Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury addressed the media before practice on Oct. 24. Here is a full transcript of the his press conference.

On what he has seen from Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams at the professional level:

"Yeah. Tremendous person, competitor, freaky talent, watching the stuff you do in practice and in the games. His ability, his feel, really, really special. I mean, he's going to be one of the top guys in the league for a lot of years, and so that was cool to get to spend time with him last year."

*On the experience interviewing for the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator position: *"I'm not going to get into that. Yeah, sorry."

*On Chicago Bears Head Coach Matt Eberflus' defense and his evolution: *"Not being their division, I hadn't seen it a ton. But from what I remember, seems to be more post safety than it was. And very talented group, the personnel on that side of the ball. They've really done a good job putting that thing together. They play hard, they play sound, and they don't make many mistakes, so you gotta earn everything against them."

*On the difference between zone read and read option: *"That's a great question. I don't even know. I don't even know. I should probably know, but I just, I know zone read, I don't know what zone option is, yeah."

*On how he helped Williams prepare for the NFL during his time at USC: *"Yeah, I mean, I was just kind of a resource there as much as I could be. That was the good thing, [USC Head Coach] Lincoln [Riley] allowed me to be the good cop and any knowledge, anything I could share, particularly with him. And we all knew where he was going, and it was kind of a foregone conclusion that he'd be the first pick for a long time. So, really just a resource in any way that I could be helping him try to mentally prepare for the things that were ahead."

On how often he met with Williams and what he learned about him through that process:

"Yeah, I was there all day, every day. I mean, I worked there, so all the meetings I was in, out of practice. So, it was like being a full-time coach, just getting to do all the good stuff. And like I said, just a tremendous competitor, wants to be great, works at it. And just insane talent, some of the freaky [Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick] Mahomes-type throws he can make and the vision, extending plays, the things he can do and throw out platform was really unique."

On how his responsibilities have changed with the possibility QB Jayden Daniels does not play on Sunday:
"Yeah, I mean, DQ [Head Coach Dan Quinn] set up a great plan. I won't get into the details of it, but just to make sure that both guys are getting enough reps and getting a comfort level with the plays were going to have in that they can go operate. [QB] Marcus [Mariota] hadn't taken really a snap with our offense in 68 days prior to the game and came in and performed really at a high level and made a bunch of plays. So, that was good to see. And it takes a unique person and player to do that. And so, we feel really good about trying to get him some reps this week and we're just going to take it from there."

On how TE Ben Sinnott has evolved and progressed:
"Yeah, definitely. His first catch was a touchdown, and the play was called Taylor Swift. So, you can't really beat that to start your NFL scoring career. So, he was stoked about it, but he's been getting better and better. I think the game's slowing down for him. He's a tremendous talent, can do a bunch of different things with his run game, pass game, very physical, was well coached at Kansas State, so understands the run game scheme at a high level for being a guy who can be involved as much as he is in the past game. So, we're excited about his future."

On if he has any other calls named after pop stars:

"There's a bunch of them, yeah. There's a bunch of them, but that's a good one. We'll use that again."

On how long the Taylor Swift play has been in the playbook:
"Yeah, this was new this year. So, we probably carried it three weeks and just finally got to calling on it."

On how coaching Williams prepared him to coach Daniels and the offense:
"Yeah, I think you take a little bit from every person along the way and you find different things and try to figure out what makes them tick and what they do best and then try to push things that way and tailor the offense towards that. Obviously, Lincoln had a tremendous amount of success with Caleb, so that was already in place and already set and my deal there was really to help in any way I could. But I think just the competitive nature that he showed. I mean, he would want the ball in his hands in the biggest moments and almost to a fault sometimes where he'd kind of pass up maybe in an easy check down and be like, 'Hey, I can make a bigger play or I'm going to get out and do this,' because he is that big of a competitor. And it reminded me of the guy I had at Texas Tech because it's some of the same stuff early on in his career doing that."

On if Daniels' injury affects how he plans to call plays:
"Yeah, I think that's part of what we all have to figure out. When it comes down to making the decision if he's going to play or not, it's like you want him to be able to play his game, but you want to almost protect him from himself at times because he's going to play a certain way. I mean the whole deal, he won't slide, won't do this. He's a fearless competitor and he's going to attack the moment. And so I think that's just collectively as an organization, we gotta make sure that he's full throttle and can play the way he wants to play before we put him out there."

On Daniels protecting himself and on getting that message across:
"Yeah, the one in the game was tough just because I think he thought he was going to outrun everybody, which he actually can do. So, a lot of guys would've slid by that point, but I think he thought he was about to get out and go and they kind of got him from behind and it was a tough fall. But he's done a nice job finding the soft spot and it's going to be a work in progress."

On what has stood out from the offense:
Yeah, the biggest thing, two things. Ball security and the skill guys playing away from the football, playing without the ball. That's been a huge emphasis. We knew we took care of the ball, and we played hard away from the football, and we transition a block when our teammates got the ball that we'd have a chance to make a lot of plays because we have some dynamic playmakers, and they've bought in and have done that. And so guys are finishing plays down the field, they're finishing pass the ball and that's, it gives you a greater margin for error when you're playing with that type of effort and that type of tempo."

On why the play was named Taylor Swift:
"The tight ends came up with the name, so you'd have to ask them, but I think he must like Taylor Swift on a deeper level [laugh]."

On how working with so many talented quarterbacks in his career has shaped how he builds an offense:
"Yeah, that's a great question. I think I touched on it earlier. It's in this league and pretty much any league, if you don't have one of those top, top guys I mean, good luck. I mean the years of the Ravens playing that great defense and Chicago, '85 Bears, those don't exist. It's we know the league is pushed to make an offensive league and that's the entertainment value there. But you gotta figure out what they do best and what their comfort level is with certain things and then build it around that. And so that's what I've tried to do. Had a lot of mistakes over those years doing that. But, at this point I just make sure first and foremost they're doing stuff they're comfortable with and play at a high level, compete at a high level and go out there and cut it loose and not have any type of hesitation when they're on the field."
* On what changes if Mariota is the starter:*
"Just like I said, he's going to have some concepts that he maybe likes better or that Jayden wouldn't like, and at the end of the week we always talk through that with whoever's going to be playing and the backup we get his sheet as well and be like, 'Hey, which plays do you really like?' And they're always different. And so, we'll just make sure we tailor it to concepts that he's big on and feels comfortable with and has gotten enough reps that he knows he can go out there and operate at a high level."

On if he was surprised how well Mariota performed:

"No, just because I've seen the professionalism, I've seen the work he puts in. But all those reps he was getting were just the scout team. He's working the scout team, but you see the preparation. I saw how he operated in the spring, and it was basically like, 'Hey, go do what you do.' We weren't trying to hold him back or say, 'Hey, play it safe'. It was like, we're going to cut you loose, play fast and go get after him. And that's what he does best, and I think he just embraced the moment and he's only 30. He is still tremendous talent and yeah, I think his best football is still ahead of him. I've told him that."