Saleh praised Wilson's "relentless" work ethic and the rookie feels like he's been performing well in a short amount of time.
"I think it's really just a day at a time," Wilson said. "From Day 3 compared to Day 1, I feel like not just me but everybody is playing faster, being able to react more. Not necessarily thinking so much. I think that's the hardest thing when you're installing offenses, you're always trying to think of what coverage, what's my assignment, what's my split, my footwork and everything. We're being able to play a little bit faster and I think that's just making it more comfortable for everybody."
Wilson said he's embracing the challenge of learning the playbook and working out the kinks in practice such as progressing reads and getting used to formations and alignments. He then said Coach Saleh compared learning the playbook to watching TV while eating a bowl of cereal.
"Learning the plays, formations and alignments is kind of like eating that bowl of cereal," Wilson said. "You're not really sitting there thinking about lifting the spoon up to your mouth, chewing and all that kind of stuff. It just naturally happens. So for me, it's working on understanding the formations, the alignments, where the receivers should be. Then you start to pick up certain things against certain coverages and how guys run certain routes. It's going to be a process."
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"I think it's really just a day at a time," Wilson said. "From Day 3 compared to Day 1, I feel like not just me but everybody is playing faster, being able to react more. Not necessarily thinking so much. I think that's the hardest thing when you're installing offenses, you're always trying to think of what coverage, what's my assignment, what's my split, my footwork and everything. We're being able to play a little bit faster and I think that's just making it more comfortable for everybody."
Wilson said he's embracing the challenge of learning the playbook and working out the kinks in practice such as progressing reads and getting used to formations and alignments. He then said Coach Saleh compared learning the playbook to watching TV while eating a bowl of cereal.
"Learning the plays, formations and alignments is kind of like eating that bowl of cereal," Wilson said. "You're not really sitting there thinking about lifting the spoon up to your mouth, chewing and all that kind of stuff. It just naturally happens. So for me, it's working on understanding the formations, the alignments, where the receivers should be. Then you start to pick up certain things against certain coverages and how guys run certain routes. It's going to be a process."
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