Oh, you know, I tell you what I'm anytime in my opinion that you can have a playmaker like Bings goals and you can, you can you can keep him locked up for a couple of years makes you feel good. And uh, I'm just so happy for him and his family and the fuck you know, the fact that, uh, the work of how he put in to make sure this thing got done. I'm just so excited to have him here and look forward to working with him as training camp and obviously during the season. How long do
you have put him out rant? How long you expect? It's day to day with him, Um, and obviously the same in Brandon Brooks. Both of them are day to day. We're we're anticipating next week sometime getting them both back on the field. What exactly man is an ankle ankle sprain? He did it. He did it working out in California. Um. Actually so uh has that ankle. We're just treating it day by day. That's getting better and again, anticipate next week at some point. Well, gives you the confidence that
sprowls over the ze player. You know he's thirty four next year, that he isn't deren Sproles is a is a pros pro. He knows how to take care of his body in the offseason. He's very very intelligent running back. He's been around this game a long time. It's guys like that you don't worry about. He's gonna he does
everything right. He does what you what you coach him to do, and um, you know again, it's just the way he prepares and the way he attacks every day gives you the confidence that he's going to be around for a few more years. How can you see the running back duties this season? Maybe you can bind it up more with what you have and considering Gararon's age or what we're see him so far, well, I mean, you know, right now the running back is we got
a lot of talent right there. We got some young talent. You know. Kenyon Barner is a kid that has shown some some good strides this offseason and picking up the offense. And you know, you get Ryan out there, you got Darren and then you got the young kids Wendell who who we picked up and Byron Marshall and said O'Neil, I mean we got some guy as it have some talent. Um.
I love, you know, playing with two tight ends. I like playing with a couple of half backs in the game, so it's a chance to get all these guys some revs going down, going down the stretch. Now, this hard kind of this tough time of training country, Matthews. Can you just talk about the pressure you face it's a first time head coach, but also the expectations to say a little more time, the pressure you're under as a first time head coach, not just that, but as it is,
you know, the expectations. Well, I mean I think you just approached it day by day and um, you know, one thing for me, I get here in the morning and I spend I spend thirty minutes just thinking about my day, sort of a quiet time a situation. And then uh, you know, being a man of faith, I think that's that's important in situations like this, and you just sort of you just sort of turn the day over and you just let things unfold. And so that way, that way it keeps me, It keeps me grounded, um,
and and uh, it gets me through each day. And then I just I just I can't worry about tomorrow. So it takes Peters and said yesterday he felt that you had respect you respect the veteran and I'm wondering, you know, like I guess the message the fact that you plan on resting him once once a week he's at is at the plann maybe Well, I wouldn't. I wouldn't put a time limit. I wouldn't put a day
on it. Um. You know, it's it's something, listen, It's something with with veteran players, um that the longevity of the entire season, especially offensive and defensive lineman that you I think you had to be smart with those guys. I think you have to give them time to rest throughout training camp. Um. Obviously the style of camp is going to be a little bit different, um than than
what they've been used to. And so I think with all of that in his recovery and the way he takes care of himself once he's offered football field during the day will really help him in his longevity of the season. But yeah, I'm gonna I plan on giving these guys, um, you know, rest throughout and only training camp, but throughout the season's important to keep the that's happy to I don't think at this point. Well, number one,
I know I know what they're going through. I was one of those guys for so long, and even though I was in a different position, UM, I see the wear and tear and the grind that these guys go through every single day. That's a physical game and it takes them an entire week to recover sometimes. So you know, the more you can, the more you can. You know, it's not when they get to this stage of their career,
it's not about the physical rep anymore. It's it's about the mental rep and and um, you know these guys are are are professionals at what they do. They understand their roles, and uh, you just give them the time and the rest to be ready on game day. Nick Foles got released earlier restarting and you get a guy and Alexe Smith who while he always in Kansas City, probably played at a level but he didn't approach most
of his career. How much do circumstances play in quarterback success or you believer that there are just guys that you can put in any kind of situation get they'll be productive and play well. How does that balance? It's there's a fine line. There's a fine line. The quarterback position in the National Football League UM has changed over the the last the course will say the last ten
to fifteen years. UM. I mean by that is there these guys are getting a little more athletic, UM, bigger bodies, Um. You know, guys that are smart coming out of call. They're highly you know, intelligent guys. And and you know, sometimes I think you could take a Pro Bowl quarterback and put him on an average team and it becomes average. It also depends on the talent around who that that
really makes or breaks that quarterback. And something we did in Kansas City with Alex is surrounding him with talent, the talented guy and then utilizing his strength of his athleticism, his brain, UM, very accurate passer doesn't turn the ball over. And it became became a recipe for ass for us in Kansas City. And and it's just unfortunate and knick situation. And I think he's a talented guy, and he's put the right clouds around him, he can be a very
successful quarterback. You talk about the dynamic play of a daring scrolls, but the age does coming to the the fact of the clay point of what that says, do you have to concern yourself as the season progressive, look at how many touches he will get in the game to try to keep keep him pressure and or long run. Yeah, he's another one that kind of goes in that in that boat. But at the same time, I think, um, he's a he's a he's a freakish athlete. And and
I don't going into it right now. I'm not gonna I'm not gonna limit him. I want to see how much I can give him. I see much, I see much, see how much he can handle um, and then and then we go kind of go from there. There are specific things that he'd like to see. Sam Brodford and Free going good throughout training camp. You know, he's done it. He's done a great job already through his leadership ability, the way he's communicating with his players, He's you know,
he's still learning the system. He's just picking up the nuances of the offense and progressions. But his dialogue with with me, with Frank, with John, with his teammates is something that, uh that I've been I've been really pleased to see. And then and then his ability to throw the football accurately on time and with them has really has really stuck out. And he's done a great job this spring and then the beginning of camp. So we continue to do that with him. He's just going to
continue to grow, you know, each and every day. It seems like there's been a heavy rotation map for what you seever, Doug, what he's the other guys there, good question, you know the rotation thing. You're seeing it not only at receiver, you're seeing it at at corner. You're seeing an offensive line. We're so early in camp right now that we just want to get guys reps and so
there's no rhyme or reason for any of it. We just want to get, you know, everybody the opportunity right now to get to get on films so we can begin our evaluation process. Because anyone has stood out there, any of those receivers um. You know, Rubin came back after the surgery, had in a spring, he came back healthy, ready to go. He's had he's had a good start to camp. I think Nelson's done a nice job been
and Josh huffle too and Jordan and Jordan. I think is has really come back in a good good set of or a good mindset um and you know it's got we got good depth. Then Chris gibbons you throw Chris and there and again a veteran guy that knows how to practice and play, and and we just want to get them all as many reps as we can, Thank God,