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Christian Wilkins – December 12, 2023 Download PDF version

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

DT Christian Wilkins

(After you got a chance to look at the tape, what do you think went wrong those last couple of drives in the fourth quarter?) – “The biggest thing is in those situations, we need to be a little more locked in and a little more focused, when we get into those situations where you gotta have it. I feel like other than maybe a drive or a few plays throughout the game, we were pretty solid. It’s just when those moments are a little bigger in the game, you need to be a little more locked in. That’s definitely important. You need to be ready to play your best ball in those situations.”

(I know LB Bradley Chubb mentioned in the locker room last night that he felt like maybe you guys took your foot off the gas a little bit up two scores. Did you feel that from that side of the ball?) – “Well obviously it’s a tough situation giving up that many points that late in the game. Like I said, we were pretty solid but we have to have a foot on the throat mentality and get the job done and finish it out. It’s never done. You have to be ready to play a full 60-minute ball game.”

(I wanted to get your thoughts on the pass rush. We saw that there was one sack. I know you guys are without LB Jaelan Phillips and LB Jerome Baker. What did you think? I think you had eight quarterback hits. Did you think the pass rush was effective all game? What did you think of the pass rush on Tennessee’s final two possessions?) – “Yeah, I thought we were doing a decent job. Watching the tape, there’s things you can obviously clean up and make better. It’s like that every game, whether you have one sack or five sacks. There’s always more opportunities out there and things you can clean up. But I thought we were active all game. We were getting back there and had pressure in his face and different things like that. They did a good job of mixing things up with a few play-actions or getting the ball out quick. A lot of different things. But I thought we were solid there. And again, like I talked earlier just when the moment’s get a little bigger in the game, you just have to be better. I don’t think it was necessarily bad or anything. Just continuing on the trend of when those moments are bigger, we have to be at our best.”

(The run defense was really, really strong. You guys were very effective against RB Derrick Henry. How do you view the run defense last night?) – “Yeah, it was solid. There are still some things that we can be better at. Every play wasn’t perfect, but definitely solid. Just continue to build on it and move forward.

(We saw on Hard Knocks that Head Coach Mike McDaniel made a big emphasis on not repeating last December where one loss cascaded into three, four or five. As a leader, what’s your role in making sure that doesn’t happen?) – “The biggest thing is the 24-hour rule in the NFL. We all have to look in the mirror and be grown men about this. What happened last night, take it on the chin. The most important thing is beating the Jets now. We have to turn the page really fast, and even faster now with a short week. The longer we sit and think about this one, even though it’s a tough loss, that’s not going to do anything for everybody. The most important thing now is today. Focus on getting better today, watching the tape, doing what we need to and learning from us so that we have a good week on a short week.”

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