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05-23-2008, 09:20 AM
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Thursday Q&A with S Gibril Wilson
May 22, 2008
Oakland Raiders safety Gibril Wilson had the opportunity to speak with the media Thursday afternoon at the conclusion of this week's Organized Team Activities at the team's Alameda, Calif., facility. Wilson spoke about teaming up with Michael Huff, his style of play and coming home.
Q: Can your break down for us how often you played free safety with the New York Giants?
Wilson: Nowadays the safety position has to very interchangeable, there were at times where I was at strong and then there was a time I was at free, but the majority of the time last year I played free but in the past I have played both positions.
Q: Can you talk about the wear on the body playing up closer to the line?
Wilson: The strong safety position is just a very physical position, your shoulders and stuff like that, but if you keep those fit everything will be all right.
Q: Does that suit your game well?
Wilson: Yeah, I think what I bring is my physical presence, being in the box, I知 used to being the box so it doesn稚 really matter to me.
Q: How much does that help your all around game?
Wilson: I think it helped a lot. They had me playing the middle of the field more, so I think doing both and having experience in both helped me out.
Q: [After being] on a team that had that run, what now can you bring here?
Wilson: Like I was telling some of the guys, being in the Super Bowl and winning the Super Bowl is probably the greatest feeling, outside of having your kids, just having that experience being there sharing that with them, I mean this is what we play for. Once everybody realizes the goal and works hard to get there we will be all right.
Q: Did you have to add on any weight?
Wilson: I知 comfortable with what I知 at right now, I知 at like 210. I just want bring that physical presence, whenever I think of the Raiders I always think of a physical, physical football team, and that痴 what I知 going to do my best to bring back. All I知 bringing is physicality, I pride myself on being one of those guys that is going to make the difficult tackle and going to get guys down, that is what I知 doing my best to bring.
Q: How does it feel to be home and does that help the transition?
Wilson: It feels good to be home, being 30 minutes from where I grew up is always good. Does it help the situation? A little bit but I got all these people, all these old friends calling me now, so I have to deal with that.
Q: Have you and Michael Huff been able to help each other?
Wilson: Yeah definitely, we池e going to complement each other very nicely, like I was telling him, there is no time, there is not a play where we shouldn稚 talk before the actual snap of the ball. We need to be on the same page, we need to know what each other is thinking, and the disguise and everything and not giving away the defense and everything like that so I think we値l be great together.
Thursday Q&A with S Gibril Wilson
May 22, 2008
Oakland Raiders safety Gibril Wilson had the opportunity to speak with the media Thursday afternoon at the conclusion of this week's Organized Team Activities at the team's Alameda, Calif., facility. Wilson spoke about teaming up with Michael Huff, his style of play and coming home.
Q: Can your break down for us how often you played free safety with the New York Giants?
Wilson: Nowadays the safety position has to very interchangeable, there were at times where I was at strong and then there was a time I was at free, but the majority of the time last year I played free but in the past I have played both positions.
Q: Can you talk about the wear on the body playing up closer to the line?
Wilson: The strong safety position is just a very physical position, your shoulders and stuff like that, but if you keep those fit everything will be all right.
Q: Does that suit your game well?
Wilson: Yeah, I think what I bring is my physical presence, being in the box, I知 used to being the box so it doesn稚 really matter to me.
Q: How much does that help your all around game?
Wilson: I think it helped a lot. They had me playing the middle of the field more, so I think doing both and having experience in both helped me out.
Q: [After being] on a team that had that run, what now can you bring here?
Wilson: Like I was telling some of the guys, being in the Super Bowl and winning the Super Bowl is probably the greatest feeling, outside of having your kids, just having that experience being there sharing that with them, I mean this is what we play for. Once everybody realizes the goal and works hard to get there we will be all right.
Q: Did you have to add on any weight?
Wilson: I知 comfortable with what I知 at right now, I知 at like 210. I just want bring that physical presence, whenever I think of the Raiders I always think of a physical, physical football team, and that痴 what I知 going to do my best to bring back. All I知 bringing is physicality, I pride myself on being one of those guys that is going to make the difficult tackle and going to get guys down, that is what I知 doing my best to bring.
Q: How does it feel to be home and does that help the transition?
Wilson: It feels good to be home, being 30 minutes from where I grew up is always good. Does it help the situation? A little bit but I got all these people, all these old friends calling me now, so I have to deal with that.
Q: Have you and Michael Huff been able to help each other?
Wilson: Yeah definitely, we池e going to complement each other very nicely, like I was telling him, there is no time, there is not a play where we shouldn稚 talk before the actual snap of the ball. We need to be on the same page, we need to know what each other is thinking, and the disguise and everything and not giving away the defense and everything like that so I think we値l be great together.