WEBVTT - Nick Sorensen: ‘Work Hard, Get Better’ | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Guys can ask opening up for questions.

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<v Speaker 2>The last two days, two days previous, the seven interceptions

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<v Speaker 2>off of your starting quarterback, What were you guys doing

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<v Speaker 2>defensively to create those kind of takeaways?

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<v Speaker 1>We always stress the ball, it's always everything like that's

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<v Speaker 1>hugely what it is.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean.

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<v Speaker 1>But as far as like scheme, we're just every day

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<v Speaker 1>is just work hard, get better. I mean that's really it,

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<v Speaker 1>taking it day by day. There's no outlandish scheme or

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<v Speaker 1>anything like that. It's just being detailed in what we do,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's playing hard, playing physical, violent, you know, having

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<v Speaker 1>that speed and communication that we have to have. And

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<v Speaker 1>then it's just executing. But the main thing is our

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<v Speaker 1>guys are just competing every day. Just work hard, get better.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's your focus every day. Then stuff like that

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<v Speaker 1>works out and you get the ball because you're executing

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, you create some confusion up front, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with guys in his face and everything just rushing coverage

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<v Speaker 1>ties together. So it's just about the work and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>guys made plays. We got guys are making plays and

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<v Speaker 1>that's important.

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<v Speaker 2>Your early impressions and through the defensive tackles you have

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<v Speaker 2>Collins and Elliott there.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been great. I mean, the whole group's been really

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<v Speaker 1>fun to work with and watch and see how they work.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, Elliott is so exploded, he's so powerful,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know he's got some movement too, but he's explosive.

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<v Speaker 1>He's so big, he's a lot bigger than you think

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<v Speaker 1>you stand next to him, and he does a very

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<v Speaker 1>powerful hands and and you know, Malik is very dynamic,

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<v Speaker 1>moves really well, but he also has that power too.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're seeing that from hard Grave and from from

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin and Kalia and really all those t y I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>just the whole group. You're seeing them compete and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>seeing those explosive dynamic you know, guys that we like

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<v Speaker 1>that can move but also have power, and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun to watch them all compete. Your role in

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<v Speaker 1>the hip hop Hip Hop Tackle, do you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>to coach guys up on that or how do you

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<v Speaker 1>approach that? Watch some stuff on it. I think we'll

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<v Speaker 1>address it in the future probably at some point.

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<v Speaker 3>I often talked about the leaps that a player can

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<v Speaker 3>make from year one to year two. You've got a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of your two defenders under you. What do you

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<v Speaker 3>tell them when their rookie season is over and they're

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<v Speaker 3>going into the off season about you know, what to

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<v Speaker 3>do in the off season and to come in, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>having made that leap.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of it is just it's just

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<v Speaker 1>a comfort thing. I vividly remember even myself, like from

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<v Speaker 1>year one to year two, just jogging on the field

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<v Speaker 1>that second year. It's just it's nine and day difference

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<v Speaker 1>just in where you were at. You just played college,

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<v Speaker 1>you had bowl game, you trained for this combine and stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it was like a full year and then

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<v Speaker 1>now you learned what it was to be a pro.

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<v Speaker 1>And really it's about being in the system, being in

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<v Speaker 1>the building. It's like, I'm not a student athlete anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a professional football player. So you've already kind of

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<v Speaker 1>have your system, so there's a comfort level. You've got

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<v Speaker 1>plans in place, You've got people around you who you

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<v Speaker 1>trust as far as teammates and coaches and staff. So

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's more of it's a comfort level that

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<v Speaker 1>they learn, and a lot of guys it's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just being around you know, these veteran guys that can

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<v Speaker 1>help them as well. But for us, it is it's

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<v Speaker 1>about Okay, here's where you were. How good can you be?

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<v Speaker 1>Because a lot of time you see them start to

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<v Speaker 1>ascend during that first year anyway, So it's like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>let's see the jump and you just challenge them.

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<v Speaker 3>Like the two second year linebackers, Graham and Winters both

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<v Speaker 3>had nice place today, I mean, and you've seen that

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<v Speaker 3>leap from from both of them. To talk about where

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<v Speaker 3>each of.

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<v Speaker 1>Them meet absolutely, I mean, d winners play fast. So

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<v Speaker 1>when you and so does Jalen. The way to play

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<v Speaker 1>fast is to know what you're doing and to feel

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable in that, and then you're anticipating it. You got

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<v Speaker 1>to learn a whole new system. You know, it's totally

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<v Speaker 1>different in college. There's a lot of differences and then

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<v Speaker 1>the details of what we do. So it's understanding the

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<v Speaker 1>differences in the offenses and then understand the details of

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<v Speaker 1>the defense. And once you start to ask that, it

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<v Speaker 1>starts to become second nature and your brain's not slowing

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<v Speaker 1>you down. Then you can see that speed and you

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<v Speaker 1>can fully cut it loose. And that's where they're at.

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<v Speaker 1>They're taking that jump, both of them. It's cool.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot of the nickel stuff last year, So you

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<v Speaker 4>work with Demo a lot. Fred Corner saying last year

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<v Speaker 4>that the guys that can play in the same game

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<v Speaker 4>outside of insight are really rare. Yeah, are they for?

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<v Speaker 4>First of all, and what enables Demo to do that?

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<v Speaker 1>It is hard, it's tough, it's rare to it happens

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<v Speaker 1>so fast inside, and then you have to have a

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<v Speaker 1>different skill set in there as far as just the

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<v Speaker 1>tackling and being able to all right, we're playing this coverage,

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<v Speaker 1>you know this Stone coverage. Now I'm playing it inside.

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<v Speaker 1>It's different. You have different run fits. You've got to

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<v Speaker 1>get your run passory and then you've got to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to man up outside where their space and that

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<v Speaker 1>guy can work. So it is impressive that he could

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<v Speaker 1>do it. Not a lot of guys can, especially in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. But that's something we like our guys that

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<v Speaker 1>have versatility. You know, it teaches you a lot. And

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<v Speaker 1>then also add to you know, who we can have

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<v Speaker 1>up and you know you've got to be prepared for

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<v Speaker 1>that too based on positions. You know, just like we

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<v Speaker 1>talked about last time, I think with you know, Gross

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<v Speaker 1>Matos having the inside pass rush versatility, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>big for your team. Really talk about.

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<v Speaker 3>Ronaldo Green, He's give me a shot.

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<v Speaker 2>There.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy with the progress. I mean he's picking it

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<v Speaker 1>up quick. He's again same thing as Demo. We're working

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<v Speaker 1>him inside and outside. We're doing that with a few guys.

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<v Speaker 1>He's doing good, really good.

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<v Speaker 2>If Staley is going to be in the booth from.

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<v Speaker 1>Games, yeah, he's going to be upstairs.

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<v Speaker 4>The biggest challenge for you in this promotion and becoming

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<v Speaker 4>the defensive course you're having that top spot.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's you just your days different now you

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<v Speaker 1>have different responsibilities. So it's just you know, planning that out,

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<v Speaker 1>working through it and just understanding that all right, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm charge of my staff and the entire defense and

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<v Speaker 1>what we want to look like. These are the changes

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<v Speaker 1>I may want to do. This is how I want

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<v Speaker 1>today to look, and these are how I want everyone

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<v Speaker 1>to coach a position and you know, do certain things.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the final say really on that. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just been fun. You know, once you get to

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<v Speaker 1>the games, it's you know, making the calls and but

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<v Speaker 1>it's really the preparation. It's the preparation of the week

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<v Speaker 1>and the off season and training camp. It's been really

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<v Speaker 1>really fund.

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<v Speaker 4>Is there a certain dynamic of the relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>You and Fred kind of be on the same tape,

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<v Speaker 2>so we can I don't know what's your relationship.

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<v Speaker 1>With Yeah, Fred, it's good, it's good. I mean, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a great guy. It's I mean, he's really really smart.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows every part of this defense. He understands. So

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<v Speaker 1>I do like to talk through what I'm thinking on

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<v Speaker 1>certain things, and you know, while we're doing something today

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<v Speaker 1>and tomorrow, and so the keep developing the relationship and

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<v Speaker 1>talking through that with him has been good. So earlier

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<v Speaker 1>this week said the defensive the society pretty much one

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<v Speaker 1>practice on Monday, and then it seems.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of the same happen yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>What's the reason for that? I I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>was talking about this with some of the coaches. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if it's the standard of and now my

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<v Speaker 1>mindset always I never I don't really think of it

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<v Speaker 1>like that. I always feel like I see what we

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<v Speaker 1>can be, so I f I don't feel like we're

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<v Speaker 1>just winning the day like you say, I expect to

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<v Speaker 1>be like that, and we have a great offense, and

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<v Speaker 1>I see the problems they give us too, and it

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<v Speaker 1>makes us better and I enjoy when they have something

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<v Speaker 1>that gives us trouble cause it challenges us to think

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<v Speaker 1>and to play better, and I just know where we

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<v Speaker 1>can be. So it's, you know, win the day, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>do we get better? That's all I care about really

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<v Speaker 1>that day, Like did we work hard, did we get better?

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<v Speaker 1>Did we finish? Did we play with that speed violence

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<v Speaker 1>and finished that we Really it's about that every day.

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<v Speaker 4>Emo was talking about strategizing with Staley and some of

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<v Speaker 4>the things that he's taught am already in terms of

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<v Speaker 4>percentages and window looks. I think on a radio interview

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<v Speaker 4>even said he was like the defense of Kyle in

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<v Speaker 4>terms of knowing strategies to be in your position and

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<v Speaker 4>have an offensive strategist and a defensive strategist of that caliber.

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<v Speaker 4>What's that like?

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<v Speaker 1>It's great, Like I said, it's been great having them here.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's really smart, he's got a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>experience and stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's huge.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's been awesome. Thank you.