The following is the press conference Q&A transcript as Eagles defensive lineman Mehdi Abdesmad and offensive lineman Harris Williams met with the media at the ACC Kickoff in Pinehurst, NC.
Last year you guys pulled off something phenomenal defensively, jumping like 105 places in terms of total defense. How did you pull that off?
Mehdi Abdesmad: That's something that Coach (Don) Brown and all the coaches really pushed us to do. They told us when they got here, they said, "We need to stop the run." Every practice we showed up and we had to stop the run.