LB Jaylin Alderman hopes to bring a veteran presence to new DC Corey Hetherman's defense. He met with reporters to discuss the scheme:
On new defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman and his defense:
“Coach Hetherman’s a great coach. A lot of his stuff he brought from Minnesota and we’re just trying to watch as much film as possible, as we can, so we can continue to grow and get better. … He just focuses a lot on details and a lot of urgency and a lot on being a team, being together. So, I feel like that’ll help us come this fall and later on in the season.”
On how he wants to improve his game this spring:
“Just working on my body from that standpoint. Continue to get bigger, faster and stronger. Just know the defense inside and out and just be a leader, a veteran guy. Just want to make the guys around me better.”
On what’s asked of the linebackers in Hetherman’s defense:
“Coach Hetherman, he puts a lot on the linebackers, as far as communicating. So, he looks to us to get everybody else engaged, have urgency with everybody and have us make the calls.”
On how he sees his role evolving:
“I want to be a leader of this team. I want to set the standard to where younger guys that come in whenever I leave, or years from now, that’s the standard. That’s where I want to continue to grow and just improve my overall game and just be the best person I can be.”
On which linebacker is stepping up to be the vocal leader of the room:
“I feel like we all play a part in that. As far as me, [
Wesley Bissainthe], [
Raul Aguirre Jr.], we all just try to set the tone every day. That could be running on and off the field; that could be getting everybody on point. I just feel like everybody plays a role in that. We all want to get everybody better and we know that Coach Hetherman coaches the linebackers, so we have to.”
