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Emmanuel Ogbah – November 5, 2024 Download PDF version

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

LB Emmanuel Ogbah

(We heard Head Coach Mike McDaniel talk a little bit about your injury the other day. What can you tell us about it and is it sustainable that you can remain on the field and perform at the level you have despite that injury?) – “Yeah, it’s definitely sustainable. It’s just one of those injuries that just needs time to heal, but unfortunately, we don’t have time to let it rest. So yeah, I’m managing it out there. I’m still doing my job, so I’m just doing what I can do right now.”

(Has surgery ever been discussed whether it be them recommending it now or after the season? Did the doctors ever say anything about that?) – “No, the good thing about this injury is it’s not surgery, it’s just more rest and letting it heal. But yeah, thankfully no surgery is required for this.”

(LB Chop Robinson got his first sack on Sunday – I see you’re already smiling as soon as I mentioned his name. How have you seen him progress this first half of his rookie season?) – “Chop (Robinson), he’s been working. The stats kind of haven’t shown it, but he’s been working his tail off. I was so proud of him. I was so happy for him when he finally got one. I was trying to do the chop celebration with him, but it was kind of all over the place. I didn’t know when he was going to do it, but I’m just so proud of him. He’s been putting in work and he’s been getting better every week, so I just want him to keep stacking up good days.”

(What do you see going forward in terms of points to build on as far as a team that’s trying to turn it around now at 2-6? Obviously, a tough loss at Buffalo – one where you guys competed to the final seconds – just points to build on for this defense going down into the second half.) – “Just going back and watching film, it’s a lot of self-inflicted wounds that we gave up that game. We’ve just got to do a better job – our assignments, technique and just hustling to the ball and doing our part. We’re not very far off. We’ve just got to keep fighting. And like I said, it’s still a long season left to play so we’ve just got to keep working and keep one foot forward and just keep putting in the work and not let stuff slow us down. Don’t let no distractions happen, like I said, it’s still a long season and we just got to keep coming together and keep playing our best.”

(You faced mobile quarterbacks three weeks in a row. Obviously QB Matthew Stafford isn’t as mobile as the rest of the guys – I guess how does that change your job? Do you prefer facing mobile quarterbacks? Do you prefer guys that are a little bit more stationary? And then just outside of that, what have you seen from this Rams offense that makes them so scary?) – “So we have faced the past three weeks, we’ve been facing mobile quarterbacks. It’s definitely harder to go after mobile quarterbacks than pocket passers. It’s a different type of rush mentality. You’ve got to keep them in the cage. But going against a non-mobile quarterback, I wouldn’t say it’s easier because they are a good threat at passing the ball, but you can get after them more. You can take more of a chance with them. What was your other question?”

(Just overall, what have you seen from that Rams offense that makes them so dynamic?) – “We haven’t really gotten into the Rams yet. We just kind of went over the Buffalo game, so we haven’t gone over the Rams yet. I haven’t really taken a look yet.”

(Are there certain motions that still feel uncomfortable playing through your bicep injury? Like I saw an impressive tackle that you made on QB Josh Allen, who’s a big guy to bring down, but I guess that was more lats and triceps to bring him down the way you did. Are there certain motions that could be uncomfortable playing through this injury?) – “I’ve played through pain damn near my whole career, so it’s definitely just dealing with the pain. I think that’s the hardest part about it – just having to deal with the pain. But other than that, all my motions are good, just kind of fighting through pain. It’s football at the end of the day. You’ve got to play through stuff.”

(Are teams looking at you guys differently this season? Are you picking up on anything? Are they maybe not respecting you as much as the previous two years? Or are they looking at you as being vulnerable? Do you pick that up from game plan or conversation on the field or anything like that?) – “I wouldn’t say that entirely. I would say they’re actually going after us more because they probably feel like we’re, since we have a losing record, but no. We actually get their best overall. We never get a slight, we always get their best with every team we play.”

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