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Emmanuel Ogbah – August 10, 2022 Download PDF version

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

DE Emmanuel Ogbah

(Do you get fined for criticizing refs at joint practices? – ”(laughter) No. I try to stay away from the refs because we’re going to see them during the season too.”

(They didn’t even give you that sack.) – “It’s all good. That’s what practice is for. We’ve just got to keep getting better even though they don’t count.”

(Is there a sense of a little more anticipation to go up against the Bucs’ offense given how things were in the regular season last year?) – “Oh, yeah. We’ve been waiting on this day. We feel like we got embarrassed last year. We’ve got to go out there and do better this year. It was a good practice against them and we’re looking forward to tomorrow.”

(You got you hand up on a batted ball. Almost midseason form with that timing. How did that feel to get that?) – “We had a game on. Zach (Sieler) had the guard and just pulled him. I came through clean and batted the ball. I got in front of the quarterback and put my hands up because he was getting the ball out quick.”

(What was the chirping going on at the end? Was that a part of the action?) – “With who? There was a bunch of chirping going on. I don’t know which one you’re talking about. We’re just competing against each other and getting each other better.”

(Is that the cool thing about this? That’s what gets you guys going?) – “It’s fun going against another team. You get tired of hitting your same offense over and over. It’s fun going against another opponent.”

(After you knock down a pass like you did, will you say anything to QB Tom Brady? Will you chirp at him?) – “No. It’s next play. The down’s not over. It’s the next play.”

(How did you guys feel going against someone else?) – “I would say this – we started off slow. We got to pick it up. Good thing we have tomorrow. Tomorrow is a new day. We’ve got to pick it up fast and start fast.”

(How much juice does S Brandon Jones bring? It seems like he was mixing it up himself.) – “I love B-Jones. He comes down to hit somebody. He brings the energy to the team and we want him to keep getting better as a young player. Just keep getting better every day.”

(How much pressure do you think this group is going to get on the quarterback during the season?) – “As good as we can. We’ve just got to go out there and be dominant and help our offense get going. We all work together.”

(How do you feel about the pressure the group applied today in today’s practice?) – “Like I said, we started off slow. We picked it up a little bit at the end, but we’ve got to start faster. We can’t start that slow no more.”

(Do you know how much the first team defense is going to play Saturday? Have they told you?) – “I have no idea. I couldn’t tell you that.”

(I know it’s hard to tell from a practice. But do you feel like you’ve made up some ground on that team? That you are their equal?) – “I wouldn’t say that. We’ve still got to go watch film. Like I said, we started off slow so we’ve got to go back and watch film to see what we struggled at and what we did good at and just build on that.”

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