Kwity Paye brings ‘lovely chaos’ and a brand new edge to the Raiders protection

“I’m just out there, you know, just balling,” Paye instructed me on the latest episode of Upon Further Review.

“I love playing D-line. I love being in the pocket, muddying it up and, you know, just, just violence.”

Paye beamed, and the smile ought to ship shivers up the spines of opposing quarterbacks on the Raiders’ schedule…particularly if Crosby is being, properly, Crosby on the opposite aspect of the line of defense within the Raiders’ reimagined entrance underneath new defensive coordinator Rob Leonard.

Yes, the identical Leonard who spent the earlier three seasons teaching Crosby and the remainder of the D-line because the Raiders’ D-line coach.

Paye could also be new to Leonard’s scheme, however he is already taken on a educating function for the opposite newbies on the group and Leonard has taken discover.

“I say all the time I’ve learned the most from players,” Leonard mentioned. “And when they take control of that, that’s where the details get taught, what things look like in reality outside of a playbook, and that’s what you want to see.

“I imply, it makes you’re feeling good, to be trustworthy with you.”

“I really feel just like the gamers make the calls come to life and the DCs preach that on a regular basis – they’ll name it, however now we have to make it come to life,” Paye said. “You should be very selfless. You should sacrifice your self.

“Sometimes, the play is not meant for you and that’s OK. You have to go ahead and sacrifice your body to make somebody else come free and get the sack, get the pressure, get the pick, whatever it may be. And that’s just all coming together and [we’re] trying to win.”

Paye is new to the Raiders, however not the pains and heartbreak of life within the NFL.

Or have you ever forgotten about Paye being on the mistaken finish of one in every of his new teammate’s epic comebacks.

“Oh, man,” Paye howled. “Don’t even bring it up. Don’t bring it up.”

Thing is, now we have to, proper?

It was Dec. 17, 2022, and Paye’s Colts have been up on Kirk Cousins’ Vikings, 33-0 at halftime, 36-7 late within the third quarter.

Cousins, who would end with 460 passing yards, 4 touchdowns and two interceptions, led the Vikings to a wild 39-36 extra time victory…whilst he was sacked seven occasions.