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Davon Godchaux – April 16, 2019 Download PDF version

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

DT Davon Godchaux

(Have you been playing nose?) – “We’re just going out there. I’ve been doing nose and I’m in a 3-technique; but at the end of the day, I’m doing what the coach tells me to do and what’s best for the team.”

(Do you feel like nose is a position that suits your skills?) – “It doesn’t matter. I feel like once you come out here, you drill the drills with (Defensive Line Coach Marion) Hobby wants you to line up and do the technique. I feel like any positon on the d-line, you have to be ready to play.”

(Can you play 3-4 end?) – “Anything the coach wants me to play. If they say ‘Godchaux, go out there and play a 3-4 end,’ I’m going to go do it to the best of my ability.”

(What are your early impressions of Head Coach Brian Flores?) – “We’re going to run. We’re going to be the most in-shape team, I can tell you that. That’s probably the only thing I can tell you. The bottom line is we’re going to be the most in-shape team.”

(Did you do a lot of running today?) – “Yes, sir. But it’s good. (Flores) came from a winning system and brought it down here to Miami and it can translate to here too.”

(It’s more than last year you’d say?) – “It’s Miami. We ran a lot last year too. They both are about the same.”

(What’s different so far about this camp, the feel in the building and anything like that?) – “We started earlier, that’s the difference. Last year we didn’t start around this time, obviously. This year we started a little earlier, so that’s probably the biggest difference: to get in here, get a pair of cleats starting early, coming out here and doing the minicamp before the OTAs.”

(You’re a team leader now. How is that different, reporting to camp as a guy who has done stuff on this team?) – “I feel like every year you have to be a team leader. I was telling the other guys, you never know when your number is going to be called. And when your number is called, that means you’re taking that leadership role to get in that starting lineup. You always have to be ready to prepare. In order to be a great leader, you have to be a great follower first. I feel like I’ve always been a leader. I might not have been as vocal but I feel like I’ve always been a leader.”

(Do you think that other players look at you differently this year? You’re not really an old head.) – “I’d like to hope so. The things I’m doing on the field, the things I’m doing off the field with the guys, I’d like to hope everybody looks at each other with a little more respect, doing the right thing and holding everybody accountable.”

(What are you doing off the field?) – “We’re just working with our strength coach, Dave Puloka.”

(Are you all doing bonding? I know you do the Chaux-down at your place.) – “Yeah. You have to continue to bond. At the end of OTAs, we’re always going to have a crawfish boil. We’re going to have a barbecue, whenever the team wants to come over and do a barbecue. We always do team bonding because we have to have the guys close.”

(When does that start?) – “The last Thursday of OTAs. Probably like June 5th, before everybody flies out.”

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