Everything Texans OC Nick Caley mentioned forward of Week 6 recreation vs Jaguars
Here is every thing Houston Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley mentioned forward of the Texans’ recreation versus the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, together with how he plans to maximise newly acquired receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.’s potential, getting Harrison Jr up to the mark and on the Jaguars protection.
Question: On maximizing WR Marvin Harrison Jr.’s potential
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Nick Caley: “I simply suppose we’ve tradition. We have good individuals. I believe we do proper by individuals right here. I believe all people’s fairly unselfish and fairly welcoming when it comes to simply making an attempt to be at our greatest. Honestly, I do not suppose there are loads of egos. We’ve received guys that need to win. We embrace these guys with open arms. Obviously, there’s some familiarity, too. He’s received some acquainted faces right here, too, which actually helps. I believe simply usually talking.”
Q: On WR Marvin Harrison Jr.’s tradition and system match
Caley: “He’s received flexibility. We’ve received loads of guys to do. We’ve had two good days on the sector with him. I believe we are able to regulate and be capable of transfer guys round accordingly. I believe he is addition. We’ve simply received to proceed to work with him and proceed to take it daily.”
Q: On WR Marvin Harrison Jr.’s utilization inside the offense
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Caley: “You’ve received to only be conscious when anyone is available in right here and also you’re in right here for 48 hours or whatnot. You’re making an attempt to only onboard and he does job. He’s a very sensible man that is conscientious and works exhausting. We go in there and never have expectations to have 1,000,000 performs or whatnot. You develop it as you go. The extra we are able to simply stack days and construct some momentum on that, you’re feeling extra snug and also you simply preserve constructing it. He’s completed a very good job since he is been right here and I believe we’ll be capable of put collectively plan we’ve this week to have the ability to incorporate all the blokes we’ve and he is slot in simply advantageous.”
Q: On WR Marvin Harrison Jr.’s skillset
Caley: “I believe he has a very good skillset. He’s received good savvy. He’s a really sensible, instinctive participant. He’s received measurement and he is been a productive participant. You take a look at what he is been capable of do, I believe he is received flexibility and there are not any limitations when it comes to with the ability to transfer across the formation from these issues. I believe identical to loads of our guys, he has the pliability and permits us to make use of a number of totally different groupings, whether or not it is 12, 11, wherever. He can flip and regulate to totally different personnel identities too. I believe he provides us good flexibility.”
Q: On balancing the offense as a play caller
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Caley: “We’re all the time making an attempt to make use of the blokes that we’ve on the recreation to assist us in no matter position that they will that week. I believe for all of our guys, I might say typically, we attempt to put these guys in place the place they have been capable of accumulate reps or perhaps this man’s higher on this particular position relative to sure routes or whatnot. Then you might have all these issues. What I believe the largest factor is, I believe [QB] C.J.’s [Stroud] proven that this 12 months too, simply with all of the ability guys. I believe he does a very good job of distributing the soccer the place the protection will dictate by means of his reads and progressions. Certainly, some guys are earlier within the progressions than others at totally different occasions. I believe all these guys are viable choices on the performs. I believe you see that simply the steadiness of the distribution of loads of the the place among the balls have gone this 12 months too.”
Q: On the method of getting WR Marvin Harrison Jr. up to the mark on the offense
Caley: “Doing work on him when he was popping out after which going again and with the ability to watch the tape all through his profession thus far. Being capable of have a data of what he is completed, the place he is performed, what areas, among the route timber and stuff. Are there similarities to among the issues that we do? Are there any variations? Then simply with the ability to clearly organically develop these issues when he will get right here. He’s caught on fairly effectively when it comes to the the verbiage and the systematic piece of it. We simply preserve stacking days. We’ve had two days on the sector. So actually it is not such as you get to have publicity to 1,000,000 totally different routes and stuff like that in a two-day span. We’ll simply preserve constructing these issues. That’s the way you get confidence and the rapport with all the blokes on the market, the quarterbacks, et cetera. We’ll simply take it daily and continue to grow it.”
Q: On TE Marlin Klein
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Caley: “There’s a studying curve for everyone. Marlin’s labored exhausting. He’s proven good enchancment. I believe we’ve a deep room. I believe there are different elements. It’s all offensive, it could possibly bleed into the kicking recreation, it is a multifaceted deal. I’ve been impressed together with his improvement. That place, I might say, there are loads of you are requested to dam, you are requested to run routes, you are requested to do safety items right here with what we ask these guys to do. We transfer you across the formation, connect, detach. There are loads of various things, ‘Are you the Y? Are you the F? Are you the X or the Z primarily based on a number of tight finish groupings?’ There’s actually a curve for everybody at that place and I believe he is completed job of constant to stack days and get higher on the market and preserve working, like all people. I’m not discouraged one bit with him.”
Q: On the issue of plugging a participant into the offense in a brief time frame
Caley: “I believe it is like the rest. Every scenario’s somewhat totally different. Every individual’s totally different. Everybody’s going to get caught up to the mark or stack days at a special tempo and our job is to have the ability to assess the place they’re at with that and be capable of go from there and discover a good position that we really feel might help us win and that is what we attempt to do each week. It may look totally different from week-to-week. Some weeks there could be some carryover, et cetera, however that is what we attempt to do.”
Q: On QB C.J. Stroud spreading the ball round
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Caley: “He’s all the time completed job of that. I actually do. Just flip again the clock a 12 months in the past, San Francisco recreation of 2025, he hits 10 eligibles. He has distributed the ball and I believe he reads protection as effectively. He has really feel for the cross recreation and simply seeing it very effectively. Again, inside the timing and rhythm when guys, whether or not it is protection that will take away a learn that forces you to progress to your second or third choice or it is your main, I believe he does job of throwing to the open man. Which we’re not making an attempt to bypass guys in our development. Certainly, there are occasions you might have yes-no’s and stuff like that on the bottom or at sure areas, however he does a very good job of that and I believe he is completed that since I’ve been right here and I believe you are simply seeing it, you already know, this 12 months play out as effectively.”
Q: On the Jacksonville Jaguars protection
Caley: “They’re very effectively coached. I believe they play with nice power and energy to the ball. For the final going again to final 12 months, they disrupt the soccer in addition to any crew within the league, actually. They’re all the time forcing their strip makes an attempt. They’re aggressive to the ball on contact once they get there. I believe they do job typically. Everything begins up entrance. They play aggressive as hell. They set edges. They’re relentless of their cross rush. They do not shut it down. They do a very good job working as a unit and speeding off of video games collectively up entrance. I believe the linebackers play off of them extraordinarily effectively. They’re instinctive. They play quick. They cowl floor. They get depth. They swarm to the soccer and I believe you see that within the again finish. They’re tied collectively and I simply suppose typically, they current a large number of various entrance variations. They preserve it mixing when it comes to among the stuff they’re making an attempt to do up entrance and I believe they do a very nice job of simply making an attempt to be a number of and to current totally different challenges. They play actually exhausting. They play with approach and so they flip the ball over. They pressure turnovers. So, you bought to be at your greatest. Really gifted and well-coached protection for positive.”
Q: On how WR Marvin Harrison Jr. enhances the cross offense
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Caley: “It could also be totally different from week-to-week when it comes to how a lot cross or much less, et cetera. I believe it’ll all be recreation plan particular. He’s received an amazing ability set, has nice measurement, good catch abilities and stuff like that. Fits in very well with our guys and what we attempt to do within the passing recreation. It’ll be a week-to-week deal.”
Q: On balancing the offense
Caley: “You cannot sit there and be utterly one-dimensional. I believe it’s a must to have some stage of steadiness and I believe that goes again to discovering the opportune occasions to have the ability to constantly, whether or not it is throw the ball, whether or not it is sticking the runs, whether or not it is beginning with a run-first mentality or a throw-first mentality. Ultimately, I do not suppose the pendulum’s received to swing 90% by hook or by crook. I believe there’s received to be a component of steadiness and I assumed final week within the run recreation there have been some positives. [RB] Woody [Marks] had a 24-yarder taken again known as off the board, however there have been some particular positives and I assumed some momentum inbuilt there and I assumed that helped us. We’ve received to proceed to be higher in all phases, however, yeah, I believe there’s all the time going to be a steadiness by hook or by crook.”
Q: On RB Woody Marks
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Caley: “He’s explosive. He can put his foot within the floor and be a slash runner. He’s received good play velocity. He does job in cross safety as effectively, to not point out the run recreation stuff and within the cross recreation he can catch the ball and make individuals miss. Open area explosiveness, decisiveness as a runner and I simply suppose he is improved a lot relationship again to even spring once we had him on the market and into Training Camp and persevering with to get higher by means of the early a part of the season. So, I’ve been actually happy together with his improvement.”
Q: On WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
Caley: “My preliminary response was, high quality individual, clearly have loads of respect for him, did loads of work on him when he got here out and nothing however nice issues I’ve heard about him when it comes to work ethic, the soccer character, the human being, the love of soccer and stuff. Anytime we get a possibility to convey individuals into our program that love soccer, that work exhausting and so they’re good individuals,, you welcome it and also you’re enthusiastic about these issues.”
Q: On WR Marvin Harrison Jr. getting acclimated to the offense
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Caley: “He’s come out right here and he is been capable of take the issues that we have put in and go on the market and apply them and completed job with it. What we have put in on this week window per the sport plan for the Jaguars and what we have requested, he is completed job of doing all these issues. I believe it is identical to the rest, we simply carry on constructing that and the one expectation simply to maintain on enhancing as a unit and carry on going and I believe we’ve loads of guys, not simply within the receiver room, tight finish room, et cetera, the place you need to have the ability to make the most of these guys to their strengths. I believe it provides you some flexibility inside packages, to have the ability to do these issues. I’m pleased with that.”
Q: On RB Jawhar Jordan
Caley: “Steady, constant, been locked in. I believe it feels similar to final 12 months. We introduced him alongside and had camp final 12 months after which we lastly received a possibility to come back on up and also you noticed. I assumed he did some very nice issues with the ball in his arms. You see the identical steadiness within the construct that we had from Training Camp this 12 months. I’ve been actually proud and happy with him. He would not say a complete lot. He’s businesslike. Just an amazing dude that loves soccer and has a spark to him. I’m excited for alternatives at any time when he will get these alternatives and I do know he’ll be trying ahead to it as effectively.”
Q: On if it excites him to usher in new items to the offense
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Caley: “Sure. It excites me to only be round guys that love soccer that compete and there is good power on the market each single day. It’s the people who make it go and being round that. I firmly imagine that. He’s [WR Marvin Harrison Jr.] an amazing addition. Fits in very well with our guys. We’ve received a bunch of unselfish guys. I’m all the time excited to be round guys that love soccer and need to compete and develop. That’s what we’re all making an attempt to do.”
Q: On the most effective model of WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
Caley: “I believe he will proceed to get higher. He’s received nice really feel. He’s received nice arms, good measurement. There are not any expectation for me apart from to come back in right here and simply proceed to work to be at your greatest. I believe he will proceed to try this like all of our guys are going to proceed to attempt to work to do these issues. I do not actually put any expectation on it and simply preserve working to be at our greatest and let the chips fall the place they could.”
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