Za'Darius Smith has earned 'instant respect'

Cheesehead

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(on Savage being able to perform right away)


We had a pretty good sense of it just going through the draft process. When you first meet him, it’s obvious just how high his football IQ is. When we meet a guy, we want to know how much this guy loves football and how much does he know? It was clear he was off the charts on both those fronts. He understands it, he sees it, but he can get from A to B pretty quick.


(on Za’Darius Smith’s leadership)


It’s as real as it gets. It’s instant respect. One of the reasons he is as respected as he is, just watch him practice. He and Adrian (Amos) are probably two of the best practice players I’ve been around. That’s a credit to them, where they were before. Great habits, they’re going full speed, they finish plays. They don’t take plays off. You don’t see them loafing on the back side or anything like that. The players can sense the leadership piece pretty quickly. For him to be elected captain as a first-year guy here speaks to the quality of his leadership.


Offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett


(on Bakhtiari and Bulaga handling tough bookend rushers)


They really have done a nice job. It’s funny you get ready all year for the Bears, in come the Vikings and now Denver. You can’t even take a breath. They’ve stepped up to the challenge. It’s no secret who they have to go against every week.
 
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