Jordan Watkins describes ‘really good' connection with 49ers QB Adrian Martinez
San Francisco wide receiver Jordan Watkins speaks to reporters after the 49ers' preseason win vs. the Las Vegas Raiders Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Jordan Watkins describes 'really good' connection with 49ers QB Adrian Martinez originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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Jordan, after last year and dealing with some injuries, how does it feel to be back in, like full swing of it?
Oh, it feels good.
It feels good to come out the preseason healthy.
You know, just going out there and putting my best foot forward and, you know, just putting, you know, what I feel like is my best ball on tape.
Obviously there's gonna be some things to clean up and stuff like that, but I felt like I did a really good job going out there, staying healthy, playing a lot of plays and, you know, just showcasing what I got.
Do you enjoy being in the pass game and the run game equally?
Yeah.
You know, that's something that I've had to adapt to.
You know, Kyle challenged me last season to really be more physical.
And that, you know, that's something I really worked on and that that had to do with bulking up a little bit and, you know, putting on some muscle and, you know, I feel like I really did a good job in the run game and especially after that first preseason game.
Going into the second one, I felt like, you know, Wade had some really good blocking plays and you know, I, I carried over to this week as well.
This is a pretty veteran offense, so how hard is it for a young guy to crack or get a job in this offense?
You know, like you said, it's very veteran.
A lot of guys have been here for a very long time.
But you know, I feel like you just gotta get in where you fit in.
I feel like Kyle and John drafted me here for a reason, and that's because they see that I can make plays in this offense and that I fit in this offense.
So I just gotta figure out what that reason is, and, and, you know, embrace it to the best of my ability.
And that's just having to do with embracing my role.
How did it feel out there with Adrian as quarterback?
It felt good.
You know, I feel like me and Adrian have a really good connection.
Just, you know, obviously we've connected on some plays, and you know, obviously we're not, but that's just wide receiver quarterback play, you know.
He's got a lot going on in his head whenever he's, you know, taking the ball from the center and you know, I got a lot to think about as well.
He is looking at the coverage and you know, just so it's been fun, been fun.
Mack said he has a really good relationship with you, just telling you, kind of coaching you up and that you take coaching really well.
Yeah.
Me and Mack, you know, I feel like that bond's been built over last camp.
You know, last year I was running with the twos a lot and obviously, he was, he was in whenever I was in and you know, going back from the Broncos, whenever we hit that first big play in the first drive, like did some yards, I feel like that's carried over to this camp as well.
And then in Nashville, whenever we were in Nashville, he was there as well.
So just building that connection's been great with Mack.
