Speaker 1: We're going that for me. What do you know about
Speaker 1: it right now? You know what all it is? Basically,
Speaker 1: it's just, uh, it's his first time really back out
Speaker 1: there on the football field. So it's it just got sore. Um,
Speaker 1: it's not a it's not an ankle sprain, an injury.
Speaker 1: It just got sore over the length of the practice yesterday.
Speaker 1: And it's something that we'll just have to monitor and
Speaker 1: and as we continue to go with these practices, it
Speaker 1: will continue to sort of get in shape, um and
Speaker 1: back to back to game to game ready. We'll monitor
Speaker 1: it more than holding back, if I guess if that
Speaker 1: answers your question. Um, you know, he's he's one that
Speaker 1: doesn't want to come out obviously, but but at the
Speaker 1: same time, we got to make sure that that that
Speaker 1: he is healthy when he's on the field practice. Is
Speaker 1: that going to be the norm DIA thing that? Yeah, yeah,
Speaker 1: it's gonna be. Now today's a little shorter, today's a
Speaker 1: little over two. Um, but uh, you know, a normal
Speaker 1: football games three hours long. So why not why not
Speaker 1: start right now? Get him in, get him in game
Speaker 1: game ready shape. How'd your team come out of the
Speaker 1: first hand pads? Generally the heat and we didn't consider
Speaker 1: good real good. You know, we're always gonna have the
Speaker 1: knicks and bumps each and every day. And and uh,
Speaker 1: we had a couple of guys that uh got a
Speaker 1: little dehydrated, so he needed some you know, the ivy
Speaker 1: fluids and things like that. But everybody bounced back yesterday
Speaker 1: afternoon in the walkthrough, uh perfectly. Um and uh, you
Speaker 1: know everybody's ready to go this morning. For the last
Speaker 1: couple of years, every preseason, it's one of the teams
Speaker 1: that in the breakout here was that words, what does
Speaker 1: that mean to you? And what kind of what do
Speaker 1: the expectation about him? Yeah, Zach, you know, he's a
Speaker 1: great tight end, Number one, great team player, a good
Speaker 1: leader on the football team. He's really sort of coming
Speaker 1: into his own now. He had a good spring and
Speaker 1: and um, you know, I love our all of our
Speaker 1: tight ends, but but in his case, uh, he can
Speaker 1: definitely create some some opportunities for us. Uh. His ability
Speaker 1: to catch the football's ability is separate. He's a big
Speaker 1: target over the middle. The one thing that I would
Speaker 1: say with with Zach is and really with any tight end, Um,
Speaker 1: it's just just the physicality of blocking and being on
Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. You know, with Brent Selick sort
Speaker 1: of taking taking that lead, you know, he's one that's
Speaker 1: going to have to uh sort of you know, be
Speaker 1: that second guy for us, you know as we go
Speaker 1: throughout training camp in the regular season to fall up
Speaker 1: on that. Is there a way that Birds can be
Speaker 1: better in the red zone? He guys had a lot
Speaker 1: of production there in his first couple of years in
Speaker 1: the league. Is there a way that he can improve
Speaker 1: in that facets? Well, you know, red zone can come
Speaker 1: a lot down to just scheme. You know, how are
Speaker 1: you attacking defenses? And and to be quite honest, you know, um,
Speaker 1: you know, defenses typically start their red zone philosophy at
Speaker 1: the twelve yard line and and it gets really tight
Speaker 1: down there, and so h teams are You're seeing a
Speaker 1: lot of teams drop eight. They're more guys into their
Speaker 1: you know, into the past coverage as opposed to the
Speaker 1: past rush because teams are trying to throw the football.
Speaker 1: So you know, it's just it just comes down to
Speaker 1: scheme and how you're trying to tack at defense in
Speaker 1: the red zone. Um, but you know, fully expect to
Speaker 1: use his talent down there and his size and his
Speaker 1: ability to uh, you know, separate and make plays down
Speaker 1: there the first team. What is he showing him everything
Speaker 1: we expected him? You know, he's a veteran guy. He's
Speaker 1: got a lot of starts as you know, you know
Speaker 1: in the National Football League. Um, it's not too big
Speaker 1: for him. He's picked up the system. Smart kid and
Speaker 1: somebody that is definitely gonna you know, fit into the
Speaker 1: mix and the rotation at guard for us, and and
Speaker 1: uh it just uh it's it's you know, as you know,
Speaker 1: I mean, this is this is typical of a regular season.
Speaker 1: You know, those guys that get nicked up and and
Speaker 1: miss a couple of days. You know, the next guy
Speaker 1: steps up and and it's that mentality. And he's done
Speaker 1: a nice job handling that he used to stay on
Speaker 1: on the right. We'll see him at both guards, Yes,
Speaker 1: we'll see him at both sides. You mentioned earlier about
Speaker 1: having the space sports tight ends off all game days.
Speaker 1: That's still kind of your thinking. Well with the Tray
Speaker 1: and Chris, it is because Chris is a versatile tight
Speaker 1: end for me, we can also put him in the
Speaker 1: back field and and use him as a fullback position.
Speaker 1: And and he also has some value on teams as
Speaker 1: do all the really the three tight ends you know,
Speaker 1: Sellek maybe not as much, but the other three, um,
Speaker 1: you know, have some core value. They're on special teams.
Speaker 1: Crisping one of them. So definitely would like to see
Speaker 1: see four potentially up as a fullback to Trey is
Speaker 1: getting some work there. Um, you know, can't put Chris
Speaker 1: in every time, you know, especially during camp with the
Speaker 1: number of reps WI Trey is also getting some backup
Speaker 1: reps at fullback. I close for Matthews and Brandon to
Speaker 1: returning close. It's going to be towards the end of
Speaker 1: you know that we have a break coming up I
Speaker 1: believe on Tuesday for the players, and then it'll be
Speaker 1: into next week, probably the latter part of the week
Speaker 1: before we see them on the field. We talked about
Speaker 1: the difference between the slot corner and nounced like Warner,
Speaker 1: how it was kind of different position. You have Ron
Speaker 1: Brooks working at both. How difficult is that for a
Speaker 1: player to take one snap outside and then have to
Speaker 1: move inside on the next night. Well, in a case
Speaker 1: like Ron, I mean again, here's a guy that's had
Speaker 1: a lot of snaps in the National Football leagues. You know,
Speaker 1: and and a guy that's u uh, we feel very
Speaker 1: comfortable as his staff and potentially on particularly on defense
Speaker 1: that that he can transition in there very well. You
Speaker 1: know that that that inside corner nickel spot, um, you
Speaker 1: know is a it's a different animal obviously than than
Speaker 1: being on the outside on the perimeter. Uh, there's a
Speaker 1: lot more you know, the physicalness of physical nature of
Speaker 1: that spot as well being able to tackle and and
Speaker 1: take on blockers. So he's done a nice job there.
Speaker 1: Will continue to watch it, monitor that, get get as
Speaker 1: many reps as we can in there. But but all
Speaker 1: the confidence in the world with him and being able
Speaker 1: to transition inside. Now there there are a lot of
Speaker 1: practical reasons from whether than training camp here obviously, but
Speaker 1: you talk about as your player in the ambience that
Speaker 1: was up aly I particularly connection with the fans and
Speaker 1: one how important is a day like this as far
Speaker 1: as building that connection between the fans and it's two
Speaker 1: of these days enough, Um, yeah, I do I think that,
Speaker 1: you know, obviously two of these days you know, with
Speaker 1: we'll see how many fans we get today, but but
Speaker 1: expect a nice crowd. The weather cooperated for us. Um
Speaker 1: that that is probably the one thing that you do miss,
Speaker 1: i'd say on a daily basis, is that many fans
Speaker 1: that we had at Lehigh Um. Obviously that can be
Speaker 1: great for the players. But it was a great atmosphere yesterday,
Speaker 1: great atmosphere over there at the Nova Care facility. And
Speaker 1: we're not only with the fans, but the our sponsorships
Speaker 1: and you know, everybody that was involved. It was a
Speaker 1: it was an exciting you know, for me, it was
Speaker 1: the first time to really see it, and I didn't
Speaker 1: know what to expect, but but I was fired up
Speaker 1: with the amount of people that were over there and
Speaker 1: the players. You know what, once we once we blow
Speaker 1: the whistle, blow that horn, it's ball for the players
Speaker 1: and they're focused on the game and sometimes that that's
Speaker 1: just on the peripheral. But I'm excited for today and
Speaker 1: then and obviously in a couple of weeks. What does
Speaker 1: it mean to you to have Brian dock and working
Speaker 1: Oh anytime, you know, we can bring alumni back and
Speaker 1: former players, you know, back to the organization to help us,
Speaker 1: whether it be on an intern basis or maybe potentially
Speaker 1: on a full time basis like we've we've had, you know,
Speaker 1: with Greg Lewis, and Douce Staley and and guys like that. Um,
Speaker 1: I think it's beneficial. I think that somebody like that
Speaker 1: can also uh players see him a former player, particularly
Speaker 1: on defense, UM, and the type of player that he was,
Speaker 1: and the leadership that he he brought to this team
Speaker 1: in this organization. They can see that. They can see,
Speaker 1: you know, how he handled this city and and uh
Speaker 1: the how how how people really supported him and rallied
Speaker 1: around him, and and I'm excited to to see where
Speaker 1: it takes us, you know, and to see what role
Speaker 1: he can have even with me hopefully down the road,
Speaker 1: with the team, whether he's speaking to the team or
Speaker 1: or doing some things like that. I think could be
Speaker 1: very beneficial for everybody. Jason Peter's got some breaks throughout
Speaker 1: the day yesterday. Is he going to be the only
Speaker 1: player who's earned that privilege Orrey going to add other
Speaker 1: guys that some other guys, um, you know, uh guys
Speaker 1: on defense. You know, because we do such a high tempo,
Speaker 1: fast paced we want to get in and out of
Speaker 1: the huddle and do some things. I mean, they'll there'll
Speaker 1: be some other guys you know that that that will
Speaker 1: as we go, you know, take some time off. I
Speaker 1: don't I don't say time off. I mean rest him,
Speaker 1: you know, keep them healthy, keep him fresh, and um,
Speaker 1: you know, got to get him ready for September eleven.
Speaker 1: Well you look in at your corner corner positions. I mean,
Speaker 1: you know, Leotis is a guy that he doesn't need
Speaker 1: a ton of reps over there. Um you know, um,
Speaker 1: you got to monitor guys like uh, I think the
Speaker 1: guys that are coming off injury. You know, maybe a
Speaker 1: Jordan Hicks. You take a look at him and you
Speaker 1: can say, hey, you know, let's let's rest him, back
Speaker 1: him down and get him get him ready for the
Speaker 1: regular season. Um. You know. Obviously, now Ryan Matthews with
Speaker 1: his situation, he'd be another one because of his nature,
Speaker 1: his style of running, which is very physical. Being able
Speaker 1: to pull him back just a little bit. Did the
Speaker 1: same thing with Jamal Charles in Kansas City. And and
Speaker 1: when we had Brandon Albert there a couple of years ago.
Speaker 1: And and you get some of these guys, he's veteran
Speaker 1: guys you know, justin Houston that we had in Kansas City.
Speaker 1: The ability to just just shut them down for a
Speaker 1: day and keep them keep them fresh for the season.
Speaker 1: Express real excitement being on the link field the first time.
Speaker 1: Did you get that? Have you gotten that sense for
Speaker 1: him so far a day? Yeah, you know, I stood
Speaker 1: over there and watched the players, um get on the
Speaker 1: buses and uh, you kind of see the they're excited,
Speaker 1: they're excited about being here today. And then saw him
Speaker 1: and and you know, he's smiling like he normally does,
Speaker 1: and he's ready to go. And this will be this
Speaker 1: will be good for all of them. Would be good
Speaker 1: for him to experience the fans and experience the uh,
Speaker 1: the stadium for the first time. And again, this is
Speaker 1: the this is a valuable part of training camp, especially
Speaker 1: if with the young players, to expose them to the
Speaker 1: stadium for the first time before the first preseason game.
Speaker 1: That was a full week for Carson. Now what you
Speaker 1: see this week from the time you can report it
Speaker 1: from now, you know, the way he's just handled himself
Speaker 1: on and off the football field, the way he's you know,
Speaker 1: executed and sort of assumed his role now where he's at,
Speaker 1: and the learning sort of the learning curve that where
Speaker 1: he's at. Uh, some of the plays he's made yesterday
Speaker 1: and then through rookie camp, some of the you know,
Speaker 1: there's a couple of wild plays that you just go
Speaker 1: that's the kind of quarterback that you know you have.
Speaker 1: And and uh, you know, he's right on track where
Speaker 1: we want him to be. Um, you know, he's competing
Speaker 1: every day, he's he's he's he's learning in the room,
Speaker 1: he's asking great questions in the room. Um. You know,
Speaker 1: Chase has done a great job with him and and
Speaker 1: and learning and as as well with Sam and Um
Speaker 1: like where he's at right now. He's one of the
Speaker 1: only the kickers have an edge or is that going
Speaker 1: to be just determined? In the preseason game more times
Speaker 1: he gotten an edge. No, again, it's it's it's part
Speaker 1: of the again, it's part of that evaluation process there. Um.
Speaker 1: And so we haven't made any decisions yet one way
Speaker 1: or the other. You know who's who's doing what They're
Speaker 1: both getting equal equal kicks. So in terms of mechanics,
Speaker 1: what are you working on with Carson specifically trying to
Speaker 1: keep his feet tighter to the ground. Um, you know
Speaker 1: he can get he can get a little jumpy, little hoppy.
Speaker 1: He can also be a little um upright in his frames.
Speaker 1: So trying to keep him in a bent posture a
Speaker 1: little bit uh and then and then just just his
Speaker 1: uh knowledge and understanding of the offense, being able to
Speaker 1: anticipate um and and and become an accurate and a
Speaker 1: little more accurate passer. You can work on those things
Speaker 1: with with drill works and you know, drill work and
Speaker 1: and just the more reps he gets, he'll be more comfortable.
Speaker 1: But those are just a couple of things that we're
Speaker 1: doing with more question any tweets that you made mechanically
Speaker 1: that would explain well. On occasion, there'll be a ball
Speaker 1: that kind of flutters out of not not from the
Speaker 1: upper part of his body, not a throwing mechanic, nothing
Speaker 1: like that. Um, you know, just trying to make sure
Speaker 1: his his his lower half of his body is in
Speaker 1: a better posture. Sometimes he can get a little little
Speaker 1: tall and and sometimes that that affects your throw. Um
Speaker 1: keeping his feet tighter to the ground where he can
Speaker 1: he can get the ball out faster, and then and
Speaker 1: then just where he's you know, sometimes some of those balls,
Speaker 1: you know, can be the process of because I've been there,
Speaker 1: it's the process of thinking about the play. And the
Speaker 1: last thing you're worried about is the throw. You know,
Speaker 1: you're we're more worried about the progression of the play,
Speaker 1: and sometimes that affects the throw. What's the benefit of
Speaker 1: having time in tree plays with the coaching coaches and
Speaker 1: the assistance to teach the players based on whether they
Speaker 1: mean a mistakes. The only way we're going to get better.
Speaker 1: It's the only way. Um. You know. I'm also a
Speaker 1: believer that you know, you spend time in the meeting
Speaker 1: room at night watching the tape and making corrections there
Speaker 1: as well. But if you can get that immediate feedback
Speaker 1: right now on the field, it goes, it goes. Because
Speaker 1: there's been situation For instance, it happened yesterday with Zach
Speaker 1: Ertz where he just he was a split end and
Speaker 1: as a tight end and he ran a slant and
Speaker 1: he got he got jammed up, And we came back
Speaker 1: later in the practice and ran the exact same play
Speaker 1: and he learned, he got the same coverage, he learned
Speaker 1: from it, and we completed the past. So we were
Speaker 1: able to get that instant feedback not only from him,
Speaker 1: but as coaches, we were able to give him something
Speaker 1: to help him on the next the next rep. And
Speaker 1: I think it's valuable that the coaches get an opportunity.
Speaker 1: I don't want to take too much time away because
Speaker 1: we're still working off of a play clock, but at
Speaker 1: the same time, that instant feedback is valuable. Thanks guys,