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Jay Cutler – November 5, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, November 5, 2017
Postgame – Oakland Raiders

Miami Dolphins Quarterback Jay Cutler (transcribed by Daniel Chavez)

(Jay, this is one of those games where it looked like the opportunities were there for you guys to win this football game. There were penalties, turnovers…) – “Yes, I don’t know how many penalty yards we had, but I know it was a lot. A lot of holding calls, a lot of good field position that second half and it seemed we were going backwards there a few times.”

(How’d you hold up physically?) – “I felt good. The offensive line did a great job. They’ve got some premier pass rushers over there and they played really well.”

(Have you played with a vest before or is this the first time you’ve had to play with the vest?) – “No, I’ve always played with a vest.”

(Was this a big difference running this offense? It seemed like you’re trying to get running backs the ball in space a lot more?) – “Yes, we saw a lot of zone, a lot of soft zone. I thought Adam (Gase) did a great job calling plays, getting the ball out of my hand and letting the playmakers get it early and let them run.”

(What’s the frustration level with this football team right now?) – “I think we just have to look at the positives; offensively, we did some good things tonight. If we eliminate some of those penalties and that turnover when we’re driving, and we’re in good position. We’re 4-4 at the halfway point. (There is) a lot of football left to play. There’s a lot of opportunities for us to put it together.”

(It seemed like a lot of dinking and dunking and a lot of short stuff until the fourth quarter when you started going deep. Was it just a case of just taking what they were giving you? What were they doing for you to keep you from going down the field?) – “Playing soft zone. That’s what they gave us pretty much all game and then we got into a situation where we had to push it a little bit and even then, DeVante (Parker) makes a heck of a catch in Cover 2 in the hole over there. Julius (Thomas) makes a catch in Cover 2 in the middle of the field. We still didn’t … we weren’t able to push the ball down extremely far because they were playing soft zone against us.”

(What did you see from the offense that you liked and things you can build on?) – “Whenever we weren’t going backwards from holding calls, I thought we had a really good rhythm. Guys were on the ball. I thought we mixed it up really well with our tempo. I got the ball out of my hand and got it to the guys that can make some plays. The running game, we had a few big runs that were sprinkled in there. (There were) a lot of positives. I think we’re going to look at the film and discuss some of these calls that we got against us. We’ve just got to clean it up for next week.”

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