Kevin Stefanski on injury report, Shedeur Sanders’ development, Myles Garrett, and more: Transcript

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski took questions from reporters connected Monday pinch respect to nan wounded report, Shedeur Sanders’ development, Myles Garrett, and more.

Below is nan transcript arsenic provided by nan Browns media relations department:

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Opening Statement:

“Like we talked past night, really proud of those guys successful that shot crippled – to beryllium successful that conflict for 60 minutes and travel retired connected top. Some really, really awesome efforts successful that game. Some guys stepping up into roles that they haven’t played successful previously, which I was really proud of those guys arsenic well. So, request to build disconnected of it, you know, wanted to divided that bid pinch nan (Pittsburgh) Steelers past week. We person an opportunity to divided a bid pinch nan (Cincinnati) Bengals this week, truthful that’ll beryllium our sole focus. With that, I’ll return immoderate questions.”

Hey, Kevin, you sewage immoderate wounded updates connected Harold (Fannin Jr.) aliases Wyatt (Teller) aliases moreover Carson (Schwesinger)?

“Yeah, nothing. All are rehabbing, each our progressing, can’t norm anybody retired conscionable yet.”

And past I saw your locker room speech. Just why were you truthful impressed pinch what Carson was capable to do fighting done that injury?

“Yeah, I conscionable think, you know, I watched it during nan crippled and making plays and pushing himself and trying to get loose successful betwixt bid and that type of thing. And it’s conscionable emblematic of nan effort retired there, and I admit that and I deliberation it speaks good astir him. It speaks to his teammates arsenic well.”

Hey, Kevin, I conscionable wanted to inquire you astir Shedeur (Sanders) and erstwhile you went backmost and watched nan film, what was immoderate of your biggest takeaways? Especially pinch immoderate of nan throws, for illustration nan 1 prime that backmost crossed nan section and nan propulsion to (Nick) Herbig that Herbig astir picked?

“Yeah. I deliberation nan large connection for each players and decidedly astatine nan backmost position is to study from each azygous play. There are plays wherever you person to extremity nan headdress to nan defense and recognize, you know, they’re successful nan correct sum aliases they made a play. There’s different times wherever you fto it rip and you spot nan correct sum and you’re playing connected time. So, I conscionable deliberation there’s truthful overmuch to study from. Obviously, you know, nan 2 giveaways – we tin study from some of those plays. They tipped nan shot and sewage lucky, nan first one. We tin unrecorded to play different down connected nan 2nd one. And again, conscionable those are each plays wherever we person a young subordinate that will study and get amended from those plays.”

Also, you suffer Harold early successful nan game. How overmuch do you deliberation that mightiness person impacted Shedeur a small bit, knowing that Harold’s been specified a accordant feline for him to target during his clip arsenic starter.

“Sure. Obviously, Harold’s a large portion of our discourtesy and decidedly a subordinate that Shedeur trusts pinch nan football. We spot each our guys that are retired location and we made adjustments done that crippled without having Harold for nan mostly of it. But there’s decidedly a comfortableness level pinch Harold and nan quarterbacks.”

Yeah, Kevin, I was going to inquire astir Shedeur too. So conscionable wondering wherever do you consciousness for illustration he has shown nan astir maturation since he first stepped connected that section against nan (Baltimore) Ravens that day?

“Yeah, I wouldn’t get into specifics, Mary Kay (Cabot), different than to say, we activity very difficult successful this building connected subordinate improvement astatine each positions. And for quarterbacks, for illustration we’ve talked astir each play long, there’s ever going to beryllium ups and downs, and we conscionable person to study from each 1 of these opportunities. So, I deliberation yesterday was a awesome learning opportunity wherever there’s immoderate really high-level worldly retired there. There’s opportunities for a mates of nan plays that we tin do a small spot differently. But it’s besides an effort to spell retired location and hit a bully shot squad astatine your spot and get a win. And you ne'er want to suffer show of that pinch quarterbacks young and old. You know, you want to put your squad successful position to spell triumph nan game.”

And arsenic he heads into this last start, retired of these 7 games that he had, is location 1 peculiar plaything thought that you’re going to springiness him that he needs to spell retired and show you successful this last crippled that mightiness really elevate himself a small bit?

“Yeah, I’m astir apt not bully astatine giving plaything thoughts. You don’t want plaything thoughts from me, Mary Kay. But yeah, there’s for him – erstwhile it comes to things that we’re looking for him to amended upon, I deliberation Coach (Bill) Musgrave, Coach (Tommy) Rees do a awesome occupation pinch each positions, but successful this lawsuit nan backmost position, we’re looking to amended upon this, this week. And sometimes those are very circumstantial individual type things, whether it beryllium footwork aliases shot placement connected definite routes, cognition – want to beryllium amended successful this area astatine nan statement of scrimmage, each those things. I deliberation you get awesome improvement and advancement erstwhile you’re circumstantial astir what you’re looking for. So that happens really each week for our players.”

Hey, Kevin, erstwhile you deliberation astir coaching, you’re reasoning astir X’s and O’s, play calling and each that. But what is nan look for getting these guys to support playing difficult erstwhile you were 3-12 earlier yesterday?

“Yeah, Jeff (Schudel), it’s conscionable we support nan attraction connected what’s successful beforehand of us. I admit this group. Like, I’ve told you guys, they’ve done everything I’ve asked them to do going backmost to nan spring. I cognize what nan results are, but I besides cognize really these guys person worked. And that’s conscionable what we’re about. We’re astir putting successful nan activity and past going and compete for illustration crazy connected Sundays.”

Is that a accomplishment arsenic a coach that you study arsenic you advancement done your tenure?

“Yeah, I would just…I’d put it back, Jeff, connected conscionable having nan correct players successful nan locker room that understand really important this crippled is.”

Two questions: The first, do you work together pinch Myles (Garrett), aft watching nan film, that nan Steelers were overly concerned pinch him mounting nan sack record?

“I can’t get into that specific, Tony (Grossi). I would show you Myles and his expertise affects each opponent’s crippled plan. Every azygous force that goes into nan game, I committedness you, connected Wednesday morning, they person a image of Myles Garrett and they say, ‘We can’t fto this feline wreck nan game.’ You know, that’s what each discourtesy does. They telephone them crippled wreckers. You place nan guys that make those disruptive plays. So, he’s nan focal constituent of each violative crippled plan, from nan opening of time.”

And, Kevin, aft 2 frustrating seasons here, do you wish to proceed beyond nan play arsenic Browns coach?

“Yeah, arsenic you tin imagine, my sole attraction is connected this crippled versus Cincinnati, but I besides would show you I’m privileged to person this job.”

Kevin, conscionable pursuing up connected Tony, person location been discussions nan past week aliases immoderate denotation connected really things mightiness shingle retired aft nan crippled adjacent Sunday aliases Monday?

“Yeah, I understand nan question, Joe (Reedy). I ne'er get into those types of discussions. All I attraction astir is uncovering a measurement to spell 1-0 versus nan Bengals.”

And past conscionable connected this rookie group, I cognize we’ve talked astir them a ton, but successful position of nan group arsenic a whole, what they’ve accomplished, and because I deliberation you guys are connected way for rookies starring successful passing, receiving and rushing. That’s only happened 1 different clip successful nan Super Bowl era wherever rookies person done that connected a team. Have you been astir a group pinch nan (Minnesota) Vikings aliases different teams that person had an effect connected a squad for illustration this?

“Yeah, I don’t cognize that there’s…you know, you look astir nan league, and you look astatine different rookie classes and I cognize that there’s ever typical groups that get pointed retired aft nan truth years from now. My biggest thing, Joe, that I would show you, is conscionable nan measurement this group approaches nan game. They don’t attack it for illustration rookies. This is not a group wherever I’ve had to beryllium chasing them astir nan building to get them to do thing aliases their attraction is not wherever it needs to be. This is – hide really bully of players they are, this is arsenic diligent a group of workers that I’ve ever been around. And I deliberation that’s a testament to these players. I deliberation it’s a testament to Andrew (Berry) and unit identifying these players. I deliberation it’s a testament to their coaches and really they create them. But astatine nan halfway of it, this is simply a group that loves to work, loves to compete, loves to beryllium retired location pinch their teammates and is consenting to do thing that they person to do, thing that nan squad needs them to do successful bid to win.”

Was location a time, for illustration during rookie camp, minicamp, aliases training campy erstwhile you could show this group would beryllium arsenic typical arsenic it has been?

“Nothing comes to mind, Joe. But again, it’s having been astir different rookie classes, there’s not usually this level of maturity correct distant pinch this group, particularly considering we had 2 guys erstwhile we drafted them that were 20 years old, and they conscionable person not handled themselves that way.”

Kevin, you mentioned nan improvement of guys – I talked to Andre Szmyt past night, and he said that he thinks he’s travel a agelong measurement successful that improvement and credited you and Bubba (Ventrone) and nan typical teams unit. What person you seen from him? I’ve asked astir that before, but what person you seen from him from that week 1 and his early play struggles and to now wherever he’s been accordant for you successful weather, successful high-pressure situations, successful agelong section extremity attempts. How has that improvement really taken style complete these past respective weeks?

“Yeah, I deliberation it’s been – that’s taken style really complete nan longer tally than that moreover Cam (Camryn Justice). Just he had a really beardown Spring and Summer. And I cognize you’re not playing games yet but past this play he’s been consistent. Obviously, I cognize he’s had a reliable first crippled for illustration a batch of young players do, but assurance comes from demonstrated ability. And I’ve seen it successful practice; I’ve seen what he’s tin of. So, my assurance successful nan subordinate hasn’t wavered. Also recognizing that’s a difficult job, and you’re not going to beryllium cleanable astatine that job. So, erstwhile you person a young subordinate that is committed to playing, to kicking good for your team, you understand there’s going to beryllium ups and downs, but you besides get to watch him work. You get to watch him successful believe and really that’s wherever nan assurance comes from.”

So galore of nan guys successful nan locker room yesterday, benignant of praised him for that improvement and for his committedness to his process. And it feels for illustration that’s been crossed nan committee successful different positions excessively done immoderate adversity and done struggles this season. What does it opportunity astir this locker room that done each of this, that these guys are truthful supportive of each other, truthful vocally supportive, and supportive successful their actions connected nan section arsenic well?

“Yeah, I deliberation that’s conscionable a locker room, Cam, that cares astir each other. We person a bunch of bully teammates connected this team, and sometimes you gotta prime your teammates up disconnected nan ground. Sometimes you gotta push your teams – you gotta beryllium location successful a bunch of different ways to get nan champion retired of each other. That includes supporting your teammates erstwhile you’re going done something. And sometimes that’s connected nan field, sometimes it’s disconnected nan field, but you gotta beryllium location for your teammates.”

Hey Kevin, different mobility connected nan Shedeur interception to Jerry (Jeudy). After nan game, he said he conscionable wants to springiness his guys a chance, correct – springiness them a chance to make a play. So, is it conscionable a matter of knowing erstwhile it’s nan correct business to do that?

“Without a doubt. I deliberation that’s a large point pinch playing nan backmost position, there’s going to beryllium plays that are correct connected nan separator of, you know, you’re trying to make a play. You don’t want to press, but you also… there’s immoderate throws you spot successful nan NFL, I tin deliberation of a fewer that I saw yesterday wherever that’s a good betwixt ‘Hey, are you forcing that ball? Are you trying to make a play?’ So again, that’s all, to me, that’s learning moments for Shedeur wherever there’s going to beryllium times and location were times successful that crippled wherever he made plays disconnected schedule. Just understanding, erstwhile it’s clip to unrecorded to conflict different time connected a 2nd down and get america to a 3rd and manageable. Those are all, to me, plays that conscionable adhd up, arsenic you adhd much of these games to your repertoire and they adhd up successful position of your decision-making successful total.”