Q. What can you guys get out of this thing, doing it twice this summer?
SHANE STEICHEN: What do we get out of it, you said?
Q. For the players.
SHANE STEICHEN: I think it's great, the joint practice, it's great for the players and great for us as coaches. It breaks up camp rail bit and to see them compete against another opponent, I think it's great work for both sides.
Q. How does it work for the coaches?
SHANE STEICHEN: Certain situations come up, like a call situation, you treat it like a game, what personnel are you in, what are we in, what are you guys running on defense just making game-time adjustments like we would during a game in practice.
Q. When you're evaluating one-on-one sessions, what are you looking for specifically from wide receivers and tight ends?
SHANE STEICHEN: Just like we would against our guys, whether it's practicing against someone else or practicing with our guys, it's like hey are we going to win the one-on-one matchup. Let's use great technique and great fundamentals and win one-on-ones.
Q. Nick was pleased with what he saw in Jalen. What were your observations?
SHANE STEICHEN: Same. I thought he played really good. What I know about him is he's never satisfied, which makes him -- that's what makes him good. He wants to be great. So corrected a few things but he's ascending in the right direction and we're excited about his progress.
Q. In this case spoke about the delicate balance of having him play in rhythm with the plays designed but also him being able to utilize his athleticism if plays went down, how have you approached that? What's the process been like?
SHANE STEICHEN: I think Coach hit it the other day, I think it's play-by-play. Obviously when he has a chance to run and make a big play, he has to do that and I think when he has a chance to stay in the pocket and throw it, he's got to do that as well. So I think we are just coaching that play-by-play and then we go from there.
Q. What have you sort of seen from Watkins as a second-year player, obviously your first year with him but generally there's that lead from first to second year. How much have you seen from him as far as improvement?
SHANE STEICHEN: Obviously he's got really good speed and he's continuing to grow. That's the biggest thing. The fundamentals and the details of the routes and we're putting him at and learning the offense, he's continuing to grow and the progress is there, so we have to keep doing that
Q. Nick had said Jalen had checked the play on the Dallas Goedert throw. Is that the case where there are match-up plays called heading into the huddle and he picks one?
SHANE STEICHEN: I think we go into a game plan with certain stuff like that where they give us certain looks that we can get to certain things, without diving into too much detail and giving everything what we're doing.
Q. Did he pick it --
SHANE STEICHEN: We talked about it during the week.
Q. Nick said the other day it's no secret you would use the running backs in the passing game. Give an overall look at the pass catch ability.
SHANE STEICHEN: It's a good group. Obviously Kenny has been really good for us out of the backfield, so has Miles, so has Boston, Kerryon. All of those guys have catching ability but we want them to be runners as well. There's that balance, who does what well and put them in position to make plays that way.
Q. The offensive line, you're getting closer, Isaac was out there for a little bit. How comforting is it to see those guys at least getting closer to being together?
SHANE STEICHEN: Absolutely. When you get guys like Isaac and Brooks back, that's big, those are two really good players, along with Kelce and Lane, and then you've got Jordan and Dillard over there. To get those five guys going, six guys actually going and getting them to gel together it's going to be good.
Q. What is behind the thinking of having Nate back at center?
SHANE STEICHEN: Right now we are just trying everything out right now and trying to rotate everyone around and see who fits best. That's pretty much it.
Q. How did the process go Thursday night in terms of the mechanics and what is the upside of Nick giving you the call and sending it through?
SHANE STEICHEN: I think he hit it the other day. Obviously he's got a lot to think about during certain situations, so he gives me the call number, so either we have a wristband, or gives me the play, he reads it out, and then I just send it into the QB. Simple as that.
Q. Are you one to speak to the quarterback if the signals are off?
SHANE STEICHEN: You can. There's definitely that capability if we need to do that, yes.
Q. On the topic of running backs catching the football, Jordan is a guy that doesn't come naturally, but we him working on it and with an older guy, who has not done it, what's the process?
SHANE STEICHEN: I think it's just repetitions more than anything. He's done a nice job out of the backfield for us. He's got some balls so we're continuing to work on that.
Q. Coach, Brian Johnson has a relationship with Jalen going way back; is that an asset?
SHANE STEICHEN: Any time you have a relationship with someone or know somebody, that instant connection happens right now, so you have that trust there with him and it's a pleasure to have Brian here to coach him.
Q. What have you learned about --
SHANE STEICHEN: He loves ball and he's very detailed and he's a fiery guy and I love that about him and he gets these guys to play hard.
Q. What did you bring to practice or what's the evaluation standpoint, the extra knowledge he brings?
SHANE STEICHEN: Obviously we haven't been together in a while but he gave some little wisdom here and there, stuff he did in Denver and Arizona and just little things like that, little tidbits.
Q. As a former play-caller, what's been your experience with analytics, and particularly in-game when it comes to fourth down, two-point conversions; do you find yourself being on the aggressive side?
SHANE STEICHEN: I think that's a game-by-game situation. You obviously take them into account but at the end of the day you have to go with your gut feeling sometimes, too.
Q. Veteran tight ends here that have accomplished a lot, Tyree is very early in that development phase. What have you seen from him going from quarterback to tight end?
SHANE STEICHEN: You know what for him, from quarterback to tight end, it's been pretty good to see what he's done. Obviously he's still got a lot to learn but he's done a nice job so far.
Q. When you talk about the running backs, one of the things Miles Sanders told us is he struggled with that last year. What have you seen from him in training camp so far?
SHANE STEICHEN: I think the thing what Coach always talks about is catch circuit, over and over and over again. That's the biggest thing, between periods these guys are catching footballs and we want these guys to catch as many footballs as they can to help their hands at and that's for all positions, not just running backs, that's everybody.
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