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Shane Waldron: "This Is A Great Chance To Bounce Back" · Seahawks Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: Good, all right, good afternoon, little weather preview for Sunday,
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  Speaker 1: about that time of year, chance to rain every day.
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  Speaker 2: Here we go. What happened on Sunday On Sunday? Uh,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we got we got out played by the
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  Speaker 2: by good Baltimore defense right there, and some great learning
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  Speaker 2: experiences that happened for us on offense. Got a great
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  Speaker 2: chance for us to bounce back back and remind ourselves that, hey,
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  Speaker 2: we are a five and three football team. We're an
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  Speaker 2: offense that's shown the ability to be explosive, and we're
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  Speaker 2: always going to be searching for that consistency and not
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  Speaker 2: letting one outing really dictate the rest of our our
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  Speaker 2: season other than the fact that we'll learn from it,
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  Speaker 2: grow from it, and move on to this next game.
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  Speaker 3: When we talked to.
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  Speaker 2: Evan Brown earlier today, he said, in his experience, it's
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  Speaker 2: that first first down.
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  Speaker 3: With any team that he's been on that helps get
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  Speaker 3: things going with the run game in particular.
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  Speaker 1: Has that been your experience as well?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, you know, anytime we get a chance
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  Speaker 2: to start fast within a game, you know, it's a
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  Speaker 2: great thing. I know in the Cleveland game we had
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  Speaker 2: that opportunity, but we've also had games where we've had it,
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  Speaker 2: you know, maybe a three and out to start the game,
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  Speaker 2: and then we've been able to bounce back on the
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  Speaker 2: next drive and get things going. But really that early
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  Speaker 2: first quarter effectiveness, being able to marry the run in
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  Speaker 2: the past, play a balance football game, execute on third down,
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  Speaker 2: all the things that we know we want to emphasize,
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  Speaker 2: you know, having those things come to fruition in the
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  Speaker 2: first quarter obviously sets things up for the course of
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  Speaker 2: the game, right there.
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  Speaker 3: Thomas third down earlier down to lot to go to too.
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  Speaker 3: But how do you get better there?
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  Speaker 2: I think after you know, going against a tough defense,
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  Speaker 2: it did a nice job on really all three levels
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  Speaker 2: of the defense, and we didn't execute at a high
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  Speaker 2: enough level. There things that I can do a better
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  Speaker 2: job with as well as the play caller to put
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  Speaker 2: our guys in good position, you know, really learn from
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  Speaker 2: those Like we took Monday and Tuesday to do really
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  Speaker 2: bounce back Wednesday, come out here in our third down day,
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  Speaker 2: and for us, it's it's like everything else, We're always
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  Speaker 2: going to emphasize all these key areas every single week,
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  Speaker 2: you know, coach them, coach the basics. You know, when
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  Speaker 2: we get back to you know, Wednesday. Whether it's hand placement,
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  Speaker 2: whether it's foot placement, route running, route technique, all these
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  Speaker 2: things that are going to eventually lead up to game
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  Speaker 2: day execution at a high level there. And for us,
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  Speaker 2: we know that third down is that opportunity for us
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  Speaker 2: to gain more plays within the game, have a chance
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  Speaker 2: to get more runs called on first and second down
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  Speaker 2: when we are able to extend those drives. So, no
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  Speaker 2: doubt every week it's going to be a high point
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  Speaker 2: of emphasis for us. And you know, we've had some
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  Speaker 2: spurts there. We've been playing at a high level on
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  Speaker 2: third down over the last month and then took a
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  Speaker 2: little dip this past week, like we really did throughout
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  Speaker 2: the game in general. So again it's one of the areas,
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  Speaker 2: you know, one of the many areas from last week
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  Speaker 2: where we say, hey, how do we learn from it,
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  Speaker 2: grow from it and move forward. How did you assess
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  Speaker 2: Genos playing that? Yeah, I think in this past game there,
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  Speaker 2: I think once you know, when you get to some
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  Speaker 2: of those key situations there, we know, obviously doing a
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  Speaker 2: great job of taking care of the ball is a priority.
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  Speaker 2: But then you know, starting with me and then going
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  Speaker 2: through the rest of our team, that clear communication, that
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  Speaker 2: clarity so that everyone's in this together, that we're all
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  Speaker 2: helping the quarterback. And I know Gino is the guy
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  Speaker 2: that's got the ball in his hand last on every
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  Speaker 2: one of those rows. But there's a lot of things
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  Speaker 2: that go into it, a lot of things that we
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  Speaker 2: can be better around him to help him in his success,
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  Speaker 2: things that we've done in the past, and things that
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  Speaker 2: we know that we can do moving forward. What do
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  Speaker 2: you make of how much more productive Gene in the
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  Speaker 2: passing game as a play action plays, hard to center
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  Speaker 2: drop back. Yeah, I think anytime you have a chance
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  Speaker 2: where you know you have the threat of the run
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  Speaker 2: or the pass. You know, I'm a big believer in
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  Speaker 2: the play action game in our keepers. It's been stuff
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  Speaker 2: that has been successful for us, and so you're making
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  Speaker 2: the defense really honor you know, multiple layers of a play,
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  Speaker 2: you know, different than in some of those known passing
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  Speaker 2: situations where those d linemen especially can pin their ears
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  Speaker 2: back get the pass rush going. So you know, as
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  Speaker 2: long as we can live in more of those scenarios,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we're going to be a better offense for that,
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  Speaker 2: and it's going to be the goal of each game.
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  Speaker 2: Is it hard to get to some of those plays
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  Speaker 2: when you're not running the ball all that well, or.
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  Speaker 3: Can you can you do it without you know, quote
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  Speaker 3: unquote establishing the run.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think there's a balance. Each game is going
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  Speaker 2: to play out differently. I feel like you go into
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  Speaker 2: some games where you're gonna you know, throw the ball
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  Speaker 2: to be able to open up the run game, and
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  Speaker 2: other games you're going to run the ball to to
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  Speaker 2: be able to open up the pass game. So I
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  Speaker 2: think that's a week to week game plan scenario right there.
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  Speaker 2: And I think, you know, the main thing that comes
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  Speaker 2: back to some of the situational things like the third
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  Speaker 2: down areas where extending drives the ability to stay on
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  Speaker 2: the field, you know, will allow more calls, more opportunities
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  Speaker 2: to get the mix of the runs and the play
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  Speaker 2: action pass game going, you know, more snaps throughout the
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  Speaker 2: course of the game. And obviously, you know each game
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  Speaker 2: can play a little bit differently. Games that you have
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  Speaker 2: two minute drives at the end of the half or
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  Speaker 2: this pass game where you get stuck in a scenario
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  Speaker 2: where we're behind by multiple scores in that third fourth quarter,
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  Speaker 2: you know you'd end up a little bit past heavy
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  Speaker 2: more than we'd want to be. But you know, each game,
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  Speaker 2: like I said, is going to play out a little
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  Speaker 2: bit differently, and you know our goal is to have
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  Speaker 2: that balance and and week to week, depending on the
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  Speaker 2: defense that we're going against, you know that that approach
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  Speaker 2: might vary with which is which play will set up
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  Speaker 2: the other.
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  Speaker 1: Mentioned obviously the defense they changed up front, like dres
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  Speaker 1: wait to see them.
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  Speaker 2: Player, Yeah, I think you know, they do a great job.
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  Speaker 2: Another great front right starting up front right there, uh
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  Speaker 2: with with Alan and Payne. You know inside out, you
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  Speaker 2: know they're built strong and ready to rush the passer,
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  Speaker 2: stop the run. You know, they create negative plays, create turnovers,
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  Speaker 2: you know, with that chaos. That's that's like I said,
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  Speaker 2: all started inside and then it works their way to
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  Speaker 2: the back end of the defense right there where they
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  Speaker 2: got multiple good players there. Folder's been there a long time,
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  Speaker 2: playing at a high level, you know, so they present
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  Speaker 2: a lot of different problems again another week of you know,
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  Speaker 2: varied coverages, varied blitz packages. There. Coach del Rio does
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  Speaker 2: a great job of really playing great fundamental defense but
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  Speaker 2: then also mixing and matching some of the exotic pressures
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  Speaker 2: or some of the things that might come into play
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  Speaker 2: on those known passing situations. So for us, it'll be
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  Speaker 2: a game of great execution, which all is going to
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  Speaker 2: start with our communication, you know, from myself to the players,
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  Speaker 2: the players with each other, and then leading to the
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  Speaker 2: results on the field.
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  Speaker 3: The conventional thinking Shane is a pack of the play
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  Speaker 3: action is that you have to have establish the run
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  Speaker 3: for the play actional work so that they'll honor it.
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  Speaker 3: In your studies, have you found you can do play
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  Speaker 3: action effectively without a run game that you could do
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  Speaker 3: parts before the horse? Yeah?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely. I think it just depends on the style of
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  Speaker 2: the defense that you're playing against. I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: the threat of the run or having you know, great
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  Speaker 2: technique up front, you know, really having that true marriage
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  Speaker 2: where you know, for from the defensive standpoint there, you know,
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  Speaker 2: they can't tell the difference between is this a run
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  Speaker 2: is this a pass? Based on you know, stuff that
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  Speaker 2: we're trying to marry up. So, like I said, I
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  Speaker 2: think at week to week, I think there can be
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  Speaker 2: there's definitely circumstances where you could be complaining in aggressive
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  Speaker 2: front seven that's that's going to allow you to have
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  Speaker 2: play action open early other weeks they might be playing
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  Speaker 2: things deep to short where the run game might be
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  Speaker 2: the thing to establish before you can expect to get
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  Speaker 2: beyond that second level here.
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  Speaker 3: We need to help Kino. Is that one way play
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  Speaker 3: action could be a help.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's that's one way. I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: the main thing is, you know, just remind ourselves there's
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  Speaker 2: ten other guys on the field, there's coaches that are helping,
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  Speaker 2: so we're all in this together. And and I think
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  Speaker 2: you know, Gino's done a great job of being accountable,
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  Speaker 2: you know, coming out every day leading the guys, talking
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  Speaker 2: through any of the issues that come up within the game.
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  Speaker 2: And I think, like I said, it's a team game.
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  Speaker 2: There's there's a lot of other people that are involved
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  Speaker 2: in it, and Gino's done a great job of being
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  Speaker 2: a leader, being accountable. And then we're all in this
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  Speaker 2: together to help him and to help our team, our
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  Speaker 2: offense get to where we want to be in a
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  Speaker 2: week like this. How important is you know, it's the
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  Speaker 2: messaging regarding all the eleven have to win the individual
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  Speaker 2: battles to your collective eleven to execute the play. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I think it's a great starting point. You know, if
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  Speaker 2: if you're in your individual mindset of I'm gonna win
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  Speaker 2: my one on one. We know, and it's a team game,
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  Speaker 2: but it really does start there, you know, winning your
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  Speaker 2: one on one and then also understanding you know, each
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  Speaker 2: player has different toolbox tools that they can use within
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  Speaker 2: the course of a play where they might need help
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  Speaker 2: or might be able to utilize their help. And so
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  Speaker 2: I think, you know, starting with winning one on one battles,
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  Speaker 2: but then also understanding the structure of the defense, understanding
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  Speaker 2: the different tools that players can utilize to get help
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  Speaker 2: if there's any sort of stunts or any different things
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  Speaker 2: in route running or you know, really applies to all
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  Speaker 2: the all the team right there. So I think we
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  Speaker 2: can do a good job of utilizing our individual matchups,
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  Speaker 2: but then also that communication where guys are working well together,
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  Speaker 2: and then you know, that's the key to bringing together
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  Speaker 2: that successful offense is getting all Evan on the same
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  Speaker 2: page every single snap mm hmm.
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  Speaker 1: There you else, all right, thank you,