Sean Payton full Press Conference after Week 5 Win over Chargers

[0:00] But I thought those outside guys for their, you know, first start for both of them, it was pretty good. [0:06] One game, Keaton up in the second half. [0:08] Specifically, it looked like Dobbins was much more comfortable or explosive in the second half. [0:12] What did you see from him? [0:13] Yeah, I mean, he hit some decent, you know, split side zone runs. [0:21] It's a couple that, man, were closer to being even a little bit bigger. [0:24] I thought the guys up front settled in. [0:27] And, again, you know, when we needed it, there were some important runs. [0:33] Yeah, it's for a win, especially in the road. [0:35] But when you look at how you were struggling offensively, Bo was struggling, you need to be better. [0:41] You talk a lot to us about what's going to be bigger. [0:43] Yeah, I just finished, and I'll say it again, like, you know, you're always, look, you're looking for small steps. [0:50] There were some things that were good. [0:53] And then, specifically, staying on the field and just converting four or five more third downs, you know. [1:00] It wasn't that big of a disguise relative to the manor zone stuff. [1:07] You know, we just, I've got to be a little bit better, too, just with some of those calls relative to protection. [1:17] You know, the strength of that front, the edges can be a problem. [1:20] And then they do a pretty good job with some zone pressures where you're blocking out. [1:24] And we got caught, R.J. gets caught blocking a, you know, bigger linebacker, so we can get that figured out. [1:34] Go ahead. [1:34] Hold on. [1:36] No, I'm not telling him to hold on. [1:38] Bo's game right now? [1:41] I would say this. [1:44] I think the one area, I think, you know, obviously there's a lot been said about his feet. [1:50] I think he's settling that down. [1:52] I think it's important from a protection standpoint that early in games we provide that clean pocket so that clock doesn't get juiced up a little bit. [2:03] And I don't know what his dropback percentage was, but I think it was a little less tonight. [2:11] And I think that, yeah, I think, you know, when we needed it down the stretch, there were some plays to be had. [2:20] We got blitzed on Sutton's touchdown. [2:22] You know, we were hoping to get a certain coverage, but it was good because he's got a free rusher there. [2:26] And I think after four weeks, there's a handful of things that collectively, you know, and it starts with me, where it's like, all right, let's focus on these details. [2:42] And I think the byproduct helps to cue. [2:45] Obviously, the hardest thing to do in this league is play that position if you're not rushing the ball. [2:50] Keep going. [2:52] But you're asking a good question. [2:54] Yeah, I think, man, we as coaches, like I've said to him, I said, man, you're the guy we wanted here. [3:06] Let's go. [3:08] And you've done a ton of things well. [3:12] But I think there's a lot that goes into that. [3:16] It's important that, you know, in that old TV series, The Bear, where they just said, you know, let her rip. [3:25] You know, I want him to make sure that, hey, let her rip. [3:30] Go ahead. [3:31] Yeah, listen, you guys know how talented he is. [3:43] And obviously, they were dealing with a lot of starters in the offensive line that were young. [3:51] That's always tough. [3:53] Mike did a good job being patient with the run. [3:57] But when you have that many injuries, that's always challenging for the cue. [4:02] So, yeah, it was a good defensive effort. [4:11] Say it again. [4:11] There was a lot going on with play calling change and everything. [4:16] Did you feel or were you worried coming in that, you know, how the team would handle it? [4:24] I don't think those guys compartmentalize things pretty well when there's – yeah, I think that – I mean, honestly, I met with the offense, [4:38] but I didn't have a big kumbaya team meeting, you know, yeah. [4:47] And I'll say this. [4:51] I gave Patrick a real hard time. [4:55] You know, I felt like Davis answered 28 questions the other day, all right, 15 too many. [5:00] But he had a good week considering, and it's difficult, and it's really difficult, and I appreciate him. [5:08] And he'll look back at some point, and, yeah, it's just – I've said this. [5:18] You get so – we're all a little bit out of whack relative to our profession. [5:26] And, yeah. [5:28] And fourth and goal from the one before you took the timeout, or were you going to try to draw it? [5:34] I was going to kick it, and then I was trying to get an idea of how far that one was. [5:40] You know, there's a difference between one and, like, that. [5:45] But it – so we decided to kick it, just paying attention to what was happening on the – on the other side. [5:52] Um, go ahead. [5:55] No. [6:02] Well, every play, every motion, every shift, every – there's just – and it's – Bill taught me one thing, and it's ongoing. [6:12] But if you're not having the output you're looking for, then you have to look at reducing the variables. [6:19] So we're trying to do that, reduce the variables so guys can play faster. [6:25] What happened on that? [6:31] Well, look, I thought – I thought we had plenty of time. [6:35] I thought they were – and all of a sudden we're sitting there at eight. [6:38] So I'll take the – obviously the blame for that. [6:40] I felt like I want to go back and look at the TV copy. [6:44] Um, and that's the difference between ending the game, you know, yeah. [6:51] Good instincts. [6:57] He's a good space player. [6:59] Um, yeah, I think he's savvy and has got good football instincts, and that's a great trait is a safety. [7:06] With the offense still struggling, what's the challenge now in a short week with Seattle? [7:10] Just get back and focus on the things we have to do, you know, quickly against, obviously, a world champion team. [7:17] What you said about, feel like that's leading to him playing more steerish in the pocket, I guess, [7:26] because it looked like a couple times he bailed out, especially late in the game. [7:29] Yeah, we'd have to look at the tape. [7:31] Just be careful. [7:32] Yeah, I think – yeah, we've just got to look at the tape in each play. [7:37] And, you know, sometimes you can see, oh, all right, there's penetration or it gets a little dirty. [7:43] Sometimes each play we'll evaluate. [7:47] But, yeah. [7:56] Well, we're five weeks in, right? [8:03] So we've got – like, we're just at the beginning here. [8:06] A lot of games. [8:13] Oh, shoot. [8:14] I mean, it was good enough to win, but there's still a number of things that we've got to improve on. [8:20] All right, one more. [8:23] We good? [8:24] All right. [8:25] That's the one more there. [8:26] Thank you.