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Ryan Tannehill – August 19, 2016 Download PDF version

Friday, August 19, 2016
Postgame – at Dallas

Miami Dolphins Quarterback Ryan Tannehill (transcribed by the Dallas Cowboys)

On returning to the field in the second quarter with 4:00 to go:
“We just wanted to go out and keep playing. We asked as soon as we came off the field from the drive before. You want one more? Yeah, we want one more. I just feel like, after last week, just having two short drives, we really needed to get another series in. It was good for us, offensively, to have those reps and have another successful drive.”

On Kenny Stills (WR, #10):
“He does a lot of good things. I feel like our receivers have different strengths. You have Jarvis [Landry] good in the slot, can play outside as well, strong hands, good at creating tight catches and catching tight balls. Kenny [Stills] has the speed, you saw it on the long one, just to separate, get by guys down the field. He’s just growing. He’s growing as a complete receiver, able to run every route that we have. DeVante [Parker] is a physical talent, can run, he’s strong and physical at the top of the route. I feel like those guys all compliment each other in a way that we can play to their strengths.”

“I think Kenny has been one of the hardest workers this off season. It started back in March. He came to me and was willing to do anything that I asked him to do. That’s just been consistent since that time. He’s been steady working since March. Working on his hands. Working on catching the ball away from his body. Route running. Being crisp at the top of routes. It’s just carried over. He has consistently gotten better this whole off season. He is continuing to make those strides. I’m excited about the season he is going to have.”

“Kenny has always been a worker. That’s one of the things I like about him. Since he came in, he’s been a worker and willing to jump on board with anything. Just his aggressiveness and how direct he was with wanting to be better, watching tape, spending time with me, spending time with film together. It’s just important to him. You could tell early on in March that he really wanted to make big strides this year, and I think it is paying off for him.”

On the protection from the offensive line:
“Other than the one time I got hit, we had great protection all night. I was able to go through my reads, get to number three in check downs. That makes all the difference in the world, when you can get through your reads and when they do play good coverage down the field to be able to move around a little bit, get outside the pocket, get to your backs late, it really opens things up for us. And we got some big plays from it. I was really happy with those guys and how they performed tonight.”

On having additional weapons in the offense:
“It huge. We are going to target Jarvis a lot and we are going to target Kenny a lot and we are going to target DeVante. When you have three really explosive talented playmakers, it makes it tough for them to take away one guy. There were some reps today when they were trying to double Jarvis and create some one-on-one matchups in other places. When you have three really good receivers plus talented tight ends it makes it tough for them to take away one guy and handicap you. So, a lot of space and matchups we like.”

On the hit sustained by Matt Moore, and whether it was “dirty”:
“I wouldn’t call it dirty. Obviously it was  illegal. He’s clearly going down and the guy led with his helmet. I am not going to call it dirty, but definitely illegal. And you hate to see that happen at any point, especially in a preseason game. I am glad he is going to be alright, but I hated to see that.

On Arian Foster:
“It’s nice. I think he wanted to get out there and just kind of into the flow of things, get some reps. It was good to have him out there. I think having him on the field is good for us. Just having that veteran presence out there. And it is good for the zone read game. It is going to be good for us to have him out there this year.”

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