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Jay Cutler – December 17, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, December 17, 2017
Postgame – Buffalo Bills

Dolphins QB Jay Cutler (transcribed by the Buffalo Bills)

Q: It seemed like you had a hard time making connections, and later in the game hanging onto the football. It was knocked out of your hand a couple of times. What was going on?
A: I think that in the later part of the game, we’re just trying to make plays and trying to push the ball down the field. We’re in a two-score game, so you’ve got to hold onto it a little bit. They’re playing coverage, not an ideal situation. We started the game field goal, field goal. I think that’s exactly how we started the New England game. Obviously we didn’t finish as we wanted to.

Q: The inconsistency is frustrating from last week to this week. It’s been like that all season. How do you wrap your arms around that?
A: You don’t want to sit up here and make excuses for anything. I’m not going to make excuses for the way I’ve played, or the three turnovers. I’m responsible for all three of them no matter what the situation was. I mean, we’ve talked about inconsistencies all year. I think it’s been a theme of every Wednesday or Thursday at press conferences. When we win, we do a lot of things right, and when we lose, we do things like that. That’s the NFL. It’s the landscape. The good teams find ways to do it game in and game out. The young teams and the teams that are struggling to figure it out, they’re going to have ups and downs. If we want to take that next step to being one of those consistent teams, these are games where we’ve got to come out and put a better performance together.

Q: Has it been a frustrating season for you?
A: I think anybody that loses games gets frustrated. I think it’s hard not to say. I love playing with these guys. We have a great coaching staff. We have a lot of talent there and it makes it fun to go to work. Even though we lost this game, the guys were out there fighting to the last play.

Q: Kenyan Drake rushed for 53 yards in the first half, 78 for the game. How were the Bills able to limit him in the second and third quarters?
A: We were in a pass-happy situation in the fourth quarter. We were playing catch-up, so it’s going to be hard to stay balanced in a situation like that.

 

Q: When you talk about the turnovers, did you have an issues gripping the ball?
A: That one came out, you know, it just gets dry out there. The other one got knocked out.

Q: Was this the case later in the game when the Bills were changing the looks up on you, and keeping you going through your progressions?
A: Well, they’ve got the luxury. They’re up two scores. We’ve got to put it in the end zone, so they’re not really worried about the run. They’re able to drop eight guys, nine guys, and play some different coverages. I think we saw it last week against the Patriots. Their defense was able to throw a lot of different coverages. When you’re winning in those situations, it’s a great place to be.

Q: Where do you find the motivation for the next two games for this team to play at the level you want to play at?
A: It’s a great locker room. I don’t think we’re going to have any issues with guys shutting down. We’ve been in games where we’ve been two scores out, and the guys find ways to go out there and keep playing until the whistle blows. So as long as they let us play next week, we’re going to be ready to roll.

Q: Did you feel like you were a little off at the beginning of the game?
A: No, I didn’t feel that.

Q: Do you ever feel that way in a game and if so, what do you go back to in order to correct it?
A: I think Adam (Gase) does a good job whenever we’re a little bit off-kilter getting the ball out, getting some catch-and-runs, giving it the juice, getting some quick passes to some of these guys and seeing if we can get a little momentum.

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