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Jason McCourty – August 4, 2021 Download PDF version

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

DB Jason McCourty

(I know you’re willing to play anywhere, but was it fun to be back at corner? Obviously that’s where you spent most of your NFL career?) – “Yeah, I’m taking it all in stride. Corner is a lot more stress, I’d say that, of having to cover some of these young guys play in and play out. But I said when I first got here, whatever position they want me to play I’m going to go out there and I’m going to execute it to the best of my ability. Today it was corner. Getting a chance to get out there and still try to be a key piece of communication, whether it’s from the middle of the field or from one side of the field, I’m just trying to continue to grow with this defense and whatever spot the coaches feel is going to help us be a better defense, I’m willing to go out there and compete at it.”

(What have you seen the strides S Jevon Holland has made? Obviously as you moved to corner he moved to first-team safety.) – “Yeah, for sure. A ton of strides. I think my interactions with him early on when we first got here, you can see the intelligence. I think that’s the toughest thing, especially a rookie, of being able to learn the defense. Because as a safety, you’re the key communicator. You’re the guy who has to get checks out, who have to tell guys what to do. So you have to be able to master the defense. Early on when I first jumped on the Zoom calls, you saw that from him. Whenever a question came his way, he knew the answer. He knew what to anticipate and you can see it out here on the field. As we go on, he’s making more and more plays. He’s a hell of an athlete and he’s a fun guy to be around. I call him Canada. That’s where he was born, so we refer to him as old Canada. He’s making a tone of strides and it’s fun to watch him and a lot of the younger guys out here.”

(On differences between playing against tight ends and wide receivers) – “A lot of it is body position. The smaller guys, you’re just the same size and you can body them up. The tight ends you kind of have to get at it away and use your speed to your advantage. It’s a little bit of a technique thing, but I’m figuring it out as we go.”

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