Browns Linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah meets with reporters ahead of the Browns Sunday match-up vs the Chicago Bears.
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00:00 I mean, it's fine, flying.
00:03 I mean, for me, the games that we win, I feel like those are the best games.
00:08 But the games that we lose, whatever you see from our performance,
00:11 it's really not enough, right?
00:13 And I think that's really what it comes down to wins and
00:14 losses to be able to put ourselves in a position to get to the playoffs and
00:18 ultimately get to the bowl, so.
00:20 >> How comfortable you felt in this game since it started?
00:26 >> I think any defense, the more you play in it, the more comfortable
00:29 you get in sport, the more that you play the sport, especially at a high level,
00:34 like the NFL, the more comfortable you get, I think, with the scheme,
00:39 with the players, with the speed of the game.
00:41 And I think that's just where I'm at, is where I think I've seen just the amount of
00:46 ball to be able to make the next step, so.
00:48 >> You like having another quarterback to chase around?
00:52 >> [LAUGH] Yeah, I'll put it like this.
00:56 Similar to the Baltimore scheme a little bit, in reference to kind of like
01:01 how the quarterback does some of the options and stuff like that.
01:05 So I like how Coach Schwartz puts together those defensive schemes
01:10 in relation to those dynamic quarterbacks.
01:13 >> Did you learn by facing other two quarterbacks this year to be more
01:19 prepared for [INAUDIBLE] >> Well, I mean, again,
01:24 they're similar players, not exactly the way that Lamar plays.
01:29 But they have similar, very diverse, very strong, very speedy.
01:34 And we'll be looking forward to seeing how it plays out.
01:38 >> How would you describe the job of the linebacker to Jim Schwartz as he does?
01:43 >> Well, the job of the linebacker is really to be the nurse in the defense,
01:47 and not to get too rattled, not to get in a position where you're screaming or
01:50 you're palms up and doing a bunch of things that are causing the defense to get
01:55 out of whack.
01:56 I think ultimately, it's the filling the gap is to make sure that the engine is
02:00 moving, which is our D line, and the communication is there,
02:03 which is the back seven, or really the back behind the linebackers.
02:07 But ultimately, it's to be the nurse in the defense.
02:08 >> [INAUDIBLE]
02:18 >> Yeah, I think everything is by personnel.
02:27 So I mean, of course, it's slightly a bit different.
02:30 When we're playing a dual threat quarterback like that,
02:35 you have to be more patient with your fits and making sure that you're in the right
02:39 places because if the mistakes do happen, they can really hurt you with their feet.
02:43 So yeah.
02:44 >> [INAUDIBLE]
02:54 >> To be honest, if I give the TFLs to
02:59 the D line, that'll make more sense.
03:02 I think it's a huge applaud and huge praises to the defensive line and
03:07 what they've been able to do, even the corners of it, to be able to hold off
03:11 defensively to allow to put it back, maybe hold the ball a split more second.
03:16 Definitely praises to the teammates for that.
03:17 >> It seems like there's a little bit of you involved in it too,
03:21 that your speed is really showing up.
03:25 >> Yeah, well, again, it comes down to the crowd.
03:30 You guys may not necessarily see what that's inside of the scheme.
03:33 Again, I think that's praises due to the defensive line and the defense.
03:39 >> You guys have obviously lost a lot of people, so
03:42 Frans and I are now, and maybe up to here.
03:45 How have you guys kind of been able to deal with all these injuries now?
03:49 >> Yeah, I mean, it is tough.
03:50 I saw Brovo the other day, and GD and everything.
03:54 It is tough, but I think that ultimately,
03:56 it really comes down to it's the next main league, right?
04:00 You hit all the time when people get hurt, things come down.
04:04 But I think what's the best thing is that we're not losing them in a sense, right?
04:07 That they're still in the locker room, we get to still talk to them,
04:10 speak to them a bit.
04:11 Whether it's FaceTime, and we still get their experience,
04:14 we still get their information, their wisdom on the game.
04:17 So it's really about that, some young guys are gonna have to step up and
04:20 earn their way, right?
04:22 So I think that that's what it comes down to is the next man up and
04:27 seeing can they also execute, maybe not in the same way, but
04:30 enough to where they're flourishing as well.
04:33 >> Why do you think those young guys have to be stepping up?
04:35 Is that something that happens everywhere, like in the back?
04:37 Why do you think they need to be able to be something like that?
04:39 >> It's a bit of the culture, I think, that we're building.
04:42 When you are developing and you have a good leader, you have good leaders, and
04:47 there's a pride on your back, you know what I mean?
04:50 When you have a family that has a family creed and a family mission,
04:54 that gives the players and the people that's inside of that family a bit more
04:57 pride to go towards something.
05:00 When we have established here, I mean, looking to build continuously,
05:04 I think they wanna be a part of it, and it's a bit more functional.
05:08 >> So when you're [INAUDIBLE]
05:18 What is, I mean, how have you guys
05:24 been able to mimic that next step?
05:29 >> Yeah, I think it's the focus, and I'm gonna speak a bit more on the culture, but
05:32 Coach Stefanski does a good job with allowing us to know that it's not Sunday,
05:37 that's the emphasis, it's not Saturday, that's the emphasis, but
05:40 it's the day that we are living in right now.
05:42 It's the hour that we're living in, it's the second hour we're living in.
05:45 And when the young guys step in, they really embrace that.
05:48 So for them to focus on the now, focus on the responsibility each and
05:51 every play, I think it's those little things that make it a lot.
05:55 >> [INAUDIBLE]
06:05 >> Joe's a guy that's had a lot of
06:08 experience, he's been able to establish himself, whether it's by word or by deed.
06:14 I think that he's done a great job being able to lead the offense, stepping in,
06:18 doing exactly what the coach wanted him to do, being a good teammate to us,
06:21 whether it's helping us out, maybe a look, or helping another quarterback out,
06:28 give us a better example of what to do with a different type of offense.
06:32 So he's done a great job, and I look forward to seeing him do and progress more.
06:36 >> [INAUDIBLE]
06:48 >> Yeah, I think my personal side, but
06:52 I think more so off the field is really about how can I reset every day?
06:59 How can I say, okay, today was a decent day,
07:02 I have awareness of what mistakes I made today and what I need to do better at.
07:07 I'm gonna correct those mistakes the next day.
07:09 And those things are really what's important.
07:12 Can a person reset every time that person makes a mistake?
07:16 They have the responsibility to be able to correct those mistakes, and
07:20 I think that that's been the emphasis.
07:22 >> [INAUDIBLE]