Josh Bullocks Interview Transcript
Q&A with Saints' 2005 second round pick

posted April 23, 2005 - print me!
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Q: Can you talk about your decision to come out early? Just what went into the decision to come out as a junior?

A: "It was a family decision. I was raised in a household with 14 people and it's been rough on my mom. We felt it would be the best decision for me to come out this year so I can help support the family."

Q: You talk about this house, how big is this house that you guys have 14 people living in?

A: "I mean it was hard it was real hard times growing up. You couldn't get everything you want or eat what you wanted to eat or how much you wanted to eat. It was rough supporting the whole family and my mom was the strongest women trying to raise a household of men."

Q: Now the first thing you redshirted meant that you could have come out last year, did you even consider that?

A: "I thought about it a little bit, but we felt that I needed one more year with the coaching staff and see what could happen."

Q: As far as football is concerned, I heard that the Saints were paying a lot of attention to you up in Pro Day at Nebraska. Did you get that vibe from them that maybe they would be interested in drafting you?

A: "Yeah, I felt a good vibe. I gave it all to the hands of the Lord. I know if I go out and do the best that I can do then good things will come to me."

Q: Talk about your strengths as a football player at the safety position.

A: "I feel like I have great range and I can get the ball no matter where it is. I have great speed, I can cover receivers, I can play zone and I just have a good understanding of the game as far as recognizing formations and making calls and making checks."

Q: As far as interceptions is concerned, you have a big dip this year compared to your sophomore year is that just guys looking out for you and opponents more aware of where you are on the field?

A: "I went through three different coaching changes and three different coordinators. We were playing a lot of zone but this year we were playing more man so my eyes were not always on the ball so it was a different defense that slowed things down."

Q: The fact that you've had all these coaching changes I assume that that's going to benefit to a certain degree how quickly you are going to pickup a new system at the pro level?

A: "You have to recognize formations so quickly and make check so quickly so I feel with the new staff that came in this year it helped me out a whole lot as far as recognizing formations and making a lot of checks."

Q: Can you talk about the relationship you have with your twin brother?

A: "We grew up together and were very close, real close. We felt like one day we'd go to the NFL at the same time, but unfortunately it didn't happen that way. I'm closer to him than I am to my mom or my two older sisters or anybody else."

Q: What was Daniel's reaction when you received the phone call?

A: "He was happy, jumping up and down all fired up. The whole family was that way. Everybody was proud. It was the best feeling me and my family has ever had up to this point."

Q: Were you able to have more than 14 people in the household today to be with you?

A: "There was a lot more than that at the household watching this whole thing go down. The people I have here I'm just fortunate to have supporting me."

Q: Does your brother go back to Nebraska next year?

A: "Yes, he will."

Q: Will this be the first time you haven't been on the same football team?

A: "Yes."

Q: Have you come to that realization about what that is going to be like?

A: "We talked about it and we both have high expectations for each other. It doesn't matter what team I'm on or what team he is on we want each other to be the best player we can become. We feel like we can sit apart and still go out and be the best we can be."

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