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Frank Bush – May 30, 2018 Download PDF version

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers Frank Bush

(Why will your group be better this year than you think they were last year?) – “Just another year in the system. They’re kind of getting used to me and me getting used to them. Plus we add some good players. We add Raekwon (McMillan) back into the mix. Kiko (Alonso) is going to be a little bit better. We’ve got more competition so everybody should get a little bit better.”

(LB Jerome Baker, what have you seen out of him so far?) – “You see speed. You see quickness, athleticism. All of those things. He’s got a good brain. We just have to get him going in the right direction all of the time. He’s a really good athlete.”

(On LB Raekwon McMillan, does he look like the same player he was prior to the injury?) – “He does. I mean you see all of the earmarks and all of the traits that we saw before. You’re starting to see them again. Now it’s just about getting his confidence. He’s done a good job for us. I’m looking forward to him just keep going forward and getting better.”

(Do you think last year was just a function of you guys had so many injuries and so many things that went on with you guys?) – “Yes. We had a lot of things going on last year; but (there are) no excuses. We didn’t get the job done so we’ve got to be better than we were last year.”

(What’s your message to your team?) – “Just that. We’ve just got to get on the grind and get a little bit better every day. Last year is last year. That’s gone. We’ve got to try to be the best group we can be this year.”

(With the injuries that you had, do you feel like it was a blessing you got a lot of guys get a lot more snaps?) – “Yes. It always helps. Reps are what you need in this business. You’ve got to get out there in that fire, so that really helped us and we feel a little bit better for guys like Chase Allen and Mike Hull, who got to play for us last year. We feel like we have quality depth.”

(How do you evaluate the year that LB Kiko Alonso had last year?) – “With me being in my first year with him, I’d kind of say it was up and down. I was expecting a lot more from him. I’m sure he expected more from me. He did what we thought he should do and he can play better. He can play better in coverage. Some of his tackling was suspect; but we’re working on all of those things and I think he’ll be better. He came off a hand injury last year. No excuses, but coming off the hand, he didn’t do as well as we thought he would early. He’ll come around.”

(How do you unlock the best from LB Kiko Alonso?) – “We just have to let him go. One thing he will do is run and hit, and we have to put him in position to do that.”

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