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The Redskins held day 2 of their mandatory mini-camp, and today’s practice was open to the media. Head Coach Jay Gruden spoke to the media after practice.
HC Jay Gruden
LIVE: #Redskins head coach Jay Gruden at the podium. #HTTR https://t.co/H0XScqfK6m
— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) June 13, 2018
Fight!:
I asked Gruden about the fight. He said he didn’t see it. I asked “really?” And that was kinda the end of the conversation
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) June 13, 2018
Ondre Pipkins and Anthony Lanier were letting the hands fly. Tempers again are up for the second straight day. #Redskins
— Lake Lewis Jr (@LakeLewis) June 13, 2018
Offseason program:
Gruden on offseason program: “I think it went great. Most important thing was getting these guys in great physical shape. We accomplished what we set out to accomplish.” #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) June 13, 2018
Kevin Hogan:
Gruden said Kevin Hogan got most of the reps on Wednesday to give him some momentum for training camp. Gruden likes where Hogan is developing.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) June 13, 2018
“He’s done good. I like Kevin. He’s a smart kid and he’s got some deceiving escape ability to him. He can run a little bit. We saw one today, he popped out of there for about a 20-yard gain. I like where he’s at. It’s hard for those No. 3 guys to get the reps and for them to show what they really can do on a limited basis, but as far as being attentive and being a good quarterback in the meetings rooms and all that stuff, he’s been very, very good.”
Cam Sims/Danny Johnson:
#Redskins HC Jay Gruden mentions that WR Cam Sims and CB Danny Johnson as two college free agent signings that have stood out some with the reps they're getting.
— Stephen Czarda (@SCzardaRedskins) June 13, 2018
Cam [Sims] has stood out at wide receiver. I think [Danny] Johnson stood out at corner. They have done some really good things. We have got a number of other guys that are trying to take advantage of a little bit of the reps the way they have. I think this progression for these guys, they came in a little bit late, obviously we had to wait for them after the draft, and then the limited amount of reps that they did have, some took more advantage than others but we’re not discounting anybody. Once training camp starts, they’re going to get more and more, especially when the Jets come. We’ll have more and more opportunities for them to succeed. Preseason game one, two and three, they are going to get more and more reps to shine when the lights are on and it’s live, but I have been impressed with a lot of the guys, mentally and physically.”
Passing Game Coordinator Kevin O'Connell:
Kevin’s been great. I wanted a guy that would help coach quarterbacks that had a little bit of a different background. He was with New England as a player a little bit, he was with Chip Kelly, and now he’s brought some of that knowledge here. So it’s good to have a different set of ideas. He’s done a good job of embracing ours but also adding some new concepts to our system that we already have, and quarterbacks all look up to him despite his age. Very smart, articulate, obviously. All his points are well-thought-out and make sense, which is important, and he does a good job in that room.”
No time for iced tea and donuts:
Gruden: We have more depth here. There’s not gonna be time for guys to come in and work into shape at camp
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) June 13, 2018
Gruden on message to players now before camp: “Progress, progress ,progress. We can’t have thes guys go to the beach and have iced teas and donuts.” #Redskins
— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) June 13, 2018
Stacy McGee:
Gruden says #Redskins hope to have Stacy McGee back for training camp
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) June 13, 2018
He had it a couple weeks ago. I don’t know what happened. He just did something, so he had a procedure done and hopefully he will be ready for training camp. We’ll see. I don’t have the exact timetable on him, yet. He’s in there now.”
Training Camp Jets practices:
“It’ll be good. It’ll be good to evaluate the young kids, especially, and also get our veteran guys, see how we handle a different scheme, so to speak, different bodies. A lot of times, you’re going against one another, sometimes when it gets that late in training camp, you start to see the buddy system going a little bit. ‘I won’t hurt you, you don’t hurt me,’ but now you’re going against another group of guys trying to make their roster. I think the competitive nature will make practice a little bit better and challenge them a little bit more, so it’ll be good. We’ve just got to tone it down, so nothing happens like it happened against Houston a couple years ago, but I think Coach [Todd] Bowles, myself, we have a good understanding of what we’re looking for and how to deal with it.”