Uh, did you see what you wanted to see off? Desinitely for the first team, and then I did. I did. I was pleased with uh obviously the way the way they played. Um again, um got great work uh for two days against the Dolphins. Uh, you know, Monday and Tuesday, and and uh we got a couple of scores. You know, Tory and all Sham both so happy to uh get them in there and get them out the joint sessions kind of scale back what you wanted from the first team.
Didn't feel like you had to play as much. Yeah, they got a lot of a lot of great work for two days and and you know, you think about it, we don't really play full football games on forty eight hours rest. And uh, you know they they Monday Tuesday was was pretty intense for for for both teams. Um, I felt like we got some good work. So uh that's that was part of the reason why why I
was able to pull them out soon. Doug, assuming this is in for Carson and the starters for the preseason, do you feel good enough what you've seen, especially with receivers you know, getting touchdowns today? Yeah, I do. I do.
I feel real comfortable with where they're at um. You know, their focus obviously now is is uh in in a couple of weeks and um, you know they can get some get some really good work, you know, one on one work and in the in these next few practices and and um, you know, kind of get ready for for the regular season. So happy to get both those guys tonight in the end zone and uh kind of kind of catapult the offense. Uh, you know into the regular season, the offensive line obviously the Carson as well
as you like about the thing, what was it? What were the problems? Uh, you got a lot of a lot of pressure. Yeah, there were a couple of unscouted blitzes. Um again you know a preseason game, things that they didn't show obviously even and uh because we didn't do any blitz periods in our in our sessions, uh the other day and and um, you know, a couple of unscouted looks. But you know it's it's no excuse. We've we've got to be ready for for for everything and anything.
And uh, just a lot of quick pressure on Carson. Um a couple of times he was able to make some make some tremendous plays and get the ball out of his hand. But at the same time, we got to do better obviously in that situation and learn from it and move on. Would you have bet for going to play water and um, I don't think so. I think I would have made the decision at that point. At the same time, Yeah, how tough is it to
choose the running back position. But the way it looks like the finals of guy guys might find you know, I think I think that first of all, we're I was excited to get Windel out there obviously, get some get some touches and and get him back, you know, working with the with the first unit and um la, Garrett had a had a fine game and the touches that he got and and and really, um you saw it's kind of kind of you know, the style of runner that that he is as well, and and there
and they're two different guys. I mean. The thing is, you know, that's the that's the beauty of the run game is you can you can mix and match your run game with the personnel that you have, so um and then and then you throw in Darren, you know, Sprowls and um you know, it's it's great to have those three guys I think it really gives us, UM, I think a little bit of a from from a game planning standpoint obviously, UM an advantage to get those
three guys on the field. You choose between they're making it tough. I challenged the challenge the young guys tonight after the game that you know this next week is going to be important, and uh, I want them to make it hard on us as as a coaching staff
and a personnel department. Um. And and that's that's all we can ask is it is make it tough on us and and uh but at the end of the day, we've got to select the fifty three that uh uh is gonna gonna travel to Washington three games now without fools. What's going on with his elbow and what's the plan
for him this week? Again? Just uh um you know, with him, it got a little sore, uh during the week with with the Dolphins, a lot of throws, you know, because he missed so much time early in camp and then we're going coming back and and got more more throws, more intense throws against the Dolphins and just got a little little sore on him, and so I just didn't want to push him you know. Just again, the more or rest uh that you can get on that elbow,
the better. And UM, you know I'm confident with with Nick having coached him in the past and being a veteran quarterback and understanding our system, so UM, you know, the rest will definitely help him. Would you like to see him next? I don't know. I haven't made up my mind yet where I'm at with that. Um you know, Uh, it's kind of where I'm at right now with that one yellow receivers as well, similar to the to the rotting back position. Uh. Are those guys making a difficult
markets price, uh, potentially for that last spot they are? Um, and again it's uh you know, UM, I can remember myself being in that situation, even as a third or fourth string quarterback, just just fighting and clawing for everything and and and the exciting thing is these guys are making plays when they're in the game, and UM, you know this this next week is going to be important for all those guys that that are vying for those positions.
And and again it goes back to um making hard on us for for those final roster spots, and and um, it's good to see all those guys you know, it's good to see Bryce back out there again and playing. And um, you know Greg Ward and Mac and all those guys. Marcus had a nice touchdown reception tonight. So um, it's good competition right there at that spot. You know, the sideline offers unliving. But for Darby there were two
big plays game. What should get come better on those plays? Well, I gotta you know, go back obviously, look at the film and and we can decide and make that decision. But um, obviously it was a great catch. The one over the top of him was a great catch. Felt like he was in good position, you know. Um. And and just got to track the ball and make that play. Obviously,
the again the receiver made made a tremendous play. Um. And and you know these are things in these games that that uh you know, Um, we'll just go back and look at the film tomorrow and uh, you know, make that correction show him, um and and and show him how to be better in that situation, um, so that it doesn't happen again. One to ninety three yard drive. The balance that you had is that how you want
to the offense to look to shoot. I think in terms of that now Yeah, you'd love to have that type of balance, you know anytime, um, you know, run and pass and and kind of keep the defense off off balance a little bit and and get get the quarterback on the move and pocket and it was great to go down and score and obviously finish off that drive. Um. But yeah, that's a that's definitely a sort of a blueprint to to what you'd like to see during the
regular season. Is there anything out of the first team offense you want to see them have more success with, you know, going forward front? You know what you saw to not really Um, you know, I think the last two weeks, really, our our hurry up tempo offense was was very good. We were able to put pressure on the defense and our guys really, um, they practice fast that way and then they're used to that and they're comfortable with that, and it gets your quarterback in a
rhythm and it gets your offense in a rhythm. So that was very beneficial something we'll obviously continue during the regular season. But you know, we've got to just clean up some things into protection, you know, it goes back to Howard's question there into protection and um, you know, we'll do that and obviously. Now the focus for them is to get ready for Washington in two weeks time, with one today, just wanting to see him after doing his camp and after the day's game. You know, he's
he's done. He's done a great job, you know, coming in there and and uh, really starting camp as our third but really playing as our number two here in these last few games. And um, he's done a nice Jo did a nice job tonight, even after the turnover, to bounce back and go down really against their their starting defense and score was exciting for him and for the offense. And um, he's done a nice job. He's
done a really nice job. And uh, um again it's you know, it's one of those positions where you want to see that position play well and he's done a nice job. Really, how much is his game playing for Washington? How much is it valuating these punchings. Yeah, it's a fine line, you know, because we want to make sure our starters are getting a little bit of of some Washington and and uh, you know, getting starting to think, uh,
you know, the Redskins a little bit. But at the same time as coaches and and and the rest the team world, we're still evaluating, and we got one more preseason game left next week up in New York, and and we want to make sure that those guys are also ready to play. As far as Jarrett partnett alan Port, was it to get him in there with the ones star,
I think it's important. Yeah, it's important, And we wanted to see him against you know, some some good starting, um offensive tackles obviously, and uh it'll be a nice uh um you know tomorrow going back and watching the tape to just really kind of dive in to see how well he did or or some of the mistakes he made that we can help him get better as well. But it's always good to get get those young guys, especially a guy that's going to be in the mix
with that D line throughout the season. Um, you know, getting some good work against some good tackles. Thanks good, Thank you,