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Kader Kohou – November 18, 2024 Download PDF version

Monday, November 18, 2024

CB Kader Kohou

(You got a chance to play more on the boundary this week. What was that experience like going back to something you did probably – last year you did that?) – “It was fun, whatever that really just helps the team. They needed me to play boundary so that’s what I did.”

(What was it like having CB Storm Duck back in there? He hadn’t played in a few games and just meshing with him?) – “Storm (Duck), he’s a great athlete, great corner. Even Cam (Smith) got in there sometimes, too, so just having those young guys going in there and just doing what they’re asked to do and it’s hard going from not playing a lot to just going into the game and having to play all those snaps; so salute to him just going out there and handling his business.”

(Third down defense was really strong against the Rams. I know the Raiders were able to execute some. What were some of the things that happened on third down?) – “I think just a lot of missed tackles because if you go back and watch the film, I feel like maybe not on those third-and-real short, but third-and-medium and stuff like that; they were catching the ball way before the sticks and just missed tackles or not really finishing the tackle and letting them kind of fall forward is what really was like our downfall this game.”

(You had a lot of drives in that game for both teams that were 14-, 15-, 16-play drives. What was it like being on the field that long over and over?) – “It’s good when our offense is having them because you get a lot of rest time, but obviously being out there, you’ve got to get them off the field on third down when it gets to that. Like guys get tired, techniques maybe start not being as good as it was the first plays and stuff like that. So when you’re on defense and start getting those long drives, extended drives, it’s not really a good look on us because it just gives them opportunities to get points.”

(Now that you’ve won two in a row how if at all has the mindset changed – confidence, things like that?) – “I feel like we had the same confidence the whole season. Sometimes the ball just didn’t roll our way. We didn’t have Tua (Tagovailoa) a lot of those games, but we always had our confidence so winning those games is not really like a surprise for us because I feel like these past couple games we’ve really been at strength, like our whole team together, like our starting quarterback, a lot of guys on defense came back. So we’re not surprised winning those games, so I wouldn’t say confidence has changed, but we know we dug ourselves a little hole we’ve got to come up out of so even after we win it’s not like we’re just super happy about it; it’s like we’re supposed to win those games and we just haven’t so that’s where we’re sitting at right now.”

(Was that always the mentality even when you were losing those games without QB Tua Tagovailoa? Like we know once we get everyone together, we’re going back to what we were?) – “No, even without Tua, we lost some games that we were supposed to win so obviously having him out there is a big plus for us, but a lot of those games when he wasn’t here we felt like we should have won. So I feel like our mentality never really changed for real even though he wasn’t here. We were supposed them and we just didn’t.”

(How does this team take it to that next level, continue to build on the success that you’re having now?) – “Just throughout the week, we kind of found like a little formula going into – talking about practice-wise – so we’ve just got to keep honing in on that, just working on technique and not getting relaxed. Like I said, even though we’ve won two in a row, we’re supposed to win those games and stuff like that. It’s just not getting complacent.”

(Have you had interactions with CB Kendall Fuller? How’s he been?) – “Kendall is good. Hopefully we can get him back this week because he’s a big help for us so hopefully we can get him back, but he’s doing good from what I’ve seen.”

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