Jarvis Landry – September 22, 2016
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Thursday, September 22, 2016
Wide Receiver Jarvis Landry
(On if he wants to lead the league in receptions) – “Of course, I want to lead the league in every category. Tackles if I can. (Laughter) Any category there is, I want to lead the league in it. But obviously, me being a receiver, I want to lead the league in catches, yards, touchdowns, all of that. But at the same time, I want to be able to have W’s to go along with those accolades or numbers.”
(On the ceiling for the receiving corps if WR DeVante Parker is healthy) – “I don’t think there is (a ceiling). I think that there’s so much potential in every guy, especially on the offensive side of the ball. You just look at our room, having DeVante on the field, having a healthy DeVante, having Kenny Stills out there – guys who pose different threats – it allows us to attack teams. Kind of almost like pick your poison. Having guys like Arian (Foster) back out there and stuff like that will help us a lot.”
(On how does the team not allow two losses become more) – “You don’t look into it. You just go one game at a time, focus on that game and attack it. But for us, I can say on the offensive side of the ball, we need to start faster and just play a complete game together – offensive, defensive and special teams.”
(On if he is looking forward to playing in the renovated stadium, with the crowd being louder with the new canopy) – “Yes, I’m excited. (I’m) excited to have the opportunity to really play in there. (There’s) nothing like trying to get a W. We get to start the new season with a W at home.”
(On has there been any talk about his comment earlier this week about ‘We can’t be an almost team’) – “No. Honestly, I think it’s something that kind of goes without saying. It’s something that we understand. We understand what we have as a team, as an organization. It’s boiling down to a mindset thing for us.”
(On how important it is to get a quick start in this game) – “The last two weeks, we’ve played tough opponents and you give them credit for that; but at the same time, we’ve shot ourselves in the foot with turnovers (and) a couple of three and outs. It’s things like that. We have to find a way to get that first, first down and move the ball effectively and play the first half like we played the second half.”
(On if the pass opens up the run and does the team need to run the ball better) – “I think they complement each other. You can’t pass the ball effectively if you don’t have a running game (and) you can’t run the ball effectively if you don’t have a passing game. They complement each other. We’ve just got to find a way to do it effectively, especially on the first drive of the game. (We have to) find a way to get that first, first down. That’s the critical part.”
(On avoiding trying to do too much) – “(We) just (have to) stay within ourselves. Like (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase always says, ‘Play the play. Don’t think about the score. Don’t think about the next play or the play before that one. Just play the play.’ And that’s something we have to take to heart.”
(On what he thinks attention to detail means to him and the wide receivers) – “Just fine-tune things. I think a lot of times, just looking at the grand scheme of our offense, it’s predicated on details. It’s predicated on outside releasing if the play is demanding you to outside release and not just going vertical. Just little details like that, that allow certain guys to get more separation or allow the offense to open up the way that we want it to. I think that’s kind of what he was talking about right there.”
(On how much WR DeVante Parker’s presence means to the offense and himself) – “He’s a major key. He’s a major key to this offense and we see that every day. Just having him out there and having his presence, like you said, it gives us an opportunity again to pose another threat. Any time we can go over the top and him being a bigger body to be able to box corners out and still make contested catches like he does for us, it’s something that this team needs. It’s something that we count on, for him to make those type of plays.”
(On how much of the offense has yet to develop) – “A lot of it. We’re a building group. We’re building more and more chemistry every game. Again, like we talked about earlier, we can’t be an ‘almost’ team or a second half team. We can’t leave the defense out there for 50 plays in the first half and we only get 15 and expect them to stop people – after they’ve been out there for 75 plays – on the last drive. We can’t put it in their hands. We have to complement each other.”
(On some of the young players getting their chance and if he is excited to see what they can do) – “Man, everybody gets a shot. I think the thing about our coaching staff is, they get every guy ready. Every guy is treated as if he is a starter or as if he’s a vet. That’s something that, in this organization, it’s allowed the young guys to really come along early.”
(On the flyer in his locker) – “It’s a little motivation. Out of the 100 best NFL players, I was 98. So I fail to believe that 97 players are better than me. For me, it’s a little motivational tool that I use every day to come to work.”
(On him being the No. 1 receiver right now) – “That’s fine. We have a long season. We still have a long season. (There are) a lot more numbers to go.”
