Cincinnati DT Dontay Corleone Spring Practice Day One

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00:00 >> It's together, everybody's together nowadays and we just pick each other up.

00:04 It's a little weird though, we get a new coach every week but

00:06 at the same time they are coming in to learn, including the coaches.

00:10 So it's just exciting today to see all the new faces come in and play together.

00:13 >> What about coach Byte, leading the defense,

00:15 he seems like a really passionate guy.

00:17 >> Yeah. >> Any kind of shift there for you?

00:19 >> No, I feel like he's the same as our old DC, just very passionate about our

00:22 defense and what we wanna set an example on for our side of the ball.

00:25 So he's just very passionate on what we wanna do this year,

00:29 just be very aggressive.

00:30 >> I've heard multiple players mention how good the quality is on this team, but

00:34 what's the biggest difference between the last all team and the players on this one?

00:37 >> Just not together, this offense versus defense now is one team collective.

00:43 707, people catching each other or opposite, they picking each other up,

00:48 give them a high five when they play, so it is showing how much together we are.

00:52 >> Walk us through what it's been like with Coach Byte now that you've been able

00:56 to see what he's trying to put out there on the field.

00:58 And is there any similarities compared to what they found around?

01:01 >> Well, I'm different, I'm more attacking the center,

01:03 instead of just crossing his face.

01:04 So I'm going back to what the old defense my first year, so

01:08 this very aggressive and I'm very confident and I'm very excited for the defense.

01:12 >> What's your impression of Michael?

01:14 He seems like the kind of prototype guy that you guys didn't really have last year.

01:18 And I'm gonna ask, what do you expect from him?

01:21 >> Yeah, I got a big expectation for him because I was at the recruitment dinner.

01:25 I was there when his family met his family.

01:28 So I just told him he's gonna make mistakes, but

01:30 just keep running after the ball and just take care of yourself.

01:33 >> Dante, what was the biggest thing you were trying to shore up in your game,

01:36 maybe technique wise, or just overall weakness you were trying to address?

01:40 >> Yeah, obviously just my pass rush, and I can always improve in that area.

01:43 And then my leadership, those two are my main two years off season,

01:46 especially the pass rush.

01:47 I wanna- >> You say the moves, but

01:49 are you trying to work on some different moves?

01:50 >> Yeah, of course, just not leaning on my bull rush,

01:53 just leaning more on speed moves, etc.

01:55 >> I heard you have a year, a big fall on your belt.

02:00 How does that help with preparation for this?

02:02 >> Yeah, just not for me, but for my team.

02:04 It's the difference between American,

02:06 it's competition gonna always be there every week.

02:08 So the bottom team, it's the best team we played all year.

02:11 So just used to the competition and stage.

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