Head Coach Brandon Staley
On S Derwin James Jr.’s impact on the game yesterday:
“I don’t know if you’ve seen the game copy yet, but one of the rare matchup guys in the league. I felt like we needed all of that. The things that you just mentioned, we needed all of it yesterday, against a team like that, that has so many different weapons, both run and pass. On a stat sheet, you may not see the impact that he has on a stat sheet, but what you do, when you’ve watched the game, you’ll see the impact that he makes. If you’re watching the game live, you feel the impact that he makes, too. The amount of energy that is required for him in a game plan like that, you can’t minimize; physical energy, mental energy. It’s one thing to have the versatility to play all of those different places, but can your mind allow you to do that? Can you play all those places and do those jobs well? That’s why he’s that rare combination, and rare leader. He played fantastic yesterday. He played a beautiful game for us. Really proud of him.”
On WR DeAndre Carter’s performance yesterday and ‘when he knew that Carter could provide an impact offensively’:
“I think in the Springtime. Our quarterbacks, they have sort of that instant chemistry with players, and it was really all three of our quarterbacks in the Springtime, having that instant chemistry with D.C. I think that we knew in the Springtime that he was going to be a lot more than just a return specialist. I think that [Wide Receivers Coach] Chris Beatty has done a phenomenal job coaching him. He proved himself in a very short time in the Spring. Then, throughout training camp, as you guys were there, he made plays all throughout camp and was a really tough cover for us. I think you can deploy him in a lot of different ways, as I think you saw it yesterday. He’s just a really tough football player, tough football player, instinctive football player. I think our quarterbacks really trust him.”
On preparing to defend TE Travis Kelce:
“Travis is…
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