Matt LaFleur on Emanuel Wilson: 'I try to get him to smile every day'

Michael PR get more of the two work like he did yesterday well we just certain team periods we have two groups going so it it can fluctuate on a day-to-day basis he did yep that was one of the first times I think that he was out there with with the two line and all that compared to to Sean Le my my recollection might have to go check at The Archives there Bill how will you handle the reps with those guys on for the game we'll see we're kind of working through that right now is that something You' consider going back and fourth series per series or we just give one off yeah potentially I mean typically we we haven't done that but we've done that in the past um but right now the plan probably is to give Sean the first crack at it then then Pratt what's your barometer you use to decide who from the starting group does and doesn't play so just anyone that start isn't going to play no not necessarily um you know some of the guys we it just it's basically on an individual basis if we feel guys need more more time more reps especially when you're talking some of these young guys that could potentially be starting um that you know we we'd like to see them play in a real football game Callas yeah St called it and he'll call it again and um you know might have some other guys kind of get involved as well do that because you want to give him experience or because you want yeah I think it's great experience um that's something that when I worked with Shawn he afforded me that opportunity when he was really the play caller and then uh yeah I think it's a good experience for those guys and then it also allows you to kind of keep you know the 30,000 foot view if you will on on everything that's going on the other guy take it potentially man do you have to talk to your players to kind of control their tempers for these joint practices to try to limit or make sure there's no fights um during this time yes do see in some of the other two-day joint practices solidify your choice and only doing one uh last year was I want to say the first time we did the one day with Cincinnati and I thought it was pretty productive um obviously we had the two days versus New England I thought the second day was kind of back and forth I think you know every Situation's a little bit different um and you know we we've got a similar philosophy in terms of what I saw the big Pub that Mayo got that's something that we've kind of been doing here as well if if guys need to play in the preseason get a fight you're not going to play and and vice versa that's for the guys that aren't anticipating playing that's your the practices are the times to do your work and if you don't get your work in you're going to get it in the game so that's kind of how we've we've operated around here for a couple years limiting one on ones like that to prevent it or you doing yeah I think a lot of times that's where it it starts to get escalated and a lot of trash talk we will do one-on ones first Denver but it's only going to be o line dline so there'll be no uh wide receiver DB one-on ones that's usually where a lot of it you know starts and then also you know in those special teams periods as well you got to be careful and mindful and making sure that um a lot of times the Flyers uh going against especially when they're going against a Bice or whatever um it can kind of get chippy in that in that regard speaking of special teams will it be beneficial to practice this new kickoff with a different team versus do it in a preseason game yeah I think every opportunity it's beneficial so whether it's against in practice versus ourselves whether it's against somebody else whether it's in the game I think every opportunity is beneficial what were your first impressions on actually seeing it live Saturday uh it just I mean I think we're kind of used to seeing it now um you know practice it it does look a little different but it is what it is that with um Cooper or Carrington Valentine will either of those guys get back to work anytime soon yeah I believe we said CV is going to be in Indie um I can't remember what they said about coup Crap took some 11 on 11 yesterday iiz wasn't like in pads full speed and all that stuff but it was he's taking the next step in in his comeback run yeah yep it's great to get him back out there in those 11 on 11 drills and uh he's been chomping at the bit as you know and working really hard for rookies we we talk about the jump from college to the NFL on offense and defense is there that same learning curve for them on special teams or can they come in and make quick impact what's interesting about when you're talking teams is some of these guys may have been a non- teer at their school so um I think a lot of guys typically when when you you come into a situation as a young guy you get thrust into that role and then you kind of graduate out of it the more you play so it's just kind of getting them re acclimated to the fundamentals to the skills to knowing what to do so they can go out there and play Fast uh because that is an important part of it it's a great opportunity for a lot of these guys to make their impact early on in this league and um so so th those reps are are really valuable preseason game to keep the off obviously said vanilla but in a scrip or in a joint practice is that the most you can open up a Playbook because the lack of cameras everything uh I think every Situation's a little bit different so sometimes we do sometimes we don't mat we were talking yesterday with Emanuel he mentioned last year after the shoulder injures some of the words you gave him and kind of what that meant to him I'm just kind of curious getting to know him a little little bit what were those words Wes there was some encouraging stuff that you you had said to him after he got hurt just being able to kind of pick him back up a little bit I was just wondering what it was like kind of getting to know him the last year and kind of what he's added just with his personality in the locker room well I think naturally he's a pretty quiet guy um but he's he's really talented and that's obvious and we're going to keep pushing him to to try to get the most out of him but he's a he's been a great addition in the locker room he's a great teammate he's really good in the room and uh it's funny because I always try to get him to smile each and every day because he's just he is he is uh very very I don't want to say introverted but he's just a quiet guy so it's good to good to get him to smile yesterday Grose mentioned the altitude in Denver you guys doing anything to prep for that especially since you were there last year nope just got to do it I'm I mean there's I know there's a lot to be made of it I I think a lot of it's I mean obviously there's going to be some physical effects um from what we were told a year ago you have to be there a longer period of time to feel the effects and we are going to be there but I I think it's just something mentally these guys are going to have to push through and I think it'll be good for us um and I know we have some stuff like on the sidelines for in game to kind of help with the or help the guys out to get him recovered a little bit faster Matt Ken King had a big tackle in the game last week and then he had I think a sack in a pick yesterday what's made him acclimate to the NFL quickly and be able to make some of those plays yeah he's he's just really instinctive he's a really good football player and um you know the more opportunities he gets the more he seems to show up and make plays you kind of a natural mlot do you think yeah I think he's got I think he's got that ability no doubt about it that's why we're playing him there is monk okay I know he dropped out yesterday yeah he should be good to go he just I think the uh couple days off combined with the I mean by Green Bay standards it was a scorcher out there um I think it kind of got on guys a little bit with qu Walker he should be back