Josh Rosen – May 14, 2019
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
QB Josh Rosen
(We saw some fumbles early on. Accuracy, you threw the deep ball a few times?) – “Yeah. Just working at everything. We’re repping with one’s, two’s and three’s, so you have different centers in there. I think we’re getting better step by step. I’m trying to break down this offense so I can focus more on playing football than playing against myself. I think we’re getting better.”
(What kind of first impression do you think you made out here today?) – “I don’t know. I’m just trying to make a good one. Nothing in particular.”
(Where are you in the installation? How well do you know the playbook?) – “Pretty well. I think I have plenty of room to go, but I think pretty well overall.”
(How has this transition been?) – “It’s been good. You kind of underestimate, from the outside looking in, all of the logistical issues from literally having to move and uproot your place. I’m walking into the receiver room thinking it’s the bathroom. (laughter) There’s a lot of kind of little things that go into it, but when you step on the field, you have to kind of let all that go and just play football.”
(Is your mind working ultra-fast, kind of like being a rookie again going into your first camp, when you’re back there and you’re not able to play freely at this point?) – “Yeah. My head is spinning, but I think a lot of that is just trying to weather the storm as much as you can and it will get better a little bit each day. It’s just about making progress. No matter how big, how small, it’s just about making some progress each day so that a couple weeks or months down the road, you can look up and turn around and realize you’ve come a pretty far way.”
(It’s been two orthree weeks now since it all went down. Has there been anyone that’s reached out to you that you hold dear to you that they gave you some words of advice?) – “Larry (Fitzgerald) has been really awesome with me. I really appreciate Larry Fitzgerald for everything he’s helped me with this last month, last year. He’s been sort of an uncle – I call him Uncle Larry – so he’s definitely, hopefully, a friend I’ll keep for the rest of my life.”
(How did the heat affect you today?) – “It affects you, but I don’t think too significantly. I’m not going to say you get used to it, but I’ve been here for two or three weeks now and coach loves conditioning, so I think it’s getting a little easier day by day. I hesitate to use the word ‘easy,’ but it’s getting a little more palatable day by day.”
(QB Ryan Fitzpatrick is a guy with a lot of experience and wisdom that you obviously can tap into and yet you’re in competition clearly. What sort of relationship do you think you’re going to have with him?) – “I think we’re going to have a really good relationship. So far, our quarterback room has been a lot of fun. He likes to goof around but he works really hard. I think he’s been in this league for a really long time and if I can take at least even a couple of lessons from him, I think they’ll do me very well in the long run.”
(QB Ryan Fitzpatrick said to ask about your cleats.) – “Yeah, my cleats. (I’m) still wearing the same cleats I did last year made from the Adidas Parley project. (It is) recycled ocean plastic. It’s what’s kind of important to me here about keeping the bigger picture in mind. We’re getting to play this game and have a blast, but we’re also in a city that is at severe risk for global warming and climate change.”
(Do you think you could convince QB Ryan Fitzpatrick to switch up?) – “Maybe. We’re working on it. We’ll see.”
(What was that Daytona Beach cleanup project like?) – “It was a lot of fun. I’m not starting a nonprofit or anything like that right now. I really just kind of want to experience a bunch of different organizations and just kind of see what interests me and see what I enjoy to do. I reached out to the 4Ocean company, who I really admired and looked up to. I thought they were doing some good work. I wanted to host and join a beach cleanup with them. They had one out here in Daytona Beach and I really had a blast, so hopefully (there will be) much more of those in the future.”
(As a quarterback, is there almost an added boost of confidence when you see the Dolphins go out and get T Jordan Mills, an experienced guy that they want to plug in right away?) – “Yeah, absolutely. He’s a dynamic player. I think a lot of people look at a football field and it’s building a puzzle of a team, but a lot of times you want ballers and he’s definitely one of them.”
(Coaches said they were encouraging you to ask why. I know that had been sort of a question before. What did that mean to you that they want that?) – “I appreciate it. Our meeting room, like I said, has been really productive, really good. We’ve been learning good stuff every day and (Assistant Quarterbacks) Coach (Jerry) Schuplinski and (Assistant Head Coach/Quarterback) Coach (Jim) Caldwell are really teaching me very well from top to bottom. Everything from footwork to Day 1 stuff to day whatever we are – I missed a couple of weeks – but like I said, I think it’s all about progress. I just want to keep taking steps forward and I think they’re helping me do that. Our quarterback room (is) very supportive. All three of us – Jake (Rudock), Ryan (Fitzpatrick) and me – we’re all supporting each other. Whoever is taking the reps right there, we’re all clapping, supporting and cheering each other on.”
