Carolina’s offensive coordinator also discussed the impact Adam Thielen brings on and off the field.
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Yeah I'll I'll start with a little Statement just about Andy and just uh You know thankful to hear that Everybody's okay with his family and um You know just uh both sides of the crash I hope everything uh turned out okay and We're just excited to go forward I know Dave already announced you know our Plans going forward making sure Everybody's getting the Reps they need To to prepare for this game but um you We're excited to have Bryce up and Rolling and and he's been locked in the Whole time so you know just next guy up Mentality for for all of our positions And and uh excited to get going All right thanks coach we'll start with Cassidy Hill hey Brad how's it going good how You doing Cassidy doing good I I know You're still not exactly sure what Adam's game status will be but how much Does just having him back on the field Kind of help that whole group yeah yeah Adam you know he's a a sounding board For the quarterbacks he's a sounding Board for a guy who's played a lot of Football and has experience with route Adjust um so you see you know as we're Trying to work through uh things on the Sideline in between plays uh he's always Right in the middle of it and he's been There the last couple weeks been a huge Help um but just having them out on the
Field you know once you you call the Play and you put those guys out there um He still communicating that thing pre- Snap uh to some of those guys and Helping them out so it's invaluable to Have them out There all right let's go to Mike K Followed by David Newton what's up Mike Hey BR how's well I guess I you um hey Brad um what has Adam thielen brought to The practice field while he's been Sideline I know he's constantly out There I'm just curious how has he helped You in your job and what has he done Maybe for his teammates while he hasn't Been able to perform in practice Yeah I Think when you're a when you're a Coordinator you're trying to make sure You keep eyes on everything and and Bounce around from different position Rooms and and make sure everything's Kind of working together um I could just Like I do with Rob I could give him a Voice an opinion about something that Happened during a play or he can Echo Something that he saw when he's putting Extra eyes on the receiver specifically So he's done a great job of just staying In tune to what what we're trying to get Done um and then seeing you know how did The play unfold during practice um you Know and what can I give to to Brad and Then what's my feedback on that so he Could bring it back to the room similar
To the you know the relationship I have With Rob and and Nate Caroll they do a Phenomenal job of just keeping eyes on Things in the past game um so you know Just kind of say you know bringing my Alert to things and saying hey what are We trying to accomplish as whole uh and How should our guy fit into It thank you Yep hey coach how you doing good wanted To ask you um when when you guys got the News about Dalton's car crash what was It like uh for for the conversations There I mean how many people were Involved in that decision um how long Did it take to make that decision or or It pretty much a simple hey he's got a Spring Thum we're not going to play him This week uh you know it's it's always a A group decision just talking things Through we were actually just with Andy And and he had left to go be with his Family and and pick up his kids so first Of all we're just excited to hear that You know not excited we're happy to hear That uh you know everybody was okay Coming out of the crash uh because we we Care about our guys but um you know when It comes comes to to Bryce we know how How valuable the reps are practice During the week and and uh you know once The you know the determination of you Know whether or not Andy would be able To you know practice a little bit during
The week we we'd love to give those reps To the guys and get the full speed reps And and move on but I know Dave's Addressed a lot of that stuff but um you Know the decision came when you know Felt like it was appropriate top down From Dave and and we were ready to Rock and how much is it going to open up Even more so the Playbook when you get Jonathan out there oh Jonathan it's been Awesome watching him run around uh he's Just he's a special athlete still Getting his you know he's got his legs Under him now so you see him you know Starting to accumulate those reps with The mid Zone uh runs that we've been Having uh and I think it's cool because We've been working a lot of pony Packages with two backs out there just Trying to find different ways to get Miles and chuba uh involved so we're Just trying to have him you know kind of Absorb both all of that stuff so so we Can be flexible once he is active uh you Know get him out there in any way we can Because he's he's shown to be a dynamic Player both run and pass um you know With the with the practice that we have Seen so we're just we're just ready to Plug and Play uh when he's available Appreciate it Yep all right let's go to Joe person Followed by Darren Gant y brg good Morning morning Joe good to see you
Yesterday Andy was saying that in the Moments and minutes and maybe I don't Know how long but in in the moments After the crash there were actually People from the team that came out and Kind of helped and get things settled do You know were any coaches able to do That uh I wasn't you know I wasn't privy On who who went out there the coaches we Were we were the game planning at that That moment once we got the you know the News that the family and everybody was Okay from the crash um you know we just Did our best to support him and and then We had to you know get ready for the for The next day bringing the players in With a good game plan going Forward and then uh football-wise your Most complete game at this season came With with you know in Andy's first start When when Thelen was still healthy um What's the dynamic like with him coming Back but now Andy's not at quarterback And what gives you confidence that you Can replicate that that Vegas game I Think uh I think any quarterback would Be happy to have Adam uh in the fold um He's done it for a long time not we Already mentioned it right it's not only His production but it's it's the Production that he brings along Alongside of him by communicating things Out helping guys on the sideline um Getting other receivers you know in the
Fold um so his uh his impact on our Offense is huge and and it's just a it's A testament to Rob more to just keeping All these guys locked into to the voices That need to be heard that so they can Continue to grow and and uh sorry Adam's A huge part of that right so Adam's been You know involved Adam's been uh plugged In the whole time and we all lean on him And his experience of of trying to get Things accomplished the right way thank You Yep Brad uh how much more are you doing With Jack plumber this week is just kind Of a just in case Yeah I mean just Jack's getting more Reps uh you know with the with the Offense just naturally when uh you know Andy's on the side but as far as uh Getting guys prepared to you know play a Game whether it's the first quarterback Second quarterback our guys do a Phenomenal job of conceptionally Teaching uh will Herer drills all those Guys he goes around the table and gets Them all ready ready mentally so I think The only big change for Jack would be Taking a couple extra reps you know in Those team periods that's not Necessarily with the scout team um so Always great opportunities for other Guys to you know step in the fold and Show that they're ready um unfortunately You know when other um guys are not
Available he got a lot of game reps in The preseason and then has done a lot of Watching since then what's it like and How do you guys handle that Switching Gears of going from that playing mode to Standing watching learning developing Yeah you got to find a way to steal your Reps so uh Mike berkovichi does a great Job after practice of going back through That script uh with Jack and he'll take Some of our younger players as well uh In the skill positions and making sure That you know they got to get some of That muscle memory steal a couple of Those full speed uh routes but then also Just talk through some of the plays While you're out on the field because we All know it's it's different when you're Sitting in front of a TV screen versus You're on your feet you got the cleats On a ball in your hand and you're kind Of walking through th those plays Simulating practice so uh Mike's been Doing that all year um you know we're We're really excited to you know Continue that process so just have guys Ready and and it's not only Jack it's Some of our our younger players that Might not be getting the Reps at tight End running back and receiver you see He's got a nice little collection of Guys um over there making sure that They're staying in Tune all right let's go to Mike K hey
Brad just wanted to ask you um obviously You've been in the league for a while But having your dad being in an NFL Front office and you being around that Tampa Organization for a while I was Just curious do you have like a unique Perspective On the trade deadline and how it affects The relationship between the front Office and coaching staff and do you Have any memories of when your dad made Like a big trade or the or the bucks Made a big deal uh honestly during the The Bucks time I think a lot of my Memories with him I was usually playing Sports in the fall so a lot of my Memories were just watching the game and Then in the offseason when it's free Agent signings I get to go kind of poke Around the office and all that but um I Can't say no like the trade dead line he Was always build through the draft and Free agency uh I don't I don't remember Too many Splash trades for the for the Bucks back in the Day Thanks all right anyone Else I question real quick wait go ahead You you said something earlier and I Just was curious because I don't think I've heard this before what is a pony Package Pony package uh two running Backs so getting miles and chuba out on The field
At the same time uh yeah you guys feel Free to stop me when I just use football Jargon but um yeah so we love having Them both out there they're both great Runners and have done great great stuff For us so um we just you know at all Times want to keep the defense on their Heels by cycling in our personnels and Our our best combinations of of players Out on the Field thank you I learned something does That go back to smu's Pony Express it Just might that kind of predates me a Little bit but uh i' I've seen the 30 For 30 that's about It we will find out by the end of the Day Yeah all right thanks coach thank you [Music]