Shanahan: We Have To Be Patient To Take Our Deep Shots

Shanahan: We Have To Be Patient To Take Our Deep Shots

Q: You’ve been able to run the ball against some really good defensive fronts. What’s been working there?

A: You know, our guys played hard. Our running backs ran well. I thought we had a pretty good plan going against their fronts and our guys blocked well. Our guys ran hard and they did a good job. I was real pleased with the run game (in Seattle), especially.

Q: When you look at Laken Tomlinson and the game he had (against the Seahawks), particularly in the run game, were you surprised he was able to catch on to things so quickly?

A: Yeah, he did do a good job. I was definitely pleased with him. He needs to keep getting better and I hope that he does the more that he’s here. But, in his first game with the limited time he had, he didn’t have many mistakes from an assignment standpoint. He still needs to continue to get better with his techniques and things that we’re asking him to do. But, especially in his first game and not being here throughout the off season, I thought he did a good job.

Q: Brian Hoyer didn’t throw any passes longer than 20 yards and he threw only two passes longer than 10 yards. Why so few long throws? Was that the game plan coming in?