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Transcript: Safety Landon Collins

Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/25/2015 9:06 pm
S Landon Collins

August 25, 2015

Q: So the head coach says you’re going to be back today Landon?

A: Either today or tomorrow. It’s on the training staff to how today goes.



Q: How are you feeling compared to after it happened?

A: The injury? I feel great. I’m ready to get back on the field. Just take it day by day. Hopefully get back to practicing today or tomorrow.



Q: Is there anything you can’t do? Cutting or anything like that?

A: Last week it was just cutting, but this week is—I would say fine.



Q: How were you able to stay involved in everything?

A: Just stay in the coaching staff meetings, our meetings, and one-on-one’s with the coaches. Definitely with my teammates and making sure we’re all on the same page. If I see something, I can tell them what to do, and if they still have questions—we still always ask each other questions about everything.



Q: I’m guessing that’s a new skill for you because you haven’t really missed much time with injury, right?

A: Not really. It’s not really new to me, no, because I did it in college. It’s the same thing when you get here, you’ve got to stay accountable to what you do.



Q: Were you worried when it happened that you would miss more time?

A: Was I worried? I was just worried about just how long I’d be off the field. This is where I love to be at. I hate being off of it.



Q: Do you feel like you might have fallen behind at all?

A: Fallen behind? It’s up to the coaching staff, that’s not a question I can answer.



Q: How have you and Brandon Meriweather hit it off?

A: Oh good. He’s a character. We’re definitely fine. We contribute well to the team. Definitely for a vet, he definitely gives me some keys about what’s going on and how to read the game. Definitely helped me out with what to know.



Q: When you say character, what does that mean?

A: Oh, just a funny guy. Just somebody you don’t think will be that way, but he is.



Q: He’s kind of a link to Sean Taylor for you, I would think?

A: Yeah definitely, coming from the U.



Q: Have you guys spoken about that?

A: Not yet. We haven’t spoken about that.



Q: Can you two be on field together?

A: Who?



Q: You and Brandon. You look more like two strong safety types. Can one of you play the other?

A: Position? Yeah, we definitely can both play either one. He can play free, I can play free. He plays strong, I can play strong. Depending on what the team needs and what we need to be at, at the time, we definitely get that worked out.



Q: What kind of pressure is it knowing that you’re a rookie and you’re basically being asked to be the starter right off the bat?

A: It’s no pressure at all. I mean, you take that as a challenge. Every day to day, you try to get better. As much as you learn and get from the vets, the faster you get on the field, the faster you know, and the better you are.



Q: Do you expect to play Saturday?

A: Do I expect to play Saturday? I do. I do expect to play Saturday.



Q: How important is that for you? The third preseason game is obviously the closest you get to the regular season. How important is it for you to get into that game and get it under your belt?

A: Every game is very important. Especially that one, just to get it underneath my belt so I can get experience of how fast the game, the pace, and just have an understanding of my teammates and what they see so we can always feel off of each other.



Q: Despite missing the time, do you still have confidence that it won’t be too much of a learning curve, starting as a rookie?

A: No, not at all. I’m still learning day by day. You can learn even if you’re not on the field. You can learn visually and by talking. So just doing that each and every day. And especially with the iPad’s—we can definitely get that in.
Does Collins have a hearing problem  
NewBlue : 8/25/2015 9:51 pm : link
He repeats almost all the questions before answering
Yes, we drafted a near-deaf safety  
Ten Ton Hammer : 8/25/2015 10:22 pm : link
It's just what people do when they need a moment to compose an answer before speaking.
RE: Does Collins have a hearing problem  
Saos1n : 8/25/2015 10:34 pm : link
In comment 12435793 NewBlue said:
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He repeats almost all the questions before answering


It's actually a good interview procedure... Give you a moment to think about the question and form an answer for it...
A bit slow to process information no?  
NewBlue : 8/25/2015 10:44 pm : link
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RE: A bit slow to process information no?  
giantgiantfan : 8/25/2015 11:40 pm : link
In comment 12435876 NewBlue said:
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A bit slow to process information no?

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No
Most journalists want  
Phatballllz : 8/26/2015 12:11 am : link
Who's being interviewed to repeat their questions so when they're writing their articles later they don't need to quote themselves asking those specific questions.

So put that in your... It doesn't matter what you put it in jabroni. Do ya smelllllllll what phatballlz is cookin?
I like the way he repeated the questions  
SomeFan : 8/26/2015 1:37 am : link
Hopefully, it was with a Parcells-like disdain.
Why do you always...  
manh george : 8/26/2015 1:45 am : link
repeat the question, and then answer the question with a question?

Why do I repeat the question, and then answer the question with a question? Dunno, do I?
RE: Yes, we drafted a near-deaf safety  
Curtis in VA : 8/26/2015 7:28 am : link
In comment 12435849 Ten Ton Hammer said:
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It's just what people do when they need a moment to compose an answer before speaking.


Well we did draft a blind defensive end, haha.
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