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Ndamukong Suh – August 24, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Postgame – Philadelphia

Miami Dolphins DT Ndamukong Suh (transcribed by the Philadelphia Eagles)

On whether seeing the turnovers the defense produces entices him that they’re picking up where they left off last year:
“I think it’s good. Obviously, we want to create as many turnovers as we can. It’s something that we pride ourselves on – being aggressive at all three levels. The defense where that’s coming from is up front. The linebackers on secondary want to be aggressive and create turnovers and get the ball back to the offense.”

On how close to ready he is for the regular season:
“I think personally I’m in good shape. I think I’m prepared to play a full game. At the end of the day it’s just going to come down to being ready for Tampa [Bay]. I think there’s no real way to tell until you actually get into it. I think mentally and physically I’m there, but at the end of the day you’re not going to really find out until you get into a true game because you never know how it’s going to play out for you.”

On how he fixes the issues of the breakdowns on defense and third down struggles:
“I think it’s a lineman assignment. Being in the right places and then obviously being able to tackle like some of them had to do at that point. But I think it’s a little bit of schematics of us not being in the right places, but I have to go back and look at the film to be able to confirm that for you.”

On whether he’s comfortable where the defense is right now:
“I’m not comfortable at all. I think we have a big week of practice ahead of us and, to me, in my personal opinion being comfortable and being complacent – I don’t  want this defense to be complacent by any means. I think there were a lot of good things that we did this particular week in practice as well as in this game from my memory, but like I said, I‘m going to go back and watch the film and be able to build off of that and be prepared for the fourth preseason game that’s more important than Tampa.”

On whether he feels they are on track or behind this time of year:
“I think we’re in a good place, but I think at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter where we think we’re at. It’s about being able to go out there and perform in week one. As much as you think you’re in a good place or not, you can’t be comfortable and can’t be complacent. We have to go back to work on Sunday when we get back and be prepared for what we need to get done.”

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