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New Orleans Saints FS Malcolm Jenkins Media Q&A (Nov. 7, 2011)
Monday, 07 November 2011
By: Justin Macione (New Orleans Saints)
New Orleans Saints Safety Malcolm Jenkins
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Did you talk to Tracy Porter at all? How is he doing?
?I saw him this morning. It looks like he?s doing pretty good. It wasn?t as serious as it looked. He?s in good spirits. We?ll just wait to see what they say about his neck.?
Tony Gonzalez is a guy who has given the defense and Roman Harper fits. He?s obviously a great player and great players sometimes make plays regardless. How do you attempt to manage that?
?The funny thing is the first time we played them last year, we double-teamed them and we had a huge game. The second game, we just let Roman cover him one-on-one and he had a quieter day, although he still had some catches. The problem with him is he catches anything in his range. Matt Ryan does a great job of putting it close to his body. He (Gonzalez) does a great job with his body in boxing defenders out. He might not be running as fast as he used to, but he?s still savvy enough to get in between the defender and the ball. It?s almost guaranteed once the ball is that close.?
Coach Payton has been stressing November football for this team. What do you take from that?
?Last year was the same thing, even the year before that. This is the month in which you separate from being a playoff contender or not. Teams that win in November are usually teams that make the playoffs. You really position yourself as far as playoff standings in this month and in December you really finish, based on where you are coming out of the month of November. This is a big month for us, having had Tampa last week and the Falcons this week and with the season we?ve had, this is a defining point in our season to see where we?re going to head.?
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