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Adam Gase – November 24, 2017 Download PDF version

Friday, November 24, 2017

Head Coach Adam Gase

(QB Jay Cutler practiced today I’m assuming. Yes?) – “Yes.”

(How much work can QB Jay Cutler do based on a normal routine and I guess you won’t learn if he’s gotten his clearance until tomorrow?) – “Yes, so what we’re going to do is we had him practice. He went through individual. He took reps; but he’s going to be out, and we’ll go through the next steps in the next few days and maybe into next week. That’s where we’re at right now.”

(QB Jay Cutler’s out? So he’s not going to be playing against the Patriots?) – “Correct.”

(So just QB Matt Moore and QB David Fales, then?) – “Yes.”

(With QB Matt Moore, obviously he’s had a week of practicing with the starters. What have you seen from him that makes you believe that he’s ready to handle this responsibility?) – “I think it was good that he actually got a week to practice considering the last time he got a start we were in a walkthrough phase playing a Thursday night game. I think when Matt goes through a week like this, it’s really beneficial to him because the reps are very few during the season and it just helps kind of speed up his mindset of how things are going to look, what the actual look – the speed of the looks – are going to be, just kind of how they play. I think it was good for him.”

(Common sense would suggest that no G/T Jermon Bushrod for Sunday?) – “He was the one guy I forgot to look on. What did we put as his status? He’s out.”

(We didn’t see DT Ndamukong Suh out there. Maybe you can tell us about him?) – “Well we gave him … Today was his day off, because we normally do it early in the week and he’s kind of … He doesn’t like not being out there, especially when we’re trying to get things moving a little bit and making sure that everything’s good for practice and him seeing all the looks. We know we don’t want to burn him out in practice. We don’t want him taking … All of his reps we want to make sure they’re valuable.”

(So is it DT Ndamukong Suh’s decision to switch the days he sits out from Wednesday to Friday?) – “Yes, he does a good job of communicating with us and telling us what’s really valuable to him, and Wednesday ended up being a day that he wanted to really go through.”

(With this offensive line, constructing it again, obviously you prepare for getting everybody to play every position, but how hard has that been to sort of get that unit into a rhythm?) – “I think with Mike (Pouncey) leading that group, it really takes a lot off of our plate as coaches, because he does such a good job of communicating and making sure everybody is on the same page. I think those guys that have jumped in there and had to start playing, they got caught up to speed quick. There seems to be a little bit of chemistry there even though we keep moving some pieces around. Guys are playing well together. That’s good to see. They’re taking practice very serious and treating it like we have a Sunday going on, to where they’re really trying to make sure the quarterback has a clean pocket so Matt (Moore) gets really comfortable and he can know what to expect.”

(Do you feel like you made the right steps this week to alleviate the penalty situation?) – “We keep trying different things. It’s all about seeing if it translates into a game. I think guys are well aware that was unacceptable last week. The focus this week was good.”

(T Laremy Tunsil seem normal now?) – “Yes, he seems alright. I’m sure he’s not feeling 100 percent quite yet, but personality-wise he seems alright.”

(How extreme was that? How bad was T Laremy Tunsil?) – “I just stayed away from him.”

(Smart.) – “I didn’t want to get sick.”

(With DE William Hayes – I don’t know what his status for the game is if you want to clarify – but how much does it impact your run-stopping ability if he’s down?) – “He’s a guy that has played really well for us this year. He has kind of set the tone on the edge. You guys have been around him long enough. The time you guys have kind of either met with him or watched him play, you can tell he’s a violent player. He’s a force. He really can kind of set the tempo for all that. When teams are trying to get outside, it’s just hard to do. It’s unfortunate for us that he plays that whole game and he just didn’t feel right after the game. He’s tough. He’s as tough as they come.”

(One more quarterback question: QB David Fales, where is he at right now? You’ve had him back for a few weeks. What’s you’re comfort level?) – “He’s good. He was good that first week. He’s (a) quick study. Very smart. His thing is … David, if he ever goes into a game, he’s going to … He reacts. That’s really his … The best thing he does is play in actual games. Practice and things like that … When things are kind of changing up on him during a game, that’s his best thing. That’s when he can really slow everything down and know where to go with the ball and get it out on time.”

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