Daniel Thomas

He's in the base now.

You know, he's in the base defense, and they brought Daniel Thomas in to play the third safety.

And it didn't look like the defense missed much of a beat.

I mean, obviously they want Delpit out there, but the point being that McNeil Warren looks comfortable out there.

Is Malik Collins...

Right where it is, but maybe outside the building, because I'm sure you guys appreciate him, but outside the building, is he maybe underrated in your mind, and how important is he just to that defensive line?

I don't know anything about outside the building, but in the building, he's not underrated at all.

He is the man.

It's one of our great joys to see him every single day.

So, I don't know about outside the building, but in the building, he's the man, and I hope everyone outside the building knows he's the man.

In the NFL right now, in the sacks, just how for the guys are you that they're getting that kind of production and posting those kind of numbers given everything that's gone on

yeah i'm really happy we're winning football games and as a team and whatever we can do as a defensive if it helps pressuring the quarterback to help this football team win i hope we can do it and whatever it takes collectively to help this team win we're going to do it as a defense in reference to you know sacks and You guys know me.

They get people to the ball.

And they're getting great play from guys who, you know, before the season, no one would have even known who they were unless you were a Browns fan.

Guys like Huntington, Kamara.

I mean, you know, that always tells me that the coaching is good.

You know, your backup type players come in and perform, you know, at a high level playing meaningful snaps.

I'm not talking about a guy who gets in and plays eight snaps.

I'm talking about guys who have to come in and play 30, 40 snaps.

So this is a real fun defense to watch.

Yes, you've got to get there and do those things, but I think there's something about just the way that these guys like each other.

Unsung, Daniel Thomas, who we haven't talked about as a defensive player at all, steps in and plays 20 snaps and is PFF's highest graded player.

I know internally, they thought he did a heck of a job in a big situation where you needed those three safeties on the field.

So there's just something special about this group, and I hope it gets better and we see clean football, but...

Yes, you've got to get there and do those things, but I think there's something about just the way that these guys like each other.

Unsung, Daniel Thomas, who we haven't talked about as a defensive player at all, steps in and plays 20 snaps and is PFF's highest graded player.

I know internally, they thought he did a heck of a job in a big situation where you needed those three safeties on the field.

So there's just something special about this group, and I hope it gets better and we see clean football, but...

And it starts with me and then our offensive staff and then the guys that we put on the field and how we execute.

How important or special did you think it was to get contributions? You mentioned the backup running backs, but the backup D-tackles again, Daniel Thomas coming in when Grant goes down.

Felt like you got a lot of contributions from guys down the roster.

Oh, for sure.