DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR MIKE CALDWELL
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022
(On the most difficult thing about defending QB Russell Wilson) “Probably being able to get him down.
He’s able to buy time and run around in the pocket and end up making plays, so that’s probably the
most difficult thing playing against him.”
(On if the uncertainty of how much QB Russell Wilson will play makes it harder on the coaches to
prepare for him and possibly the backup) “He played last week, so we’ve got the last game. You can
always go back and see if tendencies changed from one quarterback, whether the coordinator called it a
different way, but there’s so much film on Russell, we have a good understanding of what he likes to do.
Him in this new offense for him is a little different, so you just go back and try to piece it together that
way.”
(On how much it changes things defensively now that CB Shaq Griffin is on injured reserve) “It really
doesn’t change a bunch because we have confidence in all our guys back there, and Tre (CB Tre
Herndon) played well last week and just an opportunity for guys to step up. Shaq’s a loss, and he’ll be
around, and hopefully he has a speedy recovery, but now it’s an opportunity for the next guy to get up.”
(On if there are any thoughts of moving CB Darious Williams outside since he has played there
previously) “You always try to look at matchups and see what would work best, but right now we have a
few pieces that we’re able to move around. We’ll continue to do that.”
(On where the primary responsibility is when the quarterback runs) “It really lies within the defense.
Certain calls, you can have an inside linebacker responsible or a defensive end responsible or safety
responsible for it. It really just lies in what the defensive call is, and we just have to execute it better.”
(On how the defense can adjust when offenses are paying more respect to the defensive line) “Really, if
we stop the run early on first down, then get them in longer situations, that happens. Teams try to
speed you up by going tempo and then not letting you get your exotic packages on the field, but at the
end of the day, we have 11 out there, and those 11 are fully capable of making plays.”
(On if it is a sign of respect that offenses are changing things to go against the pass rush) “I guess really,
you can look at it that way. We just look at it as that’s our job. Whoever’s out there is out there to stop
the opponent, and we have to go out there and get the job done.”
(On if there is anything OLB Travon Walker can do when teams scheme against him) “Majority of the
time, they have five, we have four, so somebody’s going to get a double-team. As a pass rusher, you’re
used to it, so you just have to be relentless. I think Travon is doing a good job of understanding that he
might get chipped, he might get thumped, he’ll still have to get to the quarterback, and we’re working
on it.”
(On if there is any frustration from OLB Travon Walker that his stats haven’t been anything huge) “I think
it’s frustration amongst the group. We got to the quarterback early on in the season, and we haven’t
been getting to the quarterback now. We just have to understand that it will come. Just continue to
trust what you’re doing. Go out to practice every day and work on your craft and the pressure will
come.”
(On if the lack of turnovers and not getting to the quarterback as much correlate) “I think we always talk
about they come in bunches, but for us, we focus on it weekly. We drill it, we drill it, we drill it, and we
have to continue to drill it and continue to go to work and put the work in, results come.”
(On how difficult it is to game plan for a guy like WR Jerry Jeudy) “The way receivers are in this game,
every team is going to have a guy, and he’s just a guy. We just have to understand that he has a skillset,
and we understand that skillset and take a look at his route paths and his route tree and understand
that we have our work cut out for us, but we have our techniques. Trust our techniques, and go out
there and play.”
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR PRESS TAYLOR
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022
(On players on the Broncos to look out for) “They’ve just got a really good front, to be honest with you.
Across the interior of the d-line has been really solid for them. They’ve had to make some edge pieces
opposite of Chubb [Broncos OLB Bradley Chubb] with Randy Gregory [Broncos OLB Randy Gregory]
going down, Browning [Broncos LB Baron Browning] going down, all that. You’ve kind of seen a lot of
different guys. It’s a really good defense, it’s a really, really good front, and we’ve got our work cut out
for us for sure.”
(On the talent of the Broncos defense) “When we watch it from our side, we don’t see any of the
offense. Obviously, we’re just focused on the defense. I couldn’t tell you how the flow of games goes all
the time, we get that in our report from our scouting department and all that. The defense has been
stout. As far as you can tell, there’s not been a lot of redzone snaps, you got to go look. People aren’t
getting down there on them. We’ve had to dig around and make sure we have knowledge of what’s
going on down there a little bit, just because through seven games, nobody is really down there. You can
look at that, they’ve done a great job of putting people behind the sticks early, and then letting the pass
rush eat a little bit. They’ve done a great job.”
(On getting preparation done earlier with traveling overseas) “Really, at this point, when practice ends
today, it’s your Thursday thrown off to your Friday morning a little bit. Just in the rhythm of how you do
things, obviously, it’s always easier sitting in your office knowing where everything is, being able to get
to all points of film at any point in time. That’s a little bit more of a challenge, but I think from our
standpoint as coaches, we’ve chipped away at your normal Thursday night process, we’ve kind of
chipped away at that over the last three nights. You pile it on, you show up a little earlier, you stay a
little later, whatever it is. You try to make sure you get all that done, you’re comfortable, you’re
prepared as you go into this thing just like you normally would feel.”
(On the impact of transitioning for quarterbacks in new systems) “Yeah, I believe so, I think anytime
there’s change. I remember talking to Sam Bradford [former NFL quarterback Sam Bradford], when we
brought Sam in from the Rams at the time, and we would bring him. Sam would just talk about his daily
process, ‘I don’t know the best way to drive to work. I don’t know how to walk around and find the
training room.’ There’s those little pieces that you’re just uncomfortable with, you get settled in, all that
type of stuff. Then, you’re learning a new offense. I think especially somebody that’s probably played for
a long time in this league and is familiar with the same type of system, there’s probably a little bit of
hesitation of, ‘I know what’s going on, I know what I want to get to. What’s that called? Can I do that?
Can they do that? Can the receivers handle that?’ There’s probably always a little bit of that, and that’s
kind of the growth you see as people play years and years in the same offense. You see that week-to-
week with Trevor [QB Trevor Lawrence]. Same type of deal, where he can recall, ‘Okay, I can do this.
We’ve been repping this with these receivers for a couple weeks now, we’re all confident that we’re on
the same page.’ You don’t want him to blink; you want him to react, do what he does, be able to
communicate, trust that everybody’s on the same page, and keep going. That’s growth throughout the
year and throughout your career in an offense.”
(On if you still get on a player like QB Trevor Lawrence when they throw an interception when there was
a penalty) “Yeah, I think it’s probably fair. Now, I think he [QB Trevor Lawrence] was starting with Evan
[TE Evan Engram] and in progression, Evan got hands to the face, got hung up for a second. It probably
threw off the whole rhythm of it. But yeah, that’s certainly something we don’t ever want to put the ball
in harm’s way, especially a reaction like that in that situation where we’re always looking to eliminate
that.”
(On the comfortability of traveling to London with traveling in years prior) “Yeah, certainly. It gives you
the same process of understanding what Friday is like. That’s been, ‘Okay, your Thursday night you got
to get ahead so your Thursday night can be a normal routine.’ You can have your preparation that you
would on a Thursday night because now we’re traveling and that’s when you need to sleep and all that
type of stuff. Also, understanding the haze and fog of being over there Friday morning with practice,
installs, all that. We put a lot of thought into that as we got ready for our Friday morning meetings
ahead of time, ‘How extensive is this? How much change? How much is new? Do we really want to put
these guys under these situations?’ Having that experience probably helped that process. It’s obviously
got to be reflected on the field, so we’ll see how that goes.”
(On what to expect with RB Travis Etienne Jr.) “Yeah, from the day we got here, Travis has been the
same person. Wouldn’t expect anything to change with the way he approaches his work, the way he
plays in game, all that.”
(On RB JaMycal Hasty’s recent performances) “I think he’s earned the trust of a lot of guys; coaches,
players, everything. It’s tough, he comes here the first week of the season. He has no clue what’s going
on, why we call things what we call, he’s just learning a couple plays that he might be responsible for.
Then, trying to piece things together each week, so now as you go into Week 8, he’s had two months of
hearing it over and over, asking questions, getting answers, seeing it on the field, working through the
footwork. Our confidence in him has grown, I think his confidence in his own understanding of the
system has probably grown.”
(On the talent of Broncos CB Pat Surtain II) “He’s a great player. He’s a great corner in this league, he
does a great job of handling whatever they’re in. If they’re in man, they’re in zone, you’re very aware of
where he is. He is a very confident player; you can just tell by the way he approaches the matchups he’s
been in. We always look, any time there’s a premiere corner, you look to see if he matches, and he
matches. He follows guys across the field, he plays in all sorts of situations, he tackles, he’s obviously a
great cover guy, he’s physical, he’s long, he’s got a great skill set. He’s going to be a great player for a
long time.”
(On how to plan offensively with Broncos CB Pat Surtain II) “Yeah, you’re certainly aware of where he is.
We’re always looking for matchups, our guys on their guys, who their guys are. You’re constantly aware
of where he is or where he could be and how this affects whether a progression, a matchup, whatever
that may be. You’re constantly aware of that as an offensive unit, trying to put together a game plan.
You always want to be aware of who their premiere players are and where they are.”
(On if they are going to miss out on certain situations without RB James Robinson) “We think all our
backs can accomplish all those things; really, anybody in any given situation. We have the versatility
from our skill guys to be able to do a lot of different things, I think you saw that nobody anticipated the
Indianapolis short yardage play. JaMycal (RB JaMycal Hasty) taking sixty yards. We needed a yard, and
we were trying to emphasize that with him, we were confident that he was a guy that could go get a
yard in that particular play, and he turned it into a sixty yarder. That was a short yard situation, we put
him on it, he did a great job executing it, everybody did across the board. We’re very confident that all
our backs could be in those situations.”
JAGUARS SIGN CORNERBACK TEVAUGHN CAMPBELL
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed CB Tevaughn Campbell to the active roster, the team announced.
Originally signed by the New York Jets as a rookie free agent, Campbell spent 2020 and 2021 with the Los Angeles Chargers. In 2021, he totaled 38 tackles (30 solo), four passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery in 16 games with seven starts.
Campbell is from Canada and played four seasons in the CFL before his NFL career, At the University of Regina in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, he played football and ran track, finishing his football career as the school’s all-time leader in average yards per kickoff return and earned All-Canadian honors at defensive back. Campbell won a total of 11 medals in Canada West and CIS track events and set the school record in the 60m (6.67).
JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed CB Shaquill Griffin on Injured Reserve, the team announced.
