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Ryan Tannehill – October 9, 2016 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, October 9, 2016
Postgame – vs. Tennessee

Miami Dolphins Quarterback Ryan Tannehill (transcribed by Sara Perez)

(Ryan, as tough a day as you’ve had out there – a lot of pressure on you, six sacks, trying to get rid of the ball seemed to be tough. How tough was it on you?) – “Yes, it was a tough day. I think all around, offensively, we have to be better.”

(What do you do to get better? When you look at the points per game and three-and-outs and all that, it seems to be very similar numbers week in and week out. How do you resolve that? And you got to resolve it, obviously, in a short time here.) – “Every man has to be better, starting with me. We have to feel better. We have to block better. We have to move better. It’s just (about) going back to work, there’s nothing drastic. All we have to do is come to work and get better each and every day. Every man controls the things he can control, work at the things he needs to work at, and we’ll be in good shape.”

(Scheme-wise you’re happy with it? When you look at tapes it’s just one guy breaks down on one play and another guy another play. Are those the situations you’re seeing?) – “It was a couple situations today where they did a good job on defense, caught us in a coverage. We hurt ourselves by getting to third-and-long and then you’re playing the guessing game of what they’re going to be in. We have to keep ourselves in third-and-manageable. Penalties hurt us. A couple negative plays hurt us and put us in third-and-long. Those are always going to be tough. We have to be consistent on third-and-manageable and then convert them when you get those opportunities.”

(Obviously, you heard the fans chanting. How do you react to that?) – “I just have to keep playing. I have to play my game, keep my focus on the things I need to do and play for the guys around me. I love being on this team. I love the guys in the huddle with me, and I’m going to do everything I can to go out and play the way they expect me to play. So, do I like it? No, but it doesn’t affect how I play or how I think about myself.”

(Ryan, as far as this team, do you see progress being made or what do you think big picture?) – “Yes, I think big picture there’s definitely progress. We’re getting better. Obviously, we need to make a big stride. All it takes is one week, one good week for us to kind of get things rolling, and I think we’ll be headed in the right direction. Obviously, that needs to be this week.”

(Head Coach Adam Gase said that you’ll be the quarterback the rest of the year pretty much no matter what. What’s your reaction to that?) – “I know (Head) Coach (Adam Gase) has confidence in me – I have confidence in myself – and I think the guys on offense have confidence in me. We’re going to go out and play. I’m going to go out and play. I’m going to push myself in practice, do anything I can to get better and expect to play better.”

(Offensive line guys – G/T Laremy Tunsil misses, T Branden Albert misses. Frustrating? At the start of the week, it looked like there was a chance with C Mike Pouncey coming back that, that offensive line would be intact. Frustrating?) – “Yes, it’s tough. You think you’re getting ‘B.A.’ (Branden Albert) back and then he has an illness. Then you lose ‘L.T.’ (Laremy Tunsil) day of the game. That’s tough. It puts those guys that are put in spots they’re not used to playing in tough positions. It puts our offense in a little bit of a tough position, but things happen. You have to be able to adapt and find ways to move the ball and score points.”

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