Davon Godchaux – August 10, 2017
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Postgame – Atlanta
Miami Dolphins Defensive Tackle Davon Godchaux (transcribed by Lexie Balboni)
(How do you think you did today) – “I think on a couple plays I played dominant whether it was a double team two or three technique. I just need to keep doing what I do. Stop the run, stop the ball, and get off the ball. That’s the main thing, it all starts with getting off the football.”
(Why do you think you’re getting this opportunity to start) – “Ask the good Lord. I’m just blessed. I’ve been through a lot in my past and just really think that woke me up and it’s a lesson. Going fifth round, which I knew I should have went higher, but that’s over that’s the past so I’m taking advantage of the opportunity my D Line coach has given me.”
(What do you need to do to keep this job) – “Stay consistent is the main thing. You look at a rookie coming in, even as an older guy, the biggest thing you want to see is ‘is he consistent’. Is he being consistent each and every time. Make a tackle for loss that play, can he do it the next play. Just staying consistent in technique. One step at a time, each and every day, just come out and get after it each and every day.”
(Do you feel like you did that tonight? Setting the bar what you did at training camp did it carry over to tonight’s game?) – “Yeah. Like I said came out and was a little rusty, getting my feet wet in the NFL. But so far attacking the ball I had a couple dominant plays. I know one play I ran over the guard just getting after it. I’ve been playing football my whole life, just try not to think so much and just get off the ball and go.”
Matt Moore – August 10, 2017
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Miami Dolphins Quarterback Matt Moore (Bruno Zayas)
(When you know you’re only going to play just a couple plays, what do you try to accomplish or get a feel for when you’re barely able to play?) – “Yeah I mean, it’s tough; but just going up against a different defense, getting everybody lined up, getting in and out of the huddle, getting the snap, just the fundamentals I think, when it’s such a short time that you’re out there. You just try to execute the plays that you’re in and kind of get your feet wet a little bit.”
(I know that as veterans you know what you can do but the young guys, what did you see from some of the young guys tonight, or ytry to see?) – “Yes, there were some big plays. Some of the receivers with some big-time catches. I thought the running backs ran pretty hard. The protection was decent most of the night, which is good. Big plays late in the game, it’s not every day you see a 99-yard touchdown, so that was pretty cool. We will watch the tape and you’re going to learn a lot. There will be a lot of good and probably a lot of bad, but that’s what ‘Preseason 1’ is. It was fun to see the guys go out, compete against somebody else, make plays and really see what kind of player they are in a real ball game.”
(Some aggressive play calls. Do you think this was done more because its preseason or just because…) – “I don’t know. You never know with (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase. He likes to open it up sometimes and take advantage of maybe what we were getting. We had press (coverage) late in the game, which (opened up) some deep balls – some long ones – and our guys ended up making some plays, which was nice. (We had) a couple of nice throws. I don’t know if it’s going to be something we’ll major in but it’s definitely going to be part of our offense, for sure.”
Adam Gase – August 10, 2017
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Postgame – Atlanta
Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase (transcribed by Michelle Stone)
(Adam, there were reports about [LB] Raekwon McMillan having a torn ACL. Is that true?) – “They haven’t told me anything yet, so unless you have better sources than I do…I’m the head coach.”
(You don’t know about the severity of it?) – “No.”
(Adam, what went through your mind when you saw Raekwon injured in the first special teams play?) – “I was kind of really asking what happened. We were talking about how he was going to have to possibly be on that team. We had to give him some reps, especially in the game. It’s tough to see a young player go down, not knowing what happened.”
(Adam, if he is in fact out, how devastating would it be to see him go down?) – “It’s the NFL. It’s the next man up. It’s how it goes. We’ll see what happens over the next couple of days.”
(Adam, what happened with taking that time out before the opening play of the game?) – “That was my fault. I screwed up. I thought they were in different personnel and changed the call and didn’t have enough time.”
(Adam, the adjustment [WR Leonte] Carroo made on his touchdown catch, was that pretty much a continuation of what he’s done in camp?) – “It was a great play by him and I love the fact that Brandon [Doughty, QB] gave him a shot. That wasn’t really what the play was meant for, but he made a good adjustment and made a great play.”
(Adam, what do you think – there were a couple of younger guys, [WR] Jakeem Grant and [DT] Devon Godchaux seemed pretty active out there. What did you think of each of their performances?) – “I like all of them. All of our young guys tried to play as fast as they could. It didn’t feel like we had a lot of mistakes, but we’ll go back and look at the tape and see what happened. We tried to stay very basic, let our guys play fast, and show us where they’re at. I felt the guys…they fought and kept playing hard when guys were trying to pull themselves out of the game. We had to call a time out on that one just to pull that one defense out of there. I know the guys are trying to get good work in in these preseason games and a lot of guys are competing for spots. It was good to see the effort we saw.”
(Did you like how Doughty played out there tonight?) – “Yes, I just wish he would have thrown that one away, but that’s the growing pains of a young quarterback.”
(There’ve been a lot of things – this is just the first preseason game, but it seems like there have been a lot of things that have happened since we came back in the spring and the summer. How do you approach, manage, handle when things go wrong?) – “Just keep going. Keep plugging. Keep encouraging guys to step up. That’s what our guys do. Our guys handle adversity just as good as anybody. They just keep going. We seem to find guys that, if they’re in a back-up role they’re ready to be starters. They just get after it and try to fill in for that guy.”
(Offensive line-wise, were you looking for individual performances or how different duos or trios played together?) – “Probably individual more than anything. We had a lot of guys rotate around. We had a lot of guys play a lot of snaps. We had four or five guys down right from the get go, so we were a little bit thin. We had some guys try to play a full game there.”
(Back to Raekwon, without knowing the severity of the injury, just how disappointed are you though that tonight you could have at least gotten the chance to see what he could do? Were you expecting him to play full snaps defensively?) – “He was going to play the first half. That’s the NFL for you.”
(How do you feel the running back group played tonight? Did anyone stand out for you?) – “I thought all those guys, they ran hard, they tried to stick with their run reads. It’s tough to play Dan’s [Quinn, Atlanta Falcons Head Coach] defense. It’s carry over from Seattle. They have one more than you most of the time and they’re low and they’re daring you to pass it. It’s tough sliding around the ball sometimes. You really have to do a good job of everyone getting on their man and holding their blocks. They’re physical and they’re relentless on defense. That’s why they had the year they had last year and you could tell with the way they play that it’s not going to change.”
(Storm Johnson [RB] had that big kickoff return – had you seen that from him at all in practice?) – “It’s hard to tell sometimes because we don’t go live a lot of times. A lot of times you’ll just see them fit up and it looks good and that’s why these are great. Everyone wants to see who can cover, who can tackle, who can return, how can they block up, how do guys work together in a kickoff return and the kickoff as well…that’s probably one of the better things about preseason games. Even though we don’t have a ton of them in the regular season it doesn’t seem like anymore, it’s a good way to find out who can do what.”
(Adam, can you talk about the decision to air it out there from your own one yard line?) – “I was trying to call something else. I was trying to call a shorter pass and David [Fales, QB] was just like, ‘Give him a go route. I’ll just throw it up to him.’ So it was a good call by him.”
(Third down, two minute warning, throw deep for a 28-yarder?) – “We’re trying – these guys have been working hard all spring and in training camp. We’re not going to go out there and stop playing. We’re just going to keep playing and in the regular season maybe we do something different, maybe not. Our job is to try to win the game and not put the defense out on the field.”
Brandon Doughty – August 10, 2017
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Miami Dolphins Quarterback Brandon Doughty (transcribed by Ted Leshinski)
(The first preseason game kind of got off to a slow start. It picked up there, especially with that touchdown to WR Leonte Carroo. How do you think you did today?) – “I give myself a C. I’ll remember that interception more than I’ll remember the touchdown, just because you can’t make bad decisions out there. You can make a bad play worse. I’ll learn from watching the film and I’ll move on.”
(Can you explain what happened on that play to WR Leonte Carroo? He made a nice play on the ball there.) – “Yes, he did. Carroo is a heck of a player. He’s here for a reason. I just tried to give him a chance at it. I tried to make him or nobody was going to catch it so (I just wanted to) give him a shot at the ball.”
(How did it feel when you see WR Damore’ea Stringfellow taking that pass 99 yards?) – “That’s a rarity. We were just talking about that. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 99-yard touchdown. That guy is having a good camp. He’s just got to stick with it, stay in the playbook and he’ll do just fine.”
Leonte Carroo – August 10, 2017
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Miami Dolphins Wide Receiver Leonte Carroo (transcribed by Lexie Balboni)
(You’ve received a lot of kudos from the Head Coach Adam Gase this past week or so. That must keep you on their good side, right?) – “I’ve just been working as hard as I can. The coaches and my teammates have been noticing that. That’s all I wanted to do is be able to show them that I put in work this offseason. I’ve been working as hard as I can every day to get better and better in this training camp.”
(When you caught that ball, what was going through your mind) – “Like I said before, just make a play. Things were kind of rolling slow on the offense at the time and I just wanted to go up and make a play and kind of give us a spark and energy. Just go up and make a play. In college, I was known as a playmaker, so those are some abilities that I have and I can go up and make catches like that. That’s what I wanted to do for the team.”
(It has to be pretty rewarding that the hard work you put in during the offseason and into training camp shows up during the first preseason game.) – “Yes, I still have a lot of work to do. I’m still not there 100 percent; but like you said, I’ve been putting in some work. I’m happy that what you reap is what you sow. I’ve been putting in a lot of work and I’ve been getting a great outcome so far.”
Adam Gase – August 10, 2017 (Halftime)
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Halftime – Atlanta
Head Coach Adam Gase (Halftime)
(LB Raekwon McMillan right off the bat.) – “I still don’t know exactly what the injury is. Some kind of knee injury. I’ll find out more.”
(QB Brandon Doughty comes in, kind of makes a bad decision on the interception, but comes back, throws a nice one to WR Leonte Carroo, who makes a good adjustment. Little bit of a comeback there.) – “That was a good job kind of wiping the slate clean, went on to the next play, and he did a great job, put the ball up in the air and completed it.”
(Guys that are showing up, DE William Hayes. It looks like all that you expected when he came in.) – “Absolutely. We wanted a guy that’s going to be aggressive versus the run and still rush the passer, and he has done a great job.”
(TE MarQueis Gray, your tight end, coming back and continuing what he did last year also made some big plays along with RB Kenyan Drake.) – “Both of those guys did a great job. They’re where they’re supposed to be. We’ve got to keep getting them touches and see what happens in the second half.”
(Are you happy with some of the things you’ve seen out of your defense?) – “Yes, we just have to keep working on tackling. We’ve got to get guys down. We’ve got to be in the right spots.”
Adam Gase – August 8, 2017
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Head Coach Adam Gase
(Obviously you know QB Jay Cutler. What did you see today on Day 1?) – “The same when I saw him last time. He was good. He remembers basically everything with the offense. The biggest thing for him was just kind of getting that feel with the rush. It’s one thing to throw when we’re routes-on-air or one-on-ones, but to get in there and be able to take some reps with the line in there and just be able to see everything kind of develop and our players body language and how they run routes, that’s the biggest difference for him, and just kind of getting that feel back from pass rush.”
(Do you feel or see, I should say, that QB Jay Cutler was comfortable?) – “Yes. I mean he said he felt good and he’s not going to sugarcoat anything with me. So it was good that he fell just right back in it.”
(How long does it take QB Jay Cutler to learn little things about receivers? Like where they like the ball on a certain situation, maybe what their favorite or least favorite routes are. Things that make up a receiver.) – “Yes, we kind of build it into the offense. Our guys are … They’re all so different, so we kind of specialize in certain routes and it’s no secret that we do that and other teams know that. We just kind of have moves off certain routes. He just was trying to figure out who does what. He just jumped right back in. It seemed like he had been here for a minute.”
(What percentage of the playbook would you estimate is different than the one QB Jay Cutler last reviewed with you?) – “It’s more terminology with … I think there were a few more teams that we’re all kind of using the same terminology. We kind of switched it up, just being a lot of our stuff originated with New England so we had to make sure that we kind of changed a lot of the terms up. We changed a few things from when I was in Chicago, but he looked at it. He’s got it all down already.”
(Can you give us a sense of how much of a reset this is for the offense? It’s a change of quarterback but it is a guy that, like you said, you have a lot of familiarity with?) – “I didn’t see a problem.”
(It feels like a continuation to you?) – “Yes. Our guys do a good job. They adjust well and Matt (Moore) does a good job. It’s like when he jumped in there, you just keep rolling. Guys just keep doing what they’re supposed to do. That’s why we try to be as detailed as we can when we’re running routes, no matter who is back there. The quarterbacks, if they’re not, when Ryan (Tannehill) was practicing and Matt was the backup, I mean you knew how those guys all ran routes by when we go through the film of practice and when he jumped in there, it was nice and smooth. It just seems like whoever we’ve put back there, receivers, the line – all those guys – the backs, they do a good job. They stay consistent.”
(You told us yesterday that QB Jay Cutler wouldn’t play on Thursday. Are there others you have already ruled out?) – “No, I haven’t.”
(There’s a possibility RB Jay Ajayi could play?) – “I would be hard pressed to do it. I’ve got to wait for him to be officially cleared from the protocol. He’s still in it. This is kind of part of the process with that. So I’ll be smart. I haven’t met on this one yet because you don’t do it until the day before.”
(Is T Laremy Tunsil expected to play?) – “Once again, I’ll figure it out here tomorrow. That’s when we’ll talk about it.”
(Is T Laremy Tunsil okay?) – “Yes, he’s fine.”
(There’s obviously no running back controversy but the more carries that RB Kenyan Drake gets in the practice setting, it looks like he’s getting just that much more comfortable. What are you seeing out of him as far as explosion and comfort level there?) – “The more reps he can get, the better. Last year, we were kind of in and out in the spring. We had so much work to do with Jay (Ajayi) and then Arian (Foster) was here and Damien (Williams), and he kind of got lost in the shuffle a little bit. So being able to get him as many reps as we can is valuable for us and just getting him comfortable and understanding how everything works with the run game, where he fits, where he’s supposed to go. The reps for him are very, very important.”
(What is your philosophy for playing time in the first preseason game?) – “Play until somebody tells you to come out.”
(As far as QB Jay Cutler’s arm strength, is that a concern? He said he needs a couple of days to really build that up. How did that look to you?) – “Fine. You don’t have to worry about his arm strength.”
(What is your thought process with the new rules for cuts this year? Are you planning to do a big one at the end or is it something that you’ll do as you go?) – “For us, when you’re a coach, you don’t have to … that fourth preseason game, especially, you’re going to get a lot of guys that get more tape. I was excited. It was really tough to play some of the fourth preseason games. I’ve been involved in games where you’re kind of hoping nobody gets hurt because you don’t have that many guys and it’s going to be new and it’s a great opportunity for a lot of guys.”
(Do you generally plan on keeping a big group until the end?) – “Yes.”
(We’ve seen growth from WR Jakeem Grant as a receiver clearly these last few days. What’s impressed you about how he’s developed in that regard?) – “I think he just feels comfortable. He understands what he’s supposed to do. He doesn’t have to worry about all these different options you have inside. That’s why the slot is a lot harder than a lot of people realize. You’re working off the DB a lot and trying to figure out leverages and what you’re supposed to do to be on the same page as the quarterback. I think putting him out there on the outside lets him use his strength – his quickness off the ball, his vertical speed. When he makes a cut, he creates separation. If you get the ball in his hands and there’s open space, it’s a dangerous situation for the defense. I just see a guy that’s very focused. He wants to do right. He’s really been good in the meetings. He’s trying to be one of those guys that does things as perfect as he can. It’s been good so far.”
(I saw QB Ryan Tannehill out there talking to QB Jay Cutler. How do you envision his role moving forward? Of course is there any medical update?) – “There’s no medical update. As far as what he’s going to do, we just talked about staying engaged. He’s going to be able to help me a lot. So it’s not an easy situation for him to be in. It’s tough to stand there and watch when you’ve worked as hard as he has to come back and he knows what kind of team this is. He knows that these guys have been doing things together for the last eight months or so … seven months. It’s tough when you put that much work in there to have to sit out. He’ll stay involved. I mean I know it’s important for him. He wants us to win, so he’s going to do whatever he can to help.”
(C Mike Pouncey, any update as far as progress?) – “He’s doing exactly what we’re telling him to do. I told you that. (laughter) He’s not practicing.”
(Some of the stuff QB Jay Cutler said yesterday made it sound like you guys have kind of a funny relationship – a funny back and forth. How much does he kind of go at you about things or start stuff with you?) – “You know, the communication is good. It’s just we’re probably both a little bit … We’re both smartasses so we make comments to each other all the time about every little tiny thing that goes on. I think a lot of our quarterbacks … all of our quarterbacks are really like that. We’re kind of open. That’s just kind of how I am and they’re not afraid to give it back to me. I mean that whole group, it’s opening up a tidal wave of stuff. (laughter)”
(Is that part of why you and QB Jay Cutler clicked originally, because you both like to instigate and agitate with each other?) – “I don’t know. He was coming out of Vandy. It was a weird situation. I picked him up at the airport. I was the quality control guy. I just met him there and we didn’t have a quarterbacks coach so he was with me the whole time. We just kept running into each other. It was like we go to Denver, he’s there and then he leaves and then (Mike) Martz goes to Chicago. We were talking about how that whole dynamic would work and what to expect. Then the next thing I know, I’m in Chicago. We just kept bumping into each other as far as guys in the league and people that we’ve been around. We just keep crossing over a lot. We just kept in touch.”
(Are you happy, glad that these preseason games are finally starting?) – “Yes, I think it’s a great opportunity for the guys to prove what they’ve been doing out here in a real game. You get to tackle. Every time you think you’re sacked or it’s a negative play, now you have to take the guy to the ground. It’s good. We need it. That’s why we did live periods this year, to get better at tackling, blocking and finishing plays. These preseason games are a continuation of that.”
(With guys like DE Charles Harris, and LB Raekwon McMillan and rookies that are going to be expected to play a fair amount this year, what do you want to see over the next four weeks?) – “Just keep getting better every day, that’s it. Pay attention to every little detail we’re doing and keep pushing guys to get better. Don’t get complacent.”
(You’ve touched on the skill guys, the rookies from last year. What have you seen from WR Leonte Carroo? Do you feel like he’s improving?) – “Yes. I feel like he has a way better grip on the playbook. He’s playing way faster. His game speed, or practice speed in this case, has been lightyears from last year. He’s very comfortable. You can see why we drafted him because he has strong hands, (he’s a) big guy, physical at the line of scrimmage. His quickness has gotten better. His releases have gotten better this year. He has a better feel of what defenses are trying to do and why they do it, and I think that that has helped him.”
(Did QB Jay Cutler and you hit it off right away or did your relationship build?) – “No, we were good right from the get go. If you spend a day and a half with somebody all day long, you’re either good or you’re not.”
(With the offensive guard, center, left tackle, left guard situation. How are you going to work that in terms of C/G Kraig Urbik, C/G Anthony Steen and decide who plays what on that first team?) – “Whatever (Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator) Chris (Foerster) does, that’s what it’s going to be. We’re working everybody everywhere. That’s the good thing about having a really good o-line coach. You don’t question what he does. You let him do his job. I trust him because he gets so many guys ready to play so many positions and when we get in a game situation, you’ve got seven guys up. He always had great plans, contingency plans all over the place. If this guy goes down, he’ll go through it so fast. I just never even have to worry about it.”
(It looked like there was a palpable decline in swag or whatever you want to call it in the team after the QB Ryan Tannehill injury. Is that back now? Is the excitement…) – “I think that the day after that happened, we had our best practice. That was a punch in the gut for everybody. I thought Matt (Moore) went in there and tried to pick everybody up. I think we were all kind of like, ‘Did that just really happen?’ And then the next day, guys just refocused, came out, and that was our best practice. There was high execution. Everybody was playing fast. The speed was great. Going back and watching that practice, we were all very excited because we really felt like it was that same mentality you saw when things weren’t going right the year before. Seeing those guys just understand that this isn’t ideal, but we’ve got to move on and get it going again. When they came out the next day, it was very impressive.”
(Going back to WR Jakeem Grant, you said the move to the outside, does that help streamline things for him because he’s not necessarily worried about options and things he has to process based on leverage?) – “Yes, it goes to … His strength is his speed and quickness. By him moving outside, it allows him to do it. You look at his size and automatically think he should be in the slot, but he plays against these corners that are 6-foot-2. If he makes one move and all of a sudden that guy’s standing still and he’s by him. He’s a hard guy to cover.”
Ndamukong Suh – August 8, 2017
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DT Ndamukong Suh
(You obviously faced QB Jay Cutler quite a bit during your days with Detroit. Your thoughts on the acquisition?) – “I think he’s a great quarterback. Obviously I’ve played against him many, many times. I actually got my first sack against him. (laughter) I’m looking forward to it – going against him and practice and whatnot. (He’s a) good dude.”
(There seemed to be a pretty good level of respect between you and QB Jay Cutler when you played. Would you say that’s fair?) – “Yes, without question. I definitely have the ultimate respect for him. I don’t like any quarterbacks but he was one guy that I definitely had a respect for because he took hits and never cried, never complained and just got up and went and played the next play.”
(And QB Jay Cutler never ducked you either. It seemed like even if he was a little banged up, he was like ‘I’m not going to miss playing against DT Ndamukong Suh.’) – “Yes, yes. He’s definitely a tough guy and always makes sure he wants to be out there the next week.”
(What makes QB Jay Cutler so tough back there as a quarterback?) – “Honestly, he’s one of those quarterbacks that makes you earn sacks. He would get to the sideline, throw the ball out – you’d have to chase him and make sure you get there and make sure it’s a real sack because he wasn’t going to give you any gimmes by any means.”
(What’s the past week been like emotionally for the locker room from losing QB Ryan Tannehill to the uncertainty of QB Jay Cutler arriving?) – “I think we have to understand that some things unfortunately happened. Injuries are unfortunately part of this game. It’s pretty much 100 percent guaranteed that at some point in time, in your career, if not in a year, you’re going to have a bump or bruise. In that regard, we have to step up and guys have to step up in their particular positions and hold their own. At that time, when your number is called, you have to come up and produce.”
(You’re a couple days away from taking your next step and you play somebody else, you get to hit somebody else. How much are you looking forward to Thursday night?) – “I’m excited for it. I think all of the guys are excited for it. Being in camp for a couple of weeks now, being able to see some other faces to … Going to hit some other faces is going to be great, especially a team that we’re going to see in the regular season. They were in the Super Bowl last year so we have some things we can really learn from them and play against them and get our first taste of where we’re at this year.”
(What have you noticed about DT Davon Godchaux?) – “Davon has done a great job. He’s come in, as I’ve said before, and implemented what we do in individual and taken it to team. I think that’s why he’s seeing a little bit more reps with the ones as well as everybody getting mixed in. We all want to be interchangeable. At the same time, any time you’re put out on the field, you have to be able to be out there and produce. I may be on the bench and he may be taking my spot. Whatever it is, you’ve got to go out there and produce.”
(How hard was it to get your hands on QB Jay Cutler. Does he have a quick enough release?) – “He definitely has a quick release. (He’s) a guy that wants to get the ball out, spread it all over the field and get touchdowns. It was definitely tough getting after him but I had my fair share of sacks against him.”
(Did you speak with QB Jay Cutler yesterday or today? When was the first time you spoke to him since he came here?) – “When I found out, I reached out to (Head Coach Adam) Gase to get his number and spoke to him briefly. Obviously I got a chance to speak to him yesterday when he got in the building.”
(So after QB Jay Cutler signed? When did you reach out to him?) – “After he signed.”
(What did you want to convey to QB Jay Cutler at that point?) – “That’s personal. (laughter) I’ll let him answer.”
(Generally can you give an idea of what you wanted to…) – “No, no. Keep stuff in house.”
(Based on what you know of QB Jay Cutler, are you more interested to see what he can do in a preseason game – he’s likely not going to play Thursday but when he gets in there?) – “Yes, obviously you want to see what everybody is going to be able to do in a preseason game. One, myself and see where I’m at; and then see where our offense is and see where our defense is as a whole. Everybody whoever gets an opportunity to play on Thursday in the games coming up, we want to see how well they can perform and be a part of this team.”
(When teams lose a quarterback, it often means their season is over. It’s not the feeling here. You brought in a guy in QB Jay Cutler who has won a lot of games in this league. How advantageous is it to have that opportunity that your season is not over and you have everything in front of you?) – “I never would think our season is over. One, because we haven’t even started it. That’s how you have to, in my eyes, look at it. We have to start the season to even have an opportunity to go out there and see where we’re at. So in my particular case, obviously as I said before, injuries are going to happen at all levels. You never want it to happen at any particular level, especially the quarterback position; but guys have to be able to step up and be able to make plays for us to get into our season and we’ll go from there.”
