New Orleans Saints Secondary coach praises Alontae Taylor's energy during camp
Updated: 7:37 PM CDT Aug 7, 2024
All right, joining me now is Saint Secondary coach Marcus Robertson. Coach Elante Taylor. We can talk about Marshawn Lattimore all day, but Elante Taylor continues to show signs and life and he looks amazing. Yeah, he's, uh, he's an unbelievable talent. I mean, you gotta be glad we got him here. Um, obviously he can play inside, play outside. I mean, he's got all the physical traits that it takes in. He's got the right mindset that you want in the position. *** guy who likes to talk to and backs it up. Oh, yeah, I mean, you gotta have ***, I mean, I, I don't, you know, sometimes, you know, you don't wanna mistake his confidence for arrogance, but you got to back it up. So, and that's what he's doing right now. He had outstanding day to day and, and one on ones and, and he's, uh really, uh showing up on the tape right now. Take *** look at the rookie from Alabama Kool aid mckenry. Just what are your expectations for him moving forward to training camp and even the regular season? I mean, obviously, uh, you know, we think very highly of him. So we're hoping that, uh, he, he, he uh we can develop him and he can come in and be ***, *** key asset to our defense. The only issue with him is, you know, we kind of had *** little bit of *** setback and he's just kind of getting his feet wet *** little bit. So we gotta, we gotta get him going and, but we do expect him to show up in *** mighty way for us on defense. This just feels like one of the deeper groups in the entire NFL. Well, I mean, when you look at us, I mean, talent is not an issue. All right. So for us, it's just about our execution, uh about everybody doing their job and about everybody holding each other accountable and not having any weak links. Appreciate it. He is secondary coach for the New Orleans Saints Marcus Robertson. Back to here. I shouldn't have moved.
New Orleans Saints Secondary coach praises Alontae Taylor's energy during camp
Updated: 7:37 PM CDT Aug 7, 2024
WDSU's Sharief Ishaq caught up with New Orleans Saints Secondary Coach Marcus Robertson at training camp this week. Robertson spoke highly on Alontae Taylor's energy, and what he brings to the team ahead of the regular season. "He's an unbelievable talent. You've got to be glad we've got him here," Robertson said. "Obviously, he can play inside, play outside. I mean he's got all the physical traits that it takes and he's got the right mindset that you want in the position."The third-year cornerback out of Tennessee makes sure his presence is known on the field through his play and his smack talk."Sometimes you don't want to mistake his confidence for arrogance but you got to back it up and that's what he's doing right now. He had an outstanding day today in one-on-ones and he's really showing up on the tape right now," the Secondary Coach added.Robertson also weighed in on rookie Kool-Aid McKinstry and how he is acclimating to the team. "We think very highly of him. We're hoping that we can develop him and he can come in and be a key asset to our defense. The only issue with him is that he kind of had a little bit of a setback and he's just kind of getting his feet wet a little bit so we got to get him going but we do expect him to show up in a mighty way for us on defense," Robertson said.
NEW ORLEANS — WDSU's Sharief Ishaq caught up with New Orleans Saints Secondary Coach Marcus Robertson at training camp this week.
Robertson spoke highly on Alontae Taylor's energy, and what he brings to the team ahead of the regular season.
"He's an unbelievable talent. You've got to be glad we've got him here," Robertson said. "Obviously, he can play inside, play outside. I mean he's got all the physical traits that it takes and he's got the right mindset that you want in the position."
The third-year cornerback out of Tennessee makes sure his presence is known on the field through his play and his smack talk.
"Sometimes you don't want to mistake his confidence for arrogance but you got to back it up and that's what he's doing right now. He had an outstanding day today in one-on-ones and he's really showing up on the tape right now," the Secondary Coach added.
Robertson also weighed in on rookie Kool-Aid McKinstry and how he is acclimating to the team.
"We think very highly of him. We're hoping that we can develop him and he can come in and be a key asset to our defense. The only issue with him is that he kind of had a little bit of a setback and he's just kind of getting his feet wet a little bit so we got to get him going but we do expect him to show up in a mighty way for us on defense," Robertson said.