Reich spoke about how the players felt the energy in Bank of America Stadium on Wednesday.
Five minutes or less five or less okay Thanks for everybody for staying and Thanks to the fans for coming out man What a great what a great crowd on a Wednesday night you know I'm not sure How many were out there but it felt like A lot I thought the players fed off that Uh we got some good work done today we Did a little show yardage work a little Two minute work so Um good day good block right we go in These three four day blocks so that's Kind of step two and look forward to get Going here day off tomorrow and then Come back to work the next day What do you think of rice in the the Hurry up real bad band and uh two minute Drill I thought he was great Um You know we moved about we moved the Ball right down the field good you know Good decision making Um you know the whole way down the field And then the last play I actually I something I did to him put him in a Bad spot so which Um but it was good it was good good for Me right it was I told him I said that Was that was my fault with what I told Him to do something I shouldn't have Told him to do so he did a great job Though the whole practice Not really I will on a Sunday during the season no
You know you get no situations at the End and you know you got 15 seconds left So what do you want to do you want to Take a shot into the end zone well That's what the defense is going to do You know so sometimes it's just good Taking medicine kick the field goal with 15 seconds to go and then but then you Got to kick off but in this situation Sometimes what you find is I feel like We're in mid-season form right now this Is good stuff and you know um sometimes You want to see is the defense going to Screw it up I wanted to see what our Defense is going to do so I said hey Let's just go out there let's just run Four verts see if the defense plays the Wrong coverage and then just then we'll Throw it away and uh and then they got a Pretty good rush and I put them in a Hard position so we all learn from it From a coaching standpoint is there like An aspect of let's make our mistakes now So we can correct oh man yeah 100 I mean Like that's what Josh McCown and I were Saying out there and I was so glad that Situation came up I've been in that Situation many times in my career as a Player and a coach I was coaching I'm Not going to give names but I was Coaching a really good you know a really Good player in a very similar situation With very similar results you know what I mean and so you're just reminded I'm
Reminded that's me as a play caller you Know what how do you put the quarterback In the best position in those moments You know that are you don't have a whole Lot to gain but you could lose a whole Lot so it's that's that's good for us All to go through especially for being As a play caller Giving him a lot but not giving him too Much That is a balance and um you know I I Would like to think that uh first of all There's going to be the temptation to Give him a lot because he can handle a Lot he's really smart and it's easy for Him but just because it's easy for me Smart that doesn't mean it's what's best For him or what's best for the team so You know we got to figure out what is That fine balance you know in our Offense and we'll pare it down we're in Install mode right now so that's the Other thing we're just running plays you Know we're not game planning we're just We're just running our base offense you Know not game planning at all so uh it's I think it's going well on both sides Frank Can You Feel The optimism out There tonight from the fans in the Building without question I mean you Know I've failed it for months and and You know I love that right I mean I love It listen I understand it's a long Season and you know we want to put our
Optimism on the process you know yes we All want immediate results and we're Planning on you know that's what we're All hoping for and working towards but You I also know as a coach that you know My job is to kind of keep us focused on The play-by-play execution getting Better and then the results will follow What does he bring to the room that's Maybe a little bit different I mean he's Explosive he's good versus press Coverage and get vertical down the field He's a skilled route Runner he's got Good hands he's got all he's got all the Skill I mean he's got all the skill you Need it's just a question of opportunity And then making getting the experience And making making the plays that count In a game Said something the other day like the Way he's playing we've got to put him on The field on defense I mean can you find A spot where he's also in that mix with Shaq and Frankie Yeah I mean I obviously leave you know I Mean we'll talk that through EJ's going To be running the show on the defense But um this is why we have training him You know guys who make plays like you Said Darren they catch your eye and you Find ways to get him on the field and That's just it we don't have you know we Can have role players you know you it Doesn't have to be tradition right I
Mean you can bring guys in to play Specialized roles you know we do that on Offense all the time defense does that So you know we'll look to utilize all The talent we have on our roster Stadium with a crowd is that something You take a moment to be conscious of and If so what were your thoughts on that One just that is this is good for us as A team you know because it does feel Different and so it felt everything felt A little bit more this felt a little bit Like a game what we did kind of Beforehand Um the time in the locker room the whole Deal it just felt a little bit like we Were getting ready for a preseason game Which is a next which is another step of Preparation so and then coming out to a Stadium that's probably you know there Was some energy in the stadium and so That's that's again another box that Needs to be checked in the process to Get ready for the season okay thanks Everybody