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Bobby McCain – August 5, 2019 Download PDF version

Monday, August 5, 2019

S Bobby McCain

(How are you liking that freedom back there at safety?) – “How am I liking it? I like it. You can control, you can see the ball out, you can see the ball coming from the quarterback. You can make plays at the end of the day in this defense, once we get more in depth in game plans, and playing different teams, and playing different people – it will all change.”

(I can’t remember, were you a catcher or a center fielder in your baseball career?) – “I was both. I was a catcher and outfielder – center field, left field, right field.”

(So playing center field is pretty normal for you?) – “Yeah. I’ve done it before. Not in football but other sports.”

(The combo we saw today with you and S Minkah Fitzpatrick back there. It’s rare to have two safeties with corner skills. What sort of challenge could that provide for teams if you all are on the field together?) – “Just controlling the middle of the field, controlling the deep part of the field. You’ve got guys back there that can go get the football, that can judge the football well and understand that when the ball is in the air, it’s not just theirs – it’s everybody’s. Being back there is definitely different but you’ve got to be comfortable being uncomfortable. That’s just one of the things we’re doing, and you have to get the job done at the end of the day.”

(With CB Eric Rowe out today we saw CB Nik Needham again with the starters. What’s he shown being around him for a couple of months?) – “He’s smart, he’s a good player, he goes hard. He works his tail off, he comes in everyday and doesn’t say much. He works his tail off. He does what he’s told, does what he’s supposed to do, and that’s why he’s getting work with the ones. Just trying to make him better, they don’t care where you come from, were you drafted or undrafted. That’s the name of the game. If you can play, you can play. He’s going to keep coming along and I can see he’ll definitely be good for us.”

(How much are looking forward to testing this out on Thursday night?) – ‘I’m excited. I’m excited. It’s our first preseason game, our first game coming up. Everyone should be excited. Football season is back. Not just to be tested, but just to be out there on the field with your brothers and with your teammates, it’s fun and I’m excited.”

(How much attention to you guys pay to not getting any respect? You guys are going to do this and do that. How much do you guys feed into that?) – “They don’t respect us right now and we don’t care. At the end of the day, we don’t care. We’re just going to come out here and keep working and take it one day at a time and one game at a time throughout the year. We’ll tally it up at the end of the year and at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what they are saying. We’re just coming in trying to compete and get better every day. That’s all it’s about.”

(How different do you think this preseason will be with so many moving parts?) – “It’s definitely going to be interesting because we have a lot of different guys, especially in my case and a lot of guys in the back end’s case that can do a lot of different things and play a lot of different positions. With this defense, you have to be able to know it all, and know – not everything, but you want to know a lot. You want to know more than you’re supposed to, and it will help you in the long run.”

(What kind of growth have you seen from LB Jerome Backer this year from his rookie year?) – “Big. He’s definitely stepping up, he’s understanding that he’s not a rookie anymore. You can tell he doesn’t act like a rookie. He’s keeping it professional. He comes in, he works, he gets in early and does what he’s supposed to do. He keeps coming along, and if you can keep doing that you’ll last a long time in this league.”   

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