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Elandon Roberts – October 4, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, October 4, 2021

LB Elandon Roberts

(Can you put your finger on what this defense needs to do to improve against the run?) – “We need to continue to take it one day at a time and it starts in practice. That’s all you can do.”

(As a leader of this team, what do you feel has been the disconnect that is preventing you guys from playing up to your capabilities?) – “I feel, like I said, as a leader, it starts in practice. We just got to play better complementary football. That’s it. It’s just that simple. Once we start doing that, we’ll really start to string things together.”

(I wanted to get your thoughts on the upcoming matchup and seeing your old friend from New England, that quarterback back there.) – “It’s always a joy seeing Tom (Brady). Obviously we’re on two different sides of the ball, so that will be the guy I’ll be competing against. It will be a fun game.”

(You guys started this exact same record last year. Then you put together a string where you ahd five straight victories. What do you find was the common thread when you turned it around last year?) – “Just no panic. We believe in the formula, we believe in the coaches, we believe in the locker room. You can’t panic this early in the season. I’ve seen people start out 5-0 and now you don’t make the playoffs. Around this time, the only people that usually panic are you guys and whatnot. That’s why we ignore the noise outside of the building and just continue to do what we do, and that’s take it one day at a time. Once we start stringing things together, we’ll be just fine.”

(A little while aga, Head Coach Brian Flores was on with us and he was citing a disconnect between what happens during the week and what happens on Sundays. He said in practice we’re not holding, in practice we’re not dropping balls, and yet on Sundays we’re seeing some of those mistakes. Are you observing the same thing and if so, how do you account for that difference, what do you think the cause is?) – “Just like I said earlier in the day, you’ve got to take practice to the game field. Sometimes it sounds simple, but it’s really a simple answer. Take what you do in practice to the game field and we’ll be just fine. No panic.”

(It’s been an odd year against the run because you’ve had a bunch collectively as a team, some good plays limiting opponents to one or two yard gains, or no gain at all. Then there have been a few that were hurtful every game. Have there been a theme you’ve noticed on the ones that have broken for a longer gain?) – “I don’t have an answer for you. I don’t know what you mean by theme.”

(As far as plays being well blocked? Has there been anything you’ve noticed on tape review on the ones that have broken? Was it just good blocking by the other team? Run gaps? Because you’ve had a number of good plays limiting opponents to small gains. I know NFL teams are going to break for long runs. Is there anything you’ve noticed defensively on those runs?) – “Of course you want to eliminate them. (laughter) I’m laughing because of how you structured the question, but of course you want to limit the big explosive runs, and you want to get it stopped just like your two yard gains or your negative plays. Like I said, we’ve just got to string things together and that starts in practice and take it one day at a time.”

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