Of course, and I don't think what the wind is this the team we have to start the season off, but in Washington, and Washington's obviously a big one for us. You know, last year we struggled on the road. I'm couldn't ask for a better opportunity to come down here divisional arrival like this. I mean, it was so cool being out there. The Eagles fans showed up in an amazing form, you know, hearing the Eagles chant at the end.
I mean they traveled so well, so Um, that made it a lot of fun to play out there and getting this season off started like this, It feels really good. First touchdown Free just looked like it was a kind of himpervise at that point. How much of that is a result of practice and how much of its just theays take? Yeah, I mean a lot of it honestly is instinct. Um, they ran a good coverage and um, just kind of things broke down and I just made plays.
But that's something we've talked about all off season is just hey, guys, never never die out there. Just always stay alive, get open. And Nelson did a great job, and I think we had a couple of other guys open as well. Um, and that's just a big thing that that will kind of continue to continually work on and it'll be a big part of our game. I guess that's news to me. I don't know, Carson, good question. Um, you Deven's play fantastic sid the three points forms and
it interception. How huge were they today? Defense is huge? You know, defense is huge. I mean, we know what those guys can do. So we've just got a limit our turnovers, limit our mistakes, stay on the field and put those guys in good situations because they're gonna get their job done in and they did a great job of Parson. There's been a lot of fun last year about what was going on with Nelson, and it looks like this offseason thought as confidence I mean comes out
today and shows it. How much of a good step and poo first game is he's for Nelson Ling four especially. Yeah, I think it's big for him. I think it's big for him. But but honestly, going back to the offseason, I just saw a more confident player. I saw he was working and we were always talking about what he can do differently different things, and um just kind of see it just a new confident player and starting season off the way he did today, Um, it was huge for him. Went to the guys a lot more of
them to receivers. What do you attribute that to? That's just part of the way they played it, you know, their defense I mean kind of took some things away on the outside of times and UM, you know, it was just kind of all part of of how how the offense work today. But UM, we're at the same time not worried about it. We know Tory and Alshani will get there's. UM it was just again kind of something that that their defense did well today on the space.
Can you off totally? Totally? I mean, yeah, that's that's tough on on you know the secondary. Um, anytime a quarterback and it just extend plays and and find guys down field. I mean they have to cover for a long time and that can be really frustrating. UM. Talking to our defense a lot during the spring and just how frustrating that is. UM. So again, that's something that we just got to keep developing and being on the same page. How pressure take it take off the offense.
We let your cops just be stuff fun. Yeah, obviously, Fletcher, I mean churn again was it was a great addition to the Austine for us. Um. You know that whole defense is an amazing job. We know we have an incredible front four with with depth as well. UM. You know, obviously losing Darby today, prayers will be with him and we'll see kind of what what that was. But you know, we know our defense is extremely talented. You know, we've we've gone up against him now for for way too long,
so it's good to finally get weak one here. But um, yeah, again, we know those guys will take care of their business. I think it just opens things up, and I think it opens things up. Obviously we've missed um the first play the game to Tori um and I just overthrew him on the other one. But um, I think it'll nonetheless team see that, UM, and it will open some
things up underneath. You know, I think Urt's had had a big game today and that's something that just having those elements will will continue to open things up for Sprowls, for Art's, for Nelson in the slot and some different things. So that's a big part of our game scramble. But that's just an example. It's an example of you too probably, you know. Again that kind of just all came down to that improvised you know play broke down a free rusher, um, and he was just on on the same page as me.
He saw the open, open zone there to to just kind of take advantage of it. And um, again, that's something that we've all with Arts, with with Nelson, with Tory, with Alshan, it really everybody that we've all just kind of worked on. Is I always just him in there and never never died, never quit out there and never quit plays, never dead. So that's a big, big part of us what we do. Do you think you're better at keeping your eyes down the fields? Now? Obviously that's
a big part of those plays. Keep down, Um, I think it's just a comfortability thing, you know. I would say I probably am a little better. It's it's something. Um, there's a fine line though. Sometimes there's a time you just gotta take off and get what you can get, and um, you know you're never gonna be perfect, but in those times, instincts really take over. But I do feel confident with we just keeping my eyes downfield and
making plays when they're there. Go about the running game to date look like it didn't quite ever get in here. What do you think was going on here? Yeah, I mean they did a good job. You know, hats out to Washington. They did a good job, and uh, you know, I think we had some things there. Um, you know, I guess I don't know that. I think Washington's I had a good game plan, but at the end of the day, we made enough plays to win. You got
a lot of questions about Alshon and Tory already. What's it kind of what's the chemistry between you guys, and how does it feel to play with too wide receiver that has such experience in the end up? Already? Obviously it feels great. You know, I don't know what their numbers were today, um, but at the end of the day, we know that what they can do. We know what they bring to our offense. Obviously, Tori with his with his deep threat um and then al Sean just his
big playability. Um. We know what they can do. UM. So whether they get there's numbers wise or not, we know what they're doing to defense, and um, defense have to kind of respect them as well. So I feel really good, really feel really comfortable with those guys as well. The Big Bang a love that is Mac Hollands bringing the offense. Yeah, he brings some versatility. You know, he brings a big play, big body as well. You know, he's got some range to him. Um, So he can
do a little bit everything. He can go in the slide, he can play Z, he can play x UM and he's just a solid guy to you know, if somebody goes down, he can jump in and kind of not miss a beat. When on offense today, especially the office of plays versus a couple of mistakes and turnovers, what's your bottom line assessment of the ball before we're two of the offense. Yeah, at the end of the day, we won. You know, we made enough plays to win. Um, are there things that we left on the field totally?
You know, we made some mistakes to turn over some different things here and there. We got to get those fixed, but we made enough plays to win. So we're gonna enjoy that first play the game. As an offense. What kind of tone is that set for? What you got to say? Yeah, I think that just shows that we're aggressive. Coaches is gonna be aggressive. We're gonna be aggressive. We're not gonna just sit back and wait. You know, We're gonna try and try and make plays early and early
and often. And I love that about coach Peterson, you know, I love the way he called the game today. UM came out aggressive right away, and UM kind of just stayed on. Thank you, thank you, all right, Carson Way