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Xavien Howard – August 13, 2022 (4th Quarter) Download PDF version

Saturday, August 13, 2022
4th Quarter – Buccaneers

CB Xavien Howard on WFOR broadcast with Kim Bokamper

(Let’s talk a little bit about this defense. You kind of brought everyone back, how does that feel?) – “It feels great to have everybody back, man. We’re starting off where we ended last year.”

(Communication is very important in this game. The more you can spend with these guys, the better. How much does that help you?) – “It helps out a lot. Especially on defense, you all have to be on the same page. Communication is everything for the defense, so we all can just play as one.”

(Defensive Coordinator Josh Boyer is an aggressive coach. He likes to put some pressure on the quarterbacks. It certainly helps you guys on the backside when he puts that pressure on and has those guys up front kind of pinning their ears back.) – “Most definitely. We’re putting pressure on the offense and the quarterback. At the end of the day, we want to cause turnovers. We have got to be aggressive, and we’re trying to make plays on defense.”

(How good can this defense be as you move forward?) – “I feel like the sky is the limit for the defense. We just take it one week at a time and continue to get better.”

(Do you guys think about this offense coming into their own and saying, “Hey, we may have to hold up the load a little bit early until these guys really get in stride?”) – “I think we’ll hit the metric at the perfect time, both sides of the ball and in all three phases, I’d say. If we just continue to keep growing and keep getting better on each side of the ball, I feel like the sky is the limit for the whole team.”

(We’ve talked a lot about Head Coach Mike McDaniel on offense. How does he influence you guys on defense?) – “Man, he makes you think, a lot of the stuff he does. We see a lot of different stuff on the offense, and I feel like they’re also going to help put points on the board that I’ve been seeing from the offense.”

(How many picks do you got in you this year?) – “I don’t know. You’ll see at the end of the season. (laughter)”

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