49ers Players Highlight Team’s Execution vs. the Rams

49ers Players Highlight Team’s Execution vs. the Rams

I guess start off a win like that with everybody down Brock Jaw. What does it mean for that locker room? What was it like after win like that against man? You know it was a was a joyous occasion, man. Um but it’s a confidence builder for sure. The Rams are not only have they been hot this year, they’ve been hot since last year, since the playoffs, since you know before the playoffs. So, um, to get a win against this team, a divisional opponent, a divisional rival, it felt great. You guys are four in one, 3 and 0 in the division. Yet, the run game hasn’t started rolling yet. What can you say about that? Um, I think I mean, we had almost 400 yards of offense, so um, you know, we didn’t abandon it. We stuck to it, kept handing it off and made them respect it. Um, you know, that opens up everything in the back. You know, a lot of people going, we got Christian McCaffrey, they going to sell out to stop him. They’re not going to let him beat him beat them cuz he he has a reputation of doing that. So, uh to me it’s not shocking that people will sell out to stop the run cuz obviously it opens up the back end. He’s a beast in the past game obviously making plays but let’s talk about that quarterback M Jones and how tough he was. Goes down with knee injury. He’s holding his back. What can you say about Mac? Man tough as nails. Just a um I mean just an apex competitor man. He just, you know, he’s one of those guys where, you know, it’s not it’s not a surprise why people drafted him where they drafted him, why everybody’s so high on him. He has such a high ceiling. Um just a really really cool guy to be around as well. You shocked about the swagger he has? No, I’m not. Maybe that’s a thing. I don’t know. No, you know what? I um I’ve watched Mac over the years just kind of as a spectator. So, I seen I seen the the swag he possess, you know. I seen the way he, you know, talks, the way he answer the interviews. He he very light-hearted guy. He keeps the mood light, but you know, he he’s a fierce competitor. Looking at the defensive, guys. Uh, got your big Texas brother out for college making. I’m owe you guy, man. You can’t. Yeah, I know you owe you boomer sooner. All right. All right. All right. All right. Don’t get me. I know that. Don’t get me banned now. But his progress from day one to training camp until now and he makes that play down there at the goal line forces fumble and recovers. Can you talk about what you’ve seen from him throughout training camp and up to this point in the regular season? Yeah, I think since training camp he’s been on on an escalator, man. He’s constantly taking steps to improve. Um you can just see it in his assertiveness and the way he plays. Just the difference from from July to now, it’s it’s night and day. Um, and you know, it’s it’s funny because guys usually don’t take that that big of a jump until they’ve had offseason to train and kind of and they’ve had a season to see everything, but you know, his his progression is kind of it’s kind of scary. Shanahan had it rolling today. You guys go back home. What are you going to do with your break now getting ready for Tampa Bay after a nice little extended body? Well, I have a u sweet 16 to attend. my daughter’s uh we celebrating her 16th birthday, so I got my hands full this weekend. I’m a girl dad, too. She acts like she’s 16 bad cuz I’m worried about those days. Yeah, just get your shotgun, man. And uh you know, it’s okay to let them win, you know. All right, man. Hi. The NFL on Twitter called this the Kendrick game. What was cooking for you on the offense? Yeah. Yeah. First and foremost, I just want to thank God for the opportunity. Um, last week was very tough on me. Um, just the adversity I went through and the standard I hold myself to and the things I want to do. Um, for for my teammates first and foremost, for the fans, for the organization, you know, I hold myself to higher standard. So, that was tough. And so, today is it’s a blessing. I just want to thank God. But the offense was it was awesome to to be a part of M. Jones, O line, fighting, um, running backs, tight ends, man, just collectively we played well. Um, it was tough for us to get an end zone, but collectively we played sound. I think was getting down there pretty consistently. So, just trying to play like that every week. Um, and just finish drives, but finish with points. We I think we did that pretty consistently. K, you talk about being hard on yourself after the Jacksonville game. It was a critical drop there. Third down, you guys up 14 nothing. What did you tell yourself? Because after that, you was a man on fire and bounced back. Yeah, that those type of plays, you know, I I look at it as it falls on me. Third and five, I’m wide open to catch a five yard route. Mack, trusting me, goes right through my hands, you know. I’m like, man. So, it’s just adversity. I think it’s a game within the game. It’s a mental game on the sideline that every individual player is having, whether it’s good, bad, it’s it’s a mental thing. So, how do I work within that while I’m playing? And I think that’s what I learned from last week is how to flush the good, flush the bad. you know, I know how to do it, but week to week is different and and every every situation is different. So, learning from that situation last week, learning from that play specifically, um, you know, I hold myself to the higher standard and I hate it. But having good teammates, you know, just telling me move on and, um, you know, the next one’s going to come. Um, it’s important to have guys like that and, uh, you can feel it. You’ve played with Mac in a couple different places now. What can you tell us about him and why he can so seamlessly step in and yeah, be the starter? Yeah, I think Mac is just he he’s built the right way. His mental is the right way. He prepares the right way. Um I’ve seen it for a while now and I’m just proud of him, man. I can even when he’s throwing the ball, I be telling practice like, “Man, you zipping the ball and how he’s throwing and stuff like that, it just be you can tell he’s confident and things like that. And it’s just awesome to see him in this space. Um how I seen him in New England was was a different world for him. So to see him now kind of with like the peace he has and he’s playing free and having fun. Um, I think it’s a big part of the game for him. So, it’s showing. What’s different to New England? You just mentioned how maybe he’s a different guy, different swag. What was it about New England? He came out on fire as a rookie, went to the Pro Bowl, but then after that, we know what happens. What is the major difference? That’s what you’re saying. It’s it’s tough his pressure. Um, it’s it’s a first round pick, first round pick. Everything falls on him. He’s young. He has to figure it out and and that’s tough for anybody. So, I mean, I don’t know what that feels like. I undrafted guy, but you just see it being a fan of the game. It’s tough. And so, um, that that stuff is just different. Every situation is different. Coaching is different. And I think now, you know, he he fits the system. The system is is important for a lot of players and and it shows in this game. So, shout out to Kyle, man, John, and them. They they doing a good job of getting people prepared. Even for myself, you know, I had the opportunity because Ricky’s down and Jawan’s down and, you know, they got me prepared and the same thing with Mac was just saying a lot. last two guys that you guys uh with as the quote unquote backups. You heard everybody saying like, “Well, this right doesn’t bother.” What what how do you kind of take that person? How do you use that as motivation? Yeah. Yeah. It’s a part of the game. You know, everybody has, you know, their opinion and and and and they have their rights to it. And I think it’s just huge by Kyle and him having D-Rob and and older guys, MVS, you know, guys that have experience in the game. Um and the depth we have, it shows and it’s important for the NFL because shoot guys are banged up now. you don’t know what’s going to happen next week, you know, everything’s different. So, just having depth has been important. Understandably, since you got here week two, there have been moments where you’re like, Grant, but I mean, are there still moments of like, you know, where am I where am I supposed to be in this offense? And I mean, once you figure that out, 15 catches. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I I think it’s just being prepared, you know. I I didn’t come here to be the guy. I’m not coming here to try to get 50 catches a game. None of that. I’m here to play a role, help the younger guys, you know, be a vet. And so, if Kyle wants me to play F or he wants me to go to running back, then that’s what the week is going to, you know, present. So, that’s just my mindset. It’s it’s it’s about being humble, understanding that there’s a role to be played. And um I that’s how my career has been and I’ve excelled in that and that’s kind of how I got to where I am. And and Kyle is shout out to him cuz he gave me my first opportunity of showing me how to play in a role. I used to be big on third down and it’s grown and my relationship has grown with him now. The trust is there and trust for my teammates and things like that. So it’s huge. So that’s kind of odd. Nothing to it, right? Yeah. Guess so. Was there uh I think a lot of people counted you guys out given the amount of skill position players in particular you guys didn’t have. Was that something you talked about? Was it was pissed off about being an under? Yeah, I think you know I don’t know. Look, I don’t know what the oddsmakers and all that stuff are, but um I do know I love this team, man. I love the character of this team. Um, it’s hard when you got guys who are changing positions on a short week and having to learn an offense and they just showed up a couple weeks ago. You know, that’s not easy. And, uh, you know, you got a a quarterback who’s fighting through some stuff and also, you know, getting the nod on Monday in a short week. You just there’s so many things that happen in this league. And I think I always say like the NFL is like the best reality show because there’s so many different things that happen throughout a week and uh, it makes it so entertaining. But for us players, man, it’s just you go out there and you give it your all. whatever happens happens. And when you when you’re on a team like this with uh with this kind of character, it makes it a lot of fun. What can you say about Matt Jones performance just starting role again? I don’t have enough good things to say about Mac. You know, he’s a absolute warrior. Um he’s a leader. Uh he’s somebody that we all can get behind for sure. And you know, I think it’s a testament to him and his attitude and the way he plays football. It’s a testament to Brock and the way that he help he’s been helping him and getting him ready to go. Testament to the coaches and um you know going back to the injury thing, you know, when when you have guys go down, it’s not one guy that has to step up, it’s a whole team and a whole unit that has to step up. So that was a fun one to be a part of. Christian lead, but how do you just shift your mind and step back and get downfield? Yeah, until until that thing hits zero and and the game’s over, you you know, as you say, breathe, focus, explode. You know, mistakes are going to happen. There’s going to be plays you want back, but you got to move on to the next play because you don’t know which one’s going to be the one and just, you know, do your job and keep fighting. Went through last year, the work you put in the offse, how fun is it for you to be touching the ball so much and be such a part of something? It’s amazing. I love football to death. It’s, you know, my favorite thing on the planet. and um being able to go out there and play with my brothers is I don’t take any second for granted. The whole world knows you’re getting the ball a lot and you’re still producing. Is is it more satisfying in a way that you’re able to still do what you’re doing? Yeah, I think you know once the the win is the most important thing, you know, we don’t care how we have it. Obviously, I think everybody and their mother wants the run game to get a little get rolling a little bit more, but um myself included. But, you know, we just got to keep chipping away and keep working at it and get some get guys back and keep, you know, just keep pushing and staying with it. But, um, you know, to your question, I just think it’s it’s uh it doesn’t change my mindset. You know, just about one play at a time. Thanks, guys. Thanks, guys. walk us through what you saw how the play. Um, so they, you know, a couple or a couple seasons before, uh, they were doing a draw play. So, I run up field and they weren’t right there. So, I was like felt them doing that, try to fight back. It’s a must have play. You know what I’m saying? Cuz if I didn’t do that, then, you know, it would have been a different Maybe we would have scored and, you know, I saw the ball and cocked it cocked it back and hit it. when he started to carry, he had two hands around it. Did you see him kind of take one off as as he was? I mean, I didn’t care. I saw the ball. I was just going to get it. So, was in here. He said he hadn’t seen any rookies make the leap and the progress that you face since day one training camp. Can you take us through that of what you felt like as a pro day one of training camp to what you’re doing now? He plays in cross situations. Um, you know, just coming to work every day, being intentional, find things to get better at every day. um technique to conditioning um to you know recognize different plays and stuff and you know continue to you know buy into what this whole organization is doing because you know this is a 10 out of 10 organization and you know I’ve been just flourishing and it’s only up from here. What does it mean to you to to get kind of proof of concept of like hey I’ve been putting in all this work and then to get a result and make a play tonight. What does that does that mean? Makes you want to keep going man keep working harder. Were you at the you started training camp or early in training camp? Were you like this this hard enjoy myself? Yeah, I had, you know, first couple days, you know how it is, you know, legs heavy. But like I said, I came to work every day, continue to, you know, pour myself, ask questions, you know, porn to what they’re telling me and I mean, I’m doing I mean, I’m doing uh, you know, pretty good now. So, can you describe just the last stop and how how it felt jumping in there seem everybody else on defense today. It’s a mindset. You know, we all, you know, always got our ears pinned back. You know what I’m saying? You know, we fight for each other and, you know, that was a big play for everybody. Do a couple more. Were you able to keep the ball a full recovery? Um, I think the equipment guy has it. I I was kind of tired. I ain’t going to lie. My legs did. Yeah. I just try to get to the bench, sit down. Yeah. Yeah. After that, you Which one of your teammates was maybe the most excited? said anything crazy. I think Samo I think he was the one on my back. You know, I was trying to run, but I mean I think everybody’s pretty excited. You know, it was, you know, pretty big play and, you know, I’m just happy to see everybody smiling and all that stuff. All right. Thanks, Alfred. All right. How y’all doing? How are you doing? Good. Feel good. you grab your knee and your arm was Yeah, definitely a lot of things happened, but feel good. Um, just working through some stuff and yeah, I mean, I was able to play, so that’s that’s all that matters. If I feel like I can protect myself, then I feel like it’s my job to be out there. So, on the play they came out to look at you, what happened? Yeah, that was the first time the trainers like came out in my career. Um, so it was definitely I don’t like to stay down, but I I just was dealing with something and once I flipped over, I realized what it was and felt a lot better. So, I’m sure you’re exhilarated by the by the wind, but man, you took some heavy hits, especially the last drive. I mean, everybody wants to play quarterback. What What does it feel like to be you right now? Yeah, I think um just the guys on the team really having my back and we talked about all it was a short week but all week about how tough we had to be for four quarters and um it really comes down to who was going to be the toughest team and I believe it was us and we have to continue to do that to win. So even if we lost I was super proud the way the guys fought and had my back and everything. So um it was really cool. Kendrick said he wanted to take accountability after the drops last week. What can you say about his resiliency tonight? It was good. He like he came in on like I get my days messed up because we had a short week, but like whatever our Wednesday was and he was like, “Dang, I just I got to get like get better and catch the ball.” I’m like, “Dude, that happened last Sunday. Like, let’s move on and focus on this week.” And I was like, “You got to you got to move on.” And he did. And uh that’s what KB does. And I feel like when you have the relationship we had, I knew that about him and he knows that about me. Like sometimes we struggle to move on from bad plays. So, he’s always got my back when it’s not going great. and then I’m always have his back. Before the game, there was report that Brock could be out a few more games. Do you feel like the starting job, you’re the starter now and that’s just the way you have to view it. Um I think, you know, they brought me here um to play as a backup and that’s my job and Brock’s the starter of this team and right now he’s dealing with something and for him to go out there last week and play when you know he probably wasn’t a full full health like he cares about this team. So, I’m just trying to get some wins for him so it helps us down the line. And um at the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. Like, I’ve been in his position. I’ve been a starter and you want your backup to go in there and win cuz at the end of the season, that could be the hit or miss between a playoff or not. So, every satisfying, but just given all the moving pieces, the short week, best defense you’ve seen on tape, how how does this one feel? Feels great. I mean, I just thought it was a dog fight and we were in the ring and um the defense played great. Special teams came in clutch. Um had great field goals by Eddie and as always, um I like him a lot. He’s cool. Um but yeah, it was it was just awesome to be on a team that fights and um even if we lost, like like I said earlier, I would have been just as proud to be honest because I know that those guys have my back and I got their back. Do you feel like this is your best all-around game in the 49ers uniform? Um I don’t know. I’ll have to watch the tape. It was definitely the biggest challenge. Um considering I mean I thought they were the best defense in the NFL and they are. Um they’re really good and our defense is really good too. So as when you know that as a quarterback um you have confidence to go out there and and trust it and the offensive line did great. Um I gave up one sack at the end but I don’t think they hit me that much or they didn’t get any sacks. So that’s what it’s all about and I really appreciate those guys. Matt Alford had the strip you know down there. Are you were you watching that? Are you assuming the Rams are going to score and you’re getting ready to, you know? Yeah, I was just honestly like kind of zoned out. I was just trying to drink Gatorade. Um, but like that was a great play. He got his big hand in there and made a play, but I was just ready for not to be a negative, but just I was ready to play overtime to be honest. And um, they just made a great play and that would have or I would have been have to go out there again and try and score. So, it was good. Um, and he made a great play, but it was just crazy. I’m trying to remember all the I got to watch the film because it’s like we had the quarterback uh sneaks at the end to try and get it, you know, out of the end zone and then we It was just a crazy game. So, what confidence does it give you as a quarterback to know that you can always check it down to Christian McCaffrey someone’s open? Yeah, a lot. I mean, um, he’s the man. He He’s definitely good at his job and, um, he’s always out there on every play no matter what. He’s dealing with stuff, too, and he just is in the right spots and makes plays. So, as a quarterback, when you have that and you have a good offensive line who can give you time and everybody was counting us out this week, but I knew I had him as my safety blanket and I really trusted the receivers and and tight ends, too. Like, we have a lot of reps together. How is being an underdog? How did that make you feel this game? Um, I don’t really pay attention like too much to it. I don’t really do like social media that much, but Kyle like came up to me and he was pissed about it. So he’s like, “Dude, I I can’t believe like they they moved us like underdogs again or whatever more.” And I’m like, “I don’t know what that means really, but like, yeah, let’s go kill him, you know?” So he was pissed about it. I was like, “Yeah, I’m pissed, too.” So went out there and we started hot, but we definitely need to be more like consistent throughout the game and give more points for our defense so they don’t have to keep making stops. What’s the inspiration for your two-tone Harley Quinn look? Um, I don’t know. I just like suits like I said and um last week and I come I wear suits because I’m going to work so that’s kind of how I look at it and um yeah they’re cool that you had 11 bananas during the game. Was that a reference 11? That’s definitely wrong but how many you may have had I think I had three. Well that’s definitely wrong. Yeah that’s that was in Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. That was incorrect. But they can believe whatever they want. the key to the high start, missing the high start. What was the key to the hot start tonight? Um, I thought we just were on time um with our plays and just playing in rhythm and getting the ball out and letting the guys make plays honestly. And you know, when Kyle talked to me before the game, I was like, it’s time to go. So, uh, I was excited about that. All right. Thanks, Matt. See you, parttime comedian. What can you say about his performance and his leadership tonight? Unbelievable. Um, you know, he’s obviously proven that he can he can win us games. Uh, you know, in the f our uh those first two starts that he had with us versus Saints and versus the Cardinals and then for him to again this this game uh were banged up on offense. But um yeah, man, just so huge and uh can’t say enough about the team as a whole and then the resilience and the resolve as a defensive player. Is that is that pretty much a dream way to end the game? Yeah, I mean you you you hope to to finish it, not have to go to overtime, but yeah, it was it was insane. You know, I obviously they they didn’t want to have to uh end in a tie and so they thought that they could um you know, I guess big boys at the end there and we had to see who wanted it more. What did you see in that fourth down stop? You were like the first one to get pressure up. Yeah, I mean it you could just tell the way that they had lined up that they they were going to run the ball. you know, there was sometimes got, you know, if they line up and they’re a little bit looser, um you may have the chance to have some sort of play action pass uh on that play, but you could tell by when they came out that they were they were going to run, right? So, um I don’t even know if my intention was to make the play, it was just to try to blow it up, make it muddy, right? And so, um man, yeah, just amazing win for Arizona game. Upton gets the pass break up tonight off Collins gets the fumble. seagull comes in at the end on the last play. What does it do just for for rookies to to get kind of proof of concept of like, hey, our work is leading to things and particularly with how much we talked about the young the young guys. Yeah, I know. Uh John Lyn’s probably going to celebrate on that plane tonight. Oh man. Yeah, Alfred Collins uh unbelievable play on the one yard line to punch the ball out and give our team a chance to keep going. You know, it was unbelievable. Um and you you spoke about how you know our young guys really coming and playing big for us um these last few I mean all these games so far and uh you know they’re just getting started. Uh oh. What do you say about how far Alfred has come since training him when it wasn’t really certain that he was going to make it up the field early in the season? Yeah. No, it’s a it’s a credit to him, right? Just to continue to to keep going and keep keep searching for opportunities to get better, you know, every single week. and you see it. Um, you know, he’s already big and imposing. Uh, so the fact that he’s starting to use that size and and be dominant in there, right? Um, and make those game changing plays. I mean, the sky’s is the limit for him. On that last play, you did make it funny, but did you know where the ball was or where he slipped off to who stopped him? I had an idea. You know, I I didn’t know who stopped it. you know, as soon as I uh got through there and and saw the running back kind of got got held up, I I figured that we stopped him. So, I know players make plays, but with all of the moving parts, the entries and the shuffling, what does it say about Kyle and Sal? Yeah. No, they’re the best in the game. Um, you know, a game like tonight, you know, speaks to that completely, right? I mean, you’re on a short week, you’re wounded, you know, down a bunch of guys and uh to get your players prepared enough to go out there and compete at the level that we did. I think the intensity was there from the first snap. Um, you know, Kyle’s the best in the game at motivating his players through the film, through the tape, and uh, you know, of course, Solid is is amazing in his own right as well. So, yeah, humongous win. Jay Lucas kind of failed initially on that last play. You said he what on that last week kind of filled the whole Yeah. He said his job was to f it up, but you know, he seems to have a whatever mentality. Can I say that? But I don’t know. What can you say about him? I mean, I said the game’s on the line, but that takes some courage to throw. No, absolutely. Yeah. I mean, Chase, uh, I, you know, in the midst of the game and the chaos of everything happening, sometimes it takes me a little bit to to find out that guys are are hurt or somebody’s had to sub in, right? So, I think it was during a TV timeout and I saw him standing there and I’m like, oh, shoot. Okay. Hey, let’s go. You know, hey, it’s your moment. Like, you you might make the game-winning play, right? So, uh, yeah, he was he was pumped up, fired up after that play. Sorry, just you guys plays from Lucas and Gibson was in the right spot at the right time to recover the fumble and all this stuff like what does that do to the psyche of you know your group to be able to kind of see that everyone is chipping in Yeah. No, it takes everybody right. It’s not just uh you know one or two guys who are making uh the plays. It’s it’s it’s truly a collective effort. You know this is the truest team sport in all of sports in my opinion. Right. And it took everybody today to to find a way to win. Thanks guys. [Music]

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San Francisco 49ers T Trent Williams, WR Kendrick Bourne, RB Christian McCaffrey, DL Alfred Collins, QB Mac Jones, and LB Fred Warner praised the 49ers performance, reflected on key plays, and spoke on the team’s unity and execution.

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