Press Pass: Chip Kelly

quarterbacks in the league, you know, running the show. So you're going to lose a player because it does is you know, what a dynamic football player is. But it's not like there's a huge discrepancy. They don't have other people in there, so we expect him to operate. You know, the key to that offense is a quarterback and he's playing at a really high level right now. How does it look run a game? Look different with gout de Marco,

there's a similar place. You know, they're still trying to run, stretch and uh and get up onto the linebackers and get the ball to the perimeter. And um, you know that the scheme hasn't changed. They just used to have used multiple running backs with Randall and McFadden in with Dunbar. The narrative and the offense, anybody can run behind that offensive line pulled up when you look at the film, I don't, I'm not in the narratives. They had a

good running game against the Giants. Mark what happened to him? And tours a septendent on a field goal or an extra point, whichever one. I'm not sure exactly which one was on, but I think it was the last one. And so he tours by septendent. So it's a three to four month recovery. So he's uh, he's been put on I R And Julian Vanderbilty has been brought back up. Julian and Josh she would be most likely the backups. We're gonna let the we go out. Yeah, I mean

we just Julian just got back. So we'll see how it plays out and see how that we handle it here through our training sessions and he balance in the running game, backsteading, carries to get into a rhythm, and also it's not working, and other stuff is working. Just going with the other stuff. I think you're you're you're are always trying to get what moves the offense, you know, and there are going to be times when we run the ball sixty times, and there's gonna be times and

we have to pass the ball sixty times. And I just think it's it's how the game expresses itself, you know, and and where you are, you know, you don't know if you're going to be up twenty to three or you down twenty to three. I think a lot of that is is that you got to let the game play itself out. So that's always been our approach, and I had success with what defense sort of clogg in the middle a little bit and keeping you underneath. Are there?

Is that a template that also matches up to what Dallas is good at and that we're their strength defensive well, Dallas is a very good defensive line um and they do a good job of mixing and matching both man and zone on the back end of it. And then obviously I think it's a little bit different look now with Sean Leeback at linebacker, who played really really well against US two years ago, can really run and play sideline to sideline who wasn't there last year. So you know,

they've got a couple. They've got a little bit different defense than Atlanta, but um really talented at all three levels. Does look to say, as he did two years ago, he himself being ready. Unfortunately, Yes, how are you? How are you? Hope? Was expect everybody it sides moulk everybody should be out there to except for two. Two is going through with Uh the concussion protcol you mentioned yesterday,

I got the guard play. Um. When you think of how the tackles played the outside, Um, we got beat on on a twist once, you know, and I just think it was a pass off deal. Um, But those guys did a decent job. And you know in the opening game, both Lane and and jpre and beating you on your own field exactly. The players think about that as at talking point going into this game with the guys who were year last year, we've been there going into year three. They've beat us on our field and

we beat him on their field. So we hope we can change that because we're playing on our field this time. So we haven't really we haven't talked about you know, I mean, it's every game is a must win, so it's not added motivation. Hey, we're at home. We gotta play harder. It's you know, we gotta go out and play a really good Dallas team. And whether it's whether it would be in Dallas or here, you know, we we gotta play a good football game, Marcus. Marcus says, yes,

So we'll see what you know, he's been. They said he's gonna go full. We'll see how long that goes. But um, that's where participating. What level of control the quarterbacks have, UM in terms of the audibling at the line here just seeing that, Like, guess, it depends on the play. But they can change things. You know, our protections change all the time. But it's a combination of the center and the quarterback. Um, the quarterback can trump

the center. The center can trump the quarterback. It just depends on how we're doing it. You know, there's certain looks for war changing things in the run game too, So there's either wars in there. It just depends on how the play call goes in. I guess if you're running Temples, we're difficult. Now. We can still change things in Temple too. Did the Falcons just dominate the offensive line when it came to the running plays or did they seem to have a pretty good fix on what

you were doing at a certain formation. No, I think part of it was we got away from it. I mean we called a ton of passes in the second half. Pitch you're down twenty to three, so you know it's a three score game at that point in time and you're trying to get back into the game. And we also felt our matchups inside, whether it be our tight ends are running back or our inside receivers, were a really good way for us to move the football. And so to us running the ball or throwing the ball,

it doesn't matter. We're equal opportunity ball movers. So you want to let us give us an opportunity to throw the ball in front of end and we can get the ball and we still got it in Darren's hands and we got you know, run after the catch. You know a lot of those times where are back come out of the back. So that's just a toss. We equate that to that's a long handoff, you know, so you get the ball to the back of the flat and he turned it up the field. For a game

of ten, that's still the the same concept toss. So they weren't They didn't have like an extra guy in the box again to defend the run. And they play the same defense that they always played. So two inside linebackers are strong safety and a nicke guy, so third and one player, and he came in on blocked. We should have zoned the whole thing across the front and we were a man in a little bit. We should

have been in a full zone. A lot in the NFL where a player goes to another team like DeMarco, worry, especially with the indiddition and there is a human emotion element of it, how do you monitor it, manage it with a situation like this, in a game like this Demorco, I think it just depends on the player, you know. I think Demarcos are very grounded, uh individual, you know, and he's he's pretty you know, there's consistent in his approach every day that he's here. You know, he's not

an up and down guy. You know. I think sometimes I just think it depends on the individual. But he's he's been fine. You know. We'll monitor him just like we monitor all our players this week, but I haven't seen any change in him because of that. It's Dallas week and he played four Dallas. The run distribution side snacks, you want him go on the field more for that

depends depends on how the game gets expressed. So yeah, yeah, there's some interesting things that Darreon brought to us in that game so well, but it's just out today, so okay, yeah, I don't know. I mean, he could be back tomorrow. So again, we'll address it like we normally do at the end of the week. You know, everybody will get reps. But if he's out, then we'll make a decision later in a week. Uh. At gunner, I think it was

Huff and Row. At that point in time where we were rotating four gunners, we had Huff Row, we had Biggers and two too, so it was one of one of those. I don't know if we punted after that though. Up the good Atlanta and Chris coming into play the same spot. Is that formation we're happy with you a fan of Yeah, Malcolm did a really nice job and Chris did a really nice job. But again, a lot of it was because of what Atlanta did. A lot of times Julio ended up in the slot, so we

wanted a bigger, physical guy in there. Um, So it can change this week depending on how you know, we think they're going to change, And if and is Dallas gonna change with this being out? Are they going to move some of their guys around the top five defensive backs there? Do you crossing? Now that was a game plan for Atlanta, So to say he's not one of our top five defensive backs, well, we'll have a different

game plan this week. We cross train everybody. So once we get into the season earlier on days, How does a player like that, even the equation change the bath for you guys to chang change the what change the math? I think they still have eleven, so I would say it doesn't change the math much. I mean, they're still going to have a guy that takes his spot, So you know, I don't think the difficult playing them is

that they have other weapons. So it was, you know, you're worried about that, but you're worried about Whitton, but you're worried about Beasley. It's you know, you have to be worried about Terrence Williams also, so um, you know it's it's uh. I don't know how much it changes the math um in terms of their in terms of how they're going to deploy their guys, And you won't know until you see what their game plan is. You know, how what are they gonna do? Are they gonna play

with two tight ends? And is it going to be Escobar and two receivers most of the game. So you can't sit there and say, well, Dez is out, they're gonna do this because we don't dictate what they do. We have to react to what they do. So is it a second tight end? Um? You know Escobar is

another really good football player. Is that we're going to see more twelve than we planned on seeing, So we still have to plan on you know, eleven twenty one, twelve, you know, in terms of playing these guys and then see how what their game plan is, how how the game starts to express itself, because then that's the that's the one thing with their depth that can make it difficult for you. It's not just Dez is out. The other receiver comes in the game. They don't have to

do that. They can move Beasley outside, or they can play with Terrence Williams and and uh still and then just play with two tight ends and then that becomes a different game for us. And that that aspect. So last week and did you see the giants change the way they play in the game because Jess wasn't been there anymore, No, I didn't. I think the one thing about Tony, um, besides having the skill to make all the throws, is he's just so intelligent. Um. Very rarely

are they in a bad play. I mean a lot of times he's using the whole play clock. Uh, it's changing protections, he's changing runs, doing a lot of different things there because he has some so much experience there and been around so long. So um, he just so smart at playing the position. Um, very rarely does he get caught in a bad playing. Are you saying that?

Like who you use Nickel? Change game the game based on who you're playing a game playing exactly necessarily Malcolm, exactly what kind of factors were going too, how they're playing it, you know, what what are they doing? And who is that guy? You know obviously is it Escobar? You know, is it Beasley? Depending on how they're deploying their guys, is really will dictate how we deplore our guys for example, could be in the mix. Yes, it's better for them to have DOZ and you know how

to prepare. We're not have DOZ and you're don't have to compare. I'd say the latter yesterday, he's really good. So just put a little bit more onto coaches and a little bit less on covering. Does I think we'd we'd out for that. We can figure out what they said in the game because we get a chance to match it. So, um, we just know he won't be playing. So yesterday you talked a little bit about technique, and I know that's what Corey Enland has been talking since

he came here. Was it alarming to have technique problems in the secondary? No, I think you have technique problems everywhere. In game one, you know, it's something you have to constantly work out. We had technique problems on the perimeter of blocking. We have technique problems up front. We have technique problems I think at every position. I think every team is the same. You know, it's not just hey, we covered that in camp, we're good to go. I mean it's a it's an ongoing process of of honing

your fundamentals. He goes ability to cover tight ends. I mean like the matchup of him against people like Witten. Yeah, well, anybody match up with Whitten is going to be a handful just because of how talented he is. But you know, one of the things about Kiko is he's a true three down linebacker like Michael. And the fact that when we're in our nickel right now, we can leave two linebackers on the field because of how athletic those two guys are has really been a big help for us.

You know, last year we featured a little bit more dime. Um this year we haven't run as much dime right now just because of what Kiko and Michael can do. They both have the ability to run and they both got some some size to him, so they're not going to get bounced around a little bit in there. He's played really well for us, you know, in the in

the Best Players Play. I thought he played well for US again on against Atlanta, and Um, you know, I think he's just he's gotten stronger, he's gotten more technical. I think he's you see him coming and developing. His player had a really good preseason for US. Excess h