Garrett Riley season preview, pt. 2

was last the first couple of months was that also instructive to you you know you're still a young guy in this business in just knowing okay you know these are the buttons I I can now push and you've got this in your toolbox going forward into this Seas yeah I mean every season's different every you know this is year whatever 13 I think for me already and every every season has been totally different so yeah you're always going to have some different things that happen and and uh yeah hopefully some of that experience from last year will pay off for all of us let say it again it's allor right yeah I mean those guys are battling and graded out well for us in the spring um was dependable so I I like that competition quite a bit as we go into fall Camp I think that's certainly going to be one to watch but I'm excited to watch those guys and and really see how they came out of Summer um you know I'm really really U anticipating seeing those guys yep off this year that you seen take a big step and grow a lot in the off season um I mean just through what we've heard I like I think Antonio I mean I've seen him just around the building I mean just physically looks different to me um I think he's done a really really good job this summer just trying to transform his body more or so than maybe he has and um obviously I thought he had a a tremendous spring I really did and um so obviously excited about him but um Cole Turner got another one you you almost forget about but the guy can he's probably the fastest guy on our team um one of them and uh you know certainly excited to get him back and know he's healthy and physically looks good and all those things so you know just off top of my head just kind of transforming their body like those are two that stick out between Wesco and TJ Moore how quickly can those guys push for playing time obviously both very highly rated thees got in here pretty early could you see them get playing time in year one oh yeah yeah no question I mean like I said that's going to be a a very competitive room and um you know look for those guys to to have certain roles and see what they can handle and and actually playing in real games and seeing how they handle that but uh yeah I certainly know and think that they can um help us this fall for sure coach with the new college football game coming out did you play when it used to be uh out and what do you think about it coming back yeah I'm excited it's back um I certainly played when I was younger um something was wrong with you if you didn't play college football EA Sports back then I think um but yeah I think uh I think all of our guys are obviously excited yep and what do you think about the opportunity now you know back when it was old game no names just the numbers you have to figure out who Tim TBO was and stuff like that what do you think about the opportunity that the guys have now to actually get paid with the nil and be in the game yeah I think it's fantastic I I really do I think to to to be able to number one just see your name on The Jersey and all those things is really cool as a as a player and as a fan and uh and just being able to to kind of capitalize on it it on it financially I think it's a great thing for him does K need to be ACC player to year Cali player [Music] for I mean I don't know about all that I just think he needs to to be the best he can be and all that stuff will kind of take care of itself if if kade's the best he can be then we're going to be in great shape sure you've already been asked this back for how have you seen Kate grow in your two in your offense yeah just everything's slowing down and what he can handle uh mentally and just kind of the calmness the the demeanor that he has that's the thing that sticks out the uh last time you coached against Georgia didn't go great the last time Clemson played against Georgia didn't go great how much do you guys use that as a motivational tool through camp or is it you not try to worry about who's number one on the calendar I mean they're they're first on our schedule I mean we obviously they've been on a incredible run um great team and um you know we we know we got a huge challenge in front of us but looking forward to it but yeah in terms of past past stuff for me for Clemson I'm not looking at that too much but I know I know our guys will be motivated I know coach Sweeny will will get him fired up for sure the way last season started first didn't go does anything change in the preparation going into game one this year anything from last year struggles in game one to try to keep yeah I mean there there will probably be some tweaks here and there but in terms of something major are drastically different probably not um just trying to take a great approach and and have our best players ready and available and fresh and fast and and uh you know from a game plan standpoint just something that we're really confident in and from there we got to go do it we got to go executed the offive go back watch last year the line particular areas you felt like we can appr here we can a big step that yeah I think same thing um you know really is the quarterback position is is the things that we can truly control we've got to minimize some of the bad plays collectively up front and um you know whether that's pass protection in the Run game whatever it may be um so I think if we can do that if we can minimize those up front just some of the mental mental things that happened or just just uh just a bus here and there whatever it may be if we do that I think we'll really improve cuz we got a core group of guys that have played now I know we're going to be uh you know stronger and more physical and those things as we're more mature we're older um you know so those things are going to come for us and that's what we expect but I think if we can handle those things uh especially early on in the season I think we'll we'll be able to take a a pretty big step forward getting a Workforce style running back back in Phil NAA I'm sure that's someone other defenses are going to try to Circle stack boxes how does that help open up the offense specifically for a tight end like Jake still the rest of the tight end room yeah it absolutely does I mean you're you're going to create some one-on-one matchups and if you feel like you've got an advantage then you feel like you got the upper hand a little bit with some of those things but yeah I mean those that tight end group is is is going to be exciting to watch and um you know Jake's a guy that obviously we expect big things from thought he had a really good season last year and and it's got a lot of momentum coming into this season he's confident um you know but really the rest of the guys too Josh Sapp was someone that kind of emerged made some big plays for us um especially in the second half of the Season you know so look for him to to certainly help us as well as uh olssen and um you know we got Marcus Dixon we've got Banks Pope kind of helped us a lot in the back half of the season so that's a group that's going to be important for us um you know with our versatility and with what we do in the Run game and the passing game how much more settled do you just yourself feel having been here for a year and a half now you feel like more like yeah I mean like I was telling someone earlier just just the amount of time you've been here to to kind of really integrate yourself with with the staff and the amount of staff we have as we know we've got a big one and so I think just really connecting with a lot of those people and and just understand what our process is and and how we practice how we recruit um just all those things I mean certainly more comfortable with as I've been here now over a year have any favorite places favorite places um well I mean definitely the lake I mean you got to go to the lake um you know what I've I've been uh I'm a roller mills guy I mean foodwise I'm kind of a roller mills guy um so yeah I mean we we've L bouncing around love getting downtown kids love it um so yeah we've had a great time here Tyler brownon byed out of the wide receiver room last year how have you seen him ahead end of the season yeah so Tyler Tyler is a guy what what's incredible about him is obviously he's skilled but mentally he can just handle things you know and and that's what I've been impressed with uh with him since day one and I certainly think now he's going to take that to another step now that he's played and and same thing for him now that he's been in this offense for a year so really look for him to to certainly improve um from year one to year two even though he had a good year one he's got a he's got to take another big step here in year two talking about Anon Williams earlier of an outside guy now having Tyler do yeah we've got we've got some versatility you know we feel like and and got got several guys that we feel like can play inside or outside and ultimately you're just trying to get your best four out there and that's including a tight end so whoever our best four are um you know those guys are going to play quite a bit and then the way we play and you just look last season the amount of plays we have in one game is quite a bit and so you're going to need six to eight guys that play a lot that rotate at those receiver and tight end positions in order for you to stay fresh during the game and for the longevity of the season so you know we're going to need a lot of those guys to play quite a bit but yeah Antonio Troy um several of those guys are going to be able to kind of do both for us you're a intro pressor you talked about wanted to become a head coach somay I guess how was working with da the last year and to have what have you learned along that specific track just a lot of organizational things and and obviously the program and just the the way he carries himself and and you know how consistent he is every single day you know those are things that certainly stick out but it's been uh it's definitely been a joy to to just be a sponge you know and and be around him as well as a lot of the other staff that have been in in a long time it's been great in terms of your career trajectory mean do you feel settled here like you're here in in the next next thing might be the head coaching gig or how do you think about your future person I know when you came yeah you have long-term goals and and try to set out some things for yourself and in your professional career and in life but I I'm definitely one of those that man wherever I'm at I'm there and if something happens you know we'll see but I'm certainly happy with where I'm at all right all right guys appreciate it