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Texans CB Kamari Lassiter recorded his first interception of the season in Week 6’s win over the Ravens. Lassiter reflected on the play, saying he could tell Baltimore WR Rashod Bateman was anticipating the throw.
“I just saw the receiver, speed release, and you know, sometimes you know whenever somebody’s getting ready to get the ball,” Lassiter said, via Aaron Wilson. “I mean speed release, take-off and I could just feel his mannerisms. I was on my sideline so I heard: ‘Ball, ball, ball! Look, go find it and get it.”
Lassiter keeps a high standard for himself and is hungry for more success.
“I’ve always had that itch to practice hard, that’s where I come from, but I feel like I’ve definitely kind of just tuned in more on like my weekly process and I feel like it’s not coming to fruition yet,” Lassiter said. “To be brutally honest, I’m not really satisfied. Despite the play at the end of the game, like with the pick, everything. I feel like that’s expected. We have a high standard amongst each other that every ball is ours. It’s great to be able to make a play, but I want to make every play. So I’m just blessed to be in a position to be around these guys and a coach like this. To be able to make a play like that. I’m hungry for more, I’m not really satisfied. I don’t really think that, outside of us winning, me personally, when you tap in, I need to dig deeper.’”
Texans HC DeMeco Ryans wants all of his players to keep a similar mentality as Lassiter.
“From that mindset, I want our entire team thinking that way, how Kamari is thinking,” Ryans said. “It’s not about getting overly excited about the big play or the win. It’s focusing on, ‘What about those plays you missed?’ That’s where you should harp on the most to me, because how can you get better and play a complete game as a player? That’s what you’re always seeking. I understand nobody’s going to be perfect, but we’re striving for perfection every single time that you’re out there. If you’re a true pro, if it means a lot to you like Kamari, every single play matters. There is no, ‘Oh, it’s okay. I let them get a play here or there.’ You cannot have that mindset. That’s the mindset that Kamari has. That’s why he’s always straining. He has that desire to continue to grow, continue to get better. That allows him to be a really great, great pro for us.”
The Titans promoted Mike McCoy to interim head coach after being their senior offensive assistant. McCoy wants to clean up some of QB Cam Ward‘s ball-security mistakes, given he’s relinquished eight turnovers thus far.
“That’s one thing we have to clean up,” McCoy said, via [Turron Davenport...
