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Eric Rowe – September 29, 2021 Download PDF version

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

S Eric Rowe

(I know last year you guys were the best third-down defense and the best at getting off the field. Right now, you guys are last in the league. Is there anything that stands out to you in the first three games that correlates to some of those issues?) – “Yeah. First, it starts on first and second down. Right now, we just aren’t doing that strong on first and second down. That obviously leads to a more manageable, for the offense, third down. Third-and-short. That’s a situation that we don’t want to be in. We want to get them in second-and-long, get them to third-and-long and then get to our exotic stuff and get off the field. Just right now, that’s what’s going on.”

(Head Coach Brian Flores gave credit to some of the opponents. Good passes and great catches. Do you feel that you are getting lined up right and it’s just a matter of making those 50/50 plays at times?) – “Yeah, I mean they get paid too. They make good catches, good runs, good blocks. It’s just right now, we need to make more plays than the opponent. Those 50/50s, we have to start coming down with more of them.”

(It’s often talked about how continuity is really good for the offensive line, guys building chemistry and playing together. Could the same be said for the defensive backfield?) – “Yeah, I think it’s the same for any position group. The more chemistry you have with the guys, the locker room, outside the field, it translates. It translates on the field. Maybe not necessarily like assignment-wise on whatever scheme we have, but just kind of effort-wise. You play a little harder, you trust more, you trust the guy next to you. You know whatever job they have, you know that they are going to get it done and they know that you are going to get it done. Really any position group, that chemistry is good for you.”

(You got to come in on a few blitzes and S Brandon Jones as well. How much do you like that aspect of the game because usually you’re in coverage? Just to do something different.) – “I like it because I can disguise, especially if it’s like a tight end on the side of the blitz I’m going, I can show man because about 90 percent (of the time), that’s what I’m in. It makes it easier on me because they’re not counting me in the blitz and I don’t get picked up. Sprinkle me in on a couple blitzes. Whenever they call it, I like it. It’s a switch up. It’s a chance for me to get the quarterback and try to make a different type of play than usually man coverage.”

(You were in the quarterback’s face when LB Elandon Roberts had the pick, right? At what moment did you realize that the good guys had the ball?) – “When the crowd went ‘Ahh.’ You could tell it wasn’t the Raiders crowd because obviously it would be super loud. It was our fans there and I just happened to look and see Elandon running down the field. Obviously, that’s a great feeling because I was like, ‘We need to score.’”

(Were you worried at all? Because you got a hit on QB Derek Carr on that play?) – “I would say I ran into him. (laughter)”

(I think LB Elandon Roberts had that happen to him in Week 1 where you run into a quarterback and you never know what a penalty is.) – “When I was going, especially a guy like Derek Carr, I know he’s going to get the ball off before I even get to him because he’s looking at me running. I was trying to just mirror his hand and get my hand up to see if I could tip the ball. Obviously I missed and just kind of ran into him. For a half second I was like, ‘I hope they don’t call that.’ Then I saw E-Rob running, so I was like ‘alright, good.’”

(Did you play with QB Carson Wentz when he first got to Philly?) – “Yeah, like a training camp. Spring, training camp and then I got traded.”

(Any recollections of what QB Carson Wentz was like when he first started?) – “When he was a rookie? Obviously, he’s lightyears away from that. I remember when I first got there, he was just throwing deep bombs off the rip the first practice, and he had an arm. I was like, ‘Jeez, who is this guy?’ That was like, five, six years ago now. Obviously, he’s a lot better now.”

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