Q. I think the energy that I saw on the sidelines with your defense was greater than any other game this season. What do you think contributed to just that vibe and whatever that was?
ADEN DURDE: I feel like the energy's been that. I figure where it came from on Sunday is just when you're executing and you're doing things the way that you talk about doing, at times it's exciting.
I think where we've got to go is that balance that we just keep moving forward, we keep executing, we keep doing those things, we keep chasing the football, we keep attacking, and hopefully we carry on that energy.
Q. Last time you had a defensive lineman dominate a game like that?
ADEN DURDE: A few times in Dallas (laughter).
No, it was a dominating game. I think what was so impressive about it, there wasn't one phase of it that was more than the other. Normally you know like when someone goes off this, they come out with three sacks and have a dominant pass rush game. Leo was rolling in every phase of the game -- run, pass, play action pass. It was so cool to see.
I said to Mike the other day -- I think it was Mike I said it to -- some of the things he's been doing is he hasn't had the output in production. Some of those rushes have showed up, because he's had quite a lot of QB hits, you've seen it on tape. I was so happy for him that he got the production to go with it.
Q. Some of the stemming he did -- in general, what is stemming? What's the advantage you gain by moving a guy?
ADEN DURDE: Presnap stemming, it's just a lot of times offense will ID a guy and they'll be working through someone. If you can move at the right time, sometimes it can mess up who they're ID'ing, who they're blocking to, and mess up their footwork sometimes and free you up sometimes.
Q. When you look at the Jets and Garrett Wilson, the yards after the catch really stand out. Is that something he does to create that, or is it just missed assignments?
ADEN DURDE: I think sometimes you can look at the tape and say look at this guy, he's not on his leverage at times, but you've got to give credit to the player. This is an elite player that moves -- it's kind of like he can keep speed whilst moving, making people miss. He can carry on at the same speed, and that's very rare. Seeing it on tape, it's cool to watch.
Q. Is there anything about how quickly Ernest Jones has just -- or he's like an integral part of the team already?
ADEN DURDE: It's a credit to the man really. If you see him come in, I felt that when he came in the Buffalo week. Obviously he came from a system that was quite similar, but these systems can be used different. They might have the same terms, the same names, but it can be used in different situations different.
He came in, he didn't kind of bat an eyelid. He just got in front of the defense, he spoke, he spoke with confidence, and then kept showing up. He just works. So I think you just earn your respect like that.
Q. The play Spoon made on the pick six, the initial kind of scene, chasing him down, running down blockers, everything about that, what was that like watching that?
ADEN DURDE: It's very just Spoon, doesn't it? He goes the wrong way, then reacts to a play, uses his football IQ that is off the chain, then he talks crap to someone, then he realizes, and then he runs off and goes for a block. Then he'll go after someone.
It's just him. He's just a ball of energy that is so smart. He's a leader of our defense, and I just respect the hell out of him.
Q. How far out of position was he when he was down there?
ADEN DURDE: As he came down, yeah. But it's hard because like, as a corner, you're taught to crack on plays. With the down block, he went in, and all week CP was talking about QB keeps, and he saw it and came out with it and done his job.
Q. You said you thought it was going to be a duo play, and that's why he was in there?
ADEN DURDE: That's why he was in there, yeah.
Q. Is that where he should be?
ADEN DURDE: Yeah, if he gets a crack, he's going to come down inside, yeah.
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