C/G Brett Jones
Postgame vs Jets, August 26, 2017
Q: How do you feel like you did?
A: I thought I did some good things. I mean, there’s things I always can work on. I’m excited to get back and watch the film and see what I can improve for next week.
Q: Do you feel like you’re competing for a starting job?
A: I mean, I don’t worry what the coaches’ decisions are. I’ve just got to go out and perform and that’s just the way I look at it. I control what I can control, and I’m going to go out and perform the best I can and execute at the highest level I can.
Q: It looked like as the game went on your blocking was better, did you feel that was the case?
A: You’ve got to see the film to see all the things, but just from the flow of the game from the first half, we were definitely moving the ball and doing some positive things. It’s exciting. We’re on the right track now, and we’ve just got to keep moving forward.
Q: Was this a good test for you?
A: Oh, definitely. Those are good players out there with 96 (DL Muhammad Wilkerson) and 91 (DL Sheldon Richardson) – those guys are good guys. They got a bunch of them, 92 (DL Leonard Williams) and 98 (DL Mike Pennel). I mean, that’s the strength of their team – their front four. So, you want to go out and perform. It’s an exciting challenge, but each and every week you’re going to get an exciting challenge on the defensive front. That’s just the NFL.
Q: Have you played a lot against 3-4 defenses?
A: In my time in the CFL, no. We don’t see that very often, we don’t have seven defenders usually in the box. In these last few weeks, we’ve played the Steelers, the Browns were a 3-4 team before. So, we were expecting that, and it’s been good for us to see those fronts because we’re going to see them later in the year with the defenses we’re playing. So, I’d say I’ve had as much experience as some of the other guys, but definitely I’m prepared to go and play against those fronts.
Q: What’s the biggest change for you, is it angles or having a guy over you?
A: Oh yeah, definitely, and the versatility of the fronts. You can do a lot of different things from that front. So it challenges you that way and schematically it’s tough, but I think we had a good game plan and it was exciting.
Q: Do you look at this as an opportunity or a competition for that right guard job?
A: I mean, I just try to go out and play whenever I get the opportunity, and it was my opportunity today. So, I want to go out and play the best that I can. Last year was a little disappointing with that, and I just want to make sure that I learn from that experience and I’m prepared for now, and I’m excited for what the next few games are going to be. Yeah, it’s exciting.
