JetNation Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Earlier today we brought your Robert Saleh’s update on AVT moving to RG, while Laken Tomlinson will take over at left guard. Saleh also spoke to reporters about the offense. Zach Wilson, Braxton Berrios, Elijah Moore and the new tight ends. Some interesting updates, here is the full transcript below. On what he wants to see from Zach Wilson… Love to see Zach own the playbook at a faster clip. Not that he wasn’t, typical rookie learning curve, we’re really looking for that recall. Just the fundamentals, all the different stuff that we’re looking for, that’s all going to come. For OTAs, really looking for him to take that step in the right direction with regards to playbook, football 101, absorbing the scheme so he can play a lot faster. On Wilson traveling to workout with his teammates… I’m excited for him, I think it’s good to go see your teammates and all that. We’re really excited to get him back. I know he’s been watching cutups and all that stuff. He’s putting in the work, he’s definitely putting in the work. On Wilson’s development and if it was hinderance last season… It’s not too much a hinderance, it’s just the learning curve of football. I learned a long time ago from Gus Bradley that football is three categories, you got 101, 301, 501. The 301 aspect is your fundamentals, your techniques. The 501 is your ability to understand the other side of the ball. But just like college, you can’t get to the 301 level until you’ve mastered 101 which is scheme. So, when you see some of those errant throws that he had, that’s indecision and thinking on scheme. So, hopefully he comes back this year, masters that aspect of it, and then people can, because a lot of people saw, when his feet were right, his eyes were right and he knew the play exactly the way it needed to be run, he’d rip it in there and people would be like, “Wow, there’s the throw.” So, it’s just getting more opportunities to have those situations for him and that starts with 101 football. On re-signing Braxton Berrios… Just like all the other guys we brought in, his character in the locker room, who he is as a man, the role he found within our offense and with Mike LaFleur and everybody with all the different stuff he does, his reliability as a returner. Super, super happy that we brought him back. On what he wants to see from Elijah Moore… Same thing as Zach, take the step in the right direction in terms of your ability to show that you belong in this league for the long haul. Everyone can have a really good rookie year; the really good ones have a very good second year and the special ones trigger in the third one. For him, it’s continue to get better, show up the way he shows up every day, bring your best effort every day and trust that the results will be exactly what you want. On deciding who will play in the slot and outside… We’ll see with this OTAs and how it works out. Elijah has got a pretty cool skillset in the sense that he can really rip the top off the coverage and scare people with his speed, that’s his superpower. When you get to the slot, he can still do that, but there’s different ways that you’ve got to use him. There’s going to be a whole lot of different things that we try in OTAs, along with training camp, to make sure that we get the best combination of guys out there. On the pairing of Uzomah and Conklin… I think it does a lot, and those two complement each other very, very well in terms of C.J. being that wide tight end, run game, not that Conklin can’t do that, he can do that too, he can fight his butt off, but getting the ball in space, running through zones, high cross, all the different things Uzomah can do because he’s so big and strong and fast. Then Conklin being able to dime people up and win one-on-ones and separate. A really, really good compliment to one another and what they do. On top of it, like I said, their leadership and their drive and the chip they have on their shoulders. They want more. To add that to that group, veteran leadership, is really, really exciting. On adding another weapon on offense… Weapons, obviously, they’re game changers. Anyone who can touch the ball and go 80 at any moment is important. So, again, if those opportunities present, we’ll attack. But at the same time, we’re not in a panic either because we have a lot of draft capital and it’s things we can address in the draft. On if adding a receiver is a priority… I don’t know if it’s a priority. We want to add as many really good players as we can. We’ve got a lot of draft capital to do some of that. We have a lot of needs on our football team in terms of just trying to fill some roster voids. I thought we did a great job in free agency with the things that we did. To call it a priority, one over the other, I don’t know if I see it that way. I think every position, we’re in a good position to take the best players available at every single spot and that’s something we’ll do. 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T0mShane Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 14 hours ago, JetNation said: For OTAs, really looking for him to take that step in the right direction with regards to playbook, football 101, absorbing the scheme so he can play a lot faster. Sounds like a lad on a short leash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UntouchableCrew Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, T0mShane said: Sounds like a lad on a short leash. I'd agree if the QB room didn't consist of Joe Flacco and Mike White. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FidelioJet Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 14 hours ago, JetNation said: then people can, because a lot of people saw, when his feet were right, his eyes were right and he knew the play exactly the way it needed to be run, he’d rip it in there and people would be like, “Wow, there’s the throw.” S Sounds like a coach is super excited to see his young QB to really show off his massive talent this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 My take on the TLDR on Wilson from these "Coachspeak" comments: He wasn't ready and had a ton to learn before he would be ready. Game/scheme was too much for him, game was too fast for him, he was (over)thinking, not playing/reacting. He's still working on 101, the basic level of competence. Not 301 or 501 yet, to use Coach's language. Exactly what I thought was the issue evaluating him pre-draft and watching him play. Probably needed to sit a year (or more) and watch a Vet play while learning the scheme/system/game rather than being forced to start, but such is life in the modern NFL. Lets hope he's found some time between posing for pics with Braxton to bone up on the game/scheme, lol. He needs to be on the 501 level, not the 101 level, sooner rather than later. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenFish Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Nice to hear specifics on how they want to use Moore. Seems like they prefer him on the outside as the team’s deep threat. We are likely looking for a high volume receiver. A guy like Jameson Williams is probably redundant since he does what they want Moore to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drums Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Sam Darnold apparently worked hard as hell in the offseason too (video after video) but when it came to Sunday, he made the same dumb mistakes every time, still does. Basically a Geno Smith when it all comes down to it. We will know what we have this year with Zack. If we see the same stuff, bye bye. He has to show more than a little improvement. It has to be visible and most importantly CONSISTENT, which is something we haven’t had since Pennington. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc855 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Sam darnold was a work horse as well.. Hoping it’s different this time 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GangGreened Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Heard all of this before about our last bust QB. Until it’s on display on Sunday, it means nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBeardedSavage Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Always feel like, with this position specifically, never pay attention to their offseason. For young quarterbacks it suddenly clicks or it doesn't, and we won't know until live-fire this fall on Sundays. Really I feel QB offseasons are about avoiding the following headlines Zach is recovering from the wear & tear of year one and is currently @ "Mekhi-tier" fitness levels He's been contacting insta masseuses for glute massages Wilson's starting to 'use his platform' to 'weigh-in' on subjects, throwing around words like 'immunized' 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 New orleans signs andy dalton for 3 million plus incentives. The jets sign Joe Flacco for 3.5 million plus incentives. (Shakes head slowly) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal N of Provo Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 3 hours ago, GangGreened said: Heard all of this before about our last bust QB. Until it’s on display on Sunday, it means nothing Then don’t listen when the QB talk comes on. Mute it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornJetsFan1983 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 3 hours ago, UntouchableCrew said: I'd agree if the QB room didn't consist of Joe Flacco and Mike White. woa woa woa whats wrong with Mike White?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashmouth Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 4 hours ago, BornJetsFan1983 said: woa woa woa whats wrong with Mike White?? He's not Braxton Berrios ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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