Kellen Moore on Buccaneers, Tyler Shough’s progression | New Orleans Saints

Kellen Moore on Buccaneers, Tyler Shough’s progression | New Orleans Saints

All right, guys. Ready roll. So, uh, practice report. Uh, four DMPS, uh, Tally with the ankle, Alvin with the knee/ ankle, Chris with the back, and then Justin Reed with the knee. So, we’ll just let all those progress. Uh, we’ll see where that takes us, and then other than that, today was a good day hybrid practice where we did some full speed and then transition into some walkthrough settings outside. And so, um, good day and ready to roll. Reagate the ankle in the game, different ankle. So, yeah. And what about Chris? Uh maintenance or did it get worse from playing? Yeah, I mean it’s a back so obviously it’s going to get you play a full game the way he did obviously uh it’s going to be sore and so he’s just navigating that and so um we’ll let that progress obviously um you know he’s doing some good though. Do you have anything further on on the prognosis for Justin Reed? Justin just a knee. So we we’ll see uh we’ll see how this thing progresses this week. Obviously hasn’t reached a point that you put him on IR immediately. So, it’s not Yeah, it’s not an IR thing. Uh, but we’ll we’ll just kind of see how this thing goes. Clarify. Is it the same ankle different injury or different the other ankle for Yeah, just the other ankle just came up in the game. That sounds like a obvious, but is is there any kind of tactical or whatever advantage of just having Tyler be in this position as opposed to Spencer starting the first side against Tampa? Uh, just his experience playing playing them. Yeah. Um yeah, obvious you know Tyler was able to play the back end of that game. Uh so he got some exposure. It was challenging circumstances. We were behind a little bit against Tampa and so definitely some stuff to watch on that film. Um you know this be a fun battle. These guys are this is a really good team. Obviously uh they’ve played well this year. Um you know I think our team’s growing and getting better each and every week and so uh it’ll be a lot of fun to play a division game on the road. Have you seen growth from Tyler from being thrown in there in the third quarter to now having started four games? Yeah, absolutely. Tyler Tyler’s done a nice job. I think he’s progressing well. Um there’s highs and lows in every game uh for every player on our team, for every person a part of this thing. And so, uh I think Tyler’s progressing well. I think um you know, he’s grown each and every step of the way. And um I think last week was again talk going back to last week thought was a great example. we didn’t start the way we needed to collectively. Uh there’s a lot of challenging uh circumstances in there and u his resiliency showed up in that game to give us an opportunity towards the end and so uh a lot of great experiences to learn from and so uh he’s continuing to grow. Terrell that make the 50 opening 53 man roster what what does it do for you as a coach to have a guy who you know kind of stays patient, waits his turn and kind of works his way into the positions he’s in now? Yeah. Well, first we we loved TB. Um, you know, if Yeah, it’s a 53man roster. We really saw you view him as 54 then, uh, because he was ready to go from the beginning. And so, um, he’s just the ultimate pro, the ultimate vet, lead by example. He’s always ready and prepared. Um, his season’s, I think, a perfect example of that. You know, he plays these limited snaps and these kind of, uh, secondary auxiliary roles on defense and then when he makes and then he shows up and he makes the play, you know, it’s the one snap a couple weeks ago. the big play against the Giants to break up a pass on the flea flicker. Um, you know, obviously reps all of a sudden increased this past week and he’s ready to respond and has a great, you know, pass break up in the end zone. And so, uh, he’s just a really consistent veteran, uh, smart football player that, um, you trust at a really high level. Can you put your finger on any any reason why the the ground game’s kind of consistent? He hasn’t been able to get going. It’s like last 800 yards in the game. Yeah, I think it’s uh it’s obviously something that collectively we got to we got to find a better solution there. Um, you know, I think part of it is, you know, I think it’s the extreme sides of it. We got to avoid the the negative, the zeros and the minuses and then we got to find a way to generate the explosives and that comes uh explosives come from um every aspect of it. You know, it takes all 11 to be on the same page, the perimeter blocking, the the pursuit, um obviously the ability to run the football and make make a play. And so uh you know, I thought we got settled in there as this game went. got four and five yard gains. Now we just got to find a way to create some of those explosive ops on that two-point play. Like is the correction on that? Like you just fell at the bottom like hey when you hit your line like you stay on it like is that is it a quick easy fix or Yeah, I think uh the trick of it is you’re doing a two-point play from the seven and so there is a little bit of you got to get enough depth to give yourself an opportunity. So he was trying to you know be as subtle as he could build as he went so that when he catches it hopefully he can get into the end zone. Um, you know, and obviously you look at it and we’ll we’ll continue to evaluate that one. Uh, as far as, you know, if you’re in a two-point play from the seven, you know, what different situations you can present. Um, the guy made a really good play. He undercut it and took a chance on this play. Obviously, if the ball gets completed over the top in any way, you know, he’s not going to make the play. But, uh, credit to Minka. He made a phenomenal play. And then on the first one, like do you like to build in like two, three options? Like is that just kind of like when you get down to that area like the one where Tyler ran it in the like you have the play to the the left the route to the back like you can run it like do you like the quarterback to have like like a menu of things like so that there’s theoretically always something there. Yeah, we just felt like it it was a really clean play for us based off some of the stuff we had done and seen on their film and so uh essentially it’s a it’s a movement. It’s a play action. the running back’s gonna protect the edge for the quarterback and so he’s got Vy running across the field and he’s got the ability to run it. Um you know and the Y the Y technically ran a route kind of late and I think that was a key part of it that kept the corner occupied and so that was just great instincts by Tyler just react and trusting it and just okay I can outrun this and get it get it done. when you guys are talking about team building, going back to kind of what I was asking about the wide receiver one on Monday, like do you guys talk about it in those terms or is it just this is our X, this is our Z, like how does that kind of factor into as you guys are making your roster talking about long-term plans or anything like that? Um, so as far as the receiver room, I think everyone’s got to have a starting point. Um, so naturally there’s X’s and Z’s and slots. Um, you know, that’s a starting point, but I think one big important part of our, uh, operation is just making sure these guys have the ability to, uh, you know, play in multiple spots. And so, uh, you know, you got to be a really smart player. You got to be able to do that. You know, um, again, the more you have versatility, the more allows us to, you know, move Chris and move Vy and some of these guys and put them in different positions. And especially when you get into matchup football and, you know, if you put a guy in one spot the entire time, uh, defenses can kind of, you know, make a call, make an adjustment to, you know, roll to his side at all times, cloud his side, um, it’s just easier. You know, we got to make the defense work if they’re going to do those sorts of things to, you know, potentially a Chris or whoever it may be. Is there anything specific that stands out with with Devon that took a while for him to get a grasp of since it was a new team that he has in recent weeks been been doing really well? I think we we saw him really uh with a really good future for us, you know, when we brought him in. And so, uh, you know, he was banged up when when early when he right really right when he got here, he was kind of banged up. And so, we’re kind of navigating that for a couple weeks. And then, uh, you know, as we kind of built it and then, you know, I thought his experience with the system and ability to handle all the no huddle, which is a little bit of a a component that you you got to kind of memorize a lot of things in in a no huddle setting. And so he’s done a really nice job of kind of preparing himself and putting himself in position that once we made a couple receiver transactions obviously it became pretty obvious that all right he’s going to play a ton of snaps moving forward. Um you know and he he’s he’s uh I think in many ways the ideal Z receiver because of his ability to do a lot of the dirty work in the run game which that position naturally requires in some run stuff. off that you got a lot of play action stuff and um you know the inbreakers and the you know kind of the contested catch world that Az may play in a number of times and so he he’s done a great job. How did he play primarily Z a lot of Z? How heavy was his Z last year? I think he played a little bit of that and a little bit of slot you know and so I think you know I always think of Z’s and slots as kind of intermixed. Those guys got to be able to move because you can play in and out of those two positions. The extra receiver tends to be a little bit more of an isolated one-on-one player. um you know that’s just the way it rolls and so you know really if you look at our stuff moving forward the last few weeks really Chris and Bay are the two that are kind of moving you know within the structure of the formations and those guys got to play intermixed. What have you thought about uh Quincy Riley and and just kind of having developed over the course of the season? Yeah, I think you know I think you just see the consistency show up more and more and so um you know I think he’s just been a really steady player. He’s got great instincts in the passing game. Um obviously he’s he’s attacking the football. He’s got a history of ball production which I think will continue to show up more and more and so um you know for him he’s just going to keep growing, keep getting better. Uh there’s a physical component of this thing at playing corner in the NFL that people are going to always stress you and challenge you with and so he’s got some great opportunities to continue to grow there. And so uh but I thought he’s done some good stuff. Did y’all did y’all anticipate he like when when you drafted him that if things kind of went the right way that he could potentially play a starting role? I think you’re cautious. You know, we’re optimistic uh that he he’d be able to contribute in some way. I think during training camp, he got some indications that, you know, this guy has some ability that, you know, he could he can play, you know, and obviously he was coming in a little bit banged up and so it took him a little bit for OTAAS’s training camp. I thought he made some made some plays in practice. He seemed to, you know, make a pick it felt like every few days and make a play on the on the football. And so, um, yeah, when his opportunity presented presented itself in this, early part of the season, I thought he responded really well and he’s earned that, uh, consistent role. I’m not really sure how to ask this, so I apologize. Um, is the mindset kind of following up while we talk about team building, looking at the future, have you seen enough because some it seems like some of the the high moments for Tyler have been really impressive that he is our guy in 2026 and we’re seeing enough to feel invested in that or are these final five games crucial? Because where you are picking potentially, you may have to make a crucial decision on passing on the perceived best quarterback in the draft or going with them. Yeah. Um Tyler’s doing an awesome job. Yeah. Uh we draft him, you know, with the intent of uh continue to develop him and let him grow. And so I think he’s just done an excellent job of taking advantage of these opportunities. We want to win some games. We want to play well down the stretch and put ourel in excellent position uh for the future with a lot of these guys. And so uh again, you know, next year and all that fun stuff, uh you know, that’s for that’s for a different day. But uh we wanted to keep developing Tyler. We want to put him in an awesome position to be successful. Um, I think he’s done a lot of good and so I’m excited about his future with us. Last time around you got in your face Bucky with the hand inside body on his back this time around. Yeah. Yeah, it’s it’s definitely shows up on film. Uh, Buckyy’s just he’s a really, you know, big- time runner. You know, the explosive plays. Uh, you know, I think that’s the thing that shows up. Uh, you know, he’s a big part of this offense. And I think, you know, as much as all the other things that they can do, which is stresses you, their ability to run the football, if they can do that with him, uh, it puts you in quite the conflict with what they have on the outside. You don’t have a kicker on the active roster right now. What goes into that decision of leaving both those guys on the practice court? Yeah, there there’s elevation opportunities and so it gives us the flexibility to to play the numbers game. you know, we’re able to keep a few more guys up and uh protect those guys and um you know, obviously we’ll have to make the move for you know, this week and so uh we’ll be good to go there. Is the idea to keep going with Charlie? Are you going to make a decision? Yeah, we’ll go with Charlie. Yeah, Charlie will be ready to go and so um he did an excellent job last week and um you know, we’re we’re in a good development phase with both these guys. Uh apologize for not knowing this, but would you all be able to like if somebody wanted to sign Charlie off your practice squad, would you be able to have like write a refusal there? Yeah. Okay. with um Taesm Hills touches. I know sometimes it just kind of works out that way, but with you know with the amount of work you got after Alvin got hurt and then following game with Alvin out I think he only had two. Is that right? Yeah, probably only he had a catch on the sideline one run. It’s probably only the two. Yeah. Yeah. I think this past game wasn’t ideal uh for for that role. we anticipated playing a little bit in heavier sets and you know early in the game the run game just wasn’t working in the 22 and 13 heavier run game where he was going to be a part of that and so we got to more air stuff you know with 11 personnel felt like the air stuff gave us at least some four and five yard runs and so as a counter uh you know moment to that you know Taesm’s reps probably weren’t ideally what they would you’d want them to be and so uh you know that’s on me that’s on me I think he’s u he’s done an awesome job you look at the two previous weeks I thought he had a nice impact on both those games playing close to 25 some snaps and that’s probably where it should be more often than not. Thanks. All right. Thanks, guys.

New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore speaks with the media from the Ochsner Sports Performance Center on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 ahead of Week 14 vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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