Jay Gruden 6-16-2015
Redskins head coach Jay Gruden spoke with the media following the first day of mandatory mini-camp at Redskins Park on Tuesday.
Below is a twitter recap from the press conference:
Gruden praises Garçon for how prepared he has been and the commitment he has show being here every day this offseason.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) June 16, 2015
Gruden: WR @PierreGarcon is “working his tail off,” & @DeSeanJackson11 “looked sharp” in their 1st minicamp practice. pic.twitter.com/rmSTp9dvxq
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) June 16, 2015
Gruden said running the ball — leading to play-action opportunities — will help the team improve in the red zone offensively.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) June 16, 2015
Gruden on QB @RGIII: “You can see him starting to have confidence in the pocket … He’s coming along at a great rate.”
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) June 16, 2015
Gruden says red zone offense still weakness so high emphasis remains during offseason practices. Says more effective run game will help.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) June 16, 2015
Even with no pads, Gruden says he can learn a lot about players such as fundamentals and details such as footwork, pursuit angles, etc.
— Tarik El-Bashir (@TarikCSN) June 16, 2015
Gruden said team decided on PM practices at #SkinsCamp because it allows for a better overall transition when installing new plays/schemes.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) June 16, 2015
Jay Gruden praising Robert Griffin III about as much as I remember “Everyday he’s doing something a little better. ” #Redskins
— Chris Russell (@Russellmania980) June 16, 2015
Silas Redd sprained an ankle but Gruden says its “very mild,” and he might practice tomorrow. Didn’t today.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) June 16, 2015
Gruden says Scherff “takes coaching very well. … Learns from his mistakes. … He really cares about the success of a football play.”
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) June 16, 2015
Gruden: “Self-inflicted wounds” — offsides, false start penalties — are major point of emphasis; players penalized for mistakes at practice.
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) June 16, 2015
Jay Gruden on any update on Jamison Crowder situation? “No…Nothing. ” ….He did practice. #Redskins
— Chris Russell (@Russellmania980) June 16, 2015
Gruden: it’s hard to gauge Griffin’s pocket presence in non-contact, but he watches his feet in pocket and timing, getting rid of ball.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) June 16, 2015
Gruden says the offensive system is “a little bit different” so receivers are learning some different concepts.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) June 16, 2015
Gruden says he’ll never criticize RGIII for trying to make a big play, just working to help improve in fundamentals and decision making.
— Mike Jones (@MikeJonesWaPo) June 16, 2015
Jay Gruden says of switch in practice times: Did it so they could do an install, walk-thru and then practice w/film at night. likes order
— John Keim (@john_keim) June 16, 2015
Gruden said he would have liked this order last year, but was concerned about afternoon storms. turned out not to be issue.
— John Keim (@john_keim) June 16, 2015
Thought Griffin threw the ball well today. Wasn’t perfect, but was good. Gruden liked what he saw as well. More on this later…
— John Keim (@john_keim) June 16, 2015
Phillip Thomas said Joe Barry told the defensive players that he’s never had to work on players’ tackling as much as he has this year.
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) June 16, 2015
Thomas: “Since we got to that second phase [of workouts] we’ve been working on tackling and angles and drops. It’s going to do good for us.”
— Zac Boyer (@ZacBoyer) June 16, 2015
