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Jesse Davis – September 27, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, September 27, 2021

G/T Jesse Davis

(The move to left guard is not something that is uncommon for you. How do you feel like you performed and the unit performed?) – “I think moving from one side to the other is difficult. I wouldn’t say I played very well, but we fought hard. I think the unit showed some grit that we didn’t show in the Buffalo game. I think we gave ourselves a chance to win that game. I’m proud of the guys of how we responded, bouncing back after that week.”

(When you rush for over 100 yards, that’s a good milestone that a team often makes as a goal. How do you keep that going? This is the first time you guys have done it this season.) – “Just keying into the game plan. When we get those opportunities, we’ve got to make sure that we’re hitting the right spots. I think the backs did a great job. I think their communication was a lot better, considering the environment that we were in. It’s just day to day. Doing our walkthroughs and doing our preparation.”

(I’m not big on the notion of must win games, but you certainly don’t want to fall to 1-3 after four games. How would you describe the level of urgency amongst you and your teammates?) – “Every week we are thinking we’ve got to win this one. Definitely this would be a good week to get a win back, to put us back on the right track and build the confidence even more. But we’re day to day. We’re focusing on the Colts and how we’re going to win this game.”

(Is losing the game the way you guys lost, where you seemed out of it, you make the late comeback, you convert a fourth-and-20 to keep your hopes alive, is that almost more frustrating than if you’d lost 25-14?) – “Every loss, it hurts. The way we fought and how the game was going and the momentum I felt we were building, that one definitely hurt. But watching the film, looking back, there were opportunities that we missed. A loss is a loss. It all sucks.”

(I know you played guard yesterday, but you played so much tackle I thought it was good to ask you. It seems like a lot of pressure comes off the edge when they send extra rushers off the edge and you guys squeeze in to pick up some of the inside rush, and then the rush comes off the outside. I’m curious what kind of challenge does that present to an offensive line when you get that pressure off the edge where they show pressure inside to get you to squeeze then bring guys off the outside? How difficult is that to deal with?) – “Depending on the protection, it can be difficult, especially at the tackle spot. It’s all about communication is what it boils down to. Each pressure that we see, some can be multiple blitzers or maybe one. They all have their challenges and our rules. It all depends on what protection it is.”

(We’ve talked about this many times, but how much of it – obviously offensive linemen want to run the ball because they are on the aggressive, as opposed to the counter. How much of running the ball is a mindset?) – “I think every offensive line wants to have a good run game going. That sets up the pass game, but it also gives us better opportunities as well. Instead of being in second-and-long, you’re second-and-five or second-and-manageable. Our mindset, yeah, we always want to run the ball. We want to be the aggressor. We want to show our force. You’ve just got to run the game plan called.”  

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