Myles Gaskin – September 26, 2021 (Postgame)
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Postgame – Las Vegas
RB Myles Gaskin
(What was the whole atmosphere like? I know it sucks that you lose a game but was it fun out there? Was the atmosphere like crazy?) – “Yeah, it was fun. Those are the type of games that you want to play. We came up short but games that go into OT, when we are back and forth the whole game; that is what football is about in the National Football League. Nobody is bad like that. That’s the game we want.”
(Do you feel like you found something there at the end of the game with the way the offense moved to carry into next week or is it the two-minute offense and who knows how it will do?) – “I think we had our ups and downs. I got to watch the film. But yeah, I think we did well in the two-minute situations. Jacoby (Brissett) threw the ball well, made great decisions when we needed them. On that big fourth down, he came up big on the connection to Mike (Gesicki). We got to just check it out.”
Zach Sieler – September 26, 2021 (Postgame)
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Postgame – Las Vegas
DT Zach Sieler
(Can you describe the mood in the locker room?) – “We just got to look back at what we did, fix what we do and keep going.”
(The fourth down stop, can you recall what happened on that play there?) – “We had to get it. Made sure we loaded it up and just went for it.”
(It felt to me, from way up in the press box, like both lines came into this game with a mindset of intensity and aggressiveness and physical play. Can you tell me if I am on to something there?) – “We always want to come in physical. We want to play the hardest ball and give our all every snap. That’s just kind of how we do business as a d-line and defense.”
(Do you feel like you were more successful at it? From last week to this week it seemed like the results were way different.) – “I think we are growing. We just keep building week by week, keep learning and do our thing.”
(What did you think of LB Elandon Roberts’ play?) – “He’s a great linebacker. He grabbed it – you’re talking abut the interception? That was a great read by him and he took it all the way.”
(Especially after last week’s game, how can you describe the energy level on the defensive side of the ball to start this one out?) – “Yeah, we want to come out and like you said, play physical, give our all on every down and even Elandon’s play was just showing he was giving his all and running as fast as he can all the way down there.”
Will Fuller – September 26, 2021 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 26, 2021
Postgame – Las Vegas
WR Will Fuller
(Do you think you were interfered with in the endzone there at the end?) – “It was bang-bang, but I feel like he got there a little early. I just got to go back and watch it though.”
(How did it feel to be out there? Obviously you don’t want to start your tenure with the Dolphins on a loss but how did it feel to be on the field with your teammates) – “It felt great to be back out there. Of course, you know, I wish we won and we could have done more to get that victory, but it felt great to be back out there with the guys. Not being able to be out there that much during training camp and then not playing since Thanksgiving, it felt great to be back out there. I wish we would have gotten the win though.”
(How are you feeling most importantly? We know you were away form the team last week, how are you doing now?) – “I’m doing great. I don’t want to speak too much on that but I’m doing a lot better. I’m just happy to be back playing.”
(What did you think of the approach not taking too many shots downfield the first three quarters until you had to late in the game? Would you like to see more of that?) – “I’m just going to play whatever the coaches call. We just got to execute better, practice better and we’ll come out with the win. I feel like the game plan was great. We just have to execute a little better.”
(Are you used to playing this type of role? QB Jacoby Brissett just told us that sometimes in games like this the defensive coordinator is waiting for an offense or hoping an offense would stick to an intermediate, short passing game plan. Are you used to being the guy that just sneaks behind a lazy defense or sneaks behind and just has to wait your turn to make that impact?) – “Those big plays, they don’t really come that often. You only get a few opportunities a game. I got my opportunities today, we just didn’t connect, we were close. We just have to hit in practice and make sure we connect when we get the opportunities.”
(What is that like from your perspective? Having to buy your time until that big play becomes available.) – “I just use my speed to my advantage so I can get the underneath catches too. Like I said, we just have to execute on the deep ones and it’ll make the underneath ones a lot easier.”
(What was the key to the two-point conversion?) – “It was just mano y mano, they trusted me to win and I just ran a good route and then I won.”
Christian Wilkins – September 26, 2021 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 26, 2021
Postgame – Las Vegas
DT Christian Wilkins
(How would you describe the emotions of the game?) – “It’s obviously tough. You prepare so hard each week, each and every day to get wins in this league and it’s tough. The Raiders are a good team, first of all. This is tough because we fought hard. You got a lot of guys in this locker room who are fighters and give you everything they got. We just didn’t make enough plays ultimately. It’ll be a quick turnaround, 24-hour rule and get ready for next week.”
(Early on I believe you got a sack, how good did that feel to get in the backfield?) – “It’s always nice to make plays, you work hard. Again, we didn’t make enough plays to win so it would have felt a lot better in a winning effort, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. You can’t control that. You can just play hard each and every play. Like I said, we didn’t make enough plays to win.”
(Speaking of that sack, how did it come to be? It looked like DL Adam Butler got triple-teamed and it freed you up a bit.) – “I don’t know exactly. I have to watch the tape to really see it. Adam (Butler) does a good job of taking one, two or three guys at a different time to make it easier for other guys. We play off each other. I’d do the same for him. I don’t really know how it went down.”
(There are no moral victories but was there a sense of encouragement with the way the team rallied at the end?) – “Yeah really no moral victories but like I said, we got a lot of guys on this team who are willing to fight. When we’re down late in the third and fourth quarter, we’re just trying to get things going, make stops. Guys didn’t give up. Guys didn’t hang their heads. Guys didn’t point fingers. We stuck together and fought to at least get it in overtime. But again, it just wasn’t enough. Every experience is big. Every battle-tested experience is big for us.”
(As a defense when you see your offense with their backs against the wall, make play after play and you’re watching tat, you have to feel like the momentum is turning when you’re there at the end right?) – “Yeah, it’s definitely exciting and you try to get behind the offense. When we’re going and we need to make a stop on defense they pick us up as well. We try to just encourage each other, whether we are up, whether we are down, whether we need a big stop, whether they need to score. Just always be there for each other.”
Elandon Roberts – September 26, 2021 (Postgame)
Sunday, September 26, 2021
Postgame – Las Vegas
LB Elandon Roberts
(Is a game like this emotionally draining?) – “Oh yeah, of course. I feel like every game has a lot of emotions in it. From the players to the coaches and even with the fans. It’s a lot of emotion that goes into it but that’s week-to-week.”
(Can you take us through the pic-six?) – “The call we had dialed up was just a good play. That’s it. I was trying to make a play for the team.”
(What did it mean to make that play at this [Allegiant Stadium] place?” – “It meant a lot. This is the place I had tore my ACL last year. It definitely meant a lot.”
(The defense always wants to be physical and aggressive, what are your thoughts on how well the team did that today?) – “I just think we have to get back, watch film and get the corrections off of it. Games like this, you prepare all week and it’s hard for a game. He asked about emotions and stuff, you don’t really have a lot of guys on the ‘he he, ha ha.’ Everybody just wants to get back, watch film, see what corrections we need to make and move on, put it behind us so that we don’t make the same mistakes the next week.”
Mike Gesicki – September 26, 2021 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 26, 2021
Postgame – Las Vegas
TE Mike Gesicki
(Fourth-and-20, 27-yard catch. Take us through what you were trying to do there.) – “That’s just a situational play that we go through every Friday so that’s just me understanding the sticks, Jacoby (Brissett) making a play with his feet, keeping the play alive, the other receivers running their routes to have good spacing on that play and then obviously the defense knows it’s fourth-and-20 so you’ve got to get past the sticks. Jacoby put a good ball out there and my job is to go out and make plays when the ball is thrown to me and that was just an opportunity I had to make the most of.”
(What was your perception of QB Jacoby Brissett’s play there?) – “Jacoby did great. He did a great job leading. I think he did a great job getting guys lined up and ultimately did a great job fighting. I think that that’s the biggest thing. We put him back there and he kept plays alive, put the ball in phenomenal spots. DeVante (Parker) had a huge catch on fourth down and Jacoby thread the needle there, thread the needle with me on fourth down. He had the game-tying touchdown before the two-point obviously so you can’t say enough good things about Jacoby. I love playing with him, I love him as a teammate, I love him as a guy.”
(You guys wanted to get off to a quick start. You guys get off to a 14-0 lead. What did they do to try to slow you guys down on the offensive side?) – “You’ve got to give credit to the defense honestly, our defense for our quick start. ‘E. Rob’ (Elandon Roberts) went out there, pick-six, really happy for him. It’s obviously a place where he was injured last year and kind of comes full circle for him and then they got a stop on fourth down. And we talked about getting the running game going. Malcolm goes out, o-line does a great job, tight ends. I think Adam (Shaheen) and Durham (Smythe) were in there, just kind of sealing off the edge, Malcolm squirts out, gets a 25-yard, 30-yard touchdown run. And then it’s the National Football League. They’re going to make plays as well. They did and you’ve got to take your hat off to them. They’re a great football team and this was an unbelievable atmosphere. A lot of fun playing but ultimately a couple plays short.”
(On what opened things up specifically for him) – “Yeah, I couldn’t really put my finger on it honestly. It’s just you’re out there all game, you’re running your routes and sometimes the ball doesn’t come your way, but when it does whether it’s the biggest moment of the game or whether it’s the first play; you don’t know which play is going to be the biggest so you’ve got to go out and take advantage of every opportunity that you get and I think I’ve said it hundreds of times with interviews with you guys. My biggest thing is just making the most of my opportunities so I was presented with a couple opportunities to go make plays and I was able to do so, but like I said earlier, a couple plays short so back to work and we’ll be ready to go next week.”
