Adam Gase – August 6, 2016
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Saturday, August 6, 2016
Head Coach Adam Gase
(On if he can get a good read on the offense or the defense inside the practice bubble) – “The first thing you notice is the intensity level. I think the last time we were in it, we had probably the best practice that I had seen in a while as far as intensity, just the way the guys were flying around (and) the hitting. This (practice), the defense went to another level. They took it even more than what they did last time. And then offensively, there was just no juice whatsoever. It was almost just like a walkthrough.”
(On how he explains the offense tonight) – “It will be interesting when I go back and watch it. (I’ll) just kind of take a peek at it tonight and see assignment-wise first, but there just was no juice.”
(On if he was frustrated by what he saw tonight) – “It irritates me. You get to practice one time a day and you get a limited amount of practices and how many times you get to be in pads. I think it’s like 22 (padded practices) for the whole year. To not take advantage of that, that’s bothersome.”
(On how he changes the attitude of the offense) – “I think when you get smacked in the mouth, you got to have guys step up. Not all the time is it going to be vocally, but somebody’s got to either make a play or we’ve got to stop the defensive line from penetrating, we’ve got to pop a run, we’ve got to complete a ball – something.”
(On his thoughts on the defensive ends tonight) – “It seemed like all four of them were (getting pressure). I don’t even know if (Defensive Coordinator) Vance (Joseph) needed to pressure if he didn’t want to. Those guys were coming off the ball – they have been all camp. That’s why ‘T’ (Defensive Line Coach Terrell Williams) and ‘Wash’ (Senior Defensive Assistant/Pass Rush Specialist Jim Washburn) do a great job with those guys and they work on getting off the ball all the time. Obviously all that time in individual pays off because we go out there today and they’re playing at basically a different speed than anybody else on the entire field.”
(On DT Chris Jones) – “The guy flies around. The way he comes off the ball, whether he’s just basically striking a guard or having to penetrate a gap, the guy is 100 percent effort all the time. His ability to run sideline-to-sideline is pretty impressive for a guy that’s in the interior defensive line.”
(On S A.J. Hendy having an interception tonight) – “He was making a lot of plays in OTAs and in the minicamp and he was a guy (whose) his name was being talked about in the spring. In training camp, he’s been around the ball a little bit but I think today, that’s good for him. For him to be in the right position, he did his job properly and then made a play.”
(On if he could tell if any other young players did well today without watching the film) – “It’s hard. It’s hard to see from where we’re standing on the sideline – everybody is kind of creeping in a little bit. Being in (the practice bubble), it changes the whole environment as far as where everybody is at. We had the whole Green Bay setup there, trying to let all the people that came be able to see. It was hard to keep everybody back and then see what’s going on at the same time.”
(On if CB Tony Lippett has done anything to improve) – “I think Tony (Lippett)’s just working to get better every day, as far as, whether it’s in press or when he’s playing off. He’s seeing a lot of different routes. Between going against Kenny (Stills) and Jarvis (Landry) quite a bit – because every day he gets a different guy, which is good for him because he’s seeing different routes because we’re starting to get to that point where we’re trying to use Kenny and say, ‘Hey, these are the routes we really like with him.’ (It’s) the same thing with Jarvis. (Lippett’s) getting a different sample size every day. I think he’s really heading upward, as far as improvement. I know that for himself, he’s not going to stop at wherever he’s at right now. He’s going to keep working to get better. He knows that with ‘X’ (Xavien Howard) being out right now, he’s got a really good chance of taking these reps and seeing where he’s at. After the preseason it’s going to be a lot more telling for us.”
(On where WR Jarvis Landry ranks among the receivers he’s coached) – “He’s rare because he is a guy that can play outside and inside. Normally, the guys that I’ve been around have been either strictly an inside guy or strictly an outside guy. His ability to do both and the variety of routes he can run is very impressive. I don’t think I’ve ever been around a guy that has as much grit as him. There’s something about him where he wills himself to be … he’s at a different level when he’s going against that secondary. There’s something inside him that’s different than anybody that I’ve really been around. He’s a fun guy to coach. He’s a fun guy to watch compete. I know he’s really hard on himself; he’s a perfectionist. I love how he just keeps striving to get better every day. I think (Wide Receivers Coach) Shawn Jefferson, he’s like the perfect guy for him. That intensity between those two guys is a fun thing to be around all the time.
(On if anyone is pulling away in the kicker competition) – “I think we’re just going to keep evaluating. The preseason games are your best indication. We can (practice) all you want, but the environment completely changes for those guys when you get into a real game. You would love to get into a situation where it comes down to the end of a half or end of a game – even though it’s not as big of a moment. But just when you’ve got that kind of pressure and everybody is watching you and you know you’re basically at the last play of the half. That’s really a great indication of how a guy is going to be.”
(On RB Damien Williams in the scrimmage) – “He’s been doing a great job since he got back. I appreciate you pointing out that there wasn’t a lot of positive plays. That makes me feel better. (laughter) But he’s done a great job. He’s been the one guy when he’s been back, he brings that juice you want. When he gets a rep, he makes every one count. That was something when he was on PUP and when he got back, (Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Darren) Rizzi told me, ‘I promise you this, if you give him two reps, you’ll get everything he has.’ He’s proven ‘Riz’ right 100 percent.”
(On when he talks about the offense not being ready if he meant across the board) – “I think it was just the whole group. It just seemed like everybody was just sleepwalking a little bit. It was a little surprising to me. That was something I did not expect from our offensive players.”
(On if the offense was as frustrated as he was) – “It seemed like it – just talking with a couple guys afterwards. They knew something did not go like what we thought, for sure.”
(On if he chalks up the offensive struggles to going inside the bubble) – “I don’t think so. If that’s what we’re going to try to blame something on then that’s terrible.”
