Emmanuel Ogbah – September 30, 2024 (Postgame)
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Postgame – Tennessee Titans
Miami Dolphins LB Emmanuel Ogbah
(How do you guys, everyone is talking about accountability and putting in the work, what is the going to be the mindset when you guys get back and prepare for New England?) – “Just go back and watch film. See what we messed up on, what we have to improve on. It has to be a group effort, no pointing fingers. There is still a long season ahead of us. You have to be willing to come in and work and push ourselves.”
(Did you see what happened to LB Jaelan Phillips on that play? What was the reaction knowing how much hard work he has put in to put back?) – “No, I didn’t see it, I am praying for Jaelan. That’s my dawg. He’s like my little brother and I am just praying for him and hopefully everything is good with him. I know how hard he fought to come back from the Achilles. My heart goes out to him.”
(Feel like you’ve got the guys in the locker room, the talent to make this thing work.) – “We’ve got the talent, but we’ve got to put in the work. We cannot keep losing. I am tired of (expletive) losing.”
Alec Ingold – September 30, 2024 (Postgame)
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Postgame – Tennessee
Miami Dolphins FB Alec Ingold
(Is it not really fair to judge the offense and judge the team while the starting quarterback is out?) – “It’s a performance-based industry. I think every man here has a job we have to execute. The quarterback is obviously a very important piece of that puzzle, but we need 10 other guys to be performing and executing. It’s a performance-based business that we’re all a part of, so I think it’s more than fair and I think that’s where you know we’re doing the same thing internally. And to shy away from that because you’re not getting the results I think is weak-minded and I think we have to we have to attack that; we have to lean into this uncomfortable moment to see what type of team we are and what type of human beings we are.”
(How tough is it going to be to get out of a funk like this?) – “It’s just the work, man. It’s just the work, and I think to have the courage to continue to go all in, to continue to chop wood, carry water, to continue to persevere, to continue to have the courage to be your best self, to put yourself out there, it’s hard, man. It is, but I mean, that’s why it’s the NFL, that’s why you have the guys here, that’s why you’ve had success in the past. So I think that’s where we need to get back to and it starts with working; we all have to have supreme accountability of what we just did.”
(Was it a decent week of work and practice leading into this?) – “I don’t think any single person would have expected this outcome based on the week of work. Obviously it wasn’t good enough and that’s something that we need to go back to and all ask ourselves how much more can we give to one another?”
Calais Campbell – September 30, 2024 (Postgame)
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Postgame – Tennessee Titans
Miami Dolphins DT Calais Campbell
(On today’s game) – “We didn’t do a good enough job. It is what it is. We put a lot of effort into it, but we’ve got to do better. This is a result-oriented business. We didn’t do a good enough job.”
(On if he’s experienced something like this in his career) – “Seventeen years, I’ve seen it all. This isn’t anything new. It isn’t going to be anybody but us together getting out of it. It is what it is. It’s football. We’ve lost one – we’ve lost three in a row. We’re not a good football team right now and we need to be better. But the good thing is we have a lot of football in front of us and it comes down to the work. I told the guys after the game, it’s going to be the work that gets us out of this. Look yourself in the mirror, all of us have to look ourselves in the mirror – coaches, everybody – and ask what we can do to be better, what we need to do to win a ball game. Everybody individually needs to figure out what we can do individually to win a ball game. It’s football. It’s one game at a time, one play at a time, one practice at a time. Whatever it takes to win a ball game.”
(What was the message from Head Coach Mike McDaniel after the game?) – “The same thing. It is work. We’re going to get back to work. It’s a short week. We’ve got to go play a division opponent and win a ball game. He says all the right things. It is what it is, but it’s execution. This is a results-oriented business and we’ve got to get it done as players.”
Mike McDaniel – September 30, 2024 (Postgame)
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Postgame – Tennessee
Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel
Q. Where do you start with how the offense just couldn’t get anything going? It seemed like the whole entire night. What was the main issue as you look at the way the game transpired?
MIKE McDANIEL: I have to look at the tape. There was a tremendous disconnect between preparation and execution. So there was a multitude of contributors to it, I believe, but I have to check the tape out. Bottom line is it doesn’t matter what we’re doing behind the scenes. On the field that’s not even close to good enough, so you just have to go back to the drawing board and assess very critically.
Q. How would you assess on Tyler Huntley’s performance?
MIKE McDANIEL: I thought he did some good things. There’s some stuff as a competitor he wanted to have back. Had a couple of ops and there was a throw down the sidelines to Tyreek. There was just a couple of ops, but overall I thought he did a good job. I didn’t think that his teammates around him at times were doing what we needed them to do in a game like that. I thought he had a lot on his plate. I thought he was a competitor all the way through.
Q. Do you need significant changes to your offense, do you think?
MIKE McDANIEL: Yeah, everything is on the table. You can’t argue the offense is good or – to me in a situation like this, I hadn’t really been in one where we haven’t had production consecutively like this so you really have to open your mind to really all things.
Q. Can you talk about LB Jaelan Phillips’ injury?
MIKE McDANIEL: I don’t know much. I know he had a brace, but beyond that I’m going to have to find out more tomorrow.
Q. Was the playbook I guess fully allotted for QB Tyler Huntley tonight, or was there some sort of — was it like an abbreviated version of it for him?
MIKE McDANIEL: There were calculated decisions made based on what he was comfortable with from the previous game plan that he was a part of for Seattle and then some stuff that he had done in his career. So it was abbreviated to an extent and all things he was pretty comfortable with. We were able to rep everything that we ran in practice.
Q. Despite the current results, are there any positive takeaways that you can take away from today’s game leading up to the division matchup next week?
MIKE McDANIEL: I thought the defense will probably have one play that they’re not pumped about, but outside of that, I thought it was a step in the right direction. I thought Braxton had a chance to change the momentum of the game. And I think the game could have been a different ball game had we not had that early turnover on the lateral pass. So there was some stuff. I thought there was a couple of plays here or there, but ultimately there’s nothing good about this situation right now in terms of where our team needs to be, and we need to do enough to win a football game against any opponent and right now that’s not the case. We have to fix that fast.
Q. You’ve been very open that you are huge on player empowerment, that you let the locker room run the locker room. Do you think you might need to have more of an assertive role then?
MIKE McDANIEL: I think we have to assess everything, but I hesitate to overcook before I watch the film and kind of marinate on this whole situation, but there will be things that will change. It’s kind of hard to say exactly what those things are, but we’re definitely in need of it.
Q. With regard to the changing quarterbacks, how do you explain an offense that has WR Tyreek Hill and WR Jaylen Waddle, RB De’Von Achane, and so on just being unable to move the ball?
MIKE McDANIEL: Yeah, I think there’s a story in the tape and all the things that we’re trying to do. They didn’t really do anything that surprised us. We felt like we could get those guys the ball in premium situations. We weren’t able to. So I don’t think – that’s not up to my standard at all. I know for a fact that I play a part in the whole thing, but it’s a collective issue for sure and we have to figure out how to score points and those guys can help us do that for sure.
Q. How do you guys address the formation, illegal shifts, procedural stuff that has been plaguing you for the past couple of weeks?
MIKE McDANIEL: Between the eyes, all the situations off the top of my head it’s one of the first things that I know that we can control. That guys aren’t getting set fast enough. So I have to take a look at the amount – you use motions and stuff to try to give players some advantageous situations, but if you have to pull back from that if you can’t execute them because there’s no play that works that doesn’t even get a chance to get started. The motioning part of our offense is something that our players have been good at in the past and have used it to create advantageous situations, but I mean, you just can’t keep doing the same thing. You have to fully adjust if guys can’t execute in the moment of truth.
Q. How concerned are you that four weeks in this has been going on it seems like weekly the same issues, that it could cause a problem that could snowball into more? What do you have to do to make sure those guys keep positive and try to move forward?
MIKE McDANIEL: Well, I think we’re really tested as individuals. We’re tested about a lot of things that we’ve said that we are individually and collectively as a group. It’s very, very challenging to have a situation like this. I don’t foresee this locker room quitting. I don’t see it as their nature. However, you have to give guys reasons to go above and beyond. I think you have to hold literally every person in the building accountable to what we see their jobs as and their purpose and what they’re doing for the team and what they’re not doing for the team. It’s hard conversations that are very, very necessary, and we’ll hit those between the eyes from a constructive standpoint. Bottom line is that there will be a list of things. I’m pretty sure I already know several of them, but there will be a list of things that you can tell the coaches and the players that if we don’t do this, this won’t change and then get those things to change. It’s already been too many weeks in a row so you just have to identify clearly exactly the direction you want to go. If you want to win, you have to do certain things, play sound football and clean football. Until we do that, we will be stuck in the same results.
Q. Late in the game the cameras caught Tyreek Hill visibly upset shouting at someone on the sideline. Can you give us an idea who he was talking to or what he was saying?
MIKE McDANIEL: No, I would expect him to be visibly upset at somebody. A lot of times guys can be yelling at – he’s a leader and he wanted to do everything that he could to make sure the result wasn’t that. Within the locker room there’s a lot of guys challenging each other and we get an opportunity to see what we’re made of for sure.
Q. Mike, what’s the challenge in I guess installing a new quarterback with little experience in your system versus actually just letting a guy get some reps and get comfortable?
MIKE McDANIEL: There’s pros and cons to really everything you do. I think, you know, yeah, there are challenges. I know what they are. I have a history of having to adjust for different players and different personnel. It’s just how much are the new guys getting better, where is the team’s conviction? We just need to be able to trot out a game plan that we are actually executing things from an offensive perspective. Each player gives us some advantages, some disadvantages in terms of how long they’ve been here versus what their skill sets are. Bottom line is I think you have to make some tough decision, but that’s what this league is about. That’s what my role is. It’s never void of adverse situations. This is as big of one that we’ve had to overcome since I’ve been here, and in those times you get to find out a lot about who you think people are and get to identify whether or not they’re the guys that you thought they were, including myself. So tough times bring out the best in people, if you have the right people. That’s what I’ll be expecting from everybody, and they’ll get a chance to prove me right or wrong.
Tyler Huntley – September 30, 2024 (Postgame)
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Postgame – Tennessee
QB Tyler Huntley
Q. Can you put into words how difficult this offense is to gather and execute just two weeks into a stint with the team?
TYLER HUNTLEY: Yeah, you know, you wish you have 1,000 reps that you went through the playbook, but you know, it is what it is. I’m here. Just got to hone in on it more.
Q. How comfortable did you feel out there even less than two weeks after you got here?
TYLER HUNTLEY: I felt pretty good. I felt pretty comfortable. Just now I got to dig in deeper and just know the ins and outs of the offense, and it will take our offense to another level.
Q. Where do you feel like your level of chemistry is with the guys that you are throwing the ball to?
TYLER HUNTLEY: You know, they’re great receivers. I’m a pretty good quarterback, so I just got to hone into being on time with them and get more reps on it. That’s the only way we’re going to build is if we get more reps.
Q. You had an early chance to hit Tyreek Hill up the sideline. Is his speed surprising on to you? It seems like the throw was underthrown.
TYLER HUNTLEY: They just did — they had the quarter safety over top, but he took a peek in the inside, so I tried to rip it out there fast. It just ended up going behind him. So, yeah, I wanted that one back.
Q. Not the outcome you expected, but how was your Dolphins debut otherwise just to be here and just to play?
TYLER HUNTLEY: It was good just being back home. It’s a great environment, you know. I know it’s great when you winning, so hope to get on that train and we get it rolling.
Q. How much are you putting on your own shoulders to kind of get this team through until Tua can get back and keep you guys competitive?
TYLER HUNTLEY: We out here every week. So our goal is to go 1-0 on the week. That’s what we’re focusing on, and we got a good chance this week to come out and hit the field running and be ready to go get a win.
Q. It looked like that last — or the scoring drive you were a lot more willing to use your legs and actually run. Was that I guess part of the game plan for the first three quarters was trying to make things happen throughout the pocket? What happened on that drive that made you decide, Okay, I just need to take off?
TYLER HUNTLEY: Man, we felt the sense of urgency. Man, we’re just trying to make plays. At the end of the day we’re just trying to make plays. Took a little bit long, but hope that we just build off of what we did today.
Q. What was the number one thing holding this offense back today?
TYLER HUNTLEY: We killed ourselves on a lot of drives. They stopped us on a couple of drives, and then we had lots of penalties. We just got to be one as a team and fix that and lock in.
Q. You mentioned the penalties. What was going on those illegal shifts?
TYLER HUNTLEY: We just got two men moving at once. That’s going to get us every time.
Q. When you think about more so getting the no-huddle offense together, you kind of got it together at the end of the game, but how comfortable does it feel just getting from the start to the finish and then just getting more reps?
TYLER HUNTLEY: Yeah, like he said, the more reps, the better you will feel. You know what I mean? I think that it’s self-explanatory. More reps, the better I feel.
Jalen Ramsey – September 28, 2024
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CB Jalen Ramsey
(This will be the 13th time that you’ve played in a game that also WR DeAndre Hopkins has also participated. In those games he’s averaged about 47 yards per game. How do you feel those matchups have gone? How do you feel about Monday’s matchup?) – “They’ve gone well. I’m sure he’s had some good ones against me, I’ve had some good ones against him. Monday will be another opportunity for us to do what we do – compete.”
(In Tennessee he said that he’s sort of established a bit of a friendship with you. How would you describe that?) – “He probably lives 10 minutes from me. When I go back home, we kick it sometimes. Nothing crazy. Have some dinner, hang out, kick it.”
(Obviously every game you guys get hyped for. What is it about Monday Night Football that gets you super juiced on that prime time stage?) – “You said it. Just prime time, the lights everything. Just a little added special I guess.”
(The biggest focus of areas of improvement that defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver has talked about or that you feel needs to be the next frontier for this defense to improve would be what?) – “We just got to keep growing overall. I don’t think we should talk about one thing. We got to keep growing overall.”
(Does last year’s game… on anyone’s mind?) – “No. It’s a whole new team. Us and them.”
Braxton Berrios – September 28, 2024
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WR Braxton Berrios
(On QB Tyler Huntley) – “Yeah, obviously he has a great arm. He’s played a lot of football and yeah, he can do a lot of things with his feet so just looking forward to watching him go out and do his thing.”
(You obviously have a locker right next to him, what have you picked up about him? I know it’s only been roughly two weeks, but what have you picked up about him and what have you noticed about him?) – “Since he got in, he’s been awesome. Very personable, great dude and he’s just fully invested obviously. He’s in it, we’re bouncing things off of each other really after ever practice, every time we come back to our lockers, after meetings – ‘Hey, did you see that? What did you think?’ So obviously, all positive and he’s locked in.”
(When the quarterback has the ability to extend plays, make off-schedule plays, as a receiver, how does that impact what you have to be aware of?) – “Yeah, it’s great, obviously. When the play breaks down and he escapes, you got to go to the scramble rules, right? You got to be able to get open and keep working because at that point in time it’s a brand-new play and anything could happen.”
(Obviously every week is an exciting one for you guys, but what is it about Monday Night Football that gets the juices going for an NFL player?) – “At the end of the day, it’s just another game, right? But you grow up as kids and you see Monday Night Football. It’s a whole production and the good thing is a ton of guys in this locker room have had a lot of experience in these big prime time games and at the end of the day it’s just a game, but obviously we want to go out there and have fun.”
(Have you ever had an experience where the quarterback comes in in about two weeks, now they’re starting and having to run the offense? Have you ever been in that before?) – “I’m not saying no. I can’t remember exactly yes either to be honest with you, so I’ll have to get back with you on that one, but again, he’s locked in and he’s ready.”
(Was that a catch last night?) – “No, but I will say after they called it a catch, I was unsure how they were going to overturn it. I don’t think it ever should have been called a touchdown in the first place. He was obviously out of bounds touching the ball, but I digress. It worked out how it was supposed to.”
Mike McDaniel – September 28, 2025
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Head Coach Mike McDaniel
(Can you share your starting quarterback for Monday?) – “Well, sharing is caring, and I do care, so yeah, it wasn’t too far into the week. It was probably a handful of hours after I had met with you guys last. It became pretty – we started making moves towards Snoop (Tyler Huntley) starting, and he will which kind of came as a result. You’re waiting to see if Skylar (Thompson) is a part of the equation and what you’re trying to assess based upon his ability to do football and starting on NFL Wednesday, it was – and just how his body was responding, it became clear that he would be in consideration for possibly emergency third (quarterback), but we’re going to move forward with Snoop starting and (Tim) Boyle backing him up on Monday.”
(And why the decision for QB Tyler Huntley over QB Tim Boyle? I guess he brings you another dimension.) – “I think everybody has their values. I think one thing that was supremely obvious to the team since he got here and then even more so this practice week is Snoop has started multiple and many big games. And as a quarterback, just understanding exactly what is required to win over teammates to take the place of somebody else and be able to assert their own personality, their own skill set, their own traits within the offense and lead people. We’ve been very high on Snoop, high enough to give him a roster spot on the 53, which those are very few and far between with sight unseen. So his maturation has been expedited by him and he’s done an impressive job assimilating into the locker room and understanding our language as his own and the team is excited for him.”
(What are you expecting from QB Tyler Huntley from his legs? That’s an obvious dimension that this team really hasn’t had. What are you expecting from that standpoint?) – “I’ve always valued quarterbacks with legs. I think it’s a 100 percenter. It’s just a competitive advantage. But I think the ability to make plays, that’s a broad, overarching statement. You can do it in a multitude of ways. What I’m expecting is him to be comfortable making plays in various ways, but I think the biggest thing is I see him being able to utilize his skillsets within the framework of the offense and understanding it’s about the collection of individuals – man, you guys are typing (laughter) – it’s about the collection of individuals doing their job and what’s the best for this week to do that. I know everybody knows that he can run. I think everybody knows that he can pass. He does a good job at both and so I’m expecting him to go out and be one-eleventh of the formula to try to go and make plays, get first downs, score some points, all of that.”
(How comfortable do you think he is from your observation of making quick reads, getting the ball out of his hands quickly? Quarterbacks Coach/Pass Game Coordinator Darrell Bevell was telling us yesterday he was telling the quarterbacks “Let it go, let it go.” Is QB Tyler Huntley comfortable with that?) – “Very. No, I think it’s been – you don’t know, you think you know, but you don’t know until you’re able to have guys work within your offense and operate and I think Snoop has done a very good job with understanding what we emphasize and being able to cater his game to that. So I expect eleven people operating together and he’s like the half-back, the tight end and the X or Z receiver. I expect him to do his job as his teammates are depending on it.”
(Can you give us an update on whether T Terron Armstead or CB Kendall Fuller is ruled out?) – “Both ruled out based upon where they’re at in the concussion protocol which, as we’ve all had the opportunity to have conversations about, I take one step at a time and you have to gain clearance with the appropriate time relative to the game and when you’re unable to do that, there’s a procedure for a reason. So that unfortunately, and I’m not really willing to waver on that one.”
(Who will take their starting place in the starting lineup – T Terron Armstead and CB Kendall Fuller?) – “That’s something that the answer is incomplete. There’s certain situations where the reps are few and far between so you kind of have to hedge your bet earlier in the week and then have contingency plans. There’s other scenarios in both of those positions, I feel like there’s some very good, competitive options and we have one more day of assessment before we can make that decision. However, I do feel good about both positions being adequately resourced during the course of the game. So you know what? This day matters. Practice matters and we’ll get some more information after that.”
(Do you have a feel on RB Raheem Mostert, whether he’ll be available Monday?) – “I know he’s trying. I know he definitely enjoys playing football more than watching it. That being said, we have great discussions based upon the totality of the season and the ways that we’re not going to take steps – we’re not going to prematurely put ourselves out there if we’re going to take steps back and can’t properly protect ourselves. So I know he wants to in the worst way, but he’s an important piece to our team and our offense, so we will take that in full consideration before game time.”
(This year, you go and face a Titans team in similar fashion – a crucial week in the season. Last year, you guys lost but from those lessons learned, how do you feel like the team will galvanize the opportunity again this go around?) – “It’s an interesting, it’s a very good question. I definitely understand that there’s some similarities in that the teams are the same, the stadium is the same and the night is the same. And I’m sure it crossed the minds of everyone, myself included, when the schedule came out. But one important lesson that we’ve learned this season that I hold very true and dear because I know it to be truth, is that while about 40 percent of the players lived and had that scar from 2023, it doesn’t do justice to the 2024 team to do anything but worry about how they play football together. The connected fundamentals and technique to play well in all three phases and that focus to me prioritizes any score that needs to be settled from last year’s team, however visceral that scar is, the team has done a good job this week of making this game about this game where you have your – probably blocking somebody different than you were last year, or maybe it’s someone similar but it’s a different scheme. You might be covering someone similar, but you’re doing so within a different orchestration of defense. All of these things, if we’re really trying to get down to the nuts and bolts of performing at a level that’s much closer to our standard, we have to fully immerse ourselves into that standard and how we play. So anything else, everything’s an opportunity cost in this world. If I’m thinking about raising my right hand, I’m not thinking about how I’m maintaining eye contact with you during this answer. So you’re thinking about last year, sweet. The past is the past, the future is what you make of it. The only thing that really matters is what we’re doing collectively as individuals that relate to a group in each phase and sticking to that.”
(LB David Long Jr.?) – “You can be clear about David Long. If he’s out there it’s because he did something remarkable during the course of the week and if he’s not it’s because there is no way it could be possible. He absolutely wants to play in this game, however, I’m proud of David this week because he’s been working doing everything he can, but he does understand the team and the season is more important than who he has played for before and all of that other stuff we try not to subscribe to here. He’s doing everything he can. I think it’s fair to say I wouldn’t be optimistic; however, with a guy like that if he can pull it off he’s got the mindset to and we’ll see how the next 48 hours plays out.”
(Regarding September football and what we’re seeing now. It seems like it’s changed the last few years as training camp has evolved. The veterans got the joint practices, the youngsters play in the preseason games. This is the starters’ full immersion playing together. One, is that true and does it affect September football recently? And two, does it affect any area more than any other perhaps quarterback play?) – “I absolutely thing that’s a fair assessment just across the league. There is always cause and effect. I don’t think we are in the minority in that we have groups of people playing together for the first time and there is always going to be residuals to that. I think that affects every player. It’s not just necessarily a result-based where, hey they won, or that they had a good play or vice versa. I think football plays out in all sorts of ways. I think people prioritizing the development within the season and not over-cooking any sort of result either way is supremely important because any time you have that little lack of cohesion in any phase it goes one way or the other and there’s a lot of opportunity that this season – the same as every other – it’s going to come down to the teams that are able to handle the noise, handle success, handle failure and evolve through the months of October and November. Because the one thing I feel safe saying is there will be outliers, but the results are going to be some teams playing their best ball in November and December that may have just been coming together now. You do have your hand in that. Our hope is to be one of those teams that continue to improve as we all know we have to, to get close to the results that we want.”
(Question about the first possession near the goal line after CB Kader Kohou’s interception last week. TE Jonnu Smith wasn’t out there. Why is that? Then RB De’Von Achane had a huge hole but he slipped and you guys did have the penalty, so it was first-and-11. Why not go back to the run because that hole was big and then why wasn’t Jonnu out there?) – “There are so many decisions every single game, and there is a why and what for. And I think the biggest lesson for us as a team the way we looked at it, is we were empowered with a tremendous opportunity to get a touchdown with a I think six-yard field. And one of the more difficult things in the National Football League is scoring a touchdown when you’re first-and-goal plus 10. That’s a compressed field that has to be defended less. And so quite honestly you’re looking for a football team that across the board when something doesn’t work you assess critically. You make sure from a play-calling standpoint, make sure that every other decision when something doesn’t work is probably a better decision. But then at the same time you’re depending on the rest of your teammates, all the players say ‘nah, that was a great play, we can make it work.’ That connectivity, that lack of pointing the finger, but pointing the thumb is important in those situations. Jonnu wasn’t out there because I didn’t call the personnel group with him out there. And I know he wants to score touchdowns or help the team score touchdowns. So then you forecast one play at a time. You focus on how we can get into the endzone. To me the bottom line is you have to prepare the team to not have a formational penalty on first-and-goal at the six and the team needs to focus on doing what’s appropriate to not get that penalty as well. I think that’s where we are at. It was obviously not the best play calling if it doesn’t score a touchdown, but the same thing – I think what’s good going on in our locker room right now is I think they think the play calls are good enough to score; what can they do differently within the play to make that come to life.”
(Did you see the last play of the Canes game?) – “I did not.”
(Hail Mary into the end zone.) – “I literally once I got home, it was the first time – my daughter goes to sleep pretty early so I got home and played I think it was some sort of variable of a dog shelter doll game. And so I was currently in character. And then I went to sleep and then I woke up and thought about the Miami Dolphins and what they have to do. I don’t know much right now. But I’m sure I’ll see the highlights in the afternoon. Was it cool?”
(Yeah, it was a Hail Mary touchdown, Viriginia Tech, last play back in the end zone. Overturned on replay. Canes win. What do you tell a receiver – Hail Mary, last play, jumping up – what is your coaching point for that player?) – “So when you’re doing a Hail Mary situation, you’re trying to get your feet underneath you and high-point the ball. And then you’re having every other eligible that’s in the periphery looking for the tip rebound. So the best way to come down with those is to be supremely authoritative and we call it a rebound rip-away – basketball analogy – and so that can only be done if you can get to the spot as fast as possible to get your feet underneath you to high-point that.”
