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ATHENS - Over the weekend Georgia Bulldog defensive coordinator Glenn Schumann met with the media to talk about his group’s improvement over the season, his coaching career, Ole Miss, and much more.
Here’s what Schumann had to say about some of his top players...
On starting cornerback Ellis Robinson...
“As he's played more, he's gained more and more confidence. He's had a lot of ability from the beginning. There's multiple layers to your growth as a football player, right? It's, hey, learning what to do, how to do it, and why I wanna do it that way. And then also, hey, what's going on on the offensive side? So I think in all areas, he's gained more and more confidence. He's always had a lot of ability. He has really good ball skills. So there's been an opportunity to play ball in the air. We have confidence he's gonna do that. And so I think as he continues to stack those plays, he just gets better and better."
On CJ Allen...
“He's intentional with everything he does, and he kind of prepared from the moment he stepped in here. Very intentional about what he wanted to accomplish. And I know there's still things out there that he wants to accomplish. But I think that's what stands out about him. There's been other guys that were intentional that way. But maturity, focus, serious, intentional work on areas that he's had to get better at and just his overall leadership ability to affect others. I would venture to say that he's universally respected across the team.
On freshman safety Rasean Dinkins...
“So Dink's been rapidly getting better. And there were times this year that he could've had opportunity to play. And so he's kind of, it's the expression, will you work while you wait? He's worked really hard. He's been mature and serious. And it didn't surprise us what he did when he got to play."
On freshman linebacker Zayden Walker...
“We knew that Zayden had an ability to help us rushing the passer. That's something that he did his whole life. And we knew that, long-term, his ability to develop as a linebacker is gonna be good for his football career. And it was a matter of time and how he learned to, one, execute the plan within what we're doing. And then kind of let his skill set grow and develop because he has the natural tools as a rusher. But then you have to carry that over to an advanced level competition and go from there. So I think Zayden's growth was expected. And it was a matter of, it was kind of a when, not if. And so he just worked really hard to work through the areas he had to get better."
On defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye...
"Not to be cliché, but I mean, he's grown in a lot of different ways. I think he's a lot stouter at the point of attack. Joseph's a big, strong guy. He can go play inside and outside. There's a lot of value in that, he's a good athlete. But I just think his overall strength in the run game. He's always been athletic, able to move, big guy that can stunt, big guy that has the ability to kind of play in space. But his ability in the run game because the matchups between the tackles are real in this league. And I think his biggest growth has been how stout he's been at the point of attack. And that's allowed us to do a lot more with him, because he can slide kind of everywhere from a 3 out to a 9."
