Cheesehead
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On getting the ball to Adams more and doing more on offense:
For us, we want to get everybody more touches. 57 plays, six of them were four-minute, three were at the end of the half, five penalties, and we had six third-and-longs. It’s just an up and down deal right now. We always want to try to get Davante the ball … but to do that, we have to have more plays.
Not turning the ball over, scoring in the red zone, that’s huge. Finishing out in four-minute, this game is all about situations. With the production of the offense, it’s just let’s not shoot ourselves in the foot.
Defensive coordinator Mike Pettine
On the short week:
These days are all kind of merged together. Yesterday was a Wednesday and a Thursday. It’s a lot more mental reps. Today we needed to get out there and do something physically. You can’t just walk through all week and then expect to flip the switch on.
On halftime adjustments:
I wouldn’t say there have been a ton of adjustments. Something we’ve had to tweak. When something happens on a series we need to fix, we’ll do it right after the series is over. At halftime we’ll get together as a staff to see where we are from a health standpoint and what’s been working and what hasn’t. There’s nothing magical about our halftime. We have a mature group that understands, hey, they did this to us in the first half, and they’ll make adjustments personally.
On Philadelphia TE Zach Ertz:
He’s a pretty complete tight end. He’ll block. He’s not the fastest guy, but all he does is get open and catch the ball. He’s got a great relationship with the quarterback. You can tell they’re really in sync and the quarterback trusts he’s going to be where he’s supposed to be and can get the ball there ahead of time. He’s as big a challenge at tight end as we’ve had this year.
On Alexander taking No. 1 WRs and taking risks:
He’s a guy that will accept any challenge we give him. He’s confident in his ability and there will be times he takes some chances. He trusts how he prepares. He’s going to be right a heck of a lot more times than he’s wrong.