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09-14-2010, 07:59 AM
McDaniels interview on Sirius NFL Radio this morning with Peter King/Bob Poppa. Here's a summary:
What did you learn about your team?
We are certainly different than last year. We talked about where we are at last
year vs this year. We are ahead of last year, but we didn't play enough of
a complementary football game to win. Jacksonville didn't beat themselves.
We gave up too many yards in the return game, and we didn't capitilize
on the opportunities we had.
We didn't play well in all 3 phases (offense, defense, special teams)
How about the use of Tim Tebow?
There may be some things each week we do with Tim depending on the defense.
That's really all it was. Kyle threw the ball when Tim was in there a couple of times.
Probably going to be that way all year - if we feel there's an advantage we'll
put Tim in there.
How about the mental mistakes?
All of our penalties offensively were on 3rd down. All on defense were on scoring
drives for Jacksonville. You can't go on the road in this league and commit
penalties and turnovers in critical situations. We did some good things but
not enough to overcome our mistakes.
Defensive pressure?
Ayers had a sack, he's done good things in preseason. We really never put
Jacksonville in longer yardage passing situations. It didn't allow us to
get a great deal of pressure on them. We did get pressure at times. Jacksonville
did a great job of controlling the distance on 3rd down - we need to do a better
job on early downs.
Did you see positive signs on offense (orton)?
Yes - we have a good qb. Kyle was extremely effective. Threw the ball
down the field a bunch, got all the wr's involved, took advantage of the
opportunities given to him. Kyle made alot of good decisions, hung
in there and took some shots, and actually made some scrambles
late in the game. Positive - we have to build on that. We need
to practice on playing together so we can perform better.
Clady?
We gave him some rest because of stamina, not because of the knee. He
did a decent job. THere will always be some rust when you haven't played
in the preseason. Give it another week or 2 and he'll be back at top form.
Beadles?
We hope Harris is back soon. He's doing better every day. Harris is very tough.
That will allow us to have Zane as a 6th or 7th guy. Zane had a tough assignment
in that first game - he did some good things.
Seattle is 30th and 24th the last 2 years in defense. Have you watched alot of Seattle?
Yes, Seattle is very active. They bent but didn't break vs SF. Gave up some short passes.
Created turnovers. They stunt, they move, they pressure you. We liked Thomas at free
safety that we liked out of the draft. Linebacker corp very active. A good group. We
are going to have to take care of the football and score in the red zone.
What did you learn about your team?
We are certainly different than last year. We talked about where we are at last
year vs this year. We are ahead of last year, but we didn't play enough of
a complementary football game to win. Jacksonville didn't beat themselves.
We gave up too many yards in the return game, and we didn't capitilize
on the opportunities we had.
We didn't play well in all 3 phases (offense, defense, special teams)
How about the use of Tim Tebow?
There may be some things each week we do with Tim depending on the defense.
That's really all it was. Kyle threw the ball when Tim was in there a couple of times.
Probably going to be that way all year - if we feel there's an advantage we'll
put Tim in there.
How about the mental mistakes?
All of our penalties offensively were on 3rd down. All on defense were on scoring
drives for Jacksonville. You can't go on the road in this league and commit
penalties and turnovers in critical situations. We did some good things but
not enough to overcome our mistakes.
Defensive pressure?
Ayers had a sack, he's done good things in preseason. We really never put
Jacksonville in longer yardage passing situations. It didn't allow us to
get a great deal of pressure on them. We did get pressure at times. Jacksonville
did a great job of controlling the distance on 3rd down - we need to do a better
job on early downs.
Did you see positive signs on offense (orton)?
Yes - we have a good qb. Kyle was extremely effective. Threw the ball
down the field a bunch, got all the wr's involved, took advantage of the
opportunities given to him. Kyle made alot of good decisions, hung
in there and took some shots, and actually made some scrambles
late in the game. Positive - we have to build on that. We need
to practice on playing together so we can perform better.
Clady?
We gave him some rest because of stamina, not because of the knee. He
did a decent job. THere will always be some rust when you haven't played
in the preseason. Give it another week or 2 and he'll be back at top form.
Beadles?
We hope Harris is back soon. He's doing better every day. Harris is very tough.
That will allow us to have Zane as a 6th or 7th guy. Zane had a tough assignment
in that first game - he did some good things.
Seattle is 30th and 24th the last 2 years in defense. Have you watched alot of Seattle?
Yes, Seattle is very active. They bent but didn't break vs SF. Gave up some short passes.
Created turnovers. They stunt, they move, they pressure you. We liked Thomas at free
safety that we liked out of the draft. Linebacker corp very active. A good group. We
are going to have to take care of the football and score in the red zone.