Transcripts

Search Transcripts
Myles Gaskin – August 21, 2021 (Postgame) Download PDF version

(How did you feel about your performance today?) – “I feel good about it. Just thank God first and foremost. The o-line did a great job, Tua (Tagovailoa) did a great job. I think we just prepared really well, so that’s what happens when you prepare.”

(What was your first reaction when you saw WR Jaylen Waddle go down with that injury?) – “I didn’t really see it. I saw him kind of running off to the sidelines, and then when he came back, everybody told me what happened. He seemed like he was straight, so he came back.”

(What sort of positive impact do you feel like the success moving the football tonight can have for the offense’s confidence overall?) – “Just the preparation we had going into this week, I think we just really prepared really well. Obviously, practicing with the guys giving us good looks, stuff like that. But I think that was just our next step from Chicago, just to work on like good film study, stuff like that, communicating, seeing what everybody else sees, like Tua (Tagovailoa) communicating to running backs, (Michael) Deiter communicating to the running backs, stuff like that. I think that’s just kind of our next step and we took that, so it feels good, and we’ve just got to keep growing on that.”

(QB Tua Tagovailoa said like he felt part of the reason why the offense was doing well was it was operating quickly, the operation was moving quickly. What are your thoughts on that?) – “Yeah, that was a point of emphasis this week. I think Tua (Tagovailoa) kind of drove it home for the rest of the offense. It’s one thing to hear it from (Head Coach Brian Flores) Flo. Obviously, you want to do what the coach says, but when the head guy, the quarterback in the huddle, is kind of leading the way, everybody wants to listen to him a lot. I think it kind of looked good for us just to get on the ball fast, make sure to keep them on their toes, stuff like that, but I think we did a good job.”

(How does QB Tua Tagovailoa do that with you guys?) – “Lead? I think he’s just a very good dude like off the field. I feel like you can talk to him about football, talk to him about life, whatever it may be. When you have a guy like that you want to compete with him, you want to make him proud of you. He always makes you proud of him, so things like that, just kind of that brotherhood that people always talk about with football, when you’re next to a guy and you want to compete for him. He’s one of those guys that you want to compete for.”

(QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was a guy who took you kind of under his wing last season. You’ve seen his leadership skills. What are Tua’s leadership skills like?) – “Different. Different, just because he’s younger I feel like. Obviously Fitzy (Ryan Fitzpatrick) has been around for a long time and he’s grown a lot; like everybody else, when you’ve been a professional for such a long time, you’ve grown. But I think Tua (Tagovailoa) learned a lot from Fitz (Ryan Fitzpatrick) in the sense of just kind of being a very personal person, in the sense of being able to talk about everything else except football at times, so like I was just explaining, when it is on the field, you want to compete for him because you have that bond. I think he’s taken that step. I don’t think Fitz (Ryan Fitzpatrick) gave him that. I’m sure he had that at Alabama and in high school, too. I think he was able to see that with Fitz and how like it works for a lot of people, and I think he’s been doing a great job.”

(Some of the receivers out in training camp. The running backs, did you guys feel a little pressure to maybe do a little extra to compensate?) – “I think we always feel that pressure, whether we’ve got all of our receivers in there or not. Just being on the field, you’re trying to make plays. Obviously, it’s not about you, but when you’re out there with those 11 other guys, you want to make them proud. Like I’ve just been saying, you want to compete with the guys that’s next to you, and I know with the receivers being down, but no more than usual.

(Running the ball, catching the ball in the backfield, having those kind of options as a player, as a playmaker, how does that make you feel?) – “It makes me feel good. Just ready to get back to work. It’s a preseason game. I’m excited to get back playing on Sundays and stuff like that. I’m just taking it one day at a time. But just ready to grow and just keep working.”

(Where are you guys as far as comfort as far as comfort within this scheme?) – “I think we’re very comfortable with what our coaches want out of us and stuff like that. I think we’re still striving for more, if that makes sense. Just trying to grow each and every day communication-wise, show each other what we can do and just kind of just keep growing. I don’t think we’re comfortable in the sense of, oh, ‘this is what we want.’ I think we’re just ready to keep growing and kind of compete with each other, and just keep growing.”

Search Transcripts

Weekly Archives