Derwin’s role on defense
Chargers Defensive Coordinator Jesse Minter spoke glowingly in February about able to being coach and work with Bolts safety Derwin James, Jr.
Four months later, everything still holds true.
“I’m going to try over the summer to clone him and make three of him,” a laughing Minter said.
One of the leaders of the defense, James has been all over the place throughout the spring practices as he engrains himself in the defensive coordinator’s scheme — just like he has throughout his career in the powder blue.
Minter praised how quick the star safety has picked up the defense since he’s arrived to Southern California.
Still he keeps in mind that in order for James to be effective, Minter will need to pick his spots and make sure to not put too much on his plate.
“I mean he does everything well,” Minter said. “It’s still sort of just where he can be most be effective in a certain game, in a certain type of matchup.”
“He can do it all, but as I said before, you got to be careful of not overloading him,” Minter added. “He’s picked up everything, he’s picked up multiple positions, he’s repped at a bunch of different positions.
The Bolts Defensive Coordinator laid out just how valuable having a player like James is when preparing for different offenses.
On any given week, the ability to use James in many different ways will be huge depending on the matchups.
“There’s times where he’s really good back [deep],” Minter said. “He’s an elite tackler, so sometimes when that guy is coming over the middle of the field as your last line of defense, you feel pretty good about it.
“Then there’s times where he’s blitzing off the edge and he’s causing havoc,” Minter added. “There’s times where he’s locking up a slot receiver or locking up a tight end.”
A lot of time remains for Minter to be see what options he has at his disposal alongside James, but he…
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