Bobby McCain – July 30, 2018
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Monday, July 30, 2018
CB Bobby McCain
(That intensity, you pretty much put the pads on, it’s going to come out a little bit. It seems like you and WR Danny Amendola can’t stay out of each other’s grill.) – “One-hundred percent. Like I said, we’ve been going at it for a couple of years now. It’s good, competitive nature. He’s the same guy over there on the offensive side of the ball as I am on the defensive side of the ball – that energy, go get it, try to work hard, be competitive. I’m glad he’s on our side.”
(The best part about it is the fact that WR Danny Amendola dapped you up. After everything was said and done, he came over to you, gave you daps and said ‘Hey, let’s go again. Let’s do it.’) – “One-hundred percent. That’s what we’re about here. We’re not going to hold any grudges. We’re teammates. We’re brothers. We’re going to war each and every day. It’s competitive out here. Like you said, the pads came on. It’s going to get competitive. Like I said, that’s my brother and we’re going to get to it, try to win a championship.”
(The jokes are going to come though when you get into it for the second time.) – “One-hundred percent. I can’t wait to get into the locker room to see what they have to say. (laughter)”
(I think S Minkah Fitzpatrick also got into it. Do you like seeing a rookie not back down from anyone?) – “Yes. Minkah, he’s a good football player. He’s not going to back down either. He’s competitive. Like I said, he has played in some really big games. He knows what it’s about. He’s not scared of the challenge.”
(It’s no coincidence that when WR Danny Amendola goes to line up you’re the first one that jumps up to get out there with him, right?) – “Not at all. Every time.”
(Are there certain matchups where guys are like, ‘I want him?’) – “Yes. Like today, I like to go outside with Kenny (Stills) and get outside. I get my outside reps (with) DeVante (Parker), Kenny and ‘Dola (Danny Amendola). Of course, if ‘Dola is getting up there, I want to be up there.”
(Are you 2-0 against WR Danny Amendola or is it 1-1?) – “It’s 1-1. I’ll be honest with you, it’s 1-1. He got the best of me the first day of one-on-ones. That’s why I came out today and I had my head on right and like I said, my game was tight.”
(You said you and WR Danny Amendola, you told us in the offseason practices you guys are friends now and that you guys are cool. Has that held up through contact and heat and training camp? Still good?) – “One-hundred percent. The pads came on today. Like I said, we’re going to be competitive. We can be best friends, we can be brothers – blood brothers – but we’re still going to be competitive and we’re still going to come out and try to win. He’s going to try to win; I’m going to try to win every day.”
(Speaking of WR Jakeem Grant, he said you guys talk a lot of smack, especially himself and the other wide receivers. They try to get under your guys’ skin. Expound on that a little bit.) – “He’s having a good camp, a good offseason and a good spring. So we try to get in his head a little bit. We call him ‘Mighty Mite.’ He may get a little feisty at times, but he has got a lot of dog in him. That’s what we love about him. He’s got dog in him and I’ve got respect for him.”
(Can you find WR Jakeem Grant in a big scrum like that?) – “No way. There’s no way. He could probably run through your legs if he tried. (laughter)”
(Have you had little rivalries in training camp before like you’ve had with WR Danny Amendola or is this a new level of competition?) – “Yes, me and Jarvis (Landry) used to go at it every day. It’s good, friendly competition. It escalates from time to time. That’s just how it is. We got pads on. We’re all men. Like I said, we’re going to dap up after it’s done and call it what it is.”
(Does that stuff shut off the moment you walk off of the field or is there still maybe a little back and forth in the locker room?) – “No, it’s done. You may give somebody a little something, but it’s just competitive. It’s friendly. It’s nothing. It’s done. When it’s out here, leave it out here. Boom. It’s the next day.”
(Did I see correctly that you were breaking up a fight today?) – “I was. I was trying to, yes. For the first time I think in my life. No, I’m just kidding. (laughter) At the end of the day, we’ve got to finish the practice. Like I said, it’s going to happen. The coaches know it’s going to happen; we know it’s going to happen. We’re coming out and being competitive every day. That’s what we’re about. That’s what this team is about. That’s what this organization wants to bring is coming out and being competitive every day, because if you’ve got guys that are going to be dogs and go out and fight every day and we’ve got a chance.”
(Any chance you hug it out with WR Danny Amendola at the end of this?) – “One-hundred percent. We dapped it up right when we were done. It’s all over with. At the end of the day, we’ll probably come back out … What’s today, Monday? We’ll probably come back out on Wednesday and fight again. (laughter)”
(What’s the best trash talk that WR Danny Amendola has?) – “I’m not sure. I haven’t really felt it yet. I know in the game, we got a couple. But we’re going to keep that to (us). It’s confidential. (laughter)”
