Defensive Line Coach Chris Kiffin (7.30.22)
On the Browns DL, including the young DTs:
“I feel really good about the guys we have here. I mentioned it in the spring, (DT) Jordan Elliott is really coming into his own as far as getting his body right, taking that third-year step, confidence and all of that. Now it has got to show up in games, but I feel really excited about him. Like I said, we added (DT) Taven (Bryan) because we think he is a scheme fit and feel really good about him. Now (DT) Tommy Togiai has to take a step up. Then we drafted (DT) Perrion Winfrey, who we really like. I feel good about the guys we have right now, and we are going to see when we put the pads on here what everyone looks like.”
On why DE Chase Winovich seemed to have ‘a totally different year’ last season compared to his first two NFL years:
“I do not know exactly what happened there. They do a lot of different scheme. When we looked him, we had to say what he would be in our scheme and what think he can become and going all of the way back to his college tape what we think he can be as a defensive end.”
On what Winovich can be in the Browns scheme:
“Time is going to tell because we are plugging him in and teaching him how we play four-down. He has been in a 3-4 his whole career there at New England. He is learning the technique, he is learning how to line up and things like that. We have to see when we put the pads on and get going if he is a scheme fit and how he falls in.”
On Winovich’s fit in the defensive scheme:
“For us, he is an edge rusher. How he stacks up versus the run, setting the edge and what we ask our guys to do, we are going to find that out quickly when we put the pads on.”
On what the Browns have learned about DT Taven Bryan since joining the team:
“Taven is a guy who is locked in. He is ready to come into work. Took his time off in the summer and came back in great shape. He is ready to roll. I think a lot of guys in situations like that where you go to your second team kind of on a ‘prove it’ deal, I think they are very motivated. He is showing me that he is motivated. I have enjoyed working with him so far. He is a scheme fit for us. We are excited to plug him in and see what he can do.”
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