WEBVTT - Press Pass: Malcolm Jenkins

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<v Speaker 1>No college. More comfortable, aren't you with this new book secondary?

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously guys who talked about he's being an upgrade, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very comfortable. You know, when you got guys on

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<v Speaker 1>the outside that holding their own and you don't mind

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<v Speaker 1>leaving them on an island. Um. And then you put

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<v Speaker 1>Walter Thurman next to me, who's who's making plays and

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<v Speaker 1>it's instinctual and it's played a lot of football. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes a little bit of, um, the burden off

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<v Speaker 1>of me being the quarterback of the secondary. When you

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<v Speaker 1>got guys that, um, you know, put into work and

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<v Speaker 1>know what they're doing and you can hold them accountable.

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<v Speaker 1>So this this spring and then the first couple of

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<v Speaker 1>practices we have so far, um have been really good.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're starting to jail a little bit as

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<v Speaker 1>a as a unit, um, getting some new guys in

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<v Speaker 1>that are some young guys too that are getting some

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<v Speaker 1>reps and are fitting in well. Um, you know, and

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's everybody's willing to compete day in and day out.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that's a good um mentality to have

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<v Speaker 1>when we're trying to be the best unit uh in

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<v Speaker 1>this league. And you know, every day we come out here, um,

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<v Speaker 1>and lay it on the line. Is better off in

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<v Speaker 1>your opinion today with this new look secondary than you

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<v Speaker 1>were when you guys last played again, I mean I

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<v Speaker 1>think so. I think if you take the guys that

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<v Speaker 1>we have right now, with the work that we put in, UM,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think we're better than we were the

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<v Speaker 1>last few games last year. And you know, whether that

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<v Speaker 1>be with upgrades or just the understanding of the defense,

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<v Speaker 1>I just think where we are one step ahead of

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<v Speaker 1>where we were last year, especially even this time last year,

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<v Speaker 1>is what is it the young players got a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of obviously the secondary, the young players, what is it

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<v Speaker 1>that they have to learn and to kind of get

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<v Speaker 1>to where they happen for me to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>get on the field. Well, the biggest thing is just

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<v Speaker 1>it's just really two things. Just building up the confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in themselves to go out and perform. Believe that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're here for a reason, they're talented enough, and that

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<v Speaker 1>they can go out and compete against whoever we line

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<v Speaker 1>up against. And then the second part is just the

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<v Speaker 1>nuances of their particular role in the deference. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>some of these guys have been you know the number

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<v Speaker 1>one corners or safeties wherever they've been at in school,

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<v Speaker 1>but we might actually come play the nickel role and

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<v Speaker 1>they got to be the best nickel on the team

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<v Speaker 1>for us, and UM, you know, that's what we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to demand out of them, and that's what we expect

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<v Speaker 1>them to understand. And so the fact that they can

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<v Speaker 1>wrap their minds around their role, the better we are,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because you know, I, you know, I play

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<v Speaker 1>safety in this in this thing, as much as I

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<v Speaker 1>would like to play corners. Sometimes, you know, they don't

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<v Speaker 1>need me to be a corner in this in this scheme.

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<v Speaker 1>They need me to be the best safety out here.

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<v Speaker 1>And so, UM, I think we've got guys that understand

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<v Speaker 1>how they're gonna fit it in this defense. And the

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<v Speaker 1>better we are individually, um, at our own positions, the

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<v Speaker 1>better we are as a unit. About playing more press

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<v Speaker 1>if that happens to be the case. What kind of

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<v Speaker 1>mentality is that kind of break the defense? Does a

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<v Speaker 1>change anything to make you feel more aggressive? Does it?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they're in that kind of approach. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we try to play a lot. Well, we played a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of press last year, and that's always been really

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<v Speaker 1>what we wanted to do. Um, I just think we're

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<v Speaker 1>better at it right now. Um. And you know, offense

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<v Speaker 1>is all about spacing and timing, and press throws off

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<v Speaker 1>spacing and timing. And when we have the front like

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<v Speaker 1>we do, I think from a secondary standpoint, we know

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<v Speaker 1>we don't have to cover long, you know, and and

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<v Speaker 1>we have faith in the guys, you know, through technique

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<v Speaker 1>and ability, that we can line up and press against

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<v Speaker 1>whoever we play against. And you know, it's it's definitely

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<v Speaker 1>a more aggressive style of defense, but when you have

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<v Speaker 1>the talent, you have the technique, it's really not that

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<v Speaker 1>much of the risk that that's that's all we talk about. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's you know, if we're gonna get up and press,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't want to be imposters where we go to

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<v Speaker 1>the line of scrimmage and then let you have a

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<v Speaker 1>free run. If we're gonna move up, you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>want to put our hands on you and disrupt you

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<v Speaker 1>at the line of scrimmage and get some hands on

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<v Speaker 1>And that's something that we didn't do well last year.

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<v Speaker 1>We try to play a lot of press, but with

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<v Speaker 1>bad technique, we just had guys running down the sideline

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what those big plays come from. Some of these,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think, um, I think a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the guys have really stepped up and they've been they've

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<v Speaker 1>been competing. UM. I think Shepherd has probably been the

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<v Speaker 1>one that's stood out the most. You know, he's the

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<v Speaker 1>last two days gotten reps with the with the ones

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<v Speaker 1>at the nickel position, UM, and hadn't missed a beat.

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<v Speaker 1>He knows what he's doing, and that's the most encouraging thing,

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<v Speaker 1>especially from a rookie this early in camp. Usually you

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of mental errors. Haven't been in it yet. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>Now it's just about kind of teaching them that the

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<v Speaker 1>tricks of the trade, how to use your leverage, how

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<v Speaker 1>to use your help, um, the different tools and different coverages. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, all of them have really been out

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<v Speaker 1>there competing. UM. Eric Rose played well. UM. We've had

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of the guys really just come out and

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<v Speaker 1>play hard. And so you know, each day they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to compete because we don't have a certain amount

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<v Speaker 1>of spots and as much talent as we have with

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<v Speaker 1>these veterans and the younger players, we can't keep everybody.

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<v Speaker 1>So you every day we're competing against our offense and

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<v Speaker 1>against ourselves essentially, Well, I think it's just been um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, in all phases of his preparation has been outstanding.

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<v Speaker 1>And we talk about the weight room, the film room,

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<v Speaker 1>the what he's doing as far as his technique, he's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's being coachable. So you know, in the

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<v Speaker 1>weight room, he's probably had the best offseason out of

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<v Speaker 1>all the dbs. You know, we're competing every day and

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<v Speaker 1>he's probably one of our strongest, most explosive dbs we have.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we come out here and he's taking the coach

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<v Speaker 1>and he's changed his entire technique as far as pressing,

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<v Speaker 1>he's doing what Corey Underland is asking them do. He's

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<v Speaker 1>been very, very disciplined in that technique. He's competing every day. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's in the film room, he's participating, he

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<v Speaker 1>knows what he's doing. And it showed up on the tape.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's yesterday. He had an awesome day and um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know it's continuing today and we you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>expect big things out of them. So coming into the year,

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<v Speaker 1>we knew that there was gonna be some competition for

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<v Speaker 1>that other corner spot. Um, and I think he saw

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<v Speaker 1>his opportunity and he's taking full advantage of them when

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<v Speaker 1>the pads go on as they work tomorrow. So what changes, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, obviously the intensity goes up a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, and tomorrow we'll have some fans out there,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, guys won't want to get embarrassed and

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<v Speaker 1>want to show out a little bit. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of the day, it's still all about technique.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not like we're gonna go live and be taking

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<v Speaker 1>each other to the ground. It's um, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>for for a defensive back. You don't want to put

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<v Speaker 1>the pads on it and all of a sudden change something.

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<v Speaker 1>It's still all about your technique. You're finished, you're competing, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. But it's real football. You get to put

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<v Speaker 1>the pads on for the first time since the season ended. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you want to feel that that um you know,

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<v Speaker 1>those collisions and in some of those live reps. But

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<v Speaker 1>it just makes it fun, just you know what football

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<v Speaker 1>is back. Some of the new personal personal allows to

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<v Speaker 1>play press word, whether Maxwell or the three rookie dvs

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<v Speaker 1>as opposed to say Bradley or Carrie last season. H Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're gonna play press just as much. I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're just gonna be better at it, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think with the personnel we add it and um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>our technique that we're focusing on with our new coach,

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<v Speaker 1>um has met. Yeah, that's all we saw we're working on,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, because we had tight coverage last year, we

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<v Speaker 1>were really good and uh completion percentage, but we're was

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<v Speaker 1>obviously we gave up too many big plays and when

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<v Speaker 1>you go back and look at the tape, it's really

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<v Speaker 1>most of the time just bad technique. And so our

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<v Speaker 1>press technique is what we're gonna emphasize because we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>play just as much press as we did last year.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how saw this defense is. And that's why we

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<v Speaker 1>brought in guys like Maxwell. That's why I know when

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<v Speaker 1>Carols in there, because these guys can play press and

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<v Speaker 1>we're very confident in their ability. No problem