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Ndamukong Suh – October 9, 2016 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, October 9, 2016
Postgame – vs. Tennessee

Miami Dolphins Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh (transcribed by Renzo Sheppard)

(The run defense allowed 235 yards, what happened out there?) – “It comes down to tackling and execution. I think it’s as simple as that. We didn’t accomplish those two things. They have two great running backs and we didn’t shut them down.”

(What do you think of this season right now, 1-4 with a lot of football to play. What do you think of this team right now, overall big picture?) – “We’re in a tough situation, like you said, 1-4. But there’s a lot of football left. We’ve got two more home games before our bye. We need to finish out strong and get prepared for the Steelers.”

(It seemed like last week you were getting outside run support and today they were able to get outside and attack the corner on the defense, why were they able to do that? – “I’m honestly not particularly sure, because the most of the time I’m dealing with double teams working in the middle where my space is. Obviously I understand when the ball is getting to our edge, I’ve got to rally and get over there to help get the running back down. But I’d have to go back and look at the film to give you a better answer.”

(What do you guys have to do overall as a defense? Do individual guys need to look in the mirror and say you need to do a better job or is it as a unit that you guys need to tighten up) – “I think as a unit, we just have to focus on the task that we have at hand. (We) understand that stopping the run is going to be very, very important, no matter who the game is (against), whether it’s two good running backs that we just played against or an average running back. We’ve got to stop the run and make each and every team we play against a one-dimensional team so we can rush the passer and put them in tough situations, put them in long-yard situations and go from there.”

(You had no sacks and almost no pressure on (Marcus) Mariota, was it because they were running the ball so successfully?) – “Yes, no question. I mean they ran the ball very well and if I were them, I wouldn’t stop doing that. You can run the clock out and also put up points.”

(As a defense or as a team, do you see progress being made or do you see you guys being stuck in the mud right now?) – “I think we’ve just got to execute and focus on the things we’ve got to get done. We’re going into the Steelers week and we’ve got to focus on the task that we have here and get prepared.”

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