The Eagles had been again to work on Saturday as they put together for his or her third and ultimate preseason recreation in a single weeks time. Head coach Nick Sirianni spoke to reporters earlier than taking the sector and gave his ultimate ideas on the Patriots recreation final Thursday, what they’re taking a look at for QB2, and the way Jalen Hurts has had an unbelievable camp.
Right here’s what the pinnacle coach needed to say:
On the Patriots recreation movie
“I believed the blokes performed arduous and bodily.”
Sirianni famous that he thought the protection tackled fairly effectively, lacking 4 complete tackles within the recreation, however general did a very good job. He mentioned that they hit the proportion of what they needed to do.
“Protection tackled effectively, protection pursued to the soccer effectively, so I’d say that as an entire, on protection we performed with good fundamentals.
On offense some very nice mixture blocks that set off some good runs on hole scheme performs. Tyler Steen had one particularly that he was combo-ing with Dylan [McMahon] that I actually thought was good.”
He went on to say that the offense blocked effectively, solely had one dropped ball, so general he felt like they performed to their tradition. Once they’re evaluating guys, it’s not at all times in regards to the consequence, it’s additionally about how they’re growing their particulars and fundamentals.
“However I actually preferred how our guys had been connecting on the sideline so far as being there for one another. Somebody despatched me a clip of A.J. [Brown], DeVonta [Smith], Chauncey [Gardner-Johnson], Jalen Carter, and Parris Campbell going loopy when Joe [Ngata] had a very nice catch on the sideline. Very nice play there. You like to see the vitality and the blokes being there for one another.
So I believed that was actually cool. A few of the issues so far as our tradition goes from the sport I believed went rather well.”
On the evolution of the tush push
Sirianni mentioned Jason Kelce was only one piece of the tush push play, and that it additionally relied closely on Jalen Hurts, and Landon Dickerson and the remainder of the o-line.
“And so that you’re simply getting reps with guys that haven’t obtained reps of it. So, we’ll see. We’ll see the place that’s. Clearly not giving any solutions till we get on the market and play a recreation.
We haven’t been profitable with it, proper? You’re seeing that it’s a arduous play. Like I’m glad they didn’t take it out of the sport as a result of it’s not only a gimme. It actually reveals you the expertise of the blokes which were on the market succeeding at that play for the previous two and a half, three years, proper?
And so I really feel like that ought to offer you an appreciation of how good we’ve achieved it prior to now. We’ll see. We’ll proceed to rep it, we’ll proceed to stroll by way of it. We’ll see if we follow it. That was a dialogue this morning if we wanted to follow it. We’ll go from there.”
On the QB2 dialogue
The pinnacle coach defined that they consider every thing from the conferences to walkthrough, follow and video games, so there’s much more being thought of than what outsiders are seeing. He went on to say that he’s actually proud of the room — Jalen Hurts has had an unbelievable camp, Kenny Pickett and Tanner McKee have made performs, and Will Grier did some issues on Thursday, too.
“With Tanner [McKee] and Kenny [Pickett], I really feel like that we have now guys that lots of groups want to have and be on this state of affairs the place you will have two guys that you just really feel actually good about there in case they should play. Hopefully they by no means have to play, proper? That’s the plan.
And Will, like I mentioned, went in for a collection and he went down and confirmed what he may do. So actually simply enthusiastic about the whole room and actually pumped that we have now that group.”
On Jalen Hurts’ coaching camp efficiency
Sirianni was requested about Hurts not throwing an interception so far in camp, and the pinnacle coach mentioned that it could possibly be seen because the QB not taking dangers, however that’s not the truth. He’s seeing Hurts push the ball down the sector and taking the performs which can be there, and if a play isn’t there, he’s making the test.
“He’s taking what the protection is giving him. That’s good quarterback play, proper? Good quarterback play, the quarterback play I get so enthusiastic about is, ‘Hey, we have now this shot on or we have now this intermediate chunk on and so they didn’t give it to you after which we take a checkdown for 10 yards.’ That’s superior soccer.
That will get me extra excited than generally the massive wild performs. That’s simply the event of a quarterback and making performs, and in order that’s what he’s achieved.”
The pinnacle coach went on to say Hurts has had a terrific camp and he’s taking good care of the soccer. They put lots of emphasis on successful the turnover battle, with Sirianni lately speaking in a gathering in regards to the crew being 20-1 the previous three years in video games they’ve received the turnover battle. Hurts has achieved a pleasant job of delivering the soccer the place it must go and making nice selections with the ball.
“Man, I couldn’t be extra proud of the place he’s proper now, and look ahead to him having one other good day tomorrow.”
Different notables
Saturday’s follow was a moist one, however Sirianni mentioned that it offers them a chance to follow in these circumstances and do some drills to guard the ball.
He admitted that there’s nonetheless work they need to do as regards to the kick-off return, however each time they see a rep, the coaches and gamers study one thing new in regards to the revised rule and execution kinds.
The pinnacle coach gave lots of credit score to Nakobe Dean for his efficiency Thursday night time, saying the LB has had a pleasant camp and did some essentially sound issues of their second preseason recreation. He additionally talked about Dean’s relentless effort after lacking a sort out to come back again and make in a while that very same play.
