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Jesse Davis – October 29, 2020 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 29, 2020

G/T Jesse Davis

(Fun times facing Rams DT Aaron Donald. I’m trying to remember if you were part of – no, I don’t think you were a part of the 2016 team that played him, so this will be your first time. What’s it like preparing for a two-time Defensive Player of the Year?) – “We prepare the same way every week. Obviously we have our challenges, but we just go into a game trying to figure out what’s going to work best for us, what’s going to be productive for us. He’s a great player, no doubt about it, and we just try to do our job.”

(Obviously QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is a veteran. With the calls that you guys have upfront, does it change with responsibilities at all because QB Tua Tagovailoa is a rookie a little bit? Do you guys on the o-line have to take on more? How does that work?) – “It’s been the same. Tua has done a great job. We have good leadership in the room; we have good leadership in the quarterback room. I don’t think anything is going to be changed. I think everything is just going to be the same. It’s the same thing every week – we’ll try to go out there and win the game.”

(How would you describe how QB Tua Tagovailoa has comported himself this week? Prepared? Relaxed? What type of words come to mind?) – “Tua, he’s cool, he’s comfortable in the pocket. When he’s in the huddle, he’s confident. I walked in here on the bye week and he’s in the quarterback room watching tape, studying. That was very pleasing to see. He’s doing his job for sure. I think he’s going to be a good player. I can’t wait to see him play on Sunday.”

(Sorry to bombard you with the QB Tua Tagovailoa questions; but how do you think his maturity, not just this week, but since he got here dating back to all of his experiences at Alabama. How do you think that’s helped him prepare for this moment?) – “He had a good scenario coming into this season with ‘Fitz’ (Ryan Fitzpatrick) being his mentor, showing him defenses, showing what to expect out there. Watching him progress from OTAs to training camp to now has been cool to see. He’s gotten a lot better. He’s throwing the ball really well. He looks good.”

(I wanted to ask you about the bye week. We just had G/T Robert Hunt on and he said that all of you guys were here for most of the bye week; but I’m just curious, you know the old adage says that you’re never 100 percent healthy in a football season. I’m curious how much better do you feel coming off of that long rest period and what it does for you in terms of just feeling better for game day coming up on Sunday?) – “Yeah, I think we had four days off or whatever it was. It helps the body actually relax and heal some old wounds, but just recharging the batteries is probably the best way I could put it. Getting away from the facility or football a little bit, and now we’re coming back and we’re more energized. Wednesday was probably one of the best practices we’ve had – the energy level with the scout team giving great looks to the quarterbacks putting the ball on the money. I think that bye week was a good spot for it.”

(G/T Robert Hunt basically just said that you guys get with the quarterbacks today. Is that just a film session or is that sort of a social thing?) – “I think Ted (Karras) has been doing it more than most of us; but just going over some blitzes, just normal stuff that you’d actually do throughout the week. We’re just going to get a little bit extra in with Tua.”

(I know you said that you haven’t faced Rams DT Aaron Donald before, but you’ve faced some star defenders, some big name guys. How do you balance having to send some extra attention at a guy like him versus worrying about the other guys who you’ll probably have to have a lot of one on one battles with?) – “I think we’ll all have to do our jobs and set at the same level, and kind of keep what we’ve been doing and don’t freak out when he’s over you, I guess is what I’m trying to say. Just play as a unit and not try to do too much or try to do too little. I think we’ve done a really good job of passing stuff of and talking, and that’s what will have to be heightened this game. It will be fun a fun matchup.”    

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