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Ndamukong Suh – November 6, 2016 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, November 6, 2016
Postgame – vs. N.Y. Jets

Miami Dolphins DT Ndamukong Suh (transcribed by Jason D. Silver and Armando Gonzalez)

(Talking about your defense, you guys got put in tough situations in the red zone a number of times. You hold them to a field goal which you needed to, had the touchdown at the end, but how do you feel you guys played when you got put into trouble there?) – “It’s a team game so if something bad goes, we need to figure out a way when we’re up to make a positive play and at least hold them to a field goal if they’re in the red zone, and go from there. At the end of the day, our job is to get out of whatever situation we’re in, in particular on defense, and get our offense the ball back.”

(What kind of view did you have of the DT Jordan Phillips interception and his ensuing run after that?) – “I had a great view of it. I was rushing inside and the ball was thrown and my man looked like a receiver and picked it out of the air. It looked like he wanted to be a hurdler for a second. I’m very proud of that kid. He’s come a long way since I was with him last year. (I’m) very proud. He’s got a lot more room to grow, obviously. (He’s) still young and it’s just a small bit of what he can do. (He’s) very athletic (and a) good kid.”

(You guys have fought back to 4-4 when it looked like this thing was spinning out of control. How’s this football team feel about themselves and you feel about what you can do going forward?) – “I think we understood where we were at. When we were what, (1-4) or whatever it was, we understood we were at home, which is a good situation, especially for how long we were (on the road) and we had a tough road ahead of us. (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase did a great job of understanding where our milestones were needed to hit to get to where we are right now. We hit them. We’ve got a lot more set for us. We just need to continue to keep grinding it out each and every single week.”

(Did this game play out the way you kind of expected it to play out all week long?) – “I think it was going to be, without question, a tough game. All division games are tough. But at the end of the day, there are places and times where during this game we could’ve finished this team and put them away. Unfortunately we didn’t, but we made breaks and we created plays and we got ourselves off the field and our offense did a great job of putting it in the end zone, making plays, and helping us as well.”

(Tell me about your last series. You get a big stop, a big tackle for a loss and then you get the sack and kind of end their day. Just the way you continue to play all season long how it determined this game.) – “I’ve got to give a lot of credit to my defensive line. There’s no question that ‘J.J.’ (Jason Jones) did an excellent job allowing me to get a one-on-one finally, and as well as ‘Cam’ [Cameron Wake]. Obviously they’re going to pay attention to him after having two sacks. I got my opportunity and when I did, I’m without question going to make the most of it. It’s very rare (not to be double-teamed), but that’s what my job is to do make big plays and help us get off the field.”

(You showed a hint of a sack dance I think, did you give that any thought?)- “No, it was just a little bit of emotion. I’m usually not too emotional, but it felt good. (I was) definitely excited. Like I said, the d-line is a huge help for allowing me to get back there.”

(Any chance we’ll see that sport coat on eBay?) – “You never know, I appreciate you guys liking it. The guys in the locker room when I first got here tried to give me a little crap, but you guys matter and you guys like it, so I’m happy (laughter).”

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