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Austin Jackson – August 14, 2021 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Saturday, August 14, 2021
Postgame – at Chicago

T Austin Jackson

(How was your first preseason game?) – “Oh, you know. It was my first preseason game. I haven’t seen the film yet. I know I gave up a pressure on my last play in. I’m just learning stuff. Getting back into the groove of the game. Having fans outside, it was different last year with that; so it was a lot of excitement and it was good to get out there.”

(That was your first career preseason game. How different is it as opposed to a regular-season game?) – “I didn’t really notice a big difference. I guess the only difference is kind of more people have to get reps in. We’ve got a very full roster right now so knowing a lot of people have to get reps in versus a regular-season game where you’re in until 0:00.”

(I know this is a very good Bears defensive line but what do you as an offensive line take away from this week’s practices and then the game?) – “I definitely take away a lot, especially me going up against veteran guys like Robert Quinn and Khalil Mack – guys I’ve been watching since I was in high school. Getting the opportunity to compete against them all week has been great. I’m taking it one day at a time and I enjoyed it. I took a lot. I love competing against that type of talent.”

(How frustrating was that red zone? You guys had two chances to run it in and didn’t get the touchdown.) – “Yeah, it’s difficult. One of the things we stress is getting into the red zone and scoring. To have – I know one was a turnover and I think the other was just loss of downs. It’s frustrating for sure.”

(I was talking about the specific one where you guys ran twice on the left side and it was like no gain and a loss of three.) – “Yeah, it’s frustrating at the end of the day. We’ll go back and look at the film, see what we could have done better. One of the things we emphasize is getting in the red zone and scoring. All we can do is take it one day at a time and get better at it. Get better next time, for sure.”

(Did any of those two guys that you mentioned before – Robert Quinn or Khalil Mack – show you a move or anything this week that you can kind of file away and go now I know what to do the next time I see this? Or had you seen all their stuff before?) – “Yeah, Robert Quinn had a good like jump-chop kind of swim karate-chop move. It was the most efficient I’ve seen it done before. It was good to go against that and learn how to beat it really. I’m just taking away a lot from those guys, really. I’m not – I like to compete. That’s what I like to do. I like to go in there against the 10-year vet, this, this and that, and see how much I can learn and get better, and help them get better too.”

(So the next time you see one of those from them, you know right?) – “Yeah, but those guys are pros. You never know. Every down is different. You don’t know what move they’re going to throw; but like you said, when you see it, it’s less surprising, I would say.”

(Where do you feel you guys are from an offensive line standpoint in terms of being where you want to be right now?) – “I think where we are right now versus where we want to be, that’s a tough question to ask in Week 1 of the preseason. Definitely. It’s like our second or third week of camp. I don’t even know what day it is. That’s a tough question to ask, especially with all of the moving pieces going in. We’re putting in the offense right now, so we’re all learning; but I know one thing we do do is we come in and compete every day. The effort part, if you’re not lacking the effort part – which is a struggle for a lot of people and teams – then you can go great places. We’re staying on that track and just keep building until we get a brick wall.”

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