David Shaw
"I like the fact that the defense won some and the offense won some. I hate for them to be lopsided because I start to worry about the other side. It was good to see the defense on third downs get a couple stops. It was good to see the offense get some first downs and touchdowns in the red zone. There were a couple stops in the red zone. So, now we go back and watch the film to check technique and assignment."
What have you seen from the offensive line? You have a new coach for the first time in a long time.
"Honestly, I'm extremely pleased. For me, it's two things. No. 1, we have a mode and a mentality that will never change and Kevin (Carberry) has come in and been great with that. No. 2, I wanted him to bring his own flavor in and some things that he likes schematically and technique wise. He has been able to do that. Right now we're doing really well. We're keeping the volume down, so we're not doing a whole bunch of things so that we can get good at a few things. I think our guys are being physical and we're taking advantage of having four out of five starters back. Granted, our center is not going right now, but we have a lot of senior leadership and a couple juniors on that offensive line. They're practicing well."
Which of the injured players will not be healthy by the start of camp?
"As of right now, I think everybody (will be ready). I think both quarterbacks will be really, really close, if not ready right away. At least we'll be easing into practice. We anticipate everyone being healthy and hopefully that includes Ryan Beecher."
Does that include Alijah Holder and Sean Barton?
"Yes. It was sad both of those guys got hurt, but also glad that if they're going to get hurt they got hurt when they did. Both guys are getting toward the end of their process. Sean is running on the field, already. Alijah is doing a lot more than he was two weeks ago. We anticipate at some point during the summer they will be cleared to do pretty much everything."
Will Bryce Love play in the spring game?
"Not a chance. He might come out in full pads. That might be the most you see from Bryce."
There was some debate with Tucker Fisk as a recruit if he was a defensive end or tight end. What have you seen from him at tight end and his future there?
"First of all, the debate continues. We only go a couple days before the defensive coaches start asking about him. But he has done a really good job (at tight end). He's very physical. He's very athletic. He's a great point-of-attack blocker and at the same time he's done a good job in the passing game. I think he has a good niche right now and think for the foreseeable future he'll stay at tight end, but the defensive guys will keep checking on him."
What have you seen from Osiris St. Brown after being sidelined for so long?
"It has been great. We haven't overloaded him. He has been feeling good for the most part, especially this second session in the last couple practices. I've seen what I saw when he came out of high school. I thought ... that year he came out he was the best route runner in the nation. And now with him a little bit healthier you see that quickness, you see that change of that direction. I'm excited about his prospects."
Paulson Adebo got some reps at punt returner, so how is he developing?
"Paulson has elite speed. He has length and athleticism. Reminds you of Quenton Meeks and Richard Sherman, those long corners. This guy has legitimate juice. Kickoff return, punt return -- he likes both of those. At corner he's playing really well and making some great plays. I'm really excited about where he is right now."
What do you think of Kevin Hogan going to the Redskins, his hometown?
"I couldn't be more excited for him, for his mother, for a family. At the same time, here's a system that's very similar to ours with terminology that's very similar. Matt Cavanaugh and I coached together at the Baltimore Ravens. Bill Callahan is one of my mentors from the Oakland Raiders. Jay Gruden runs a very similar system to Jon Gruden. I think Kevin is going to go in and be very, very comfortable. Not to mention that he already has a relationship with Alex Smith. Here are two guys who are both really smart and athletic, so you can look at them and say we don't have to change game plans in Kevin Hogan comes in. I'm ecstatic."
And one of them is getting older: "I'll tell you what, though, Alex Smith shows no sign of age. I'm hoping for Alex -- I've always been an Alex Smith fan -- I'm hoping he can prolong his career for a long time. I've told Kevin that the best job in the world is back-up quarterback. You learn from a great guy as long as possible and hopefully he gets a chance at some point down the road to play."
How much of an influence was Bill Callahan in getting Carberry here?
"He was the main influence. I had a short list of guys. I've only had two openings in the past eight years to coach the offensive line. Both of those calls start with Bill Callahan. He's an expert and is one of the best in the business. And he does a great job training guys. He's done a great job training Kevin, just like he did a great job training Mike Bloomgren."
Peter Hansen
Bobby Okereke is in the yellow no-contact jersey. What is it that he's doing right now that you want him to do and impart on the other guys?
"All offseason he has been working on and showing us his improvement in leadership. He's in all the meetings, obviously, and doing the individual drills. You can see he's locked in and focused on footwork. He's asking the questions in meetings about fits and different things like that. He's definitely mentally locked in and working to improve. His homework assignment is to tell me what he improved once spring is over. I'm going to go ask him and he has to be able to tell me. They all know that. You can see even when you're watching 7-on-7 that he's doing a better job, for example, of getting to the ball even if it's 40 yards away. Things like that that he showed on film before he's showing improvement."
Andrew Pryts is the newest member of the group and the obvious need is adding size. Beyond that what has he shown you that he's already a natural at and what does he need to work on the most?
"He is probably a natural at being a fast learner. Probably of what we liked on film and showed up today is when he gets everything going the right direction he can be a big hitter. We saw a big hit today. We saw a ton of big hits on his high school film. Those are the natural parts. I think taking on and defeating blocks is the first part that jumps to mind that he needs to get used to and improve."
Jordan Perez: "The big word of our offseason is being decisive. When Jordan is decisive he's as good as we've got. When he's thinking about things he looks a little slower than he should. Being decisive is a group theme for this spring."
Other thoughts from the day:
Bryce Love, Joey Alfieri and Bobby Okereke were moving around fine in drills but wore yellow jerseys. I spotted Stuart Head and Frank Buncom not dressed, but Ben Edwards and Ben Simmons were back on the field. Ryan Johnson also participated after missing at least the final practice of the first session. Donald Stewart was not dressed. It was good to see Treyjohn Butler at corner without the massive knee brace he had in the first session. Davis Mills and KJ Costello were walking without braces or limps.
-- Harry Miller is a big lad and looked the part of a college lineman. Hudson Henry also looks ready to step onto a college field. Neither seemed engrossed by the practice, but they did spend time talking to each other, which is probably more important. Tymon Mitchell hung around the offensive line for a while.
-- Jesse Burkett, Austin Maihen and Henry Hattis were the only linemen held out. Brian Chaffin appeared to be getting the No. 1 center reps but there was a lot of rotating with Dylan Powell and everyone else on both lines. It was a constant shuffle. It did appear that Devery Hamilton got left tackle reps after Walker Little and Foster Sarell was primarily at right tackle.
-- Kevin Carberry brings good energy to the drills and scrimmages. During the situational work he'd jog up after a play, weave through the mass of bodies and specifically congratulate a player on a good block.
-- There weren't any long runs by Trevor Speights or Cameron Scarlett, but there were several strong red-zone area runs that were touchdowns. There were a couple times that it was encouraging to see Speights not barrel forward but instead wait and bounce.
-- Osiris St. Brown and Connor Wedington each had nice catches going across the middle of the field. Wedington probably had the best YAC of the day on one of them. There wasn't much passing and multiple attempts were in the flat to fullbacks and tight ends. They even tried an interior screen to Kaden Smith that almost worked to get him to the second level. That got Tavita Pritchard and other offensive coaches hopping at the missed chance.
-- There was one sequence involving Noah Williams that stood out. The walk-on corner tried to fill a gap on a short-yardage drill and got obliterated. For a brief moment he was looking up at the sky while airborne. About five reps later on the goal line he sprinted from the backside and tackled the running back for a loss as he tried for the corner. That got the whole defensive contingent cheering.
"I like the fact that the defense won some and the offense won some. I hate for them to be lopsided because I start to worry about the other side. It was good to see the defense on third downs get a couple stops. It was good to see the offense get some first downs and touchdowns in the red zone. There were a couple stops in the red zone. So, now we go back and watch the film to check technique and assignment."
What have you seen from the offensive line? You have a new coach for the first time in a long time.
"Honestly, I'm extremely pleased. For me, it's two things. No. 1, we have a mode and a mentality that will never change and Kevin (Carberry) has come in and been great with that. No. 2, I wanted him to bring his own flavor in and some things that he likes schematically and technique wise. He has been able to do that. Right now we're doing really well. We're keeping the volume down, so we're not doing a whole bunch of things so that we can get good at a few things. I think our guys are being physical and we're taking advantage of having four out of five starters back. Granted, our center is not going right now, but we have a lot of senior leadership and a couple juniors on that offensive line. They're practicing well."
Which of the injured players will not be healthy by the start of camp?
"As of right now, I think everybody (will be ready). I think both quarterbacks will be really, really close, if not ready right away. At least we'll be easing into practice. We anticipate everyone being healthy and hopefully that includes Ryan Beecher."
Does that include Alijah Holder and Sean Barton?
"Yes. It was sad both of those guys got hurt, but also glad that if they're going to get hurt they got hurt when they did. Both guys are getting toward the end of their process. Sean is running on the field, already. Alijah is doing a lot more than he was two weeks ago. We anticipate at some point during the summer they will be cleared to do pretty much everything."
Will Bryce Love play in the spring game?
"Not a chance. He might come out in full pads. That might be the most you see from Bryce."
There was some debate with Tucker Fisk as a recruit if he was a defensive end or tight end. What have you seen from him at tight end and his future there?
"First of all, the debate continues. We only go a couple days before the defensive coaches start asking about him. But he has done a really good job (at tight end). He's very physical. He's very athletic. He's a great point-of-attack blocker and at the same time he's done a good job in the passing game. I think he has a good niche right now and think for the foreseeable future he'll stay at tight end, but the defensive guys will keep checking on him."
What have you seen from Osiris St. Brown after being sidelined for so long?
"It has been great. We haven't overloaded him. He has been feeling good for the most part, especially this second session in the last couple practices. I've seen what I saw when he came out of high school. I thought ... that year he came out he was the best route runner in the nation. And now with him a little bit healthier you see that quickness, you see that change of that direction. I'm excited about his prospects."
Paulson Adebo got some reps at punt returner, so how is he developing?
"Paulson has elite speed. He has length and athleticism. Reminds you of Quenton Meeks and Richard Sherman, those long corners. This guy has legitimate juice. Kickoff return, punt return -- he likes both of those. At corner he's playing really well and making some great plays. I'm really excited about where he is right now."
What do you think of Kevin Hogan going to the Redskins, his hometown?
"I couldn't be more excited for him, for his mother, for a family. At the same time, here's a system that's very similar to ours with terminology that's very similar. Matt Cavanaugh and I coached together at the Baltimore Ravens. Bill Callahan is one of my mentors from the Oakland Raiders. Jay Gruden runs a very similar system to Jon Gruden. I think Kevin is going to go in and be very, very comfortable. Not to mention that he already has a relationship with Alex Smith. Here are two guys who are both really smart and athletic, so you can look at them and say we don't have to change game plans in Kevin Hogan comes in. I'm ecstatic."
And one of them is getting older: "I'll tell you what, though, Alex Smith shows no sign of age. I'm hoping for Alex -- I've always been an Alex Smith fan -- I'm hoping he can prolong his career for a long time. I've told Kevin that the best job in the world is back-up quarterback. You learn from a great guy as long as possible and hopefully he gets a chance at some point down the road to play."
How much of an influence was Bill Callahan in getting Carberry here?
"He was the main influence. I had a short list of guys. I've only had two openings in the past eight years to coach the offensive line. Both of those calls start with Bill Callahan. He's an expert and is one of the best in the business. And he does a great job training guys. He's done a great job training Kevin, just like he did a great job training Mike Bloomgren."
Peter Hansen
Bobby Okereke is in the yellow no-contact jersey. What is it that he's doing right now that you want him to do and impart on the other guys?
"All offseason he has been working on and showing us his improvement in leadership. He's in all the meetings, obviously, and doing the individual drills. You can see he's locked in and focused on footwork. He's asking the questions in meetings about fits and different things like that. He's definitely mentally locked in and working to improve. His homework assignment is to tell me what he improved once spring is over. I'm going to go ask him and he has to be able to tell me. They all know that. You can see even when you're watching 7-on-7 that he's doing a better job, for example, of getting to the ball even if it's 40 yards away. Things like that that he showed on film before he's showing improvement."
Andrew Pryts is the newest member of the group and the obvious need is adding size. Beyond that what has he shown you that he's already a natural at and what does he need to work on the most?
"He is probably a natural at being a fast learner. Probably of what we liked on film and showed up today is when he gets everything going the right direction he can be a big hitter. We saw a big hit today. We saw a ton of big hits on his high school film. Those are the natural parts. I think taking on and defeating blocks is the first part that jumps to mind that he needs to get used to and improve."
Jordan Perez: "The big word of our offseason is being decisive. When Jordan is decisive he's as good as we've got. When he's thinking about things he looks a little slower than he should. Being decisive is a group theme for this spring."
Other thoughts from the day:
Bryce Love, Joey Alfieri and Bobby Okereke were moving around fine in drills but wore yellow jerseys. I spotted Stuart Head and Frank Buncom not dressed, but Ben Edwards and Ben Simmons were back on the field. Ryan Johnson also participated after missing at least the final practice of the first session. Donald Stewart was not dressed. It was good to see Treyjohn Butler at corner without the massive knee brace he had in the first session. Davis Mills and KJ Costello were walking without braces or limps.
-- Harry Miller is a big lad and looked the part of a college lineman. Hudson Henry also looks ready to step onto a college field. Neither seemed engrossed by the practice, but they did spend time talking to each other, which is probably more important. Tymon Mitchell hung around the offensive line for a while.
-- Jesse Burkett, Austin Maihen and Henry Hattis were the only linemen held out. Brian Chaffin appeared to be getting the No. 1 center reps but there was a lot of rotating with Dylan Powell and everyone else on both lines. It was a constant shuffle. It did appear that Devery Hamilton got left tackle reps after Walker Little and Foster Sarell was primarily at right tackle.
-- Kevin Carberry brings good energy to the drills and scrimmages. During the situational work he'd jog up after a play, weave through the mass of bodies and specifically congratulate a player on a good block.
-- There weren't any long runs by Trevor Speights or Cameron Scarlett, but there were several strong red-zone area runs that were touchdowns. There were a couple times that it was encouraging to see Speights not barrel forward but instead wait and bounce.
-- Osiris St. Brown and Connor Wedington each had nice catches going across the middle of the field. Wedington probably had the best YAC of the day on one of them. There wasn't much passing and multiple attempts were in the flat to fullbacks and tight ends. They even tried an interior screen to Kaden Smith that almost worked to get him to the second level. That got Tavita Pritchard and other offensive coaches hopping at the missed chance.
-- There was one sequence involving Noah Williams that stood out. The walk-on corner tried to fill a gap on a short-yardage drill and got obliterated. For a brief moment he was looking up at the sky while airborne. About five reps later on the goal line he sprinted from the backside and tackled the running back for a loss as he tried for the corner. That got the whole defensive contingent cheering.
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