LINEBACKER OTIS REESE IV
The first half of the game, they were finding it difficult to kind of get things going and seemed like the last couple of drives, they got a few things going. What were they doing differently to kind of put you all in difficult situations?
Of course, as the game goes on, they start to scheme things up. They start to see the things we're doing in the first half and make different adjustments. So, man, we just got to do a better job of just playing disciplined and knowing when they start to pick up on things. And like I said, it's bound to happen, you know what I'm saying? They're professional, too. They're going to see what we did in the first half and they're going to adjust.
As far as your preparation with Kenneth Murray Jr. and certain other guys out and then you having to be thrust to a starting situation, how did you prepare for that and what was your preparation for this game coming in?
I'm always preparing like I'm the starter. I'm always preparing like I'm going to play because I know what type of player I am, I know who I am. In this profession, you got to prepare like you're the starter, you never know what will happen.
Is there a challenge maybe between you and Luke Gifford filling into that linebacker role, especially in the pass game? Was there any challenges in filling in that role?
No challenges. I can't speak for him, but I'll just say for me, getting that experience getting that feel for the game, things starting to slow down. So he got his first game under his belt, I got my first game under my belt. So there's things we could be weighed right at now, we're getting a feel for the game actually being in it. Because it's different when you're out there playing.
Obviously a tough loss. How do you kind of build and kind of move forward to the next one, which is versus Cincinnati?
Next play mentality. Next week, man. This is the NFL, you can't be stuck on what happened, either good or bad. You got to get ready to play the next week, man. It's the NFL.
