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Xavien Howard – December 22, 2021 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

CB Xavien Howard

(You’ve been targeted only three times the last couple of games. You’ve allowed like one completion for very few yards if any yards at all. Do you get bored out there at all? I know you’re always on your toes but what’s that like being targeted so infrequently?) – “I try to take it one play at a time. I feel like teams try to lull me to sleep, then come out of nowhere with exotic plays and stuff like that. I just take it one play at a time. Just try to do my job.”

(Clearly the one game at a time, one day at a time philosophy is working. Why do you think you guys have been so receptive to that message from Head Coach Brian Flores?) – “I feel like it’s really about what game is in front of us. That’s really the game we really worry about. We have to take care of our opponents in front of us first before we even worry about what’s after that.”

(I wanted to ask, you’re facing another quarterback in Taysom Hill who is kind of more known for his ability to run the ball. He will throw the ball but that is kind of a run-first offense that they use in New Orleans. As a cornerback, do you prefer to face the mobile guys or do you relish the opportunity to face the guys who are going to throw it 40 times a game?) – “It’s football man. They pass and they run the ball. I’m really just out there on an island just trying to do my job. That’s really it. “

(To that point, I know a lot of folks maybe don’t know about WR Marquez Callaway and WR Tre’Quan Smith around the league. I was hoping to get your take on some of the strengths they offer in their game?) – “Those are some guys that are targeted and that (the quarterback) looks at. I respect their game a lot. You’ve got to respect your opponent. It’s really just preparing for them guys and really just to face them is really it.”

(What are your thoughts on playing on primetime Monday Night Football? Do you really enjoy those moments being on the big stage?) – “Most definitely. You got to treat it like every game. Every game we play, it’s a big stage. Even more of a bigger stage on Monday night. Everybody is watching so we really got to be on our toes with everything.”

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