Reich answered questions about OLB Marquis Haynes heading to injured reserve and WR DJ Chark’s status.
Okay go ahead and open it up Frank something No Um well excuse me He did have a little setback you know When he went out and tested it the one Day he just had a little setback so yes The answer to that question is a Definitive yes Um well just the entire group really I Mean you know the thing is with marquisi Because he hasn't practiced for the last Month although we were kind of Anticipating that he there was a chance He was going to be ready you know we've Been playing like he's not going to be Ready so everybody's gotten a lot of Reps and you know Um so I think we'll be in good shape Um I just think that he's He's simplifying the game more and more You know like make it as simple as you Can Um Yeah in many ways things are complex out There but the whole key to playing fast Is to keep it simple get your one or two Moves that you got know what you do well Do that over and over again and that's Going to be good enough you don't have To be Superman you know he's he's got Great physical ability So it just comes down to keeping the Assignment simple and playing hard
That to a guy that I that I'm sure comes In as a rookie and wants to Play you know what I'm saying like you That's a great question and The good news is like you know EJ and Tam and Dom Capers you got a lot of good Coaches there just pounding that into His Pounding that into him for the last Month or two months or three months But listen it we're all in process every One of us you know whether this is our 13th year or our first year every player Is in process DJ's in process we like Where he's going moving along but he's Just he's got to be comfortable with That and we have to be comfortable that He's in process he you don't arrive Overnight it just doesn't happen so we Got to be patient as well How is DeSean Williams looking to see You for a bigger role DeSean looks good Um you know he has experience in this System uh leader effort guy has a knack Of making play so excited about the roll He'll play Some experience in the league allows you To take these bumps in the road but how Do you handle that type of fluctuation During a game week yeah I mean It's just the next man up really is you Have to take that mentality that this League hardens you it hardens you right Life hardens you you go through a lot of
And you know we've all been through this Before so and I think it does help that He hasn't practices and an all of a Sudden thing so I think those are two Big things Of success so where would you rate You're you're the team and where you're Going right now on A one-ups of success I think the bigger Thing you know I mean it's this early in The year without having played a game Not sure I want to put a number on it But I would say what I am comfortable Saying is that on that Continuum that You're talking about we're moving in the Right direction we're about to find out What number we're about to find out Where we're at um But we really you really don't know Until you start playing the games Now I'm sorry the first part It's not good look good um I wrote you Expect form You know we'll recommend slowly you know I mean obviously uh you know we're Working in slowly but he'll provide Depth at receiver you know could have a Role on special teams and So that's you know a lot of times those Fourth and fifth receivers you need them To play on special teams as well That's a fair question Um
You know we're gonna meet today I'll Give you guys an update on Wednesday on That Um and you know I won't have I won't Hold any punches back on Wednesday I'm Just not ready to kind of make that Final declaration just yet I want to Wait till Wednesday to get that done Brian participating today in the the Walk through he did not participate That because of contract That was a personal matter to him I'll Just I'll defer to him on that break any Concern he may not be available in week One Um again I'm going to defro I'll defer To Brian on that I mean I mean you know Just as a I wouldn't say this about I Just would generally speak and say about Any of our players you know Just that you know I would just you know Anyway I'll just defer to Brian on that Note we heard you all summer Praise Him Others Praise Him for being here Cusp of the Season it doesn't seem like He's A participant your concerns and what do You say to the rest of the team great I Love that question I appreciate you Asking that question because you know my View of Brian Burns doesn't diminish at All you know I mean we understand There's a business side to this Prophet You know to this to this thing we do and
Uh I still respect and admire the way He's handled himself and Um you know so I I have nothing but the Highest regard for Brian Burns that's You though does that impact the way that You know you guys have two open roster Spots This is the way you kind of maneuver Over the next couple of days I mean it's Hard I mean like I can say and both of These things can be true I can say I Love and respect Brian Burns and he's Got to do what he's got to do but does That make it harder yeah it makes it Harder I mean it's just the facts I mean I'm sure he understands that and you Know you can't find a more of a team guy Than him you know but Life is complicated sometimes it gets Complicated so you know we just keep Moving forward day by day Honestly I Um I'm at the stage in this where I'm Not involved in the contract negotiation At all zero I have zero at this point You know I've expressed you know Mr Tepper and Scott asked me my views of Certain things I've expressed My Views I'm just worried about beating Atlanta You know you know getting our team ready To play Atlanta really that that's all That's on my mind and do I hope that He's there absolutely I hope he's there But you know if he's not there you know
I just I'm not worried about it just Move forward All around how has that transition been What's his process been like for you Guys I think it's made him a better Overall player you know just the more You can do the versatility of playing Inside and outside and learning the Different Skill set to play both I think learning Going outside has helped him probably as An interior past Russia in some ways and You know and then but some of the things That he learned playing inside has Helped him play that same position you Know that outside linebacker position And setting an edge and you know some of The skills that are there so I just Think it's I don't think that automatically happens I think that credit goes to yitor for How he's received you know kind of doing This Um and I think he's benefited from it Right On Thursday I guess it was Brian was in The building we heard teammates say he Was in meetings is that the case today Yes Yeah he was in the building he was in Meetings If you had a chance to speak with him Directly is he referring to this as a Pulled in as I've heard some people
Refer you know we have a you know listen We have a great relationship we we we're Just we're not even talking about the Contract at this point you know we had Our one discussion about it a while ago And you know we're just talking football Right now so the business side will take Care of itself whether it's whenever That is You start are you preparing though as Though he may not play I think you have To prepare for all options you know you Have to think the best hope the best but Prepare for all options Uh Cuba and Miles have obviously in this Time with injuries how are they doing Heading into newborn Um they're doing well They're doing well they're confident They both look good miles looks good Cuba looks good and I'm sure they're I'm Sure they're dinged a little bit you Know like every you know it's just that Training camp so but they're they're in Good shape By awaiting the preseason to now game Plan and what's that look like and then It's so great for a coach you know and The players Where you can really get specific and Really narrow things down Um you just I don't know it just comes To life even more well every stage has Its kind of juice to it if you if I
Could say it that way but you get into The game plan mode and all that matters Is getting ready for this one opponent You know nothing matters before nothing Matters after Stay in the present how do you stay in The present and um you know day to day You can't even think about Sunday you Know we got to think about Monday now we Got to think about Tuesday you know as Coaches how we you know what we're going To get done tonight and tomorrow you Can't you just can't allow yourself to Get too far out in front so I think our Players have done a good job with that I Understand it's more maybe a contract Question you want to answer but is your Understanding that he will not play Until he has a new contract I don't have I don't know the answer to That question A year because of having seen pretty Much nothing in the preseason everybody Kind of keeping everything close to the Event this is the hardest one to get Ready for it has there are there is a Uniqueness to this week Um That does make it difficult Um they have you know they have very few Reps with their starters they have a new Defensive coordinator sure he came from New Orleans you know so they're going to Run a hybrid they're going to run some
System you know some variation of what New Orleans defense is I'm sure he'll Put his own twist on it Um so that does present unique Challenges for sure but they obviously Have this they're dealing with the same Thing so it kind of Kind of it's all equal I'm curious how You kind of seize upon the advantage That you may have where you there is so Much change in this organization that That you can kind of spring some stuff On that on that as well I mean that's Certainly part of it and as you guys Know we you know we held back You know a fair amount you know in the Preseason as far as what we put on tape In in preseason games listen you know It's not we're going to come out there In a totally new offense and they're Going to just roll over and say we give Up you know what I mean Um but it just takes you know initially It just takes about 10 plays you know if You can have 10 things 10 things that They haven't seen that you maybe give Your players a little bit of a Competitive Edge but the whole key is And we talked about this as a team Okay we'll have a few new wrinkles that We're going to show that they haven't Seen on tape but you still got to Execute I mean we still got to execute I Mean just because you're running your
Scheme doesn't mean it's going to work They're going to run a few new wrinkles As well and so I can't wait I mean it's Really it's challenging it's fun it's Exciting Frank the last one do you think Do you know whether Brian's situation is Tied at all the Nick posts Yeah I do not know the answer to that Question all right thanks thanks
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