WEBVTT - Press Conference: Jim Schwartz September 3

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<v Speaker 1>Two seconds, two seconds ahead of When I was in Detroit,

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<v Speaker 1>guys used to have like a bunch of tweets anticipating

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<v Speaker 1>something I would say, and then as soon as they said,

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<v Speaker 1>they would go through as fast as they could and

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<v Speaker 1>try to and try to tap it in so that

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<v Speaker 1>they were first. They would like put their hands up

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<v Speaker 1>in like victory. He was like, man, all right, I

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<v Speaker 1>know probably the least your thoughts right now, But talk

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<v Speaker 1>about defense. I want to ask about the well you

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<v Speaker 1>have guys like Helodi and Michael coming in on the

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<v Speaker 1>D line. Obviously they're talented guys. How's the whole process

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<v Speaker 1>gone to them? Kind of just building up that chemistry

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<v Speaker 1>with the other guys and working together. Yeah, chemistry, that's

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<v Speaker 1>an important word with our D line because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody is a part of that. Um, it's it's the

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<v Speaker 1>production of a group that means the most. Those guys

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<v Speaker 1>are all unselfish players. Um, they'll all be used in

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<v Speaker 1>in their own sort of special way. But the whole

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<v Speaker 1>key to what we do up front is keeping troops

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<v Speaker 1>fresh and rotating guys through. Um. Helodi did a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit in Detroit. Um, you know Michael, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>he's ever really done that in his career. But those

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<v Speaker 1>guys have bought in well, and I think, um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we'll get well that's that should be a strength

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<v Speaker 1>of our team. And we need to have good production,

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<v Speaker 1>not just from those guys, but from all our guys.

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<v Speaker 1>It's also you know, getting those guys back. It's also

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<v Speaker 1>nice getting a guy like Brandon Graham Brack back too,

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<v Speaker 1>got him back on the practice field. Linacker. Plan is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be Um. I mean that's that's certainly not

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<v Speaker 1>as a top secret as as other things. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>but here's the when we'll miss Nigel for this game. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>he's not going to be replaced by one person. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>just say that, Well, we'll try to compartmental compartmentalize some guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Our numbers are down just a little bit. We got

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<v Speaker 1>a new guy coming in. Um, so we'll have guys

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<v Speaker 1>covering up a lot of different roles up there. And

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<v Speaker 1>and UM, whole goal was not to have any drop

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<v Speaker 1>off in production. We have confidence and those guys there

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<v Speaker 1>were there were games last year that we had to

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<v Speaker 1>do that also. Um, you know, Jordan missed most of

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<v Speaker 1>the well just about all of the Washington game on

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<v Speaker 1>Sunday night, Monday night, whatever night game that was, UM Carolina.

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<v Speaker 1>We lost some guys, and guys stepped in and and

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<v Speaker 1>got wins for us, and we expect the same in

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<v Speaker 1>this game. Basic against the Tuckers, I think more than

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<v Speaker 1>anybody else after Hicks went down last season. What is

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<v Speaker 1>it that they do to keep you guys? Well, they're

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<v Speaker 1>one of a few teams that actually employs a fullback. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, so they do run some two back sets UM.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know you'll see you'll see probably probably six

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<v Speaker 1>different personnel groups UM with us matching what they do offensively.

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<v Speaker 1>They use two tight end packages, they use two backpackages.

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<v Speaker 1>They have two backs where it's two halfbacks, not a fullback.

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<v Speaker 1>They have four wide packages, UM, you know, the traditional

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<v Speaker 1>three wide UM, extra offensive linemen, UM, substitutions. Personnel matching

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<v Speaker 1>was a big part of the game we played the

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<v Speaker 1>last two years against them. I would expect the same

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<v Speaker 1>thing to to be in this game. Last year struggle

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. Visit the new system, the new coordinator, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's back and they've added a couple more weapons.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you expect much difference in terms of scheme or

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<v Speaker 1>do you think that like just one off season under

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<v Speaker 1>the belt will make them better. Well, I think that

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<v Speaker 1>there is something too UM an off season and a

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<v Speaker 1>full season UM, even though the system was the same

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<v Speaker 1>with with a change in dynamic, and they had a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit change in dynamic. I mean they swapped one

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<v Speaker 1>one number eighteen for another of a change on their

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<v Speaker 1>offensive line, a change at the second tight end position.

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<v Speaker 1>But the point is like that you made is the

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<v Speaker 1>returning group is pretty much the same. UM. I do

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<v Speaker 1>think that every team is going to UM is going

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<v Speaker 1>to make adjust it's in the off season additions, things

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<v Speaker 1>like that, you know, particularly things that maybe they don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to show in the preseason. So we have to

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<v Speaker 1>be prepared for you know, we've we've made some adjustments

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<v Speaker 1>in the off season. I'm sure they have. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>just going to be you know, we did. We didn't

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<v Speaker 1>wake up, you know, yesterday morning and dust off the

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<v Speaker 1>exact same game plan for the playoff game. And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure they haven't done I'm sure they've they haven't done

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<v Speaker 1>that either. I don't know the best way to put it,

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<v Speaker 1>but you were very prepared for that last playoff game.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, I think it was Rodney and Malcolm both

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<v Speaker 1>knew what play was coming on that last play of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. How much more difficult is it for game

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<v Speaker 1>planning purposes when you have a full year of tape

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<v Speaker 1>as opposed to seeing them week one? Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>I think lots made it. What they did is they've

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<v Speaker 1>recognized a formation and how offenses sort of employee that formation.

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<v Speaker 1>It wasn't like, you know, it wasn't like we got

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<v Speaker 1>a telegram that said that they were running that play.

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<v Speaker 1>And I mean, but but they made they made an educated, um,

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<v Speaker 1>an educated guest so to speak, based on the information

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<v Speaker 1>that they were that they were given. Um, what was

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<v Speaker 1>the second part to that? So, how much more difficult

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<v Speaker 1>is it to, you know, have a full year of

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<v Speaker 1>game team as opposed to preparing for a team we want? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I do think it is. It's it's a

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<v Speaker 1>little different. I mean, as the season goes on, your

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<v Speaker 1>personality is there. And even though we play preseason games, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's a lot of things that we worked

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<v Speaker 1>on back in April and May through OTA's and minicamp

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<v Speaker 1>that you know we haven't we haven't put on tape

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<v Speaker 1>in a preseason game. Um. I'm sure they're the same way.

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<v Speaker 1>So it does add a little bit of a different

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<v Speaker 1>dynamic adjustments will be important in the game. Jim, how

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<v Speaker 1>kind of mentioned that Stephen Means was the fifty fourth guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You've often talked about his energy and work ethic and

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<v Speaker 1>how it pushed everybody else. How difficult is it to

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<v Speaker 1>replace something like that that a lot of people all

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<v Speaker 1>think about. Yeah, I mean, we're fortunate that we're so

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<v Speaker 1>deep at that position that, um you know that, you

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<v Speaker 1>know that we had a hard time finding a spot

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<v Speaker 1>for him, and you guys have alluded to it. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know since really since training camp, maybe even back

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<v Speaker 1>in mini camp talking about our depth at that position.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody thinks the world of Stephen. You know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know what you guys feel, but in our locker room,

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<v Speaker 1>in our building, he is as respected as any player

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<v Speaker 1>that I've I've been around. And um, he'll have great success.

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<v Speaker 1>He'll land on his feet and um and uh success.

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<v Speaker 1>I just hope it's not against us. Is a difficult

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<v Speaker 1>position to learn if you've never played it before. How

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<v Speaker 1>have you been pretty happy with Sydney's development and learning

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<v Speaker 1>playing inside? Um? Yeah, over the course of over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of going back to the off season program, I

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<v Speaker 1>think all our guys that have played in that position

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<v Speaker 1>have all adjusted well to what they've been asked to do. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think that we the way we play

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<v Speaker 1>some of our techniques. UM. It's similar to corner which

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<v Speaker 1>has helped UM, which has helped a lot of our

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<v Speaker 1>guys out. It's not it's not always like a little

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<v Speaker 1>miniature linebacker, which is part of the job, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>not one hundred percent part of the job, which is

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<v Speaker 1>a completely different learning curve from your one of your two.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw your team has a big jump. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you expect a year three but improves would like to

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<v Speaker 1>see and the biggest thing is just continue to win games. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all we judge ourselves on UM. If UM, if

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<v Speaker 1>we win games, we're happy. If we don't, we're we're

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<v Speaker 1>not UM. Our job is to UM keep score down.

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<v Speaker 1>So points allout are always going to be part of

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<v Speaker 1>that job that help us win games. And then the

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<v Speaker 1>things that affects you know, points allout, third down stops, takeaways,

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<v Speaker 1>red zone UM. You know those those all contribute to

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<v Speaker 1>getting off the field and keeping the score down. And

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<v Speaker 1>then the other part of it that we did last year,

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<v Speaker 1>and again, you can't count on things carrying over, we

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<v Speaker 1>had a big play component to us. We were able

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<v Speaker 1>to score the football or put the offense in really

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<v Speaker 1>good field positions so that they could score. That was

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<v Speaker 1>a consistent theme. You know, those are all fundamental things

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<v Speaker 1>that we do and or that we ask the defense

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<v Speaker 1>to do. And if we're playing good defense, then we'll

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<v Speaker 1>hit all those targets. Are you concerned? It all about

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<v Speaker 1>how how your side would react to winning a Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl heading into twenty and eighteen and then what have

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<v Speaker 1>you seen? It's either kind of calm those fears or not. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think that's always a consideration. I think

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest thing that comes if you haven't experienced it before,

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<v Speaker 1>and in my career it'd only been to the Super

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<v Speaker 1>Bowl one other time, is how short the off season is.

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<v Speaker 1>It comes up on you pretty quickly, and you got

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<v Speaker 1>to get guys transit to a to a different mindset

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<v Speaker 1>right away. I like our group that way. Our group,

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<v Speaker 1>as m has stayed hungry, they stayed focused, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a difficult thing to do with all the attention

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<v Speaker 1>not just from you know, from fans around, but media

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<v Speaker 1>attention and everything else. And you know, I'm sure you

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<v Speaker 1>guys have seen the t shirts of embracing the target.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, last year we were the underdogs. We were

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<v Speaker 1>the people that people didn't think could make their way

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<v Speaker 1>through with the injuries we had and other things. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>this year, we're not going to We're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 1>target on us. That that takes a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>different mindset. Also getting back to the year the Nickel spot,

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<v Speaker 1>having Sydney play there, will that help him later on

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<v Speaker 1>in his career if he does move back outside, having

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<v Speaker 1>the extra skill set that it takes the play and set. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I think anytime that you have a better understanding of

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<v Speaker 1>the defense as a whole, you know, I think that

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good thing. Um. You know, but we'll have

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<v Speaker 1>I mean a little bit like linebacker, Um, we'll have

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<v Speaker 1>we'll have that job covered by multiple players. UM, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not going to be just one person goes in and

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<v Speaker 1>and and puts a slot hat on and he's out

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<v Speaker 1>there all the time. UM. We expect contributions from a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different guys across the board UM to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to cover that. But um, you know, you look

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<v Speaker 1>at some players like Malcolm Jenkins, Corey Graham, Um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know are both both are linebackers, Jordan Hicks, Nigel Bradham.

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<v Speaker 1>They can all play multiple positions within the scheme. There's

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<v Speaker 1>techniques involved to that, but I think the understanding of

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<v Speaker 1>knowing not just their job, but how the entire defense works,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what is beneficial from that. So I think that

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<v Speaker 1>I think that if you know, anytime you're in the slot,

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<v Speaker 1>you understand a little bit better to how to play

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<v Speaker 1>corner and you say, contributions from a lot of different

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<v Speaker 1>places with that Nickel is Sydney main guy, and then

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<v Speaker 1>you'll rotate off matchups. Yeah, well a lot of different guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm again, just like the linebackers, I don't want to

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to announce anybody that's you know, that's

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<v Speaker 1>going out. I think that game plans and personnel things

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<v Speaker 1>are things that are better left you know. On said,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly at this time of the year, you know, it

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<v Speaker 1>leads a little bit of uncertainty, but we do have

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<v Speaker 1>multiple ways that we're going to cover it. Okrects