August 3, 2015
Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center – Richmond, Va.
Head Coach Jay Gruden
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On how quarterback Robert Griffin III has looked in camp thus far:
"He’s been doing fine. It’s just going back to the
basics really. We’re continuing to build off what we did last year and
then obviously in OTAs. It’s just all about repetition now and gaining
more knowledge of the system, anticipation
and a feel for the throws and the protections and the run game.
Obviously the quarterback has a lot on his plate. Any time we get a
chance to go out here and practice against our defense and he’s got to
make sound, quick decisions, it’s a good thing. We evaluate
the heck out of him. Matt [Cavanaugh] coaches the heck out of him, Sean
[McVay] does. Overall I think he’s handled everything extremely well.
He’s benefiting from Coach Cavanaugh’s presence and he’s benefiting from
the repetitions. I feel like he’s on a steady
climb and we’ve just got to keep him that way."
On if he feels the focus being away from Griffin is positive:
"It is, but the focus is always on the quarterback,
I think. We’re trying to make this more about the team than Robert,
obviously. We don’t want to put too much pressure on our quarterback. I
mentioned before we can do a lot to take away
that pressure with strong running game and good sound defense and
special teams. But overall, Robert is Robert. He’s going to get a lot of
attention and deservedly so – he’s a great player. We’ve just got to
keep building him and building his confidence and
get him ready for Miami."
On injury updates:
"Matt Jones has a sore knee and he will be held out
today. He will be day-to-day. I got Matt Jones with a knee [injury].
Willie Smith will still be out with an Achilles [injury]. Tevin Mitchel
is going to have planned surgery for his labrum.
[Bashaud] Breeland will be out obviously for the four weeks, but he has
a mild knee sprain. We’re hoping for Wednesday."
On which labrum cornerback Tevin Mitchel injured:
"I think it’s his left."
If Mitchel’s injured shoulder was the same one from college:
"Different one. It’s the other one."
On wide receiver DeSean Jackson saying he’s always willing to do more if asked:
"DeSean will never be satisfied [laughter], that’s just the way he is. We want to have great balance, there’s no question about it. He understands the importance of that. He's just a wide receiver with big play capabilities, obviously, and you’d love to give him the ball a lot. You’d love to give Pierre [Garçon] the ball a lot, Jordan Reed obviously. When it comes down to it, man, it’s all about the quarterback throwing to who we think is open. There’s a lot of time where he’ll get doubled, and he won’t get the ball. But when he is singled up, we have got to take advantage of it, and he’s got to take advantage of it when his opportunity comes. It might be four or five times a game, it might be 12 times a game. We don’t know yet. But DeSean has been great since we got him here and you’ve just got to be patient and when the balls come to him, make the play like he always does."
On how Morgan Moses and Josh LeRibeus looked working with the ones yesterday:
“Moses is really doing well. He’s coming off that injury and he’s gained a few pounds of muscle. I really like where Morgan is and where he’s going. I think he’s got a lot of upside obviously, and we felt that – that’s why we drafted him last year. He’s coming along at a good clip and as long as he just keeps studying and keeps working, he’s going to be in good shape. And LeRibeus, this is really the first time he’s played full-time center. He’s going with the twos, yesterday he got a chance to go with the ones. He’s progressing well. It’s a tough position, man. There’s a lot of calls and a lot of things a center has to take care of pre-snap. It’s brand new to him, let alone the snaps and the shotgun snaps have been efficient. We’re happy with his progress also.”
On linebacker Junior Galette:
"Galette's still working with the trainers mostly and the weight/strength coach. We'll hopefully get him out sooner than later but we're going to hold him out a few more days."
On linebacker Perry Riley, Jr.:
"Perry Riley has really done a great job mentally with this new system. We're asking him to do a few different things, but he's playing with his eyes very well. He's getting himself into position. He can cover anybody out of the backfield, any tight end because he can run. And obviously his presence is felt out there. Perry and Keenan [Robinson] both, the inside backers are doing great."
On how long Mitchel will be out:
“Most likely he’ll be out for the year.”
On date of Mitchel’s surgery:
“I don’t know. We’re debating whether to do it sooner or when we get back to Ashburn.”
On if today’s practice will be the first with full pads:
“Yeah,
we were in shoulder pads yesterday. Players weren’t required to wear
knee pads and all that. We want them to wear everything they’re going to
wear on game day – the thigh pads, the
knee pads, all the stuff they’re required to wear – so we can do some
live stuff today.”
On the purpose of wearing full pads:
“Well,
just to get them used to wearing it. It’s important for them to get
used to what they’re going to wear on game day so the first time they
wear it, it’s not on game day. So we’ll get
them acclimated to the full pads and see how they react and run if it
slows down the fast guys if it doesn’t inhibit them at all. The main
thing is getting them comfortable in the outfit so they know what they
like to wear and what they don’t like to wear.”
On if it is too early to see the impact of Offensive Line Coach Bill Callahan:
“No, it’s not too early.
You can see the impact they have from not just the physical standpoint,
but from the mental standpoint. He does a great job working the heck out
of them. You know, on the field you see
them working non-stop. When the whistle blows after stretch, man, the
linemen are working and it lasts until well after practice is over.
Obviously they meet extra, more so than any group in our building. So, I
think he’s really doing a great job getting those
guys ready. He has to. We have some young guys that are going to play a
key role in our success this year and they have to be mentally ready
obviously as well as physically ready. You feel a lot better when you’re
the quarterback if you know the linemen know
exactly who to block and how to do it. Bill’s going to get them ready
and I do feel the impact”
On if the defense is hitting running back Matt Jones harder than other players:
“Well, when Matt runs in
the hole full speed, the first couple times and he gets the best of a
guy, then people are well aware of that, and they’re going to bring the
funk a little bit more to him. There have been
some good, friendly collisions so far with Matt getting the ball, but
that’s what you like to see. You like to have a guy violently hit
through the hole and keep his feet moving and you like the defense to
make sure they’re in a good position to make a tackle
with their knees bent and their head up – good thumping going on.”
On how Morgan Moses and Josh LeRibeus looked working with the ones yesterday:
“Moses is really doing
well. He’s coming off that injury and he’s gained a few pounds of
muscle. I really like where Morgan is and where he’s going. I think he’s
got a lot of upside obviously, and we felt that
– that’s why we drafted him last year. He’s coming along at a good clip
and as long as he just keeps studying and keeps working, he’s going to
be in good shape. And LeRibeus, this is really the first time he’s
played full-time center. He’s going with the twos,
yesterday he got a chance to go with the ones. He’s progressing well.
It’s a tough position, man. There’s a lot of calls and a lot of things a
center has to take care of pre-snap. It’s brand new to him, let alone
the snaps and the shotgun snaps have been efficient.
We’re happy with his progress also.”
"Galette's still working with the trainers mostly and the weight/strength coach. We'll hopefully get him out sooner than later but we're going to hold him out a few more days."
On linebacker Perry Riley, Jr.:
"Perry Riley has really done a great job mentally with this new system. We're asking him to do a few different things, but he's playing with his eyes very well. He's getting himself into position. He can cover anybody out of the backfield, any tight end because he can run. And obviously his presence is felt out there. Perry and Keenan [Robinson] both, the inside backers are doing great."
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