Bears Defense Sees Beginning of Turnaround
Jaylon Johnson and T.J. Edwards see a defensive turnaround occurring but more turnarounds and a pass rush are needed.
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00:10 I mean, just I feel like energy and energy is coming in hunger,
00:22 especially after that wind is wanting to continue to start a wind street,
00:26 continue to keep things rolling.
00:27 And of course, me coming back being able to have bring the energy to the defense,
00:31 that confidence too.
00:32 Cuz I mean, I'm gonna go out there and my biggest thing is dominating.
00:35 No matter who it is, I tell the front, the linebackers, be you and dominate.
00:38 Go out there, be confident, fly around and do what we know we can do.
00:41 And that's been the biggest thing for us this year is we know we have
00:44 high level guys that can play this game at a high level.
00:46 And we haven't set that bar yet.
00:49 So I mean, for us, it was just coming in and dominating and
00:52 getting back to who we know we can.
00:54 >> Confidence and swagging about us.
00:56 I thought people were just flying around.
00:58 It's like ball snapping, there's just missiles going everywhere.
01:00 So it's like you love that, you love being part of a team like that.
01:03 I thought we tried to dictate the tempo as much as we could.
01:07 So that's, I give props to our coach for putting us in a good spot to win.
01:10 So we're trying to force that issue for sure.
01:13 Again, I think it's such a big emphasis for us.
01:15 It's something where we work so hard on.
01:18 It'll be something, I think that it's the most detailed in that we do.
01:23 So eventually you keep doing those things, you keep chopping.
01:27 >> So I don't think there's a clear answer to just how you get ready emotionally.
01:31 I mean, you got a job to do individually.
01:33 I mean, you get caught up in something else.
01:35 And I fought the quarterback situation and emotions and you don't got time for that.
01:40 And I mean, with us, considering where we're at in the season, I mean,
01:44 emotions is the last thing we worry about.
01:45 We gotta figure out ways to win games.
01:47 So I mean, it's not like we were just five on one with our starting quarterback.
01:51 So I mean, we still got things to figure out, no matter who's in that position.
01:56 And I mean, we've had some injuries.
01:58 So I mean, guys, regardless of what position it is, gotta step up and
02:01 continue to raise the bar and continue to do better and execute and find ways to win.
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