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Adam Gase – November 25, 2018 (Postgame)

Sunday, November 25, 2018
 Postgame – Indianapolis Colts

Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase (Transcribed by Indianapolis Colts)

What was the thought process on that third-and-10 deciding just to run?
“It was backed up. We were struggling in that distance. I mean, we’ve got to make something happen on those first two downs. Third-and-10 on the minus three or whatever it is – you’re not gonna be good.”

What was going through your mind when you were play calling on those last drives, especially the one where they scored and I think you took 20 seconds off the clock?
“Well they ran what we thought they were going to run. They pressured us both times. We got guys wide open. We got to protect and we got to be able to make those plays. They’re pressuring because they don’t want us to run the ball so we just did.”

On that last offensive drive, how close were you to giving Ryan Tannehill a chance to try to convert with his arm?
“I mean if we would have been in a more manageable situation. I could’ve ran it there and we got it shoved up our (expletive).”

When you look at this team right now, where you’re at with this loss – an important game for you, how do you rally your guys back? How do you get this moving back in the right direction?
“We get back to work. We go back Wednesday – get to practicing. Correct what we need to correct and put another game plan together and figure out a way to win a game.”

When you look at Ryan and his performance today coming back, as you look at it now, what are your thoughts?
“I mean it’s hard to tell without watching everything. I thought he was fine. He seemed relaxed – made some good throws. We just can’t allow him to get hit as much as we do and flushed from the pocket. We just got to figure out a way to tighten it up.”

What’s your trust level I guess in Ryan in those end of game situations?
“I don’t know. I trust him, but it wouldn’t matter who was back there. That’s a (expletive) situation to be in. He’s third-and-long, you’re backed up – it’s a bad situation. I’ve been in that end zone before and I’ve watched a Hall of Fame quarterback get sacked for a safety. So I mean – in this building.”

Did you think you were going to get the ball back?
“Yeah, I had faith in our defense. They’d stopped them a majority of the game.”

How would you describe the way your defense played today?
“I thought there were a lot of good things they did. I just wish we had eliminate the big plays in the run game and we were getting turnovers. It’s a shame that we’re in the plus. Blocking a punt, all those type of things and then to come out without a win.”

You talked about how you guys didn’t get the first and second down yardage that you needed in those final two possessions. Was that because of you guys? Did you not execute or did they defend you well?
“The first play we ran it and we were pretty much – when Frank (Gore) had the ball, right when he touched it there were about four guys around him and the second one we just didn’t get out on the slip screen to take that linebacker option.”

Did Ryan’s injury have any impact on how you called the game?
“No, I wasn’t even thinking about it.”

So, this is the second road win that I can remember that you’re leading late and you can’t finish. Did you see anything that reminded you of …?
“It was just – Branchie’s (Andre Branch) got him. The guy is wrapped up and it looks like we’re going to have a sack and we’re going to get the ball back. That’s what’s tough about Andrew Luck. He swerved out of that and makes a great play. That’s what the NFL is – it’s one or two plays at the end.”

In a game like this, I guess you could probably go over in your mind all the different calls you could have made – third and I think it was 10 and you ran into the line. Is that just because of where you are?
“Yeah, that’s the field position. The safety is coming down the other way, we didn’t block anybody – that’s what bothers me more than anything.”

There were three, I think, third-and-longs when you decided to run. What were the differences in those other two situations?
“It was where we are on the field (and) what I’m looking to do when managing the game. I mean, when you turn the ball over a little bit on third-and-long or down and distances. The rush is coming in different, the stunts. We haven’t really picked up a whole bunch of stunts with the four-man rush this year, so that’s all these guys do.”

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