Denzel ward talks with the media on November 2, 2023.
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00:00 We've got no new quarterbacks in the league in this game.
00:04 I don't think it's too strange. That said, I think we just got to come prepared
00:08 and execute our assignment and our job and should be good.
00:12 - How challenging though is it to prepare for two guys who haven't taken a single
00:16 snap this season? I mean obviously Kyler, there's tape on him, but
00:20 he hasn't played this year so even with him you don't know what he's going to do. - I think we're kind of familiar
00:24 with Kyler and what he's capable of and the type of player that he is
00:28 out there. Yeah, definitely a little bit more difficult watching
00:32 the other guys. But like I said, just got to come prepared and study their
00:36 receivers and see what they like to do. I think we'll be good.
00:40 - Denzel, Awak talked yesterday about needing to shore up the run defense.
00:44 I guess what do you think needs to happen there?
00:48 - For the run defense? I think we all just got to execute our job, just attack our points
00:52 and continue to play physical and beat guys down.
00:56 Everybody's saying their gaps and make tackles. You can't miss tackles.
01:00 That kind of hurt us a little bit. We just got to execute that.
01:04 - If you guys don't count Greg, how much of a role does that
01:08 add to your second half? - Yeah, Greg's a great player. It'll definitely
01:12 hurt if you don't have him. But guys that are going to step up, whether that's Cam
01:16 or Mike Ford, they're definitely more than capable of going out there and making plays
01:20 and locking their man's down. It's just next guy up if that's
01:24 the case. I think we'll still be good. - How difficult is it to play
01:28 that nickel spot and how well does Greg play?
01:32 How difficult is it to play that nickel spot and how well does
01:36 Greg play? - Yeah, it's difficult. Greg, he's been playing great.
01:40 He's been playing well and locking his man down and making plays out there.
01:44 Like I said, those guys behind him are prepared to step up and take his place
01:48 if need be. - Sam's been out there a little bit so far. What's he shown
01:52 in his game? - Yeah, he's made plays out there as well. Almost had a pick six.
01:56 Got a fine way to bring that ball in. Kansi's been playing well
02:00 out there, doing his job, communicating out there on the field.
02:04 Like I said, if Greg's not there then I'm sure he'll be more than capable
02:08 of taking his place and filling his role out.
02:12 - How important is it for you guys to be on Arizona's 1-7?
02:16 It means you just go through 1-7. This is a game you should win
02:20 when you actually watch them. They've been in pretty much
02:24 all of their games. - It's the NFL.
02:28 It's not a bad team. We can't take anybody lightly. We gotta go in
02:32 and do our job, like I said, and execute and take care of our business.
02:36 Regardless of record, it's whoever wins that day.
02:40 - What do you see yourself doing on the field in this tournament?
02:44 I know that show's Wednesday, June 5. Is there any
02:48 things coming up?
02:52 [background chatter]
02:56 - What do you think?
03:00 - You guys in the secondary
03:04 have nothing to hide. How do you put Sunday's game
03:08 behind you? - I think we've been
03:12 playing well, but we're not there yet. There's still things that we gotta
03:16 fix and get better at. We're just trying to get better
03:20 week in and week out. This final season, watch the tape,
03:24 see what we gotta get better at. We could've done a lot better job on that starting best
03:28 to begin with in that last game and then finishing on that last
03:32 drive against Seattle. There's things that we gotta work on,
03:36 but I think we'll get there. - What's it like in the meeting room? Going
03:40 through that, we hear so much about his fiery personality
03:44 and always trying to get the most out of you guys and pushing your buttons
03:48 and things like that. What's it been like this week coming off a tough loss
03:52 working through those corrections? - We had a intense meeting
03:56 after that loss at Seattle, which is expected. He expects
04:00 a lot out of us as well as ourselves. We gotta go out there
04:04 and be who we are and execute and do our job and make plays out there.
04:08 Just not get kicked and complacent. We gotta
04:12 continue to work.
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