Summary: Click here to listen to the full audio from the blogger conference call. The following is a transcript from today’s blogger conference call with linebacker David Harris: JetNation.com: David, you guys faced Matt Forte and the Bears in 2010 when you had the third ranked rushing defense in the league and he managed to put up over a hundred yards and another sixty yards through the air. What is it that makes Matt Forte as good as he is given the fact that he was able to have that much success against such a good run defense and how do you prepare for him this time around? David Harris: What makes him special is that he can do it all. He poses just as much of a threat catching the ball out of the backfield as he does running the ball. He’s a great runner who makes a lot of guys miss, he has good vision and enough speed to take it the distance. JN: Another weapon the Bears have on offense this year is Martellus Bennett who doesn’t get as much press as their big receivers but he’s a guy who had a career high 65 catches last year in Trestman’s offense and a big target at 6′ 7”, so how do you guys account for somebody like that with the wealth of weapons on that team? DH: Oh yeah, he gets overlooked a lot with the two guys on the outside, Marshall and Jeffery but he’s a key part of their offense who demands attention in the middle of the field and he’s a big target like you said. You always have to have somebody over the top and underneath on him. He splits out sometimes at wide receiver and they throw him jump balls so they know how to utilize him. JN: What about the Jets tight ends? A lot of what we’re hearing is that Eric Decker may not be available. If he’s not, I would anticipate you guys trying to incorporate the tight ends a little bit more and Rex has commented on Amaro being ready to become a bigger part of this offense. What have you seen from him in practice as a young guy who’s obviously a big target who put up big numbers in college, you would think he’ll be a tough guy to defend once the light goes on for him. DH: Any time somebody gets injured, the guy behind him has to step up. If Decker doesn’t play, somebody has to step up and fill his shoes. Decker is a huge part of this offense and we have other guys and other options on offense as well. Cumberland and Jace Amaro, they’ll get their nuber called and probably be looked at a little bit more, but we’ll see. JN: Your fellow linebacker Quinton Coples had a big sack and four quarterback hits and I know recently Karl Dunbar elaborated on how he feels like Quinton has come along and we know he had the injury early last year but dropped some weight in the off-season and has looked really good early on, what are your impressions from what you’ve seen on the field and how he’s developed after moving to the outside linebacker position? DH: He’s starting to make the adjustment pretty well. It’s tough, to go from a D-end with you hand in the dirt to playing linebacker in the NFL. I know a lot of guys think it’s easy but it’s not easy when you’re dropping in to coverage you see a lot of different formations and see how guys try to isolate you and exploit you, but he’s done a really good job rushing the passer, getting off blocks, and he’s making a lot of big plays for us and that’s what we expect out of him. JN: David, we’ve seen a lot of people in the league, especially talking about teams like the Seahawks and the importance of being able to find guys who make significant contributions late in the draft. A couple of late rounders who surprised some people and made the roster and I say that because of the strong front-7, Ik Enemkpali and Trevor Reilly are a couple of fellow linebackers who made the final 53, what have you seen in these guys that you like so far? DH: Ik, he’s a relentless pass-rus[...]
