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Friday Transcript: DE Jason Pierre-Paul

Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/18/2017 5:35 pm
DE Jason Pierre-Paul

August 18, 2017

Q: There was one rep at the beginning of practice where you had a good rep against OL Adam Bisnowaty.

A: I don’t remember. When I’m out there, I’m just going full speed, trying to tighten up my technique, figure out pass rushes that I could use with the guys that I’m going against.

Q: What are you doing to evolve your pass rush?

A: Everything. You can’t focus on one thing, it’s everything. Getting off the ball, I learned that from Osi [Umenyiora] when I was young. That’s the big key. Stuff like that.

Q: How is the chemistry building between you and DT Jay Bromley?

A: I think the chemistry is there. I help him out, he helps me out. It’s all about the communication. We don’t know everything, you know, sometimes a call will be called and I turn over and ask Jay ‘Hey, what’s the call?’ because I forget it sometimes. He’ll tell me, and I’ll do the same exact thing for him because I know there’s a lot on his mind because there’s a lot on my mind as well, but we communicate together. As long as we communicate, everything is okay.

Q: What’s the biggest jump you’ve seen from Bromley from last year?

A: He’s made a tremendous jump. The way he gets off the ball, the way he uses his power. The way he’s reading the blocks, he’s not just running up the field. Jay is a totally different player from four years ago. I think he’s ready. I think this is going to be his come-out year.

Q: Do you think this defense can be better this year?

A: Yes. I think so. You always want to get better, you don’t want to stay the same. So, I think it’s going to be a great defense. We lost only one player, I think. Which was Hank (DT Jonathan Hankins). If you’re looking at this, Hank, miss you buddy.

Q: Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said it usually takes the first quarter of the regular season to know what the defense is. Do you feel like you can skip that part because everyone is back, because everyone knows each other?

A: I think preparation, you try to get that first game in and try to see where you’re at. I think it depends on the player. Like myself, I know for instance if I’m going to another stadium or whoever the opposing team is, I know I’ve got to bring my “A” game and I’m going to play 100 percent, maybe 110 percent and maybe a little bit over that. I’m going to give it my all. So, it doesn’t really matter about what team and the first quarter. When I’m out there, I’m giving it my all. That way when I walk off the field, I’ll be like, ‘I gave it my all.’

Q: Is the playbook different for the defense this year?

A: I wouldn’t say it’s different, you just have to learn the playbook. You got to sort calls out. Like I said, any player ain’t perfect. Every call is not going to be perfect. You just got to beat the man in front of you. You got to take care of yourself, but you need to know the playbook, do you know what I am saying? Sometimes I have trouble with it myself, but I try to figure some things out myself or I ask my teammates.

Q: Can you do more because you’re an experienced unit?

A: Yes. Spags will call a play and you should know it. If I don’t know, I am going to ask somebody that knows it. My whole thing about experience is knowing the playbook because sometimes you forget.

Q: You were young when you won the Super Bowl.

A: I look young right now, don’t I look like my old self?

Q: You did cut your hair.

A: I’m growing it back.

Q: Does this feel like that defense?

A: You can’t really tell. You can’t really tell until you play that first game. You got to go through the struggle. You can’t really tell. Right now, the chemistry is great on the team. Everyone is bonding, communicating with each other. Special teams, offense, defense. We are all just like one. The chemistry is there so you can’t really tell until you get out there and you can be all that but you have to be a dog on the field.

Q: Can you and Olivier Vernon work off each other a little bit going into your second year together?

A: Yes. There was a play out there, I am not sure if this was the play you were talking about, but I beat the offensive tackle, whoever was in front of me and I see OV coming so I laid off because I knew it was going to be a big hit. If we were in a real game that would have been a big hit so, I laid off and prepared myself to get the fumble so if coach asked me why I laid off, I would tell him I am waiting for the fumble to run it to the house.

Not sure I love  
ZGiants98 : 8/18/2017 6:04 pm : link
How many times he brought up that he still struggles with the playbook. Lol.
Never remember JPP  
TMS : 8/19/2017 1:30 pm : link
ever say something negative about his play or the defense in general. He is always a very positive interview; Not being able to remember the plays is disturbing to me as well. More than a grain of salt on all his comments is advised IMO.
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