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Jarvis Landry – September 21, 2017 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 21, 2017

WR Jarvis Landry

(One of the things I asked WR Kenny Stills about … When I asked T Ja’Wuan James the other day about RB Jay Ajayi rushing for 100 yards, he was very quick to praise the wide receivers saying the critical part of this was not just us, it was the downfield blocking. How critical is that? How much pride do you guys place in that?) – “A lot. The first sign you see when you walk into the receiver is ‘No block, no rock.’ And that’s something that (Wide Receivers) Coach ‘J’ (Shawn Jefferson), he stresses a lot. Obviously having a guy back there like Jay (Ajayi) and the whole collection of running backs that we have, and the ability they have to make big plays when they get space, so when they get to the second and third level, that obviously starts with the o-line; but to get them to the third level, they need us. I would say we do a great job – better than a lot of other teams – as far as just blocking down the field to get Jay (Ajayi) to the third level to have an opportunity to make big plays.”

(When it comes to closing games late in games, you guys have done that well the last couple of years. How big is experience? You’re faced with those situations and you can say we’ve been through this before, we know what to do.) – “Just score more points than they do. That’s the mindset.”

(But is the mindset we’ve done this before we can do it again?) – “I mean every week is different. Any given Sunday, anybody can win. Just score more points than they do.”

(Hearing from some of the new people new on this team this year, they’re surprised by the amount of energy on the sideline throughout the whole game. Where does that come from?) – “It’s just all of us buying into each other, buying into what we’ve got going here in Miami. I say for us, we just, as a whole, we’re just so excited to see the success of each other. I think when you have that inside of our organization, you’re going to have the sideline pumped up about any play, especially a big play. So for us, we believe so much in each other and to have the opportunity to go out there and make plays and do it for each other, that’s what it’s about.”

(Is anything about QB Jay Cutler surprise you about something he does that you didn’t expect or anything like that? Maybe moving around in the pocket or anything like that?) – “I have always known him to be a guy that makes plays. That’s always something that we’ve seen. To have an opportunity to see him get out of the pocket and still make plays down field, I think he prefers that to running. I think he had a couple of opportunities where he could have took off; but, he decided to not cross the line of scrimmage and throw the ball downfield, which I appreciate. Us as receivers really appreciate it a lot. So that’s something.”

(Head Coach Adam Gase said that you woke up Friday with some swelling in your knee or something like that?) – “Yes.”

(Were you kind of – that doesn’t seem like something that has been mentioned before with you – were you a little spooked by that?) – “No, I wasn’t spooked. I think the biggest thing for me was just trying to get it to the attention of the trainers and figure out what was going on. From there, come up with a plan that helps me get to Sunday, and that was really it.”

(As far as your locker, you’ve got the last two rankings of the NFL Network – your ranking – on there. Does that motivate you and what number would satisfy you?) – “One.”

(Just one? Just being number one?) – “One. Period.”

(Do you feel like everything you’ve got going on right now, the knee and ankle, that you can play through that?) – “Absolutely.”

(Do you have any concerns about that?) – “No concerns. I can play through that, yes.”

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