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Jason McCourty – September 12, 2021 (Postgame)

Sunday, September 12, 2021
Postgame – New England

DB Jason McCourty

(What did you see on that long pass breakup?) – “Yeah that’s a ‘we’re going after him’ right there. When a quarterback fades back, he’s fading back because he has to get rid of the ball before that last rusher who’s unblocked gets to him so you know when he does that, he’s going to loft one up. It’s just trying to figure out what direction he’s going to loft it up. Old guy just had to show I can still run a little bit, was able to make the play. (laughter)”

(Can I ask you what do you think your 40 time would be just on that run?) – “I can still run. I may not be able to change directions like I used to like this guy over here but straight forward I can still go.”

(You’ve been on the other side of this before. How hard is it to come and win in this building?) – “It’s hard to win no matter where you’re at. This is my 13th year. I’ve had years where I was 0-16, 2-14 and 3-13. It doesn’t matter where you play in this league; it’s hard to win in the NFL. Those are lessons that our young guys will learn. For the rookies coming from college, it’s different and it doesn’t matter who you’re playing or what their record is. Any given Sunday you come out here, it is going to be a challenge and it is going to be a 60-minute ball game to be able to come out victorious.”

(What stood out for you facing QB Mac Jones tonight?) – “He didn’t really make any mistakes. He was poised. Even watching him in the huddle getting guys in, yelling, commanding. A lot of what he looked like in the preseason is how he came out and performed. He gave his team a chance to win. He didn’t really make many mistakes, didn’t throw any errant passes really. He is a poised young guy. It was fun to see him and Tua (Tagovailoa) obviously college teammates being on opposite sidelines and it is always a lot more fun when you come out with the win.”

(Three 14 play drives but none of them were a touchdown… You couldn’t get off on third down but you didn’t give up a lot of points.) – “Huge. Red zone, third down; those are game-winning plays and when you are to able to get off the field on third down in the red zone, it’s a four-point play. It changes the chance of a touchdown to a field goal and that’s huge just to keep us in the game and continue to give our offense a chance. Obviously there are going to a lot of things we are going to need to correct on those long drives, but being able to bend but not break in that red zone is huge and it continues to give us a chance as the game goes on.”

(What did you see on the fumble? I assume you were in on the play. What did you see on that play?) – “Xavien Howard being one of our best players and making a play. He gets paid a lot of money because he is that good (laughter). He was able to show up big for us in that moment and that is what we expect of him at practice, out here in the game. We expect him to make plays. It has been a lot of fun learning from him and being around him. Great, great guy so I am going to bring him to the stage next (laughter).”

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