49ers 30, Jaguars 10
Q. Josh, when you look at upcoming opponents, do you kind of look for those opportunities on film where you can do what you did today as far as creating that turnover?
JOSH NORMAN: Not really, honestly. You know, I kind of -- my game kind of evolved it a bit, not just playing the outside role as just being a cornerback. I think you've got to put a little bit more into it. You got to be a trench monster, as we call it. You got to look for opportunities and ops. They're out all over the field. I respond by using this and this and out-think the player, and if I get 60 ops a game, like, somebody going to be slipping, so for me I just look at it like I just go after the ball, but I don't use it as much as I would do power. Just precision really. Just keying in. Somebody is going to come up slipping sooner or later.
Q. How long have you been working on your punch, and was there a point in your career where you felt like you perfected it?
JOSH NORMAN: Probably starts the end of last year. Probably towards the end of last year. I knew that. You know, as long as you're playing this game, it never seems to -- you keep learning. More and more come to you. Just something that I had in my tool belt that I can just use at any given moment if a situation occurs, but it seems to be one of the strengths now, and it's kind of cool how you can see it from time that you play in this league in the first beginning as a rookie, third year, fourth year just going for interceptions and now it's towards the back end, like, there's tenth, ninth year, you looking at it from a force and fumble machine. For me I just thank God for allowing me to be as durable as I have this long and just making plays.
Q. Is there a boxing element to your routine that helps you?
JOSH NORMAN: No. No, not at all. Just see a play, and you go and get it.
Q. You do it at practice to them as well, though?
JOSH NORMAN: I be playing. (Laughing) Honestly, I just key in on the ball. Every time the ball carrier has the ball, I'm not really watching him. I'm watching how the ball actually moves, and I see it as an opportunity to work on my precision, work on my eyes, keying my target and then that maximum opportunity to make the perfect punch. Sometimes I get it. It seems like most of the time now I'm getting it more so than not. (Laughing).
Before I was wild with it, and now I'm more precise in what I'm doing.
Q. Josh, the worse loss you had this season was against Arizona, and I think because you had a personal foul or whatever, that was --
JOSH NORMAN: You think that was the loss, the personal foul? Do you think that was the loss, a personal foul? Yeah.
Q. The team had the worst loss, and because you got benched in the game after that incident, I think a lot of people -- you took a lot of heat and a lot of criticism. Some people said, oh, you should be cut, et cetera, et cetera. How did you deal with that criticism and adversity at the time?
JOSH NORMAN: George, how did I deal with that?
GEORGE KITTLE: You look handsome, I'll say that.
JOSH NORMAN: Thank you. You look sharp too.
GEORGE KITTLE: (Off microphone).
JOSH NORMAN: There's your answer.
Q. How do you think the defense is playing overall the last couple of games?
JOSH NORMAN: Exceptional. Man, can't be more happy with any of those guys. You know, man, I enjoy that play. Him, Fred, the whole got the boys back there and Jimmie Ward. I'm so glad to have him back. Then you got E-Man and K.K., having himself a pro bowl year, you ask him. The trench monsters up top up in the front interior and the outside. Man, listen, I think I'm one of them boys when I come downhill and getting them fumbles out for sure. I like to be a part of them because they make our job so much easier. We just having fun with each other, and it's just a joy and a treat. A real treat and honor to be on this football team. I all got to show my head coach some love. I've been giving him hell lately. That's my guy.
Q. Josh, what's it like to be on the sideline for as long as you were on the sideline to start this game?
JOSH NORMAN: It's an amazing feeling, man. When the offense can have another outing of an 18-play drive -- I don't even know.
GEORGE KITTLE: (Off microphone).
JOSH NORMAN: I'm sorry. 22. 22. Thank you. Thank you, George, for your commentary. See? I kind of lose track. I mean, even did a better output than last week, so it tells a story in itself. Man, if you can have that and get us out there, we fresh, and we get the ball right back to them. That's a back breaker, and it's a blow to their morale because now you got to deal with George Kittle and his pancakes and all the guys coming down the field. It's extremely good feeling for a defense like us.
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