Jesse Davis – August 6, 2019
Tuesday, August 6, 2019
G/T Jesse Davis
(How do you feel about them bestowing that on you and wanting you to play another position?) – “I like it. I like the challenge. It’s a pretty big feat for me I think from going in to moving out. I like the challenge that they threw into my lap and I’m going to take it.”
(What are some things that you need to learn or need to work on as you transition to this position?) – “Working on my sets, hands, balance.”
(Working towards the outside, too right?) – “Yeah. All the stuff that you see tackles do.”
(Is there an NFL offensive tackle in the league now or from the past who you actually think you can relate to a little bit like similar size, similar pedigree, similar something?) – “I haven’t really paid too much attention. I know guys would like to be the best guys out there; but at the end of the day, you’re your own person. You can’t be mimicking what they do. You can take little stuff from their game, but whatever works for you, that’s what I’d say to do.”
(Is there anything you’ve learned playing right guard that can help you play right tackle?) – “Understanding more of the interior stuff, Mike (linebacker) points and rotations and what the center is seeing, what they’re doing on the back side stuff. Just the same old stuff that you really end up doing every day.”
(We’ve seen you obviously at right tackle for eight days now. Is your sense that this is a permanent move?) – “We’ll see. We’ll see Thursday what happens and moving forward after those next few games up until the start of the season. Every day is day-by-day, I think.”
(Thursday I would imagine you’d be at right tackle?) – “What are we, almost 48 hours away? So, I’d imagine so. I’d hope so anyway.”
(What was Offensive Line Coach Dave DeGuglielmo’s feedback to you about how you’ve done in the role through eight days?) – “Good and bad. There’s a lot of stuff to work on, but in my mind I think those things are fixable really quick, so I think we’re in good shape.”
(What is the upside you think with two rookie guards? Obviously they’ve been with the first group for six days now.) – “With them in there, it’s more communication. We’ve got to talk to them a little bit more than you would a guy that’s already been in there. I think they’re doing a great job from what I’ve seen.”
(What’s G Shaq Calhoun’s upside?) – “He’s explosive. He stays low. Obviously, he’s a squatty guy, but he’s explosive, has good hands and is a strong guy. I think it’s good for this position.”
(Is it surreal to have all these youngsters around you? You were the young guy like yesterday.) – “It’s a little different. It kind of happened pretty quick. At the end of the day, that’s what we got and that’s what we’re rolling with. I’m excited for these guys to show it out on Thursday.”
(When you guys are coming out here and busting your you know what and you hear the national rhetoric that the Dolphins are going to be this or going to be that, how do you guys take that as a team?) – “Anything kind of said outside the organization and out of our building we don’t really care. We don’t even know what day it is. Right now, anything that’s being said out there, we could care less. It’s August, what is it, the 6th? It’s a month away from the season, more than a month. Whatever they’re saying, keep doing it. We’ll keep putting it on our back and we’ll take the challenge.”
(How much are you looking forward to Thursday finally hitting somebody else that’s not wearing aqua and orange?) – “I’m excited to get in a game setting and playing fast, and no coaches around to tell you, ‘Do this.’ Just go out there and play. That’s what I like about it. You’re playing with your bros. If something bad happens, you go onto the next one and get it fixed. I’m excited for it.”
(Do you study the left defensive end pass rush moves for the Falcons guys in the preseason or is that really something more you do in the regular season?) – “Probably so in the regular season. We don’t game plan. Right now, it’s kind of on your own, by which we all have been watching some film on Atlanta’s first game. Obviously, the starters weren’t in. We do our own studies. Go back to Dan Quinn’s stuff in Seattle. There’s plenty of stuff to grab from on our plate. I expect some vanilla stuff. It’s going to be between him and me.”
(You obviously can confidently play both guard and tackle. Do you have a feeling about where you have a greater chance of long-term NFL success? Is that something that’s clear to you yet?) – “What is the old saying, tackles go to guard to die? (laughter) I can always move back in. I’m excited for it. I’m excited for the challenge to move out there. I felt comfortable in that role in 2017. I just need to get more reps with it. I think we all do. Get a little bit more reps together and I think we’ll be good.”
(Do they have enough defensive tackles where you don’t have to do the goal-line defense or do you still want to do that?) – “If they want it, I’m always up for it. I don’t think they’re going to want to put somebody in a starting positon in that role. That’s what I heard last time I was in there. I was like, ‘Why am I not on?’ They were like, ‘Well, you’re starting.’ (laughter) I don’t know. We’ll see what happens.”
