November 27, 2024 • 9 mins
Jaguars Defensive Coordinator Ryan Nielsen meets with the media on Wednesday ahead of the Week 13 matchup against the Houston Texans.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Yeah, so my wife, you know, it's her battle. She
had her last chemo last Wednesday, and so you know
that it's onto the radiation and the next next part
of the treatment and everything. So strongest person. I know,
she's doing good. And uh, it's it's a huge thing
(00:24):
in our family and our lives and and uh, I'll
tell you one of the things just learning about the
disease and what she has and everything is, you know,
the the big thing to take away from is get checked.
You know, like she had this for a little while
and she didn't get checked soon enough. And so everybody
(00:45):
we talked to is get checked, go see the doctor,
do your your mammograms, and get get that taken care
of because you could save your life. Like it's that important.
So but yes, you know, she's doing good. It's it's
it's you know, something you go through that you never
think you'd have to. But and uh tell you she's
unbelievably strong and extremely proud of her and what she's done.
(01:06):
And our family has been. You know, it's been it's tough,
but it's it's we're doing good, and it's it's awesome.
And and she's doing good and she got her poured
out today, so she's all fired up and and onto radiation.
So but yeah, all good. What was she dying, Gene?
We thought she had something when we were in Atlanta.
(01:29):
I'm trying to put the timeline together here, so that
would have been last year sometime, and then when we
got here to Jacksonville, it was January February ish, you know,
So we saw the doctor. She saw the doctor here
and the next thing, we've been seeing the doctors and
going through all the stuff in the off season. So
uh So she has a family history of cancer, so
(01:52):
her grandmother and and some of the other people in
her family. So this is she was hoping that wouldn't
be anything, but it kind of festive. And when she
found the first time, she was pregnant, so she thought
maybe it was something else. And so when she had
our our last child, they found it and they said, hey,
(02:13):
when you get when you have the baby, come back,
and so the move happened and everything. So she came,
she went to the doctor when she was here and
and and it's going through it and found it and
every had surgery and got it taken care of and
everything like that. So yeah, gosh, she's gonna be two. Yeah,
so it's we've known it for a little bit. Yeah. Ye,
(02:37):
kind of hard to focus on football sometimes, right. Well,
the thing that she's so strong and you know, it's
it's it's it brings you so close together. You know
we're very close. But but something like this happens, you know,
and it's like man, uh, but you you learn a
lot about each other. I'll tell you, Like, it's it's it's. Uh,
(03:00):
it's very interesting when you when you go through with
the loved one and some of they like somebody so
dear to you, you know, your wife, you know, those
type of things, and uh, yeah, it's but it puts
everything into perspective, you know, the important things and and
and and really really how important football is you know,
and in your life and and uh the people in
(03:21):
the building coach and and uh Trent and uh our
players here have been unbelievable phenomenal, like couldn't be any better.
And and you come to work and they you know,
asking and positive and things like that, and so it
uh it really helps right bye week, Where can you
(03:43):
take the biggest strides on defense? What did you find themselves? Yeah,
so when we looked at it, uh, you know, and
you go back to the New England game, like we
started playing better we did up until this last week,
you know, And and so we were we felt like
we were going the right direction. You know, We're starting
to take the football away a little bit more, We're
tackling a little bit a little bit better at some
(04:05):
our TFLs things like this, and then last week happened,
you know, and we feel like there's a bunch of
different reasons why it did. But we're we felt like
we're trending going at you know, after Minnesota, going in
the right direction. Uh. And then you find out your deficiencies,
you know, where we need to pick it up a
little bit in some certain areas and and so that's
(04:27):
kind of where we focused on. And you'll see a
little bit different wrinkle. Look, we can't change everything, and
we are who we are, but there'll be a few
different wrinkles. We're at the part of the season. You know,
guys have done a good job with the volume and
things like that, but moving some guys around and and
and bringing some guys here, pressuring a little bit here,
playing some more coverage in these you know your self scale,
(04:48):
you know where are we pressuring a lot? Where are
we playing coverage and things like that, and so I
think that'll be the biggest change, you know. And then
staying positive with the guys is really important because you know,
like we've gone through stretches where we have played some
pretty good defensive football here and and it's just putting
it all together. That's that's where we're at. And and
uh and stay in the course and staying positive, you know,
(05:10):
like it's extremely important. So talking with the guys today
and Monday like they were, they're in a good head
space right now, and we'll be prepared for the game
like they're fired up. You know, it felt last last
time we played. There's a really good football team and
we're right there toe to toe with them, had an
opportunity at the end, so we just got to finish.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Now.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Can't imagine the guy who has attack on his hat
is satisfied with Ben but don't break.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
But would you would you be.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Satisfied if you could get back to where you were
playing against the Packers, Eagles and Vikings, And yeah, for sure,
because that's what we felt like we're going into the
right direction, you know, and things like that. We got
to get better on third down, we've got to get
off the field a little bit better, and and there'll
be some some little bit different things we we go
with this game. But in the in the big scheme
(05:53):
of thing, the most important thing is points and when
we're on the field, and and you know, we've got
to eliminate some of the points in the explosive place
to to eliminate some of those points. But yeah, I
think overall you felt like, all right, hey man, we're
going in the right direction. It wasn't it wasn't perfect,
but we're getting there. And and uh, you know that's
kind of like when we got out out of the
(06:14):
building last couple of days. You come back in and
you're like, all right, well, let's focus on these things
that we've been doing well. Fix these little bit of
areas of improvement, eliminate some of the explosives, tackle a
little bit better, and you know, we'll get this thing
turned around. Reaching back to that Detroit game a little bit,
that was a couple of weeks ago, you talk about
right sure, after that sort of defensive performance, having a
little bit of time away from it help. Yeah. Absolutely.
(06:37):
I mean, sometimes you know, you get into the season.
You know, you're eleven eleven straight. You want to get
right back on the field and go play again and
get that that taste out. But where we were, you know,
and coach said it, you know, look, we need a
little time and recharge and get back to it. So
you never want anything like that to happen. But but
(06:57):
you know, I think it was a it was a
really good time to have the buy and now going
forward to finish the season six games and go from there.
During the bye week, the kind of self scout, did
you decide on any changes defensive wise moving forward?
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Yes, but you'll see like that we will, we'll have
you'll they'll there'll be a few different things that you'll
see like okay, you know, we'll do a couple of
different things and personnel groupings and like you'll.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
See it, you know, and then we talk about it
next week, but not until then. All good. But I
appreciate the question. How about that recently? And I'm I'm
really impressed with with this player, Like he's he's a
very good quarterback. I mean, he is a really really
(07:44):
and he's a competitor. And I think that when you
watch the tape and you could feel as like his
energy and with the offense and the way he can
extend and get off break tackles and then get out
of the pocket and it's extremely impressive and throw the
ball down the fielding the guy makes every throw. He's
got some really good targets and I can't say enough
(08:08):
good things about how he sees the field and you
know where he throws in the coverage and I mean
arm talent, like no question about it, Like like this
guy's a really really he's going to be a premier
quarterback in our league for a long time, Like there's
no doubt about it. Like he's going to be one
of the top guys. And he's there right now, like
he's he's you know, they weren't a lot of football
(08:30):
games with the guy and he's been there for a
year and a half, right Like so I'll tell you
this though, the way Mixing is running the ball too,
Like it's that combination is it's, uh, you know, we
didn't play him last time, you know, but now he's back,
and so that'll be another good test. Our guys would
be up to it, like they like he's a good back.
So we got we gotta play a full we you know,
(08:52):
can't just focus on you know, the past game, you know,
and say, hey, they're not running the ball because I
tell you what, now, a couple of runs he breaks
and he's I mean, he's gone, you know. So it'll
be a good test, really good test. We'll be ready
for them. Awesome. Appreciate you guys,
Yeah, so my wife, you know, it's her battle. She
had her last chemo last Wednesday, and so you know
that it's onto the radiation and the next next part
of the treatment and everything. So strongest person. I know,
she's doing good. And uh, it's it's a huge thing
(00:24):
in our family and our lives and and uh, I'll
tell you one of the things just learning about the
disease and what she has and everything is, you know,
the the big thing to take away from is get checked.
You know, like she had this for a little while
and she didn't get checked soon enough. And so everybody
(00:45):
we talked to is get checked, go see the doctor,
do your your mammograms, and get get that taken care
of because you could save your life. Like it's that important.
So but yes, you know, she's doing good. It's it's
it's you know, something you go through that you never
think you'd have to. But and uh tell you she's
unbelievably strong and extremely proud of her and what she's done.
(01:06):
And our family has been. You know, it's been it's tough,
but it's it's we're doing good, and it's it's awesome.
And and she's doing good and she got her poured
out today, so she's all fired up and and onto radiation.
So but yeah, all good. What was she dying, Gene?
We thought she had something when we were in Atlanta.
(01:29):
I'm trying to put the timeline together here, so that
would have been last year sometime, and then when we
got here to Jacksonville, it was January February ish, you know,
So we saw the doctor. She saw the doctor here
and the next thing, we've been seeing the doctors and
going through all the stuff in the off season. So
uh So she has a family history of cancer, so
(01:52):
her grandmother and and some of the other people in
her family. So this is she was hoping that wouldn't
be anything, but it kind of festive. And when she
found the first time, she was pregnant, so she thought
maybe it was something else. And so when she had
our our last child, they found it and they said, hey,
(02:13):
when you get when you have the baby, come back,
and so the move happened and everything. So she came,
she went to the doctor when she was here and
and and it's going through it and found it and
every had surgery and got it taken care of and
everything like that. So yeah, gosh, she's gonna be two. Yeah,
so it's we've known it for a little bit. Yeah. Ye,
(02:37):
kind of hard to focus on football sometimes, right. Well,
the thing that she's so strong and you know, it's
it's it's it brings you so close together. You know
we're very close. But but something like this happens, you know,
and it's like man, uh, but you you learn a
lot about each other. I'll tell you, Like, it's it's it's. Uh,
(03:00):
it's very interesting when you when you go through with
the loved one and some of they like somebody so
dear to you, you know, your wife, you know, those
type of things, and uh, yeah, it's but it puts
everything into perspective, you know, the important things and and
and and really really how important football is you know,
and in your life and and uh the people in
(03:21):
the building coach and and uh Trent and uh our
players here have been unbelievable phenomenal, like couldn't be any better.
And and you come to work and they you know,
asking and positive and things like that, and so it
uh it really helps right bye week, Where can you
(03:43):
take the biggest strides on defense? What did you find themselves? Yeah,
so when we looked at it, uh, you know, and
you go back to the New England game, like we
started playing better we did up until this last week,
you know, And and so we were we felt like
we were going the right direction. You know, We're starting
to take the football away a little bit more, We're
tackling a little bit a little bit better at some
(04:05):
our TFLs things like this, and then last week happened,
you know, and we feel like there's a bunch of
different reasons why it did. But we're we felt like
we're trending going at you know, after Minnesota, going in
the right direction. Uh. And then you find out your deficiencies,
you know, where we need to pick it up a
little bit in some certain areas and and so that's
(04:27):
kind of where we focused on. And you'll see a
little bit different wrinkle. Look, we can't change everything, and
we are who we are, but there'll be a few
different wrinkles. We're at the part of the season. You know,
guys have done a good job with the volume and
things like that, but moving some guys around and and
and bringing some guys here, pressuring a little bit here,
playing some more coverage in these you know your self scale,
(04:48):
you know where are we pressuring a lot? Where are
we playing coverage and things like that, and so I
think that'll be the biggest change, you know. And then
staying positive with the guys is really important because you know,
like we've gone through stretches where we have played some
pretty good defensive football here and and it's just putting
it all together. That's that's where we're at. And and
uh and stay in the course and staying positive, you know,
(05:10):
like it's extremely important. So talking with the guys today
and Monday like they were, they're in a good head
space right now, and we'll be prepared for the game
like they're fired up. You know, it felt last last
time we played. There's a really good football team and
we're right there toe to toe with them, had an
opportunity at the end, so we just got to finish.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
Now.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Can't imagine the guy who has attack on his hat
is satisfied with Ben but don't break.
Speaker 2 (05:31):
But would you would you be.
Speaker 1 (05:32):
Satisfied if you could get back to where you were
playing against the Packers, Eagles and Vikings, And yeah, for sure,
because that's what we felt like we're going into the
right direction, you know, and things like that. We got
to get better on third down, we've got to get
off the field a little bit better, and and there'll
be some some little bit different things we we go
with this game. But in the in the big scheme
(05:53):
of thing, the most important thing is points and when
we're on the field, and and you know, we've got
to eliminate some of the points in the explosive place
to to eliminate some of those points. But yeah, I
think overall you felt like, all right, hey man, we're
going in the right direction. It wasn't it wasn't perfect,
but we're getting there. And and uh, you know that's
kind of like when we got out out of the
(06:14):
building last couple of days. You come back in and
you're like, all right, well, let's focus on these things
that we've been doing well. Fix these little bit of
areas of improvement, eliminate some of the explosives, tackle a
little bit better, and you know, we'll get this thing
turned around. Reaching back to that Detroit game a little bit,
that was a couple of weeks ago, you talk about
right sure, after that sort of defensive performance, having a
little bit of time away from it help. Yeah. Absolutely.
(06:37):
I mean, sometimes you know, you get into the season.
You know, you're eleven eleven straight. You want to get
right back on the field and go play again and
get that that taste out. But where we were, you know,
and coach said it, you know, look, we need a
little time and recharge and get back to it. So
you never want anything like that to happen. But but
(06:57):
you know, I think it was a it was a
really good time to have the buy and now going
forward to finish the season six games and go from there.
During the bye week, the kind of self scout, did
you decide on any changes defensive wise moving forward?
Speaker 2 (07:10):
Yes, but you'll see like that we will, we'll have
you'll they'll there'll be a few different things that you'll
see like okay, you know, we'll do a couple of
different things and personnel groupings and like you'll.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
See it, you know, and then we talk about it
next week, but not until then. All good. But I
appreciate the question. How about that recently? And I'm I'm
really impressed with with this player, Like he's he's a
very good quarterback. I mean, he is a really really
(07:44):
and he's a competitor. And I think that when you
watch the tape and you could feel as like his
energy and with the offense and the way he can
extend and get off break tackles and then get out
of the pocket and it's extremely impressive and throw the
ball down the fielding the guy makes every throw. He's
got some really good targets and I can't say enough
(08:08):
good things about how he sees the field and you
know where he throws in the coverage and I mean
arm talent, like no question about it, Like like this
guy's a really really he's going to be a premier
quarterback in our league for a long time, Like there's
no doubt about it. Like he's going to be one
of the top guys. And he's there right now, like
he's he's you know, they weren't a lot of football
(08:30):
games with the guy and he's been there for a
year and a half, right Like so I'll tell you
this though, the way Mixing is running the ball too,
Like it's that combination is it's, uh, you know, we
didn't play him last time, you know, but now he's back,
and so that'll be another good test. Our guys would
be up to it, like they like he's a good back.
So we got we gotta play a full we you know,
(08:52):
can't just focus on you know, the past game, you know,
and say, hey, they're not running the ball because I
tell you what, now, a couple of runs he breaks
and he's I mean, he's gone, you know. So it'll
be a good test, really good test. We'll be ready
for them. Awesome. Appreciate you guys,
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