Kenny Stills – November 11, 2018 (Postgame)
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Postgame – Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins WR Kenny Stills (Transcribed by Green Bay Packers)
(on why the offense struggled today)
“We didn’t finish in the red zone. We didn’t capitalize on the blocked punt. We have to find a way to score touchdowns that will keep us in the game.”
(on how they can get better in the red zone)
“It is just focusing on the details, eliminating penalties and then executing. We have good plays called and we have guys that can find the end zone so we just have to figure out a way to get it in there.”
(on heading into the bye week at 5-5)
“We are still in the hunt. We need to get healthy, come back, have guys step up and figure out a way to win a game.”
Robert Quinn – November 11, 2018 (Postgame)
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Postgame – Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins DE Robert Quinn (Transcribed by Green Bay Packers)
(on Miami’s defensive line)
“We didn’t stop the run early and as a defense that hurt us and gave them momentum. Then we had to start making plays. We affected them, but we didn’t do it enough because they still put up enough points to the win the game.”
(on Green Bay’s offense)
“It was really two busted plays, explosive plays for them that really kind of hurt us. 12 is going to be 12; dink and dunk, get the ball down the field. They just made plays consistently when they needed to. Of course we can play better, but we didn’t. They did so that’s why you get results like we did today.”
(on if he has been on a team this impacted by injuries)
“No, but this is the National Football League. They say that no one ever makes it out of this game healthy 100 percent. We haven’t really been out of any game, besides two all year, so at the end of the day we just have to make the plays that come our way. We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot.”
Frank Gore – November 11, 2018 (Postgame)
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Postgame – Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins RB Frank Gore (Transcribed by Green Bay Packers)
(on his offensive line)
“I think they stood up and did a great job. They played hard. I just wish we had gotten the win.”
(on not getting into the end zone as a team)
“I have to watch the tape. I wish we would have gotten into the end zone. That would have best for us, especially playing against a guy like Aaron Rodgers.”
(on where this team stands)
“We are in a good position. We just need to stay as one, believe in each other, believe in our coaching staff and try to get the next one.”
(on his long first quarter run)
“That is just playing football. The line did a great job.”
Brandon Bolden – November 11, 2018 (Postgame)
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Postgame – Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins RB Brandon Bolden (Transcribed by Green Bay Packers)
(on his blocked punt)
“It was just a good call. Everyone had their assignment and I just made it happen.”
(on the cold weather)
“There was a couple of guys that had never been in the cold weather before, but I felt like they went out and attacked it like they should have. I don’t think the weather played much part today.”
Brock Osweiler – November 11, 2018 (Postgame)
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Postgame – Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins QB Brock Osweiler (Transcribed by Green Bay Packers)
(on drives ending in field goals instead of touchdowns)
“Yeah, it’s very frustrating. Anytime you play a good team like the Packers, you know you have to score touchdowns. Field goals aren’t going to be enough. Really at the end of the day, those problems start and stop with me. I need to be better and I need to find a way to get this offense in the end zone scoring touchdowns. This is two weeks back-to-back now that we’ve struggled finishing drives in the end zone. Point blank, period. I’m the only guy on the team that touches the ball every play on offense and I need to find ways to be better and score touchdowns.”
(on what he needs to do better)
“Find ways to score touchdowns. Like I said, this football team deserves touchdowns the way the defense has played the last two weeks. Special teams making a big play for us. This whole organization just deserves better and like I said, I’m going to go to work tomorrow, in fact, on this flight I’m going to watch this game. We are going to watch the game again tomorrow and I’m going to find ways to get the ball in the end zone because I need to do better.”
(on going nine quarters without a touchdown)
“I think it just goes back to watching the game film on all those games. We need to look at, ‘Okay, when we cross the 50-yard line, what are we doing? What are we doing well and what are we not doing so well?’ But, more importantly, what can I do better? Like I said, whether it’s a run play or a pass play, the ball is my hands to make decisions for this football team. And obviously, I need to make better decisions.”
(on the mentality of the football team)
“This football team believes in itself, we really do. I think this football team does a great job of blocking out the outside noise and focusing on the task at hand. You saw tonight, overall, I really think our team played a great game. It’s just up to me to make plays to score more points. You look at our drives and we had plenty of opportunities. It’s just unfortunate because a lot of guys gave everything they had tonight and left it all out there on the field.”
(on the fumble on the opening drive)
“It’s just an unfortunate deal. Regardless of what happens, I just need to find a way to get my hands on the football, especially if the ball is on the ground, I need to find a way to get on top of it, especially down there. The offensive line and running backs and receivers did a tremendous job on the opening drive, whether it be run plays, pass plays, finding ways to have success. You know, if you want to beat a good football team like the Packers on the road, you can’t go down in the red zone and have turnovers. That’s just unacceptable.”
Adam Gase – November 11, 2018 (Postgame)
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Postgame – Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase (Transcribed by Green Bay Packers)
(on injuries affecting the outcome of the game)
“I think we were able to adjust our plan, try to put ourselves in the right spot. Once we fell behind, having a turnover, that put us in a situation where they knew we were going to throw a little more. It just started collapsing with those guys pressuring us. We didn’t handle it very well.”
(on struggles with offense)
“We just have to execute in the red zone. When we get our chances, we need to hit what’s open, we need to protect at the right time, run the right routes. When we have what we’re looking for on defense, we have to make that play.”
(on playing well in the first three quarters)
“We felt like the run game was going okay. We were getting some good chunks and then it just really kind of dried up for us where we started getting second-and-long, third-and-long. We weren’t really getting the yards we were getting before. We were getting out of manageable situations. We were trying to find some ways to get some quick throws and get the ball out. They did a good job of covering us when they were in man. We shook free a few times and there were a couple of times when we got wired a little bit and it caused a negative play.”
(on inconsistencies week-to-week)
“That’s why we just keep working on making sure we can have four quarters of consistent football. You can see when they realize that we’re being a little too loose in certain spots and they tie it down and it stops for a little bit and then somebody does something where another one pops free. We just have to find a way to be consist for four quarters. I know those guys are working hard to try and get that done. Hopefully we can just keep that groove together in the last six weeks.”
(on what went wrong on offense)
“We turned it over. We didn’t take advantage of the opportunity. It just seemed like we had so many little things we were counting on – somebody making a play, a blocked punt, we get a turnover on downs, things like that. We didn’t take advantage of that on offense. And that hurts us and it’s hard. If we don’t execute the right things on offense and then now the defense is put into a bad position, it’s just this snowball effect for us and we needed to play a certain way. It was close and at the end of the day, we just didn’t get it done.”
(on if they believed they could win this game)
“I felt good about what our plan was as a team, what we needed to do. I think we missed the opportunities that we had. We either got a stop on defense, we had some kind of turnover, whether it be special teams blocking the punt. That field position we didn’t take advantage of. We had a good drive to open the game up and then we had a fumble. Those types of things you can’t do against this guy [Aaron Rodgers]. You do that and it’s just a matter of time before he makes it right. We had opportunities to at least get us to the fourth quarter where we’re either winning or it’s close and see what we can do, but we didn’t do that.”
Cameron Wake – November 9, 2018
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Friday, November 9, 2018
DE Cameron Wake
(The last time you guys went to Lambeau Field, you had a pretty nice day. It was a big win. What are your memories from that day?) – “It’s ancient history. I don’t know how many guys were on the team when that happened, probably three. That’s probably it. I don’t even think guys know about that. We’ll forget about it.”
(Do you like playing in Lambeau?) – “I like playing football. I like playing football in the back yard if you put some paint down. It doesn’t really matter to me. I’m not really big on the location. I’m more about the outcome.”
(But you don’t ever take time to appreciate the venues whether it’s Soldier Field or The Big House at Michigan or anything like that?) – “The Big House is in State College. (laughter) Probably when I’m done playing, I’ll probably go back and watch film and look at clips, so on and so forth. To be honest, I have a bigger job at the moment (than) to sightsee. I’ll come back and do the Hall of Fame and do all of the things you talk about and reminisce; but for Sunday, it’s about going there and getting the job done, then in the offseason I’ll go do my tour and do all that stuff.”
(Going against Packers QB Aaron Rodgers, how is he different than other quarterbacks as far as what you guys have to do to him?) – “I’m not going to say it’s the same old song and dance, but any time you have a quarterback that can be mobile, given the situation, you have to do your job. That’s been the theme the past few weeks: do your job. If your job is to be in a certain area, a certain place, close off a certain gap, you have to do that. Those guys are going to run for a first down or run and throw for a first down or throw for a first down. Either way, all of the guys have to be doing what they’re supposed to be doing, and this week is no different.”
(The defense had four interceptions last week. What was the defensive line’s role in those plays?) – “I always like to say this and (the DBs) won’t ever tell you this, but I think most of the time as a d-line, we’re probably highly accountable for interceptions and they’re probably, more than most people make a deal out of, more accountable for sacks. A lot of times you see a quarterback pumping and pumping and we get to him, everybody cheers us on and we did a great job. But the reality is somebody was back there covering a guy and he couldn’t get rid of the ball. A lot of interceptions, they were just throwing it before they want to. Maybe one of these big guys up front is getting after it. I’m going to have to tell T.J. (McDonald) and Walt (Aikens) they have to take me out for a steak dinner or something. (laughter) It’s playing together, complementary football. I always say front-to-back, side-to-side. When you get sacks up front, like we had a couple times last week, that was on them, and I like to say our interceptions are on us.”
(We’ve asked you many times about your commitment to nutrition, sleep, recovery. I’m wondering what you’ve noticed about your teammate LB Kiko Alonso and how he takes care of himself.) – “He’s an interesting character to say the least. As far as that is concerned, he’s definitely up there as one of the guys who takes tremendous pride in taking care of his body. Obviously, you watch him play on Sundays, it shows in his recovery and being able to get back to as close to 100 percent as he can every Sunday. I think that is from the things you do off the field. The traditional lifting weights and running and all that, everybody does that; but what are you going to do when nobody is watching, when you could get that McDonald’s cheeseburger or whatever it is that probably is not going to help you? Those are the things that make him a great player and I’m glad he’s on our side.”
(After your second sack, you kind of let out a fury of rage and a huge scream there during the game on Sunday. Was that a little built up for you?) – “That’s every sack. It’s hard to get there for however many, 90-whatever (career sacks). All of them are hard, every single time. You’ve put in a lot of time, energy, nutrition, sleep, sacrifice. A lot goes into that one three-second, four-second play. Not to beat a dead horse with my story; but all of the other things that kind of go into it, that moment is a little opportunity to release. That one is no different than the others.”
(What teammate comes closest to you in terms of diet discipline?) – “There’s a lot of guys. It’d be hard. I’d have to do a shadow to figure it out for sure. Even right now this week, for the next three hours there is a whole routine, from Pilates, yoga, stretching, cryo(therapy). We have it all and it’s a full house. There’s a lot of guys that have to do it. To be very honest, you won’t last very long if you don’t take care of yourself in that way. If you look at the guys who have been around for a long time, those guys have to be doing something right. When you’re not looking at them, they’re definitely taking care of themselves.”
(You mentioned routine so what is your pregame routine?) – “It’s a lot of mental preparation. I think at that point, a lot of the different stuff, if you are waiting until then, it’s too late if you’re talking about purely pregame Sunday. It’s a lot of mental things that I have to do obviously to get ready, whether it’s stretching, warming up, things like that. Traditional things, and then some – I don’t want to say superstitious – but things that for me personally I need to do to feel like I’m ready to go out there and play the game. There’s nothing magical or extraordinary. I like to stay in my own zone, put my blinders on and focus on the task at hand.”
(Not necessarily superstitious, but are there things that you only do that you have to do every Sunday?) – “I talk to my family. Again, I won’t say superstitious, but the people who supported me and kind of allowed me to be in the position I’m in. They’re my biggest fans obviously. That’s probably the biggest thing before every game, no matter what it is. Just touching base with them and getting back to that foundation. Aside from that, the rest of the stuff is kind of monotonous; but that, where your heart is, is the only way to go out there on Sunday.”
(Anything special you do as far as pregame meals?) – “Carbs. I’ve got to get ready. It’s crazy but you think about the way we play … I think a lot of guys eat at 9 or 10 o’clock in the morning and we don’t get another meal until after the game is over and it’s 5 o’clock. You have to get a lot of carbs, energy, proteins from eating greens, some proteins, chicken breast, things like that. Nothing world-changing, but you have to get the fuel in the vehicle when you’re riding around.”
(What’s a cheat meal or a cheat day like for you?) – “My lifestyle is changed so it’s not a cheat anymore. I don’t have it. I’ve structured my life in a way that what you would consider a cheat is no longer part of what I do anymore. To me, eating salmon and salad, that’s my life. I enjoy it. I do it everyday, offseason, on season and probably will for many years.”
(So you like to indulge in a salad?) – “Kale salad with a little oil and vinegar. That’s my cheat meal.”
(No dressing?) – “Oil and vinegar. That’s dressing to me.”
(And grapes?) – “Grapes, I guess. That’s a cheat. Dessert. Grapes.”
Adam Gase – November 9, 2018
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Friday, November 9, 2018
Head Coach Adam Gase
(Are you expecting T Laremy Tunsil and T Ja’Wuan James to play or is that going to be more of a game-time decision?) – “Yeah, it’s going to be game time. The fact that we had them out there today, it’s always good. But we’ll see tomorrow how they feel. It’s going to go up to the game.”
(We saw C/G Ted Larsen kind of doing some stuff on the side.) – “He’s struggled the last couple of weeks. We didn’t do as much with him this week. He’s going to be probably doubtful for the game. We’ve got to get him some rest and get him recovered.”
(So it would be C Jake Brendel…?) – “Yeah, I mean, we’ll see. We’ve got to see what happens with the tackles too. We’ve got about nine different lineups.”
(Is C Wesley Johnson also in the mix there for C/G Ted Larsen’s spot?) – “If you’ve got a pulse, you’re in the mix. (laughter) We’re out of guys.”
(LB Kiko Alonso, obviously he’s having a very good season. I talked to him about he takes care of his body. We always talk about DE Cameron Wake and how he doesn’t put any bad stuff in his body. It seems like Kiko is sort of similar to that in terms of sleep, nutrition, recovery. What are your observations about how he takes care of himself?) – “Training-wise, he’s one of those guys that you always see around the weight room. You always see kind of doing activation type things, sports science type things where he’s always working on flexibility, Pilates and those types of activities to keep his flexibility. His eating, I mean, you never seen him really eat anything that I would eat. (laughter) He does a great job being disciplined with all of that kind of stuff. I’m sure from where he was when he was younger compared to now, it’s probably light years different.”
(What do you eat?) – “Pizza. I’m trying to think of what else. Rice Krispies treats. Candy. It’s not good. (laughter)”
(Keeping with LB Kiko Alonso, the mentor role that he has with LB Jerome Baker and LB Raekwon McMillan, having a veteran presence to help those two younger guys out there.) – “It’s been interesting to watch those three guys kind of work together and the two young guys grow up. With Raekwon being here for a year, that has helped him almost like help ‘Bake,’ but at the same time he has somebody else to lean on. I think the communication really is what I’ve seen really develop over time since we started in the spring. I think it’s just three guys that love playing football and are able to sit in a room and talk about what they’re thinking about doing and how they want to communicate some things and how they can work through a game when the team is doing something and they’ve got to make adjustments.”
(The special teams group has been pretty good. What do you think makes Associate Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi a good coach?) – “It starts with the experience he has. When I got this job, it was nice that there was a guy that was here that was a veteran coach that had been around in multiple systems within the organization. His relationship with our players, knowing those guys so well, he’s able to put them in the right spots. He uses guys to the max. Whatever their potential and their max ability is, he uses it all. And he knows … Whether it be to simplify or complicate things for the other team, he does a good job of using that group and whoever it’s been because we’ve had some moving pieces. We’ve had injuries to where he’s had to kind of shake some guys and move them around and re-train them on the fly. I think his communication is off the charts with how him and ‘Mouf’ (Assistant Special Teams Coach Marwan Maalouf) do things. They’re able to split things up. There’s a lot of trust between those two to be able to do what they do. It seems like every year there’s somebody that you almost think, this guy might go to the Pro Bowl. They always seem to have somebody that you never expected. Like last year, with (Kenyan) Drake. He was having an unbelievable year before he basically started playing offense all of the time. He seems to always find one guy that you don’t expect to really be that big of an impact player and they end up being an impact player.”
(How would you evaluate the progress of the two rookie tight ends, Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe?) – “I think they’ve done well. They’ve gotten better. I know everybody wants to look at stats and all that type of thing, but Mike has gotten better in a lot of different areas. I think Durham, he constantly is improving. We see a lot of things in practice that you don’t actually get an opportunity to do in games or we’re not getting the right coverages. Really, you’ve just got to pay attention to the type of things when we’re doing it out here and we see that type of growth. We just know at some point either this year or down the road it’s going to be good for us as an organization because I think those two guys can help us for a long time.”
(A little bit of an odd one but guys always have their routines before games and whatnot. What’s the most unusual one you’ve seen in your career?) – “I don’t know. I don’t pay attention. I mean, the only one I ever really associated with was when Peyton (Manning) would … like in 2012 when he first got there, we kind of started doing his throwing routine, but he had to do less throws than what he did. Him and Marvin (Harrison) and Reggie (Wayne) and those guys were out there. I mean, it was like 100 throws. I think we were down to like 14 or something like that before the game. But then we quit going out because it was like every place we went it was like a circus for him. He’s like, ‘I’m done.’ After like five games, he started doing something different staying in and then just going out.”
(How did DE Charles Harris’ body respond to his practicing Thursday?) – “Good, because he was actually able to do some stuff today. He looks different. Last week when I saw him kind of doing some of those drills, I was like, how far off is he? And then when I saw him this week, you could tell he’s confident, he’s bursting. He looked like what we want him to look like. I think we’re close. I think we’ve just got to keep monitoring him and make sure that we don’t jump the gun.”
(Do you anticipate making any roster moves on the o-line this weekend?) – “I haven’t even thought that far. Are you talking about like after this game?”
(No, I’m talking about just like getting extra bodies.) – “I don’t know if we really … we’re not really worried about that right now because I think we have enough guys to get through this game and then after that, we’ve just got to re-assess and see where we are injury-wise.”
