WEBVTT - Press Pass: Doug Pederson

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<v Speaker 1>Are you. Yeah, you know, we're in a live situation too,

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<v Speaker 1>so I understand the competitiveness of the drill. But we

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<v Speaker 1>we've uh you know, I've tried to get the message

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<v Speaker 1>across too. Sometimes we just protect each other. UM, try

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<v Speaker 1>not to go low if you can't. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>reactionary stuff. UM. And uh, you know you can't fault

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<v Speaker 1>the players for for trying to make plays. Well right now,

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<v Speaker 1>Um with with Zach he's again him and uh, him

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<v Speaker 1>and Marcus are both being evaluated, um for head injuries

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<v Speaker 1>you know right now upper upper body. Um, just being evaluated.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'll have more for you probably later today. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Martin has a left knee sprain. He left practice

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<v Speaker 1>and then uh Matthews same thing, left knee being evaluated.

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<v Speaker 1>So we'll know more after. Excuse me, Um, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think so. He just was on a on a limited

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<v Speaker 1>basis to day. I wasn't aware if you win in

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<v Speaker 1>or not, but if he did, it was just limited.

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<v Speaker 1>And and just just keep the treatment going. Drafted free

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<v Speaker 1>agent out here and trying to make the roster. A

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<v Speaker 1>guy making plays all over the field here, that's want

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<v Speaker 1>to free this tips last seeds and gating to show

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<v Speaker 1>us in the separation, did you notice those characteristics of

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit for a young guy. He's doing really well.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, big tall targets, got some good speed and

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<v Speaker 1>at you know, good length and and uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>has the occasional drop from time to time. But those

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<v Speaker 1>are all things that young players go through. And obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the volume of information that we throw at him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, also can play a part in what he's doing.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, he's he's really really off to a good start.

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<v Speaker 1>Look forward to watching them play in these games. And

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<v Speaker 1>at the second ary, can you just assess the pointerback

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<v Speaker 1>depth and with you guys like Eric Brow and some

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<v Speaker 1>of the safeties acting play Janlen Bills, they can played

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<v Speaker 1>parterback and and free safety in college. Will those guys

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<v Speaker 1>have to find roles that will it be specifically winterback

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<v Speaker 1>and free Yeah. Right now, you're you're seeing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of rotations out there. Some coach Schwartz and I talked

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<v Speaker 1>about getting getting um many players kind of exposed to

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<v Speaker 1>different different positions on defense. You know, once we get

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<v Speaker 1>into the regular season, we'll be a little more um

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<v Speaker 1>sort of role specific, you know, So right now, you

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<v Speaker 1>know all those guys are getting getting opportunities at a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of spots want to hit, want toil these then

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of guys getting banged up. Kind of balance

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<v Speaker 1>that we need at. I just know this football is

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<v Speaker 1>a contact sport. This is gonna happen. It's gonna happen.

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<v Speaker 1>And whether it happens today or what happens Thursday night,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's it's part of the game. And and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>i'm I'm, I'm a big believer. You never shy away

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<v Speaker 1>from contact. You gotta have contact again, it's a contact sport.

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<v Speaker 1>And and uh, you know, and we just you just

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<v Speaker 1>you just keep training the guys, You keep talking to

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<v Speaker 1>them about protection and and uh, you know, every drill

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have to be live. But at the same time,

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<v Speaker 1>we can still you know, be in position to make

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<v Speaker 1>tackles and form fit and uh you know, run game

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<v Speaker 1>offensive lineman. We stay up and we learn to do

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<v Speaker 1>it that way and and um becomes assignment football. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, again, it's it's part of the game. And

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<v Speaker 1>we'll we'll continue to you know, um obviously monitor the

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<v Speaker 1>guys at the same time, won't shy away from the contact.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I can't I can't if your second guess, you

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<v Speaker 1>could beat very highly of Windel Smallwood. How important is

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<v Speaker 1>this time that he's missing, knowing that you want to

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<v Speaker 1>see what he was like the madazony. Yeah, you know

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<v Speaker 1>it's tough for a young player, uh and and for

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<v Speaker 1>us as coaches to get that that true evaluation. But

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<v Speaker 1>we know, we know who he is, what he is.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw a lot this spring the first couple of

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<v Speaker 1>days of camp. Have a good, good idea, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now it's a matter of him just getting healthy

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<v Speaker 1>and getting back on the field and get him caught up.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, what we're doing, you know doesn't change

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<v Speaker 1>much from day to day offensively, so so when he

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<v Speaker 1>does come back, it's just a matter of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>trusting himself and getting him, getting him coached up. He's

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<v Speaker 1>day to day, it's day to day. You know, we're again,

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<v Speaker 1>those are two guys are a valuable part and pieces

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<v Speaker 1>of this football team. And then we'll continue to monitor

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<v Speaker 1>both of them, but both of them are on track

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll just you know, we'll uh well, we'll monitor

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<v Speaker 1>a day to day coach. Any reason why Cosso Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>is where a day camera on his helmet and the

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<v Speaker 1>other two quarterbacks on is there any sports step being, No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>they can't. We we if you notice too, we do

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<v Speaker 1>it every day. We put cameras on several guys offensively

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<v Speaker 1>and defensively, and and just wanted to put it back

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<v Speaker 1>on him today. And you know, it's just something we

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<v Speaker 1>just keep keep looking at the film and and it's

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<v Speaker 1>nothing that we're using right now. Um, it's just something

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<v Speaker 1>we're as a staff just just seeing if it's beneficial

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<v Speaker 1>to the players, beneficial to us as an offense or defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Can be schedule three quarterbacks this so Thursday night we'll

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<v Speaker 1>ch schedule to the quarterback rotation. Yeah, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>typical in the first game, you try to get them

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<v Speaker 1>all in the game. But but I don't have the

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<v Speaker 1>exact timetable as to how long and and how how

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<v Speaker 1>many reps each want will get you. Yeah. Time, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>most of my time has spent on the offense and

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<v Speaker 1>getting the guys coached up there. But but Jim and

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<v Speaker 1>I will sit down from time to time and just

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<v Speaker 1>just uh uh, you know, just talk and see we

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<v Speaker 1>see where everybody's at. Plus I'm you know, I'm evaluating

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<v Speaker 1>the tape so I get to uh, ask questions and

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<v Speaker 1>and find out more about players and and uh uh

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<v Speaker 1>just uh, you know, stay in tune with everything that's

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<v Speaker 1>going on and and and right now, it's a it's

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<v Speaker 1>a fine line because we're also trying to get everything

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<v Speaker 1>executed on offense as well, and and so the bulk

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<v Speaker 1>of my time is still on the offense. He's good.

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<v Speaker 1>He's good, you know. Again, he's another one that's day

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<v Speaker 1>to day. It was good to see him and Ryan

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<v Speaker 1>both out here get some individual works and group install

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<v Speaker 1>stuff and and we'll just kind of keep keep progressing

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<v Speaker 1>with both of those guys. Ryan Matthews specifically, it's it

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<v Speaker 1>nice to get him out of here for a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>You talk running back, I give it. Yeah, it's valuable anytime,

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<v Speaker 1>anytime you missed, especially the first part of camp when

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<v Speaker 1>when he hasn't had the exposure to pads. He had

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<v Speaker 1>to get him out here and run around. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it was good too, good to see him put the

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<v Speaker 1>ball in his hands a little bit, see how he

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<v Speaker 1>was running around, and and um, I thought, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>he did a did a nice job when he was

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<v Speaker 1>in there. And and we'll just keep giving him more

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<v Speaker 1>and more every every day, not really I think he's

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<v Speaker 1>doing he's doing a nice job. He's on track, he's learning. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, again this is that time at camp where

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we've thrown so much at these young players

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<v Speaker 1>and all the players that you know, the volume of

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<v Speaker 1>information UM usually catches up to players to quarterbacks in specific.

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<v Speaker 1>But he's done a nice job with it. And uh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's learned to he's learned to kind of categorize everything

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<v Speaker 1>and keep things relatively simple. Yeah. Yeah, for a young quarterback.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he came he came to us very very

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<v Speaker 1>knowledgeable of the game. UM. Knowing our system the offseason

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<v Speaker 1>was was a beneficial because this is this is a

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<v Speaker 1>repeat of the of the of the spring. We're we're

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<v Speaker 1>not putting new plays in or anything. Let's just a

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<v Speaker 1>repeat of what we did this spring. The ship he

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<v Speaker 1>grafted free agent, somebody step on, well, you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>look at he's not an undrafted free agent. But Trey

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<v Speaker 1>Burton has had a nice camp, you know so far.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think Paul Turner has been a kid that

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<v Speaker 1>uh has showed up a little bit on offense and

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, you know, even even defensively, Destiny has done

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<v Speaker 1>done a nice job. And the D line position. So

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<v Speaker 1>there's some young guys that are that are uh giving

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<v Speaker 1>themselves an opportunity to potentially make the roster. He was

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<v Speaker 1>not out here today again, he was uh the ankle,

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<v Speaker 1>you know again, just monitoring him and just want to

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<v Speaker 1>just want to keep him coming so he's ready for

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<v Speaker 1>the regular season. Yeah, you know, we're we're we're exposing

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves to a lot of different things right now in

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<v Speaker 1>that In that regard, I think you're gonna see that

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<v Speaker 1>in the preseason teams trying to kick it higher, trying

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<v Speaker 1>to land it more on the goal line and try

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<v Speaker 1>to try to cover and keep keep teams inside the twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>It'll it'll be interesting, uh you know again with sort

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<v Speaker 1>of the trial and era through training camp, just how

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<v Speaker 1>how this thing's gonna play out going into the regular seasons. Easy. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>normally they're just used to kicking the ball deep in

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<v Speaker 1>the end zone. It but they both uh both have

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<v Speaker 1>really worked hard, you know the spring obviously in a

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<v Speaker 1>camp to try to try to land that ball a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit shorter. But but the key is also keeping

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<v Speaker 1>it high, you know for the hang time and and

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<v Speaker 1>uh off of a off of a small tea. It's

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it can be it can be taxing, but they've

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<v Speaker 1>they've both done a good job wide receiver for this

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<v Speaker 1>first week of trying receiver. Yeah, you know, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's a good group. It's a group that uh uh

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<v Speaker 1>really prides themselves and making plays and doing the right thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And Rubin Randall is a guy that's kind of stood

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<v Speaker 1>out right now. Jordan Matthews was without saying him, he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's a player that that works extremely hard. He's obviously

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<v Speaker 1>the first one in the building, the last one to leave,

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<v Speaker 1>and and he's just a sponge. He wants to soak

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<v Speaker 1>everything up. Chris Gibbons, Paul Term, you can go down

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<v Speaker 1>the line. Every one of them has had has had

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<v Speaker 1>days where they've made plays and and uh, you just

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<v Speaker 1>never know who's gonna show up on any any given day.

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<v Speaker 1>But as a group, they've they've done a they've done

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<v Speaker 1>a really good jobs. Excuse me, I you know, I do.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's some guys that can stretch the field,

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<v Speaker 1>but I also think that you do it by scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't always have to be just the fastest guy down

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<v Speaker 1>the field. Um. And and these guys have uh really

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<v Speaker 1>embraced you know, what we're teaching. Thanks you guys,