Chubb picked a good time to switch sides because the Dolphins are clearly in a rebuild after moving on from coach Mike McDaniel and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Chubb is now on a team that continues to rate as top-5 Super Bowl contender, a team that targeted him in free agency because of his familiarity with the 3-4 scheme Buffalo is transitioning into.
“I’m very excited about the opportunity,” Chubb said. “Coach Leonard came from Denver and mixing in some of his style of play, and so a lot of our installs have to do with what we’ve seen from Denver. Seeing those guys get out there with Nic (Bonitto) and (Jonathan Cooper), some guys that I was in the room with (in Denver), and seeing their growth has been dope.
“Seeing how fast they played in this defense, like, even the backups just getting off the ball playing confident, playing free. And I feel like that’s what this defense allows edges to do.”
Chubb’s experience in the scheme is vital because this is all new for Buffalo’s best pass rusher, Greg Rousseau, who did all his previous work as a 4-3 end. Thus, Chubb has helped mentor Rousseau, rookie TJ Parker and the others who are taking reps at standup outside linebacker.
“For sure, I take that on every day I’m out here,” he said. “I try to set a standard, my standard, that belief into the team, showing how I go about my business, how I do everything. That’s part of it, and then on the field, I’m just going to be the same me I am each and every past year I’ve been in this league. Making plays, getting to the ball, putting that standard out there on the tape and on the field, letting my guys see it and raising that standard as a team together.”
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