[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Day 7 Coach Weis After practice interview. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Were you happy with the tempo[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. Tempo of practice was very good. Very physical The intent was to smack them around for a couple of hours.. A lot of sore puppies.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. What are some of the things[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. You set up contact situations. We put in Red Area today. We put in 3<SUP>rd</SUP> Down today. Those team segments banged them around pretty good. Then we introduced them to Down and Distance. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q, What's your comfort index with SAM with Mitchell Thomas and Vernaglia[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I've been encouraged. They bring different things to the table. Tomorrow night's more of a game situation. The coaches won't be spoonfeeding them anymore. With the coaches on the sideline they'll have to communicate among themselves.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Is Tom (inaudible) working at kickoff return[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. He's just starting to earn some extra reps. He came in, wasn't in very good shape. Rust is a fair ... partially fair . He's starting to end some reps. He's not moved to the top of the depth chart but he's playing himself into some consideration. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. We saw him back deep yesterday and Saturday[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. Yes, we had several players rolling through there. We have an hour of Special Teams practice on Wednesday. I reserve judgement on placing people on depth charts until a couple of scrimmages. I do the same thing with Special Teams. When you have a controlled drill, certain players stand out on certain plays, it's different when there's referees back there. We have several candidates at kickoff returner[/FONT]
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Q. Carlson and Freeman[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. They both have shown they can block and catch. When you have two TEs that can do that it gives you a lot more flexibility you don't get pigeonholed into only being able to do certain things. One of the biggest problems with TEs are when there one dimensional when all they can do is block or catch. Both of them have enough versatility that they can hold their own in both passing game and blocking game.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Do you find one of them is falling away[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. They're a good complement. They're pushing each other. You want competion among guys you have confidence in. Marcus is moving up in my trust category.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Will you go heavy again tomorrow.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. We'll go real light tomorrow morning cause we're going heavy at night. We're going to add meeting time in the morning and you guys get 20 minutes in the morning. Maybe just helmets and jerseys. I want to work Ryan Harris back in and this is a perfect tempo to work him back in.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. What happens to Sam Young with Harris back[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. He'll compete at RT as the first thing and backup at LT. When Ryan's in there going, Ryan's in there.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You based your comments on Freeman on yestersay[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. No all through training camp. You don't base it off of one day cause they have ups and downs. He's been very consistent. That's when I gain trust in a player.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You use Brady for Quinn talked to Brady and Peyton what do you do with the kickers'[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. One of the reasons Jeff holds the ball so well is he spent a bunch of time with Hunter Smith. We've got them all over the place. Now that Adam's with the Colts that will be a great resource with the kickers. BUT I have to go through Compliance to make sure we go through the rules. I just can't ask Adam to come over here. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Did you have to do that when Quinn spoke Peyton[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. He can call them. They can't call him. Just like a recruit. If you're a recruit, I can't call you but you can call me. So I can text, “Give me a call back!” Seriously, you guys should read the compliance book and take the test. The books about this big (2 inches thick) and the test about 40 questions. I did it a lot faster this year than last year.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. How you do on the test[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. 40 out of 40. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. I heard it only took you 5 minutes compared to everybody else from somebody who was there.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I did OK. The girl though I musta been cheating.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You said you needed a week to gt #2 QB into focus[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I want to definitely get through tomorrow night. I want to see what happens when we're not standing behind them. I It's their huddle. They got the play called and the blitz is coming? There's some pressure. They've got to make a good decision. We have 3 nights but we can't wait that long. Tomorrow night we''ll start moving a little bit closer to making that decision. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You have what could be 18 predicated senior starters. Do you seen an advantage to so many senior starters[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. There's nothing better than experience but you also have to be able to play. I've also said I'll play as many freshman as I can. If the freshman is the best player; the freshman is the best player.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Do you have to make the decision on other positions soon[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. We don't have to make it tomorrow night. After tomorrow night we're gonna have to stop repping 3 full teams to give everyone a fair shake. Afer tomorrow night we're gonna start repping two full teams. Then repping one full team. I call them the “Ones” and the 1As”. The first guys and then the first substitutions after that. When it comes closer to game time you're not looking to get the two deep equal reps. The first guys are going to get more than the [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Are you open to changing the backup deep chart during the season if one of the freshman Qbs look good.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I just said that on the practice field. There not etched in stone. There might be somebody who plays Special Teams and they make plays. You put them in the game. Injuries change depth chart. It works the other way too now. Guys up here move the other way too.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. If Travis is the every down LB and he gets a rep here or there on offense how does that effect Special Teams[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. There are 4 major Special Teams Units. Punt, Punt Return, Kickoff, and Kickoff Block. Instead of playing him on all 4 units because I believe in playing the best guys, you play him on 2. Now if he's the Personnel Protector on the Punt team he stays there. That job is too important. That's why Zibby's on the punt team and Mo Crum. You prioritize which team helps us to win the game.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. If one of the backup Qbs has to play how confident are you in that group.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. There's two different mentalities. One is finishing the game; the other is building the game plan around the player. Two different things. One you have the game plan and now you put somebody in to run that game plan. The other is you lose that guy and now you have to put in the best guy that has the best chance of winning. It may not be the same guy. You can have a guy get dinged for 4 plays or lost for the game. When your first QB goes out there's going to be a big dropoff to the second one. The team 's that are most prepared are the ones that can handle the crisis. It might be one it might be two guys.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q.How serious do you see Sam Young as a contender to start.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. Serious. A serious contender. If he ends up being the best guy, he'll end up in there.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Were you happy with the tempo[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. Tempo of practice was very good. Very physical The intent was to smack them around for a couple of hours.. A lot of sore puppies.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. What are some of the things[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. You set up contact situations. We put in Red Area today. We put in 3<SUP>rd</SUP> Down today. Those team segments banged them around pretty good. Then we introduced them to Down and Distance. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q, What's your comfort index with SAM with Mitchell Thomas and Vernaglia[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I've been encouraged. They bring different things to the table. Tomorrow night's more of a game situation. The coaches won't be spoonfeeding them anymore. With the coaches on the sideline they'll have to communicate among themselves.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Is Tom (inaudible) working at kickoff return[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. He's just starting to earn some extra reps. He came in, wasn't in very good shape. Rust is a fair ... partially fair . He's starting to end some reps. He's not moved to the top of the depth chart but he's playing himself into some consideration. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. We saw him back deep yesterday and Saturday[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. Yes, we had several players rolling through there. We have an hour of Special Teams practice on Wednesday. I reserve judgement on placing people on depth charts until a couple of scrimmages. I do the same thing with Special Teams. When you have a controlled drill, certain players stand out on certain plays, it's different when there's referees back there. We have several candidates at kickoff returner[/FONT]
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Q. Carlson and Freeman[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. They both have shown they can block and catch. When you have two TEs that can do that it gives you a lot more flexibility you don't get pigeonholed into only being able to do certain things. One of the biggest problems with TEs are when there one dimensional when all they can do is block or catch. Both of them have enough versatility that they can hold their own in both passing game and blocking game.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Do you find one of them is falling away[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. They're a good complement. They're pushing each other. You want competion among guys you have confidence in. Marcus is moving up in my trust category.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Will you go heavy again tomorrow.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. We'll go real light tomorrow morning cause we're going heavy at night. We're going to add meeting time in the morning and you guys get 20 minutes in the morning. Maybe just helmets and jerseys. I want to work Ryan Harris back in and this is a perfect tempo to work him back in.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. What happens to Sam Young with Harris back[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. He'll compete at RT as the first thing and backup at LT. When Ryan's in there going, Ryan's in there.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You based your comments on Freeman on yestersay[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. No all through training camp. You don't base it off of one day cause they have ups and downs. He's been very consistent. That's when I gain trust in a player.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You use Brady for Quinn talked to Brady and Peyton what do you do with the kickers'[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. One of the reasons Jeff holds the ball so well is he spent a bunch of time with Hunter Smith. We've got them all over the place. Now that Adam's with the Colts that will be a great resource with the kickers. BUT I have to go through Compliance to make sure we go through the rules. I just can't ask Adam to come over here. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Did you have to do that when Quinn spoke Peyton[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. He can call them. They can't call him. Just like a recruit. If you're a recruit, I can't call you but you can call me. So I can text, “Give me a call back!” Seriously, you guys should read the compliance book and take the test. The books about this big (2 inches thick) and the test about 40 questions. I did it a lot faster this year than last year.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. How you do on the test[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. 40 out of 40. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. I heard it only took you 5 minutes compared to everybody else from somebody who was there.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I did OK. The girl though I musta been cheating.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You said you needed a week to gt #2 QB into focus[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I want to definitely get through tomorrow night. I want to see what happens when we're not standing behind them. I It's their huddle. They got the play called and the blitz is coming? There's some pressure. They've got to make a good decision. We have 3 nights but we can't wait that long. Tomorrow night we''ll start moving a little bit closer to making that decision. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. You have what could be 18 predicated senior starters. Do you seen an advantage to so many senior starters[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. There's nothing better than experience but you also have to be able to play. I've also said I'll play as many freshman as I can. If the freshman is the best player; the freshman is the best player.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Do you have to make the decision on other positions soon[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. We don't have to make it tomorrow night. After tomorrow night we're gonna have to stop repping 3 full teams to give everyone a fair shake. Afer tomorrow night we're gonna start repping two full teams. Then repping one full team. I call them the “Ones” and the 1As”. The first guys and then the first substitutions after that. When it comes closer to game time you're not looking to get the two deep equal reps. The first guys are going to get more than the [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. Are you open to changing the backup deep chart during the season if one of the freshman Qbs look good.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. I just said that on the practice field. There not etched in stone. There might be somebody who plays Special Teams and they make plays. You put them in the game. Injuries change depth chart. It works the other way too now. Guys up here move the other way too.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. If Travis is the every down LB and he gets a rep here or there on offense how does that effect Special Teams[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. There are 4 major Special Teams Units. Punt, Punt Return, Kickoff, and Kickoff Block. Instead of playing him on all 4 units because I believe in playing the best guys, you play him on 2. Now if he's the Personnel Protector on the Punt team he stays there. That job is too important. That's why Zibby's on the punt team and Mo Crum. You prioritize which team helps us to win the game.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q. If one of the backup Qbs has to play how confident are you in that group.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. There's two different mentalities. One is finishing the game; the other is building the game plan around the player. Two different things. One you have the game plan and now you put somebody in to run that game plan. The other is you lose that guy and now you have to put in the best guy that has the best chance of winning. It may not be the same guy. You can have a guy get dinged for 4 plays or lost for the game. When your first QB goes out there's going to be a big dropoff to the second one. The team 's that are most prepared are the ones that can handle the crisis. It might be one it might be two guys.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]Q.How serious do you see Sam Young as a contender to start.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, sans-serif]A. Serious. A serious contender. If he ends up being the best guy, he'll end up in there.[/FONT]