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Kamu Grugier-Hill – October 8, 2020 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 8, 2020

LB Kamu Grugier-Hill

(I’m wondering how much you were hoping that QB Jimmy Garoppolo is lining up on the other side so you can have a little EIU reunion?) – “I know. We’ve been waiting for this day for a while. I’m kind of bummed that he’s going to be questionable. We’ve got a little group chat back home with our boys kind of messing with each other. We’ll see. Hopefully he plays. It will be fun.”

(When we were watching the game the other night as spectators, we probably saw the leap by WR Brandon Aiyuk one way. And I’m wondering if you as a linebacker, saw it from a whole different perspective?) – “Nah. That was a crazy play. That guy is explosive and a good player. We’ve got our hands full for sure this weekend, but I think we’re going to do a good job.”

(What’s been better about the run defense the last couple of weeks?) – “I think we’ve been feeling more comfortable just with the scheme and the game plan and just with each other. Most importantly, we’re learning how to play off of each other. The d-line and linebackers are playing more in sync. There is always room to get better, so we’re trying to do that. I definitely think every week we’re progressing.”

(Some of your stats against the pass are a little bit better than some of your other teammates. What is it about that part of the game that makes it where you’ve excelled at so far this season –defending the pass really well.) – ”I think for me, that’s a part of the game that I really pride myself on. Especially with my role right now, it’s kind of the coverage guy and coverage downs. For me, it’s just trying to be out there and whoever I’m on, whether it be a tight end or a back or just in zone coverage, that I dominate that phase.”

(You said the word dominate and you said the word tight end, and I can only think of TE George Kittle. What are your thoughts on possibly going up against him and the kind of guy he is as a player on the field?) – “His film speaks for itself. He’s not a Pro Bowler or All Pro for no reason. I think he’s one of the tight ends that can do everything exceptionally well – whether it be blocking, pass, routes – so I’m excited to play against a talent like that. If we get a couple of reps against him in the game, that will be great.”

(This 49ers offense you’re going to see on Sunday uses more motion than you’re going to see from any offense in the NFL. I’m curious, as a linebacker, how do you evaluate what you see and react to it in real time and not take the cheese?) – “They do a really good job at that. Like you said, they’re one of the best teams that do that in the entire league, and their head coach comes from a background like that. He’s been doing really well with that over the last few years. I think for us, it’s just making the game a little simpler, knowing that whatever they are motioning too is to see what the actual formation is after that. They are lining up in one and getting to another formation; but at the end of the day the snap is going to be similar formations. Just slowing the game down a little bit.”

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