WIDE RECEIVER/DEFENSIVE BACK TRAVIS HUNTER
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(On if he’s having fun) “Yes, sir.”
(On the most enjoyable part of being a Jaguar so far) “Just being able to come out here and
play with my brothers.”
(On how it’s been being able to play both defense and offense) “It’s been great. I’ve been
doing it my whole life, so nothing changed.”
(On the difference of doing it in the NFL now) “Not really any difference. Just have to stay in
the playbook and apply it to the field.”
(On his Madden rating of 76 overall) “That’s a Madden rating. That’s it.”
(On how quickly he can get his Madden rating up) “I’m not worried about a Madden rating
right now. I’m worried about playing football.”
(On speaking with former WR Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson about his Madden rating) “Yeah,
it’s always fun talking to Ocho.”
(On if he could cover Ochocinco) “I believe in myself, so I know I’ll be able to cover him.”
(On covering WR Brian Thomas Jr. and what he’s learned from him) “Just seeing how he
goes about his work. He helped me out a lot, like I said last time I came up here and talked.
Just being able to take things from him and Dyami’s game [WR Dyami Brown] and Parker’s
game [WR Parker Washington] is just something that I can apply to my game to make me
better.”
(On what makes Thomas Jr. special) “He’s very smooth, no tendencies, and he’s got great
hands.”
(On if it’s been difficult adapting to the NFL and letting his personality shine through) “It’s
been very easy for me. The guys come in, and I bring the juice every day. I always got a smile
on my face, making everyone laugh when I get the chance. Been fun, having fun, and just
being kids out here, loving it and living our dream.”
(On working with Secondary Coach Ron Milus) “Just going to work. That’s all it’s been. Me
and him going to work, Coach Bennett [Wide Receivers Coach Edgar Bennett] going to
work, we’ve just been doing our thing.”
(On working with Milus and Defensive Backs Coach Anthony Perkins at practice) “It’s very
big because I get a short little walkthrough before the walkthrough. So, it gets my mental
right and ready to go.”
(On what it means to have fans in attendance) “It’s a very great experience. I know I can’t let
them down; I’ve got to go out there and work. I know they’ve got my back.”
(On if buying a house has made Jacksonville feel more like home) “I didn’t buy a house yet.”
(On if he looked at 16 houses in one day) “No, that’s not true.”
HEAD COACH LIAM COEN
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(On if WR Brian Thomas Jr. was injured during practice) “Oh yeah, he’s fine. Absolutely
could have gone back and played. Just bruised it a little bit. Said he had a great range of
motion, strength, he’s all good. So, no issues, just precautionary.”
(On if it was Thomas Jr.’s shoulder that was injured) “Yeah, it was one of them. I mean, he’s
had both, so it’s nothing new for him. He’s had them a little bit in the past. It’s not
anything—if he didn’t come back out, he’d be really hurt. So, he was completely cleared to
play.”
(On if it was scary to see Thomas Jr. go down) “Yeah, a little bit. Anytime your guys go down
it’s never fun to see. We’ve been really blessed and fortunate. It happens.”
(On his thoughts on today’s practice and the defense winning) “Yeah, they did. I thought
their energy was better than the offense’s. Just making plays, had a little juice. Even if the
offense made a play, I thought the defense just kept responding, whereas maybe the
offense just kind of maybe let the defense set the tone a little bit today in a lot of ways.”
(On if it’s tough for him to swallow the defense beating the offense in today’s practice)
“Yeah. Yeah (laughs).”
(On if Defensive Coordinator Anthony Campanile will let him hear about it) “Yeah, he will.
He will. They’ve done a good job, man. It’s always good to have back and forth, and I think
the defense has really improved over the last week. You see a solid improvement out of
these guys.”
(On if he minds seeing teammates jarring as competition increases at this point in the
offseason) “Yeah, it’s been really calm out here, which is good. And also, when you do amp
up the competition, there’s going to be a little bit of chipping. That is the first actual
disagreement our players have had out on the grass. I’m not promoting it. It’s just going to
happen in football. Those guys know once we walk off the grass, we’re one team, and that’s
just the way it works.”
(On why celebrating with your teammates is important) “Training. Just training to—it’s not
easy. This game, this league, is not easy. It’s not easy to win, it’s not easy to score, it’s not
easy to defend. So, when we do things right, yeah, it’s going to have to become second
nature. And we don’t want to be excessive, but also, we want to make sure we’re
celebrating the moments that ultimately are going to help lead us to success, big plays,
having energy and juice. It doesn’t have to be forced, but also, you want to be able to
celebrate it when it does occur, and not just act like we just did something really ordinary.
It’s not ordinary to win in this league; it’s hard. So, we want to be able to have the right
mindset when playing.”
(On how having fans at practice helps the energy) “It was great to have the fans. I really
appreciate them being out here today, taking the time throughout this time, knowing that
it’s not probably the most entertaining all that much. Really felt them, the players I know
fed off that, especially some of the younger guys feeling some of that support being rookies
and never having a practice quite like this with fans here. So, really appreciate everybody
coming out this week, today especially.”
(On if he thinks the defense is more talented than it’s shown in the last few years) “Yeah, I
think that those guys have had success, right? They’ve had success. They’ve had good
defenses in the past in some ways, whether it be in the rush, playing some more vision
zone, getting their hands on balls, being top 10 in the NFL in turnovers X amount of years
ago. Really just putting it all together and tweaking maybe a few things that ultimately
Camp [Defensive Coordinator Anthony Campanile] wanted to do and felt were necessary
for us to win games. Again, it’s really hard to simulate, are we a good tackling team right
now? Are we good with block destruction? You can only practice that so much in this time.
So, ultimately, so much of playing defense is just not staying blocked, and what your strain
and finish and mentality are like. Yeah, we’re trying to train it, but you can’t quite possibly
simulate it right now.”
(On if WR/DB Travis Hunter is close to signing his contract) “I’ll let James [General Manager
James Gladstone] handle that one. He’s handling all that with the personnel department.”
(On his impressions of WR Dorian Singer) “Yeah. Jedd Fisch coached him actually as well in
college, and when we signed him, said really positive things about him in terms of what
you’re seeing, the body control, the strong hands. He actually does a lot like a pro already
in a lot of ways. He’s got a good mentality and demeanor. Just got to continue to add weight
and put a little bit more size on him as he goes, but been pleased with him so far.”
(On what he’s seen from DT Maason Smith) “He’s a big one for us. We need him to take a
huge step this year. I think he’s done a great job when you talk about the offseason
program, and the weight room, and the conditioning. His mentality with the work ethic, and
then coming out here and making it hard. Ultimately, when you’re 325 pounds and you can
move, and you’ve got long arms, man. He’s got the want-to. I’ve seen that so far. Ultimately,
it’s got to continue to translate, and I think it will. I think the coaches have done a great job
getting him going, and he’s dedicated himself to it so far.”
(On how RB Bhayshul Tuten has done in terms of retention from the classroom to the field)
“I think it’s really hard for any—a lot of the running backs, man, it’s a huge jump. From
protection systems in college to the pros, that’s usually where you see some of the tempo
slow down for them – playing slower, thinking more – is when pass-pro starts to kind of bog
the mind. And then, okay, you’ve got let’s call it five different tracks of footwork from a
running back that you need to learn. We’re trying to teach the ‘why,’ so sometimes that can
slow a back down in this phase. Especially when it’s a tag and people are in awkward
positions. When you’re trying to stick your foot in the ground and get vertical to run through
them, you can’t. It’s awkward. I think he’s done a solid job. I know he needs a lot more work,
which all those guys do.”
(On what he’s seen from OL Anton Harrison) “I think obviously the footwork, the
athleticism, the ability to pass-pro on an edge. When Anton wants to go, he can go. Just
consistently doing it on a day-in, day-out basis. Smart, he understands the ‘why’ of what
we’re trying to get accomplished. As much as he can continue to rise going into year three
as a first-round pick, to take a huge step this year and be a lockdown tackle for us.”
(On the key to finishing minicamp satisfied with the work they’ve done) “I think tomorrow
we tone it back down, which has been planned for weeks now in terms of going back to
seven-on-seven, just do one team period. Really, it’ll be about an hour practice, an hour-
and-15-minute practice. Really, try to get some of these young guys work. Get some of
these rookies and developmentals a little bit more work, and just make sure we leave here
healthy. But also, with a solid understanding of how to get lined up, the motions, the shifts.
I want tomorrow to be cleaner than today was, and I’ll feel a little bit better walking off the
field.”
(On CB Montaric Brown making big plays in practice and what he likes about him) “He’s got
strong FBI [football intelligence], man. The game makes sense to him. I think him playing in
this little bit more vision on the quarterback zone is a strength of his, where he understands
some concepts, he understands splits, recognition, what type of concepts are going to
start to occur when 2 goes vertical or 2 goes under. He has a feel. He’s not afraid to play
with his hands at the line of scrimmage when he is playing some man-match coverage.
He’s just got to continue to be consistent, but I think he, like you mentioned, has had a
good camp.”
(On his biggest takeaway from Day Two of minicamp) “I think the defense’s pass rush you
felt a little bit more today, as well as yesterday, but I think it elevated a little bit more today.
And then also, just tips, overthrows, guys getting hands on the ball, turnovers, creating. We
almost lost one after we picked it off, the big D-lineman, nose drop got us. But it was just
good to see. You had a D-lineman pick a ball off, linebacker, safety, whatever it was, you
just got a lot of different guys touching the ball on defense and ultimately, now on the flip
side offensively, we’ve got to come back and take care of the football better. If we don’t hurt
ourselves, usually good things happen.”
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR ANTHONY CAMPANILE
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(On the competitive periods between the offense and defense) “It’s a lot of fun I think for the
guys. I think it’s good for us as coaches, too. Just being in a competitive environment calling
it. Liam [Head Coach Liam Coen] does an unbelievable job with that, creating competitive
situations every day, and our guys have done a really good job responding to that. Just the
culture of the team, everything about competing. Liam’s created that environment in
practice every day, which is awesome.”
(On WR/DB Travis Hunter’s progress on defense) “Yeah, he just has a wealth of talent. He’s a
super intelligent guy, which makes it really fun. He’s really quick on the uptake, so he’s a fun
guy to coach, to be around. I know his position coaches love coaching him and it’s pretty
impressive to watch a guy do that. I think it’s really cool. It’s been really fun, but I also think
the coaches, Coach Milus [Secondary Coach Ron Milus], [Assistant Defensive Backs Coach]
Drew Lascari, [Defensive Backs Coach] Anthony Perkins and [Senior Defensive Assistant]
Bill Sheridan, those guys have done a great job of just getting him up to speed on everything,
and he’s done a great job responding to it.”
(On if he has been surprised with how well Hunter has been able to balance his workload)
“Yeah, just kind of my point before, I think it really takes a sharp person to do that. He’s just
blessed with a lot of intelligence and maturity. So it is. It’s impressive to watch for sure.”
(On CB Tyson Campbell’s offseason) “I really am really, really fired up about everything he’s
done this offseason because he’s competed so hard in the practices. He’s fighting for every
rep, whether it’s at the top of the route, on the line of scrimmage, in the break area. He’s just
really trying to play with a lot of detail, and I think a lot of that shows up. If you were to sit and
watch his individual, he’s competing his tail off in individual. It’s been super detailed, and
he’s an awesome guy to coach, man. He’s awesome. He’s a great person, but he’s a great
guy to coach too because he’s a competitor.”
(On how S Eric Murray is doing) “He’s doing great. He’s doing great. Yeah, I said last time I
was up here, just about the type of communicator he is, and what that brings into the room,
just the whole unit defensively. I’ve been used to being around guys in that position. That
position can always kind of be like a glue guy, because he’s a great communicator. It’s the
quarterback of the defense and he’s really done a great job with that, but he’s played really
physical, and he just really understands concepts and the concepts of the defense really,
really well. I think the guys like Perk [Defensive Backs Coach Anthony Perkins] has done a
really good job of getting him ready and acclimated in this new system. He’s done a ton extra
to get to where he is right now, which is cool.”
(On Murray still being able to compete as he approaches his 10th season in the NFL) “Yeah,
I think that’s just the type of person he is. If he was in any line of work, he’d be a competitor.
He’s the guy, like he ain’t missing a day of work. He doesn’t get sick. He’s one of those people
like whatever job he’s doing, he’s going to go 1,000 miles an hour, and it’s going to be done
well. You just get that vibe from him as a person, he’s very prideful guy. Takes pride in his
work. A guy at that many years in doing it that way, that’s more a credit to his personality than
anything.”
(On DL Maason Smith’s intensity at practice) “Yeah, I think he’s a competitor. He’s a guy who
wants to be a really good player, which is awesome. You want people like that. We’re blessed
with that, in my opinion, being here in the short time I’ve been here. There’s a lot of guys who
love to compete, and he wants to be a really good player. He was coached by [former LSU
Defensive Line Coach] Pete Jenkins in college, who I have so much respect for Coach
Jenkins. He’s really a detailed guy and the guys that are coaching him right now, [Defensive
Line Coach] Matt Edwards, [Assistant Defensive Line Coach] Derrick LeBlanc, those guys are
doing a great job. Just the detail of his preparation every day. He’s coming to work to get work
done.”
(On CB Buster Brown and his playmaking ability) “Yeah, that guy. That’s who he’s been every
day I’ve been here. I can only go by what I see every day I’m out here. He competes. He loves
to compete. Same thing like Tyson. Whether it’s on the line of scrimmage, he’s not afraid to
challenge people, he’ll challenge guys at the top of the route and try to play with technique.
But whatever he’s got to do to strain and make the play, he’s been doing that, which is
awesome. That’s what we’ve been preaching, and he’s been doing it every day.”
(On what makes players better in vision zone defense) “I think a lot of that is just detailing
your technique, like the progression of your eyes. I know I say this in regard to, but I believe
this about every position, your eyes, feet, hands, violent finish. If my eyes are right, my feet
are going to be right. My hands are going to buy me time, whether that’s on the line of
scrimmage, so if my eyes aren’t great on the line of scrimmage, I could have poor footwork.
It starts there and that’s really just the detail in your technique. Even in off man, like you’re
asking, or zone coverage, playing with vision on the quarterback or if I’m playing three-step
and I’m initial keying the QB and confirmation keying to the receiver, being detailed with your
eyes. And I think that just kind of gives people an air of confidence once you get good like
anything else. You’re going to get confidence from having success. The more and more they
do it, you see guys being more aggressive to attack the football.”
(On if CB Jarrian Jones’ lack of experience in vision zone is unique at this level) “Yeah,
everybody’s situation is different, but he’s a guy that’s been doing a lot extra too. And you see
the guys like who are trying to put all the extra work in. He’s been doing a really good job that
way, too. I know some of this stuff is new for these guys, but they’ve really done the work on
their end. We have to continue to do our best to coach them and get them where we want
them to go, but they’re doing it. They’re meeting us certainly more than halfway, doing extra.”
(On DLs Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker’s work ethic) “Yeah, those guys are really great
people, first and foremost, because they love the work. They love to learn. They’re guys that
like to get coached, which for guys who have had that type of success sometimes that’s not
always the case in pro ball. But those guys are really, really coachable, and they’re out here
working every day. They ain’t skipping a rep, missing a drill, like they’re doing everything that
we’re asking them to do, and they’re going full tilt. So I’ve been really impressed with the way
they’ve been out here working every day.”
(On how competitive the safety room is with Murray, DB Caleb Ransaw, S Andrew Wingard
and S Darnell Savage) “Yeah, it’s been really competitive. I think (S) Antonio Johnson has
done a great job, too. Those guys are all – and they’re real positive with each other in the room.
If you’re in there, they’re kind of coaching each other up. Out on the field, they’re coaching
each other up. Competition is a great thing. That’s a great problem to have and our guys are
going about it the right way, trying to help each other through it, but they are competing every
day. And we have some good guys back there, some smart guys back there, like you said,
Dewey, Sav. Having Sav back is awesome too because he’s a sharp dude and has a bunch of
ability. I think Caleb’s done a really good job. I think he was coached really well in college,
also, because he’s a sharp guy. He’s got clean feet, moves really, really well, good athlete,
and he’s doing extra every day too. Just getting caught up, obviously, coming in after those
guys, but he’s doing a good job for us.”
(On how much appreciation he has for players who were coached well at lower levels) “Yeah,
some of the best coaches I’ve ever met in my life are in high school. The guy I worked for in
high school, I think is one of the greatest football coaches that ever lived. I mean that
sincerely. He’s an animal and he’s just a great football coach. You go to practice every day,
you’re going to get better. When I think of great coaches and guys who had an effect on me,
Coach Toal [Don Bosco High School Head Coach Greg Toal]. My father’s a high school coach,
my brothers are. Those guys basically shaped the way I coach, the way I think and I have an
appreciation. You can usually tell the guys that come from a program where they were
coached hard because the reality is, the only way to get better is to be honest. Like in
anything, nothing gets better without honesty. So if they’ve been around guys who have a
good foundation of knowledge that can help them and are going to be honest with them. I
think sometimes guys confuse being coached and being evaluated and when a guy can take
the coaching, it’s a big help to them. And guys who have been in that environment, usually
thrive to continue to be coached.”
