Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton discusses game planning against LA Chargers edge rusher Khalil Mack.
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00:00 He's leading the league in sacks, so I would say so.
00:02 These guys are third overall as a team in sacks.
00:06 The thing that jumps out at you, I would say,
00:08 defensively with some things, they're
00:12 playing really good third down defense.
00:13 They're third best in the NFL.
00:16 They're at the top of the league in sacks, hurries and pressures.
00:20 Gosh, over the years, consistently, he's
00:24 just been one of those players.
00:28 His coach in college I know really well.
00:30 I worked for Lou Tepper.
00:32 And Lou raved about him way back when he came out.
00:36 And he's got great technique.
00:41 He's strong.
00:42 He plays with good energy, effort.
00:44 I mean, he's special.
00:45 How good or how do you keep that?
00:48 Well, probably a combination of that and a number of things.
00:52 I mean, he's consistently been extremely productive.
00:57 Joe Lombardi, who was the coordinator there
00:59 for the past few years, talks about him.
01:01 Smart, savvy, good hands.
01:03 Like, you start checking these boxes,
01:06 and then you put them with the quarterback.
01:08 And they go to him on third down.
01:11 I mean, the hit chart shows up everywhere
01:14 if you just looked at his dots.
01:16 He's outside.
01:16 He's inside.
01:18 So he's certainly going to test your zone coverages.
01:24 And he's a special player.
01:27 I think with the injury to Williams and a few other
01:30 things, all of a sudden, those targets maybe
01:33 have gone up even a little bit more because of some
01:36 of the depth challenges.
01:38 And but no, it's impressive to watch.