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Terron Armstead – September 19, 2024 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 19, 2024

T Terron Armstead

(Hope you’re doing well, hope the shoulder is better. Is it at a point now with the shoulder that you think you’d be able to play through it on Sunday?) – “Yeah.”

(How did today go after missing Wednesday and then being back out?) – “Solid, getting back into it. Wearing a brace for the shoulder, but yeah, I’ll be good.”

(You seem like you tried to go back out there in the Buffalo game. What were you experiencing?) – “Yeah, I tried to go back in. I couldn’t lift my arm up enough to be effective to protect the quarterback, so it just wouldn’t have been smart to try to keep going and play with one arm. So ultimately, I had to come out.”

(How do you feel like the offensive line play has been overall in the first two weeks?) – “A little too inconsistent for us and our standard and our liking. We’ve done a lot of things really well in the run game, we’ve had some really nice blocks, really nice combinations. That doesn’t guarantee success, but things that we control we’ve done well, controlling the line of scrimmage. Pass pro, it’s been solid but we’ve had some pressures and some losses at inopportune times, so definitely want to keep cleaning that up. Overall, it’s been solid though; we’re not trying to be solid, you know?”

(What is your confidence in QB Skylar Thompson starting now on Sunday and overall the confidence that he’s bringing out into the huddle with to you guys and building the reps now with you guys?) – “The utmost confidence. The utmost confidence in him; he has confidence in himself. The thing I love about Skylar (Thompson) the most is his fight, his grit. He’s got something about him that he just – when things are tough or at its worse or not in his favor is when he shows up the most, and I appreciate that from him. That’s how he got here – a late draft pick, all that, maybe not supposed to be here, says who? That’s kind of his approach, and I love that about him.”

(Did you have full use of your arm after you got hurt on Thursday?) – “No.”

(What was that like fighting through that?) – “It was tough, but if I can, I’m always going to try to go out and play. I had an issue with my rotator cuff, I couldn’t lift my arm, so it was hard to, like I said, go out and be effective enough to keep the quarterback clean. It just wouldn’t have been smart to keep going.”

(The Miami Dolphins don’t visit Seattle much. I’m pretty sure you’ve gone there with New Orleans. What’s that environment like? Can you put it into words?) – “I was there against the Super Bowl team, second round of the playoffs – it was electric. It was incredible. Probably the loudest environment I had ever been in, maybe still to this day. It was crazy we had – Sean Payton had us these custom earplugs where you couldn’t hear nothing. So in the huddle, you had to read Drew Brees’ lips, and then everything else was completely silent. Come off on the sideline and you take them out when their offense is on the field, and you can talk and make adjustments. But when we go back in, we had to cut some earpieces in – it actually helped, which was crazy. So yes, it’s a great place to be. They love the sport. Their fans, they come to play, so it will be a good test for us.”

(What kind of things are you guys doing to prepare for them, some silent counts?) – “Yeah, for sure. For sure, we’re going silent. You have to. You have to, going silent, so working out those mechanisms with Skylar (Thompson), with ‘AB’ (Aaron Brewer), first time doing it. But it’s been good this week.”

(Do you have one of those earpieces for this Sunday?) – “I have no idea where those are. (laughter) It was 2013, second round of the playoffs.”

(How is QB Tua Tagovailoa doing?) – “He’s doing well. Doing well. Upbeat, man, he’s moving around, a lot of energy. He’s helping out as much as he can with Skylar (Thompson), everybody. He’s engaged, been a great presence to have him around.”

(There’s a perception kind of outside this building by Dolphins fans that anybody can step in and run this offense. Obviously, that’s going to be put to the test on Sunday. Why do you think that perception is?) – “You see a lot of teams around the league running similar offense, and they plug in who they have with those weapons, it’s different variations of the same offense around the league. But it’s no plug and play with anything in the NFL – it’s the best of the best in the world, so you can’t just plug anybody in and see success. It’s work, it’s timing, it’s cohesiveness, it’s chemistry, it’s talent and ability, too. So no, not anybody.”

(It sounds like QB Tua Tagovailoa is going to try to come back and play when he’s cleared. Did you have a talk with him about long-term and concerns and concussions and all that?) – “Not necessarily, man, we talk – that’s my little brother. I love him to death. Outside of football, the love the respect, all of that, so in any way I can be a voice, voice my opinion, be a support, whatever, I’ll be there for him. He knows that. He makes those decisions for himself and his family, but whatever he wants to do, I’m going to support him and I’m going to give him my opinion, my advice without any filter, because we have that type of relationship like I don’t need to filter anything. I’ll definitely tell him how I feel.”

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