Whereas my specialty in interviews throughout my time on the 2022 NFL Mix has been gamers I labored with personally on the College of Florida and the College of Iowa, it pays to have connections with different huge colleges with NFL expertise. Throughout my time with the Gators, I labored below a training employees that’s now at Ole Miss, and alongside two former interns that at the moment are assistants at Texas A&M and Cincinnati, respectively.
Within the case of the Bearcats, I’ve used my connection to Coach Jeremiah Ortiz to “have an in” with among the prospects, placing them extra at-ease once I begin asking them questions. I had beforehand interviewed Darrian Beavers and Coby Bryant on the Senior Bowl, and now I received the privilege to speak to EDGE Myjai Sanders.
JH: Hey Myjai. I labored with J.O. (Jeremiah Ortiz) again after we had been on the College of Florida collectively. He advised me to return by and say whats up and ask what’s up?
MS: Hey Coach J.O. is my man man. He has left such a big effect on me as an athlete, however much more as an individual. All love and respect to J.O.
JH: You bought any grime on him that I can textual content him afterwards to mess with him a bit of bit throughout your time at UC?
MS: Na man, I might by no means try this to my man Jay man. I don’t wanna do him soiled like that.
JH: I fully perceive bro, simply figured I’d attempt. So discuss to me about that energy and conditioning division there at Cincinnati and the way they’ve benefitted you when it comes to making you a greater athlete in addition to a greater man.
MS: Ya man. The Cincinnati teaching employees emphasised deliver the juice on a regular basis, man. J.O. was huge about that (I can attest as he at all times mentioned the identical factor at UF). We actually emphasised a aggressive ambiance the place we actually pushed one another to get higher on a regular basis. However we had been nonetheless household; it was all love. These coaches needed to make us huge, robust, and match and we needed to honor their efforts by going on the market and enjoying the very best that we might.
JH: You suppose that has a direct correlation to the success you guys have had on the soccer area throughout your time there?
MS: Sure sir. That household ambiance of all people pushing one another to be the very best they are often created a tradition of success at UC that I really feel will probably be there for a very long time.
JH: What would say is your greatest go rush transfer in your arsenal in the intervening time?
MS: I might positively say my facet swipe/cross chop strikes are my greatest strikes.
Wow, #Cincy EDGE Myjai Sanders is returning for the Bearcats as effectively subsequent season. He’s somebody who I watched this week, was very impressed by him.
This staff is loaded with prime finish expertise for 2022.
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— Devin Jackson (@RealD_Jackson) January 8, 2021
JH: That’s nice, man. Comply with as much as that, who would you say that you simply like to review from the NFL or mannequin your recreation after?
MS: Randy Gregory, man. That man don’t get a number of love, however man, can he rush the quarterback.
Myjai Sanders changing pace to energy, lifts the LT after which hits the QB to drive an INT. Questions on a drop in numbers are there. Simply discover what interprets. Add 20 kilos to this in a scheme made for him. pic.twitter.com/0QMVI93Xcb
— Matt Alkire (@mattalkire) March 1, 2022
JH: Dude, that’s a extremely good comp. Did you make that comparability attributable to comparable physique varieties as lengthy, lanky guys that do a terrific job getting across the edge with pace or countering again inside? And with that, have you ever been hit up by groups attributable to your “lack of dimension” in comparison with a standard edge rusher?
MS: Ya, I feel we’ve an identical play model and bodily traits. Groups actually haven’t hit me up on my lack of dimension to be trustworthy with you. Frankly, I don’t see why a sure dimension is such a giant deal both for those who play with good approach at setting the sting to cease the run. If you’ll be able to learn the offensive lineman pre-snap and what he’s going to do, get good hand placement and good leverage on the block, you’ll be able to stand your floor and maintain the purpose of assault, shedding off the block when it’s good to go make the play. Watch the tape; that’s what I do.
Remaining play of the thread, if there are questions on if he can defend the run, and be a real EDGE participant, this play solutions these questions. Completely blows up this fourth and one, pushes the additional lineman into the backfield.
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— Devin Jackson (@RealD_Jackson) January 6, 2021
JH: That’s an effective way to elucidate it, man. Speak about among the greatest competitors you confronted. Who was the very best man you confronted this season and the very best man you went up towards on the Senior Bowl?
MS: Man. This season I might say Evan Neal. He’s only one huge, athletic dude. On the Senior Bowl? I might most likely must say (Darrian) Kinnard. That man was good.
JH: Good decisions. Have you ever been involved with the Pittsburgh Steelers in both a proper or casual assembly right here this week?
MS: Ya I met with their DL Coach (Coach Dunbar) earlier this week. Actually cool man. We talked a number of soccer and I actually just like the scheme that they run. I really feel like I might do actual effectively in a system like that. Having T.J. (Watt) throughout from me and having Cam (Heyward) within the center? Man, we might get after folks as a go rush, I inform you.
JH: Most positively, man. Thanks once more and inform J.O. I mentioned whats up if you get again.
MS: Completely bro. Admire you.
All-in-all a reasonably good interview with laid again, but personable man in Myjai Sanders. Whereas his sack manufacturing did drop off from seven to 2.5 this previous season, he was typically requested to play out of place, lining up inside at 4i at instances relatively than in a sprinters stance or and in a standup place on the sting due to what Cincinnati needed to ask him to do. Regardless of coming in at 6’4 3/8″, 242lb, Sanders performed admirably in that position, displaying physicality and flashes of speed-to-power with the upside for extra.
Myjai Sanders changing pace to energy, lifts the LT after which hits the QB to drive an INT. Questions on a drop in numbers are there. Simply discover what interprets. Add 20 kilos to this in a scheme made for him. pic.twitter.com/0QMVI93Xcb
— Matt Alkire (@mattalkire) March 1, 2022
Ought to the Pittsburgh Steelers determine to pick out Sanders, he would doubtless play the important thing third OLB position to sub in for both Watt or Highsmith once in a while and probably even get all three on the sector on the similar time having one rush from the within and the opposite two come off the sting.
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