Cheesehead
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On Jaire Alexander:
I think he’s handled it well. It’s not a surprise he’s playing at the level he is. He’s seeing the film and asking the right questions. He wants the challenge. You see him on the practice field – he’s not worried about staying warm. He’s out there to get better. It’s been really nice to see his progression from a year ago and playing at such a high level.
On Josh Jackson playing through his father’s passing:
That’s such a credit to him. He’s a prideful guy. You can tell something was off but he was a professional and handled his business. Your heart goes out to him. You see how he stepped into the game and performed at a high level. He did his job. He’s a guy who the year hasn’t gone the way he wants it to go but he works his tail off and he answered the bell.
On Za’Darius Smith getting double-teamed:
It doesn’t surprise me. I know Kenny Clark gets a lot of attention inside. It doesn’t surprise me because of how disruptive he is. He can get quarterbacks off the spot. … Za, for the most part, is throwing fastballs and that can be very disruptive. You don’t want them to build up their power so you try to mute that at the snap. That’s why we try to move him around.
On why he uses Pro Football Focus:
Sometimes if something jumps out and (we) want to explore it further. The amount of information that’s available, it saves so much time to readily pull those clips up. It allows us to narrow our focus very quickly.
Special-teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga
On punt returner Tyler Ervin:
He’s aggressive. He’s the definition of a north-south returner. He truly wants to hit it north and south and isn’t afraid. You can tell he runs behind his pads and runs through contact. He gets the maximum yards that are there.
On how he fields the ball:
He does a good job judging it. He has a good feel for who’s around him. He has good vision.
On punt returns:
I think it was a combination of both. The defense did a great job of holding them down there. We blocked well on the outside and inside and Tyler did a great job fielding the ball.