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Jesse Davis – September 6, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, September 6, 2021

G/T Jesse Davis

(You begin preparations for the week of practice today and then you have an offensive lineman on the COVID-19 list and then another offensive lineman not spotted at practice today. How unsettling, for lack of better word, is that as you begin the practice week?) – “We take those things day-by-day. We wish ‘AJ’ (Austin Jackson) well and he’s moving forward with it. But it’s day-by-day, next man up. Nothing new for us.”

(I know Head Coach Brian Flores talked about some different options on the offensive line. Are you prepared to make a move back to the left side if need be?) – “Yeah. If that’s where I’m needed to play, that’s where I’ll be focusing on. Right now, we’re just day-by-day and seeing where we’re going to stack them this coming Wednesday.”

(You’ve done it for a while so it’s probably become second nature; but how difficult is it with a week of notice to switch and do something different than you’ve done all camp?) – “Yeah, those things are hard. I’ve done it a few times, so it’s nothing I’m going to get super anxious about. It’s just all about preparation. Today’s message was preparation leads to confidence and I think that was a good message to the team today. Whoever is going to be there, prepare.”

(One of the options on the table would be T Liam Eichenberg playing left tackle, which we’ve seen him practice pretty exclusively at left guard or right tackle. How difficult would that be for a rookie first-time player?) – “I think any position for a rookie coming in and getting their start is difficult in and situation. But that one for sure is difficult because of the pressure as a left tackle. But with a left-handed quarterback, the right tackle is now the left tackle. To each their own. Rookies have a hard time doing that, but I think all of our rookies have done a great job the last two years here, so I think it will be good.”

(You’ve spent a little bit of time with T Liam Eichenberg. What stands out to you about him as a guy or player?) – “Liam is a smart kid. He’s strong. He knows the game really well. I think he prepares really well and that’s his main focus is going in each day. He doesn’t get overwhelmed with a lot of things. I think that’s one of his strongest points.”

(Relative to Sunday’s game, what kind of a statement would you like to see the team make on Sunday?) – “I think just going out there and playing well in all three phases of the game. Complementing each other on playing football, it’s our job to do it. The coaches do a really good job of putting us in good situations and I think we’ll be confident going into that game.”

(I think the last time you guys played this team, you had a really good running game. I think you ran for 200-plus yards. What is the key of having that sort of performance on the ground?) – “For us, it’s stay on double teams. It’s finishing plays. Don’t take a play off. Don’t give them an easy one. For us, it’s be strong, play together, communicate. This will be the first time we’re playing together as one unit, so it’ll be a good challenge.”

(Last year, the team was able to win some games even when there weren’t long plays – 15-plus in the run or in the passing game including that Patriots game. You won the game even though there weren’t a lot of plays of 15 yards or longer. What do you think are some reasons there might be more long-distance plays in the running and passing games this year?) – “You never know. I think we’ve got really good backs. I think we’ve got really good young offensive lineman and a really good young quarterback. It’s our job to protect the quarterback and it’s our job to give the backs holes to run through. Hopefully that will happen.”

(Some of the young guys talked last week and they talked about how you’re the leader of the group. I know you’re probably going through transitions but now being that guy, what have you done to maybe embrace that role?) – “Just being more vocal in the huddle, to the guys, and trying to get us all on the same page. Everybody is a good leader out here. They’ve got good guys in here that are just natural leaders. Just leading the huddle, trying to keep us focused, trying to keep us a one play at a time kind of deal; and they do the same for me too. I’m just trying to be more vocal and lead by example.”

(You mentioned earlier about you guys playing for the first time together. How do you gain that chemistry quickly? Obviously Week 1, there is no more trying to gel.) – “We had two joint practices. We got a lot of reps through there. That’s the first time I’ve ever done that. It kind of helped us a lot as a unit and it’s our job to put it together. Moving forward, I think we’re in the right direction.”

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