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Marion Hobby – December 8, 2020 Download PDF version

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Defensive Line Coach Marion Hobby

(We were talking to somebody earlier this week and they were talking about just the impact that DT Christian Wilkins has had since he’s come back. Oftentimes we, and outside people, look at stats and that sort of defines everything; but can you maybe take us into the impact he is making that may not be visibly seen in the stats for your defense?) – “One thing is if you’ve ever been around Christian before, you know his energy level is contagious. His personality is contagious. He leads by example on the field. He’s an unselfish football player. He doesn’t mind doing the dirty work inside. We’re just happy to have him back – we say meeting room, but on Zoom. We have him at practice. He brings a lot to the table.”

(I wanted to ask you about the combination of DT Raekwon Davis and DT Christian Wilkins. Obviously two young, talented players. From a standpoint of having defensive tackles with that skillset, is there anything you feel is unique about that combo that not every team has in terms of the skills those two former high-end college players bring?) – “I think them working to play together, trying to play as one. We always talk about everything starts inside out. If you’re not good inside, it’s hard to be good outside. I think those guys have taken a big-time pride in developing inside (and) working together. It’s been good to watch.”

(Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer was telling us a lot about WR Tyreek Hill and TE Travis Kelce, obviously of course because of how talented they are. I wanted to ask you, what are some thine that you know about your defense and personnel that lets you know you guys definitely have a chance to slow them down a little bit on Sunday?) – “I think we have a confident group of men that we work with every day. I think they understand who they are going against this week, and I think they accept the challenge each week. I think we have some talent on our defense, as well. We always talk about playing as a team – offense, defense, and special teams. I think we’ve got some right pieces to the puzzle as well.”

(I also wanted to ask you about DE Jason Strowbridge. What does he do well at this point early in his career?) – “The times that he’s gotten into the game, he’s done good stuff in the run game. He hadn’t had that many opportunities in the pass game yet but, he’s very contentious. He comes to work every day. I think he’s got a little bit of both. He shows he can rush. He shows he can play the run. I think he’s excited about his opportunity. Getting more than two words out of him is probably the hardest thing, but he’ll work. (laughter)”

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