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Larnel Coleman – May 14, 2021 Download PDF version

Friday, May 14, 2021

T Larnel Coleman

(I just want to get your take on the first day of practice and how the first weekend of getting in the classroom, getting around the coaches and your teammates, and putting a helmet on and playing some football, how is it going for you so far?) – “It’s been going amazing. Just getting out there and being with the team, being with my teammates and whatnot, it is an unbelievable experience and everything. I’m really happy to be here, really happy to keep learning and keep improving. It’s just been really good.”

(How good a group could this rookie offensive line be? With T Liam Eichenberg obviously, he didn’t give up a sack the last two years. You were highly regarded. Some people thought you might have been a fourth or fifth rounder. Robert Jones is a guy who could’ve easily been drafted. How good could the three of you be as a class of linemen?) – “Honestly, we’re all improving day by day. We’re taking each minute, each moment, just one step at a time. Right now we’re just focused on the current moment and getting better each day.”

(Do they have you at both tackle spots early on? Has coach indicated to you where you will be?) – “Everybody has been switching each position, just trying to get the best feel for us and whatnot. Everybody has been everywhere.”

(One of the other writers likened offensive line play – right tackle to left tackle – kind of as wiping your back side. It’s very different when you switch sides. It’s like using different hands. Do you have that same feeling? What is it like switching from the tackle positions? What kind of goes through your mind and what goes into learning both positions?) – “Honestly for me, it’s never been too difficult to me. It’s just opposite. I guess at least for me, it’s been very easy to be like ‘ok, I did this on this side, let’s just flip it for this side.’ I don’t really see too much of a difference. Obviously you have one foot up instead of the other one, but I don’t think it’s that big of a difference.”

(You say that it’s not really that difficult for you, but do you have a side that you would prefer to be on if you had your choice?) – “Honestly, I’m going to do whatever the team needs. I’m a team player at the end of the day. Wherever I fit in, that’s what I’m going to do.”

(You talk about your teammates and I know that’s a big mentality here, team-first players. Is there a specific theme you’ve noticed with your fellow draft class here, in terms of what guys are like and your first impression on your new teammates here?) – “Yeah, the vibe that I get off everybody is that everybody is here to work. We’re all here to improve and be the best as we possibly can for each other, the team and the organization. They come off as ready to work.”

(Has anybody challenged you to a game of basketball or vice versa yet?) – “(laughter) Nothing just yet. Maybe soon.”

(What was the message from Head Coach Brian Flores at the start today about what he wanted you guys to accomplish this weekend?) – “He told us that this is a real learning weekend. Make sure you are in your playbook, especially getting used to the weather down here and everything. Just making sure that we come out of this weekend healthy and that we come out better in terms of knowing the playbook and everything. That’s really what it was.”

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