Garrett Riley on Clemson QBs, offense improvements, pt. 1

Intro two of this offense what do you expect to see out of it this year are you expecting a little bit faster start for yeah absolutely you know I mean we've got a lot of returners um continuity with the staff the staff understanding what we're about what we're trying to accomplish so you know I think we've got uh some core leadership too um that we've already identified that I don't know if I could have said a year ago just being rush into it so just all those things um you know so yeah I would expect us to to get off to a faster start and and I know our players certainly expect that too how much more More comfortable in Clemson comfortable are you in this setting now after you know you're here in your second year year and a half here in Tiger Town how much more comfortable are you with the experence yeah more comfortable for sure um and I think mainly from a standpoint of just getting integrated with the people here with the coaches with the staff um um kind of our process how we practice uh going against that defense every single day in practice just all those things kind of mixed together kind of adds up to that Summer hey coach how are you and how was summer what was new what stayed the same summer was great it always goes fast um kind of probably like every coach's response you you love it you enjoy it you look forward to it for a long time and about that last week of vacation you're kind of ready to get back and get ready to go um but we had camps at unbelievable Camp season for us um and a lot of the athletes that we had here um as well as our youth camp was always a blast but you know the Camp season the the work that our guys have put in on their own kind of all summer and and the plan that we put out for them and and them executing that plan I feel really good about that I think we've made a lot of strides this summer um and again that kind of goes back to some of the leadership that I feel like we have on our side of the ball this year so you know feel feel good about it I think it was a a good two months for us for sure last year was a little bit of a roller Last years roller coaster coaster but you guys were right there when it all ended does that bring a piece of comfort to know that it was the little things and maybe it was a flukish a little bit but like you guys were right there hope er a lot of those yeah I think um you got to learn from all those things right I mean there was a lot of you know the close games uh that we came up a little bit short on you know some of the mishaps I mean all things that us as coaches and our players certainly got to learn from and that's where you kind of saw us grow as the season went on and that's just going to carry some momentum as we all know into this season for us well it was a it was a roller coaster going back watching it too you know I mean there's a lot of really really good things a lot of promising things a lot of flashes here and there and also obviously some things that we just got to get corrected we just got to be be better um so you know it's always good as a coach once the season ends to decompress for a minute go back really evaluate what went on and and you got to kind of look at it with a fine tooth cone but you also got to look at it kind of macro as well so um it's always a great time for us and I think we found a lot of things that that we tried to address this spring specifically when Turnovers you look at the turnovers maybe the the fumbles is there anything that y'all do differently is there anything that you could identify reason why that was such an issue of time yeah I mean you always want to look is it is it some sort of technique thing is it is it Personnel um you know you're always emphasizing and trying to work on this stuff in practice at nauseum so you know I think just a lot of unfortunate things honestly um but it's something that we're certainly going to emphasize moving forward um just as we did last year uh but obviously you got to you got to take care of the ball there's no question about it you brought up pot leadership Pot leadership who have you seen really step up and in what ways well I think you know Phil mafa obviously is a is a guy that's kind of The Quiet leader um he's going to do it by his actions and his play and just always doing the right thing you know so he's he's certainly a guy that our guys look look too uh Jake brinning sto uh comes to mind as someone that's really improved and kind of emerged in that role U I'm really proud of him and his maturity and what he's done and um you know kind of taking that thing by the horns a little bit bit uh through the spring and this summer you know I know kad's certainly improved that as well now that he's played and kind of has some credibility that that he's been the guy for a year um up front you know Tristan Lee Blake Miller certainly guys that uh that bring a lot to the table from a leadership standpoint did you QB room have a conversation with Kate about how important that is that maybe he kind of take the rings that and Lead this team yeah I mean that's something we always talk about I mean that whole quarterback room I mean that's something you're always trying to evolve and get better with and and it's it's one of those things that there's a little bit of a fine line you can't be a fraud you can't try and overdo it you can't do too little like there's a in my mind there's kind of a balance and a happy happy medium to it and and he certainly finding his own way right now with it QB expectations what are you expecting out of Kade on the field this this point I just expect sharp you know I mean just a guy that's not going to pay a guy that's going to understand what we're trying to do um you know minimizing some of the the bad plays I mean those are certain things that off the top of my head that that we should be able to see uh this fall what QB progress kind of progress did you see in him as this season went along it seemed like as You' like as the season got along he got better and you saw places where he made mistakes that he won you see that when you back up yeah yeah I mean just with with all the things that kind of went on in our SE season um it's a good problem to have with with a guy like Kade is at times he's he's one of those that really believes in himself which is awesome um but at times you can try to do a little bit too much and you know when when when certain guys were missing and maybe a little thin in certain spots you know maybe the added pressure of he felt like he had to do a little bit too much uh probably crept in at times but as the season went on I think he learned that I think he understood that a little bit better and really uh I think the game just kind of slowed down for him each and every week and that that's really what I saw as you look through it you know chronologically you mentioned a couple Helmet Tech of times where he maybe tried to do too much Florida State game is probably one that stands out for a lot of people's mind you guys have an added uh issue of of helmet Tech this year do do you think that communication right up until potentially the ball of snap can be a benefit in terms of his decision making and and situations like that yeah I think I think it's certainly going to be a helpful tool there's no question about it I I think the whole key you know with with Cade with all of our quarterbacks and probably across the board and in college football is just what's going to be too much for some of those guys right I mean they're not professionals they're not an NFL quarterback that's sitting in a meeting room every hour of the day and so I just think that's where as coaches we got to do a good job of of not really putting too much on this plate but I think it's certainly going to be a a help f tool did you talk to him about How did you prepare for it how to use that like best for him or do you talk to like other NFL coaches quarterbacks who kind of used it the tech for a long time how did you prepare for that yeah I I I tried to I tried to ask uh several NFL guys that have just more experience with it you know with that sort of technology and so um was able to kind of Bounce some ideas off of you know their their trial and errors and uh hopefully we'll speed up ours as we go through it is there a balance with Is there a balance that because obviously you got to win every play right so if you could give him information that helps but how does that does it impede his development in seeing the game and trying to react to what's outen I mean just with our style of offense and what we do and what we believe in um you know we feel like whatever whatever we're putting out there on on the script or in the game plan we feel like he's going to be able to execute no matter what happens and so that's that's kind of the core philosophy now if we can give them a little added tip and help them out great but um again don't want to give them too much either regarding the area on the Moving the ball field uh what's something that you'd like to obviously moving the ball is not a problem between the 20s but what's a stat maybe halfway through the year where you'll be really impressed to know that if you guys are attacking the long ball well or Crossing patterns well what's something that you go if we're doing this well we're probably very successful um I mean you look at the first half of our season obviously the Red Zone Red Zone scoring is is the big one and you look at second half of our season and we were we were really good um in terms of red Red Zone scoring so obviously that's always going to be a big one um and certainly explosive plays I mean those two things are kind of the biggest deals um aside from turnover so those would be probably the Practice time twoj get the prac how much you well it's tough I mean that just comes back to chemistry you know you did all this stuff in spring and summer a year ago for for him and and all those quarterbacks and and you get through you get into fall and all of a sudden it's a lot of different guys that are practicing and um you know I I know with Tyler Brown specifically like a guy that played really well and emerged for us obviously last season and the second half of the season I mean the dude barely practiced and so all of a sudden maybe the first time that kade's actually throwing it to Tyler is on Saturday and um so that's tough I mean it's just that's part of football though um but that does come back to chemistry and you hope that that's improved as we move forward for sure what's it been Working with Coach Luke like working with Coach Luke in terms of matching his skills as an offensive line coach with what your scheme is and how that all works together yeah he's been great he's um he's very adaptive I mean he's been around he's been in different systems he's worked for other people so he's an Adaptive person um but certainly has brought some stuff to the table for us in terms of a little bit of scheme here and there um for sure but I think just ways to attack different different things that we see different defenses and uh you know that freshness is always good as a coach like I love that and um and obviously his passion and his fire and all those things kind of speak for itself so he he's been a he's been a great guy to work with so far you talk Bill about Bill being a quiet leader how ready is he for him being the guy out there coming up the seas oh I think he's I think he's chopping it the bit I really do um you know he's a guy that whatever you put on his plate he's going to be able to handle it like he's a confident mature person that believes in himself so I think whatever you throw at Phil he's going to be Philander ready do you expect him to be um not necessarily the same role as will because I'm not sure how many guys can do that but a little more active as a receiver out of the back field and that kind of stuff this year yeah I mean Phil's a guy that can catch the ball and and I know he's a big guy but he's really good at making a first guy miss you know and so just another way to get in him some space and and where you don't have six seven guys trying to tackle him right in the Box is always probably a good thing for us so yeah I look forward to him you know certainly doing some things out the back field and and getting in some space No Doubt talk about exposive plays a little bit that's a key how about the two freshman and [Music] wco I mean they they're certainly going to help and listen that room that room's got some depth right now for us going into spring and summer and approaching fall Camp I mean that's a that's a room from a depth perspective that's that's kind of looks totally different than a year ago I mean it really does and in terms of who you have in there and and experience and the amount of returners um you know that's that's going to be a really competitive room this fall camp and uh certainly Wesco and and TJ we're excited about saw some great flashes from Wesco in in the spring and and uh some of the things we've heard this summer on them have been great and as well as TJ's just starting to get going uh but his skill set is certainly going to be a be a competitive um addition to that room for sure where you at with the uh backup Backup QBs situation at quarterback with Trent Christian and and who's your number two are they Cod number TW how that how y'all going into that yeah they're still going to have to battle here in Fall Camp um you know those those two guys flashed in Spring um Trent had a few less practices due to a little injury there at the beginning of Spring so uh those guys are going to have to battle through it and fall Camp no question Pman what did you see out of pman in the spring that allowed him to move up that ladder well he's just a guy that can that can function and execute at at a pretty high level and um you know that's that's due to his his intelligence and his decisiveness and he's just got a little bit of the the gamer to him and kind of has some of that Moxy but um you know certainly excited about him as well as CV what kind of growth have you Seti seti practice uh I mean I I would say the biggest thing is I just feel like you can put a little bit more on his plate and he really understands he's not just saying yes sir I understand he he actually gets it and uh you know I I I just think it's continuing to slow down for him and you see him even in his movements he's such a Twitchy kind of hyperactive guy I mean even in some of just those uh mannerisms and demeanor on the field Within the play you just start to see him calm down is that we going through some failure having to take some criticism all that think that's kind of way I mean going through some tough things is always the best teacher of of how to get better you know I mean for us as coaches and certainly as players so um he's he's someone that's mindful um of when he's got to be better and he's certainly not going to shy away from it so yeah I'm I'm I'm proud of him that way for Keith Adams Jarvis Green sure of who you think can yeah um you know Keith Adams flashed quite a bit for us this spring and um you know he's he's he's the Hammerhead and uh he he's he's a tough guy to tackle you got to make a business decision if you're coming downhill to tackle him so he's got a skill set that's certainly going to help us um you know Jarvis Green was also someone that flashed I thought quite a bit in our second half of spring so I was proud of the way he finished and uh really kind of emerged there late then Jay Haynes I mean Jay Haynes is the Wild Card he's he's uh he's he's um a guy that has a lot of burst and a lot of change of pace to him so you know just looking to to see him this fall as well