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Jets fans have been saying it for a while. And here is some more proof of it. Conservative Hermy ...classic. And I thought Herm was not going to touch the offense.
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HERM EDWARDS: “A little bit disappointing in the situations we had today. We’re going to have to get better at certain situations, especially in four minutes (to go in a game). I preach that; I believe that. We’re going to have a mindset of playing better football offensively with four minutes (to go) where we can’t always rely on going back and throwing passes to make first downs.
“We have an excellent offensive line and a tremendous runner. We have to be able to knock people off the ball and run the ball and the game’s over. We have to understand that and that’s the mentality we’re going to have to get. That’s why we practice like how we practice in the morning. That’s why we wear pads; that’s why we play nine-on-seven. These guys are going to have to understand if you’re going to win on the road that’s what you’re going to have to do. It’s no secret. We’ll keep practicing that way and eventually we’ll get good at it.”
Q: Why wasn’t it working, Herm?
EDWARDS: “The execution. The defense set the tempo and the offense never responded. They didn’t respond the way they need to respond because that’s going to happen in the game. You may not make five yards on the first run; you might only make three. You’ve got to keep hammering and you’ve got to have that mentality where all of a sudden a pass will bale us out. It didn’t bale us out today on third-and-eight. The offense stopped the clock and we had to punt. We don’t want to do that.”
Q: Is it because you have some new guys on that line?
EDWARDS: “The new guys are going to play Saturday.”
Q: But they’re still new?
EDWARDS: “I don’t care. It doesn’t matter to me. They’ve got to play Saturday. You know what? If somebody gets hurt in the first quarter those same new guys have to play. They have to go in and play the game and I’m not going to change the game plan ‘cause they’re going in there. I’m not going to say, ‘hey, we’ve got to throw passes because we’ve got a new left tackle or new guard.’ Are you kidding me?”
Q: But they’re still new?
EDWARDS: “I don’t care. It doesn’t matter to me. They’ve got to play Saturday. You know what? If somebody gets hurt in the first quarter those same new guys have to play. They have to go in and play the game and I’m not going to change the game plan ‘cause they’re going in there. I’m not going to say, ‘hey, we’ve got to throw passes because we’ve got a new left tackle or new guard.’ Are you kidding me?”
Q: There might be a lot of Chiefs fans excited about the defense setting the tempo because that’s not how it’s been around here recently.
EDWARDS: “In practice you always have to create competition. This is what happens in practice: there are swings in different periods. You have a swing in a period where maybe the defense is getting the best of the offense. Then you have to make sure if that’s the way it’s going you have to retaliate. You don’t just keep letting the one team keep dominating the practice because then you don’t get better as a team. A little bit of that took place today and that’s not good enough.
“So, now it becomes a one-sided practice and I don’t like one-sided practices, even though I’m a defensive coach. I’m happy when we compete and get better. One side of the ball didn’t get better today but they allowed that to happen because of their mentality. You can’t let that happen because that’s going to happen in the game. Our players understand that but sometimes the players get into that mode (of thinking). We can say we’ve got new guys in there, but I don’t care if there’s a new guy in there. When you walk in the huddle there are only 11 starters and I don’t care if you’re a rookie or you just came here yesterday. You have a job to do, an opportunity to do something. You need to do your job.”
Q: Is this the first time you’ve seen something you didn’t like?
EDWARDS: ‘It’s not that I didn’t like it; I’m disappointed, that’s all. There’s been some other times. I got after the defense one day, too, because the offense was knocking them around. So, I think the offensive players figured I’m a defensive coach and I’m going after the defense. Well, today, I’m mad at the offense and the offense has got to learn we’ve got to knock guys off the ball in the fourth quarter and win the game. Period.”
Q: Is this the first time you guys have struggled in this four-minute offense?
EDWARDS: “This is only the second time we’ve done it. So, it’s new and it’s a new mentality, too. I understand that. They probably played the four minute offense maybe a little bit different than how I see us playing it.
“It’s a learning process. That’s OK. If this was in a game I’d be really upset. The coaches have to understand that philosophy, too. We all have to learn this new philosophy. We don’t have to sit there and throw a pass every time. Eventually you have to hard-nose it, hard-hit it, no-fair-dodging, run the ball. Period. You’ve got to do that in football and you’ve got to do it on the road.”
Q: They don’t get it?
EDWARDS: ‘Oh, they’re going to get it.”
Q: They didn’t get it today.
EDWARDS: “They didn’t do it today. It wasn’t executed properly.”
Q: Will they do it this afternoon?
EDWARDS: “We’re not going to do it this afternoon. We only do it in the morning. I’ll coach the team and you report on the team. Thank you very much.”
Q: Anything new on Tamba Hali’s injury?
EDWARDS: “He’s out. He’s got a slight strain in his ribs. He’s going be out right now. He’ll probably miss the game.”
Q: What about Ty Law today?
EDWARDS: “Resting him, resting his foot. There will be some other guys I’ll rest this afternoon. Some guys will come back.”
Q: When do you start thinking Saturday mentality, rotation here and there?
EDWARDS: “I started the day before yesterday.”
Q: How do you get your message across to these guys?
EDWARDS: Oh yeah, they’re starting to figure me out. I think they’re going to figure out when the lights come on and you smell the popcorn and you see the people in the stands you play football. We need to go play football this Saturday night. This isn’t one of those we’re just going to just slop…..nah, nah, nah. We practiced too long since the spring to get to Saturday to see what we are. It’s important that we perform well, play at a tempo and in a manner that says this is how we’re going to play. We can say this is a pre-season game but it’s a game.”
Q: What’s your philosophy for pre-season games? Where do you draw that line between how much you need to get your starters?
EDWARDS: “There’s a fine line. Certain guys get certain reps and certain guys get more than others. We’ll determine that by Wednesday. Obviously, when it’s a pre-season game the starters will play a little bit more in the second game and in the third game you make them play through the half and take them out in the third quarter. Now, that doesn’t mean all of them. Most of them will do it but some of the guys won’t. It all depends on the age of a guy, how long a guy has been in the league and certain positions you don’t put in harm’s way. But the first game the starters will play some and the rest of the guys will play.”
Q: How about Keyaron Fox? What have you liked about him?
EDWARDS: “He’s battling. He’s battling with Kendrell Bell. I think it’s a good battle and very competitive battle. He’s an athletic guy. He just has to be more consistent. That’s what we’re looking for as coaches: we’re looking for guys who are consistent. We don’t want guys who are inconsistent because that gets you beat in games.”
Q: You talked before that this mindset of the defense has got to change. Do you see it changing out there?
EDWARDS: “It’s changing. I think they feel like it’s an even-playing field right now. It’s about the team and it’s not about statistics. It’s not about certain guys on the team; it’s about team. It’ll be interesting to watch them play.”
Q: Was there a little more hitting out there today?
EDWARDS: “It was a little violent but that’s why we wore pads in the morning. There was some violence as long as it was controlled. Like I always say: Competitive but not combative. It was very competitive today.”
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HERM EDWARDS: “A little bit disappointing in the situations we had today. We’re going to have to get better at certain situations, especially in four minutes (to go in a game). I preach that; I believe that. We’re going to have a mindset of playing better football offensively with four minutes (to go) where we can’t always rely on going back and throwing passes to make first downs.
“We have an excellent offensive line and a tremendous runner. We have to be able to knock people off the ball and run the ball and the game’s over. We have to understand that and that’s the mentality we’re going to have to get. That’s why we practice like how we practice in the morning. That’s why we wear pads; that’s why we play nine-on-seven. These guys are going to have to understand if you’re going to win on the road that’s what you’re going to have to do. It’s no secret. We’ll keep practicing that way and eventually we’ll get good at it.”
Q: Why wasn’t it working, Herm?
EDWARDS: “The execution. The defense set the tempo and the offense never responded. They didn’t respond the way they need to respond because that’s going to happen in the game. You may not make five yards on the first run; you might only make three. You’ve got to keep hammering and you’ve got to have that mentality where all of a sudden a pass will bale us out. It didn’t bale us out today on third-and-eight. The offense stopped the clock and we had to punt. We don’t want to do that.”
Q: Is it because you have some new guys on that line?
EDWARDS: “The new guys are going to play Saturday.”
Q: But they’re still new?
EDWARDS: “I don’t care. It doesn’t matter to me. They’ve got to play Saturday. You know what? If somebody gets hurt in the first quarter those same new guys have to play. They have to go in and play the game and I’m not going to change the game plan ‘cause they’re going in there. I’m not going to say, ‘hey, we’ve got to throw passes because we’ve got a new left tackle or new guard.’ Are you kidding me?”
Q: But they’re still new?
EDWARDS: “I don’t care. It doesn’t matter to me. They’ve got to play Saturday. You know what? If somebody gets hurt in the first quarter those same new guys have to play. They have to go in and play the game and I’m not going to change the game plan ‘cause they’re going in there. I’m not going to say, ‘hey, we’ve got to throw passes because we’ve got a new left tackle or new guard.’ Are you kidding me?”
Q: There might be a lot of Chiefs fans excited about the defense setting the tempo because that’s not how it’s been around here recently.
EDWARDS: “In practice you always have to create competition. This is what happens in practice: there are swings in different periods. You have a swing in a period where maybe the defense is getting the best of the offense. Then you have to make sure if that’s the way it’s going you have to retaliate. You don’t just keep letting the one team keep dominating the practice because then you don’t get better as a team. A little bit of that took place today and that’s not good enough.
“So, now it becomes a one-sided practice and I don’t like one-sided practices, even though I’m a defensive coach. I’m happy when we compete and get better. One side of the ball didn’t get better today but they allowed that to happen because of their mentality. You can’t let that happen because that’s going to happen in the game. Our players understand that but sometimes the players get into that mode (of thinking). We can say we’ve got new guys in there, but I don’t care if there’s a new guy in there. When you walk in the huddle there are only 11 starters and I don’t care if you’re a rookie or you just came here yesterday. You have a job to do, an opportunity to do something. You need to do your job.”
Q: Is this the first time you’ve seen something you didn’t like?
EDWARDS: ‘It’s not that I didn’t like it; I’m disappointed, that’s all. There’s been some other times. I got after the defense one day, too, because the offense was knocking them around. So, I think the offensive players figured I’m a defensive coach and I’m going after the defense. Well, today, I’m mad at the offense and the offense has got to learn we’ve got to knock guys off the ball in the fourth quarter and win the game. Period.”
Q: Is this the first time you guys have struggled in this four-minute offense?
EDWARDS: “This is only the second time we’ve done it. So, it’s new and it’s a new mentality, too. I understand that. They probably played the four minute offense maybe a little bit different than how I see us playing it.
“It’s a learning process. That’s OK. If this was in a game I’d be really upset. The coaches have to understand that philosophy, too. We all have to learn this new philosophy. We don’t have to sit there and throw a pass every time. Eventually you have to hard-nose it, hard-hit it, no-fair-dodging, run the ball. Period. You’ve got to do that in football and you’ve got to do it on the road.”
Q: They don’t get it?
EDWARDS: ‘Oh, they’re going to get it.”
Q: They didn’t get it today.
EDWARDS: “They didn’t do it today. It wasn’t executed properly.”
Q: Will they do it this afternoon?
EDWARDS: “We’re not going to do it this afternoon. We only do it in the morning. I’ll coach the team and you report on the team. Thank you very much.”
Q: Anything new on Tamba Hali’s injury?
EDWARDS: “He’s out. He’s got a slight strain in his ribs. He’s going be out right now. He’ll probably miss the game.”
Q: What about Ty Law today?
EDWARDS: “Resting him, resting his foot. There will be some other guys I’ll rest this afternoon. Some guys will come back.”
Q: When do you start thinking Saturday mentality, rotation here and there?
EDWARDS: “I started the day before yesterday.”
Q: How do you get your message across to these guys?
EDWARDS: Oh yeah, they’re starting to figure me out. I think they’re going to figure out when the lights come on and you smell the popcorn and you see the people in the stands you play football. We need to go play football this Saturday night. This isn’t one of those we’re just going to just slop…..nah, nah, nah. We practiced too long since the spring to get to Saturday to see what we are. It’s important that we perform well, play at a tempo and in a manner that says this is how we’re going to play. We can say this is a pre-season game but it’s a game.”
Q: What’s your philosophy for pre-season games? Where do you draw that line between how much you need to get your starters?
EDWARDS: “There’s a fine line. Certain guys get certain reps and certain guys get more than others. We’ll determine that by Wednesday. Obviously, when it’s a pre-season game the starters will play a little bit more in the second game and in the third game you make them play through the half and take them out in the third quarter. Now, that doesn’t mean all of them. Most of them will do it but some of the guys won’t. It all depends on the age of a guy, how long a guy has been in the league and certain positions you don’t put in harm’s way. But the first game the starters will play some and the rest of the guys will play.”
Q: How about Keyaron Fox? What have you liked about him?
EDWARDS: “He’s battling. He’s battling with Kendrell Bell. I think it’s a good battle and very competitive battle. He’s an athletic guy. He just has to be more consistent. That’s what we’re looking for as coaches: we’re looking for guys who are consistent. We don’t want guys who are inconsistent because that gets you beat in games.”
Q: You talked before that this mindset of the defense has got to change. Do you see it changing out there?
EDWARDS: “It’s changing. I think they feel like it’s an even-playing field right now. It’s about the team and it’s not about statistics. It’s not about certain guys on the team; it’s about team. It’ll be interesting to watch them play.”
Q: Was there a little more hitting out there today?
EDWARDS: “It was a little violent but that’s why we wore pads in the morning. There was some violence as long as it was controlled. Like I always say: Competitive but not combative. It was very competitive today.”
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