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Josh Boyer – October 11, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, October 11, 2021

Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer

(Is there a part of you that’s surprised that your veteran players, some of them, certainly not all of them, but some of them that have a proven body of work are not playing up to their standards? How puzzled are you by that? I know as you say, coaches, players, everyone is accountable. But just the fact that some guys are not playing up to past standards, is that surprising to you?) – “I think what we’ve put on film is what we are. I think it all starts with – for myself, I’ve got to do a better job of coordinating the whole thing to make sure that we’re better at run defense, pass defense, pass rush. That’s where I start. To do a better job of making sure that I’m putting guys in position to make plays. That’s how I look at it.”

(When you come out of a game like that and you’ve looked at the film now, what concerns you the most about – we can go with any number of questions, but as you looked at it, what’s your thoughts?) – “I think the major concern – very similar to what I just told Barry – is you look at yourself and make sure that everything is coordinated. Obviously we need to do better in all phases of the game. You look at the things that you need to change to get better, to get more production, to get things to carry over to Sundays. Like I’ve said, our players prepare well, they work hard and then obviously, I’ve got to do a better job of making sure that we can see some of that translate to Sundays and change some things up to make sure we’re getting that production.”

(You guys have been on the field a lot every game. Do you see wearing down being a problem through the course of the game?) – “No, I don’t think it’s a conditioning thing. Like I said, our players work hard. We need to make more of opportunities to get off the field in third down situations. Again, that starts with myself putting players in better position.”

(I know you guys are a primarily man team, but when you’ve got a team that runs so many crossers, what’s the role of the linebackers in those situations – where guys are getting rubbed, guys are getting picked? What’s their role in that?) – “It depends. Sometimes if you’re in man coverage, those guys could have a particular coverage. Well, we don’t always have somebody free. Sometimes they are free and they’ll force one crosser to go in a different direction. But if you’ve got multiple crossers, then you can’t get all of them in that situation. There are different coverages, different things you can do to those crossers, and there are different ways you can handle man too. There are a lot of variables that go into that. Again, obviously I’ve got to do a better job of putting our players in position to make plays.”

(Earlier we spoke with Head Coach Brian Flores and he was expressing concern with the run defense. But I wanted to ask you about the pass defense yesterday. The Bucs put up 437 and five touchdown passes against your secondary. I’m wondering what did you see out of that secondary that concerned you from yesterday’s game?) – “We need to improve in all phases. We need to improve in pass defense, the pass rush, the run defense. And again, I think that starts with me coordinating it better and putting players in better position. None of it was good enough and that’s my fault.”

(What did DT Raekwon Davis look like – 37 snaps for a nose tackle seems relatively high. Did he look like he could handle that workload?) – “Yeah, Raekwon has worked very hard to get back. Obviously there were some good things that he did out there and there were some things that hopefully will get a little bit better as time goes. He’s worked so hard to get back and keep himself in good shape and go out there and do some good things. Hopefully we can build on those.”

(You told us a couple of minutes ago that you may have to change some things up. Are you talking only about schematics and play calls, or are you also referring to the possibility to personnel changes in terms of playing time allocation?) – “I think all of our guys that you see out there on the field, we feel comfortable with. I think it’s a matter of fine-tuning better – whether it’s scheme or whatever it may be, or different calls in different situations to put the players in better position. Ultimately, that’s what we’re trying to do. I would say for me, that’s where it starts.”

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