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Jevon Holland – October 2, 2023 Download PDF version

Monday, October 2, 2023

S Jevon Holland

(Obviously that game wasn’t up to your guys’ defensive standard. What did you think after seeing the film today? Are the mistakes easily correctable? Or is it just going to take time to learn the new system? What are your thoughts?) – “We’ve just got to get back to the basics. That’s the bottom line. Get back to the basics, fundamentals, technique. Focus on your job. Everybody do their 1/11th and play as a team. That’s basically it.”

(The pass defense, in particular, what’s been a consistent issue that needs to improve?) – “Just like I said, focus on the fundamentals. Don’t try to see too much. ‘Shrink your world,’ is what Coach (Renaldo) Hill says. Just eye control, knowing your job, doing your job and not trying to make every play. Just let them come to you.”

(You guys are 3-1 at the quarter pole, basically. I know it’s a 17-game season. You know what you guys have done, two good road wins, scored 70 points, defense holds the Patriots to 17. How would you assess the Dolphins season through four games right now?) – “The season is going. Going on game five. Not really much to say. I mean, you can be 4-0 and then lose every game and it wouldn’t matter. So just continue to focus on one game at a time and emphasize the small things, because those small things can turn into big things. We’ve got to just reset the clock and control what we can control.”

(Have you talked to New York Giants OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux this week?) – “I haven’t spoken to him. He’s got a game tonight.”

(Do you plan to talk to New York Giants OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux this week?) – “Yeah, I mean, we’re friends. I‘ll talk to him, say what’s up to him and whatnot. But I’ll probably just end up seeing him on game day. I’m not really talking mess or anything like that.”

(What do you think of the job New York Giants OLB Kayvon Thibodeaux has done so far?) – “I think he’s doing a hell of a job. I’m happy for him. I’m excited to see success in his career. Hopefully he continues that.”

(How different was it being back with S Brandon Jones yesterday?) – “It was good. Seeing him on the field, getting comfortable, things like that. I’m happy to see he’s back and flying around doing his thing, definitely.”

(You guys pretty much stayed deep yesterday, right? I mean, I know S Brandon Jones used to be up front, eight-man front and everything. Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio played you deep. He pretty much stayed deep, didn’t he?) – “More or less but not necessarily tied into the scheme. It just kind of worked out that way.”

(Was S Brandon Jones comfortable? That’s kind of a different role for him, right? He’s deep more than usual, more than he has been in previous years, right?) – “Yeah, he definitely is. But I mean, that’s a question for him. It’s not a question for me. You can ask him if he’s comfortable or not. I think he is but people feel differently than what they say sometimes.”

(What was the message from Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio today?) – “It was what I just said. Just focus on what you can control, the small details, the fundamentals and techniques. That’s what everybody’s going to say because that’s the truth, really. You have to really focus on the things that you can control and those are the things you can control. So I feel like in a situation like this, everybody’s going to say the same thing because it’s the truth. That was the thought process for the defense today.”

(Is Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio a yeller? Is he an analytical guy? When he gives a message to you guys, how does it come across?) – “Have you spoken to Vic before?”

(Yes.) – “What does it come off as?”

(A little dry sense of humor at times. Obviously, moments don’t always call for a sense of humor.) – “He’s a very analytical individual. Not much of a yeller. He’s someone who has a direct tone of voice, tells you what’s wrong and what’s right and moves on. He doesn’t really harp on it or continue to agonize the point of if you messed up or you did something wrong, because he knows that we know. I mean, we’re professionals. Everybody in here is adults. We understand that if we do something wrong, we’re going to already know what we did wrong when it happens. And if we didn’t, he’s going to teach us and then we’re going to move on from that point.”

(Is a loss to Buffalo different than a loss to the Jets or San Francisco or the Chargers?) – “I mean, what does it look like on the record books?”

(It’s a division loss, but.) – “A loss is a loss to me, regardless. It doesn’t really matter.”

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