Marcus Pollard
Marcus Pollard
Marcus LaJuan Pollardis a former American football tight end and current Director of Player Development and Youth Football for the Jacksonville Jaguars...
confidence excellent good joey playing start threw
Joey had an excellent game. He really threw some good balls. When you start playing with confidence, you can do that.
asking
If you're asking me, ... it's a touchdown.
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That's the thing they take pride in the most. They make you try to beat them with the passing game. They bring a lot of guys down in the box and force you to throw it, and they executed their game plan to a T.
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He's a great addition. He's a veteran. He also has an appreciation for what it takes to be good in this league, as far as preparation, confidence, taking care of yourself. He brings us more than just his abilities.
hit stepped
He stepped right up and hit it on the green.
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That dude is a fearless competitor. He hates losing.
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It is tough to swallow a game like this, when we had a showcase to show how good we are.
home late tough
I know. But you get there late in the year, and it's so cold, and it's home for them. And they're so physical. Pretty tough place to play.
knew
I knew him very well. I called him Big Bird. It was tough.
funny hours nfl phone playing spent type
Before, it was more big-brother type stuff. Now that he's playing in the league, it's funny because we spent two hours on the phone the other day - and it was all NFL stuff.
funny hours nfl phone playing spent type
Before, it was more big-brother type stuff, ... Now that he's playing in the league, it's funny because we spent two hours on the phone the other day - and it was all NFL stuff.
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Some other safeties in the league, you can say they have a history of making cheap shots. If it was somebody else, I'd say, 'Yeah, cheap shot.' But I know Mike a little bit ... and I don't see him as a cheap-shot guy at all. He's just a hard-nosed football player.
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It's ironic I ended up here, ... I did this free Disney World trip - I was a featured guy at a restaurant - and one of the people in the audience was from Detroit, a little boy. And he asked, 'Would you ever consider coming to Detroit?' This was before I got released from the Colts. I said, 'I don't know.' Then my mother-in-law stood up in the back and said, 'We hope so! We'll get it done this year!'
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I am thinking very positive thoughts at that point.