DT Damon Harrison
November 16, 2017
Q: Has the mood changed for you guys at all?
A: What do you mean?
Q: In terms of the last couple weeks, losing some tough games and coming home to this game. Has the mindset changed?
A: Not at all. We know what we have to do. It’s just a matter of going out there and executing the game plan on Sundays. We’ve been having some great weeks of practice and it hasn’t translated to the stadiums yet on Sunday, so hopefully we get an opportunity to do that this week. But, the mindset is still the same, to go out and win. We just got to tweak a few things.
Q: Do you suspect that guys are too competitive in that they want to do more than what they’re supposed to do and maybe that’s what’s leading to some of those issues?
A: Yeah. Most definitely. You see it a lot when you watch the film. Somebody who doesn’t know exactly what’s going on, they see it as a bad angle and it may be that way, but it may be a guy just trying to do more than he should be doing. You have that at times in a game. We just got to limit them. I stress a lot in the game trying to make plays and end up not with the result that we need, but we just got to trust that each other is doing what we’re supposed to be doing.
Q: How do you rebuild that trust if it’s been broken?
A: It hasn’t been broken. We just have to do it. We just have to do it. We’ve had some mistakes and when you have that, you have guys that kind of lose trust in the other guy to do his job, but we just have to get back to believing he’ll be where he said he’s going to be.
Q: Who does Kareem Hunt remind you of as a running back?
A: It’s easy to say Jamaal Charles because he has the same body type and similar build as him. But, like you said, he’s explosive. I don’t think his 40 time does it any justice. If he gets to the second and third level, I mean, the guy can move. Explosive off the first cut. He can get to the sideline in a hurry, so we just got to do a good job with limiting.
Q: Does the fact that their offensive linemen were basketball players make it more challenging to defend against?
A: No. I was a basketball player myself, so I don’t think any of them could go at me one-on-one. That’s just a credit to them and their athletic ability to have a big guy to be able to play basketball and play on the offensive line. I’d like to challenge a couple of them in a game of one-on-one.
Q: Do you think you would win?
A: Oh, most definitely. I don’t think Kobe (Bryant) could beat me.
Q: Is that right?
A: No. Not at all.
Q: Kobe who?
A: Kobe Bryant. What do you mean? I’m on my LaVar Ball right now.
Q: McAdoo said that you guys had an honest…
A: I don’t speak on in-house business, boss. I know some other people have, but that’s just not me. Anything said in-house, I like to keep it in.
Q: Do you think the way that the team has assessed the last two weeks…
A: I don’t speak on anything that’s said in-house, boss. I’m sorry.
Q: When you look at Alex Smith, what’s been the biggest difference about his play?
A: The deep ball. He’s throwing the deep ball with some accuracy. Better than he has in the past and he’s still athletic and mobile, so he’s a dual threat and he has some great weapons on the outside as well as in the backfield and at every position. So, they’ve just done a great job of utilizing everybody.
Q: Is he very elusive to track in the pocket?
A: Yeah. He’s one of those guys you have to stay on the up field shoulder.
Q: So, you’re going to have to chase him around a little bit?
A: I’m going to let JPP (Jason Pierre-Paul) do that, man. I’m just going to be right there to try to clean up.
Q: Is he sneaky elusive?
A: No. It’s not sneaky at all. I mean, he is what you see. The guy has great straight ahead speed and he also can move similar to maybe like an older Carson Wentz.
