From the Las Vegas Raiders locker room cornerback Nate Hobbs spoke Kansas City Chiefs week.
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00:00 >> I'm tired of playing in the NFL, in the tournament.
00:04 That's a big play for the team.
00:06 And if you give your offense the ball back,
00:08 you can come to a field position, type of offense we got.
00:11 I got faith in them, you know what I'm saying?
00:13 Still know how to do it.
00:14 So it's just a great play for the team, no matter who do it.
00:18 >> Obviously, there's no moral victories in the game of football, but
00:21 considering you got three takeaways against the Dolphins defense going up against
00:24 another explosive offense, what kind of morale does that give the defense?
00:28 >> I was gonna answer it, I forgot.
00:34 >> Basically, you had a good game on defense, three takeaways.
00:39 Even though you didn't win,
00:40 how much confidence does that give you guys going against the Chiefs?
00:43 >> I feel like that just propels us into the next week, you know what I'm saying?
00:50 Always, when you have a good game, even as a player, you know what I'm saying?
00:56 And the individual effort, especially defense effort,
00:59 unit effort, it propels you, kind of gives you that win.
01:04 Going to the next week, all right, cool, you know what I'm saying?
01:07 It's almost like a hot, I'm always ready, I'm ready.
01:10 >> Before your next six games are here at Allegiant Stadium,
01:15 how important, you guys are 4-1 here this year.
01:18 How important is that, establishing that home field?
01:21 >> Hey, we 4-1?
01:22 Hey, that's pretty good.
01:24 >> [LAUGH] >> I feel like being 4-1 at home,
01:29 that's amazing, for real, and then fail something.
01:35 Hopefully, we can just keep that rolling.
01:38 I got full confidence in the game this week.
01:41 I feel like we're gonna come through and win.
01:43 >> The last couple of weeks, or home games,
01:45 the fans have played a big part in that.
01:47 Do you guys hear that?
01:48 Do you guys sense that and feel that?
01:49 >> 100%, I just wanna give a big old shout out to Raider Nation.
01:54 That really, those last two, three games at home, really been pulling through.
01:59 We're feeding off y'all energy, and I know they're feeding off our hearts.
02:02 So just a big shout out to Raider Nation, they got a big part in it.
02:06 Energy, we contain it.
02:08 >> Okay, and what has been improving each week defensively,
02:12 why do you guys play so well?
02:14 The overall scheme, what are some things that have stood out to you?
02:17 >> I like the mentality, it's all about the mentality we choose to have.
02:22 We're fixing our mind on it.
02:24 We're not having nothing, you know what I'm saying?
02:28 Nothing else, PG, he challenged us about two or three weeks ago to not be a good
02:33 defense, be a great defense.
02:34 I feel like everybody in their room, you know what I'm saying?
02:37 We're on our road and we've been amplifying our role to the highest extent.
02:45 You know what I'm saying?
02:46 So, and we all want that.
02:48 We got like-minded, like minds in that world.
02:53 >> Right, this is about to be your fifth time playing the Chiefs in your career,
02:57 and I gotta ask you, what makes Travis Kelsey so hard to cover?
03:01 >> I think his understanding for leverage,
03:05 like what the DB's leverage is and his feel for space.
03:09 You know what I'm saying?
03:11 His feel for body language and space because a lot of times when he gets
03:17 the ball, you know what I'm saying, and the pocket breaks down,
03:20 he's just feeling the defense, he's feeling the gaps.
03:22 He just runs, you know what I'm saying, to where he feels Patrick Mahomes can get
03:27 him the ball the best, that's why I think he has a great feel for just
03:30 what the defensive look is.
03:33 I do think he's a smart player too.
03:36 Combine all that pure athleticism,
03:39 a competitive, super competitive mindset, you don't get a guy like that.
03:45 >> You said PG challenged you guys a few weeks ago as a defense.
03:48 Why did it come when it came?
03:50 Were you coming off a performance where you felt like you guys didn't play that
03:52 well, and what made it sink in so well, I guess?
03:55 >> I don't think you can say that.
03:57 I don't think you can say, for a defense, I don't wanna be a good defense,
04:03 be a great defense coming off a bad game, you know what I'm saying?
04:07 Cuz you gotta be doing something good for a coach to challenge you like that.
04:13 You know what I'm saying?
04:14 If you got a team, you leading a team, and you say, I don't want us to be good,
04:18 I want us to be great.
04:19 Can't say that to your team, y'all not good.
04:21 >> [LAUGH] >> You know what I'm saying?
04:22 For real, so.
04:24 Yeah, for him to tell us that, we knew we were doing something right, but
04:28 we could all be better.
04:29 So we don't guess now or never.
04:32 We don't know about tomorrow, we know about today though.
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