CB Janoris Jenkins -- November 19, 2018
Q: On rematch against the Eagles; after the 62-yard field goal last year and how the Thursday night game went this season.
A: It was tough, but it’s about just going back out there and playing football like I said. One play at a time, one snap at a time, and everybody playing together as eleven people.
Q: What do you take from the defensive play yesterday? Four picks, but then they were able to move it and score when Jameis (Winston) came in. Where does that stand in your mind?
A: I thought we did pretty good, but at the end of the game we’ve got to understand that we’ve got to continue to play tight coverage. Even though coach (Bettcher) called a certain call, we’ve got to stay aggressive on the backend, just being smart and playing smart football, situational football, and we’ll be ok.
Q: You don’t think this is a sign that things are potentially going to continue like that? Letting up the points?
A: No, that won’t continue. Giving them points? That won’t continue. We’re going to continue to bite down, just create as many turnovers as we can. We understand what’s going on, and like coach said just stay focused on what’s at task.
Q: What do you think has been the biggest difference for you guys since the bye week?
A: I just think the bye week helped us a lot. We came in for practice, but we didn’t practice route concepts or what the other team’s doing, we focused on ourselves, particularly winning your match-ups, closing the edge when it’s crack and replace, safety standing in the post, just working on us. I feel like that helped us a lot and you all are getting a glimpse of it.
Q: Back to basics in a way?
A: I wouldn’t say the basics, just doing everything the right way. We know the basics, but it’s just everybody trying to make a play or outplay a gap, we just came in and focused on us.
Q: When you showed up in the spring, one of the things you said was that you guaranteed the promise there would be no divisions, no problems with this team that there was last year. It looks like you were able to fulfill that and stick together. How impressed are you with that? What’s the feeling in this locker room right now?
A: It’s all joy. Everybody’s family and friends, and we understand that we can’t go back to last year. Captains have to step up, everybody’s got to step up, and we’ve just got to continue to play football.
