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Reshad Jones – October 31, 2018 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

S Reshad Jones

(Obviously it must be difficult for you guys defensively to look at what’s going on and take responsibility for it, but what are some of these issues that’s going on?) – “It’s a couple of things. Pass game, run game, just the total defense. We’ve got to be better. There’s no time to hit the panic button right now. We’ve got a lot of football left ahead of us. We’ve just got to come out to practice and continue to work and get it done on the practice field, and continue to put the work in.”

(What is going on in terms of run stopping?) – “It’s different things. People are out of their gaps, miscommunication. It’s collective things that’s going to take everybody on the defense – the coaching staff, everybody – coming together to get it fixed.”

(Did you feel like you guys needed reinforcement adding two defensive tackles?) – “I’m not sure. That’s nothing I can worry about. I let the guys upstairs make those moves and I come in and do whatever it takes to help this team win football games.”

(Another guy like DT Vincent Taylor goes down. Do you feel a little snake-bitten at times when you see another guy go down?) – “Yes, you hate to see one of your brothers go down. A guy who’s been here fighting and trying to do everything right. Unfortunately, that’s part of the NFL. Guys go down and it’s the next-man-up mentality. We brought two new guys in and hopefully they can help us win some football games.”

(You saw QB Sam Darnold after one start, and now he has six or seven under his belt. Does he look any different, or how does he look to you?) – “He’s young. He can make all of the throws, He’s got some guys around him that can make plays. I think our main focus is to make this team one dimensional. I think they’ve been doing a good job these last couple of weeks of running the football. I think Isaiah Crowell had a big game, not last week but the week before. I think our main focus it to try to make this team one dimensional, put the ball in (Darnold’s) hands and make hi make plays. I think if we make this team one dimensional, we’ll be fine.”

(What has been the issue with the defense getting stops on third downs? What has been that issue with you guys allowing 46 percent conversations?) – “It’s multiple things. We’ve got to get pressure on the quarterback. We’ve got to tackle once they catch the ball. It’s collective things. Those are some things that we’ve been working on (and that) coach talked about that we’re going to be working on throughout the rest of the season.”   

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