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Ndamukong Suh – October 19, 2016 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh

(The Bills have been running big on a lot of teams. Could this be the biggest challenge you’ve faced just from the standpoint of an opposing running game?) – “Yes, they have a great running game. Obviously, I’ve played against LeSean McCoy plenty of times when he was in Philly. Obviously, he’s now in Buffalo so I’m excited to go against him and their overall offensive line. It’ll be a good challenge for us in the running game and (we’ll) go from there.”

(Was there much improvement you saw from the defensive line against the run? Obviously there was a long run by [Darrius] Heyward-Bey, but it seemed like there was progress holding Le’Veon Bell to 53 yards. Was there progress you think, playing the run last week?) – “I think that’s up to the interpretation of people and their own judgment, but at the end of the day, we did what we needed to do to stop the run game enough. I never think it’s perfect unless somebody has 0 yards. At the end of the day, we have to do what we need to do to be successful and find ways to win.”

(Are you pleased with your season so far, just from a personal standpoint?) – “I haven’t even looked at it like that so I don’t have an answer for you.”

(Any change in terms of, obviously defensive ends changed last week, any different for you in terms of playing with Cam [Wake] and Andre [Branch] more?) – “I play with everybody so I mean I know how to play with Cam and Mario (Williams), as well as Branch and ‘J.J.’ (Jason Jones). I obviously played with ‘J.J.’ a lot more in previous seasons. I’m excited to play with whoever is out on the football field.”

(Ndamukong, do you guys feel a difference on the defensive side of the football? Maybe playing less plays against the Steelers compared to some of the other games where you played. Did you feel fresher at the end of the game?) – “I honestly didn’t focus on that. Just going out there and having opportunities to play, I thrive at playing a lot of the plays, so whenever we get an opportunity to go out there and play and produce, it’s exciting.”

(It’s a team sport and you’re only one guy but how much personal responsibility do you feel in terms of elevating where you guys rank against the run? You’re 31st this year, 28th last year. Do you put that on your shoulders, even being one of 11 [players]?) – “It’s early in the season. We have a long way to go so I think we have a lot of great teams, obviously Buffalo in front of us, who we need to play against – great run defense. We’re going to have plenty of challenges, plenty of opportunities to get where we want to be.”

(Reshad is out. How much of an impact is that on this defense?) – “I’m not sure of the situation, so I can’t really comment on it, but if Reshad is out, if he is or not, we’ve got to have a next man up mentality. But, it would be a great blow to us. He’s obviously a great player – Pro Bowl safety – and a guy I enjoy playing next to.”

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