Chargers safety Derwin James shares his thoughts about the Jaguars and returning to his home state of Florida this week.
Category
🥇
SportsTranscript
00:00 >> When you're gonna face a young quarterback this weekend,
00:04 do you as a DB like that because you figure he's gonna make some mistakes and
00:10 you can capitalize, where a veteran may not?
00:13 >> Man, in this game, you gotta come into the game, man,
00:16 trying to just come out and win.
00:18 Cuz I mean, the young quarterbacks,
00:19 look how many young quarterbacks are playing good in the league, around the league.
00:22 So when it's business, I feel like you just gotta prepare each week as if he's
00:26 a guy that can come out and beat you cuz, I mean, if we don't do what we're supposed
00:29 to do, man, he can kick your ass.
00:31 >> What have you seen from him on tape, though, in the league?
00:33 >> He's great with when the puck is bad and extending plays.
00:37 He's really good at finding people, so I feel like we gotta blast him a lot this
00:42 week. >> The theme of this season has been
00:44 close games, close losses.
00:46 You missed most of them, and then you come back and you're involved in a close game.
00:50 >> Yeah.
00:51 >> From your perspective, what is this season,
00:53 how would you characterize what you've seen?
00:55 >> It's just part of it, man, part of the season.
00:57 Unfortunately, this year we got the bad end of the stick.
00:59 But it's just been a lot of, last year we won a lot of those close games by three and
01:04 four, so this year we didn't get the job done like last year.
01:08 But I mean, it's just small little stuff that's very physical.
01:13 >> What have you learned about yourself over the course of time as far as this
01:15 season being out and being on the field and not your back?
01:20 What have you learned about yourself as an athlete, as a player, and a star shooter?
01:23 >> I love that, man, that adversity may come during your career when you play.
01:28 Especially for me, I've been through adversity a lot of times.
01:30 But never let it bother you, just let it get to you.
01:33 Always just continue to work hard and just continue to push.
01:37 >> Jackson won't get in the circle because maybe Jaylin Rapp is gonna be there.
01:40 I trained him.
01:42 At first, were you kind of excited to have that game?
01:44 >> Yeah, I was kind of excited.
01:46 I was like, man, I get to go to Florida and play against Jaylin.
01:49 But now he's out here, but I'm still excited cuz my family get to come watch me play.
01:53 And it's gonna be fun.
01:54 >> Phillip was saying on the podium a short while ago,
01:57 Rivers, two foreign aid teams, which is crazy at the beginning of the year to
02:02 think what's become of this, to see where you're at facing this team.
02:06 >> Yeah, I mean, cuz if you look at both our rosters,
02:08 I mean, the talent is there on both rosters.
02:10 I can truly say that.
02:12 So man, it's just, both of us have had a tough season.
02:15 And man, at the end of the day, we gotta come out and play football.
02:18 Still more games to be played, so we're gonna try to win all of them.