Jonathan Gannon spoke to the media on Tuesday, actually beginning with the increasingly-rare opening statement. He didn’t say anything Earth-shattering, but noted that giving up 35 points “isn’t good enough” and that the defense failed on several opportunities to put the game away.
On the topic of Jordan Davis, he said:
Gannon:
“He did a good job when he was in there. I thought he played his technique well, and what we’re asking him to do, he did a good job of executing. The 22 snaps, those guys all played, the five D-tackles that were up, and they’ll continue to all play. I think Jordan will keep maximizing his opportunities.”
He also said to this in response to a follow up question:
“I feel comfortable with Jordan playing in three and four man fronts. He’s a defensive tackle and can play all of those techniques within all of those schemes. Moving forward, he’ll be playing in everything we do.”
Well that’s nice. Let’s get the big boy on the field. You guys gave up assets to trade UP in the first round and go get him, so he’s gotta be a focal point here moving forward.
A couple of other notes from his presser:
That’s about it. The press conference wasn’t terribly exciting. He played it safe, took responsibility, and said what he needed to say. Now he’s gotta clean it up or else Justin Jefferson is gonna go for 250 and three touchdowns on Monday night.