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Jesse Davis – August 6, 2021

Friday, August 6, 2021

G/T Jesse Davis

(No one has adjusted to position switches as well and as nicely as you do, in terms of always being upbeat. The move back to right tackle, were you pleased with it? What was your reaction?) – “I’ve played there before so for me, the comfortability there is pretty good. I’m still trying to get back into the swing of things with everything over there on the right (side). I think I feel pretty comfortable there.”

(Obviously this line, there’s a lot of mixing and matching going on. There’s nothing new, especially early in camp. When do you get concerned about chemistry, cohesion, tandem work and things of that nature?) – “It was only the first week, so obviously it’s a big week for us that last week. Moving forward, it’s getting into the preseason games and that’s where you kind of build your game chemistry, trying to see where everybody is at. Anything can happen and nothing is really solidified until game one.”

(You’ve always been the warrior here from a durability standpoint. You’ve held out a half of practice and you’ve got the compression thing on your leg. Where’s your concern level about durability?) – “It’s nothing serious or anything with me. It’s more just modified days, trying to get weight off my knee a little bit, trying to help me out in recovery. It was news to me when I got here, so I kind of just take it when it comes.”

(News to you? You’ve had the thing on since OTAs.) – “Yeah, I wear a compression sleeve to manage swelling and stuff but there’s nothing structurally wrong with it. I didn’t know I was getting modified days when I got here but that’s just a plan they had in place for me.”

(Is there discomfort for you at all or pain?) – “No.”

(Good, so it’s something that you can play through this year?) – “Yeah.”

(If you’re out on the street, you meet someone and they find out you play for the Dolphins, the next question is; ‘oh yeah, what position do you tell them you play? What do you tell them?) – “I just tell them I’m an offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins. That’s about it. (laughter)”

(When you’ve been here, I’m assuming the 2016 line was the best line that you’ve seen here. What was it that made that line so different and how do you get back to that?) – “There’s a lot of guys that played a lot of games together. A lot of guys that played a lot of games under their belt. I think just playing time with most of the guys here. Whether it is Liam (Eichenberg), ‘AJ’ (Austin Jackson), Rob (Hunt) or (Michael) Deiter, they’ve seen games before and it’s not like they’re coming in fresh. (They’re) ready to play. They’ve been in the battle before. From that line to this line, it’s just seeing different things over their careers. They’ve done a really good job with handling everything.”

(With G Durval Queiroz Neto, how admirable is the development that you guys have seen from him this season?) – “Yeah, I think ‘Q,’ from the day he’s got here from switching from defensive line to offensive line, he’s improved greatly. He’s done everything the coaches asked him to do and he’s still trying to do everything he can. I think he’s done a really good job with it.”

(Going up against this d-line, has anyone impressed you?) – “It’s a challenge for me to go against this defensive line. We’ve got some good guys. Emmanuel Ogbah is a really good player that I see daily and I think going against him is going to help me out a lot.”

(Is there something new that you’ve seen in DE Emmanuel Ogbah in this training camp?) – “I think he’s gotten stronger. I’ve told him that too. He’s just a beast. He’s a big dude.”

(You’re not swagged out with the Pit Vipers. Everyone else during the walkthrough has them. Are you just a simple guy?) – “I was joking with (Michael) Dieter on the way out here that we should have brought our Pit Vipers. (laughter) Knowing now I sweat so dang much, I’d have water droplets all over them. They’re in my locker, safe.”

(Who rocks them the out here the best?) – “Man, I think Austin (Jackson) is looking pretty sharp.”

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