shaneo69
04-29-2005, 03:49 PM
Q&A LB JAMES "BOOMER" GRIGSBY
Apr 29, 2005, 4:32:46 PM
Q: Do you like the intensity of Kansas City’s defensive coaches?
GRIGSBY: “Definitely. That’s the best way to respond when you have someone all over your tail. I like a go-after-it coach a lot better than a passive one, although I’ll respond either way. We’ve got some of the best coaches in football here.”
Q: You’ve already got one nickname, do you think you’ll get another one?
GRIGSBY: “No one owes me anything. I still haven’t contributed to this football team. As of right now, I haven’t done anything except wear number 95 and run around on this practice field. Until I contribute, they can call me anything they want.”
Q: What do you think you showed the Chiefs today?
GRIGSBY: “I’d like to think that I showed them that I could learn the system a little bit. I think I know how to call a front. I’m not really sure yet on how to fit right, but it’s going to come in time and I’m going to be up here all summer working all day.
Q: Are you fine wearing number 95?
GRIGSBY: “I’m a Kansas City Chief. I’m fine with whatever number they give me.”
Q: Does the playbook seem overwhelming or do you have a grasp of everything?
GRIGSBY: “The playbook is like a Bible and I haven’t even read the first five pages. I’ve got a long way to go. I’ll be spending a lot of time up here this summer and I’ve got great coaches. There’s a long way to go, but I think it will be entertaining.”
Q: Would you describe your style as “high energy”?
GRIGSBY: “Like I said, I’m excited to be here and it’s still a little surreal. But you have to get over it and realize that you’re attempting to be on the same level as all these players who are already here. I am far from saying that I have arrived and very far from being one (an NFL player). I just have to get past saying, ‘wow, that’s Priest Holmes and that’s Coach Vermeil’ and just play football.”
Q: Have you gotten over the excitement of being drafted?
GRIGSBY: “No, I’ll be excited until it’s over with. It’s a great opportunity and I’m looking forward to it.”
Q: What do you want to accomplish during this rookie camp?
GRIGSBY: “I expect to show them that I can run a little bit and that I can hustle and that I’m capable of learning the defense. The one thing that I’ve gathered already is that the NFL has tons of great players. But if it was all about talent and physical ability a lot more people would be here, but you have to learn to grasp the system. That’s the main thing. I’m here to learn the system. If you don’t know where to go, you can use your ability.”
Q: Do you have a first impression of defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham?
GRIGSBY: “I love him. He’s a man. He’s tough. Defenses are built on toughness and guys who want to get things done. Passive coaches and real nice guys don’t work on the defensive side of the ball, especially at this level. I’m a big fan of Coach Cunningham. I’m sure he’s going to get all over my tail during my career here. I might hate him in the beginning, but I know I’ll love him in the end.”
Apr 29, 2005, 4:32:46 PM
Q: Do you like the intensity of Kansas City’s defensive coaches?
GRIGSBY: “Definitely. That’s the best way to respond when you have someone all over your tail. I like a go-after-it coach a lot better than a passive one, although I’ll respond either way. We’ve got some of the best coaches in football here.”
Q: You’ve already got one nickname, do you think you’ll get another one?
GRIGSBY: “No one owes me anything. I still haven’t contributed to this football team. As of right now, I haven’t done anything except wear number 95 and run around on this practice field. Until I contribute, they can call me anything they want.”
Q: What do you think you showed the Chiefs today?
GRIGSBY: “I’d like to think that I showed them that I could learn the system a little bit. I think I know how to call a front. I’m not really sure yet on how to fit right, but it’s going to come in time and I’m going to be up here all summer working all day.
Q: Are you fine wearing number 95?
GRIGSBY: “I’m a Kansas City Chief. I’m fine with whatever number they give me.”
Q: Does the playbook seem overwhelming or do you have a grasp of everything?
GRIGSBY: “The playbook is like a Bible and I haven’t even read the first five pages. I’ve got a long way to go. I’ll be spending a lot of time up here this summer and I’ve got great coaches. There’s a long way to go, but I think it will be entertaining.”
Q: Would you describe your style as “high energy”?
GRIGSBY: “Like I said, I’m excited to be here and it’s still a little surreal. But you have to get over it and realize that you’re attempting to be on the same level as all these players who are already here. I am far from saying that I have arrived and very far from being one (an NFL player). I just have to get past saying, ‘wow, that’s Priest Holmes and that’s Coach Vermeil’ and just play football.”
Q: Have you gotten over the excitement of being drafted?
GRIGSBY: “No, I’ll be excited until it’s over with. It’s a great opportunity and I’m looking forward to it.”
Q: What do you want to accomplish during this rookie camp?
GRIGSBY: “I expect to show them that I can run a little bit and that I can hustle and that I’m capable of learning the defense. The one thing that I’ve gathered already is that the NFL has tons of great players. But if it was all about talent and physical ability a lot more people would be here, but you have to learn to grasp the system. That’s the main thing. I’m here to learn the system. If you don’t know where to go, you can use your ability.”
Q: Do you have a first impression of defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham?
GRIGSBY: “I love him. He’s a man. He’s tough. Defenses are built on toughness and guys who want to get things done. Passive coaches and real nice guys don’t work on the defensive side of the ball, especially at this level. I’m a big fan of Coach Cunningham. I’m sure he’s going to get all over my tail during my career here. I might hate him in the beginning, but I know I’ll love him in the end.”