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Byron Jones – August 21, 2021 (Postgame) Download PDF version

(What was it like to see the defense kind of have – I know you didn’t participate in the first game – but the first-team defense to have two consistent efficient first halves?) — “It’s fun because that’s what we work on in practice. We’re a tenacious defense. We play man coverage and you want to break up passes and I thought in the beginning of the Chicago game, you saw about four or five PBUs right off the bat, and we had good start today, too. The challenge is always finishing it.”

(What was your view of the night LB Sam Eguavoen had?) – “Incredible. I’ve been playing football for a long time and I don’t think I’ve seen a guy get that many sacks and have that type of impact on the defensive side. The guy has been working hard. He’s been a special teams guy for a while. He’s been a guy you can count on on defense. To see him have that type of a game, everybody was excited. You saw the sideline. He deserved it.”

(Do you think that the fresh COVID legs, was it helpful?) – “(laughter) Yeah, guys were talking about on the sideline. I think he planned that one. No, like I said, he’s been working his ass off, so he deserves it.”

(How important was it for you to get a couple series in in the preseason?) – “Yeah, every year you’ve got to build up again. It doesn’t matter what you did last year or the years before that. It’s always nice to get a feel of putting the jersey on, doing the game routine and doing the film study and getting out there and performing. It’s all needed.”

(Last year Miami’s defense was as good as anyone on the third down. I know it’s the preseason, but still quite good on third down in the first two games. What do you think is the biggest thing that happened last year that you guys want to try to repeat on third down?) – “I think just understanding what we’re going to get on the defensive side. Teams know what we’re going to run on third-and-long, third-and-short, so understanding how they’re going to attack us and playing to our strengths is something that is important for Josh (Boyer). He teaches us that every single day. Chuck Burks is always working on stacks and bunches and all that good stuff, motions, missing motions. Just understanding how the offense is going to attack you and then putting yourself in position to succeed.”

(That turnover on downs, I think it was S Eric Rowe that broke it up in the end zone. You got really excited about that. What was your perspective on that?) – “Yeah, to stop a team when they’re in the red zone like that, it shows a defensive attitude. It shows just who we want to be really. It exemplifies exactly what type of defense we want to be. Me and E-Rowe (Eric Rowe), we go back to training in EXOS in 2015 coming out for the draft. To see him make a good play, it always feels like I made the good play, too. That’s why I celebrated so hard.”

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