Norv Turner Media Conference

This morning’s walk-through practice ended with a press conference with offensive coordinator, Norv Turner. Turner addressed the media tent with a warm hello and welcome.

The first question asked was on his impressions of Greg Jennings.

“Greg is a pro. He’s a hard worker. He obviously has great experience and great understanding. He is, like the rest of the guys, in the middle of learning a new system. I think he’s done really well with it since we’ve started camp the last four days. He’s really zeroed in.”

 In his last comment Turner replied, “I like what I’ve seen. He’s a guy that can move around and you can create some matchup things with him.”

The next question asked was how he was going to be delegating the quarterback reps.

He responded that those were issues meant for Coach Zimmer, but to give some feedback he said, “We will have these guys ready. Whoever ends up being the starting quarterback, he will be ready to play on opening day.”  

“I’m pleased with the four days, the progress they have made and where they are at, Turner said. “Obviously, you cannot work three for a long time, so the reps will be getting divided up differently.”

A question on Teddy Bridgewater was how does he look so far when he feels pressure?

“I have seen all of Teddy’s college films and one of his strengths, and one of the best things we like about him is how he handles pressure,” Turner said. “He has been outstanding.”

Following that question, someone asked how Teddy has been in the classroom.

“He has been outstanding,” Turner said. “I think that for any of these guys, it does not matter if they have been here for nine years or it is their first year. You’re putting in a new system, new terminology, and new language. We are grinding on them and they are grinding to learn.”

The next question was one interestingly for Turner’s specific coaching style. The question stated, “Some of the players were saying you were one of the nicest mean coaches they have ever had, and they love working with you. What has helped you develop your coaching style?”

Turner responded, “I think your personality is what it is. I have been fortunate to be around a lot of coaches and I think there is a big part of this thing that has to be extremely demanding. I would say the guys on offense would tell you they need to be very precise in what they do, but you know it’s a grind, it’s a long deal and you find different ways of creating an atmosphere that guys feel good about and are motivated to work in and we grind on them, but we don’t want to beat them up. We want to encourage them. I think my background has probably influenced me the most.”