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Ndamukong Suh – September 5, 2016 Download PDF version

Monday, September 5, 2016

Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh

(On how different the intensity is between preseason games and regular season games) – “We call it live bullets. At the end of the day, we were shooting blanks in preseason – just working on our craft and focusing on individual things. All these games particularly count now. The intensity just goes up – say if we’re at 100 for preseason, we’re going up to 150.”

(On how much value he puts on having an home-field advantage and if he puts value in that, how much does he feel Seattle has) – “I don’t necessarily … I enjoy playing in away games. I love going into other people’s homes and having the opportunity to go against their offense and have it nice and quiet and just destroy them and keep them quiet. That’s how I look at going to away games. I actually enjoy it. I don’t really see it as an advantage on my side of the ball.”

(On if he feels Seattle is a tough place to play) – “I’ve never been there. This will be my first time. I’ve heard great things about it. Obviously I’ve got old teammates that play there, so I’ve heard about it plenty of times.”

(On the intensity and excitement of starting the regular season) – “I’m definitely excited about it. Preseason was good, in my opinion. (We) got some good work in and now we have an opportunity for everything we’ve been working on in the preseason and OTAs and all that, (to) put that together and put that on showcase Week 1.”

(On the feeling of having players no longer on the roster that he built a friendship with) – “It’s definitely tough – to go from 90 guys to 53 guys, it’s a tough situation. We all understand that it’s a part of life. It doesn’t mean that you have to stop being friends because you’re not on the team. Like I said, I have teammates on other teams, (like) the team we’re actually getting ready to go play; but we won’t be friends once we step between those white lines.”

(On what some of the keys to stopping QB Russell Wilson and the Seattle offense?) – “Just respecting their game plan that they have against us. Seeing what they’re doing their first 15 plays and then after that, individually, they’ve got a lot of talent. You mentioned Russell Wilson, he has great feet. He can run the ball and be a threat in that respect – so just be aware of it. I would never be scared of it or anything of that nature, but just be aware of it and cognizant and just go out there and play your game.”

(On what it feels like to quiet the visiting crowd) – “To me, it is expectations. It’s something that I thrive off of and enjoy and I want to continually do on a consistent basis.”

(On if he’s very aware of when he makes a play and the stadium goes silent) – “I think everybody’s aware of it. I think it’s something, as a defense, we want to continue to do and obviously our sideline should be the loudest people that we hear.”

(On how important it is to have the gap integrity and staying disciplined when playing against QB Russell Wilson) – “I think at the end of the day, you just go out there and execute your game. Like I said, just be aware that he has an athletic ability to get outside the pocket and hurt you, as any other quarterback does. You’ve seen people that aren’t really known to run, that run (and) can hurt you. So at the end of the day, (we) just (have to) be aware of it and never be scared of it.”

(On having a lot of family members coming in for the game) – “Unfortunately, I do (laughter). I’m glad that our team is smart and we’re going up there on Thursday. So I will see them Thursday and Friday. Outside of that, I don’t have anything for them (laughter).”

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