WEBVTT - Press Pass: Carson Wentz

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, they like to do quite a you

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<v Speaker 1>know a number of things. You know, they like to

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<v Speaker 1>mix it up, kind of keep you keep your off

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<v Speaker 1>on your on your guard a little bit, and um

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<v Speaker 1>they'll bring it. They'll bring pressure looks from from different areas.

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, the biggest thing is we got to

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<v Speaker 1>just watch the film. You know, we gotta study them, um,

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<v Speaker 1>really game plan them and really detail what they do.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm well, have a good plan for them about

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<v Speaker 1>the importance protecting yourself. Is there any thing aside from

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<v Speaker 1>them talking to you and you're looking at plays that

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<v Speaker 1>you can do you are to meet get ready? No,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's really just keep reminding myself, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's one of those things that you know as

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<v Speaker 1>a as a young quarterback. It's it's something I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 1>trying to every day, just remind myself even when I'm

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<v Speaker 1>watching film, like how could I have prevented you know,

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<v Speaker 1>even in practice, what would I have done there? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>all those things And it's something I'm still learning. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>you know, obviously I gotta keep learning to stand top

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<v Speaker 1>of the pocket and all that and make a play

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<v Speaker 1>also well when you're in the pocket, it's a whole

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<v Speaker 1>different thing. You know, when you're in the pocket, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes you gotta take shots, you gotta you know, deliver

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<v Speaker 1>the ball down field. It's it's when you're out of

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<v Speaker 1>the pocket where you got to be smart. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>something I gotta keep keep Learningisberger before the draft, what

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<v Speaker 1>did you learn from you know, it didn't spend a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time with him, just kind of talked. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we didn't really talk a lot about football. Um we talked.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he's a big outdoorsman guy, and um we

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<v Speaker 1>talked a little bit about our backgrounds and what we

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<v Speaker 1>like to do off the field. But you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a great guy and I'm looking forward to competing against him.

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<v Speaker 1>History started that way with you get so much better

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<v Speaker 1>than Oh you definitely look at the negative plays. You

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<v Speaker 1>look at where you can clean things up, where you

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<v Speaker 1>know what what you miss protection wise, what what kind

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<v Speaker 1>of throw um could you have made it to complete it?

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<v Speaker 1>You know all those different things. Um, you know the

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<v Speaker 1>good players are, they're gonna happen. But you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>were always trying to just see where we can improve

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<v Speaker 1>and where we can keep getting better. You up to

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<v Speaker 1>just because you guys. You yeah, you know, watching Big

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<v Speaker 1>Ben has always been fun. I've always found it intriguing

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<v Speaker 1>the way you know, that guy plays the game differently

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<v Speaker 1>than a lot of guys, and um, he's fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, that guy can can make some some really

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<v Speaker 1>big plays and it's pretty impressive. It's huge, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>having them, Um, I could never can never say enough

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<v Speaker 1>how much you know, they understand the game. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they get it. They know what it's like as a

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<v Speaker 1>as a former quarterback, they know what I'm going through, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>how I'm seeing things. So it's been huge. Um. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, to be compared to a guy like that,

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty pretty impressive. You know, I got a long

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<v Speaker 1>way to go. Um that that's first and foremost. But um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I've always admired the way he plays. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I love how he how he can extend plays and

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<v Speaker 1>improvise it and you know he's not afraid to chuck

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<v Speaker 1>the ball deep in and make some plays. So, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely admire his game. How supposed to just mess

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be the other guys. I just yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that It's it's one of those things that

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<v Speaker 1>every week changes and you know, We've seen some a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of kind of mixed coverages both man and zone

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<v Speaker 1>the last few weeks. And really the Steelers like to

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<v Speaker 1>play a lot of zone and that's what they do

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what what they thrive on, like to bring

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<v Speaker 1>different pressure looks out of that. So, um, you know

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<v Speaker 1>we'll be ready for it. We've got some good good

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<v Speaker 1>stuff drawn up. And um, you know, I just got

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<v Speaker 1>to be really really smart with with how I'm reading

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<v Speaker 1>things on the runs? Is that different here than it

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<v Speaker 1>was in college? Look more like to hit the sideline,

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<v Speaker 1>so where the first guy kind of hit you on

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<v Speaker 1>the and you're on the line and the other guy

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<v Speaker 1>can finish you off. Did that happen as much in college? Um? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's it's still football, you know, still getting hit. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I guess I gotta just keep keep learning

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<v Speaker 1>here at this level. You know, in college, Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>ran the ball. We had designed runs, so you kind

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<v Speaker 1>of go into running back old um, and here it's

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<v Speaker 1>not so much the case. So I'm still learning how

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<v Speaker 1>to protect myself. Good. So your teamates a word, Matthees said,

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<v Speaker 1>they really did, so how much fun you have leading downfield?

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<v Speaker 1>And a mental aspect of it. I mean, how much

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<v Speaker 1>do you actually enjoy that part of it? In the preparation.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fun, you know, it's fun, especially when you're doing

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<v Speaker 1>it in there with Chase and with with Aaron Murray

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<v Speaker 1>and then breaking it down with your coaches. I'm really

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<v Speaker 1>just trying to pick it apart. And it's it's crazy

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<v Speaker 1>to see a game plan really come together, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you start seeing things start really understanding. You know, earlier

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<v Speaker 1>in the week you're usually like, holy smokes, how we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to attack this team? And um, as the week goes,

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<v Speaker 1>you really start to just understand it more. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>always fun. And and then you go out there on

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<v Speaker 1>Sundays and play pretty fast and pretty confidently. Yea happy

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<v Speaker 1>the best play over thirty five yards? Yet how poort

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<v Speaker 1>is it's kind of take your shots to start hitting

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<v Speaker 1>those plays and or or it is just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>hate but the game come to us? Or do you

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<v Speaker 1>want to go out there and really try to Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's one of those things. It's all about

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<v Speaker 1>what the defense is given you. You know, you gotta learn,

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<v Speaker 1>you gotta you gotta take what they give you at times,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's there's a time to attack and push it

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<v Speaker 1>down the field, and you know, I thought we've had

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<v Speaker 1>a really good balance of that. They're they're not always

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<v Speaker 1>going to hit, you know, that's that's kind of the

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<v Speaker 1>nature of the game. But um, our big plays will

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<v Speaker 1>will definitely be there, plays where they you know, you've

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<v Speaker 1>gotten pressure and you've gotten out of pocket and as

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<v Speaker 1>he communicating with your receivers, how's that communication coming, because

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<v Speaker 1>those plays to be big for you guys down thumbroiders. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's huge. You know. I always tell those guys they're

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<v Speaker 1>never dead dead on any of the routes. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's always an opportunity for me to extend plays and

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<v Speaker 1>um it's one of those things where we're still working

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<v Speaker 1>through it. Um. You know, guys, we feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>have a really good communication about, you know, where where

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<v Speaker 1>they're going once I do break the pocket. But a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of it's really just instinctive and making a play

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<v Speaker 1>that never where is that something? Um, It's it's really

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<v Speaker 1>just kind of my my innate nature. You know. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's kind of how how the Good Lord wired me. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, whatever it is I'm doing, I really want

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<v Speaker 1>to just excel and really push myself to be the best,

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<v Speaker 1>um that I can be, And UM, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>that is how I'm wired and really my upbringing. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of in North Dakota, growing up. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of things that that we do and just you

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<v Speaker 1>really earn earn everything you get. So that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>how I'm Chase his influence. He talked a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>about the schedule and he's kind of helped you creating

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<v Speaker 1>what kind of influence. Yeah, Chase has been great. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>He's been with Drew Brees, he's been with Alex Smith,

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<v Speaker 1>He's been with some good quarterbacks, and really he's a

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<v Speaker 1>true professional, you know, and he knows what it takes

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<v Speaker 1>to prepare and what it's like. So so coming in

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<v Speaker 1>and having him, you know, kind of help kind of

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<v Speaker 1>create a schedule. Um, and I can more or less

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<v Speaker 1>just take what schedule he's been using for for eight years,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. And UM, that's been huge. You know, the

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<v Speaker 1>last two weeks, I felt more than prepared, and UM,

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<v Speaker 1>he's been a big part of that. Yourself takes you

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<v Speaker 1>do soon do UM, I need to make you cringe

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<v Speaker 1>for you know everything. Um, I don't know cringe, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I'm mad at myself just as much. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't I don't want to take those hits, um

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<v Speaker 1>by any means. So it's it's something again. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>still I'm still learning, and UM, I can tell myself

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<v Speaker 1>over and over again. But it's one of those things

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<v Speaker 1>when you're in the heat of battle. Um, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>almost got to just keep keep reprogramming myself. You spent

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<v Speaker 1>with Roethlisberger. What's the impetus for that? Was it your agency?

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<v Speaker 1>Was this something you sought out? How did that work out? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was through our agency, you know, he he we

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<v Speaker 1>had the same age and everything. So, um, it was

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<v Speaker 1>cool to really meet up with him and get to

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<v Speaker 1>know him a little bit. And I'm looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>playing him and getting to know him even more. So far,

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't seem you do this game really best for I

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<v Speaker 1>can't who you were. You know, every week you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to see where you're at. You know, it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>cool to be too and oh and you know we've

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<v Speaker 1>done some good things. But um, every week you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to see where you're at and where you measure up.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the Steelers present a big challenge. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>they do. And UM, I think we'll be uh, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be ready for the accelerated time aline, the short week.

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<v Speaker 1>What does it mean for you? Um, you know it

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<v Speaker 1>hasn't changed a lot. It really just the off day,

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<v Speaker 1>UM really was non existent, so to speak, was the

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<v Speaker 1>biggest thing. And um, but other than that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we feel good, we feel comfortable. It's a lot for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of guys. It's physically. I'm just making sure

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<v Speaker 1>your body is ready to go come Sunday afternoon. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>feeling pretty good, feeling pretty good, feeling good. What's the

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<v Speaker 1>value of the way the defense is playing. It's huge,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, defense and special teams have been tremendous. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>these have been amazing team wins. You know, it hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>been the offense, hasn't been just the defense. It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's all of us, all three phases. So UM, that's

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<v Speaker 1>been huge, and especially for me. You know, we've gotten

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what our field position numbers are or anything,

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<v Speaker 1>but we feel like we've we've started with good field position,

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<v Speaker 1>so defense, special teams, offense. You know, we feel like

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<v Speaker 1>we got some special going here. Thank you.