WEBVTT - Press Pass: Jim Schwartz

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<v Speaker 1>Yea, how things. Um, you know, Malcolm's really good player,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've been very pleased with Malcolm and Rodney through

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<v Speaker 1>training camp. But the facts are, we need those guys

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<v Speaker 1>behind them to step up. We need to find out

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<v Speaker 1>who's going to be our third and fourth and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even a potential fifth with special teams and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know, when a guy goes down, it's

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<v Speaker 1>great opportunity for those other guys to step up. But

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<v Speaker 1>the opportunity only exists if you take advantage of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Those guys need to do a better job of taking

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<v Speaker 1>advantage of ups and down. But jess what're gonna do technique?

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<v Speaker 1>What exactly? Yeah, he's still a young player, he's only

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<v Speaker 1>a second year. I mean, everybody wants to make him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a season. Vett he started for about a

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<v Speaker 1>half a year, um, and he years changing schemes. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're also through our OTAs and we're through our

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<v Speaker 1>mini camp, and we're through a little bit more than

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<v Speaker 1>a week of week of camp, and we gotta start

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<v Speaker 1>putting those inconsistencies behind us. And I'm not just talking

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<v Speaker 1>about Eric, I'm talking about every guy on defense. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you saw you saw what happened today. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we make a play, give up a play, make a play,

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<v Speaker 1>give up play. It's not a way to play defense.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a way to play football. We got to

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<v Speaker 1>be consistent, and that's our challenge, our challenges hirning that out,

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<v Speaker 1>not just individually with guys like Eric or any of

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<v Speaker 1>the other corners, but um, but as a unit, we

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<v Speaker 1>have to be more consistent. And that goes, that goes

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<v Speaker 1>for everybody. Likely give more wretch than he never had

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<v Speaker 1>a career. What will that do for him? Duction? But

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<v Speaker 1>what will that also perfectly how you can play well.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there's a reason we resigned him. We think

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<v Speaker 1>he's a good player, and you know, I mean certainly

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<v Speaker 1>with good players, you want him on the field more.

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<v Speaker 1>You think he fits the system, and you're right, we

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<v Speaker 1>do have a votation up front. It's hard to pass, rush,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard to attack. If you're going eight straight snaps,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you got to keep fresh guys coming. I always,

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<v Speaker 1>um always go back to my baseball analogy with guys

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<v Speaker 1>coming out of the bullpen, and you can throw a

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<v Speaker 1>lot harder out of the bullpen than you can if

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<v Speaker 1>you're um, you know, expected to throw six or seven

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<v Speaker 1>innings as a starter. Um, you know, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we we're excited about him. Um. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>multidimensional enough, he can rush inside. We haven't done any

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<v Speaker 1>of that yet. We're just trying to just stay outside

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<v Speaker 1>right now. But you know, look forward to those guys,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, getting more reps. You know, they're they're they're

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<v Speaker 1>here for the reason. Um, you know, sort of like

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of other guys on the team. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think i'll just I won't single any guys out,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'll just say as a defense, we need to

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<v Speaker 1>be more consistent. And you know we've mentioned, we mentioned Eric,

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<v Speaker 1>We could mention you know, probably about fifty guys on

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<v Speaker 1>not fifty, but forty guys over there that we need

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<v Speaker 1>to be more consistent. Michael. Michael's a very very good athlete.

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<v Speaker 1>M he can do some things. He's explosive, he can run,

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<v Speaker 1>he can cover. Um, you know it is a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit new to him, but we're starting to get towards

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<v Speaker 1>the end of being new. You're going, yeah, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>sell those guys short. Um, just because that's what they

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<v Speaker 1>were asked to do, doesn't mean their only thing. Taylor's

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<v Speaker 1>been very slippery out here. You know, he's got great size.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's might not be real stout, but he's slippery.

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<v Speaker 1>You can get on an edge and he's won his

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<v Speaker 1>fair share of pass rush and bows. Just load in there.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he's uh, he's hard to move and when

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<v Speaker 1>he can get that, I'll just conservatively say three hundred

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<v Speaker 1>plus going north south. He's hard to stimy, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know we don't want him at the line. Reading really

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<v Speaker 1>want him attacking and driving people back, and he can

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<v Speaker 1>do that very highly. Do you think what you're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>orters team from last year? Yeah, you know, we're not

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<v Speaker 1>really worried. I can't judge anybody on last year. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think every every practice is new, every

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<v Speaker 1>game is new, every season is new. And it's cliche,

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<v Speaker 1>but we really can't judge ourselves on anything last year.

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<v Speaker 1>It's our job to take the pieces we have right

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<v Speaker 1>now and find a way to be consistent and find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to help us win football games. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I have been complimentary to the safeties for good reason.

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<v Speaker 1>Those two guys. Those those guys are good players. They

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<v Speaker 1>come to work every day. They're a great example to

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<v Speaker 1>the secondary on how to be a pro um, how

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<v Speaker 1>to communicate, how to be in the right spots. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know those guys when I when I say we

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been consistent as a defense, I'd probably like to

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<v Speaker 1>exempt those two guys because they've played, they played very,

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<v Speaker 1>very consistently. They're great communicators, and we need more guys

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<v Speaker 1>following suit. You mentioned that several times. Yeah, it's your

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<v Speaker 1>patience for inconsistency. Yeah, you know we're getting close. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to teach, um, and sometimes guys learn best

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<v Speaker 1>from mistakes, you know what I mean. Sometimes when you

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<v Speaker 1>make a mistake, Um, you know it's it gets ingrained

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and you val not to not to

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<v Speaker 1>make the same one again. So you know that's part

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<v Speaker 1>of training camp. Partnis training camp is going out and

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<v Speaker 1>you know have some you know, trial by fire and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, learning from your mistakes and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>When I'm really talking about is repeat mistakes. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's gonna make a mistake, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>I make a lot, players make a lot. The key

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<v Speaker 1>is don't make the same one twice. Learn from your mistake.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's where our challenge is. And we're probably like

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one other teams in the NFL At this time

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<v Speaker 1>in training camp, everybody's striving for the same thing, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to be consistent from front to back, to have everybody

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<v Speaker 1>you have, you know, everybody on the same page. And

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<v Speaker 1>then that allows the guys talent the show thak two

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<v Speaker 1>more guys. Jordan is the guy that might get rusted

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<v Speaker 1>as you can't wear it on. It's going off the injury.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time it's got a linebacker, so

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<v Speaker 1>you know all the met reps. Yeah, obviously you're helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>It's that kind of an indication that picked up the

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<v Speaker 1>defense really also far, Jordan's smart guy. It didn't take

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<v Speaker 1>him very long. But that's that's coach Peterson's call, whether

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<v Speaker 1>whether guys get rested or not. Um, I know that's

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<v Speaker 1>what Jordan, he's a pro, will come to work if

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<v Speaker 1>he's asked the practice a practice, if he's sit on

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<v Speaker 1>the sideline, he'll get good mental reps. Yeah, it's really

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<v Speaker 1>not that complicated. So I want to give him any

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<v Speaker 1>gold stars for that? Am I good? All right?