Davon Godchaux – July 26, 2018
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
DT Davon Godchaux
(In terms of how you guys are playing with personnel, what’s the big change in terms of what you all are taught to do that maybe was different than with the old staff?) – “I think we’re just playing more aggressive and with confidence and swagger. (Defensive Line Coach) Kris (Kocurek) is going to get it out of us each and every day – whether that’s running to the ball, being physical, mental toughness. Each and every day I think we’ve just been more confident with ourselves.”
(We saw DT Akeem Spence obviously open with the first group today. You’re going to play a lot. Have they told you if you and Spence will alternate with the first team the first week of camp? Has Defensive Line Coach Kris Kocurek given you any indication of that?) – “I’m not worried about any of that. I’m just coming out here each and every day to get better and to get my craft better. Akeem is going to get his better. Jordan (Phillips) is going to get his better, Gabe (Wright), Vincent (Taylor), each and everybody. You can’t worry about the next man. Just move forward and do what you do.”
(Is starting not a big deal because you know that you guys will all get a lot of snaps the way that Defensive Line Coach Kris Kocurek rotates guys or is it meaningful to you?) – “We’re all going to play. We’re all going to play a lot. That’s the most I can tell you. We’re all going to play a lot and we’re all going to be aggressive. We’re going to be damn good at it.”
(Is there an excitement level out here for you guys?) – “Very excited. Year 2 (for me) and not a lot of stress. (I have) more confidence and more swagger. With Kris (Kocurek), he does a great job of getting us fired up in the meeting room and coming out onto the practice field. As you can tell, it’s hot; but each and every day we come out, we’ve got to have that confidence.”
(It’s a different look on that offensive line. Going up against it, what’s different about it this year as opposed to last year overall?) – “I love going against Josh Sitton each and every day. He’s going to get me better each and every day. He’s a vet All-Pro, Pro Bowl guy. It doesn’t get much better than that. He’s one of the best in the league at it, if not the best. Going against him each and every day – (Daniel) Kilgore, Laremy Tunsil, Ja’Wuan (James) and Jesse Davis – it’s going to get all of us better.”
(How did the mobility of QB Ryan Tannehill look today?) – “It looked great. He’s our starting quarterback and I’m behind him 100 percent.”
(Who among the group, among the defensive tackles, is maybe speaking more and becoming more assertive with DT Ndamukong Suh no longer here?) – “Everybody is going to work. It’s a team game. There’s 11 people on the field each and every play. On the d-line, there’s four people on the field each and every play, so everybody is going to be confident. Suh did a great job for us last year but it’s this year now, so we all have to step up and have more confidence and have more swagger.”
Danny Amendola – July 26, 2018
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
WR Danny Amendola
(It’s your first training camp with the Dolphins. What are your thoughts?) – “It’s fun. I got some good work in today and we’re on to Day 2.”
(How is this heat treating you?) – “It was good. It’s hot. It’s sweaty. It felt good today.”
(It was kind of interesting your comments last week that we caught on the podcast – playing for Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick as opposed to Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase. Can you elaborate on that and what it’s like being out here under a new training camp and regime?) – “I’m just focused on 2018 and the Miami Dolphins. I’m focused on getting better every day. We’ve got a great team. We’ve got a bunch of great athletes and I’m excited to be a part of this team.”
(How do you like the culture of this locker room so far, just getting started?) – “It’s awesome. It’s great to be part of a team like this. We put a lot of hard work into OTAs. We’re going to continue to put a lot of hard work into this camp and improve every day. That’s why we’re here.”
(Given where you’ve played before in your NFL career, how much of a shock to the system is this weather out here?) – “It feels good. There’s no question it’s humid. You all feel it. You all are sweating too. (laughter) It was a great first day. We’re running around, flying around and feeling good. It was a good first day. We’re ready to get on to Day 2.”
(Understanding it’s really, really early but what encourages you about what you’ve seen so far?) – “Everybody is … Especially in our room, everybody is hungry. Everybody comes to work with a great attitude. We have a great energy in the room. Everybody wants to get better. Everybody wants to compete with each other and everybody’s got each other’s back too. We have a good group.”
(RB Kenyan Drake mentioned that he kind of likes it that you guys are under the radar. Certainly you weren’t under the radar the last few years of your career. Does this change for you, kind of going below a little bit?) – “I can’t control anything that’s said outside of these walls. All I know is I’ve got to be responsible for how hard I work, the work that I put in and that’s what I can control.”
(Is there really a difference between catching a ball from QB Ryan Tannehill opposed to QB Tom Brady?) – “Ryan is a great quarterback. He’s played a lot of great football. He’s a Texas guy. He’s a good kid. It’s great to learn from him and to try to get on the same page. I can’t wait to get out there and play with him.”
(What have been your observations about WR DeVante Parker throughout the spring and into today?) – “Since I’ve seen him, he’s been a great player (and) a great teammate. He runs great routes. (He’s a) great athlete (with) great hands. He’s coming to work every day with a sense of urgency and he’s getting better. That’s his attitude and it’s great to be his teammate.”
(When a receiver takes the next step in his career – any receiver, and you’ve played with a lot of them – what generally is the thing that happens?) – “That’s a good question. Everybody is different. It’s an attitude that you’ve got to just come to work and get better every day. Try to find something to work on. That’s it.”
