Jaylon Johnson on Bears Defensive Rebound.mp4

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Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson gives his thoughts on how the defense bounces back from a 29-9 loss, the impact Kyler Gordon's return can have, and facing Drake Maye.

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00:00It's easy to be good when we were practicing.

00:08I mean, for me, like I've been saying all year, it's about what we do on Sunday.

00:11We can talk and we feel good going into the game when we get our act up again.

00:15To me, it don't really matter.

00:16But I think just overall, I thought we always want to continue to fight,

00:19continue to find ways to push forward.

00:21But at the end of the day, I feel I'm proud of this team.

00:23We've been hit at, of course, really in the run.

00:26Really a lot of uncharacteristic things.

00:27Trying to clean up some of our timings, really figure out ways to stop that.

00:31I think that's where it starts out for us.

00:33But I think just really first and foremost,

00:34just got to get back to the basics, get back to our timings, and really just exercise.

00:39He's a different guy, just as far as the way he plays the game.

00:42I mean, he's sneaky, kind of just seeing him back out there.

00:46It's like you can kind of tell he plays that position differently,

00:49just like his blitzes, the things that he does.

00:51I would say from his run fits, he just plays the game, I feel like,

00:54in a different way than just guys in his position.

00:57And especially for me, being able to play with him for three years,

01:00have that experience.

01:00I mean, there's times where we can communicate and not really have to talk or

01:04really even look at it because we just see things a lot, pretty much the same way.

01:07So I mean, just me getting him back, I think it's gonna be a great thing.

01:10But overall for the team, he makes plays, pass, run.

01:14I mean, really, I would say quick reads, kind of one, two, look.

01:19If it's not there, kind of scrambling, getting out of the pocket,

01:22trying to find ways to extend plays.

01:25Definitely has a strong arm, has a will to win, he makes some crazy plays at times.

01:29But I think for us, he's gotta be in the right position to take the ball away from

01:31him, stop the run.

01:32We know they're gonna try to establish that first, and

01:34then just find ways to get turnovers.

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