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Matt Haack – December 4, 2020 Download PDF version

Friday, December 4, 2020

P Matt Haack

(Wanted to get your thoughts on leading the fan voting for the Pro Bowl and what would making the Pro Bowl mean to you?) – “I don’t have Twitter on nothing, so I never saw any of that until our media people here told me. Honestly for me, the Pro Bowl is a cool thing and all, but I’m just focused on winning games and right now it’s beating the Bengals and putting our team in the best position I can to help us win. The Pro Bowl to me is kind of a bonus, but what you do on the field during the season is what matters.”

(I’m going to give you a chance to brag here. Are you and K Jason Sanders the best kicking combo in the NFL?) – “I feel like you have to have some sort of confidence in your unit, right? Jason is having a damn good season. His numbers prove it in and of themselves. I think when all things are  clicking – everybody on the unit, when we are clicking, it’s a good one.”

(I need to know what the secret sauce is on how to get so popular in such a short time span. I didn’t know you were such a big fan favorite. How are you leading the voting?) – “I have no idea. I’m probably the most quiet guy  and to myself and stuff. I’m just as shocked as you guys are.”

(A second ago, you were talking about you and K Jason Sanders as a tandem. I don’t know if you’ve seen but in the Pro Bowl voting, Jason is not leading in the AFC. Does that surprise you?) – “To me, I don’t even know how all of that stuff works, if it’s just the fan voting and stuff or not. All of our focus right now is on Cincinnati and winning games. The Pro Bowl is definitely not what we are thinking about; but in my opinion, I think that numbers speak for themselves. He’s having a good year. I’m sure a bunch of guys are around the league, but you can’t take away from Jason what he’s done on the field. He’s just as focused as I am about beating the Bengals and winning one game at a time.”

(You mentioned the entire unit getting the job done and I was curious because every time we talk to LS Blake Ferguson, he’s always got this high energy, fun loving guy type of mentality. Since you, Jason and Blake spend so much time together, how has he kind of molded into that relationship with you guys and molded into that room and how he has integrated into the specialist room with you guys?) – “He’s done very well. He’s doing a great job on the field as well. I think when things are going well, it’s easy for all of us to click. Just him being able to get out here in the offseason and train with us a little bit before we even got in the building helped out a lot. We were able to get out before the COVID stuff was real bad and before all of the restrictions and kind hang out outside of football and get to know him. He came in confident and doing a good job, so I think that helps a bunch.”

(Going back to K Jason Sanders real quickly you’ve been here for three years now. What have you noticed from him in terms of differences in maybe his approach, confidence level, anything that might lead or explain the amazing season he’s having?) – “I mean credit to him. He puts in a bunch of work. Even in the offseason when we’re training, he’s a guy that has a great mentality mentally, and he expects to make every kick. He puts a lot of work into it. He’s very detailed oriented. He pays very close attention to detail. He’s one of those guys that when he’s locked in, he’s locked in and nothing is going to distract him from what he’s trying to do. I don’t think he’s changed anything.”

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