Following the Colts’ second training camp practice on Saturday, offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter spoke with the media.
In case you missed it, here are the highlights from that conversation. To watch the full interview, click here.
– “I’m excited. It’s an exciting group,” said Cooter about the offense.
– Cooter on the tight end group: He mentions that it’s an interesting group in part because of the variety of skill sets they have at this position. However, he doesn’t want to pigeonhole players into a certain role this early on in the process, so they’re putting the entire room into different situations.
– Cooter on Jelani Woods: “We’re excited to watch Jelani.” While the passing game is where Woods can make a big impact, as already mentioned, the coaching staff is going to ask him to fill a variety of roles this summer to see how he performs. They’ve watched his tape from his rookie year, but the coaching staff will really learn more about him as they see how he performs and executes in these live practices.
– Cooter on Josh Downs: “Josh is a really smart player.” Cooter notes the big jump that comes for many players in the second season and that Downs is going to make the most of that from a route running perspective and defensive recognition. “Josh is primed and ready to have a big camp.”
– Cooter was asked if how they integrated Downs into the offense last year they’ll do the same with AD Mitchell, and Cooter said that every player is different and you’ve got to be careful just copying and pasting. “We’re excited about AD and let him get a bunch of reps in a bunch of different situations.”
– What has impressed Cooter the most about Richardson: Cooter again notes the jump from Year 1 to Year 2 and after spending last year learning, Cooter says it’s been great to watch Richardson orchestrating and leading the walkthroughs that they do each day. “He is just running the show. Communicating with his guys, bringing motions, breaking the huddle on time, all that stuff that we do at the quarterback position. It’s been really, really cool.”
