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Wednesday Media Transcript: C John Greco

Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/19/2018 1:56 pm
C John Greco
September 19, 2018
 
Q: Is this kind of strange here for you? You came in as a guard, then three weeks into the season and you’re starting at center?
A: No, I wouldn’t necessarily say strange because if you’re kept on the roster, it’s because you can play multiple positions, and when you’re a backup that’s what you have to be ready to do, and that’s the situation were in right now. Just have to be ready to rock and roll. 
 
Q: What’s the mindset of the group up front, losing Jon (Halapio) and guys struggling so far?  
A: Any time you lose your partner in crime, one of your buddies in your room, you feel for him and we know that he’s going to come back stronger than ever, but at the same time we just have to do everything we can this week to try to get a win. It’s going to be a tough road game, awesome atmosphere down in Houston, so we are excited about the challenge and opportunity. We’ve just got to work hard. If everybody just gets a little better each day, that’s all we can ask.
 
Q: There’s been a lot of talk about the guys up front, it’s been an issue here the last few years. How do you guys react to the talk out there of how you guys have struggled? 
A: We just have to focus everything on in-house. We don’t really listen to the talk outside, we know we have to play better and that’s the focus every week. When we get some wins it’s going to be the same thing. There’s going to be no let-up, and that’s how you’ve got to approach it. You can’t be complacent and when you know things aren’t going your way you just have to do everything extra, and do everything in your power to be the cause of the wins and not the cause of losses.     
 
Q: Jon made all the line calls. Is that automatically fall to you now?
A: Yeah, that’s typically something the center does in conjunction with Eli, but that’s something I’ve been used to and we worked on all spring and that’s what this system is. It’s something I’m used to. 
 
Q: How would you describe going from guard to then Brett [Jones] gets traded, now here you are the starting center?  The turn of events that’s kind of led to this point?
A: It’s out of my control. I’m here, I’m the starting center right now and what transpired and what went down I have no control over, I have nothing to do with. At this point I’m in there playing and snapping the ball, that’s all I’m focused on right now is trying to do everything I can from the center position to help us get a win.
 
Q:  In terms of the matchup that you’re going to face, (Duke Ejiofor) -- what have you seen form him on tape? It looks like he came on strong and made some good plays, I think [Texans Head Coach] Bill O’Brien said something about getting him more plays or more reps?
A: Right off the bat, they have one of the most talented front sevens in the league and they rely on their pass rushers, their big guys up front to make plays and wreak havoc. That’s an issue were going to see every week, there’s never going to be a week where it’s like, ‘oh these guys are going to go out there and lay down’. Every team has talent and this particular one has a lot of talent, so I think it’s an exciting opportunity and they do have some good young talent in the middle not to mention edge guys and linebackers. We have hands full and we will every week and I’m excited about a good challenge.
 
Q: Do they do a lot of stunts and twists like the Cowboys?
A: Every scheme is a little bit different with their (defensive) coordinator, everybody has that in their playbook and in their arsenal. There’s a question of whether we’re going to see a higher frequency of them, and we are preparing for that but at the same time were going to prepare like we do each week and watch the tape, work on their stuff. Everybody does something new because it’s not going to just be a vanilla thing that you’re not going to see the same thing you’ve seen the first two games, they’re going to throw a wrinkle in here or there but at the end of the day they have some talented players they can just pin their ears back and go so we’ve got to be able to block them.  
 
Q: Probably a year ago you didn’t imagine you’d be in this place right now, right?  
A:  A year ago this time, I was at home. So, yeah, but I knew I still had enough gas in the tank that I could’ve been playing and I was just happy I got the opportunity here last year and then again this offseason, and here we are. So, that really hasn’t entered my mind. It’s more of a laugh thing I can do at myself but yeah, I’m excited about the opportunity. 
 
Q: You’ve known Pat [Shurmur] probably longer than anybody else, how is he handling 0-2
A: The same way I think any other coach would. Never too high never too low, just have to keep approaching each day like we have been and eventually if we keep putting in that effort and investing the time and energy into it the wins are going to come. Hopefully sooner than later, and that’s kind of our mindset we just have to do it. Every man has to look deep in themselves and find one thing to get better on each week and that’s going to help us. 
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