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Kenny Stills – June 13, 2017 Download PDF version

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

WR Kenny Stills

(QB Ryan Tannehill said that the one thing he notices in the second year of Head Coach Adam Gase’s offense is the speed of play is increasing. Do you see that?) – “Yes. I just feel like guys are more comfortable. Obviously in anything that you do, the second time going around, you’re going to be more comfortable and be able to go out there and just play fast and think less.”

(Does CB Xavien Howard seem to be a better player to you than what he was a year ago and in what ways?) – “I think it’s hard to say, being that he was down a lot last year; but ‘X’ (Xavien Howard) is a great player and he’s been locking guys down on defense. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do this season.”

(WR Leonte Carroo said you all spent a lot of time together this offseason and did Pilates, things like that. Whose idea was that to get together and how has that worked out?) – “This offseason, I kind of took it under … on my shoulders to kind of take the younger guys and say ‘Hey, this is what you can do. This is what I did. Here’s kind of the recipe for what I think has worked for me.’ And so a couple of guys followed and a couple of guys did their own thing and so it just was up to those guys if they wanted to be a part of the routine that I had kind of put together. But the staff that we have here really helped me with the conditioning stuff I was doing, and then working with Pilates, and so I guess I just told the young guys ‘Hey, this is what you can do if you want to be successful,’ I guess.”

(Have you seen improvement in WR Leonte Carroo this offseason?) – “Oh yes. He talked about him dropping his weight, but he’s faster. Just like we said, he knows the offense better. He’s a little bit more confident out there and so he’s made some major improvements.”

(Can you see yourself leading this team in receiving touchdowns again this year? Can this offense support with the additional weapons?) – “You’ll never hear me talk about stats. That’s not really a question I feel like answering.”

(We saw an emotional WR DeVante Parker after his touchdown last week in one of the OTAs. Of course we only see a small sample of DeVante. You’re around him all the time. Do you see any difference in him on the field, off the field at all this year?) – “He’s healthy and he’s confident in that, and he’s playing hard and he’s just prepared. I feel like he’s talked to you guys. I think I saw a quote about him talking about just him not being injured and ready to go out there and show what he can do, and so just be prepared for that.”

(When you hear the term emotional leader, as in the emotional leader of a team, what does that entail? What comes to mind?) – “What are you referring to? Who’s an emotional leader?”

(That was going to be the second part of it [laughter]. I want to know if that is a necessary role on a team and who are the guys on this team that get you guys going like that?) – “We tend to look at Jarvis (Landry) a lot of the times to see what he’s doing. The way that he plays, he leads by example, and so we’ve got some ‘rah, rah’ guys; but I mean we’ve got a young team and we’re always ready to go. We feel like we’re the underdog and so that’s part of our mindset.”

(But is an emotional leader, is that just a ‘rah, rah’ guy? Does he have to be a good player? Does it have to come natural? Can it be forced?) – “The majority of the time, the leaders on the team are guys that are contributing. It happens that it’s not that way sometimes; but yes, most of our guys that are … All of our guys are out there making plays, so it just depends on who wants to step up and lead for that day, I guess.”

(Can you talk about the overall versatility of this offense? You’ve played in some different places in the past but can you talk about what this year’s offense brings in your opinion?) – “We just feel like if we can continue to master this offense and play fast, that we have the potential to do great things. We’ve got good players at every position and we’re coming together and we work hard, and so it’s an exciting time for us.”

(What are your plans after we get through this minicamp?) – “Back to work. I do Pilates twice a week. We do a lot of conditioning. I try to get on the sand on the beach and do some beach workouts. We hang out a lot, but we live in South Florida. You’re going to work out, you’re going to relax. That’s pretty much it.”

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