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Taco Charlton – December 11, 2019 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

DE Taco Charlton

(On being inactive last week.) – “(The coaches) felt like it put them in the best position to win, so you’ve got to respect that. I go about my business the same. I come in here and work every day and I’m going to work my tail off to be the best player I can be.”

(Was there any reason given to you by coaches?) – “The same reason that you all got. They felt like this put them in the best position to win that game. Like I said, you have to respect that from your coach and come back Wednesday and keep working.”

(Do you sense that your role will be what it has been for December?) – “(laughter) I don’t coach. I just play. I come in here every day and I work. I work my tail off and any responsibility they give me, any job they give me, I feel like I’ll put myself in position to do that job real effectively. I just make sure I’m ready for anything they call me for.”

(Sunday was obviously a tight game. It came down to one point. How tough was it for you to be a spectator?) – “It’s tough. I hate watching football games. Just the competitor in me, just watching things on the field, you want to be out there, especially to help the team out and to be able to make some plays to put them over the top. You just want to do that as a player on this team. As a playmaker, you want to be able to make those plays. Just being on the sideline and not being able to do that, it is tough for me. But like I said, I was able to cheer on my teammates. I have faith in all of these guys in the room. Like I said, it’s the next man up. I wasn’t able to go so now it’s the next man up and I hope they’ll do their job real effectively and do it well.”

(Have you gotten a feel if you’re in the game plan this week?) – “Like I said, playing and my mindset and the way I prepare is to play every week. That’s just how I process. The way I watch film is as if I’m playing out there every snap. Then when it comes down to the coaches, it’s ultimately the coaches’ decision and what (they) feel is best for this team. I’ve got to respect that.”

(Overall, you came in and you had sacks in your first couple of games here. It seemed like you were really getting an opportunity to prove yourself here at this level. What did last week kind of mean to your whole portfolio of being here? Are you encouraged? Are you kind of discouraged?) – “It made me hungry. It made me hungrier. No discouragement at all. It just made me hungrier. It made me hungry to the point of, like I said, I want to be a player that no matter what, the game plan is you can’t sit me. That’s my motivation that I take from it. Like I said, I’ve been through this before. It pushes me to go even harder.”

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