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Michael Deiter – September 19, 2019 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 19, 2019

G Michael Deiter

(What’d you learn from the Patriots?) – “There’s a lot of stuff they did with picks, twists that you need to have better awareness, better technique, all that stuff. Every week, there are going to be different things that pop up where you go, ‘I need to have better technique there, better awareness here, better communication here. Every week there’s going to be different stuff.”

(How much different is this compared to college?) – “It’s a lot different, but sometimes it isn’t. it’s football, no doubt. But it’s really good football. It’s the best football you’re going to play. The people you’re going to go against are better than you’ve seen before. The competition is different. The guys you play against are so smart. They’re smart. They’re mature. They’re pros, so it’s just different. It’s a lot different.”

(You obviously came in as a very polished run blocker because of the Wisconsin offense and your talents, but you’ve held up as a pass blocker. I don’t think there’s been a sack that a metric site has charged against you. Have you been pleasantly surprised at how you’ve done as a pass blocker?) – “No. I would say I’ve done not a good enough job as a pass blocker. That’s something I need to get a lot better with, and the run game. You said ‘polished,’ but I don’t think so. I think there’s a lot I can get better with. Especially with protection, I can get a lot better with some stuff. I’m definitely super jacked about my performance in the pass game. I want to get better.”

(Have you studied any linemen on tape, any NFL linemen?) – “Not since I’ve been here, no. I’ve just been (doing) whatever ‘Guge’ (Offensive Line Coach Dave DeGuglielmo) wants me to do technique-wise. That’s what I’m studying now – whatever he wants me to do.”

(And were there major technique changes that you had to make from what you learned in May and June under former Offensive Line Coach Pat Flaherty compared to what Offensive Line Coach Dave DeGuglielmo wants you to do?) – “Nope, not really. (There are) a lot of similarities and a couple differences here and there.”

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