Quick Hits: Dealing with Injuries, Jobs Up for Grabs, State of the Team + More

Thoughts on Raequan Williams

"Raequan's looked good. He'll probably get a fair amount of time in this game. We'll meet as a staff and finalize an exact plan. I would anticipate he'll get some time."

If they'll have to do anything to overcome injuries at receiver

"Not anticipating any big moves at this point, but we'll continue to evaluate that day-by-day."

Current state of the team

"I feel really good about this team and where we're at. We've had so many reps through OTAs, through training camp, meetings. Just the attitude of the team, the work ethic of the team from start to finish has been A+. This preseason game, obviously I want it to go well, play well, and execute in all three phases, do good things, make plays. But no matter what happens on Friday night, that's not going to curb my enthusiasm and my confidence for where we're at at this time."

Jobs up for grab heading into preseason finale

"This thing is not decided yet. There are still a number of spots that are still open, still being discussed. Met with Scott [Fitterer] last night. Met with Scott this morning. Met with the coordinators last night talking about where are we at, what's the plan, who do we really need to see, all the questions you guys are asking. We're all curious how it's going to play out. It's exciting. There's a lot at stake as far as the roster makeup." 

Dealing with injuries in general

"I've been involved in enough games that you have a ding here, a ding there. I don't overreact to something. First, I've got to find out what's the severity of it. If a guy gets something, you know, where are we at on that? I just don't overreact to those things. It's a next man up mentality whether we're talking for a preseason game or a regular season game. We talked about this from the beginning as a staff, we talk about healthy tension. On one hand, we care extremely deeply about every player and every injury, it hurts to see a guy get dinged, so you feel compassion, but it's next man up and you got to keep moving on."