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Danny Crossman – September 15, 2020 Download PDF version

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Special Teams Coordinator Danny Crossman

(There didn’t seem to be too many huge plays either way on special teams but a couple of things stood out. The decision to go with WR Jakeem Grant Sr. as the primary kick and punt returner, what went into that?) – “He’s earned that right. He had a good camp. He’s got good production in the past. Obviously there are always things we need to improve on and we will improve going forward, but he earned the right to be the guy to start in both of those phases.”

(With your guys but also across the league, it seemed like kicking was sort of the talk around the league. I think the number was like 71 percent on field goals in Week 1. How do you kind of look at that dynamic? Is it the offseason, the pandemic? What goes into the uncertainty around field goal accuracy?) – “I think the biggest thing is the lack of the preseason games. To be out there, to truly do it at full speed, the rush element, the protection element – it’s a little bit different than you can simulate in practice. I think you’ll see those numbers get back to more than normal going forward.”

(S Clayton Fejedelem popped up on the injury report late in the week. I’m just curious how much of a challenge it is for you guys to lose a core special teamer like that so late in the week and kind of have to alter your plan?) – “It’s always hard any time you lose anybody but truth be known, you’d rather it be in practice as opposed to being in the game, because then you’re in a little bit more of a scramble and then you’re down a body too based on the game day roster. Yeah, you never want players to go down, whether it be in practice or in a game; but it’s a little bit easier when it happens in practice.”

(I know WR Lynn Bowden Jr. wasn’t active because he’s still learning the system after the Raiders trade, but both CB Noah Igbinoghene and Bowden Jr. have a history of multiple long returns in college. Are you giving any serious thought to either as a return option?) – “Absolutely. Those guys have been working. Obviously Lynn just got here but we’ll continue to work with those players and see how it develops as the season progresses.”

(How long does it take typically for you to get comfortable with a returner or specialist being a guy that you trust in that role?) – “I think it all depends on the player and his history before me and then what obviously I see during it. I don’t think it takes long but it’s all about opportunities. There’s only one of them. When you play the game, there’s only one of them so you have to make a decision and go with that one and see where it progresses.”

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