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Eric Rowe – August 2, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, August 2, 2021

S Eric Rowe

(Can you hear the fans when you practice?) – “Oh yeah, they’re right there. You can hear them.”

(Do you hear them chanting for CB Xavien Howard?) – “Yeah, you couldn’t miss it.”

(What were your thoughts on the fan reaction?) – “One, it’s just good to have fans back, to hear really any chant. It’s been a whole year without it. Obviously, fans, they love ‘X.’ He’s been here his whole career. I get it. He goes on the field and he balls out. I would chant for him too.”

(How’s the communication back there been like?) – “It’s going good. Everything starts over each year. We got new pieces on defense. A couple of the same guys have still been together. It’s coming together and that’s kind of when it comes together, through training camp.”

(What does DB Jason McCourty bring to the team?) – “He brings veteran leadership. Obviously her has skill, this is his 13th year. Even though he complains that he’s old, he can still move, he can still run. (laughter) The good thing is I can still ask him questions and he really helps me a lot too.”

(The first week we’ve seen a lot of big plays and that is an indictment of what’s going on in the secondary. What’s the communication been like about sewing that stuff up? – “Yeah, they have big plays. That was just communication. It’s early in training camp and each year I’ve been in training camp, that always happens early on at least one day and it’s good that it happens here. We don’t want to go to Week 1 giving up bombs until we’re 21 points down. I’d rather have it here where we just fix it up. Obviously, it’s been better each day since, so it’s kind of good to have it here.”

(What’s the difference in defending this offense now with WR Jaylen Waddle and his speed, WR Albert Wilson back to what he was. I know WR Will Fuller hasn’t been out here much yet, but just how much tougher is it going to be for opposing defenses to cover this offense?) – “We got more speed, we got more pieces and even when DeVante (Parker) and Preston (Williams) come back, it will be even deeper. I’m excited to see it happen. Tua (Tagovailoa), I think he’s making that jump. I see each day he’s getting better from the first day, so now opposing defenses can’t just double one guy and be like, ‘okay everyone else is going to be covered.’ Now we got Waddle with the speed, Albert, DeVante, Preston, Mike (Gesicki). Pick who you want.”

(From the defensive perspective; the biggest difference to you in QB Tua Tagovailoa from last August to now, is it accuracy, is it the deep ball, is release? What stands out to you?) – “He’s always had accuracy. That was never a problem. He’s always had accuracy, he’s always had the zip, he’s always had power. I just believe it’s that year-two jump everybody needs to make from their rookie year. Obviously, the type of offense. Last year, I even noticed his playbook was condensed to slants and bubbles. They really wouldn’t let him show his arm and now seeing in training camp, he’s got a lot more deep routes, they’re allowing him the opportunity to throw it deep. That’s what we need.”

(What are your early impressions of S Jevon Holland?) – “One, he’s a good rookie. I told him to bring the snacks and he brought them. If I tell him to carry the helmet, he’ll do it. (laughter) Besides that, football-wise, he hasn’t made a lot of mistakes. He’s a real smart kid anyway. I knew that when came in the spring. He’s making plays out here each day so it’s backing up.”

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