Q. How do you evaluate quarterbacks in a preseason game when they are not running the same offense in the regular season?
KELLEN MOORE: Yeah, I think it's really on the process. Just evaluating, how is the operation, is the operation running smoothly, and out of the huddle, the communication with everyone on the field. Is he making really good decisions. Sometimes not getting too caught up in the results but really is the process right, and usually the results will follow over time.
And so it was good to get those guys out there. Obviously first of a few opportunities that will be coming moving forward with these preseason games, so excited for those guys.
Q. What did you see out of Steen in his return?
KELLEN MOORE: Just good to see him back out there. Get him going and so you know, did he a nice job. Obviously it's the first preseason game for everyone. We are going to keep letting this thing grow and so we're excited with where all these guys are.
Q. What do you think about the possibility of the depth at receiver right now, and is there something you'd like to see out of the guys further down?
KELLEN MOORE: I think we are just really excited about these guys and the opportunities that they are being presented. So guys are stepping up, making plays. We are continue to go let this whole process play it itself out. I think the fun part this time of year is to play with different personnel mix, putting different guys out on the field together. So kind of a mix-and-match game, trying to see how all is this would play out under these circumstances, so it's been fun.
Q. What did you learn about the O-Line depth, guys like Trevor Keegan, other guys like that?
KELLEN MOORE: Obviously really excited about those guys. It was awesome to see those guys. And I think just the play style, the double teams and the run game, the physicality, the finish; all the things that we've been preaching all off-season with Nick and Stout. So when you see it come up, you're really excited about these guys.
Q. What led to you playing Kennard the whole time at right tackle?
KELLEN MOORE: There's just different rotations, different opportunities. We're really excited to let him play that thing at right tackle. Play a lot of snaps, and I thought his play style was -- really came out. His physicality where he finished on blocks, so a lot of positives.
Q. Shipley, where do you feel he is in terms of pass protection?
KELLEN MOORE: Will has done a nice job. He's transitioned. Anyone who has come from the college game to the NFL game, protection is a little bit more of a beast both mentally and physically. There's just more variables. He's done a nice job with it and we're excited with where he's going.
Q. Did you learn anything about Mekhi at right guard in a game setting?
KELLEN MOORE: Again, I thought he did a nice job for an opportunity to get in there, play in the game at right guard. Just the more opportunities we have there, it will be better and better for him but he did a nice job.
Q. You want a clean operation on offense, but without fielding some of the things you would like to do, first time also, where are you finding your spots so that Week 1, you have a clean operation?
KELLEN MOORE: Obviously with the 1s, we have a joint practice coming up. That will be huge, and the one thing Nick does a really good job of is giving us call-it situations in practice throughout this thing.
We are having to operate like it's a game coming in and out of the huddle from the sideline with personnel. I'm having to call based off the situation that's being presented.
So all those situations I think prepare us for when obviously when you're in those situation where is it's not scripted and you don't know, if it's first and second and third, you may have success; you may be behind the chains. All those things are really good for us and it's a really good situation to continue to talk through.
You know, we're going to like something, we are not going to like something, we're going to be able to work through all those things.
Q. You mentioned simulating that in practice. So you're seeing different personnel defense during practice, calling based on that?
KELLEN MOORE: I think some of practice is scripted, and I think sometimes we want to get into call-it situations where we just put the ball down and play and they are going to do the best judgment of whether it's a tackle, first down, all those different things. But we are just playing out those situations and calling it like we have would be a game based off those circumstances, how we are going to substitute, what plays we're going to call based off those situations. So that's really good work for us.
Q. Considering how much of an emphasis that's been --
KELLEN MOORE: Yeah, excellent. Any time you go through preseason, you stay different styles, we're excited about that. We are getting three different styles presented to us. So a lot of good work and a lot of different looks that we have to see and the more we get exposed to prior to the season it's just going to keep us because throughout the season you're going to have to use different tools, different look, have different challenges week-in and week-out.
So the more we are presenting these guys, the better we are going to be in the long term.
Q. Something you didn't like Friday night you would like to see improved on Tuesday and Thursday this week?
KELLEN MOORE: There's always the element of trying to play clean football. Obviously the penalties nagged us a little bit, installing drives around midfield, getting into a position where we can at least get three or obviously continue the drive for a touchdown.
And so you know, great example of how those can kind of kill momentum and then we've got to chip away at it and find a way to overcome those situations if it's first and 15, first and 20. How do we play that out so we can give ourselves an opportunity to keep moving.
Q. The twos --
KELLEN MOORE: Tanner? Tanner has done a nice job. Kenny and Tanner, we like both these guys and they are doing an excellent job. We are continuing to give those guys as many opportunities as we can within practice and preseason. Obviously the lens gets magnified sometimes in preseason games, but these guys are getting lots of work. We love both these guys.
Will is here, as well. He's played a bunch of football in this league. He's smart. So we feel fortunate to have the four guys that we have.
Q. Covey, what does he do well?
KELLEN MOORE: He's a smart player. Great spatial awareness. Obviously he has some exceptional ability to play with the ball in his hands but even as a receiver, you can't lose sight on that element. He runs really clean routes. He finds a way to be open. A lot of positives with him.
Q. The longest pass was 11 yards. The yards per attempt were low overall.
KELLEN MOORE: Yeah.
Q. Is that the approach in the preseason, or is it the short intermediate game, is that something you want to emphasize?
KELLEN MOORE: Obviously you'd love to get the ball down. Obviously explosive plays are a big indicator of successful offenses. Obviously that's an element. But at the same time preseason games are structured a little bit different.
But obviously we have a few opportunities, hopefully we can hit on a couple of these. We took a couple shots down the sideline and we were able to hit a couple of them.
Q. What do you see when you have both Saquon and guys like Kenny and Tanner together on the field together, what advantage does that give you guys on the offense?
KELLEN MOORE: Obviously we feel really good about all three running backs. Any time you have three like that, hey; there a place to put two of them on the field, it's something for us definitely to explore. Figure out that rotation as a running back, and hey, if the game plan fits into the mold that we can put two of these guys on the field, they can play multiple positions and they can do multiple things. So real positive.
Q. What communication do you have with Vic on a day-to-day basis as far as the looks you might want to see from a defense?
KELLEN MOORE: We are in constant communication. Just different things that we can help each other out with, whether it be a look for them, a look for us. We get a lot variety from Vick which is really good, so we get exposed to a lot of different things. It's been really good, a really good training camp.
Q. In the past, you used fullbacks -- do you still see in the future, in the current scheme of the NFL today, do you still see a use for them and if so --
KELLEN MOORE: You never know. Obviously we utilize them in different places in the past. Love it. We'll see if it fits. Long season. Sometimes you need different tools. But it's always available. So we'll see how it progresses.
Q. Is there communication with New England at all, or you don't know what they are coming out with?
KELLEN MOORE: We are getting through that process this afternoon shifting our gears from this practice to New England. Whole see how it plays out. It will be good.
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