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Christian Wilkins – September 19, 2022 Download PDF version

Monday, September 19, 2022

DT Christian Wilkins

(How much have you calmed down from yesterday and the plane ride and that game?) – “It’s the 24-hour rule. That’s how you approach it in the NFL. After today – well, meetings are over now so we can’t really think about it anymore. It was a gutsy, gritty win on the road, especially the way it started. We were able to come back after putting ourselves in a pretty tough situation. But we did a good job of sticking together and just kept playing ball all the way through, so that was a lot of fun.”

(Fans are very excited about this Buffalo game. Your thoughts? Is it one of 17 or a big game?) – “They’re all big. You’ve got to approach it the same way each week because once you start playing that inconsistency game in the NFL, you get showed up for sure. You can’t be like, ‘Oh, let’s prepare harder this week because it’s such and such.’ No. We’ve been building a good foundation since April, since we got started. Guys are coming in with the right mindset, taking care of business and being professional. From that standpoint, it’s just any other week. It’s just business as usual with how we’ve been carrying ourselves since April.”

(When talking about targets, TE Mike Gesicki just mentioned a few minutes ago that it’s about the team, it’s not about me. Inside the locker room, how do you get to that point about thinking it’s not about individual effort and it’s collectively what we can do?) – “Really, no one is more important than the team as a whole. Whether we experience that on the d-line, guys experience that on the offensive side or Mike said – there’s a little bit of that. Sometimes it’s not your play to make. Sometimes if you do your job, that’s what the team needs right there. So do it to the best of your abilities and plays will come your way when it’s your time. That’s kind of the mindset and you’ve just got to take that approach because it’s a team game.”

(Your defense is obviously a prideful group that has accomplished a lot. How mad were you all collectively with yourselves at halftime, and to be able to come back and play as well as you did in the second half?) – “I wouldn’t necessarily say mad was the word. There were just a few plays, really. We knew we could make the adjustments. We knew what we were doing wrong and we were able to do a little better in the second half. The biggest thing was we were able to make the plays we needed to make when we needed to make them. That was the most important piece of it all.”

(Building on that, can you talk about the tone in the huddle? Were guys looking at each other saying ‘Let’s make this play. We’ve done it before.’) – “Yeah, it was really just a one play at a time mindset. It really wasn’t like – we kind of talked about it and we just knew we’re going to have to play each play as an individual play. You can’t win the game thinking about what’s coming. You have to just have the right mindset and carry through one play at a time.”

(Last year you did the worm in the end zone. I’m curious your thoughts on TE Mike Gesicki’s griddy yesterday.) – “That was wow. (laughter) It was interesting. I give Mike props for effort. He gets an A for effort but the execution was pretty bad. That was pretty funny. I appreciate all the laughs of people seeing it on social media everywhere. Mike is one of my best friends so I give him an A for effort.”

(What do you think of Head Coach Mike McDaniel’s cut-up in the film session?) – “Oh, that was really funny. That was really on point. We all got a good laugh out of that one. I didn’t see Mike (Gesicki) laughing too much but I thought it was pretty funny. (laughter)”

(What about the challenge of facing QB Josh Allen this week.) – “It’s a great challenge. Josh is a heck of a player. He’s proven that over his last few years in the league. He’s got a lot. He can run. He’s a dual-threat. He can throw the ball. He really has few weaknesses. We’ve got to be ready. We’re going to have to have a good week of prep to prepare for him. He’s a heck of a player.”

(How will you take advantage of your free day tomorrow?) – “I do pretty much the same thing every off day. I come in, take care of my body, get ahead on the opponent and then get away from ball for a little bit after I take care of all my stuff in the morning.”

(On Friday there’s a big soccer game at Hard Rock Stadium. Are you going? It’s Lionel Messi coming to play at Hard Rock Stadium?) – “That’s right. That’s obviously a big deal. I might try to go check it out for a little bit … I think it’s going to be awesome. It’s pretty cool to have Messi here and everything like that. Obviously he’s an exciting player. He’s one of the best right now. I might try to go check it out for a little bit so that’s cool.”

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