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Marion Hobby – November 24, 2020 Download PDF version

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Defensive Line Coach Marion Hobby

(How do you think DT Raekwon Davis has played the last two weeks? Do you see Pro Bowl caliber talent there if he puts it all together over the next few years?) – “I’ll tell you what, we’ve been really pleased with him. I think he’s really been conscientious in working his tail off. He’s gotten more opportunity to get in there and play more, the more he plays, the more confidence he builds. I’m very happy for him, for what he’s done for us as well. The sky is the limit for him. He’s just different. The body type, everything. The sky is the limit for him.”

(I wanted to piggyback off of that. It seemed like DT Raekwon Davis was making a lot of plays as a two-gap defensive lineman, where he kind of works off both sides of the center there, head up over the nose. I was curious to what that does to have a ripple effect on the rest of the defense?) – “You know that old saying, ‘if you’re not good inside, it’s hard to be good outside.’ He starts in the middle of your defense and having him in there making them double (team) and tying up two blockers, when you leave him one-on-one, him being able to win those matchups is a big-time advantage now in the center of the field.”

(What was your reaction when DE Jason Strowbridge committed that penalty?) – “Well, we have that next play mentality. I just kind of asked him ‘did you even think you were close?’ You’ve just got to know Strowbridge and seeing the disappointment in his face, he didn’t want to – it was a heated game. We had to get the correction, make the correction and tell him that was a costly penalty; but we had to move on at that point. He had responded with ‘yeah. That was a bad penalty.’ But we had to go to the next play.”

(How much are you missing DT Christian Wilkins right now?) – “His presence in the building, his presence on the team – being around Christian Wilkins as a person and as a football player, he’s going to always be missed. Hopefully things will get better and we’ll get him back soon.”

(With so many guys out the last couple of weeks, Linebackers Coach Anthony Campanile has definitely taken on a bigger role. Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer said it’s been a joy to get to know him day-in and day-out. I wanted to ask you if you’ve had the same feelings about coach and what’s it been like with him this season?) – “I’ll tell you, it’s a treat. His intensity, even in there watching the film. I always tease him. He starts off every meeting and he’s all calm, then about four plays in, there’s excitement. I learned a lot of football from him. He’s a good coach and the guys respond to him. He does a great job.”

(DE Emmanuel Ogbah, when I saw him coming into this year, I knew that he was really good with his hands; but it seems like he’s taken that to the next level this year. What are you seeing in his play and in particular with his hand use that’s helped him be so successful?) – “One thing you can say about him is you can look at tape on guys, but when you get out there on the field and start working with him, he’s a big powerful man. He’s got those naturally strong hands. He’s a naturally strong person. When he’s going, he’s going. I’ve been very pleased with him, his work habits, his development. I’m very pleased with him. He comes in every day and wants to get better.”

(Where does it start with you this week with shoring up the run defense?) – “We’re big time with the fundamentals. We’re into techniques. Going back to what gets you here, alignment, assignment, technique, fundamentals. You’ve got to get back to the basics at this time of year. At this time of year, I think we all do. Sometimes we get caught up in a lot of schemes. Now we have to get back to how to play that three, how to play that five. It’s the fundamentals and the techniques of it.”

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