Robert Quinn – August 17, 2018 (Postgame)
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Defensive End Robert Quinn
(RE: His role this season)
“My motto since I got here is just trying to do my job, add my piece to the puzzle. Today was just a stepping stone, trying to get back and just be a productive player to help this team win. Just do my part and do my one eleventh and hopefully that’s good enough. And of course the guys around me, I know they’ll step up and make plays so I’m just building to do my part. Hopefully I’m just preparing myself for the season.”
(RE: Panthers tackle Matt Kalil)
“I mean I’ve played him a couple of times when he was in Minnesota. Just went out there, worked some moves and I guess they just worked perfectly against him tonight. But no, he’s a great player. Today was just my day, I guess.”
(RE: If he felt different preparing for the 2018 season)
“I’ve been saying that since it happened the first time. Of course it hasn’t happened but I always believe that every year. That’s kind of my mindset to break records and do something extreme. Hopefully yes, I can get back to those good numbers but at the end of it, as long as this team is winning they don’t matter. The numbers don’t matter as long as the wins show up.”
Raekwon McMillan – August 17, 2018 (Postgame)
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Linebacker Raekwon McMillan
(RE: Miami’s Defense)
“We had a long touchdown pass. Other than that, I think we played solid on defense. Clean up some of the mistakes and we’ll be all right.”
(RE: Regarding the defense on Christian McCaffrey’s 71-yard touchdown run)
“They just scanned us up pretty good. They know we played wide nine so they came in tight with the tight end and cut off one of our linebackers and we couldn’t get over top. Simple rush through scheme that we didn’t see yet and like we said, we went in halftime, made the corrections and next time we stuffed them.”
(RE: On playing in the preseason)
“For sure, I had a chance to go out there and play free. I got the first game jitters out and I got a chance to play.”
Minkah Fitzpatrick – August 17, 2018 (Postgame)
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Safety Minkah Fitzpatrick
(RE: what he learned after playing tonight)
“I didn’t really learn too much today, just have to keep competing every day. It’s good to go against some great talent, great players like Cam Newton and the rest of his offense. We’re going to keep competing, learn from the mistakes, and that’s it.”
(RE: learning where he fits with the defense)
“We’re still trying to figure it out. Last week I played free safety, this week I played nickel. Still just trying to figure it all out.”
(RE: areas of improvement during big plays)
“It’s just small things. It may be one or two people not doing their job, it happens. On a big play like that… we just have to fix those things, learn from it, and keep moving forward.”
Ryan Tannehill – August 17, 2018 (Postgame)
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Quarterback Ryan Tannehill
(The first team offense wasn’t able to get into the end zone; are you frustrated with that or are you a little patient with that?)
“I think disappointed in the fact that we didn’t come out and execute like we need to execute. We had penalties in the red zone, some missed assignments; so it’s really all around we didn’t execute like the way we needed to execute. We left a lot of points and a lot of yards on the field, so we definitely need to learn from this one. There were some good things that happened but you have to be able to finish drives. You have to be able to get in the paint, put the ball in the end zone and that’s with touchdowns.”
(Do you feel like majority of the struggles were self-inflicted?)
“No question. I feel like we moved the ball and that we did what we were supposed to do, we moved the ball. Whenever we have penalties and take a 10-yard penalty down the red zone, it gets tough. We had a pass interference down there as well, two holding penalties, delay of game, it makes it tough. It’s going to be tough to score points whenever you are getting behind the chains like that. It is self-inflicted wounds that we can totally correct.”
(How do you balance that problem with the season three weeks away?)
“It’s still early. They are not something that you can’t correct, it’s not a way we are playing that we can’t correct or something like that. Technique and the way we are doing things is important, that’s why we have practice, right? So we have to learn from this and move forward.”
(When the defense gives you an opportunity like they did with Xavien Howard’s interception, what does that do for the offense?)
“Well it’s huge. I think we got the ball first-and-nine on the nine. As an offense we have to be able to put that thing in the end zone. We didn’t execute and we had a penalty on the first play I believe, so once you do that you are having to overcome from being way behind the chains. Big play by the defense, Xavien (Howard) makes a huge pick, gets a nice return and gets it down inside the 10-yard line, and as an offense we have to take advantage of those opportunities because it’s not often that you are going to get one of those. It doesn’t happen every game so when it does and you get a turnover inside the red zone you have to capitalize.”
(How was it working with Jakeem Grant and Albert Wilson instead of DeVante Parker and Kenny Stills?)
“I mean it’s different but I think they did a good job. I think it was pretty seamless, the only miscommunication was on me. Those guys did a great job, they played fast, they got the ball in their hands, they were explosive getting yards after the catch and did exactly what we needed them to do.”
(The miscommunication with Jakeem Grant in the end zone, is that what you are referring to?)
“Yes, he is totally right going out there, I have to be able to hit him on the out.”
(Where do you think this team is with regular season readiness?)
“We are moving down the track. I think that we are on the right track, we are doing some things that we want to do. When we move the ball we move it effectively and we do what we are supposed to do. When we didn’t have penalties we move the ball right down the field. I think there are a lot of good things that we can learn from and build on, but we have to take away those penalties, you can’t have those or it is going to be difficult to score points.”
(Albert Wilson is a new guy for you and the offense, how has he been?)
“Albert has done a great job. He has picked up the offense very well. Having Kenny Stills be out for this week really gave him the opportunity to come in and get a lot of reps in practice as well as this game so that was huge for us, myself and him, just being on the same page and stacking up those reps together.”
Adam Gase – August 17, 2018 (Postgame)
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Head Coach Adam Gase (Postgame)
(RE: No huddle)
“That was good and the drives were. Having one negative play hurts us so much and puts us in a bad position – puts us at third and long. It’s tough to overcome. You have to eliminate negative plays whether it be a negative run. It’s not like minus one. It’s like minus five, minus six.”
(RE: Still seeing sloppiness)
“I don’t know if it’s so much sloppiness or just… we have to react a little quicker. That’s what happens when you practice in games. It’s different. You have to be quicker to react to things.”
(RE: When do stakes raise and become problem)
“Once you get in the season. We’ve got two more weeks to clean it up. That’s where our focus has got to be.”
(RE: Christian McCaffrey 71-yard run)
“It can be one guy. We had two guys kind of misfoot it. It’s a lot different when you go from doing it in a walk-through to live competition. They executed the play very good and we had one guy misfoot it. We had a chance to save ourselves and we didn’t. That’s one thing we have to eliminate these big runs. We could have 30 good plays against the run, but if you have two explosive plays against the run that’s going to hurt us.”
(RE: Raekwon McMillan)
“We’re bringing guys in and out and just trying to figure out what’s going to be the right formula for us when we go into the regular season.”
(RE: Ryan Tannehill)
“I think he was good. We’ve just got to get quicker in and out of the huddle. He was sharp as far as his accuracy and his decision making. He wasn’t hesitant in anything. It seems we’re moving the ball the way we want to, we just have to make sure we finish the drives with touchdowns.”
(RE: Ryan Tannehill to Jakeem Grant miss)
“Ryan was just kind of thinking something else. Jakeem was right in what he did. Ryan just kind of lost it there for a second.”
(RE: Defensive changes)
“These are about details that will be easier to talk about the next time I see you guys. There were some plays we made and there were plays I would have liked to have seen us make. That’s why we’ve still got to practice and we’ve still got to go out and get better – tighter coverage and rush better have our linebackers be consistent.”
(RE: Robert Quinn)
“He’s been a terror in training camp. I think Laremy (Tunsil) has done a great job. He has a knack for pass rush. He comes off the edge quicker. It’s good to see him get a go against somebody else and have success.”
(RE: Is Osweiler separating as the number two now)
“We flipped it from last week. David (Fales) went second last week.”
(RE: Concerned no one is playing well in that role)
“I wouldn’t say that. I think there have been times when they’ve both played well. We’ve gotten through practice. We watch them every day. I know what’s expected in the game. When you’re in there with the starters it looks different – guys are breaking free. It’s tough. There are different groups and it can be challenging as quarterback. Their timing is not the same. That’s where they’ve got to fight through that and try to get completions and put the ball in the end zone.”
(RE: Albert Wilson and Jakeem Grant after injuries)
“They both were consistent as far as executing what we asked them to do. They are unique to have in the position I have right now. I feel like those guys would start on other teams.”
(RE: Albert Wilson’s position on offense)
“He seems to have no issues picking up where we’re going. Occasionally something will come up that he hasn’t experienced before and he figures it out pretty quick.”
(RE: Comfort level with Bobby McCain)
I’m always going to be comfortable with Bobby because he competes. He stays tight. This was kind of his first exposure against a different competition apart from practice. I think he’ll only get better
(RE: Fair to say this is his job)
It could be. It could be. We’ll kind of see how it goes.
(RE: Jeremy Langford)
“He showed up. I mean he came in and passed our conditioning test. I was surprised when we told him we were going to start running and I was thinking ‘alright, we’ll see how this goes’ and he said he felt good there at the end and he said he got the dust knocked off. We’ll see how it goes past this point.”
(RE: Held out Tony Lippett)
“That was my call. He didn’t have as many reps this week. I didn’t want to put him in a position where he was hesitant at all. Next week, we’ll get a full week of practice and that will give him the opportunity to go out there and compete. We’ll see where he is then.”
(RE: Xavien Howard)
“He’s done really well in camp. In practice I just want him to keep playing aggressive. You’re going to get manhandled occasionally. I told him I thought he missed on the jump. He disagreed with me on that. That’s how it goes. We’ll look at it on tape. I love his confidence right now. He really takes it personal if somebody throws it on his side. The more we can get him exuding that confidence on other guys, that’s really what we’re looking for.”
Adam Gase – August 17, 2018 (Halftime)
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Head Coach Adam Gase (Halftime)
(Not the way you wanted to start things off on that first drive but the defense came back and played pretty well until that last drive.) – “It was better. We just can’t let those big plays up. It’s got to get cleaned up a little bit.”
(Your thoughts on your first offense and QB Ryan Tannehill moving the ball.) – “We’re moving the ball but we’re getting field goals. We had a great opportunity after a turnover to put it in the end zone and we didn’t do it; we had negative plays. We have a lot of things to clean up.”
(You’re getting some good play out of your outside wide receivers. WR Jakeem Grant and WR Albert Wilson seem to be doing pretty well out there.) – “Yes. We had some good plays. We had some bad plays. We have to make sure that we catch the ball.”
(You finally saw the pass rush you were looking for. DE Robert Quinn came on and had some other opportunities out there.) – “That was good. That was one of our problems last year when we came here. We couldn’t get the quarterback down. I thought the guys harassed him and did a good job of causing some pressure.”
Ryan Tannehill – August 14, 2018
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QB Ryan Tannehill
(Are you excited about breaking camp officially?) – “Yes and no. I love camp. I think it’s the best time of year to get better. The competition, the focus on football, the amount of time that you’re able to spend in the meeting room and on the practice field, I think you gain so much from it. Part of me is sad that it’s breaking and it’s over; but it’s the next step. I’m excited for what’s in front of us and the opportunities we have in front of us. This just means that we’re moving on to that.”
(Are you feeling the benefits of having an offensive line together for a whole camp?) – “Yes, of course. I think the offensive line is really doing a nice job. I think the past few days especially, the pass protection has been really good. I’m really excited about the way that they’re moving around, passing guys off and just giving me time back there. It started off back last week in the game, they did a great job and I think they’ve continued to build off of that.”
(What do you feel is the biggest benefit that you’ve noticed right away when you have a line together instead of shuffling guys in and out?) – “The consistency. I think they know how each other plays. There’s a trust factor that ‘okay, I’ve passed this twist off with this guy 200 times by now, so I know that he’s going to be there in the right spot.’ Just trust in the man beside you and the consistency of knowing the flow of the offensive line. It’s huge having that being the same over the course of several weeks.”
(I saw you had a little moment with Head Coach Adam Gase right before kickoff. You said ‘you can’t even imagine.’ What was that conversation like?) – “I don’t remember exactly what he said, but it was something to the effect of ‘I’m excited to have you back out here.’ I was like ‘You don’t even know. You don’t even know how excited I am to be here.’ To be on this field, do what I do, get play the game that I love … it was a long time coming. So it was great to get back under the lights and play some football.”
(You talked about the trust of the players and the trust of your own body. Having that one game and that one series, does that give you more confidence in yourself, your body, your knee?) – “I think the trust has been there for a while now. I think throughout the spring, that’s when I really got the 100 percent trust back, being able to do everything that I need to do out here and more throughout the training process and practices. Doing all of the running, cutting, the movements that I need to do, I think that’s what gave me confidence and the trust. Now, I don’t even think about it. It’s just going out there and playing.
(On if he’s going to play this week.) – “I have no idea. (Head Coach Adam) Gase hasn’t let me know anything yet.”
(You want to play a little more though, obviously. You want to get out there a little more.) – “Yes. I wanted to play more last week. Especially my first time playing in a long time, I got the juices flowing and got a taste of the action and I wanted more. But Gase has a plan, he does everything for a reason, and I’m sure I’ll get to play a little more this week.”
(Do your goals progress each week in the preseason? Do you have different things, more advanced things you want to try to get out of this week compared to last week?) – “Yes. There’s specific things that we’ll go into each preseason game. Last week, it was a sense of urgency to the line of scrimmage, tempo to the line of scrimmage, getting the guys up and going and I think that we did that. I think that we did a good job of that. Now, that’s one series, so we have to continue that and we’ll add something else this week that will be a focus.”
(What kind of a challenge is it to work with a new batch of wide receivers with WR Jakeem Grand and WR Albert Wilson in there, with WR Kenny Stills and WR DeVante Parker out?) – “Yes, it’s a little bit of a challenge. The benefit is they’re really talented guys. We have had throwing sessions in the summer. I was working with those guys out here. We’ve been trying to work them in. But it is an adjustment having different guys, different bodies, different body types. They’re both really talented guys and can play the position in a way that we need them to play. So, yes, it’s just a matter of getting the reps and getting comfortable with how each guy moves under duress, when he’s getting pushed and how he’s going to recover and little things like that. If you’re throwing and it’s free access then it’s like nothing, but it’s little things of alright, he’s getting pushed and one guy recovers a different way than another guy, but you have to throw it at the same time. Just knowing how each guy recovers a little differently is the adjustment.”
(You obviously have to pick your spots when it comes to – you had a moment I guess Sunday with RB Kalen Ballage – what goes into that as a leader, when is the right time to do something like that?) – “You don’t want to be an iron fist all the time, at least I don’t. I like to pick my spots like you said, and have a reason for everything that I do. I believe in Kalen. I know the talent that he has. He has every tool that we need him to have – he’s big, he’s strong, he’s fast, he catches the ball well, he can pass protect. I told Kalen after the fact, I just want him to have more urgency. We want him to help us, I know he can help us; but we have to know what we’re doing when we’re on the field, especially in pass protection. I think he’s picked it up. I think he’s doing a good job of pressing forward and he’s going to help us this year.”
(Can you talk a little bit about the red zone offense, do you feel like you have more options this year than you’ve had in the past?) – “Yes. I think when you add some new receivers, a couple of new tight ends that are really talented – especially Mike (Gesicki), a guy who’s long and athletic, rangy – you have more mismatch problems than we’ve had in the past. I’m excited about the opportunities we have and trying to find those matchups that are better for us and get them the ball.”
(What’s it been like to see RB Frank Gore run the way that he’s running at this stage of his career?) – “I don’t even know how old Frank is. He runs like he’s 25. I’m excited to play with Frank, I’ve been a fan of his for a long time, how he plays the game, how hard he plays. The (most fun) part for me has been seeing him get through these little tiny cracks. It looks like he’s going to run right into the back of an offensive lineman and somehow he does a subtle little cut, shifts his shoulders and he’s cutting through a tiny little crack. It’s really amazing. I sit back in the quarterback room and watch these cuts and I’m like ‘Holy crap, did you see that?’ I don’t think people realize how tough that is to do and the vision that you have to see, the anticipation that you have to have to make that type of cut. He’s really one of a kind and I’m excited to play with him.”
(Where do you guys stand with the no-huddle offense? How is it progressing?) – “It’s good. We’re constantly working on it. I think we have a few different tempos that we can play at. We can go in the huddle and we can go on the ball at a normal pace. Or we can go – we call it ludicrous speed – and really push the tempo. I think that’s going to help us and be a tool this year more than it has in the past. We can change those tempos up and try to keep the defense on their heels.”
(How often have you guys gone ludicrous speed?) – “We had a few plays today in the last team period that they were out of the blue. It was like normal tempo, normal tempo, boom and then we jump into it and go really fast. I love doing that. I love getting the defense of their heels. Our guys do a good job of getting up on the ball and keeping that pressure on the defense. It’s kind of on Gase to initiate that and call it, but I love when he incorporates it.”
(And what are you guys doing better as opposed to previous years in the no-huddle or whatever speed, up tempo?) – “I think in 2016, going back, (it was the) first year in the offense for a bunch of guys and it was just difficult to be as consistent as we wanted to be, so we ended up huddling more that year. Last year with all the changes, it made it more difficult. Going into this year, we’ve had consistency for several years with these guys. They know what to do, they know what spots to be in and now we’re able to press the tempo.”
(Your thoughts on training camp being over?) – “I’m a little sad that it’s over. I love training camp. I love the grind. I love the time that we’re able to spend together, spend out here on the practice field, spend in the meeting room. I think you get your biggest gains in this time of year. You gain all times of the year, but I think your biggest gains are made in training camp. So, part of me is sad, but the other part of me is excited, because it marks the next phase, the next chapter of this season and getting ready for game one.”
(What’s the hardest part about playing in the heat and how does it work to your advantage early in the season as opposed to later? Does it help?) – “Yes, I think it helps. We’re accustomed to it. We’re out here every single day grinding in the heat pretty much no matter what the temperature is or the index or anything like that. We should be accustomed to it more than any other team and we have to use it to our advantage, especially with what I was talking about the tempo and things like that of getting teams on their heels and grinding them down. They might stay with us in the first, second and third (quarters), but hopefully by the fourth quarter we grounded and pounded them enough to where we can use the heat and the whole home-field advantage to the fullest.”
(What’s your impression been of some of the rookies you’ve faced on first-team defense – S Minkah Fitzpatrick, LB Jerome Baker – and how they’ve looked out there?) – “They’re doing a good job. I think Minkah really flashed in the spring and has continued to get better. They’re moving him around a lot. He’s playing safety. He’s playing nickel. He’s doing a little bit of everything back there. He’s an extremely talented guy. You can tell he loves the game of football and he’s a football player. He works extremely hard. So, he has all the indicators that I love seeing in a defensive player. I think he’s going to be big time for us.”
(On feeling more comfortable being himself.)) – “I think it’s just been a progression throughout my career. I think the more confidence you get as far as games under your belt, time spent with the guys, time in an offense, dealing with all the bull crap that you deal with in this profession, I think at some point you’re kind of like, ‘Screw it. I’m going to be me and do everything I can to win and if they don’t like it, then oh well.’ I think that’s part of it. Part of it is Gase and the support he has for me and the confidence he gives me to go out and be me and lead the way I want to lead.”
(On using his voice more this year.) – “Like I said, it’s just a progression. I wouldn’t say it’s something I’m really focusing on or anything like that. Just going out, being me and trying to drive this team every single day to execute and hold our standard and win football games.”
(I know you addressed this in the past, but take us back through the injury with LB Raekwon McMillan and the rehab and how you guys challenged each other? You’ve seen him go down and challenged each other in the offseason.) – “It was terrible seeing Raekwon go down. It was the first preseason game, kickoff and I was up in the box having a little pity party myself, wishing I was out there. To see him go down, I wasn’t really sure what it was. As soon as I heard it was an ACL, my heart was broken, because I knew the emotions that he was dealing with – pain, disappointment, the anger, all of those things that overwhelm you in that moment. I really felt for him in that. We actually had surgery on the same day, so we were neck-and-neck the whole way through our rehab, pushing each other day in and day out. Little things that weren’t a competition, we’d find a way to make them a competition and to just push each other. We’re competitors. That’s why I love … I found that out about Raekwon during that time and I love it about him is he’s a competitor. He loves competing and loves the game of football. Just being able to compete with him each and every day, there were some things that were really difficult. We did some BFR (blood flow restriction), which was a grind. It’s basically a cuff they put and it squeezes 80 percent of the blood flow out of your legs and then we’d ride the bike. It started off as we’d ride and then we made it a competition. How far can you go in 10 minutes? Boom, boom, boom, boom. Pretty soon we were hitting four miles. It might not sound like a lot, but when you don’t have blood flowing into your legs, your legs feel like they’re going to explode after the first 45 seconds. It’s really just a mental grind. We found a way to push each other and make each other better and I think get mentally stronger through the whole process.”
Kenyan Drake – August 14, 2018
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RB Kenyan Drake
(What are your thoughts on the end of training camp?) – “I feel like we had a really good two weeks out here. (We had) a lot of competitiveness. We’re looking forward to getting to this game up in Charlotte. I felt like the offense really came together; the defense really came together. We just want to continue to mesh as we go into the season.”
(What are your thoughts on how the no-huddle offense has worked in practice and briefly against Tampa Bay?) – “You just have to rep it. (They’re) very short phrases so you have to hear the phrase, know your responsibility and just go out and execute. The more you do that and the more comfortable we get into it, the quicker we line up and see what the defense has to offer and maybe switch to another alternate play. As the preseason and the season goes on, we’ll continue to be well oiled in that and hopefully that will help us make a lot of big plays.”
(Are you guys better at the no-huddle offense and if so, why?) – “Yes, we’re better at it just in terms of it being the third year for a lot of people that have been in this offense under (Head Coach Adam) Gase. So it’s real familiar. I know myself included, just going back to my rookie year, it’s like night and day in terms of going out there and executing and knowing exactly what to do down in and down out. (I’m) being able to see what the defense has to offer so I can make up (my mind) in where I have to be in a certain given situation. I feel like it’s just experience.”
(What’s the biggest difference and the benefit you noticed in having the offensive line together the whole camp when you go out there and play?) – “I feel like in any situation, having the o-line out there and all of the receivers and everybody out there full hands on deck, it really builds that camaraderie. It builds that familiarity where you can go out there and understand that you’re going to have that guy for 16-plus weeks. It’s really cool just to build that camaraderie and go out there and execute it on a daily basis so when you go into the season, it’s the same thing from camp to the season.”
(What happened yesterday with DT Gabe Wright?) – “Just a misunderstanding in terms of things got out of hand. It really is what it is, honestly.”
(Were you surprised that DT Gabe Wright was released?) – “I was definitely surprised but that’s not a decision I have to make. That’s a decision that the head man and everybody else upstairs has to make. It was really out of my hands.”
(How much of a benefit is it to learn from a guy like RB Frank Gore?) – “It’s definitely very beneficial. That guy with that type of experience and how he comes out, it not only permeates from his experience but also him just coming out here and running around at his age. It shows that if you take care of your body and you do what you need to do on a daily basis year in and year out, you can come out here and be successful for however long you want to.”
(To know that you’re the featured back going into this season, how different is your mindset with that?) – “I just try to take every day for what it is and be where my feet are at. It’s really kind of being in a routine to where I know I can put my best foot forward at the end of the day. (That includes) eating when I need to, having the right hydration, the right setup to where I can be available for 16-plus games this year so I can help this team win games and make plays.”
(What do you expect to get out of this second preseason game?) – “Just continue to build confidence going out there with the rest of my teammates. The ability to go out there and continue to make plays. I might not get 20 carries in the second preseason game but making the most of the carries and making sure that I execute the game plan accordingly.”
(Is it nice to get past the training camp stage?) – “Yes, the work is going to continue regardless, so I feel like I’m going to put that work in. We might not be up here as long up until 8 o’clock but I’ll still try to be up here as long as possible to get the most out of the day. I feel like that’s the mindset that I have, becoming more of a professional as my career kind of progresses. There’s no rush to get out of the facility. I can take care of my body and take care of my mind and make sure that I put my best foot forward each and every day.”
(How important is keeping your composure because obviously yesterday the team had some breakdowns. As a team, how important is it?) – “Obviously it’s very important. It’s kind of hard … Hindsight is very 20/20. First, when it comes to the severity of somebody getting cut in that situation and two, we’ve been banging for two weeks now. It’s easy to sit from the outside looking in and being like, ‘You should have more composure. You shouldn’t do this. You shouldn’t do that.’ But anger and tempers flare and things of that sort. You just have to, in that moment, have the ability to be proactive with how you can look forward to make sure that I’m here the next day. It is what it is. It’s a very unfortunate situation and I wish nothing but the best for him.”
(You’ve been in thousands of practices in your life and I’m sure you’ve seen that happen before. Have you ever seen anyone hurt? And are you alright?) – “That’s the thing too. You have to always have your teammates best interests at the end of the day, whatever the case may be in terms of mild tempered, me getting involved in something, coming to somebody’s help, me starting something, me trying to finish something. At the end of the day, you have to always think ahead and think about the future actions of what you do. That’s on and off the field. At the end of the day, you just have to make sure that you put your best foot forward to be who you want to be and who you want to represent for this team and for yourself.”
(It doesn’t sound like you’re holding any kind of grudge here.) – “No, I don’t have any grudge at all.”
