CoMoChief
08-07-2005, 02:16 PM
Q&A with DICK VERMEIL
Aug 07, 2005, 12:49:26 PM
TRAINING CAMP
Morning
Q: How is Dustin Colquitt making the adjustment to holding for Lawrence Tynes?
DICK VERMEIL: “I keep asking the kicker because he tells you best and he’s pleased. He’s never used it as an excuse for missing one, so I would say he’s doing a good job.”
Q: But he probably wouldn’t use it as an excuse, would he?
VERMEIL: “Well, I think he would if (holder) not doing a good job. If he’s doing a good job I don’t think he would use it as an excuse if he missed one. But I think he would be honest and say, ‘coach, he’s not good enough yet.’ But so far he’s very positive about it.”
Q: You were concerned about Colquitt’s consistency early. Has that been resolved in your mind?
VERMEIL: “Well, he’s more consistent. The day before yesterday – or was it yesterday? – the worst hang time he had was 4.9 (seconds). He had an unbelievable day. Will he always be that consistent? I hope so, but I doubt it. But I think he is more consistent today than he was a week ago.”
Q: See any change in Tynes now that he doesn’t have any competition?
VERMEIL: “In the NFL he’s always competing for a job because there’s somebody else on a roster that’s going to be released. If he doesn’t do a good job at that position you usually bring a guy in.
“He’s been good, not great. He’s missed one every time we’ve had a field goal session which is disappointing. But I still have confidence in him. I think he’s a good kicker. Obviously, that’s why we don’t have any other kickers here. If he proves me wrong then we’ll have to do something to broaden competition. Right now, he’s our kicker and I think he’ll be a good one.”
Q: How’s Tony Gonzalez doing?
VERMEIL: “They x-rayed his foot this morning and there’s nothing broken or anything like that. But he’s sore and he has a chronic foot problem and every once in a while he hits in a way where he irritates it. Last night he did that. I don’t know how much practice time he’s going to miss but he’ll miss a little time.”
Q: We presume this is the same foot he had surgery on.
VERMEIL: “Same foot, right below the surgery.”
Q: Kris Wilson?
VERMEIL: “Groin strain.”
Q: That’s kind of scary that you have your top three tight ends out.
VERMEIL: “Oh, you bet. You have two tight ends left to work and neither of them have played in the National Football League. The kids struggled last night but they gave us the best that they had and enabled us to practice. We should get Jason Dunn back this afternoon.”
Q: There’s no substitute for what these rookies and first year players are going to see this Friday night. You can’t simulate an NFL game.
VERMEIL: “Right. You really can’t and I don’t even try to. We try to work at a tempo that’s close to game tempo but we don’t finish plays with full-speed tackling and knock down drag out blocking. In a way it sends them in a little less prepared but I’ve always used the pre-season games to help us get prepared for that phase of the game. You’ve seen our practices and we hit and bang each other around, and get mad at each other from time to time. But we don’t scrimmage each other. I’m just always concerned because each player on both sides of the line of scrimmage belongs to you when you do that. You try to take the approach of having pads in the morning and not in the afternoon. So far, I think it’s working pretty good. Only time will tell.”
Q: What might be any concerns you have between now and Friday night?
VERMEIL: “The depth in the defensive lines – a lot of dings there and we haven’t seen John Browning for a while and Junior Siavii for a while. We should get Montique Sharpe back today. That’ll help us. Jimmy Wilkerson came up with a bruise today that we didn’t know he had last night. We’re a little low in numbers in defensive linemen right now.
“Offensive tackles we’re low in numbers, too. When you run as many reps as we do and try to coach all three groups, then you have your second guys taking the second and third guy’s reps. They can get worn down.”
Q: What is wrong with Junior Siavii specifically?
VERMEIL: “He has a little tendonitis originally. We pretty much have it cured in the left knee but now it’s in the right knee. It’s just a matter of time. It’s better today. He last year missed a lot of time and so far this year he’s missed some time in the off-season and now again. You start really getting concerned about it.”
Q: You know any more about Will Shields’ timetable?
VERMEIL: “He’s doing well. He was in the weight room at 6:30 AM this morning working. He’s making good progress. He knows the scheme but the young kids (missing) really hurts them.”
I sure hope everyone is ready for the opener. Sounds like were starting to go into the "slim pickins" mode again.
Aug 07, 2005, 12:49:26 PM
TRAINING CAMP
Morning
Q: How is Dustin Colquitt making the adjustment to holding for Lawrence Tynes?
DICK VERMEIL: “I keep asking the kicker because he tells you best and he’s pleased. He’s never used it as an excuse for missing one, so I would say he’s doing a good job.”
Q: But he probably wouldn’t use it as an excuse, would he?
VERMEIL: “Well, I think he would if (holder) not doing a good job. If he’s doing a good job I don’t think he would use it as an excuse if he missed one. But I think he would be honest and say, ‘coach, he’s not good enough yet.’ But so far he’s very positive about it.”
Q: You were concerned about Colquitt’s consistency early. Has that been resolved in your mind?
VERMEIL: “Well, he’s more consistent. The day before yesterday – or was it yesterday? – the worst hang time he had was 4.9 (seconds). He had an unbelievable day. Will he always be that consistent? I hope so, but I doubt it. But I think he is more consistent today than he was a week ago.”
Q: See any change in Tynes now that he doesn’t have any competition?
VERMEIL: “In the NFL he’s always competing for a job because there’s somebody else on a roster that’s going to be released. If he doesn’t do a good job at that position you usually bring a guy in.
“He’s been good, not great. He’s missed one every time we’ve had a field goal session which is disappointing. But I still have confidence in him. I think he’s a good kicker. Obviously, that’s why we don’t have any other kickers here. If he proves me wrong then we’ll have to do something to broaden competition. Right now, he’s our kicker and I think he’ll be a good one.”
Q: How’s Tony Gonzalez doing?
VERMEIL: “They x-rayed his foot this morning and there’s nothing broken or anything like that. But he’s sore and he has a chronic foot problem and every once in a while he hits in a way where he irritates it. Last night he did that. I don’t know how much practice time he’s going to miss but he’ll miss a little time.”
Q: We presume this is the same foot he had surgery on.
VERMEIL: “Same foot, right below the surgery.”
Q: Kris Wilson?
VERMEIL: “Groin strain.”
Q: That’s kind of scary that you have your top three tight ends out.
VERMEIL: “Oh, you bet. You have two tight ends left to work and neither of them have played in the National Football League. The kids struggled last night but they gave us the best that they had and enabled us to practice. We should get Jason Dunn back this afternoon.”
Q: There’s no substitute for what these rookies and first year players are going to see this Friday night. You can’t simulate an NFL game.
VERMEIL: “Right. You really can’t and I don’t even try to. We try to work at a tempo that’s close to game tempo but we don’t finish plays with full-speed tackling and knock down drag out blocking. In a way it sends them in a little less prepared but I’ve always used the pre-season games to help us get prepared for that phase of the game. You’ve seen our practices and we hit and bang each other around, and get mad at each other from time to time. But we don’t scrimmage each other. I’m just always concerned because each player on both sides of the line of scrimmage belongs to you when you do that. You try to take the approach of having pads in the morning and not in the afternoon. So far, I think it’s working pretty good. Only time will tell.”
Q: What might be any concerns you have between now and Friday night?
VERMEIL: “The depth in the defensive lines – a lot of dings there and we haven’t seen John Browning for a while and Junior Siavii for a while. We should get Montique Sharpe back today. That’ll help us. Jimmy Wilkerson came up with a bruise today that we didn’t know he had last night. We’re a little low in numbers in defensive linemen right now.
“Offensive tackles we’re low in numbers, too. When you run as many reps as we do and try to coach all three groups, then you have your second guys taking the second and third guy’s reps. They can get worn down.”
Q: What is wrong with Junior Siavii specifically?
VERMEIL: “He has a little tendonitis originally. We pretty much have it cured in the left knee but now it’s in the right knee. It’s just a matter of time. It’s better today. He last year missed a lot of time and so far this year he’s missed some time in the off-season and now again. You start really getting concerned about it.”
Q: You know any more about Will Shields’ timetable?
VERMEIL: “He’s doing well. He was in the weight room at 6:30 AM this morning working. He’s making good progress. He knows the scheme but the young kids (missing) really hurts them.”
I sure hope everyone is ready for the opener. Sounds like were starting to go into the "slim pickins" mode again.