Sorensen Reviews Defense's Performance in Preseason Opener | 49ers

questions what do you think um de did in the game d was fun I mean he played hard he was flying around it wasn't perfect some of the execution stuff but just seeing him like I saying just taking that next step to cut it Loose you saw that so it was it was fun to see D get out there get some playing time and play fast and violent with him he's so fast I mean is it um you have to worry about playing too fast sometimes kind of running Beyond tackles things like that no it's just assignment sometimes and just knowing where to line up and just being in the right spot it's just details just like the fundamental details and then once you have that in that second nature that's when you see him really flying and taking his shots and we want him to play like that just all the time so it's just how can we cut it loose like that as consistently as possible fromo green on Saturday I saw a young kid that played a lot and played two spots in the same game playing nickel and corner and you know it's really cool to see that he could handle that and played well again it wasn't perfect but like some of the stuff he did was really competitive and you know getting that many snaps and being able to do those two things was was awesome Nick what are you seeing from Curtis Robinson this year Curtis is he continues to get better you know he's been here three years and uh he made some really big plays for us you know the play before the play when Malik made that nice hit he had the good tackle on the third down to keep it to Fourth and um had another touchdown down saving effort tackle um on the screen where they threw out that screen on the third and 10 and you know we had a Miss tackle and he starts getting out of a couple tackles and he makes that tackle I think they might score um so the effort of him to make that play get off the block early and just fly across the field um held them to a field goal attempt and they missed the the field goal so that and just command in the in the Huddle was was good to see it's Curtis can play all three positions he had he had a good game like the the offense has been hit harder in the by the injuries than maybe the defense has how uh does it hurt much that you're that you're losing these Saints practices when you were are fairly healthy on defense um I don't I think KY made the right choice I think just situationally I think it was kind of a culmination of things and you know the decision was about is it what's best for the team to make us ready for week one and I think it was just the right decision and how he explained it to everybody was exactly what he felt and I think it was the right choice [Music] you talked about Malik Mustafa what did you see from him during the first game someone who cut it loose the entire game and played physical the stuff that we saw in tape in college why we loved him really a violent player he played smart too you know as far as being able to communicate being the right spots but that he didn't hesitate and and played with the violent finishes that you saw and everyone saw it was really cool really he had a good game Beal got a lot of work how did you think he did uh he made some nice plays wasn't perfect um want him just being more aggressive and just cutting it loose and and playing as fast and as violence as he can at the line just every single time but his effort was there his finish was there he made a couple nice tackles that they probably would have got more yards if he didn't so he just needs to play more that's just the bottom line I think the more he plays the better he's going to get why do you guys like bigger defensive ends like 270 as opposed to like 240 well I mean you got to set in Edge I mean if you can be bigger and still be fast and still get to the quarterback that's always a good thing right I don't think it's always you're going to confine yourself with you have to be the size always you know if you can you know set an edge and knock somebody back knock a tackle back and set that edge and you're at a different weight and that's fine too we just it's more about how they fit the scheme and are you're going to do the right stuff that we need to play good defense what would you say is your overall assessment of your defense at this point right now um it's I would say it's good and we're continuing to get better I I love our energy I think we can always compete more I think we've taken the ball away we I feel like we could have taken it more in the game we just got the one I know we had the two fourth down stops which we love to count those as you know turnover on Downs I'd like how we're playing aggressive and we're communicating well um depthwise really even the young guys and the new guys my favorite part is how our guys compete and how they're getting closer together as a unit cuz we did have a lot of new guys so what's exciting is how much they're gravitating toward towards each other and really making this defense their own traditionally you guys have kept nine or 10 defensive lineman got got a heavy what what was your kind of comfort level with with that group right now and do you feel like you have that many guys who would be you know 53 I think we'll find out I think they're competing and you know it's it's a competitive group I think really on all three levels it's really competitive so I think however the numbers sort out we're going to have the best number of guys that we need for week one really it's never every Year's a little bit different so it's hey if we got this many linebackers or DBS or D lineman you kind of just make that choice based on who's separated themselves and where we where we think that this guy's the best for our team along those lines um we Davis's injury seems to open up a an opportunity How are um Brown and and Anderson uh doing at that position first off that sucks for I mean Kalo was having an awesome Camp he really had a heck of an offseason just talking to him he was excited for him it was I talked with him it was about being consistent and being who he is all the time I know he'd had some injuries in the past but I I loved how he was playing I was so fired up for him and it was every day and he has good energy too so he was it wasn't just his mindset and how he is as a person and how he was as a player but he was playing good too so I was bummed about it but to know that he can come back and will come back and talking to him yesterday on the phone too like he knows that you know come back stronger and now it's the next man up just like any position so with those guys step up right it's their opportunity to show us what you have you have two more weeks two more preseason games and as good as Kalia was doing let's see someone else you know Step Up be that consistent how fast can I you know grow in this system and do it the right way and be aggressive is not ready for week one you feel pretty confident saying George odm would would be the starter I mean he's done a heck of a job he's gotten the ball a lot I you know don't rule any competition out or set anything in stone we do have time left but Gio has done an awesome job so as TIG so as Malik all the guys that we have um it's it's competitive but Gio is really he's gotten better like I said even from last year to this year from the year before to last year he continues to grow you know with his communication with how he gets the ball and feeling comfortable in our system yes all right thank you guys thank you oh