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Justin Coleman – November 29, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, November 29, 2021

CB Justin Coleman

(Can you take us through the play? What do you see? Did you see LB Duke Riley block it and then there is a bunch of bodies and somehow you end up with the ball and end up in the end zone. Could you take us through from your perspective?) – “Yeah, definitely. Duke did his thing. I feel like we executed well and the ball just ended up in my hands. It was just a great celebration play.”

(In years past, I know you spent time with New England and Seattle – franchises that are known for winning and winning games when it counts the most. You guys are on a similar trajectory where when the season gets towards the middle, later part of the schedule, you guys are starting to stack wins. From your experience, what clicks for a team where you’re able to stack those wins? Because that’s what separates the good and the bad teams.) – “Really just eliminating bad plays and mistakes. Just trying to make sure we execute every situation and take advantage of each opportunity that we get.”

(Is there anything that needs to be said? Obviously you guys started 1-7, but whether it’s this year or years past, is there anything that is said? Or is it just kind of like everyone honing in on their job?) – “It’s really just everybody buying in and believing in the coaches and each other. We know that every time we take the field, we’ve got each other’s back. That’s what it’s about. Those little plays that you put out there, you’ve got to be able to trust the guy next to you that he’ll do the right thing and they have to trust that you’re going to do the right thing as well.”

(You talk about trusting the guy next to you. Does that become harder when you start the way you guys did? Because it seems like even with the 1-7 start, it seems like that maybe brought you guys even closer. But is it harder or easier to do when you’re struggling off the gate the way you guys were?) – “I don’t think it necessarily makes it easier or difficult. I think it puts you in position to determine if you trust someone or not. I feel like it was tough but right now, we’re trying to – like I said, it was just those little plays that we’re taking advantage of. That could be the difference between winning or losing.”

(You’ve obviously had a good career and played well for a long time, but over the last month it’s been spectacular in terms of passer rating when you’re in coverage. It’s been like infinitesimal. What’s been the key to your success in particular over the last month? What’s contributed to it, do you think?) – “I feel like it’s really just opportunity. The opportunity coming my way, I feel like I was put in a good position to make the play and I was just relying on my practice and my coaching and taking my experience and extending it.”

(I know you’re a team guy and team success comes first for you, but as a veteran player, was it a difficult adjustment initially the first few weeks in terms of the way Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer, Defensive Backs Coach Gerald Alexander and Cornerbacks Coach Charles Burks alternate their nickel corner? Some weeks you’ll play a lot, some weeks CB Nik Needham plays a lot. Was that an adjustment early on or not really?) – “It kind of was nothing new. I kind of see it as football. They try to put us in the right position and we have to put ourselves in a good position as well, and it just is a part of our overall scheme and that’s what we have to do to win, and that’s what we’re going to do.”

(Tell us a little bit more about the touchdown yesterday. Once the ball was in your hands, it looked like there was a big scrum going on. What did it feel like in the middle of that and did you think you were going to be able to get it into the end zone?) – “Honestly I didn’t even know where I was when I got the ball. I kind of felt a group of guys pushing me backwards into the end zone. That was definitely a relief to know that I ended up in the end zone. My teammates helped me get in there. I just want to move forward because that was a great touchdown, but I have to give it all to the guys. The guy (Duke Riley) blocked it. The whole execution went perfectly.”

(When was the last time you were in the endzone?) – “It probably was a couple of years ago. (laughter)”       

(I find it interesting that some offensive players don’t have four touchdowns and you’ve got four touchdowns as a cornerback and special teams player. What’s the magic key?) – “There is no magic key. It’s just doing your job well and I’m going to keep saying it, just taking advantage of your opportunities.”  

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