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George Godsey – July 28, 2019 Download PDF version

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Tight Ends Coach George Godsey

(On TE Mike Gesicki) – “Yeah, through the spring and into now, he’s working hard. He’s put on a little weight. He asks good questions of that veteran group in there that can give him some pointers. I’m trying to help him out as much as I can in the passing game and in the running game. He’s a good teammate. It’s early with pads – (just) the second day. We have a lot of room to go.”

(There are a lot of guys in that room. Can you tell us about the overall competition between everybody at the tight end position?) – “Yeah, I mean that position is about flexibility. You’ve got to block, you’ve got to be effective in the pass game, you’ve got to do some pass protection when asked to do that, so it’s all about versatility. Each one of them has their different strengths. We try to utilize that as much as we can but at some point, they’re all going to have to do what that position requires.”

(TE Dwayne Allen is obviously missing the start of camp. Is that less significant considering he’s a veteran who has been around the block so it will be easier for him to catch up?) – “Every year is a new year and we’ve got a new group of guys that everybody has to kind of mesh with – not just in our room but mesh with the offensive line, mesh with the quarterback. It’s kind of like everybody in camp right now where everybody is trying to build chemistry and then build their skillset to be the best they can during the season. It’s early right now and that’s how we’re taking it – one day at a time.”

(What skillsets have you seen from TE Clive Walford and TE Nick O’Leary and TE Durham Smythe that you feel can help you this season?) – “Well, they all have different skillsets to help us out. They’re all doing well in the passing game. This is the second day of pads, so we’ll see eventually where that leads us to. But through a few days of OTAs and into these first couple of days of early training camp, it’s been mainly a pass game. They all have a certain area that they can help us. Their experience last year will help out too.”

(One thing you told us a couple of months ago was that you like to maximize players to their strengths in terms of emphasizing what they do well in games. Obviously you want to develop them in all areas. With that in mind, can you hide a player who is not a good blocker at your position? Or is there no way you can realistically continue to get through games with a guy who you don’t feel is up to par blocking?) – “At this point in camp, we’re really trying to build and then evaluate. It’s the second day of pads. It’s a new year, so we’re building our techniques from spring without pads and now trying to apply them. As we get later on in the spring and into the preseason, then we’ll start saying maybe we’re better off doing this or that. But like I was saying earlier, at some point, everybody is going to be called to pass block, everybody is going to be called to run a pass route, everybody is going to be called to run. You build tendencies by just doing one thing, so we’re not going to do. Like I said, at some point, they’re all going to have to do what’s required of the position.”

(Two days into pads, I guess there’s no way of knowing if TE Mike Gesicki has improved as a blocker? He’s obviously put on weight.) – “There’s a lot of tape out there of him blocking.”

(TE Mike Gesicki has looked how, so far, to you?) – “I mean through two days, like I said, we’re still in the beginning phases. Everybody has done good at some point (and) poorly at others. I would say he falls in the same mix as everybody else in that group.”

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