Verduzco says he’s been pleased with Martinez’s tempo to this point in camp. He said the same of Gebbia and Bunch. Though he
confirmed the race for the starting job is now down to two men, Verduzco said all three are “getting used to [the tempo].” You need everyone to be on the same page for things to function smoothly, but the quarterback is the trigger man. Their coach seems happy with how quickly that trigger is getting pulled.
As Held sees it, it's starting to click in guys’ minds why the pace is so important.
“I liked where we were at tempo-wise [on Sunday],” he said. “The last couple practices our tempos are 100 times better, so I think with the guys it’s starting to click a little bit that this can be a real weapon for us.
“Now, we’ve got to be smart sometimes depending on the situation, we can’t go fast all the time due to whatever the situation of the game is, but I think the mechanics of the tempo I liked, especially with my guys. It was a lot better on Sunday.”