Head Coach Matt LaFleur Press Conference

[8:37] going to do it's primarily a jog through just coming off the Sunday night game and then what [8:42] we have never want to look too far ahead but you got to be mindful of just the overall workload [8:48] of what we got to come and then we'll come back tomorrow and have a really good practice pattern [8:51] practice yeah we'll see we'll work through it do you have any feel for what kind of he's cut [9:11] himself in or is that to be determined here out there no I think I have a pretty good feel I mean [9:15] he's been working with our strength coaches well I mean he's been in the building it's just now he [9:25] can get involved in some of the walk-through stuff and some of the team stuff so but yeah it was great [9:31] to have him back out there when you see Detroit's defense statistically speaking does it probably see [9:42] some some challenges there oh yeah I think their style of play it's it's all over the tape these [9:48] guys play hard they rush hard they hit you hard you know they've given up some big explosive plays [9:54] but I thought you know certainly especially looking at the last game versus Arizona I mean they were [10:01] they were firing away so it's always a challenge going there and we know that there will be ready [10:08] for us yeah that's pretty I mean pretty much it is you just try to simulate that crowd noise as best [10:22] as possible but that place is usually rocking pretty good and it's hard to good thing is we've had a [10:28] couple you know road games where we've had to deal with that so you get some practice with that that's [10:34] something that we train all offseason we have days where we go on the silent count and all that and [10:40] um so I think our guys will be ready for it do you think you guys have handled that so far this season [10:47] when you've been in those environments well some good some not so good but I think that's like whether [10:52] you're home or away it doesn't it doesn't really matter um it's about executing each individual play [10:58] and the key is just getting all 11 on the same on the same page we've had a couple buss on the road [11:06] we've had buss at home we just got to make sure that the communication is on point that the guys [11:11] understand their rules and the details of which um the play needs to be executed [11:17] yeah I think but it's not just Savion I think definitely he adds that element that um he can do a [11:33] a lot of those things but you know I have confidence in Bo and J Mike and MG if need be [11:39] uh to be able to do some of that stuff as well uh it's just dependent upon what we're trying to get [11:53] done so um you you want to have multiple people that can do some of those types of things in the [12:01] event that you know unfortunately somebody gets injured um but yeah I think it's just you know [12:08] it's a game by game thing balance being excited having Josh back at practices while also understanding [12:14] the seriousness of the allegations and the outside noise yeah I I mean you know I I think [12:21] a lot of times you get in a situation where you might not make the right decision and I don't think [12:28] that I think people learn from their mistakes and I think he's extremely remorseful um and I do believe [12:37] that he's a good person I've been around him quite a bit and um you know I just I believe in second chances [12:45] on his back like the play calling for JG that'll change drastically how much does your play calling [12:52] or approach going into Sunday change knowing the dynamic back area why do you assume that it's going [12:57] to change drastically dynamic play okay um I think it's you know I again it's week by week I do think [13:06] that Jameer Gibbs and they got multiple weapons whether it's Laporta Amon Ra Jameson Williams um I [13:14] think uh Isaac what is it Tesla or it's not Tesla but you know Isaac's a heck of a player Jared Goff's [13:22] playing um very well as as well uh at a MVP type level so they've got multiple weapons but certainly [13:32] Jameer is I mean he's there's not too many guys like him in regards to his ability to break tackles [13:40] to you know reverse field we watched a clip today uh of him reversing field versus the Jets so it's [13:47] all 11 playing as one I mean you got to swarm this guy you got to try to bottle him up as best you can [13:52] knowing that there's going to be moments where he's going to get loose and you got to find a way to get [13:57] him on the ground but I also think they got a really good offensive line so I mean it's it's an [14:02] explosive offense it was more so said like if Micah comes back like that changes what the defense [14:08] looks like for you guys getting Josh back does that change anything for you in terms of oh I got you [14:14] um you know I again I think we'll have a plan in place um whether or not he he can go and then [14:23] you know we'll adjust from there but yeah I think it changes something a little bit in regards to you [14:28] you've got a dynamic back that you want to get the ball to and um you know let them let them go to [14:33] work do you have to be careful your offense's identity seems to be the deep shots and how you [14:41] vertically stretch the field and now getting your running back back that you don't stray too far from [14:46] that or how do you balance that well it just depends how they're playing us I think a lot of times you [14:51] yeah certainly you're going to try to do things to to create it and generate explosive plays but I think [14:58] at the same time you've seen us we've been running the ball too and it's you know hasn't been as [15:04] effective but we're still committed to trying to run the ball because we saw the effects of you know [15:10] week three whatever of us trying to just air it out every play and it wasn't very effective [15:16] you said after the game at four and two like you you know even at one and two just everyone has to [15:22] band together and stick together how impressed have you been of now this team's won three in a row [15:27] staying in that game by game basis because after you start one and two you could think things are [15:32] going into the deep end after you win three you know you could think things are incredible like [15:36] how you got to stay focused on what's right in front of you and you got that's taking the right [15:41] approach each and every day which those guys have done an unbelievable job with um and the mentality is [15:47] always to go one and oh I mean you can't worry about your record you having some problems back there [15:52] um it's all right uh yeah you just you you can't worry about anything else outside of what's right [16:01] in front of you and we know we have a nfc north rival that is is a really good football team and we [16:08] got to play our best in order to go on the road and get a win what can you do this week to work on [16:12] the drops uh you just keep working I mean all the guys you look around the league like what do you [16:27] want us to do bill to to address the drops I mean it it happens it's football it happens as long as [16:34] guys are using the right mechanics and the right and attacking the football like they happen and [16:40] yeah do we want them to happen no if they're using poor fundamentals letting the ball get in their body [16:46] letting the ball cross their eyes then yeah you work on that stuff but it's it's the same stuff we do [16:52] every day we go out there and we hammer fundamentals and you know sometimes we make plays and sometimes [16:59] we don't but I think that's everybody in the league um you know I I have a lot of confidence in our guys [17:06] that when called upon they're going to make the plays and if they drop the ball you know what I want [17:11] them to do I want them to reset and go play the next play I know you obviously there's no personnel [17:18] change anything or just anything to your piece because no I I think it's just about the details the [17:30] fundamentals I mean we've we have added a few more minutes of individual time whether or not that [17:36] makes that big of a difference or not I do think it's important just to make sure that you know you [17:42] you got to trust your technique and your fundamentals in the heat of battle and you can't go rogue and we [17:48] I mean there's examples every week of when we don't trust our training and it just it's a mess so [17:57] um it's just the the guys got to believe in it and they got to work on their craft um and I think [18:05] they've been doing a much better job just the start that Jared's been off to this year especially with [18:11] how he's been protecting the football yeah he's done an unbelievable job I mean uh to not throw an [18:17] interception all season long uh five games in for them is pretty impressive and he does a great job [18:23] in terms of just if you give him a sliver of light he's gonna he's gonna thread the needle he does [18:29] such a good job of getting the ball out of his hands obviously he's got a lot of trust in his [18:33] his wideouts his tight ends they find different ways to get the ball to the back to the ball the [18:39] ball to the halfback um and he just is he's he's playing really good football to follow up on the [18:47] question earlier like when you have guys that just don't quit what is it like as the coaching staff for [18:52] you guys we said they buy into the energy they have to work obviously to see those results what does it do [18:57] for the coaching staff's confidence where you guys come in the building every day and they're just [19:02] ready to work what does that do for your guys's morale too as that coaching staff oh it's fun to [19:06] come to work with people that are just determined to find ways to get better and I think that's the [19:12] whole key throughout the course of the season you can't put too much stock stock into what has [19:17] happened I mean you got to learn from it but it's just can you move forward can you progressively get [19:22] better throughout the course of the season and the teams that are able to do that are typically [19:26] the last one standing so um you know you just it's a week-to-week league you you take care of [19:34] business everybody loves you you don't then there's a lot of noise and that's just that's life in the [19:40] National Football League so you got to try to do your best whether it's good to to drown it out and [19:46] same when it's bad so just taking it one day at a time and just focused on yourself as an individual [19:52] to get better because that helps the collective of the team have a good one