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Brandon Jones – December 17, 2020 Download PDF version

Thursday, December 17, 2020

S Brandon Jones

(I have a feeling because of so many other draft picks here that sometimes maybe you’re forgotten because there’s so many and maybe you don’t play such a prevalent role as everybody else does. How would you say your rookie season has gone and how would you say you’ve improved over the course of the year?) – “Yeah, I think it’s gone pretty well. Obviously a lot of stuff has been a learning experience for me, when it comes to just being able to fix corrections during the game, during practice. Just overall learning, I think. Just my role, just being able to do as much as I can and help out the team anyway I can. Just being able to multitask and being able to kind of attack it and approach it the best way I can possible.”

(The first game against New England was a long time ago. What’s something that you guys maybe learned that you can implement against QB Cam Newton?) – “Cam does a really good job of just controlling that offense and making plays in the passing game and obviously on his feet … A big pillar of our defense every week is to stop the run, so I think that’s kind of the mindset we go in with each and every week, trying to minimize the run and do what we can from that standpoint, and then from there, being able to play our ball.”

(You played a significant role in the previous game against New England. You actually started your first NFL game. Tell me how has the Brandon Jones now that’s going to play on Sunday, improved from that player in Week 1?) – “I would just say the comfortability level on the field. I watched the (Week 1) game, obviously preparing this week, and I feel like I’m a totally different player, just from knowing the next step, what’s going to happen and being comfortable at the end of the day. You could kind of tell I was pretty antsy and trying to be everywhere all at once, but I kind of just understood and realized my job, what I need to do and how I can help and always kind of being aware of the next step before it happens. I think that’s something that has progressively gotten better over the weeks.”

(We talk a lot about with you guys and coach and stuff about the week-to-week nature of this league and having different game plans for different teams. I’m curious going from one week where you’re playing this high-flying attack like the Chiefs, to this week and one of the teams that rushes the ball more than anybody else. What’s that change like as far as going from preparing for that type of offense to this one?) – “I think I’m in kind of a different position than a lot of other people, I guess just from being a rookie and what they ask me to do. My biggest thing is just kind of – I’ve got to do my job. I’ve got to get this done to play the run this week versus what we ran last week. Like I said, the biggest thing for every team – even the Chiefs – and the pillar of our defense is being able to stop the run. That’s something that doesn’t change throughout the weeks.”

(Obviously S Bobby McCain’s status for this weekend is up in the air. I’m curious, do you consider yourself a better free safety or box safety? And if they asked you to play centerfield for 60 or 65 snaps on Sunday, what would that experience be like?) – “I kind of do and play whatever the coaches need me to do. I have a lot of experience in college being able to play the box and play high. I don’t mind. Like I said, wherever they need me, I’ll do what I can do at the end of the day.”

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