Bobby McCain – September 13, 2018
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
CB Bobby McCain
(What does it mean to you to be selected by the coaches as one of the captains?) – “It’s an honor, it’s a privilege and it just shows that when you do the right things, you’re rewarded as such. Being a captain doesn’t mean that you have to always be a rah-rah guy or be a guy that’s speaking too much. You just have to do the right things and do the right things consistently. That’s why I pride myself on doing the right thing consistently and making plays. It’s a great honor.”
(Did it take you by surprise?) – “It did. I didn’t know. Like I said, it’s a great honor and it’s a privilege to be named a captain of the Dolphins and I’m going to stick to it.”
(Between that and the contract extension in the offseason, obviously that means they see you as a very important player on this team, a foundational player. How good does that feel?) – “It just shows respect, that they have respect for me, they appreciate me and it makes you feel loved. I just try to go out and do the best of my ability, do my job and just keep being consistent in doing what I’m doing and keep being consistent throughout my play.”
(On a more negative note, you’re going back to New York – the second game of the season – like you did last year, where it wasn’t a very memorable trip. Does that add any extra motivation?) – “Definitely. It’s Jets week, and anytime it’s Jets week, it’s motivation. It’s a divisional game, so at the end of the day, these count for two. Going up, we want to have a great showing. We know they had a really good outing against Detroit, so we just want to go out and try to take a W out of New York.”
(What kind of added responsibility comes with being a captain?) – “I wouldn’t say any added responsibilities. I would just say that at the end of the day, just lead and people follow. When people think you’re going to be a captain, they think you’re going to be a rah-rah guy or they think you have to be somebody that you’re not. At the end of the day, just be yourself. That’s what I’m going to be. I’m going to be myself, go out and make plays, do the right things. We have two rules here and that’s be on time is one of them, and do your job is the next one. As long as you’re on time and do your job, you’ll be in great shape.”
(What did you see in Jets QB Sam Darnold?) – “He took what the defense gave him. They had a great game. Collectively as a team, they had a great game – offense, defense, special teams. They scored on special teams, they scored on defense, so that always helps. He didn’t look rattled; he didn’t look flustered as a rookie. But at the end of the day, he wasn’t really pressured. He had some good throws. He made some good decisions. Maybe not the first one, but he made some good decisions after that. To see a rookie be able to bounce back like that shows that he has a little something to him. I think he’s a good player. They have a good team and we’re going up there trying to take a W.”
(Expand on that. Jets QB Sam Darnold’s first pass was a pick six. He just seemed to let that bounce off him. It doesn’t seem to affect him at all. What does that say about his maturity and resilience?) – “He’s very resilient. For your first pass to be a pick six and you come back and have the performance you did, it shows that he’s working. Like I said, I’m excited to play. It’s Jets week. We’re always going to be excited for Jets week no matter what, no matter who’s the quarterback, no matter who’s playing. It’s going to be a hostile crowd. I told the young guys it’s going to be a hostile crowd. We’re going to go up there and there’s going to be a lot of boo’s. You’re going to be alone but if you look to your left and to your right, you have the man next to you.”
(I feel like a lot of people see QB Sam Darnold and see a rookie quarterback. Is there a danger if you try to put that label on him going into a game like this?) – “I wouldn’t label him. I mean, he is a rookie, he is a quarterback; but some of the things he does and some of the passes he makes, you can see that he works. He understands the concepts of football and he understands the concepts of where he’s going, his reads and progressions. Like I said, at the end of the day, he’s a quarterback and we’re trying to take the ball away. He’s a rookie, but he doesn’t play like one.”
(How difficult is it when you don’t have film on a young player like QB Sam Darnold?) – “It’s different. It’s definitely different when you don’t have a lot of film on a guy, when you don’t have a lot of film on a receiver, a quarterback, a coordinator or a new head coach. You never know what’s in store. Just looking at film from the preseason, looking at film from the first game of course and even if you want to go just take a look at some of his junior, senior year tape where you look at maybe the turnovers. You see what he did wrong, what he did right. It’s difficult, but you can find ways around it.”
(Have you looked at USC tape of QB Sam Darnold?) – “No, I haven’t. I haven’t looked at the USC tape yet, but I will.”
