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<v Speaker 1>as our progress, how our guys are. You know, our

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<v Speaker 1>coaches are coaching, how the players are getting coached, and

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<v Speaker 1>how they're working together and getting closer together. They work

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<v Speaker 1>hard every single day and that's really to me. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a day by day I know I've said it before,

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<v Speaker 1>I work hard, get better. It's just and being shortsighted

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<v Speaker 1>like that's a good thing. I think as.

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<v Speaker 5>A playholder, how much flexibility is is Fred give you

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<v Speaker 5>and what he can do.

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<v Speaker 1>And as a what you said.

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<v Speaker 5>Play caller, how much flexibility is Fred Warner give you

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<v Speaker 5>in terms of kind of put him in any position

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<v Speaker 5>and maybe experiment they give you.

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<v Speaker 1>And what makes him so well makes Fred unique, He's

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<v Speaker 1>just he's a machine. He's I think he's the best

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<v Speaker 1>linebacker in the NFL. I mean, he does it every

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<v Speaker 1>single day. He's a he's so consistent. He's a leader.

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<v Speaker 1>He plays fast, he plays physical, he plays he attacks

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. He's a good tackler, he's good in coverage.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's just to me, he's complete. But what

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<v Speaker 1>he does is he plays. He practices like that every

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<v Speaker 1>single day. That's why you know reference that he's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like a machine. It's just an every single day

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<v Speaker 1>thing with him. And he's trained and it's very serious.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think any player ever played with or have coached.

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<v Speaker 1>It's never an accident, it's never a coincidence. There a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of times. They are extremely dedicated. They have a

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<v Speaker 1>clear plan, and they probably work the hardest.

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<v Speaker 2>You've had a month now to look at your new

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<v Speaker 2>front four with Bosa and hard Grave and Collins and Floyd.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you seeing out of those guys, and I

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<v Speaker 2>know you like to rotate am front, but it seems

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<v Speaker 2>like with those four they might be able to handle

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<v Speaker 2>a bigger.

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<v Speaker 3>Workload than normal.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, they're fun because they do have such good movement

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<v Speaker 1>and power. I think they really work well together. I

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<v Speaker 1>think they enjoy, you know, working together on the stunts,

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<v Speaker 1>but also you know, taking pride in the run game

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<v Speaker 1>that you got to earn your pass rushes by being

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<v Speaker 1>good in the run game, and just excited, excited to

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<v Speaker 1>see those guys play together.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, Ram looks pretty special and what does what does

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<v Speaker 3>he need to do as far as development to get

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<v Speaker 3>to that next level?

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<v Speaker 4>So he's running with the ones.

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<v Speaker 1>You're talking about. Jalen Graham, Yeah, it's the linebacker room

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<v Speaker 1>is really a competitive group right now. As you've seen

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<v Speaker 1>those like day Dean Jalen from last year to this

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<v Speaker 1>year progressed a lot after that rookie season. But it's

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<v Speaker 1>just all of them together have kind of made it

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<v Speaker 1>competitive and progressed together. It's really gonna be a tough

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<v Speaker 1>decision for us now.

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<v Speaker 3>Like obviously plays like a one hundred miles an hour.

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<v Speaker 3>That's great, I'm sure, but I.

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<v Speaker 5>Knew they were.

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<v Speaker 2>Kind of dial obviously you don't want to take away

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<v Speaker 2>his aggression. What it's so excellent.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, I think there are two of them. You

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<v Speaker 1>probably think of one was like both of them are

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<v Speaker 1>kind of on the sideline. One of them kind of

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<v Speaker 1>got tripped a little bit if you watch it, and

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<v Speaker 1>then another one he just he just gotta trust it

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<v Speaker 1>and keep going. I don't think he overran it. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he just needs to trust And that's our tackling

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<v Speaker 1>style of understanding that he can just keep triggering and go.

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<v Speaker 1>He's already shown that he can do that, so now

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<v Speaker 1>it's when someone shows that they can do something. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>We're more concerned with what you can do. Let's try

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<v Speaker 1>and do that as much as possible, right, Thanks guys,