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Andrew Van Ginkel – August 5, 2022 Download PDF version

Friday, August 5, 2022

LB Andrew Van Ginkel

(I’m curious the process of finding out you’re going to get the orange jersey for the day. How does that happen?) – “It’s exciting. You get a text that says that you were the practice player of the day, so when I got that, I was happy and just knowing all the hard work that I put in really is paying off.”

(What makes you more nervous – having to put together a quality playlist or going up against T Terron Armstead in pass protection?) – “That playlist was pretty tough. (laughter)”

(You didn’t have one, just an emergency break-glass-in-case-of-orange-jersey playlist?) – “No, I didn’t. Off day yesterday so I got a few extra minutes to spend on it.”

(Was that all your playlist or did you take some votes in?) – “No, it was all mine, yeah. Just kind of all over the place, but songs I enjoy.”

(We’ve talked a lot about changes to this offense. As a defensive player, how has this offense kind of tested you and the rest of the defense so far in training camp so far?) – “Oh man, it’s been great. We’re seeing looks that normally you don’t see this early in training camp. It really tests our edges and tests our gap defense, so as long as everyone is doing their job and working hard to improve, that’s how we have to approach each day.”

(What do you think you’ve got to prove this year? Obviously you’re working to try to get a multi-year deal at the same time.) – “For me, it’s just being myself. Go out there and compete each and every day and do what I do best and run to the ball, do the extra little stuff that people don’t always recognize.”

(We’ve heard so much about T Terron Armstead helping out the young offensive linemen. Does he ever give you tips coming off that edge, things you can do to help your pass rush game?) – “Not yet. He hasn’t practiced a whole lot, but as soon as I go up against him and see the certain looks that he gives, I should ask him.”

(Have you put on some weight?) – “No, I’m about where I was last year.”

(I know there’s a lot of continuity on defense and Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer said that really the core of what you guys do is going to be the same, but obviously you never want to stay stagnant. I guess just what percentage of the defense is maybe a little bit different or have you put wrinkles in so far?) – “It’s a lot of similarities to last year. Everybody is going to do their job. We’re going to be fundamentally sound and honestly, it’s pretty similar to last year and everybody’s just got to attack their job.”

(And so far, what impact have you seen LB Melvin Ingram make on the team so far?) – “Just his leadership and then the way he attacks each day. You can definitely feel him when he’s out there and just watching practice, he makes plays all the time so it’s really exciting.”

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel said that because the defense is so good, he doesn’t always have to be as aggressive because he can kind of count on the defense to slow things down. How does that feel for you to hear something like that and to know your unit is…?) – “Yeah, it’s exciting. The standard here is high and we come about each day trying to uphold that standard and if it’s not good enough, all of us players on defense, we know that we have to come out and attack the next day and get better.”

(Do you feel you’re kind of, as a unit – not self-policing, but you kind of can give that feedback to one another?) – “Yeah, for sure. We can tell right away if it’s not good enough. If we don’t set the edge or if we give up deep balls or give up splash plays, we don’t expect the offense to gain a yard so whenever they do that, it’s definitely not to our standard.”

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