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Vincent Taylor – June 4, 2019 Download PDF version

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

DT Vincent Taylor

(We saw so much promise from you last year before being hurt. Had you felt like you had turned a corner where you were on the cusp of being a really, really good NFL defensive tackle?) – “For sure; but injuries, that’s what comes with the game. I’m looking past that and just trying to focus on this year. My feet are feeling good. I’m just trying to get back in the rhythm of everything.”

(What did it say that it was pouring out there and you guys didn’t hesitate. Nobody went to the bubble. Everybody just stayed out there.) – “When the game is coming and it starts raining, we aren’t going to be able to go to the bubble. So that was good for us, working with the quarterbacks. They were dealing with the wet ball, the center exchange and all of that. So it was good for everybody.”

(How are you liking this new defensive system? We haven’t really gotten too much of a glimpse of it but do you feel like it’s something that suits you?) – “It’s a new system. I’m learning every day, just like everybody else. The coaches, they’re going to put us in a position to be successful. We’re still getting a glimpse of it. We’re trying to get everything down pat. It’s new, but I’m learning as we go.”

(There seems to be a lot of depth at the defensive tackle position. Do you guys feel that way as well, that it’s very competitive? – “Yeah, it’s very competitive. That’s one thing ‘Coach Flo’ (Brian Flores) does. At every position, he tries to create competition and I think it brings the best out of everybody.”

(How do things change with you for this new defense?) – “It changes a lot, but the coaches are going to put us in a position to be successful. It’s just up to me to come out here every day and just try to learn and give it my all.”

(Was it nice to have S Reshad Jones back?) – “It is. I was talking to G-5 (Reshad Jones), telling him welcome back and everything. It’s good for him to be back out here. He’s an older guy, so he’s familiar with everything so it’s good to have him back at practice.”

(What do you think it’s going to do to have the defense the way you guys have where guys like S Reshad Jones and CB Bobby McCain and S Minkah Fitzpatrick can move around back there? That’s got to help you guys out too.) – “That’s going to help us out a lot because Reshad and guys like Minkah and T.J. (McDonald), they’ve got the body size to come play in the box. So I think it’s good for them and it’s good for us as a defense as a whole.”

(Does it bring an excitement to this defense?) – “It does. ‘Coach Flo’ (Brian Flores), he comes from New England. He comes from a winning program. He knows how to win and I can tell he’s bringing that same style down here and I think that’s going to help us out.”

(What are your plans for after this week?) – “Really, just let my body recover. Take a few weeks off and then get right back into it, start training to be ready for training camp.”

(Do you have any travel plans?) – “I’ll probably take one quick trip just to get away to clear my mind and then get back down here and start training, try to stay in the sun.”

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