Quotes from Payton, Carmichael and Ryan's Friday press conferences
 

New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton
Post-Practice Media Availability
Friday, September 5, 2014

Opening Statement: “(We have) nothing really from a transaction report. Our schedule typically on Friday’s (practice) would be a red zone emphasis with some short yardage and goal line and (we) kind of go from there.”

How much did you work on freeing up Jimmy Graham?

“One of the challenges with a player like him is the attention that is drawn, so within the framework of your offense it will take coverage off of certain or loosen coverage off of other guys or take pressure off of other players at times and yet at the same time formationally you are looking for ways to eliminate the hard bump and run at the line of scrimmage. There are some things that in each plan we can do to help with the release pattern and I think that also being able to handle and work different splits and different route concepts to handle some of the press will be important. He has grown accustomed to that and it is something that becomes a challenge when you are a player like he is.”

New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinator Pete Carmichael
Post-Practice Media Availability
Friday, September 5, 2014

Will you be calling plays on Sunday?

“That is going to be a decision that Coach (Payton) will make and he’ll let me know in a couple of days.”

So the decision hasn’t been made yet?

“No he is waiting to do a coin flip he said.”


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Re: Quotes from Payton, Carmichael and Ryan's Friday press conferences
 

Very vanilla. No locker room posts to rile people up.

Re: Quotes from Payton, Carmichael and Ryan's Friday press conferences
 

yep nothing but PC stuff as usual from the coaching staff