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Adam Gase – October 14, 2016 Download PDF version

Friday, October 14, 2016

Head Coach Adam Gase

(On S Reshad Jones’ chance to play Sunday) – “I think it stays (a) game-time decision. We’ll see how he felt today afterwards, and then tomorrow the same thing. Just because he was out there and moving around a little bit, we need to go through our steps and make sure we’re right.”

(On if RB Arian Foster is in a similar position as S Reshad Jones in terms of playing Sunday) – “I think so. I think it’s the same thing. I’m going to keep talking to him and see where he’s at. We’re going to wait until Sunday to make any of those decisions.”

(On how rare it is for brothers C Mike Pouncey and C Maurkice Poncey to both be top centers in the NFL) – “That’s a tough one to answer. And not only that, but they’re the best there is in the game – both of them. It’s arguably, ‘Who is it? Who is the best guy?’ Those two guys, they’re special. Obviously, it’s not (just) as players; it’s as leaders and the way they go about their daily business, and the way that they battle back through adversity. It’s not like they’ve had easy runs through all this. When you play those interior positions, there are a lot of things that can go wrong. They’ve had ups and downs, and usually it has been because of something happened to where they’re going full speed and (it is) just a mishap where you get rolled up on or something freakish happens. But both those guys, they’re resilient and as tough as they come. Obviously, both those guys love football a lot.”

(On what is a suitable amount of time for pass protection in this offense) – “I think it’s really what part of the game you’re talking about, what’s our concept – everything is different. When you have play-action, you’re trying to hold on to the ball a little longer. Hopefully, you can stymie the rush a little bit by thinking run-pass in those situations, formations and things like that. But every play is different. There are certain plays where you want to get the ball out quick. A lot of times you can tell by the routes – how deep they are and how fast guys are coming out of them. Sometimes you can tell by the quarterback – the way he sets up, the way he’s looking at things, the way he starts moving his body as far as if he gets off the first progression and then the second progression. It varies from every play. Obviously, the longer that you can hold onto it, the better.”

(On whether the two-point conversion is more difficult to defend than any other goal-line play) – “I think it’s a mindset for the most part. There are certain teams that have a great mindset to where they feel confident with the plays they have, but also the execution. You can have the best play drawn up versus the best coverage that you want it for, but if you don’t execute it, it won’t matter. The crew they have and the scheme they have and the ability to have the confidence they have to go and do it when they want to do it, that’s an important thing to have. Not everybody has that type of confidence are a willing to sacrifice the points.”

(On how valuable it is to have a player that can break down the defense on third down with his legs if necessary and whether it is something he has talked to QB Ryan Tannehill about exercising on occasion) – “It just depends who you have. I’ve been in offenses before where I haven’t had a quarterback that’s mobile. I’ve had a couple guys that, that was one of their strengths. I know there have been times where Ryan has wanted to escape the pocket, but sometimes there’s nowhere to go. You can get bottled up in there and guys are pushing the pocket and you got guys up the field. There has to be a lane. There has to be the ability to do that first before you can try to escape. Any time that you get a lane, it’s the down-and-distance, the situation of the game. You’re calling plays usually to try and complete a pass. If things break down, you want to be able to move and find a way to get the first down.”

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