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Bobby McCain – July 27, 2019 Download PDF version

Saturday, July 27, 2019

CB Bobby McCain

(Do you think of yourself as a safety now?) – “Yes.”

(Like the cornerback thing, the nickel thing, is out of your mind?) – “No. I’ve definitely got to know it all. I’ve got to know all five positions on the field. But right now, yeah I’m definitely deep.”

(When did you know the transition to safety was real? Like they weren’t experimenting.) – “OTAs around the end of spring.”

(Why does this make sense for you?) – “It’s just putting good ball players on the field, putting all of your playmakers on the field. Guys that communicate, guys that work together, guys that got chemistry such as myself, Xavien (Howard), Minkah (Fitzpatrick), T.J. (McDonald), Reshad (Jones), everybody. All of the playmakers, we’re all on the field a lot. That’s why it makes sense because you want ballers out there.”

(You guys haven’t really had that centerfielder, last line of defense type of free safety since S Isa Abdul-Quddus. Why you?) – “Because I get the job done. I’m the guy to get the job done. I get the ball on the ground. At the end of the day, I’m rangy, I can move well, I can tackle, I can cover. Free safeties do a lot more covering than you think. Just being able to get to the ball, being rangy and getting the ball on the ground, that’s the biggest thing.”

(With this transition, how much does having played nickel help you?) – “A lot. A lot because I can tell you where his help is, I know where his strengths and weaknesses are, I know where the outside strengths and weaknesses are and now I’m controlling the field in the back end, just looking around and you can tell, ‘this is where he is going. Okay, you’ve got a three-by-one, this is where he’s going.’ You can look at the quarterback, you can read him and make plays on the football.”

(How important is the communication back there?) – “Very, very. It’s paramount. Communication is paramount. It’s one of the big reasons why I have success back there is just because I communicate with guys and have an understanding that at the end of the day, we have to get the ball on the ground and stop it from getting across the goal line.”

(Head Coach Brian Flores keeps talking about how he wants a tough team and a physical team. It must’ve been fun to actually get pads on today. What was that like today?) – “It was fun. It was a lot of fun. It’s just competitive, it’s a real competitive nature out here. Guys are competing. Guys are competing for their lives. What we’re competing for at the end of the day, each and every day, is just to get better. That’s what it’s about.”

(On Sundays, how do you know who is physical? I know you all are physical to an extent, but how do you know which teams, which players, are bringing that physical aspect?) – “At the end of the game when it hits zero and you’re up or you’re down. If I’m being honest, that’s what it’s about – winning football games and having that physical relentless attitude. Being fearless out here, that’s one thing we’re going to be about. We go out each and every play, each and every day and just compete, be physical, set the edge, do everything they ask us to do and get to work.”

(What’s different this year with Head Coach Brian Flores being the coach from your perspective?) – “Definitely the curfew. (laughter) The curfew is different. We’re running. We’re going to be in shape. We’re going to be the best physically in shape football team, the most in shape, for sure, in the league.”

(You’re running a lot more?) – “Yeah. Definitely a lot more. We run a lot more.”

(The curfew is a little bit earlier?) – “Yeah, but it’s a good thing. You get guys in bed, get guys in their room and just make sure that guys aren’t just out and about. It’s good for you, though.”

(What time are you in?) – “I try to get back to the hotel around 9:50 p.m. It’s a 10:30 p.m. curfew.”

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