EAGLES HEAD COACH NICK SIRIANNI
Postgame Press Convention
Thursday, August 15, 2024
Q: Mekhi Becton the beginning proper guard?
NS: Yeah, we nonetheless have a while to suppose by way of some issues. We’ll have some actually good bodily practices subsequent week, virtually some operational issues, various things like that. So we’ll see. No motive to say something by some means proper now as a result of we’re nonetheless working by way of it. So we’ll see.
Q: Is Steen’s ankle the identical one he had injured?
NS: I really have not bought with the medical guys but, so I do not know. I do not know the way he is feeling but. We’ll get that info to you guys.
Q: Is Tanner outplaying Kenny?
NS: I assumed they each did some good issues immediately. I feel, you understand, Kenny was what, 11 of 13? Ball solely hit the bottom twice. He had some stress on him. Tanner performed properly. I feel he was 15 of 19 immediately, however made some good throws. I assumed Will did some good issues. I am joyful they’re all on the roster proper now. I actually am. That is good room and so they’re all serving to Jalen, serving to one another, and I like that. So actually is an efficient room. Like I mentioned, the issues that type of stalled among the drives within the first half immediately was among the pressures we bought. And we did not run it nice in that space both for some totally different causes that we’ll clearly take a look at and why. So no, I assumed they each performed a stable sport tonight. Simply among the stress that was on Kenny occurred in that first half.
Q: Is it correct to say that Kenny – that Tanner is doing extra to make it extra aggressive than Kenny is doing much less?
NS: Once more, like I mentioned, I feel they’re each doing a pleasant job. Yeah, Tanner made some very nice throws down the sphere immediately with some good anticipation. I am going to have to have a look at the tape of what occurred, however they each had good practices to this date. They each I assumed performed stable immediately. I am going to have to look at the tape to see precisely what occurred. Onerous to say precisely – I do not bear in mind any performs that I felt like Kenny made and I am like, oh, man this was detrimental. Clearly you return, and even with Tanner. I did not have any of these notes down like that. I assumed they each performed properly throughout the scheme and each did some good issues.
Q: Is {that a} competitors or is Pickett the No. 2?
NS: You noticed the place they went in immediately. Kenny is No. 2 and Tanner is our No. 3, and I’m actually joyful they’re each on the roster.
Q: Tanner had an excellent preseason final 12 months too, and in my view I assumed he had an excellent camp. We do not get to see follow throughout common season. How did he play –
Q: Throughout common season in follow?
NS: Yeah, he did some good issues. Now, I feel with Marcus [Mariota] final 12 months, he was taking extra of the reps however Tanner bought some as properly and you’ve got developmental intervals. Our job as coach is present as a lot alternative as we will for guys to develop that are not getting reps in-game, and we’ll proceed to attempt to try this, proceed to develop these guys in what they do. I assumed Tanner did a pleasant job final 12 months with the reps he bought in follow growing himself. As you’ll be able to see, he is having one other good coaching camp and preseason video games.
Q: What components into the choice to not play any of the offensive starters?
NS: You realize, we had 89 performs in opposition to New England. It was an extended, bodily follow; good one-on-one reps additionally. I felt like we – once you play two days beforehand, like once you follow on Friday – take us to a the – you follow on Friday and play on Sunday. That Friday follow is brief, quick. We wish to say ensure we’re paying consideration there on Fridays, ensure we’re utterly locked in on Fridays. Focus Friday; some individuals name it Quick Friday. That is by design to ensure your guys are able to go on Sunday. When you could have that lengthy of a follow, which is extra like a Wednesday, even an extended Wednesday follow, and a very bodily follow prefer it was, I assumed it was a very bodily follow. And since I feel New England is a very bodily crew, that is not sufficient relaxation in my view to place these guys again on the market. And so they bought sufficient work in that space. We’ll do some issues subsequent week to simulate that once more regardless that we’re not training in opposition to anyone. See how that goes with whether or not we play them or not subsequent week. That is what went into the choice to not play them.
So far as the defensive guys that performed, Bryce the linebackers, Devyn and Zack and we simply felt like they wanted extra reps and we weren’t planning on taking part in them lengthy. I feel they had been throughout 10, 12, 14 performs someplace in there. You guys would know that higher than I might. That was our plan, to get them that quantity of reps? Simply because they’re new to the crew, new to the system. Zack Baun, new to that place just a little bit as properly. So we actually wished to get them reps and that is why these specific guys performed.
Q: Within the case of McKee, he got here out and went again in. What was responsible for that?
NS: We wished to get Will some reps. He is achieved a pleasant job. Will has earned some reps. He is nice for the room. He is an important professional. You’ll be able to inform he is achieved this a very long time. We wished to provide him a possibility to go on the market and play. Typically it is exhausting in the event you put a quarterback in and it is a two-minute drive and your first snaps are two-minute drives; these are robust conditions generally. Or it is a four-minute drive. Like you do not know what the scenario is. Our plan all alongside was to play Tanner the primary two sequence within the second half, let Will go, after which put Tanner again in so we did not put Will in a bizarre spot, proper? After which Tanner may very well be within the circulate of popping out of halftime and going. So that is what went into that. Once more, I assumed Will did a very nice job main a drive down the sphere once we had been stalling out just a little bit in sure areas, and he did a pleasant job competing passes and shifting the ball and actually happy with how he performed.
Q: What was your analysis of Jalen within the joint follow?
NS: Yeah, I assumed he was actually on prime of it. Actually on prime of his checks, actually on prime of among the distinctive issues that New England was doing, and I actually appreciated his efficiency. So much to be assured about with how he practiced on, what’s immediately? On Tuesday, yeah.
Q: You talked about Huff; did he present you something from a run protection perspective tonight?
NS: Yeah, I feel he is simply going to proceed to get higher inside our scheme. He is an excellent soccer participant. It is simply studying a brand new scheme, studying some various things that we’re asking him to do, totally different strategies. Guys like that – and he works his butt off and he needs to be nice, so guys like which might be simply going to maintain getting higher with the reps he will get, and that is why we wished to get him reps tonight.
Q: The joint practices, how do you are feeling you got here out of these?
NS: Yeah, we will speak later about what I feel the correct amount is, this and that. Have totally different emotions about it in all probability each time you undergo it. You are like, possibly that is the proper quantity, this and that. I assumed it was actually good. Once more, Coach Mayo and his workers, unbelievable hosts. We bought good work in, good clear work in the place you do not have to blow the whistle on a regular basis with totally different fights or something like that. And it was bodily. It was a bodily follow. I used to be a bodily follow. So, man, I used to be actually happy and I might love to do that once more. I mentioned that to Coach Mayo after the sport. I mentioned let’s do that once more subsequent 12 months. I do not consider we play the NFC-AFC East subsequent 12 months. I mentioned to him, let’s do that once more subsequent 12 months, as a result of that was actually good work, and so I am huge believer within the joint practices as a result of you’ll be able to actually get good work in opposition to totally different groups, totally different schemes, totally different gamers, and so you are not going in opposition to the identical particular person on a regular basis. 89 performs is an efficient chunk of labor.
Q: 12 months in the past you mentioned you had been regretted not taking part in the starters within the preseason. That is what is going on to occur right here. What’s totally different this 12 months, placing in a brand new scheme offensively?
NS: You realize, I do not bear in mind – once more, you are saying I mentioned remorse it? Do you could have it like that? Whether or not I mentioned – actually what I in all probability ought to have mentioned, if I did not say this, is I might at all times rethink, proper? All the time going to rethink issues. We’ll see what occurs subsequent week so far as our plan to play anyone. However, once more, if you consider once you play – like final week – I am not going to get into all that, however I at all times rethink. Every little thing is at all times on the desk. Annually is a special 12 months. For me to reply something for subsequent 12 months and answering for this 12 months final 12 months wasn’t sensible on my behalf. Yearly is a brand new set of the challenges and new circumstances. Yearly every little thing is at all times on the desk of what you need to do, what you suppose it’s essential do. The principle objective is to get your guys able to go week one, week two, week three, week 4. I might say we have begin these final two years fairly scorching off the – beginning 8-0 I consider in ’22 and 5-0 final 12 months earlier than we misplaced. The principle objective is to ensure we’re profitable that first sport and we’re prepared for that first sport and proceed to construct off that first sport. You need to look as fairly as you presumably can, as clear as you presumably can that first sport, as a result of clear soccer is what helps you win that first sport, however the primary objective on the finish of the day is to attain extra factors than the opposite crew.
Q: Is there a participant or two that you simply really feel has actually improved from final 12 months to this 12 months?
NS: Yeah, you understand, I’ll single any person out. I feel Fred Johnson is constant to develop as a very stable soccer participant. He is an enormous man, proper? You see that, and it is exhausting to get round him. He simply continues to place the work in that he must to place in to develop at his place. I am actually happy with how Fred has labored and his toughness and simply his capacity to enhance every day. You’ll be able to see that, so I am joyful. You requested me for a man, that is the man I am going to single out proper there. Happy with Fred for all of the work he is put in to get himself to the place he’s proper now.