WEBVTT - Steve Wilks Talks Preparations for ‘MNF’ Against the Ravens | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>With practice. Think the guys are progressing and moving in

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<v Speaker 1>the right direction.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Got another difficult task this week in the uh Ravens. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>That offense is high, UH, high volume, UH, very explosive.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Lamar Jackson is playing at that uh MVP level as

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<v Speaker 1>he did a couple of years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>All the weapons around him are exceeding.

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<v Speaker 1>UH. Odell is still playing high and you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>love uh just watching flowers uh an the things that

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<v Speaker 1>he can do. It's gonna be a difficult task. And

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<v Speaker 1>with that, I take your questions.

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<v Speaker 2>See you wanna makes Lamar Jackson different and perhaps more

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<v Speaker 2>difficult to defend than the other mobile quarterbacks you've seen

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<v Speaker 2>the last couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>I I think just his ability uh to make guys

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<v Speaker 1>missing space.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh. He's very elusive and UH to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Honest, I think you know uh h he's he's p

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<v Speaker 1>He's playing so much better from a standpoint of uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh the passing game as well, which I think creates

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<v Speaker 1>other elements of his ability to be able to scramble

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<v Speaker 1>when things aren't there.

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<v Speaker 2>UH.

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<v Speaker 1>So he's really playing good football, not turning the ball over, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the key for them. And UH again we

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<v Speaker 1>gotta do a much better job than we did last

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<v Speaker 1>week from a standpoint of tracking the ball carrier and

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<v Speaker 1>most importantly, you know, tackling.

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<v Speaker 2>When you said the refer to your own team, the

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<v Speaker 2>guys are progressing, Like what areas do you do? You

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<v Speaker 2>wanna see them continue to get better? Uh?

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<v Speaker 1>Most definitely from what we did last week. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I felt like we had too many missed tackles. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>just what I just alluded to. I I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was more us and and and not executing our technique,

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<v Speaker 1>not understanding where our help was coming from. You had

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of times we had a situation where it

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<v Speaker 1>could have been you know, really fourth and nine and

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<v Speaker 1>I and all of a sudden, now we missed a

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<v Speaker 1>tackle cause we we're not tracking the right way. It's

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<v Speaker 1>fourth and three and they go for it. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>just a little things like that we have.

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<v Speaker 3>To improve on. And that's the progression that I'm seeing

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<v Speaker 3>this week.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we asked you about your various every week basically,

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<v Speaker 2>but going back to when you got here, what was

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<v Speaker 2>your assessment of what his skill set was and in

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<v Speaker 2>what ways has he.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe even exceeded that? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was it was high from what I saw,

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<v Speaker 1>and that was the reason why John and Kyle you know,

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<v Speaker 1>brought him over. I think he's now playing at that

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<v Speaker 1>probo all pro excuse me, calber level. And you saw that,

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<v Speaker 1>and I seen it all all year, and you saw

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<v Speaker 1>it definitely last week with his two picks. And the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing that I pointed out this week, and I

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<v Speaker 1>believe it was yesterday with the defense, I took that

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<v Speaker 1>exact same clip that we had in practice, the exact

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<v Speaker 1>same route, the exact same break. And what I always

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<v Speaker 1>talk to those guys about is just how we practice.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, what you're doing in practice is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be just a reflection of what you do in the game.

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<v Speaker 3>And so he got that rep early.

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<v Speaker 1>He made that play in practice and it was just

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<v Speaker 1>routine when it happened in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Working with Sam Donald and catching tamp Donald and catching

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<v Speaker 2>balls from him.

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<v Speaker 1>Was that something he came to on his own?

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<v Speaker 2>It was suggested to him.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, yeah, most definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>That's another area of his growth where you know he

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<v Speaker 1>he gets you know, extra work in after practice. Uh

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<v Speaker 1>it was something that he went to Donald, uh on

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<v Speaker 1>his own to be able to get that assistance. So, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>Sam did a great job last week and preparing him.

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<v Speaker 2>When you talk about that clip from practice salas in

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<v Speaker 2>per preparation to face the Cardinals, Yes, something like that

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<v Speaker 2>happens exactly like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh it is and and in a lot of times,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in our teaching progression, we will always try

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, show that for as plays back to back,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, it was just very fortunate that we're able

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<v Speaker 1>to get that exact clip.

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<v Speaker 2>I was saying, uh yesterday that there are two linebackers

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<v Speaker 2>Smith and Queen are pretty similar to what you've got

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<v Speaker 2>in in Warner in Green Lawn, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Would ask you to speak to their linebackers.

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<v Speaker 2>But when you have two like you do, they can cover.

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<v Speaker 3>That much ground sideline to sideline and be that athletic.

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<v Speaker 2>What does that do for your defense in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>what you can.

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<v Speaker 1>Call that sort of thing, Well, it it It makes

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<v Speaker 1>our defense so much better when you when you have

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<v Speaker 1>suh that kind of speed. And I think you know

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<v Speaker 1>that's really where the game is now. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>play so much out in space where offenses try to

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<v Speaker 1>spread you out and get you in those different looks.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why the old school traditional mic linebacker is not

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<v Speaker 1>the case anymore. You know, we look for three wheels

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<v Speaker 1>that can play Mike and and Sam.

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<v Speaker 3>So uh their ability allows.

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<v Speaker 1>Not only you know me, but everybody around them to

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<v Speaker 1>play better.

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<v Speaker 2>Does it? Kind of an example of four modern linebackers

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<v Speaker 2>there too.

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<v Speaker 3>And you two, I mean that what it's what the

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<v Speaker 3>position is involved to.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. I I think it's gonna you know, it's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>showcase a lot of speed and talent on that field

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday night. And you know, a lot of respect

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<v Speaker 1>for those guys, you know, I I know of them

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<v Speaker 1>coming out of the draft and just watching them, you

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<v Speaker 1>know and cross uh you know tape. But I definitely

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<v Speaker 1>love the guys that we have and and I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, our guys gonna go out and perform well.

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<v Speaker 3>Game so efficient? What's the kids slowing it down?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>Just really uh all the gap scheme you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh then his own read uh Lamar with his ability

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to pull it at any time, you know. So, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>this is gonna be a very discipline uh football game.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh A lot of times you see talent on both

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<v Speaker 1>sides of the ball, but it's a team that's real

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<v Speaker 1>disciplined in their assignments. You know, when you take the dive,

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<v Speaker 1>take the dive. When you have quarterback, have the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>vice versa. You know, so we gotta m uh do

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<v Speaker 1>a great job communicating on on uh every snap and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>as we did today and yesterday, I'll be very detailed

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<v Speaker 1>in our assignments.

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<v Speaker 2>Particularly tricky is that for for the nickelback, whether he's

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<v Speaker 2>watching the quarterback and also has a pretty good slot

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<v Speaker 2>receiver to chase around.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh It it's definitely, ah uh a difficult task and uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I think Demo is up for it. Uh, And we

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<v Speaker 1>can't put everything on him. That's why based off the call,

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<v Speaker 1>you always have different assignments and uh putting him in

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<v Speaker 1>a situation to where you know, I if he's part

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<v Speaker 1>of the run game, he gotta execute that, and then

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<v Speaker 1>there's times where he's not a part of it, he

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<v Speaker 1>has to play pass first. So uh again, I think

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<v Speaker 1>it just goes back to being disciplined and executing your assignment.

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<v Speaker 2>You encourage might what you saw or a great today.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh yes, you know, it definitely encourage, but you know

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<v Speaker 1>it's still you know, wait and see kind of thing.

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<v Speaker 1>So uh, but I'm definitely encouraged about what I saw today.

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<v Speaker 2>How's k how's j uh Jason Wrtt coming along?

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<v Speaker 1>Uh, he's looking well each and every day, So uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see rather or not he's gonna have the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to be up and and if so, how many reps

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<v Speaker 1>he'll get?

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<v Speaker 3>I just w made away the wide receivers here. You

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<v Speaker 3>know block at other teams.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, is it unique or do you see other

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<v Speaker 1>teams that have the same commitment to all of them

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<v Speaker 1>to be partner to run well? I think it's extremely unique.

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<v Speaker 1>And in in uh how a guy's block. I was

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<v Speaker 1>very impressed with that when I first got here. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we get a lot of good work going against those

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<v Speaker 1>guys in OTAs and training camp. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>talked to Debo uh one time and I aks 'em

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<v Speaker 1>about that and his his uh answer to me was

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<v Speaker 1>if we don't block, we don't get the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>So uh, I think, you know, there's a certain culture

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<v Speaker 1>that Kyle has created that it's not just about catching

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<v Speaker 1>the football. It's you know, you can see it throughout

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<v Speaker 1>this team, very unselfish individuals.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh you go back to.

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<v Speaker 1>IU, you know on that play against Seat, don't I

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<v Speaker 1>believe it was where you know, h he went down

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<v Speaker 1>there and made that block inside the fire, So just

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<v Speaker 1>very unselfish play. And those guys prepare us for every

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<v Speaker 1>every every every game and every week.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you, guys, appreciate you. Merry Christmas to your group.