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Jesse Davis – September 22, 2021

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

G/T Jesse Davis

(How concerned were you about the knee and how do you feel today?) – “It is something that happened and I took care of it. I’m starting to feel better.”

(Obviously with QB Tua Tagovailoa injured, what was your thought process when you saw him down and struggling?) – “I felt pretty bad. Every time you see the quarterback go down and it’s your fault, it’s a bad deal.”

(As a leader on the offensive line, what can you say to these guys to elevate their game this week?) – “You just got to stay positive. Put one foot in front of the other and get better each day. How can I get better and how can I make the people around me better? One day at a time.”

(QB Jacoby Brissett said after the game that he did not view himself as a backup and that he has the mentality of a starter. Do you see that in practice from a guy that you have been around virtually every day in training camp a few weeks since?) – “Yeah, Jacoby brings a lot to the team. He’s a vocal guy, he’s a good leader and he’s been a quarterback in this league for a while. I think he should view himself as a candidate and I think he does a good job.”

(There’s obviously been a lot of focus on the offensive line after Sunday. Where is this line, how do you fix it and how far are you from fixing it?) – “Like I said, one day at a time. Just trying to make myself better and make the people around me better. We’ll see how we do.”

(I know you guys are probably trying to ignore that but does it ever set in when it gets heavy as far as the criticism of the group or individuals?) – “We try to leave all that stuff outside these doors. We focus on each other and what’s being said in our rooms between coaches and whatnot. We kind of pick each other up in that aspect. But no, we don’t really pay too much attention to the media.”

(As the guy in the rom that everybody looks up to, as the veteran, the leader do you have to lift the spirits of the young offensive linemen at all this week after some of the toughest moments that they’ve had as pros?) – “It obviously wasn’t a good outing. We all kind of preach the same thing. One play at a time let’s get better, let’s make the corrections, let’s watch the film and let’s fix our technique issues. Everybody has their issues and day by day let’s fix them.”

(Head Coach Brian Flores mentioned that there is going to be competition and maybe some shuffling going on. How do you approach that as an offensive linemen maybe not knowing for sure where you’ll be on Sunday?) – “It’s the same old thing; wherever the club needs me, that’s where I’ll be.”

(What’s one thing you’d like to see the offense keep in mind to help limit the number of free rushers?) – “I don’t know, I think our scheme was good, I just don’t think we executed. That’s the only reason. I think these coaches do a really good job of putting a plan in place for us and it’s our job to execute. That’s how it trades off. It’s up to us.”

(We heard that the Bills brought the type of pressure that you guys expected last week with a couple new wrinkles in there. What did they do differently that maybe you didn’t see on film prior to the game?) – “I don’t know. I didn’t hear that. That’s a good football team. They’re a good defense. We didn’t play nowhere near where we should have and we just have to do better.”

(I don’t want to pretend that we know everything about o-line play but as far as the communication, what is typically the process you go about when someone has to slide protection left or right based on someone coming?) – “That depends on the structure of the protection, where our point would be and where that play is going. It depends on the structure. It’s nothing crazy.”

(Head Coach Brian Flores said the biggest difference going from QB Tua Tagovailoa to QB Jacoby Brissett was going from left-handed to right-handed. For a receiver, that’s spinning the ball and stuff like that. As an offensive lineman, the adjustment left-handed to right-handed is what?) – “It’s just football. It’s another thing to the game and you don’t even really think about that too much. There’s different players but you still got to block them. That’s the key.”

(With the possible shuffling, how does the experience that you have at multiple positions help for situations like that?) – “It depends on how I play, too. I can’t really speak too much on that.”

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