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Christian Wilkins – September 12, 2019 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 12, 2019

DT Christian Wilkins

(On going against the New England Patriots.) – “You see why they’re so successful and they have been so successful for so long. They’ve got a really good team who all work well together. They know the plan. They execute the plan well, and they really don’t make too many mistakes. From what you see, they don’t put themselves in bad positions, so you can just see why they’re so successful and have been so successful.”

(I know you don’t want to go into a game star-struck, but the idea that you’re going against Patriots QB Tom Brady. Does that carry that much special meaning?) – “Not necessarily. I feel like once you’re out there on the field, you’re just playing ball. You’ve got a job to do, so you try to execute it to the best of your abilities and try to stick with the game plan so you don’t really try to think about that, but maybe afterward or something, I’m like, ‘Oh, that was pretty cool.’ Just what I’ve been hearing about him for so long, it’ll be pretty cool to see it live and in-person.”

(Did you learn anything about Patriots QB Tom Brady this week that maybe you didn’t know before, just from Head Coach Brian Flores having coached him?) – “When you’re game-planning for someone, you learn a lot more about him rather than just hearing what you do from the media or just from the outside. When you’re game-planning and you’re focused on him, you hear a little bit more and know a little bit more. I’m just trying to take and learn as much as I can, so I can execute the game plan the best that I can this week.”

(No state secrets you can give?) – “Nothing crazy like that. None of those, no.”

(How do you think the defensive line performed against Baltimore, and what do you do to get a better pass rush this week?) – “The biggest thing is just addressing the areas of where you weren’t your best at and try to improve on those each week. This week, we’re stressing and straining to improve on all the things we didn’t do so well and continue to do the things we did well. That’s the biggest thing and the biggest takeaway from Week 1.”

(Now that you have your first game out of the way, is it going to be easier for you the rest of the season?) – “Yeah, definitely. That’s the hope and that’s the plan. You want to improve each week and get better each week and just for my confidence and just getting used to the speed and just getting those reps. The more reps you get as a young player, the better. The more locked in you are and those kinds of things, so it’s just important to get reps, mental reps, physical reps out there on the field – just reps, reps, reps, reps, reps as a young guy. That’s the most important thing.”

(Is there anything that surprised you about your first NFL game?) – “Nothing, specifically. Guys were really good. I kind of expected that. It’s the best of the best out there for a reason, so that’s what I expected and that’s what you kind of felt out there. They played well. That was pretty much everything.”

(Did you have a “welcome to the NFL” moment in those 60 minutes?) – “There wasn’t one specific moment where I’m like, ‘Oh yep, I’m here.’ That’s what happens, but I’m just trying to learn and improve and get better each week.”

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