49ers 34, Jaguars 3
Q. Did you notice the defensive coordinator on the sideline?
FRED WARNER: I guess that's the answer right there, huh?
It was good. It was good having him down there, and the communication was flawless. Yeah, it was good having him down there.
Q. Were you in his ear at all during the game between series?
FRED WARNER: You know, I think it was pretty similar, honestly. I think the thing was just kind of like us being -- just going into it, we wanted to make sure the communication was good in terms of the microphone, him getting the calls to me, and I thought he did a great job.
Q. Was that the first time he could directly speak to you?
FRED WARNER: Yeah.
Q. Any difference in what that was like?
FRED WARNER: There's always going to be an adjustment period. I don't know if he's ever done it because I know he's always been in the box. I think he did a great job being down there today.
Q. Did you guys come out today feeling like you had something you needed to prove as a unit?
FRED WARNER: I mean, I'd say so. Obviously there's been -- we had three games that just wasn't us. We had to get back to playing 49er football, especially on the defensive side. I've spoken on it. We had to take pride in what we were putting on tape, and today I feel like we did that.
Q. Do you feel like the defensive line set the tone in today's game?
FRED WARNER: Yeah, I think as a group, I think we played complementary football. I think obviously up front we got a lot of pressure up front to make his life difficult, and in the back end using our disguises and being sticky in coverage. I think that's kind of what made it a little difficult for Lawrence.
Q. Could you elaborate on that? Morris gets the ball out really quick usually and he was patting it a little bit. What were you doing on the back end to force that?
FRED WARNER: I think early on just giving him different looks, not just -- we wanted to make sure we gave great disguises in the back end to give those guys up front more time to kind of make him pat that ball and just giving a lot of different looks throughout the game.
Q. You talked about the defensive line and the back end, but the second level, you have some decent players there, too. Dre Greenlaw was banged up the last couple weeks. Did you notice more of a pep in his step today?
FRED WARNER: Absolutely. Anytime we got Dre out there early, it completely changes the defense. He's such a great player, love playing alongside of him. The physicality that he brings, the hunt to the football, playmaking ability, he does it all. It was big having him back out there healthy.
Q. How did you think Chase Young fit in?
FRED WARNER: I think he fit in great. I guess that was the missing link right there to playing dominant defense again.
It was so good having him out there. He brings such great energy. He's obviously such a physical and dominant player. I'll have to watch the tape to see how he truly did, but it felt like his presence was felt.
Q. Toughest interception you ever made?
FRED WARNER: Yeah, that was pretty tough. I have to say, Trevor Lawrence, he throws a good ball. It came a nice spiral to me. That's my bad. I shouldn't say that.
Q. You could sense it was coming the way the pressure was getting to him?
FRED WARNER: Yeah, just kind of the flow of the game. I felt like all game I had been jumping the check down when we were in zone coverage, so later in the game kind of got to have a situation I sunk back a little bit in that dig window, and he just threw it.
Q. What are you seeing from Ambry Thomas in practice throughout the week?
FRED WARNER: Man, just confidence. Confidence, and that's truly the difference right now. I feel like he's been getting better and better every week, just waiting for his opportunity, and I think he made the most of it today. Obviously made that big play on the sideline, but I think he just competed his tail off all week and then leading into today.
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