On what this spring's mantra "Fire. Passion. Energy." means to him...

"The way I see it is just showing your love for the game on tape, like you are what your tape says. You want to be able to see when the game's over, when practice is over, that juice, that fire, on tape, every single play. Covering down, being hyped up when your teammates make a play, just competing, like all those things. Just going into it, showing your love for the game and not just saying you love it."

On what the younger receivers bring to the offense...

"They just bring depth and juice, that's basically it. I mean, they come in and they can help us with depth. And then they got energy, man. Those dudes make plays. They fly around. And that's our big thing, passion, fire, energy this spring. And those guys got it."

On how big it is for the defensive group to create turnovers...

"It's a big deal. We pride ourselves in getting the ball off others, especially the offense, in special teams and all around, so it's a big deal."

On playing in a limited contact setting and if that creates a challenge...

"It's not really a challenge because we always find something to get better at on this defense. So, it's not too hard to find something that we can develop more."

On what’s in store for him following spring practice…

“Work on my details. Coach Smart has got us doing some stuff. Just work on little details, clean up a few things, and make a few corrections. Make sure that everybody is getting stronger and faster. Just stuff like that.”

On the inside linebacker group …

“Yeah, I think a linebacker at the University of Georgia, when you come here, you’ve got to make a decision. With that decision, you're going to work hard, you're going to get coached hard and you're going to be accountable for everything. So, I just think those guys just buying in to that standard that's in the linebacker room is my goal to set it and keep on pursuing it.”

On Kris Jones, Chris Cole, and Justin Williams’ performances at G-Day …

“I'm just proud of those guys and the growth they have shown. They're growing, playing different positions, they're just playing anything. I'm proud of those guys, their ability to just grow and just come in and play.”