WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's been a lot of surprises obviously, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's second round pick. Guy, has been played

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<v Speaker 1>real well for us last year. But you know it's

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<v Speaker 1>a he's he's in a competitive room. Uh So the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing with you know, Sam is things that all

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<v Speaker 1>of our control. Um, you know, you just kind of

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<v Speaker 1>roll with the punches madly. How much different is it

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<v Speaker 1>when the previous staff view him as a as a

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<v Speaker 1>long time potential starter and obviously he's traded now, how

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<v Speaker 1>much different is this? S commatically for the defensive backs. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not it's not much different. I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the biggest difference in our room compared to

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<v Speaker 1>the last two years, it's a lot more competitive. I

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<v Speaker 1>think guys, you know, whether it be free agents we

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<v Speaker 1>brought in or guys who've been here for a while, um,

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<v Speaker 1>have all really stepped it up and in a competition.

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<v Speaker 1>All camp and all season has been really really close

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<v Speaker 1>and really hard to call. And I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Eric kind of found itself on the bottom into that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at you prepare for this offense. Obviously you watch

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<v Speaker 1>Hugh from Cincinnati, but they have a totally different quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>than you had. Yeah, in Cincinnati. I mean it's a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of both, you know. Um, you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>go off of what they've shown on tape, what are

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<v Speaker 1>some of their core concepts. Um, But there's there's guaranteed

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<v Speaker 1>to be some stuff that you know that we haven't

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<v Speaker 1>gone over that that will be new and specifically for

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<v Speaker 1>us we've seen you know, even in Cincinnati, they do

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of stuff, um to get you sidetrack, get

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<v Speaker 1>you confused, whether it's split in lineing out our receiver

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<v Speaker 1>or doing some of his z own read stuff, shifts

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<v Speaker 1>and motions that you know almost every play. UM, So

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<v Speaker 1>we know we'll get some of that stuff. The kid

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<v Speaker 1>is just handling it, UM, staying settled, getting getting the

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<v Speaker 1>flow of the game, communicating. But you know, we can't

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<v Speaker 1>be shocked if you see something that we ain't seen

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<v Speaker 1>on tape. You guys expect RG three to be the

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<v Speaker 1>RG three so a few years ago or what do

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<v Speaker 1>you mean by that? Um? Do you expect him to

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<v Speaker 1>be as dynamic as he wants? Was? Um? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't know. I mean, so far we've seen in

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<v Speaker 1>preseason he's still got a big arm. Um. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's got to roll prior and the outside that they

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<v Speaker 1>can stretch the field with UM and when given time,

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<v Speaker 1>he throws one of the better deep balls in his league. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. So I think the keys is going to

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<v Speaker 1>be to not get him comfortable. And obviously, when he

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<v Speaker 1>does decide to use his mobility, we got to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to contain that. And I think that's when he's

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<v Speaker 1>at his best, when he's got a clean pocket, UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And when he does get get loose, um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's there's space and defense for him to run. So

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<v Speaker 1>those are the two things I think we need to

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<v Speaker 1>take away, um to stop him from looking like the

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<v Speaker 1>RG three of old. I think the defense as your

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<v Speaker 1>defense is supposed to the world was last year, how ahead,

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<v Speaker 1>how how aheaded it with a new new concept that

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<v Speaker 1>killed in terms of where you wanted the schemes and

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<v Speaker 1>everything else. Uh yeah, I guess we'll probably figure that

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<v Speaker 1>out Sunday. You know. Um, nothing we've done so far

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<v Speaker 1>as counted UM. So it's been good too. I think

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's happy with the start. We've had some good practice

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<v Speaker 1>runs and good drive runs. But you know, well, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see you after Sunday. Candid that you like playing in

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<v Speaker 1>the squad, do you think you'll get that opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>see I'm not sure, um, probably not right now to

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<v Speaker 1>start out, but I think it's basically, um mostly to

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<v Speaker 1>be game playing, depending on what our matchups are. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, you know, like I said at the beginning,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a really tight competition in our room. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of guys that can play, and so far right now,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just figuring out what what are the best five

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<v Speaker 1>dvs and what positions as those In the best two years,

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<v Speaker 1>you've taken on a heavy special team's responsibility for a starter.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that still the case or do you want to

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<v Speaker 1>scale back in that area now? I see it still

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<v Speaker 1>be in the case. I mean, we don't have likes

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<v Speaker 1>our depth and the way our roster filled out, there's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a lot of starters that are gonna probably

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<v Speaker 1>have to play a lot of special teams. Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're getting ready for that. I don't think that

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<v Speaker 1>role will change what your reaction to the trade of

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<v Speaker 1>Eric Row, Um, you know, it was surprising. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>at you know, once you after the same things, like

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<v Speaker 1>nothing was really good? That surprising. Um, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's just one of those things you hate to

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<v Speaker 1>see a teammates teammate go, especially somebody like Eric Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know who's played some good ball for US, promising

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<v Speaker 1>young UM player, but you know he who has success

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<v Speaker 1>Um in New England or wherever he ends up. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just been it's been a competitive, competitive offseason in that

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<v Speaker 1>dB room, a lot of guys fighting for position new

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<v Speaker 1>and old Um. You know. Unfortunately he was on the

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<v Speaker 1>back end of that. What do you think the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>challenges for a rookie head coach? How do you think

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<v Speaker 1>Douggas handled to whatever challenges? Yeah, I mean I think

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<v Speaker 1>that the challenges are, you know, endless. You can make it.

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<v Speaker 1>You can look at every aspect of the game, from

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<v Speaker 1>just what you do from a day to day standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>logistics and all the way to the exits and those.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a lot of um, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>unknown things that he's never had to do before as

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<v Speaker 1>a coach that now he has to do. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think the biggest thing is just a supporting cast. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's that's one thing he's done as a

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<v Speaker 1>head coach. He hadn't tried to tackle everything on his own. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows he's not a defensive guy. So he allows

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<v Speaker 1>the defense to kind of do their own thing and

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<v Speaker 1>let Jim run that side of the team so he

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<v Speaker 1>can focus more on offense. He delegates stuff so so

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<v Speaker 1>that he doesn't have to, you know, trip up, trip

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<v Speaker 1>himself up and doing everything. But I think he's done

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of keeping his messages consistent so that

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<v Speaker 1>everybody kind of knows how we're being evaluated. We know

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<v Speaker 1>what is being an act of the players, acts of

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<v Speaker 1>the coaches. And that's the biggest thing from a young,

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<v Speaker 1>young head coach is just delegating and then keeping the

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<v Speaker 1>messages consistent so that everybody can buy into what you're selling. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting back to RG three, Robert Griffin. He's a guy,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the better quarterbacks that pushing the ball down

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<v Speaker 1>the field. Do you look at Corey Coleman, Terrell Prior,

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<v Speaker 1>how important is it for you to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>stay at home and not fight on those teas or routes,

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<v Speaker 1>the need to not give up the big Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that's you know, especially this preseason, they did a

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<v Speaker 1>really good job of getting the ball downfield. Uh, they'll

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<v Speaker 1>get into some max protection looks and and and let

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<v Speaker 1>them throw it and like I said, he's probably one

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<v Speaker 1>of the better deep ball throwers in the in the

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<v Speaker 1>in the league, when you know, when he's got a

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<v Speaker 1>clean pocket. Terrell prior as deceptive speed. You know on

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<v Speaker 1>tape he doesn't look like he's moving fast, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>consistently running by guys. So they've got the speed to

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<v Speaker 1>stretch the field. And I think those are that's the

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<v Speaker 1>area that we will have to shut down because their offense,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, thrives off of those big plays. They've got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of vertical routes down the field. Um, just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get a chunk play and get them get

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<v Speaker 1>the drive going, put themselves in position to the school.

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<v Speaker 1>Even considered a leader here since she arrived, do you

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<v Speaker 1>see some little same leadership characteristics and Carson Um, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's yet to be to be seen. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a little different than my situation where you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I came here and was pushing into a leadership role

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<v Speaker 1>that was kind of expected on me. Uh. He's he

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<v Speaker 1>came in and not much was really expected of him

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<v Speaker 1>this year, and I think and all in the matter

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<v Speaker 1>of a couple of days now he's leading his team

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<v Speaker 1>in the battle. So I think you know from a

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<v Speaker 1>leadership standpoint, that will come, you know, as as he develops,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's not something you want to try to fabricate,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. If I think those those qualities will start

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<v Speaker 1>to show as the season goes on going on with

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<v Speaker 1>Sam being traded and the very being traded, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the changes that remain, you know, by and how is

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<v Speaker 1>a veteran group just how confident are you et cetera

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<v Speaker 1>are yet about the season. As a group was to

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<v Speaker 1>consensus some of us, the betters about how the team today.

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<v Speaker 1>We're still excited, you know. Um, you know, luckily all

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<v Speaker 1>of that stuff happened before today, which is really our

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<v Speaker 1>first work day, so you know, nothing's really changed. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's it's obviously shocking news when you see

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<v Speaker 1>it come across as the sports ticker, but you know

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<v Speaker 1>after that is still status quo. You still got the

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<v Speaker 1>same goals and same agenda when you come into come

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<v Speaker 1>into the building. Guys are still excited. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>still the season opener, so nothing's changed. Of course with

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<v Speaker 1>a rookie starting the quarterback, how does that impact the

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<v Speaker 1>defense your team? Students? Yeah, I mean I think you know, selfishly,

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<v Speaker 1>we we feel like, you know, it's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more on our plate, like we need to um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the small things matter, just eat a little bit more,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. So penalties that that oakstend to drive matter,

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<v Speaker 1>field position matter, third down is going to be crucial

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<v Speaker 1>for us to get off the field, keep field position. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>And then you know we've we've harped on takeaways, but

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<v Speaker 1>now you know those takeaways need to need to turn

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<v Speaker 1>into scores. You know, we need to be as devastating

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<v Speaker 1>as we can on defense to give our opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>give our team the best opportunity to win. Not that

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<v Speaker 1>we got to go out there and winning on our own,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're gonna have to set an environment that that

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<v Speaker 1>gives our offense, um, you know, a little less stressed.

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<v Speaker 1>We can't go out there and tell Carson to win

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<v Speaker 1>this game, and that's that's not fair for him. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, some of the veterans on the

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<v Speaker 1>on the defense kind of already had that mentality, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's probably a little more emphasized now. Obviously

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<v Speaker 1>with all the moves may be a dangerous thing though,

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<v Speaker 1>like maybe some one's trying to do a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>too much. After I don't know. I mean, we're still

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<v Speaker 1>only gonna make the plays that come, you know, but um,

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<v Speaker 1>the the ability to take advantage of those opportunities and

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes create your own opportunities, um, you know, or just

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<v Speaker 1>at a premium, like I said, you know, getting off

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<v Speaker 1>the field on third down. You know, we don't need

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<v Speaker 1>you to make a play that's not yours. Just just

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<v Speaker 1>make the one of these yours and get off the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Um you know. So all of those things are not

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<v Speaker 1>nothing new. Nobody has to do anything extraordinary in order

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<v Speaker 1>to win us a game. Is just do your job,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to a t and then that I hope

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<v Speaker 1>it's one. Two more persons, guys, do you ever anyone?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know anybody in the vacans them? So, did

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<v Speaker 1>they call you say what are we getting? In saying?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you ever? I don't know anybody on the team.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they got they got a veteran quarterback who

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<v Speaker 1>can throw the ball, who's probably got the biggest ship

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<v Speaker 1>on the shoulder out of any quarterback in this league

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<v Speaker 1>right now. So I think they're getting a good, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a good quarterback. I think he's going to be in

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<v Speaker 1>a good situation, um you know, So I I think

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<v Speaker 1>they'll be excited, especially after losing their staughter. Cool, no problem,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah h