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Ja’Wuan James – June 7, 2017 Download PDF version

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

T Ja’Wuan James

(Do you feel any more responsibility as far as leadership with T Branden Albert no longer here?) – “Yes, but I feel like that’s our job as older guys in that room, in the o-line room now. We’re just missing a person, but ‘L.T.’ (Laremy Tunsil) is doing a good job stepping up. I’m trying to step up. Everybody, really, I feel like is holding themselves accountable. That’s making it a little easier for everybody to adjust.”

(When you left last year, did you think G/T Jermon Bushrod would be back? Were you surprised?) – “No, I honestly didn’t think he’d be back; but I appreciate him coming back. It’s definitely helping our o-line. It’s going to help our room and he’s doing a good job.”

(Head Coach Adam Gase has mentioned a few times that he feels that the ceiling is higher for you, that you have not maxed out. What do you believe you need to do to reach that potential?) – “Just continue to hone in on my technique. That’s the biggest thing. A lot of times I’ve been playing off of athleticism and going out there and doing it; but now, if I can hone in on the same technique – I’m doing a good job now with (Offensive Line) Coach (Chris) Foerster. We’re on the same page. Just doing the same thing every time, knowing when to adjust for certain plays and things like that. Once the mental part of the game and that aspect and being able to repetition, repetition, doing the same thing, that’s when I feel like I’ll reach where I want to be.”

(You had a very good stretch midseason last year. With that being said, how tough have Offensive Line Coach Chris Forester and Head Coach Adam Gase been on you in terms of saying, ‘You’re good, but we expect a lot more.’?) – “They’re always going to hold us accountable and I like that, because I need somebody on me to get on me and let me know when I’m doing something wrong, so I can correct it. Coach Forester, like I said, has been working with me and Coach Gase. They’re all going to be hard on us because they want the best for us.”

(How do you feel about the organization picking up the fifth-year option on your contract?) – “I definitely appreciate it. I love it down here. Like I say all the time, I love being with this team, these teammates, this new staff, everybody. It’s good to know that I’m secure in the aspect of being here.”

(Are you driven at all to go from a pretty good starting NFL right tackle to very good? Is that something you think about?) – “I’m working to be the best, to be the best right tackle on the field every Sunday. That’s how I’m working right now and thinking. I’ll look up at the end of the season and I’ll see where I’m at, but right now I just got my head down working.”

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