Vance Joseph on Key to Stopping Zach Wilson, New York Jets

Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph discusses a pivotal player his defense must contain and his impressions of quarterback Zach Wilson.

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00:00 you face Brees Hall this week, how important is looks like he's gonna have a heavier workload.

00:04 >> Yeah.

00:05 >> Pitch count, how important is it to kind of contain him as you make them more

00:09 one dimension?

00:10 >> That's pivotal.

00:11 Obviously, I mean, he's a great back.

00:14 Last year before he got injured, I mean, he was a top five guy in my opinion.

00:18 He's still making big plays.

00:20 I mean, he's ripped off probably three or four 40 yard plus runs already this year.

00:25 With a young quarterback playing for him,

00:27 obviously the running game is always gonna be important.

00:30 On top of that, they got Wilson who's a big time receiver.

00:33 So it's a cat and mouse game between stopping a run and

00:35 taking away their best receiver.

00:37 So that's every week in this league, having to plan for both sides.

00:40 But he's a big time back that we have to make sure we contain.

00:43 >> Zach Wilson's coming off the best game that he's ever had in the NFL.

00:47 What'd you see from that and what steps did he take?

00:49 >> Yeah, he's super talented guys.

00:51 I mean, obviously he's a first round pick for a reason.

00:54 You watch the guy run around and throw the football, it's special.

00:57 I think being around Aaron for this summer and

01:00 the spring really has helped his game.

01:02 He's kind of mimicking some of Aaron's releases and movements in the pocket.

01:06 So he played very well last week.

01:08 He made some plays with his legs, which is scary for defensive coaches.

01:13 Because when plays break down, he's scrambling, and that's a problem,

01:16 especially in the reds and on third downs.

01:18 But he is definitely playing good football.

01:20 He played very well last week.

01:21 And with young players, the more they play, the more they improve.

01:25 So it's just what, four and a half starts, whatever he's gonna have Sunday.