Zorn presser 12/15/08
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:35 pm
Zorn presser 12/15/08
Q: Coach, how do you cope with a loss to the second worst team in the NFL?
Zorn: That’s a good question.
Q: What's going on with the very first offesive play?
Zorn: Well, I like to start with an incomplete pass. It gets the juices flowing and sets the tone to medium.
Q: Let’s start with the first quarter, it seemed the offense couldn’t get anything going.
Zorn: I stressed all week about staying medium and executing. I called the short right pass to Moss for no gain, and decided to call it 6-8 more times, and we got the same result so, our execution of gaining nothing on that play was what I was looking for.
Q: What about that fumble by
ey?
Zorn: Yeah, Chris felt real bad about that one, so I told Portis and Sellars to do something to cheer him up, so they both stepped up and fumbled once each and let me tell you, Chris felt a whole lot better after that.
Q: Can you comment on the second half?
Zorn: Well we had that great drive, and got down to the goal line and I called Sellars up the middle for no gain. So I called it three more times for no gain, so the consistency was there, and that’s when Sellars stepped up and fumbled the ball away.
Q: What about the time outs?
Zorn: Well, I decided to use them up and get them out of the way so I could concentrate on play calling. I think we had about 2:06 on the clock and I called Portis around the left end for no gain. Then I called it 6-8 more times for no gain so again, it’s all about consistency and staying medium. And we got 10 points so that was a positive.
Q: What about the defense?
Zorn: I thought they did an outstanding job of keeping us out of the endzone.
Q: No coach, your defense?
Zorn: Well they showed great execution in letting the Bengal’s run up and down the field and score 17 points real quick. After that I thought they were pretty medium.
Q: How about Cartwright’s 80 yrd kick return?
Zorn: Yeah, that was something. And again, we showed great consistency in not taking advantage of it. He’s a real warrior!
Q: Can you discuss Fabini?
Zorn: Well needed to get him in the mix if you will and see how consistent he would be and he got that offsides penalty, then on the very next play he got called for holding. So I think the consistency is there. I think the whole team is catching on.
Q: What about that punt on 4th and 2?
Zorn: That’s something we had been practicing all week and we got the chance to do it in the game.
Q: Can you and the team feel any lower then you do right now?
Zorn: Oh yeah. We have to prepare real hard to lose to the Eagles and 49ers. That’s gonna take some real good practices.
Hip hip hooray!
Q: Coach, how do you cope with a loss to the second worst team in the NFL?
Zorn: That’s a good question.
Q: What's going on with the very first offesive play?
Zorn: Well, I like to start with an incomplete pass. It gets the juices flowing and sets the tone to medium.
Q: Let’s start with the first quarter, it seemed the offense couldn’t get anything going.
Zorn: I stressed all week about staying medium and executing. I called the short right pass to Moss for no gain, and decided to call it 6-8 more times, and we got the same result so, our execution of gaining nothing on that play was what I was looking for.
Q: What about that fumble by
ey?
Zorn: Yeah, Chris felt real bad about that one, so I told Portis and Sellars to do something to cheer him up, so they both stepped up and fumbled once each and let me tell you, Chris felt a whole lot better after that.
Q: Can you comment on the second half?
Zorn: Well we had that great drive, and got down to the goal line and I called Sellars up the middle for no gain. So I called it three more times for no gain, so the consistency was there, and that’s when Sellars stepped up and fumbled the ball away.
Q: What about the time outs?
Zorn: Well, I decided to use them up and get them out of the way so I could concentrate on play calling. I think we had about 2:06 on the clock and I called Portis around the left end for no gain. Then I called it 6-8 more times for no gain so again, it’s all about consistency and staying medium. And we got 10 points so that was a positive.
Q: What about the defense?
Zorn: I thought they did an outstanding job of keeping us out of the endzone.
Q: No coach, your defense?
Zorn: Well they showed great execution in letting the Bengal’s run up and down the field and score 17 points real quick. After that I thought they were pretty medium.
Q: How about Cartwright’s 80 yrd kick return?
Zorn: Yeah, that was something. And again, we showed great consistency in not taking advantage of it. He’s a real warrior!
Q: Can you discuss Fabini?
Zorn: Well needed to get him in the mix if you will and see how consistent he would be and he got that offsides penalty, then on the very next play he got called for holding. So I think the consistency is there. I think the whole team is catching on.
Q: What about that punt on 4th and 2?
Zorn: That’s something we had been practicing all week and we got the chance to do it in the game.
Q: Can you and the team feel any lower then you do right now?
Zorn: Oh yeah. We have to prepare real hard to lose to the Eagles and 49ers. That’s gonna take some real good practices.
Hip hip hooray!
