Ryan Nielsen responds to playing Tennessee on Sunday

Jacksonville Defensive Coordinator Ryan Nielsen spoke to the media this week about Will Levis’ performance and preparing to play Titans WR Calvin Ridley.

On the challenge that Titans WR Calvin Ridley presents

Ryan: Speed. Elite speed. Take the top off defense. Huge deep ball threat. Like, we have to protect the deep ball against him. Make his catches—he's going to get his catches. The guy's a really good football player. He's going to get his catches. We're going to try to eliminate as much as we can. But we can't give up the explosives over the top.

On how Titans QB Will Levis has grown during his time in Tennessee

Ryan: Huge arm. He can make all the throws. That’s his thing. Then you're seeing him, we played him last year, and then his movement in and around and getting out of the pocket. I mean, he's making some plays with his legs. He's extending. It's first-year, now it's towards the end of the year. He's going through a new offensive system. The arm talent is impressive. It really is. It's really impressive. We've got to do a good job of mixing some things up in our coverages and staying tight on the receivers. Like we talked about, protect the deep ball because he could throw it as far as he wants.