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Adam Gase – September 29, 2016 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Postgame – at Cincinnati

Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase (transcribed by the Cincinnati Bengals)

How frustrating was tonight’s loss? – “We have to go back to work. We’ve got some time to evaluate what’s going on, whether it be schematically, the players, the decision making, play calling. I put us in a couple of bad spots as far as the play calls. We’ve got to go back and look at this stuff. We have to put it all together and figure out what we do well and start working on that a little more. It is literally something different every time, whether it be the play call or the quarterback or the running back or the line. We’re all taking our turns.”

How did you feel about the defense keeping you in the ball game? – “That’s what makes me feel terrible, to be honest with you. Those guys laid it out there and we didn’t show up on the other side of the ball. If our defense keeps playing like that and we can flip time of possession, I think we’ll be in good shape.”

Can you explain the play where Terrence Fede knocked the punter down? – “That’s just one of those things you don’t see that often. It was really a bad mistake and costly mistake for us. To be honest, I was surprised it came from Fede. That shocked me more than anything. We can’t do things like that especially battling for every little inch to try and get back in the game. It was just one of those painful penalties for us to have to swallow.”

How do you think the offensive line performed tonight? – “Some of the plays were not ideal, as far as what we were doing. Some was busted protection. Ryan has to step up on the fumble. It’s everybody taking their turn. I don’t think it really mattered who was out right now. We couldn’t get out of our own way.”

What was the purpose behind benching Byron Maxwell? – “We felt like we wanted to give Tony Lippett a shot, and that was a decision we as a coaching staff decided to make. The one thing is Byron is going to be here, and Byron is going to come to work. We want him to keep practicing and figuring out a way to get better, and we’ll figure out what the best group is for that week. When we go and play our next game, whoever is out there is who we’re playing that week, and we’ll from here on out.”

How was Ryan Tannehill’s night?  – “The entire offense struggled. Obviously he missed a couple of things early. He missed a third-and-one on a naked, and behind on a throw to Jarvis Landry. When things start going bad, you want him to find that one throw where he can spring us loose. But tonight was one of those nights where he only had two opportunities early that maybe could have sparked us. It’s hard to play that position. It’s tough. You’re trying to make plays, and if you’re a quarter of an inch off and the ball is behind, then they’re going to play tight defense. And that’s what these guys do. There were some good things he did, and a couple of times he had some great plays. But not everybody was on the same page. All of the sudden he looks like he doesn’t know what he’s doing. I know he’s going to come back to work and figure out a way to get this thing turned around.”

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