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Cameron Wake – December 11, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Monday, December 11, 2017
Postgame – New England Patriots

Miami Dolphins DE Cameron Wake (transcribed by Ted Leshinski)

(Is this as big of a win as you’ve been around for a while?) – “I don’t know if I’d go that far; but it was fun. It was a complete game. Guys played together. I’ve been saying for the past couple of weeks (that) complementary football is something that we needed a few weeks ago. That was fun, a fun night. I know a lot of the guys enjoyed it as well.”

(As a defensive line, did you guys come into this game feeling like that you could set the pace and dictate the play and pace of this game?) – “I kind of think that we feel like that every game, to be honest. The guys that we have up front, we should run the show. That’s the way it should be. I know we put a lot on our backs when things don’t go well. I feel like it’s because we didn’t do well and when things go well, I feel like we definitely play a part. So, all across the board, guys are in the habit of making plays and I think that trickles down. Obviously if you’re getting pressure and there’s throws that may be a little errant, obviously guys are covering. Like I said, it’s complementary. You’ve got to play together, from the front to the back. They’re covering guys and giving us time to make pressure. We’re pressuring to give them time to make interceptions and PBUs and whatever it may be. Again, lots of fun.”

(What’s the difference been on third downs these past couple of weeks? Tonight, 0-for-11 for New England. How are you guys able to pull that off?) – “I think just being more accountable. I’ve told you guys before, when you have running scot free without anybody touching him, that’s not something they did, generally. It’s not just the Dolphins, it’s football all over the world. Guys just don’t run open. It doesn’t work that way. If you get beat on a great play, a great throw, that’s one thing; but we’ve had sometimes where it’s miscommunications or whatever it may be, where we shot ourselves in the foot. That was something I told you, again, a couple of weeks ago, that we have to work on being consistent, being where we’re supposed to be and doing your job. When you do that, 11 guys together, I think it’s tough to deal with us.”

(How much fun has it been to see what CB Xavien Howard has done the last two weeks? Four interceptions in two games.) – “It’s definitely been fun. To be very honest and frank, it’s not surprising. From the moment he got on campus last year, I knew the ability he had, the type of mentality and what he could bring to the table. You could tell him that I said it’s about time. I’ve been seeing him do amazing things on the field since he got here. I think all that hard work and perseverance and persistence is paying off. I’m definitely happy for him. It’s not a big surprise.”

(You said this year you couldn’t figure out why the team that went out there against Atlanta and played so well, couldn’t play that way a few games after that and the inconsistency. Have you noticed something different these last couple of performances leading up to those games to where you’re like ‘OK, now that’s what I’ve been looking to see?’) – “Well, I told you that the encouraging and frustrating thing is when you have the ability and you have pieces, you can do it; but then you don’t do it all the time. I’ve said before that if you could just never do something, then you just have to figure out a way around it; but we’ve shown that we can do a lot of good things. It’s about being consistent and putting it together for 60 minutes, complementary from front to back, offense and defense, and all of that. I’d like to think that the guys we have are back-against-the-wall, fight-out-of-the-hole type guys. You’d rather not get into a hole; but again, over the past couple of years, I think we’ve shown time and time again that we have the pieces and it’s just on us to put it together, and when we do, I’ll line us up against anybody.”

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