Reich spoke to the media about the Panthers’ pro day visits, DJ Chark, and Anthony Richardson.
Morning everybody good morning Joe good Morning How's everybody doing Well great We're actually going to have a little Kind of organizational dinner tonight Here Um kind of finished off the week and Then head out in the morning It's been a good it's been a good few Days Kind of bond throughout this entire Off-season process from like a think Tank standpoint how much do you think That's helped you guys as you enter in This next phase of the off season Yeah I think the bonding process and the Chemistry that develops during this Process is real it's it's important at Every level and uh that that's what's That's what has happened and will Continue to happen that's why there's a Lot of reasons not to shortcut the Process that's not the you know and That's of a good reason as well Obviously you do it to get the right guy And to make the right evaluations but That is a side benefit that is really Powerful how did 2016 uh kind of help Shape the way you guys have handled this And being in the similar situation yeah That's a great question I mean it did Shape it it's different but it's for me You know having been in that process
There's a lot that's similar but it's Not all similar it's tweaked a little Bit but Just going through that process and Knowing to be patient you know you might See a throw or you might sit down with Guys wow I love this guy and you can be Tempted to say this is our just finish The process just be patient be patient You got time we don't have to make this Decision today stay stay true to the Process Right what did you learn last week about CJ or Bryce or all of them that you Didn't know or did you just have things Confirmed to you last week yeah Joe A Lot of it was confirmation because our Staffs do such a good job on the front End right so we all sat down you know Back in our building talking about These guys you know listening to the Scouts give their take on each of these Guys so you know you already go in Having some idea of what you're walking Into but I would say in all the right Ways it was confirmation you know you Talk to these guys and you see we said Scott said this I've said this hey all All these guys at the top are worthy of Being in this discussion and um Some for different reasons than others Some you know some are the same but Those things I just got I think that get Confirmed
Uh you just signed DJ shark we haven't Talked to you since how do you view him In this offense yeah I love love the Idea uh lovely you know listen I was I Don't make no mistake about it I really Wanted DJ a lot of us did Um I've had my eye on him for a couple Years now I think DJ is a down the field threat I Think he's a very competitive uh Hard-working player from all the Intel That we've gathered and if you look at His career even though there's been some Injuries along the way he's consistently Producing over 14 yards of catch and Like that's that's not a mistake right You might do that for one year but to do That you know year in and year out and You need that in your office right Anybody you know you guys know as well As I do you need those chunk plays and He's been a proven chunk play guy and What we're excited about is you know uh You know he's going through his process Of rehab from the injury that he had and The procedure that he had done and we're Very optimistic that the procedure that He had done is going to end up to be a Good story that it's going to clean up The issue that he's been fighting for a Couple years and uh and really give him The best chance to stay on the field Maybe ready for OTAs and everything and Dude I think he'll be ready for part of
OTAs the last one I talked with the docs There's a chance that he will get into The action Um I can't remember the exact time we Did have this conversation but I was Thinking originally maybe not and then The doctor's like no we think he's going To get involved in some of it I can't Remember the exact timetable worrying Surgery what was the procedure it's just Something in the ankle foot thing you Know which Scott and I You know talk to the doctor who Performed the surgery you know just to Kind of get his take on Really from I didn't really need to say Tell me what you did I just need to say Is he going to be okay you know and just Tell me he's going to be okay and you Know I think we got a good report from The doctor you know the docs are always Pretty straightforward but there's Always risk of this and that but I felt Like the dock was very Optimistic about a full and complete Recovery Frank from the philosophical Idea you had about what you wanted this Offense to look like when you got the Job how has it changed given all these Free agent additions and the parts You've been able to put in place around That quarterback yeah uh great question Darren and really the you know the parts Have put and put in place based on what
That philosophy is you know you get Miles Sanders you know you're getting a Three down back Um someone who's very versatile can do It all from the backfield you know can Run inside and outside Zone scheme Gap Scheme you know good route Runner good Hands good in protection you know you Can keep them on the field all the time You know you get Hayden Hurst you know You need that hey we love our tight end Room but it's our tight ends get a lot Of action so Payton's you know he got in He's the you know he's kind of the more Conventional wide tight end Um you know you got Tommy who's who's Kind of more the speed guy and you've Got Hayden who's kind of he can do both You know he can do a little bit of both Right and then you get you know Adam and Shark and DJ and you know Adam's uh Listen I I know Adam's still got a lot Of juice they'll do stuff outside and We'll play them outside we'll play them Inside you know and then you got DJ he's Your big play receiver but we're also And I talked to GJ about this we're Gonna you know Expand his role he's not just going to Be that you know we want to develop him Into the you know into a complete a Complete receiver wide in his router he Not just you know it's not just going to Be all the vertical stuff down the field
We feel like we got one of the best wide Receiver coaches in the business and Sean Jefferson Um and Sean will do a great job working With those guys [Music] And coaches played in the recruiting of Specific reagents I've played a lot a Big role you know I think I saw Something out there you know Highlighting Deuces role and because Deuce was with DJ he and and Thomas Brown and and Josh and Sean I think they All put a full court press on you know To recruit him but obviously do spin With DJ last year that was a big deal And you know Deuces as you guys are Getting to know him he's just a very Compelling figure you know and a Straight shooter and that's what all the Players want they want someone just Going to be straight with them right Just talk just tell me what it is and Um and Deuce is great like that and all Of our decisions like that like the way I was talking about this with Bruce Earlier that that we when we make a Decision You know I I'm always going to represent The opinion of the I'll be the voice of The coaches you know Scott's gonna he's Gonna be the voice of the scouts you Know what I mean and and we're going to Collaborate together on those decisions
Craig this is relevant to your team and Lots of others um from your experience In coaching a Young quarterback rookie Quarterback whatever Um what are like the the Minor Details That make that a unique job than the Other 52 guys particularly a young Corvette yeah I mean I think there's a Couple things Um you know one is it a guy who's played Under Center so just some of the from a Mechanical and from a fundamental Standpoint Um You know what what's the philosophy of Your offense or you understand or how Much of that has he done or not done Um but I also you know you're learning a Whole new system and what I have Typically found Steven is it's the Protection world that's the biggest Change you know we're all kind of Running a lot of similar past Concepts And rpos now and all that stuff but it's Really in the protection world you know How sophisticated can you get how good Can this guy be at learning to get to Know protection and how to make Protection adjustments are there also Differences from an interpersonal uh Perspective as well just in terms of how You know yeah they're all different Right yeah that's exactly right Everybody's different so again just
Getting to know building that trust Right and we know there's no shortcuts Of that you can't approach every guy the Same guy some guys are you know you're Going to be harder on other guys you're Just gonna but at the end of the day What guys want is they just every player To me just wants to know can you get me Better and so that's our job as coaches To figure that out Um How do you balance his upside versus his Um uh loving apsm I'm doing the first Night and if you're interested oh yeah I'm sorry yeah no it's my fault Um Yeah there's he's an excite he's an Exciting player Um Even before the combine you know Watching his tape their their plays and Throws all over the tape that scream top Pick you know top you know top of the Draft pick and um that's a credit to him That's a credit to him he I think he has Upper body mechanics that are really Solid Um you know obviously his completion Percentage is lower than than you want At this level but I don't get too Discouraged at things like that
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