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Jevon Holland – September 14, 2022 Download PDF version

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

S Jevon Holland

(Is it possible to totally prepare at practice for a guy like QB Lamar Jackson?) – “No, it’s not. It’s difficult. He’s a very dynamic player – one of a kind. You try to replicate it as much as possible, but game speed and practice speed are completely different.”

(You guys held the Pats to just seven points last week. Do you feel like that’s something you take pride in, keeping a team to single digits like that?) – “Absolutely. As a defender, you don’t want the offense to score. So when they do score points, you feel like you can grow on that. That’s what we did. We went into the film room, checked out what we need to improve on and we’re going to come back this week a better team.”

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel said after the game the other day that he told the whole team before the season that this is still the defense’s team until proven otherwise. How did that make you guys feel hearing something like that?) – “It feels good. It is what it is to me. That’s cool but we’re the Dolphins. Everybody wears the same colors, everybody has the same logos whether it’s defense, offense. If the defense is lacking, the offense is going to pick us up. If the offense is lacking, the defense is going to pick it up.”

(Can you talk a little bit about the Cover Zero blitz that you guys played on QB Lamar Jackson last year and it worked really well. They’re probably going to expect it this year, the challenge of trying to shut him down like you did last year.) – “Yeah, they probably are.”

(How did you have success against QB Lamar Jackson last year? You had an interception, a touchdown, a 73 QB rating.) – “Just executing our techniques. That’s really what it is. Our coach put in a good scheme, we went out there and did our job, and that’s what it was.”

(Are you expecting a little revenge from QB Lamar Jackson for last year?) – “He’s going to do what he’s going to do. He’s his own man. I’m not looking to expect him to do anything other than to go out there and perform like we are.”

(They have a pretty good tight end. Do you see yourself matching up against TE Mark Andrews?) – “If it’s in the gameplan, definitely. But yeah, he’s a hell of a player.”

(When you’re on the field, what’s unicorn-ish or unique about QB Lamar Jackson that’s different than any other game that you guys are doing your thing in?) – “He’s got elite speed and quickness. His ability to get out of tight situations – he’s very slippery. He’s got a cannon with great touch. It’s difficult to try to keep him in the box, but also he can throw it deep.”

(The offense always talks about crowd noise being a factor, but for you guys it’s quiet when you’re on defense on the road. How does that change what you guys do? Do you need extra juice? How do you handle it?) – “We’re going to have the same juice whether it’s loud or if no one is in there. We bring our own energy and that’s all we need. We don’t need anybody else. It’s going to be what it is.”

(What impresses you the most about playing next to S Brandon Jones?) – “His game speed is crazy. He’s like an energy bunny. He’ll just be flying around 100 miles an hour and he’s a great tackler. He always brings the juice. That’s big.”

(Did you guys have a sense early on that you two together might be a pretty special combination?) – “Yeah, back in OTAs last year when I first got here, we were practicing together a lot and I was like ‘ok, yeah we could definitely work together.’ Then we started to grow chemistry.”

(What’s the difference between QB Lamar Jackson compared to other quarterbacks when you’re talking about gap discipline? It looks like he’s the kind of guy if you give him one inch he is gone.) – “Like I said, he’s very electric and he is real slippery. If you give him any space, he’s like water. He’s going to slip right through there. That’s the most frustrating part. Quarterbacks extending plays with their feet is always frustrating for secondaries because you’ve got to plaster and receivers can go anywhere. He’s definitely dynamic in that aspect.”

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