Tyler Shough interview | Saints-Buccaneers Postgame | 2025 NFL Week 8

Tyler Shough interview | Saints-Buccaneers Postgame | 2025 NFL Week 8

What’ you think for the first time? Uh, I mean, ultimately we didn’t score enough points and, you know, didn’t get the job done. So, uh, was just was proud of how those guys battled, but ultimately we just got to go back to the drawing board, keep being better. When you get an opportunity like that in the second half of the game, but, you know, don’t have practice and everything like that leading up. Just kind of what’s the what’s the division there for a young quarterback stepping into a moment like that? Yeah, I mean, I felt prepared. I think, you know, the the whole quarterback room, the offense, I think we, you know, we’re preparing well. I got to continue to to increase that. But for me, I was just going out there and doing everything I can and um just having fun with it, but you know, going to continue to look at what we did wrong, what we did well, and try and improve on those and um and go from there. What was the conversation to you when, you know, Kell said that he turned to you for a spark for the offense? What does that mean to you? I I was just ready to go in there and try and do my job and go out there and play. You know, I was a it was awesome to get in there and and playing and um but ultimately we’re going to continue to get better and and yeah, just go from there. Did you know coming down after halftime that that was a possibility or was it kind of in that moment? It was just in the moment. Yeah, just in the moment. Um just told me get ready to go. That was it. And um yeah, just I mean preparing each week and my head from every game since, you know, I was I was ready to go and got to continue to be ready. What were the nerves and emotions? What did you tell? Uh, no nerves. I think I, you know, preparation wise, um, body-wise was feeling good. So, um, just was going out there and doing doing everything I can. Like I said, we’ll continue to kind of get in a groove, get better, but um, but yeah, I mean, it was was ready to go and just got to continue to keep building. Did you reception? Um, no. I mean, I was more focused on the play, but um, obviously get loud, get I mean, you’re not really not focused on that as much, but I think the my earpiece wasn’t really working on the first drive as much either. So, I had to flip switch helmets um, immediately, which was not ideal, but we we got it fixed. Were there things you liked or didn’t like about how you played? Like, do you have any self-evaluation at this point? Uh, not yet. Yeah, I mean obviously got to watch the game to completely look at everything, but at the end of the day, we didn’t score enough points. So, it sucks. And um but yeah, we’ll we’ll look at it and especially myself and and see how I can get better and then we’ll um continue to grow as an offensive unit to try and um get the job done because ultimately the defense um they played really well. They made some huge stops. You know, they’re bringing the juice. We just got to go out there and execute, protect the ball. Um that’s really on us. Is that why the timeout was called? Uh, no. That that was a was like a a wristband issue with um like a Taesm has a different wristband. Um so it was just like a weird communication thing um with that. So it was kind of a fluke deal I guess. When your doors open for you to compete going forward? Uh the same as I have been. I think going each week preparationwise um like I’m going to go in, you have to to continue to do that no matter what. So um nothing’s going to change. just continue what I’m doing and trying to have a sense of urgency this week coming into offense, offensive meetings, prep preparation, practice because ultimately it’s on us and we got to get better. Decides that it’s time for you to start now or do you feel like you’re ready? Oh, 100%. Yeah, I feel ready. I felt ready um every single week. You know, obviously it’s good to to get there and get some reps, but you know, like I said before, we got to continue to have that sense of urgency um to continue to grow and do everything we can to win. What’s what’s it been like for you just waiting for the opportunity having to kind of just kind of sit there and watch Yeah, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve learned a lot because, you know, Spencer’s done some really really good things. Um, being able to see see that growth, see, you know, grow myself. I mean, I’ve been getting um if not the most reps in practice from a scout team perspective. You know, you’re going against live bullets with those guys and it’s usually the not the best look. So, I felt, you know, each week I’ve been continuing to grow and um felt really um really ready to go and um yeah, I mean, it’s been um good, but I got I got to continue to grow. So, that’s that’s got to be the answer. Your first completion will be to another quarterback. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it was a um good good play call. Taesm um obviously was out there in the flies, but but just kind of happened that way and um yeah, it was it was pretty good. How did you prepare yourself then during the course of the week for a moment like that? Uh just like I said, I’m continual preparation. You know, I think being a backup quarterback, you have to prepare like you’re the starter. Um because you don’t know when you’re going to go in and obvious obviously that can be, you know, mentally and physically um just a different challenge. And then when you go in there when you’re playing, um you just, you know, lean on that preparation. So for me, it’s it’s going to be no different. and and I think that’s why you can come into games and and and go out there and play. From your perspective, what’s unique about developing growing as the on the scout team? Um, for me it’s it’s just it’s it’s football, you know, you’re not going against a scouted card look of what you may see, you know, you’re going it’s you’re you got cards and you’re essentially the same plays you’re running. So, how can you make it like a game? And that’s kind of been the emphasis that my quarterback coach Kellen all the guys that how how how can I make this game like and I’ve tried to be really intentional to where I mean there is no difference and obviously you know when you’re going against um a really good defense like the Buccaneers um it’s going to be a slight difference between that but for me I felt really prepared and got to continue that preparation. Do you find that you get to go up against the first team defense in those situations? 100%. Yeah. I mean, I the pockets’s real. Um the coverage, everything. Like I said, you know, you got to find a way to make a play and um and that’s what I’ve kind of enjoyed throughout this moment and continue just to build that preparation and and attack each day. What conversation did you and Spencer have after made the switch? Uh just just just dap each other up. There wasn’t really a conversation. We’re just trying to get going as an offense, you know, so there wasn’t um too much, but Spencer’s my guy. We we you know preparing every single week. Um we’re going to continue to do that and um we’re going to continue to all get better as an offense. Have the majority of your practice reps been with Luke at center? Yes. Uh in the past, not this week, obviously, but um yeah, in the past. So, I’ve felt extremely comfortable going out there with with him and all the guys. Um just getting those reps in. What does it say for a guy to get to the you know, organization so far, pick up the offense? Yeah, I mean, he’s done an excellent job. I mean, he’s he’s so smart to come in immediately, learn it like that, contribute um in in multiple ways. So, really proud of him and his preparation, his work because that’s not an easy task either, especially going against, you know, that front. Um so, really proud of him and the whole line. I think they did a really good job. Um so, we just got to continue to grow and um we’ll get it done. Yeah, there’s so much, I guess, development goes on behind closed doors during the regular season. So, people haven’t really gotten to see you play since the summer and the preseason. Do you have an area that you feel like since then you’ve like really grown in or improved at? Yeah. Um, I think, you know, like I said before, making it game like because it is gamelike. You know, it’s the time clock football element for sure. you know, it’s it’s a lot different when um when you’re on offense going against scout team D and when you’re giving the defense look because they’re obviously um the first team D. So, you got that time clock football element trying to make it game like that’s where I feel like it kind of helped me out a lot especially when you’re going against a good front. But, um yeah, I think for all of us and as an offense and myself just we’re going to continue to to prepare more and continue to do everything we can. Is that kind of who you are as a player? like pushing it a little bit, being a little bit more aggressive or is that situation based or you know just kind of kind of how you like to attack the field? Yeah, I mean my mindset is I’m going to attack no matter what and you know got to try and do everything I can to to score points and then find completions. Um but also that’s just kind of part of the game when you’re down and you got to go and you’re the the clock’s against you and so that’s just part of it when you’re you’re having to throw it more um and you can’t run the ball as much just because of the time. So part of that, a little bit of a little bit of both, but I think I’ve done, you know, learned a lot from Spencer in the offense and just around the league watching a lot of film and just, you know, you’re not you don’t have the ability to get through four or five progressions, you know, just because of that time clock element. So you got to find the, you know, find the the best way to get out of your hand your playmakers. And it looked like you stepped out of two or three, maybe four stacks. Like is that just instinct? Are you planning it? Like what like how do you how do you process that like in the moment? as it’s going up. Uh it’s just instinct. Um you’re you’re obviously trying to you’re playing the rep as it is and I think that’s the battle as a quarterback is you don’t want to predetermine. So you’re just playing as it is and is an instinct. If something happens um and you if they give you a certain look then you might change it a little bit. But yeah. And I’m assuming like the speed of the game and everything it looked like it felt pretty comfortable. Did it like any anything surprise you about that? No. No. I mean I think just execution wise and um all that stuff it’s got to be better. But speed of the game wise, no. I think that’s why um just the past few weeks and you know, scout team wise, I think that’s been the best thing for me to continue to just, you know, learn and grow. And even preseason, I felt um sol with that. And it’s obviously when you get to regular season and continue forward, it’s going to, you know, continue to build. In training camp, have you gotten opportunities to throw to guys like a lot of um in in practice? Revs zero. But I’ve, you know, I’m trying to do everything I can to get some after practice, you know, routes on air. Obviously, you’re getting a few, but very minimal with those guys. So, it was good to kind of get some reps with them. Um, but we, you know, getting as much reps as I can saying after every single practice going through the whole script and throwing to, um, Kevin and Dante and and all those guys and they’ve done a really good job. So, um, you know, I’m obviously want to continue to to grow myself and, uh, but yeah, I mean, a Sheeed, Cookie, they’ve done they did a really good job just getting out of routes and, um, I got to put a couple balls better on Jawan as well. He’s he’s a big difference maker and, um, got to help him out. Do you find that calibration speedwise in particular with how fast these receivers are, do you find that to be something that you need to adjust to all? No, I I think it’s just football. you know, I think, you know, it’s a there’s a there’s a slight chemistry element. You know, each guy has different, you know, body movements or, you know, that chemistry um can continue to grow, but at the end of the day, you’re just you’re just playing. Did you get any messages from like some of the other players? Yeah. Um Cookie came up to me and just, you know, we’d been talking all year talking. He just kind of everything that we talked about to this point, you know, just go out there and be you. I think that’s everyone. I couldn’t remember but a bunch of people came up to me just be you. Keep doing what you’re doing on in practice. Um so yeah, that’s was kind of the message from them and obviously it was um good to hear just because I you know look up to those guys, love those guys and got to continue to be the guy for them. Um Ken said that it’s not going to be a competition this week. He’s going to pick one quarterback the other. He doesn’t want to flip flop. Does it sort of make you feel like it’s summer all over again when you’re kind of waiting for them to ultimately make that decision? Um, I don’t know if that’s the right comparison, I guess. But I think for me, um, we just got to have a better sense of urgency and and as a collective offensive unit to to be able to to go out there and execute. That’s the my whole mindset at the end of the day. I think the entire offense because the defense has been playing really well and u, we just got to go out there and help them out. It might be just that, but This might be too simple, a very simple question, but what do you want to come from this? I mean, getting the opportunity to finally go out there in the second half. You got some reps during Seattle, but that was obviously a very different situation. But getting this opportunity, what do you want this what what do you want next? Like what do you want to do? I want to win. I growth continue. I think we got to we got to go out there and execute and win. So, I think um in order to do that, you know, Jay Reed said, you have to go back to the little things and the little details and and uh and all that stuff. So, it’s it’s been great for me to to see from afar. Um, watching just how an NFL game goes and how valuable those possessions are. Um, especially, you know, so protecting the ball, time clock, all that stuff, you know, finishing in the red zone. Um, how vital that is and um it’s it’s a collective unit and we got to do it. Has there been any any discussions like the last several weeks leading at this that your time might be coming or was this truly like a like a in the moment like, hey, this is uh just in the moment. Yeah. I think for me in my own head, I’ve been preparing the same exact way for that exact moment. So, it wasn’t a surprise in my head as far as because I have to to be ready. So, uh but yeah, there wasn’t a a preliminary conversation though. Thank you.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Tyler Shough’s postgame interview after the Saints’ game vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season. Saints vs Buccaneers Game Recap: https://www.neworleanssaints.com/game-day/2025/reg-week8/buccaneers-at-saints/recap
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