Parcells press conference 09/07

[Cowboy from New York]

starting now.

[Cowboy from New York]

reporting no injuries to NFL office for SD game. :)

[Cowboy from New York]

had phone call and missed some, talked about working with Price but was unsure if he would be ready for SD game.

[CoCo]

reporting no injuries to NFL office for SD game. :)

That must mean everyone is healthy. ;)

[cowboyjoe]

no one injured except curtis tony on pratice squad,
drew has developed trust in camp, then earller at start of camp, which makes bledsoe feel better
use good mixture hopefully against a good defense on chargers, well coached from wade phillips and marty coach, they have done their defense like were trying to do here, drafted castillo, outisde lb with merriman, defense ends turned into linebackers
premier players in LT, won 12 games, feel confident
bledsoe knows knowledge base much more, better, use skills and has good arm, put jhim into position to be succesful,
hes more crankier than when i knew him first time, sounds more like me now, i think he is having fun, enjoying himself, put him into postion to make plays, hes more serious minded player from maturity level, knows problems things he has to do
trying to get price up to speed i think player he talked about,
crayton doing well, terrance copper knows both position, terry and patrick one 2 punch, can put him in motion if need too
i think i have an ideal of what julius jones is, talented player, hes not complete yet, his blocking have improved, but his receiving skills ahve ways to go, coming out of college have not been schooled in route running, passing, etc, now hes having to run routes, whereas barber has more knowledge then jones, so hes got work to do, he sses fact like lt in san diego he sees where he has to go to be complete rb
reporter asked if players see to rely on julius, parcells says he sees it as runner but needs more experience in receiving
they use LT on screens, passing, little kid from kansas st on 3rd down, sproles, from kansas st.
big noseguard is powerful nose tackle from san diego
dont have productive receiver like missing Gates, parcells says their pretty good at te, remmeber we lost landon thrusty to them, so their going to throw to te, not sure if he can produce backkup te like gates
barber is doing ok, but nto sure if he is going, has lots to make up
who is in there as 3rd down back
ive seen LT rb quite a bit, some of stuff he does, and on films, seems like good kid
im sure new lb we got should know him, fugita
less than perfect on new lbs we have, not a finished product dont expect finished product from ware, burnett, fugita new lb, want more size on left defense
i told team today, you veterans cant make any mistakes, rookies are going to make enough, if you do veterans we will lose game
if we play well we can hold our own, young defensie lineman can go in and help us

[VACowboy]

Dressing 6 DL for Sunday.

[cowboyjoe]

if we get beat, i will telll what happened, i feel confident we will play well, think some of our young players will play well, not sure if they will but think they will
i think i know player well, bledsoe, what seems to bother him, what he likes, maximize his strengths, its like talking to a coach, sound things off of him, you feel good about this or not,
other qbs, i had same relationship like vinnie, but first 2 were young inexperienced guys
i dont pass judgement on teams on what they do, or what they do, their doing it for their own reasons, what may seem logical to you, you dont know what they see or think, try to evaluate it what i see, if we had not signed drew bledsoe someone else would have signed him, with a youthful body, someone would get him
he jokes he could be a victim on drew, just teasing he says
leroy glover, doing well in 3-4, still want to do ellis and leroy like i told you, good 6 man rotation on sunday, where everybody plays same amount, leroi and ellis may get alittle more because their on special defense
asked question on kickoff and return game, no its not where i want it at all, let me tell you about explovise returneers, like megget, defense would stand up on sideline to see what would happen, whole team, knows something is going to happen, so thats what we got to develop here, punt return got 2 last time, takes special body to return kickoffs, and punt returnns, not long gangly, like thicker body type, more rb style
working so hard with tyson and barber, their use to being tackled, hasnt been great, prior to that in returns
more anxiety, lookit dont think their is a coach or player, his first game, all ears are up, no droopy ears, everyone aware
they play alittle more on defense, etc, so our guys see it basically same defense, playrs got to see it to play it
im going to rotate people in, think he meant c, going to play tucker more, ive seen it do more like in new england with bill, do it shanle and brady james, example
shawn merriman, he hasnt played much, so, i thought he was a good player
i think we could have been fine with either player ware or merriman
i like merriman, thought he could rush passer
ask jeff think ireland
certain philoshpy, whole game, question
not to get behind too far, dont have to change style, these guys were playing sunday are poster boys for changing way you play game, ball control, big turnover ratio, not fanciest players, liek playing rams, but marty is one of top 10 guys coaching, his way works,
julius is main runner, wouldnt like to run him 30 times a game, like to keep it moderate 20 or so
he got a conference call, wonder what conference call

[AMERICAS_FAN]

i told team today, you veterans cant make any mistakes, rookies are going to make enough, if you do veterans we will lose game. if we play well we can hold our own, young defensie lineman can go in and help us


I think this part is key and is something we take for granted. One thing I now plan to watch out for on Sunday is WHO is making the penalties - much more so than how many are being made. Mickey Spags said something like 31 out of our 53 men on the roster have less than 2 years experience. Now I know that those with 2+ years experience have a higher chance of starting and it's key for these veternas to not commit penalties and set the example for the 31 less experienced players.

AF

[InmanRoshi]

Signed Bua to the practice squad. Released Kincade. No injuries reported to the league. Everyone practiced who is on the regular roster.

Bledsoe evaluation after training camp.
I think Drew has developed some trust in these players he didn’t know earlier in camp. He’s more confident. He’s been exposed to everybody. I don’t know how the game is going to go, but hopefully we can use a good mixture and be effieicnet. You don’t play against this type of defense without problems. They are just too good. Well coached. I’ve always had respect for Wade Phillips playing against him, and they got good athletes there. They’ve done with their defense what we’re trying to do. They’ve got size on the DL. They got a big nosetackle, Ogshanski, Castillo on the DL. They’ve converted some DE’s to linebackers. On offense, Tomlinson is the premiere RB in the league in both run and pass. They have every right to be confident.

(Obligatory Bledsoe …. now vs. New England question)
He’s much more experienced. Knows the league better. Recognizes problems much more readily. He’s still got a good arm. We’ll try to put him in a positoin to be successful. I’m not trying to be funny, he’s a lot crankier than he was. He’s starting to sound like me. He gets more upset with himself quicker. He’s having fun and enjoying himself. It’s a good thing. He’s a more serious minded player now on a maturity level. He knows where the problems are now, and what he has to do.

Peerless gettng acclimated.
Met with him yesterday and get him up to speed. I don’t know if we can do it this week, but we’ll see.

Why put him behind Key instead of Terry?
I’m happy with what I’ve seen from Crayton, so I didn’t want to move him. Copper knows both positions. That’s where the open spot was, and I didn’t want to disrupt the other players. If I want to put him in motion from the X, we can do that ..its not hard to do.

How far is Julius from becoming a great back? You got an idea where he is?
I think I have an idea. He’s a young, talented player. But he’s not 100% complete as aplayer. His blocking has improved, but his receiving skills have a ways to go. He can catch the ball, but he hasn’t been schooled in nauces of a professional route running. In college he was just a check down guy. Now, he has to run routes. Barber has a different background. He was deployed out wide more. Julius sees how much Tomlinson benefits from his reception ability, and that motivates him. I tell all my RB’s that they have to run, block and catch. It’s a little early to call him that. He needs some refinement in his receiving skills, he’s good enough as a runner. I think he can be that.

What do the Chargers do to get LT the ball so much?
They don’t take him out of the game. They use him on 3rd down. They use him on screens. Now, they got this Sproles guy and he’s a threat in those areas too. So that’s problematic.

Jamal Williams?
Big, powerfull guy. Our centers have a big job. That alone could determine the game.

Gates absence?
When you don’t have a productive receiver someone has to step up and do it or your offense suffers, but they are strong at TE group overall. They’ll throw the ball to the TE no matter who is in there. The kind of player they look for at that position requires a pass catcher, so you’ll still see them do it.

Barber?
He looks okay, but I can’t take 5 to 6 backs to the game, so I don’t know if I can take him.

3rd down back Julius?
It will be whoever is in there.

Tomlinson? Do you get input from other coahes you know that have coached against him?
I’ve seen him quite a bit myself. Very good player, good kid, works hard. Its not like you don’t have a feel for a player like that, he’s had so much exposure.

Seen LB’s improvement?
Yes I have, but its less than perfect. They’re just kids. Its isn’t going to be a finished product out there from Ware, Burnett or Fujita at the moment.

Why move Burnett to weakside?
I put Fujita there because he’s bigger. Most teams run to that side. I don’t mind Burnett and Ware playing the same position. I told the team today that the veterans can’t make any mistakes, because the rookies will make enough for everybody.

Better sense of the defense?
I think if we play well we can hold our own. You can’t tell what will show up. I’m pretty confident, especially in the young defensive linemen, that they can come in and play and help us.

If you have struggles on defense, can you say it was due to inexperience?
I’ll just say what happens. It maybe mistakes, or we may just get beat physically. I think our young players can play well.

Have you had to redevelop your knowledge of Blesdoe?
I’ve coached him and coached against him, so I didn’t need to redevelop anything. I just needed to see what he is right now … what he likes and what he doesn’t like. Its almost talking to another coach now ,where you can sound things off him and ask him whether he feels good about htings.

Could you Compared to other QB’s here?
Vinny, for sure. The first year, I had players who were just kids trying to establish themselves in the league.

Do you scratch your head that Bledsoe as on the open market?
I don’t pass judgements on other teams. Being a GM has been such a benefit to me. I don’t ever pass judegement on anotehr team. They have their own reasons, and what seems logical to you, you’re probably not even considering the factors that they have to deal with that you don’t even know about. I think if we had not signed Drew Bledsoe, someone would have .. there’s no doubt about that. He’s got a youthfull body, and he’s thrown for how many yards? He’s done something.

Best QB you’ve had in Dallas?
Of course.

LeRoi Glover.
Doing well in the 3-4, no problems at all. I still want to use him the same way I said this summer. They’ll start the game, but we’re going to get the young guys in there. I'm going to suit out 6, and I expect a good solid 6 man rotation where everyone plays the same amount with maybe LeRoi and Ellis getting a little more because of nickel. I gained a little more respect for LeRoi. I told him he can always play on my team.

Punt and kick returns in Dallas been where you want?
Hasn’t been where I wanted it at all. I need an explosive returner. When I had Meggett or Troy Brown, in Meggett’s case the defense would stand up on the sideline to see what will happen. When you put a guy back there that the whole team knows he could do something, then the guys playing those on those teams become a little more intent on doing what they do. We had two good returns the other night, so if we do that we could that maybe that will start happening here too. Kickoff retrun, this day and time it takes a certain body type. The tall angular guys with great speed, they might get a good return every now and then, but their longevity is not good. I like the thicker body type more in the RB style, but I will use Aaron Glenn if I have to. He’s proved himself to me many of times, but that’s why I’m working so hard on Thompson and Barber there, they’re used to running with the ball and getting tackled.

Nervous or anxious right now?
Its an anxiety. All coaches and players are the same. This first game, all the ears are perked up this week. That’s the way the deal is.

Their 3-4 same as yours?
No, they offset it some. Play a few more shades. Wade has made some changes. The fundamentals of the same.

Does that help your offense?
In some cases it does, we practice against the same look. It’s the players playing in those looks that make it effective.

Gurode play more because of the NG?
It’s a thought, but I’m going to give him time because he’s earned it. I’m just going to rotate them. Tucker too.

Have you ever done that before?
I don’t care, I’ve seen a championship team do it. I see Bill in NE use a 3 man rotation at some positions. In this day and time with the intensity and the youth involved, its hard to have players who know how to do everything anyway.

Merriman looked in preseason?
He’s only played 19 plays. I thought he was a good player in the draft. No doubt about it.

Why didn’t’ you draft him instead of Ware?
We could have been fine with either one. If we took Merriman, SD would have taken Ware.

Is it because you wanted a pass rusher?
I thought Merriman could have rushed the passer.

Why didn’t you take him?
Ask Jeff. We thought they were both very good players. I really did.

You say you want your team to play a certain way. What determines that?
The most important factor is not get behind too far. Where you don’t have to change your style. These guys we’re playing are poster boys for that. They are a ball control team who has a big plus ratio on turnovers last year, so they end up 12-4. Not the fanciest appraoch on earth, but Marty is probably one of the top 10 winningest coaches in the NFL. It works. There’s no question about that.

How many carries would you like to get Julius?
Whatever the situation calls for. I wouldn’t want to run him 30 times a game on a consistent basis, that would be over 400 carries a season. Maybe 20 if I can.

[Nors]

Wow - he threw VT under the bus.

Bledsoe best QB you have had in Dallas

"of course"


Good one Bill!

[Canadian BoyzFan]

Inman,

Thanks as always. No offense to the others who try their best to keep us updated, but I just wait to read your recaps.

One stop shopping!

[TheSkaven]

Merriman looked in preseason?
He’s only played 19 plays. I thought he was a good player in the draft. No doubt about it. It's just crazy that Bill can recite things like this off the top of his head. That's why he is the best coach in the game.

Thanks much Roshi!!

[lkelly]

Why didn’t you take him?
Ask Jeff. We thought they were both very good players. I really did.


What an answer. Since he probably doesn't let Ireland talk to the media...

[BHendri5]

I disagree with BP on the body type to return punts and kickoffs. That imo is just one of his preference.

It really doesn't matter, but there has been a lot of gangly guys that has returned kick offs and punts successfully.

Deion is one, Billy White Shoes Johnson, Swinton, Rick Upchurch for Denver, those are people that came immediately to mind.

It is more a mental thing in my mind, you have to be smart too.
You cannot have a guy back there dancing around, he has to catch the ball and head up field, if he cannot make his moves on the run then he does not need to be back there returning kicks.
You have to make a decision and start up field, and you have to be able to change directions without slowing down a lot and be able to make people miss on the run.

Those guys that catch the ball and dance around alot are never good kick returners.
Run to daylight, I cannot stand when guys run right into the pile, I know you have return right or left or up the middle, but your blocking is not always there, you can start in those directions but if you see that an opening is somewhere else that is where you should head to,.

It always worked for me.

It could be different now days, .



Thanks Roshi, now I understand what BP was saying about kick returners. Roshi, your post was clearer than the other one that I read, I'm not knocking the other guys, I appreciate their posts too.

But Roshi cleared up the Body type statement by BP for Kick returners, yes the RB body types are more durable and the gangly guys get banged up more, that is true and I agree with BP on that.

But those Gangly guys worry people more than the other body type, because they do have the more spectacular game changing returns.

Mental toughness and smarts is the real key.

[Cowboy from New York]

What an answer. Since he probably doesn't let Ireland talk to the media...


Yeah, you know he knows darn well why we took Ware over Merriman. But really what other kind of answer could he give that wouldnt be written and talked about over and over by the media and used as bulletin board fodder for Merriman and the chargers?

[SALADIN]

Wow - he threw VT under the bus.

Bledsoe best QB you have had in Dallas

"of course"


Good one Bill!

Other than the '98 season, what has VT ever really done?

[hendog]

Thanks For the recap guys. Great job as always - although I did notice that you misspelled a word Inman. Slipping alittle perhaps? :D


:bow: :bow: :bow:

[Aikmaniac]

Best PC of the offseason. BP gave some good, blunt answers.

Is anyone else as excited as I am?

[Cowboy from New York]

LeRoi Glover.
Doing well in the 3-4, no problems at all. I still want to use him the same way I said this summer. They’ll start the game, but we’re going to get the young guys in there. I'm going to suit out 6, and I expect a good solid 6 man rotation where everyone plays the same amount with maybe LeRoi and Ellis getting a little more because of nickel. I gained a little more respect for LeRoi. I told him he can always play on my team.



I wonder if that will be true next year given Ferguson's salary, the development of Canty, Spears, Ratliff and Johnsn and that Parcells will probably bring in the rest of the pieces he wants to try to go 3-4 full time next season.

[Bob Sacamano]

Inman,

Thanks as always. No offense to the others who try their best to keep us updated, but I just wait to read your recaps.

One stop shopping!

lol, yeah, no disrespect to the other guy either, but I glanced over his recap looking for Iman's

[Smith22]

I wonder if that will be true next year given Ferguson's salary, the development of Canty, Spears, Ratliff and Johnsn and that Parcells will probably bring in the rest of the pieces he wants to try to go 3-4 full time next season.

I think his base salary next year is $4.5 million. Only higher salary is Adams at $5 million I believe.

[big dog cowboy]

Wow - he threw VT under the bus.

Bledsoe best QB you have had in Dallas

"of course"


Good one Bill!
Stevie Wonder could have even seen the difference.

[Nors]

http://www.nflpa.org/Members/playerProfile.asp?ID=24015

Glover makes $4.5M next year

Fergi $700K

[Smith22]

http://www.nflpa.org/Members/playerProfile.asp?ID=24015

Glover makes $4.5M next year



Already said that.


Fergi $700K


Next year his base is $1.875 million.

[Eskimo]

BP said 6 DL-rotation:

Spears
Canty
Coleman
Ellis
Glover
Ferguson

Ratliff and Johnson inactive, I guess.

I guess we now know more about the inactives:

Definites - Henson, Ratliff, Johnson, Barber
Ony 4 more - Noll, Pile, Thornton, Fowler/Fujita

[Smith22]

I guess we now know more about the inactives:

Definites - Henson, Ratliff, Johnson, Barber
Ony 4 more - Noll, Pile, Thornton, Fowler/Fujita

Can't argue with that list. The only other possibility I see is Price, but I think he plays.

[blindzebra]

The lack of conditioning by Ferguson means Pepper is active, IMO.

I don't expect to see Price this week.