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Josh Boyer – May 9, 2019 Download PDF version

Thursday, May 9, 2019

Defensive Pass Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Josh Boyer

(You have a versatile group back there. How do you shake that whole lineup out in the defensive backfield?) – “I think one of the things that we try to do as a defensive staff is we try to put our players in the best position to succeed. That can change based on game plan, based on opponent. The more multiple our guys are, the different things that we can do defensively. I think the bottom line is we try to put them in the best position that they have to succeed play in and play out. We look at numerous different guys in different positions to kind of see how that will all shake out.”

(When you have a guy like S Minkah Fitzpatrick, who has already basically done that his rookie year – he was all over the place – that’s a pretty good building block to start off with, a young guy like that with a year of experience already.) – “I think one of the things we talked about – whether it’s a coach or a player – whatever we’ve done in the past is really kind of irrelevant. We’re just … Everybody as a blank slate. We’re working on this year. We’re trying to get the coaching to where it needs to be, we’re trying to get the playing to where it needs to be. I think moving guys in and out of spots, if they have a little bit of familiarity with it, it will help them a little bit, but some guys have never done it and then all of a sudden, you ask them to do multiple different things and they’re able to do it well.”

(What was your first impression when you see a guy like S Minkah Fitzpatrick? He’s pretty athletic and he can pretty much do it all, so what’s your first impression of a guy like that?) – “Again, like I said, I kind of came in with an open mind. You use everything as a blank slate, so the first thing you kind of look at is work ethic. I would say as a group, as a whole, our guys are working really hard right now to try to improve and get better each and every day. I would say the thing that’s impressive with Minkah is he has a little bit of versatility and obviously will try different things. Ultimately, it will come down to us trying to put him in the best position to succeed.”

(How has defensive play-calling changed? Like you said, you want guys that are versatile. Obviously, you don’t want to give away what you’re doing. Is that what you guys more or less … As a staff, everybody has been saying that you want to give a look where you can take advantage of matchups. That has to be at the top of the list.) – “I think over the years, the offenses have evolved. I think that the quarterback position – the time and the study that they put in, and the athletic ability to make all the throws, run all of the calls and to be able to diagnose what you’re in – if you sit in the same thing over and over again, you’re really not putting much pressure on the offense. I think the more you can change your looks, the more you can change your coverages, change your fronts, it puts a little bit more pressure on the offense and just doesn’t let them run at a normal pace seeing the same thing over and over again.”

(How much work is that to get guys to understand? It has to be a process.) – “I think it starts from an install standpoint where you try to teach concepts so everybody has it. It’s a holistic approach. All 11 guys out there understand what the guy next to him is doing, so that helps. It eliminates variables that can happen to you when you kind of know everything that’s going on out on the field.”

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