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Jevon Holland – December 29, 2021 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

S Jevon Holland

(I know you’re a guy that generally likes to keep things light but it seems like even at the short portion of practice that I saw today, you were kind of dancing and having fun. Do you see that as a whole from this group, just knowing that you guys have turned this whole season around and that there’s important games to be played? What’s the atmosphere of this team right now?) – “The mood of the team, everybody is excited to play the Titans. It’s a big game. They’re a really tough opponent. They’ve got great offense, defense, special teams. They’re really well-coached. This is what we do. We play football and enjoy the time that we have. Just having a good time while doing it.”

(I know that the message from Head Coach Brian Flores, the message from the top down is just to focus on what’s in front of you, take things one day at a time but you personally, do you hear the situation that you’re in knowing that you have to win these final two games to get to the playoffs or do you just try to block that out?) – “No, I have no idea what you’re talking about actually. We are focused on the Titans and that’s it.”

(Speaking of the Titans, we saw WR A.J. Brown come back last week and have a big impact. I know you won’t really matchup as far as lining up across from him but you’ll have a big impact in that defensive secondary. I was just curious, it seemed like the 49ers knew where it was going, the Titans wanted to go back to A.J. Brown in that game. What makes him so difficult to stop even when maybe you know the ball is going that way?) – “He’s a large, athletic, consistent receiver. He’s one of the best in the league and you see that week in and week out. We just go to game plan for it and go out there and execute. He’s a hell of a player. He’s been a hell of a player in the league, has a great career, so I’m excited to play him. I was growing up watching him so it’s going to be a good time, I’m going to enjoy myself.”

(I just wanted to ask you about some of the challenges as a safety on the COVID list. You had it last week, S Brandon Jones this week. I know you’re in Zoom meetings but what more can happen to prepare you last week, Brandon this week? Does Defensive Backs Gerald Alexander get on the phone with you guys, safeties on the COVID list who can’t actually be at practice? Does he talk to you guys at night just to give you more information? What is that like?) – “We’re just meeting on Zoom, like you said. We’re not in the meeting rooms. We’re actually still on the Zoom meeting calls while on the COVID list listening and understanding the game plan just in case that we do test back in. There’s really no drop off and we did that specifically for that reason so that everybody can stay on top of everything. There really isn’t a lack of communication or need for extra communication.”

(Just having a player like S Eric Rowe, I know he’s been helpful to you this year being able to step in and he’d play a lot anyway but if S Brandon Jones is not there, what has Eric meant to your development and learning the NFL this year?) – “He’s meant a lot. Him and ‘J-Mac; (Jason McCourty) both, they basically played the same role for me as two northern stars that I can follow in two different ways. ‘J-Mac’ has been in the league for a super long time. ‘E-Rowe’ (Eric Rowe) has been in the league for a long time but he’s taken a different path. Both of them, but Eric for real has meant a lot to me in my development and confidence back there.”

(A lot of times it looks like offenses are very confused by the looks you guys give them and send pressure. From your standpoint, how hard was it to learn what you guys are doing upfront so you’re not confused at what your responsibility is? When you’re sending blitzes and sending different books…) – “My understanding of the defensive front or the offensive front?”

(Defensive. The defense. Like what your assignment is when you’re disguising and when you’re doing different looks to confuse the offense.) – “No, that’s just kind of built into the defense. As a safety, I consider myself one of the quarterbacks of the defense. I want to understand everybody’s role so that I can best fit myself to confuse the offense. It’s not necessarily a difficulty, it’s kind of just as a professional knowing the defense, really.”

(Obviously you guys do more than a traditional defense. I guess my question was, was it more difficult than maybe your time at Oregon at all to pick up some of the different disguises, different types of packages that you guys want to run here?) – “Yeah. Oregon, I was in college and I played nickel in Oregon. This is the NFL. I don’t mean to sound like that but this is the NFL. It’s hard. It’s hard, so yeah. It’s a lot more difficult now than it was before.”

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