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Jesse Davis – June 4, 2019 Download PDF version

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

G/T Jesse Davis

(On where he’s been lining up) – “Just today. We wanted to shuffle the deck a little bit and put me at right tackle and see where we could find the best five as they like to say. (I was) just plugging in some reps there.”

(Is it clear in your mind where you’ll be or do you think there’s a decent chance you could be at tackle, a decent chance at guard?) – “I have no idea. OTAs to training camp, everything happens a little differently, so we’ll see what happens with the reps and game situations, injuries, yada, yada, yada.”

(Through nine OTAs, it had been guard until today?) – “Yes. Today was the first day. We just started shuffling it up a little bit, getting guys different looks and putting me at right tackle and working with a different guy.”

(Your comfort level at right tackle, and does that excite you at all because it’s a position traditionally maybe more pay opportunities than guard?) – “Right now, it’s just getting comfortable back there. I haven’t played tackle in a year and a half. Right now, I don’t want to be a one-dimensional player. I’d rather be a utility guy like I have been before. And if you want to talk about money, the money is always nice. (laughter)”

(Was it easier to play right tackle today in this downpour?) – “Actually no. It’s a lot more weight on my outside foot and a little more wet. But it wasn’t too bad.”

(What are the differences technically for you from that right guard spot to right tackle?) – “Moving to right tackle, you’ve just got a lot more space. You’re on more of an island. But you have more time to react rather than at guard. Everything happens faster and you get beat a little quicker. At tackle, you have a little more time to react, but you’ve just got to cover more ground.”

(Your impressions of G Michael Deiter so far?) – “Good. Strong guy. Good hands. Coached well. He’s a very coachable player, too, which is really nice. And he’s a flexible player.”

(What about G/C Chris Reed?) – “Awesome. He’s added a lot to this o-line from knowing the game situations to knowing the playbook. He fits right in where we’re at.”

(Head Coach Brian Flores said that all the stuff that you’re doing now is basic stuff, but what can you tell about this offense and how different it’s going to be from this point?) – “Right now it’s just a lot more demanding, I’d say, which is really good, especially for us. We want to get stuff fixed right now, that way moving forward everything is going to be clicking a lot faster.”

(How would you describe the progress of the offense through the offseason program?) – “I think it’s been really good. We’ve seen a lot of different looks from an odd defense to even defense to diamond defense. We’re putting in a lot of things, a lot of looks, that stuff shouldn’t faze us when we see it. Moving forward that’s awesome because last year we did our defense and that was it.”

(Any specific plans for after this week when you have a little bit of time off?) – “No, I’ll be here. No plans yet. I might take a trip somewhere, but I don’t know.”

(What’s the specific challenge when you’re facing a defensive line that gives you these odd and even looks and identification purposes?) – “Just knowing where everybody is going to be going. That starts with the quarterback and center, knowing which guy and how we’re going to get to these two players or one player. Then everybody being on the same page. Obviously players differ in what technique you’re going to use against this player, maybe he’s a bull-rush player, maybe he’s an outside-hands-swipe guy. Just knowing that and knowing your buddy next to you, or your buddy to your right or left is doing.”

(Does it look like your defense is throwing about seven linebackers in there at a time because all of those DBs are coming up?) – “Yeah, they’re crowding the ball a little bit. It gets a little confusing. We don’t know who’s down yet, so he’s just a linebacker to us. So we’re just going off of spots. Once we get to a game, it’ll be a lot easier. But that’s the challenge.”

(As you think about the arc of your career, what do you know you’re better at right now than like, say, two years ago?) – “Right now I’d say just my hands, especially getting that right guard position, working my hands more and especially working with these coaches, not kicking too far, staying inside out. That’s a huge thing for me. In the past, they’d say, ‘Cover him up.’ So I did that, and then you’d get beat inside or something. Right now it’s staying inside out, just knowing personnel and knowing the look, the pass rusher, and just knowing the game now.”

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