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Davon Godchaux – July 26, 2018 Download PDF version

Thursday, July 26, 2018

DT Davon Godchaux

(In terms of how you guys are playing with personnel, what’s the big change in terms of what you all are taught to do that maybe was different than with the old staff?) – “I think we’re just playing more aggressive and with confidence and swagger. (Defensive Line Coach) Kris (Kocurek) is going to get it out of us each and every day – whether that’s running to the ball, being physical, mental toughness. Each and every day I think we’ve just been more confident with ourselves.”

(We saw DT Akeem Spence obviously open with the first group today. You’re going to play a lot. Have they told you if you and Spence will alternate with the first team the first week of camp? Has Defensive Line Coach Kris Kocurek given you any indication of that?) – “I’m not worried about any of that. I’m just coming out here each and every day to get better and to get my craft better. Akeem is going to get his better. Jordan (Phillips) is going to get his better, Gabe (Wright), Vincent (Taylor), each and everybody. You can’t worry about the next man. Just move forward and do what you do.”

(Is starting not a big deal because you know that you guys will all get a lot of snaps the way that Defensive Line Coach Kris Kocurek rotates guys or is it meaningful to you?) – “We’re all going to play. We’re all going to play a lot. That’s the most I can tell you. We’re all going to play a lot and we’re all going to be aggressive. We’re going to be damn good at it.”

(Is there an excitement level out here for you guys?) – “Very excited. Year 2 (for me) and not a lot of stress. (I have) more confidence and more swagger. With Kris (Kocurek), he does a great job of getting us fired up in the meeting room and coming out onto the practice field. As you can tell, it’s hot; but each and every day we come out, we’ve got to have that confidence.”

(It’s a different look on that offensive line. Going up against it, what’s different about it this year as opposed to last year overall?) – “I love going against Josh Sitton each and every day. He’s going to get me better each and every day. He’s a vet All-Pro, Pro Bowl guy. It doesn’t get much better than that. He’s one of the best in the league at it, if not the best. Going against him each and every day – (Daniel) Kilgore, Laremy Tunsil, Ja’Wuan (James) and Jesse Davis – it’s going to get all of us better.”

(How did the mobility of QB Ryan Tannehill look today?) – “It looked great. He’s our starting quarterback and I’m behind him 100 percent.”

(Who among the group, among the defensive tackles, is maybe speaking more and becoming more assertive with DT Ndamukong Suh no longer here?) – “Everybody is going to work. It’s a team game. There’s 11 people on the field each and every play. On the d-line, there’s four people on the field each and every play, so everybody is going to be confident. Suh did a great job for us last year but it’s this year now, so we all have to step up and have more confidence and have more swagger.”

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