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Josh Grizzard – September 15, 2020

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Wide Receivers Coach Josh Grizzard

(Obviously you guys lost WR DeVante Parker halfway through the game last week. How does that change what you ask from your guys? I know WR Jakeem Grant probably takes a bigger role there. How does that change what you ask of your group?) – “When it’s in-game, it’s always the next guy up. You’ve got a plan for that week and then it’s adjusted to who is filling that. I thought Jakeem did a good job with the opportunities and just being able to step in. Then Mack (Hollins) was able to step in as well, on certain portions of the game to take over as well. It doesn’t necessarily change the game plan a ton. Sometimes there are specific things you want them to do. I’m just happy with those guys being able to adjust in-game and keep it moving.”

(Where right now is RB/WR Malcolm Perry in his development as a slot guy? Do you think he’ll be ready to help you in a game, if needed, next week?) – “He’s done a good job. In terms of a timeline, I couldn’t answer that. He’s developing each day. There are things we can work on during individual periods, crossover periods with the defense. It just shows – again, just continue to improve and get a feel for playing receiver in the NFL and making that transition. He’s done a great job. He’s still working and we’ll just see how that plays out.”

(I want to ask you about WR Lynn Bowden Jr. What was it that you guys saw? I believe it was Offensive Coordinator Chan Gailey mentioned that you had done a significant amount of film work on him. What was it that you guys saw that made the trade intriguing and what do you envision for him skillset-wise?) – “He’s an intriguing player. Of course we tracked him through his college career and then going into the Combine and of course the offseason process going into the draft. He’s versatile. He can uncover. I like his route-running ability. Of course he’s versatile having played quarterback, running back, receiver – basically three different positions – at Kentucky. Any time you can add a guy like that to a team, it allows us to be more flexible schematically and then it’s harder on the defense as well. We’re happy to have him. He’s done a great job since he’s been here in terms of grasping the playbook and catching up because he’s of course a little behind, not being with us during camp and not having a true offseason based on the pandemic. We’re happy to have him.”

(It seems that some of your better receivers, WR DeVante Parker, WR Preston Williams or even TE Mike Gesicki are best at the jump ball situation – throw it up to them and they make a play, rather than maybe separating. Is that a style that you can live with as a receivers coach Can you live with guys being primarily a tight window jump ball group?) – “That really goes from week to week based on the scheme you’re going against. It could create those kind of opportunities or you could get more of a zone look, where it’s not necessarily high-pointing it and jump balls and things of that nature. I like that ability in DeVante, Preston, Michael and really the rest of the group on their skillset on that. It’s based on the opponent each week on how much of that you’re actually going to see.”

(I wanted to ask you a follow up question on WR Lynn Bowden Jr. How much does his experience at quarterback potentially help you in terms of speeding up his understanding of the offense, considering the quarterback has to know more than most positions?) – “That’s a good question. It is something that we look at, and it is for him I think something that will help him. When you’re back there taking snaps from the center, you see the whole defense. You see how things play out. You have a feel for what the o-line’s job is, what the running back’s job is, why the receivers run routes at a certain depth versus certain coverage. I think it does help him, just like anybody else, just like it would Malcolm (Perry) seeing some of those things. To your point, it does help him and it’s nice to have that knowledge coming from college.”

(I wanted to ask you about WR Preston Williams and where do you feel he is in terms of physically compared to last year? Is he completely back from the torn ACL he had in November? And what did you see from him on Sunday?) – “For how he feels, I don’t want to speak for Preston; but I just know from my end of it, it’s good to see him out there. This is a guy coming off an ACL tear and to actually get back into game shape – there is a mental hurdle that comes with coming off that injury. To be tackled for the first time and not have a preseason, and being out there to compete and just being back out there with the guys and playing a game that I know he loves, I was happy for Preston because it is a long road back and there are some dark moments that you face. It was good to see him out there.”

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