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Adam Gase – August 29, 2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Head Coach Adam Gase

(On LB Rey Maualuga) – “Today, we didn’t do any reps in practice. We’re just trying to slowly get him going in individual. We’ve got a workout plan for him. He’s been doing a lot of work with (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Dave) Puloka. We’ll see how he feels tonight and tomorrow and then if we can get him some reps (against Minnesota), that would be great.”

(How confident are you about depth at linebacker to make it through Thursday’s game against Minnesota?) – “We’ll be fine. We’ve got a good plan as far as if we lost anybody, what we’re going to do. We have some other options that we’re looking at with what we’re going to run scheme-wise, so I don’t see any problems.”

(Is CB Alterraun Verner or CB Byron Maxwell going to play on Thursday?) – “We’ll make those decisions tonight. We’ve got a good idea of what we want to do, but we’ll wait. We haven’t really told (the players) yet.”

(QB Jay Cutler obviously threw a lot of deep balls for you in 2015 with the Bears, but is this the best you’ve seen him or as good as you’ve seen him consistently connect on vertical throws?) – “That’s hard for me to say. We had some good practices (in Chicago); same thing here. In practice, when we can hook up like we did today, that’s always good. We’re just going to keep moving the ball around and get in some more situational work, so it kind of called for that; but I see all our guys being used at all different levels.”

(QB Jay Cutler’s got obviously a great arm for deep throws but his touch as a deep thrower, good from your perspective?) – “Yes. The more experience you get, the better you’re going to get at those types of things, where I think early in his career was more about that firmer ball down the field, more on a line, and now he knows what type of ball to throw. So he’s gotten really good at it and he’s had a lot of experiences with some bigger guys that he’s been able to make more of the touch throws down the field (with).”

(RB Senorise Perry looked like he was having a pretty good camp until the knee injury and now the cuts are coming. How big of a hindrance is that for you or how tough a decision for you?) – “We’re going to look at the whole body of work. He did do a lot of good things early (in camp) and I feel bad for him, because he wants to be out there. We’ll see how everything plays out. He’s done well and we’ll see how everything comes out numbers-wise.”

(What’s the number one thing you’ll be looking for Thursday?) – “Really, it’s going to be more about can we execute a little better than we have been, especially with those backup guys. We’ve had a lot of busts and not quite being in the right spot and not doing our job consistently. I know these guys will play fast. I know they’re going to play hard. We just need to execute a little better.”

(How many spots would you estimate are still to be determined, and are possibly going to be won on Thursday?) – “That’s hard for me to say. We’ll get together on this over the next few days and start talking the beginning stages of what our numbers are and where we have to make decisions. We wanted to make sure we gave a full four games to do our evaluation and we have plenty of time afterwards.”

(What is your approach on being a players’ coach? How much pride do you take in that?) – “I don’t really know what that means. Our guys know that I’ve got an open door policy. They know that if they’ve got something to bring to me that I’m never going to turn them away, so if that means you’re a players’ coach, that’s just how I was raised in this profession with a lot of the guys that I worked for and a lot of the mentors I had. I felt like it was a good way for me to go about business as a head coach because the guys that I learned under, that’s kind of how they were.”

(Your thinking on giving DT Ndamukong Suh three kicks today and is he your kicker if K Andrew Franks is injured in a game?) – “(laughter) I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

(Well I know that DT Jordan Phillips said today DT Ndamukong Suh’s likely our No. 2 kicker. Is that safe to go with?) – “Yes, I mean I don’t think we have another choice. (laughter)”

(What kind of camp is T Laremy Tunsil having?) – “It’s been good in practice. I know he was really frustrated last week. It’s rare for him to get beat in a game. He’s finally back at a position that he loves playing. When you have a guy that athletic and who has the ability to have … His awareness is really good. I felt like he had a good camp. I just want him to keep getting better and keep getting comfortable with Jay (Cutler) back there. It’s different. Guys move differently.”

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