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Austin Jackson – September 14, 2020 Download PDF version

Monday, September 14, 2020

T Austin Jackson

(What was it like getting in your first NFL game? What were some of the emotions that you had and how did you think you performed?) – “I was just really excited. Really excited to play and finally get on the field with my teammates and compete. It’s something I’ve been looking forward to since about April now. I was really excited to get out there and do that.”

(From my view, it looked like you didn’t give up a sack or even a hurry. Looked like you had a pretty good first game. How did you grade yourself out and did you expect to play that well?) – “I expect to show up and compete every day. At the end of the day, there is still a lot of things I need to work on and get better at. Keep working, keep doing the things I’m doing well now, but also keep getting better every day.”

(What’s the biggest thing you learned from your first NFL game?) – “The biggest thing I learned is probably the speed of the game picks up a little bit from practice to the actual game. I guess just getting acclimated to the speed of the game and learning how to anticipate movement from the defense. That’s something I learned throughout the first quarter.”

(What is it going to take for this unit to develop the chemistry that you guys need to be an efficient run-blocking unit?) – “Definitely just communication is the biggest thing. We all sit down with each other and we talk about stuff that needs to get done. I think just as we keep going and working harder and getting better, we’ll see more improvements on our end.”

(I have a two-prong question here, both about Ted Karras comments postgame. He mentioned the Patriots have a unique rush and thought you guys did well to combat some of that rush stuff. I’m curious to get your take on that, but also he said that he was proud of the young guys the two rookies, you and Solomon Kindley. I just want to ask you about Ted Karras’ communication and leadership and what it means upfront for you guys?) – “It means a lot. Ted is the center, so he’s pretty much like the head honcho of the offensive line. They are the big brains down there. They see everything, and he’s just been a great leader, especially to guys like me and Solomon who are young and don’t know much. He’s always had his hand out and helping all of us every step of the way.”

(I was wondering, they had some success against you guys early in the run defense scheme. Was there anything that they did unique and what was giving you problems? And why did it open up a bit in the second half?) – “There was a lot of movement throughout the run game early on. A couple of movement pieces I should’ve picked up myself. As soon as we got acclimated, we adjusted and that’s what we do. We plan to keep that for the rest of the season.”

(What was the reactions in terms of G Solomon Kindley, when you guys looked at the film, evaluating and the coach’s assessment on how you guys did?) – “It was good. We both talked about being excited to play, but it’s still a long season ahead of us. We don’t want to get too excited over now. We want to finish at the end of the year, feeling good about what we did. We’re still working every day.”

(Did you have a welcome to the NFL moment? And if not, was there maybe anything any of the Patriots said to you after that game that boosted your confidence any?) – “No, not really. Nah. No welcome to the NFL moment and there was no boost from the Patriots postgame either.”

(I kind of want to get your emotions going into this – no preseason game so this is literally your first time taking a snap. What’s sort of going through your mind that first snap, that walk to the stadium, everything when it’s real?) – “You can only look up and be star struck for so long. You still got people trying to hit you right in front of you. The whole time, I was excited. It was different but I was still very focused on doing my job for my team.”

(Have you had any chance at all to look at the Buffalo Bills and what they are going to present this week?) – “Yeah, definitely. I looked at their game yesterday against the Jets. I’m starting to look at their defense early, identifying their guys. They run a different defense than the Patriots do. It will be fun to get a look at a different type of defense this week. We’re excited for it. They got playmakers, we got playmakers and it should be fun.”     

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