Head Coach Doug Perderson Press Pass: August 9th

on him. Um, you know, I thought while he was in there, um he had he made some made some plays. I mean, he was he was doing a really nice job, you know obviously you know right now every we played a lot of a lot of players. So until I see the film and and and grade that and and talk to talk to the defensive guys, I'll know more tomorrow. But I thought overall, he uh, he played played played a pretty ball. Gamelon had the touchdown reception. That's why

he'd asked him. What's the difference between him this year and where he was this time last year? The biggest thing is just confidence. You know, he's uh, you know obviously had a chance to play in games last year special teams. But I think that gives him a confident field into into the into the season, and uh he did. He did some good things tonight. Um, and uh he's he's one of the guys that's competing and and uh,

you know, competing for a roster spot. Well be here, what are your expectations for a short but a lot of his first ever football game? And then how did he compare? Yeah, I was. I was excited for him, you know, to watch him, to see him. I know he was a little a little nervous there early and uh, once he kind of settled in, I thought he thought he did some good things, you know. Um, but it's gonna it's gonna you know, it's a work in progress

with him, and we knew that going into it. He's gonna get a lot of time, you know, this preseason to play and and uh, he'll just continue to get better. But uh, you know, once he settled down, he he did some good things that kind of intentional get him

the ball, roy Ke getting that many targets. Yeah, you know, I want him to I want him to kind of feature him a little bit, you know some of the you know, we were very vanilla obviously on offense, but um, at the same time, just wanted to get him into a little bit of a rhythm. He and Nate and um,

he did did some nice things for us. You know, he's he's gonna be a great addition to our offense and offensive package and and um, you know, excited for for his uh, his future and what he can provide offensively. Look like he did a pretty good job in the run game. Also, I think that the Giant run when they roll then kind of went his way. And then how is he doing blocking game? Yeah, you know what

he's he's really doing a nice job. He's a willing participant to block, and and uh, you know, you just got to continue to trust his technique, trust you know, trust the coaching and and uh the way the way Justin is teaching, and um, continue to just get stronger, you know, and and it's it's good to see him stick his stick his face in there and and and be be physical with uh, you know, with defensive and outside linebackers, and and um, you'll continue to get better.

Say that. Yeah, you know I think, Um, I think overall played played pretty well. You know obviously that the two turnovers are critical, um, but but those are things that are all correctable and they're teachable moments, and and uh, you know, I can do a better job of teaching the route and then teaching the progression all that and helping him there. But I thought, once he'd settled down into the game, it's some really nice throws, um, you know down the field. Um, I believe one to one

to Bryce and one to to Dallas. But um, you know, after he settled in and had the one interception, came back and we got the touchdown after that, and um the two point conversion, and um, I thought overall, you know, and not not too bad for the first for the first time out. You mentioned a lot of back about getting the jailing. You had j h jan as a camp now for the first times, costing all of the seasons. So his first one is twenty two yards and that's

gonna be deeping your Renzil. He's seeing his progression down on this offense. Uh, with the print of the print of training camp. Now he's getting some more more and more professor. Yeah, you know, he's really really comfortable with what we're doing. And uh, you know, he's just such a tough downhill hard runner and and you know, I'm excited for him and and how he can really help us in the run game. And um, you know, we

just continue to continue to work. You know, in the run game, there's a lot of timing and execution that that happens with with the guys up front and the blocking. And they did a really I thought the offensive line, the first offensive line played played well too early in this game, and um, which allowed him to make some of those runs and he you know, he he broke the one tackle, a couple of tackles actually on the one run. And uh, it just continues to get comfortable

with everything that we're doing on the backs. What Kip Comfrey out? What did Josh Adwis show he was stay? Yeah, earlier in the week, Josh had a lower body Uh, I'm sorry, Pump Frey m had a lower body injury. So we just held him out of this game. Uh and Josh. I thought Josh did a nice job with the amount of playtime that that he got, which you know it was gonna be kind of you know, him and Pump all the running backs were really gonna get some time outside of Sprowls. But um, so it increases Josh,

Josh's reps just a little bit. And I thought Josh did a nice shop. You know, it did a really good job in protection number one, um, catching the ball out of the backfield, and then obviously some of the runs you can see how big and powerful he is when he hits the edge. Has had some issues with the Snapstrup camp. Would it be comfortable with him at

center regular season game right now? Well, I mean, listen, we got to continue to work, um, you know, with his snaps and all that, and it's unfortunate, you know, we had the big run and then the next thing, you know, we're we're in a you know, a negative situation after that. But we're going to continue to work. And we got a lot of confidence in Isaac Um. And you know, I have no trouble if if we had to to go in a game and and and

and let him play center. I think he's he's sharp, he's talented, he's done a nice job, and all those things are fixable. As the snaps. Is it a mental thing or is it It's just it's just you know, a little bit of a focus, you know, just just focus on the snap because um, you know, when you when you're having to make calls and you know, you got a guy on your nose and different things. It's just sometimes it gets a little quick and high and

we just got to continue to work. I guess as the half went on that the secondary there was some poles and that they got a couple of touchdown passes. It wasn't the first team, but that that couldn't made you happen now, I mean, you know, those are all things that that that sometimes happens when you when you're playing some young guys and just communication, you know, um just happens. You know, it's safeties and corners got to talk, and safeties and linebackers got to talk, and a couple

of times we just uh got beat um. Whether it be the touchdown throws or maybe just playing a little soft in coverage, whatever it might be. Those are all things that young guys tend to do in these early early games. And until they get comfortable and playing and and uh with more reps they get they get better. I think for a second, snap just didn't seem to be an issue before. Now they are you being a former player, did you ever kind of experienced a similar

thing where you didn't have an issue? And that you did? But how does that happen? You know it's it's uh, I just know this. We just got to continue to work. We just got to continue to trust him put them

in there. We're going to continue to you know, Eugene is obviously a former center, and he's been working with him and and on the on the rhythm and the timing and how he's snapping the ball with his hand and instead of his wrist, and there's all kinds of things, you know, technical thing you you can work on that that We're going to continue to do that with him, and uh and get it fixed. Your first game with Mike row is the offensive ward enter. How's the communication

that it was really good? Really good on the sideline? Um, you know, um, he and I, uh just we we collaborated during the game. Uh. You know, he was constantly throwing ideas and and and no cards with plays on it. You know my direction and you know runs and passes and and and that's you know, that's what I need as a play caller. You getting these games like this and and uh, you know, you just want those ideas because my mind goes one way and his goes another.

But you know, we come together and and and but I thought the communication was really good tonight as far as both starting units. To take away from them, considering your offensive lacked a little a lot of your key players there offensive at the players, Yeah, I mean obviously everything starts up front, so I focus on the D line the O line, and I thought both those units

played extremely well. Um. Yeah, we don't have all the pieces, you know, obviously offensively tonight, but I thought that, you know, overall, Um, you know, once Nate settled down and we were able to you know, go down, we get the we get the touchdown, and um, we do some good things in a run game, and you know, and those are things that that that are gonna gonna come. You know, it's just a lot of pieces are moving around. You're you're

still evaluating players. Um but uh, you know, I think you can take away that that both uh outline and D line really did really did well. You know, well, I think Gary got to start at the spot. What you see, I'll tell he's he's a player that's extremely uh smart. He really can play all three positions. I mean he's he's versatile that way, and and uh he's earned it, he's earned to get in there with the

starting rotation. And um, you know, he's just adding some depth, valuable depth for us, and we'll continue to work him in there. Uh can move also, you know, was another one in there at that position. So he's done a really good job. He's off to a good camp and and we just got to see more and more of him. How about the special teams they see every time there was a flag, I mean yeah, I mean those are

all Listen, you know how these games go. Um, sometimes that's that's where a lot of the penalties come from as engineer specialties. Listen, we just got to continue to one watch the film, make the corrections there. Um, you're playing a ton of guys. But again, that's no excuse

for for the penalties. It's it's all about uh, you know, focused detail, moving your feet and uh we just get we just gotta you know, just kind of get back to work and and uh make the corrections, fix it, show the guys that the the you know, the air on the penalty, and and and try to try to

eliminate it for next week. Wow. Um, you know, I thought, overall, a pretty pretty decent job, you know, for the first for the first time you had to of course, the was it eighty yards eighty one yard punt that was extremely high and far and and that's what he can do. He's got a lot of leg talent, and uh, you know, we just continue to work and and and work with him and um but I thought overall did a nice job for his first time out. Better play as the MNA