Brian Fleury On Drew Lock's Performance, Getting Ready For Week 10

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

How would you evaluate Drew's play last week and then the toughness he showed after the injury?

Brian Fleury (0:04)

Yeah, I would characterize it as gritty for sure, especially with him having been getting limited reps going into that. It was really impressive to see him absorb the plan throughout the course of the week and then be able to go out and execute it at such a high level. We're really proud of the effort that he put in to get himself ready and the way he went out and played.

SPEAKER_3 (0:23)

You guys have been a predominantly outside zone team and ran a lot of inside zone this past week. What does it do for you guys offensively when the outside zone is working or when the inside zone is working? How does that kind of play off of each other?

Brian Fleury (0:37)

Yeah, they both definitely play off of each other. It's different kind of a...

Those decisions are made a lot based on the opponent that we're going to play and how well they can defend those different types of combinations. So the balance is going to change from week to week. It also has to do with how the coverage structure is going to fit relative to those tracks. But they definitely complement each other well. And we have two backs that can excel at both. They either one, honestly, can do either type of concept just as well. So it's nice to have both weapons.

SPEAKER_4 (1:07)

Back to Drew for a second, is the plan with him this week almost essentially the same? He just now has a little bit of an oblique thing on top of the elbow?

Brian Fleury (1:15)

Yeah, the oblique thing doesn't seem to be much of a concern. And the elbow has been improving over the course of the last few weeks. So he's actually taken more reps this week than he was going into last week. I have no concerns about his readiness to go.

SPEAKER_1 (1:27)

Kind of an odd one, but Jalen Milroe has also been getting more reps. How have you seen him absorb some of the material, just being out on the field?

Brian Fleury (1:35)

Yeah, Jalen, it's so competitive.

He wants to play badly, but he's also extremely supportive of Drew. So there's the question as to is Drew going to be ready? Is Drew going to be ready? So he's really excited to potentially have the opportunity to play. So it's been good to see him. We were mixing him in with the reps with some of the first team. So it's been really good to see him take control in that situation and show everyone in the huddle especially that they can be confident when he's out there. So he's made the most of that opportunity.

SPEAKER_5 (2:03)

Getting more of Jadarian and Charbonnet in there last week. Does that start to give you a feel for what the offense in their own game can be with both those guys healthy?

Brian Fleury (2:12)

Yeah, absolutely. And I still think that they're building momentum. It's been nice to see them gain a little bit of confidence, both in the concepts that we're running in, just in their readiness to be ready to go out and carry the load, both of them. So I think we're just going to see that continue to grow.

SPEAKER_6 (2:27)

Knowing that about Charbonnet's return or status that gave him the most carries in two years last week.

Brian Fleury (2:34)

I didn't realize he had had the most carries in two years last week.

But that, I mean, we just know he's a great player and he's going to be able to help us in a lot of great ways. And he expressed confidence throughout the game that he was feeling good. He was feeling ready to take on more of that role.

SPEAKER_6 (2:49)

So that was that evolved during the game the way he was.

Brian Fleury (2:52)

It was leading into the game and then during the game, yeah.

SPEAKER_7 (2:54)

After he was drafted, pass catching was something that he said he wanted to be able to show off on this level. Had a few opportunities to do that last week. What did you like about him in that role?

Brian Fleury (3:04)

Yeah, we saw the potential there all during the off-season and into training camp. We're really excited to kind of develop that aspect of our offense. And then obviously it got derailed a little bit with the injury. So those things are they were on ice for a little bit and we're ready to unleash them over and over again as we go.