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Elandon Roberts – October 13, 2021

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

LB Elandon Roberts

(What’s the talk been like by the defensive players on this team after coming off last week’s performance?) – “Jacksonville. That’s all we’re focused on. Jacksonville.”

(What do you see when you look at Jacksonville?) – “A lot. They’re a talented team. They’ve got a talented young quarterback, a good backfield. They have some good receivers, the offensive line is looking real good and stuff like that. They’re starting to put it all together. It’s definitely going to be a 60-minute game for us this weekend. Just locked-in type of mindset.”

(Is there any more of a sense of urgency as you guys head over to London?) – “We always have a big sense of urgency on the team. Locked in, like Raekwon (Davis) and (Emmanuel) Ogbah said. These games in the league, they don’t come easy. Everybody has players on the team. The sense of urgency has been there. We’ll start tying this thing together.”

(As one of the team captains, what has been the messaging that you and the other captains like to try to help spread throughout the team at this time?) – “We’ve just got to take it one game, one play and one practice at a time. It’s no secret. There’s no magical thing that you need to do as a captain or as a teammate. It’s nothing. You just got to come in every day with the work mentality to get it right and that’s by taking it one practice at a time, taking it one play at time and taking it one game at a time. That’s it.”

(Last week and this week, I’ve heard defensive players talk about the need to get on the same page. Is that something that’s easier said than done given that you have a fair number of veterans on the defense? Did you think it would have been something that you’ve accomplished by now?) – “I think turning your focus to Jacksonville for the defense, that’s all that matters to us. If you start worrying about to many things, that’s how you’re not on the same page. Right now, we’re focused on Jacksonville and what we need to do in London.”

(RB James Robinson seems to be a guy who enjoys running between the tackles, physical play. In my opinion, you enjoy hitting people between the tackles and sometimes in the backfield. How much are you looking forward to being able to go against him?) – “James Robinson, when we played him last year, he’s a good back. He’s got real good like, once you hit him, center of gravity. He catches his balance all the time. Last year, when we were playing them, he bounced off a couple tackles, he did this and he did that. To see what he’s doing this year, it doesn’t surprise me at all. I don’t think it surprises anyone in the building. He’s a good, young back. Definitely made some progress and jump from his rookie year to this year. He’s seeing a lot. Like Raekwon (Davis) said, you can’t really peek out of your gap too early because he’s finding the creases now. I commend him for the year he’s having. He’s definitely going to be respected going into this game.”

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