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Jordan Lucas – June 6, 2016 Download PDF version

Monday, June 6, 2016

Cornerback Jordan Lucas

(On if he is feeling more comfortable) – “A lot more comfortable. Each day, coming in, learning the system, going home, studying … Right now, it’s actually a lot of studying. The more reps that I get, the more comfortable I am out there on the field.”

(On if it is different for him to hear a head coach talk trash to his unit) – “No, that’s not different for me. Coach (Bill) O’Brien did that when I was at Penn State. It was fun. It made practice fun. We competed and that’s what we do here. (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase is an offensive guy so that makes it fun for us.”

(On if he feels like Head Coach Adam Gase has it out for the defense because he is an offensive guy) – “No, no. Not at all. It’s actually, I think, better for the team, honestly. One, he’s an offensive guy (and) that’s great for the offense. Two, he’s able to come into our defensive meeting room and our d-backs room and tell us exactly how they are trying to attack us (and) exactly … when we’re in a certain look, what he thinks and how he is going to try to attack us. So I think it’s great for our defense and our d-backs.”

(On how much he played in the slot as opposed to the boundary at Penn State) – “I played three years in the slot (at Penn State) so I am very comfortable.”

(On if he has a high comfort level in the slot) – “Yes, sir.”

(On what he thinks it takes to be an NFL slot corner) – “Patience. It takes a lot of patience and just knowing where your help is. That’s the best advice that I’ve gotten from (Defensive Coordinator) Coach (Vance) Joseph so far, just knowing where your help is. You don’t have to cover everything but you will always have help somewhere when you’re in the slot.”

(On if he knows if they are looking at him more as a slot or boundary corner) – “Well, there is no boundary or field corner now, here in the NFL. Right now I’m working a lot at the nickel and I’m just trying to make sure that I know everything that I’m supposed to know and just keep getting more comfortable with the defense.”

(On if he feels that traffic is one of the more challenging aspects to playing in the slot) – “There’s different techniques to (play nickel). You have to know your leverage. You have to know where your help is. That will help you alone getting through the traffic.”

(On if playing in a young secondary has helped him adapt) – “Just being here, period, (has helped). That’s a great feeling. Learning the defense, that’s something on its own. Everybody is still learning. We’re all getting used to the coaching staff. It’s a great feeling to know that everybody is on the same page, everybody is right here with each other. Now in this last bit of OTA practices, we’re just trying to ramp it up.”   

(On his experience with former Penn State Head Coach Bill O’Brien and how it helped him get to where he is now) – “First off, he gave me a shot to play Division I football at a high level. I’m forever thankful for that. One thing he did (was) he trusted me. He believed in me, he trusted me and he just told me to go out there. I knew what I was supposed to do. I knew what I had to do and he said ‘Go play ball.’ And that’s what I did for him. He treated us at Penn State like men and we went out there on the field and battled for him.”

(On if former Penn State Head Coach Bill O’Brien’s trash talk had more four-letter words than Head Coach Adam Gase’s trash talk) – “That’s just him (Coach O’Brien). Whatever you saw, it wasn’t staged. That’s how he is, 24/7. He’s a great guy but he really cares about football. He loves football.”

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