DMN Blog: Wade on Tank
Wade Phillips responded to questions on the return of Tank Johnson, as reported by Todd Archer, to practice tomorrow at the tail end of his press briefing this afternoon.
"It’ll be good to get him out on the field and in the meeting rooms too, so we can meet with him and he can learn the defense," said Phillips. "And in practicing, he’ll be getting ready to play."
Phillips said the steepest learning curve from Johnson will come in the new terminology Dallas will throw at Johnson. But the coach did joke that learning to play nose isn't exactly rocket science.
"Whip the guy in front of you and go get the ball ... and watch out, there’s gonna be a double team," said Phillips. "He’s played all the techniques. He just has to make sure he knows what we want to do with him and what techniques we want to play with him, because it’s going to be different than what (Jay) Ratliff plays for sure."
As for Tank, the person, Phillips said he's gotten a great first impression. Until now, Johnson's only been allowed to work out and receive counseling at the facility. That'll change tomorrow.
"Real gregarious kind of guy," said Phillips of Johnson. "He’s ready to play, wants to play, seems excited about it. He’s a pretty personable guy. All positives as far as I’m concerned."
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"It’ll be good to get him out on the field and in the meeting rooms too, so we can meet with him and he can learn the defense," said Phillips. "And in practicing, he’ll be getting ready to play."
Phillips said the steepest learning curve from Johnson will come in the new terminology Dallas will throw at Johnson. But the coach did joke that learning to play nose isn't exactly rocket science.
"Whip the guy in front of you and go get the ball ... and watch out, there’s gonna be a double team," said Phillips. "He’s played all the techniques. He just has to make sure he knows what we want to do with him and what techniques we want to play with him, because it’s going to be different than what (Jay) Ratliff plays for sure."
As for Tank, the person, Phillips said he's gotten a great first impression. Until now, Johnson's only been allowed to work out and receive counseling at the facility. That'll change tomorrow.
"Real gregarious kind of guy," said Phillips of Johnson. "He’s ready to play, wants to play, seems excited about it. He’s a pretty personable guy. All positives as far as I’m concerned."
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