Q: Is (the read option) something you have to prepare for more now?
BB: Sure, yeah sure. I mean we got into the Wildcat. It was something we prepared for every week. Some teams did it, some teams didn’t. Most every team that we played a couple years ago had at least shown it at some point during the year – maybe not necessarily against us but against another opponent, whoever their Wildcat-type player was. I think there’re a lot of quarterbacks in the league that aren’t going to run a read, riding the side or that option type of thing. Then, there are quarterbacks that are capable of running it, whether they do or don’t, depending on their scheme, offensive coordinator and coach and all that. We definitely have to run it and be ready for it but I don’t know. I don’t know how it’s going to go.
Q: How much of a difference will it make to have Devin McCourty back at safety pretty much from the start so he can kind of quarterback that group?
BB: Yeah, Devin has had a good spring. He’s one of our best-prepared players, both physically and mentally. He has a very good understanding of the overall defense and has gotten more experience at the safety position. He's also worked some at corner. He’s a great team player. He's been a captain since his second year in the league, so wherever we need him, I know he’s prepared to play and do the best he can for the team. That's one of the things we all love about Devin: He's a great team player. He's a good player, does a lot of different things – in the kicking game, defense, safety, corner, nickel, whatever it happens to be. He's very dependable, he's very consistent, and he works hard, puts the team first. There’s not much to not like about him; it's pretty much all good.
Q: Even though Adrian Wilson is a veteran in the league, he’s new to your system, so do you see him leaning on Devin a bit to see how to do things here and where to be?
BB: You know, Adrian is a pretty experienced player. He's got good instincts. At times, there are different calls or situations that come up that Steve [Gregory] or Devin will talk to him about, but most everything he’s doing, he’s done before. It was just called differently or maybe structured a little bit differently. But Adrian is a pretty experience player and he’s got a little bit different playing style than some of the other guys we have at that position. But he's doing well. I think it’s coming together for him and for the entire group.
Q: Has it been a while since you’ve had a guy with Adrian’s physical presence in your secondary? I know a lot of people point back to Rodney Harrison in terms of his size and physicality.
BB: He's bigger than Rodney, but I think each player is a little bit different. We’ll see. We’ve only been working with him for less than two weeks in training camp. When we get into games and get into other situations, we’ll see and get a better look at his style in our system. But he’s certainly got a lot of skills; you can see why he’s had a good career in this league. He does a lot of things well, he's smart, he works hard, and he's a tough kid, so we’ll see how it all works out.
