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Wednesday Media Transcript: WR Odell Beckham Jr.

Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/21/2016 4:19 pm
WR Odell Beckham Jr.

September 21, 2016

Q: How will it feel to see Norman again in action for the first time since December?
A: Honestly, there really is a bigger concern. Division game, 2-0 start to the year. Really focused on going 3-0. Wherever I go, wherever I lineup, that’s my job. The same way it would be whoever’s job it is to stop me. My job is to win over there. The biggest concern is winning, winning this game.

Q: Do you still have any emotions lingering from last year?

A: I’m good. A lot of things just like to make stories. Just stuff that looks good to click on. Words are misconstrued. I’m good.

Q: Do you expect him to do anything physically or verbally to get you amped up?

A: I expect him to play his game the way he’s always played to get him in the position he is now. He’s obviously done a good job of that. I expect him to play his game.

Q: You just said words are misconstrued, what do you mean by that?

A: Meaning that a lot of things I’ve said are taken and it’s not what I’ve said.

Q: How much have you learned and grown since that situation last year?

A: A lot. It’s been a lot that’s happened since then. That was a lot that happened at the time period of my life. You take the good and the bad and you learn from it. That’s how you grow and improve yourself as an individual and a human being. You take the life lessons and you learn from it.

Q: The Redskins as a whole, what’s it going to be like going against a team that’s 0-2 and desperate this week?

A: I don’t think records really mean anything. Especially in a division game and in the NFL. Any team can be beaten on any given day. It doesn’t matter who you are. It’s whoever comes out and plays the hardest, executes, wins the turnover battle and does all the things that you would do in football. That’s who will win the game. They’re going to come out as if they’re 2-0. Every week you’re trying to win. Nobody wants to lose.

Q: As a competitor, after what happened with Josh, if you do go one-on-one with him, are you savoring that matchup?

A: It would be the same as if I was on the other side going one-on-one with anybody else. It is what it is at this point.

Q: What do you think when you hear that they want him to follow you around the field?

A: That’s not really my concern. My concern is our game plan. If that’s their game plan, then that’s their game plan.

Q: When you sat out against Minnesota last year, I’m just curious to know how you feel you’ve evolved as a man since that time?

A: It sucked. It felt like if any of you have ever been suspended at elementary school or whatever. It really felt like that. I was out and I remember I was going to the facility to pick up my stuff and they said you can’t be here. I was like alright. Since then, I really have learned a lot. You just have to take it. All you can do is learn from it. You can’t go back. If I could, I wouldn’t go back and change a single thing that happened. That’s how life happens. Things happened for a reason and everything happens for a reason.

Q: What degree do you feel more mentally prepared to handle the Redskins secondary given the personnel that’s in the secondary, Hall and those boys will try and get under your skin?

A: It’s part of their game plan. I would do the same. It’s mental warfare. It’s the art of war. There’s different ways to attack it.

Q: What do you do to combat that? How do you handle that differently than you did last year?

A: Play my game.

Q: We just had a chance to talk to DeSean Jackson and he said that you’re like his little brother. What do you learn from someone like him?

A: He’s a guy who’s been tearing it up for years. A guy that’s had his ups and downs as well. You bond with him. We worked out a little bit in the offseason. I’ve known him for a little bit of time. We hit each other up. Just talk and converse. I learn a lot from everybody. Whether they play offense, defense, special teams. I learn from others and I ask questions. That’s just how I go about it.

Q: You said that you’ve learned from his ups and downs and have talked about his ups and downs. Does he mentor you in anyway?

A: He’s been in the league longer. Whatever he’s saying is something he’s experienced. It’s advice. I’m not going to sit there and be the young guy that’s not going to listen to anything. You take everything. Whether you take it for granted or take it and apply to everyday life, the information does get processed. Like I say, that I’ve learned a lot from him, it’s not like I can sit here and tell you A, B, C, D I have learned that I take and apply to my life. Whether it’s what he does on the field, off the field, how to handle everything. He’s done his thing in the NFL.

Q: Are there ways for a receiver, if you know that a guy is following you the whole way, to take advantage of him or other guys on your team, receivers can take advantage of that kind of coverage?

A: It’s tough to do those things. You have, and I mean this, the Rookie of the Year in this team; Victor Cruz, who is going to be Comeback Player of the Year, on this team; and you have a Super Bowl defense. They’re going to get open and do what they have to do. Whether someone follows you, doesn’t follow you, it’s not my game plan. If they tell me to line up to the right, I line up to the right. If they tell me to the left, I line up to the left. They tell me lineup inside, I go inside. That’s it.

Q: You’ve always been an emotional player on the field, do you have to cut back that emotion when you’re playing a big game like this?

A: Have you ever watched Russell Westbrook play basketball? He plays with a lot of emotion or passion, whatever you want to call it. It’s what’s best for some players and what’s not best for some players. You use it and just be smart. Play smart. It’s football at the end of the day.
Glad to see at least one Giant managed to keep their mouth shut about  
Scyber : 9/21/2016 4:26 pm : link
Norman.
This guy  
Randy in CT : 9/21/2016 4:28 pm : link
really loves him some Shepard and Cruz. Very cool.

I hope (and think) that he understands that if he keeps his cool, and their defense is all over him, it will cost the Redskins yards.
RE: Glad to see at least one Giant managed to keep their mouth shut about  
Randy in CT : 9/21/2016 4:29 pm : link
In comment 13134801 Scyber said:
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Norman.
Perhaps. But it really means little when you're on the field. Bulletin board stuff doesn't take precedent over the abilities of players.
Uh - OH  
Bchurch : 9/21/2016 4:42 pm : link
Some aren't going to want to hear this!

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We just had a chance to talk to DeSean Jackson and he said that you’re like his little brother.
Do you think the dopey reporters will ever stop asking Beckham  
GeorgeFox : 9/21/2016 5:33 pm : link
how he feels about Josh Norman?
RE: Do you think the dopey reporters will ever stop asking Beckham  
Klaatu : 9/21/2016 5:40 pm : link
In comment 13134904 GeorgeFox said:
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how he feels about Josh Norman?


Nope.
I love how he's continually campaigning for Cruz and SS  
Dan in the Springs : 9/21/2016 5:49 pm : link
Comeback POY and Offensive ROY.

He keeps saying that and it's going to be noticed, then with them backing it up on the field they will get the honor and recognition they deserve.

OBJ modeling what it means to be a great teammate.
RE: Glad to see at least one Giant managed to keep their mouth shut about  
shabu : 9/21/2016 6:56 pm : link
In comment 13134801 Scyber said:
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Norman.


I would be shocked at this point if anything more is said... I am sure the Giants are all over this shit and he is coached and guided.
Odell knows that all that matters at this point  
UberAlias : 9/22/2016 8:15 am : link
Is that happens on the field. Chirping on the offseason is one thing. But now it gets real. I doubt you are going to hear anything more from either guy at this point.
Can't wait for the dissertation froon Beckham being a gang member  
Default : 9/22/2016 8:25 am : link
because he is friendly with DeShawn Jackson.
*from a BBIer  
Default : 9/22/2016 8:25 am : link
...
In the "posturing world" of football,  
Doomster : 9/22/2016 8:58 am : link
the game is sometimes secondary to players, as it was to both of these guys last season....

Word is, Josh is going to follow OBj if he lines up outside...hope he does that...then Norman can be manipulated around the field, and at the Last minute, OBJ can either go in motion or swap with the slot receiver, and create confusion in coverage...

It's hard to imagine these guys not getting into each other's heads...they are saying all the "right" things, for now....we'll see what happens when that football is snapped....
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