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Mike Gesicki – August 14, 2021 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Saturday, August 14, 2021
Postgame – at Chicago

TE Mike Gesicki

(You had 50 yards on your first catch of the preseason…) – “I’ve got to work on the speed, man. I’ve got to work on the speed. (laughter) No, it was fun. It was a good day. There are a lot of things to improve on and build on but like you said, preseason game one, a lot of things went well. Just continue to…”

(But you feel like you should have scored on that?) – “(laughter) Any time you get in the ball in your hands, you’ve got to go make a play. That’s my thing. You’ve got to make the most of your opportunities. I was able to make one miss but I don’t know.”

(What did you like about what QB Tua Tagovailoa did on that particular play?) – “I thought Tua did a great job all day, honestly. He did a good job just trusting his reads, going through his progression, being patient, making plays, stepping up on the pocket. We connected twice. He throws a really catchable ball. Good touch. Puts it in good spots. For me, personally, I just wanted to be able to be dependable, reliable and let him know that if things break down or if he needs somewhere to look, I’ll be there for him.”

(You know what having good chemistry with a quarterback is like. You had it with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. How close are you with QB Tua Tagovailoa to having that chemistry?) – “I feel great with Tua back there. I feel really comfortable. I think that today and however many plays it was – on two targets – I feel good. I feel like we’re on the same page. On the other third down one, I knew he was coming to me; so right then and there it’s like alright. You’ve got to know once he hits his third step in his drop and the ball is coming out, you’ve got to get your head around and just know that the ball is coming out. Right there he put it in a great spot away from the defender where I was going to go out and get it. That’s just another thing that like I said, he’s doing a great job of – just trusting his progression, knowing right there it’s third down, picking a matchup that you like and going to it. That’s where I’ve got to come in and like I’ve said, be dependable, be detailed in my assignment and go out and make a play.”

(Where does that come from? Where does that sync come from?) – “I think it just builds up over time. We played together last year obviously and had a ton of reps in practice and in games on Sundays. This year during OTAs and coming back in, it just builds up over time. I think for Tua, my thing – like I said – is I just want to be there for him. I just want to be ready and just let him know that if things break down or it’s a big play or it’s third down or we’re in the red zone, I’m going to be there and I’m going to be dependable. I’ve got to go out and make a play. I think I’ve said it a thousand times to you guys, you’ve just got to make the most of your opportunities when they come. That’s just kind of what my mindset is.”

(When you’re playing with a quarterback like QB Tua Tagovailoa that has that level of accuracy and anticipation, how much does it change for you in terms of when you’re coming out of your break?) – “It’s great for a receiver like myself to understand that Tua is going to put the ball where it needs to be. Like I said, he puts good touch on it. It’s a very easily catchable ball. Like you said, he’s extremely accurate. On that third down on my second catch, he can put it away from the defender and he can put it low where only I can go get it, so it makes it easier for me to know when I’m coming out of break that the ball is going to be here. It’s not like where is the ball and you’ve got to track it. You know where it’s going to be. It’s going to be third down, I’ve got a guy on my back so it’s going to be low. Just kind of putting all of those things together while you’re running your route in pre-snap.”

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