Adam Gase – August 30, 2018 (Postgame)
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Postgame – Atlanta Falcons
Head Coach Adam Gase (transcribed by Atlanta Falcons)
On his thoughts on QB Brock Osweiler tonight:
“I thought he did a good job. He controlled the tempo of the game. I thought he was good with his accuracy. Some of those guys … We had a bunch of different guys going in and out and I thought he did a good job of just handling a lot of the changes.”
On if QB Brock Osweiler convinced him he belongs on the team:
“We’ll look at all of this stuff when we get back. The guys will watch the film on the plane tonight and then we’ll have a discussion over the next couple of days.”
On what he liked from the defense today:
“I thought they did a good job. There some really short drives, a lot of three and outs. We got turnovers. The guys were doing a good job of stripping at the ball and just trying to make sure we were making it tough on their ball carriers. It was good to see guys were flying around. (There was) a lot of pressure, it felt like from just that front four.”
On the team’s efficiency and execution:
“I thought it was pretty good. I’m sure when we go back and look at it, there will be some mistakes that we can easily clean up. For the most part, it seemed like things went pretty smooth.”
On what they wanted to get out of LB Jerome Baker playing today:
“We wanted him to get a few more reps and make sure that he is ready to go for the beginning of the season. I think sometimes with the rookies, we just have to kind of make a decision of who we want to play and who we don’t. We felt like … He didn’t start off where he was at the beginning of camp, so he was a little behind on some of the reps. We thought it would be good to just get a couple of series.”
On what LB Jerome Baker has done to win him over:
“His consistency has gotten better. As we’ve gone along, I think guys are able to rely on him, knowing that he’s going to be in the right spots. I think his speed really can trump a lot of things. It can trump a lot of mistakes. If somebody has some kind of error up front, he can make up for it by chasing the ball-carrier down.”
On David Fales’ performance:
“He got stroked pretty good early. That wasn’t really how we wanted to start it off. I thought he had some good balls. He did a good job on third down of converting when they had everybody covered. He scrambled for one (first down). When we go back and watch it, we’ll kind of see where we had some mistakes there. I feel like there were a bunch of good plays and probably some plays that he would want back; but for the most part, I thought he did a good job of doing what we asked him to do.”
On if he feels any differently about the backup quarterback situation after tonight:
“I’ll say the same thing: it’s going to be one of those two guys.”
On how many decisions were cemented tonight:
“We are going to have that discussion in the next couple of days.”
On RB Kalen Ballage’s performance:
“I was excited. A couple of us were talking on the sideline before the game because we were trying to gauge where he was at, and he looked very focused. I think you could tell from that first play of the game that he could’ve easily stepped out of bounds. He leaned back in and he had good contact there and got going a little bit. That was good to see. I think he came out here with a purpose to get better and I think he did that.”
On how he feels about this part of the job this weekend:
“This is the worst part because we’ve been together since April. We’re not a team that really changes out a lot of guys as we go. We try to give everybody the duration of training camp and the four preseason games to prove to us one way or another. Now it’s probably the least fun a part of the job.”
On T Zach Sterup and T Eric Smith and their games tonight:
“No. You already answered your question. (laughter)”
On his confidence level going into the season:
“I think it’s the same it’s been since we put this team together. I like this group. I like the way they work. I like the way they handle everything that we do from the start of the day to the end of the day. I think we’re putting a team together that basically, in the NFL, you’re going to run into adversity. I think this group will handle it. They’re solution-based. They’re going to find a way to get things done the right way.”
On whether there is enough depth at cornerback:
“Yes. We’ll look at this the next couple days to see where it is and see how these guys played this game. I know we’re young, but I like the way that we’re competing, so when we look at the numbers, we’ll be able to say. When you get down to it, you’re talking about are you keeping four or are you keeping five? And really, that’s where it gets thin anyways. You don’t have a lot of options because three of those guys are probably playing anyways, so you’ve got two backups.”
On WR Isaiah Ford:
“I thought he had some good production tonight. He had some good catches. He did a good job of making guys miss, so we’ll kind of see how that shakes out. We haven’t spent too much time worrying about that. We’ll get together when we’ve got a couple days to do it here.”
On whether WR Isaiah Ford would be a tough guy to let go:
“Yes I think there’s a lot of guys in that category. That’s why this part of the job isn’t very fun.”
On CB Tony Lippett’s performance:
“It’s hard for me to say right now. I have to watch it (on tape).”
