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Adam Gase – November 7, 2018 Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Head Coach Adam Gase

(Quarterback?) – “Oh, that’s right. (laughter) Ryan (Tannehill) will be out this week.”

(How has QB Ryan Tannehill felt the last couple of days?) – “We’ve been resting him. We’ve got a pretty good schedule ahead of us as far as what we’re going to do and I think with this game and the bye coming up, we’re going to take the throws away here for a little bit and then rest him until they start kicking it back into gear.”

(Would coming back for the Indianapolis game after the bye be the goal?) – “Is that who we play after?”

(Yeah.) – “Then, yeah.”

(Is the hope that if you rest QB Ryan Tannehill’s arm for a full month that this injury and soreness would subside and he’d finish the rest of the year?) – “That’s what we’ve been told is rest is what’s needed. They kind of gave us an idea if you try to do this many throws or start here and then work to a football – those types of things – and we haven’t had the jump that he was looking for. That’s why we’re kind of taking a step back and saying, ‘Alright, let’s go (rest).’ We have time now. Now that we’ve made the decision of him not playing this week, we have time to say we have the next so many days where he rests and then the trainers and the strength staff have a good plan as far as moving forward, here’s when we’re going to start throwing and here’s what we think we’re going to be able to accomplish.”

(Has there been meaningful progress for QB Ryan Tannehill since the Chicago week or do you feel like you’re where you’ve been this entire time?) – “It’s hard for me to say because I think he’s tired of me asking him. I quit asking him. I just know they’ll come to me if they feel like they’ve had a big improvement or if he feels a lot better. They’ll tell me. I think he’s over me asking him how he feels.”

(Is QB Ryan Tannehill still feeling discomfort in that shoulder?) – “I’m telling you, I quit asking him.”

(An update on T Laremy Tunsil and T Ja’Wuan James?) – “We’re just going to have to go through this entire week and kind of see where we’re at. It’s going to take time to make sure those guys are right and ready to go for Sunday.”

(Did T Laremy Tunsil and T Ja’Wuan James both work today?) – “Well, they were out there. We did some stuff in individual. We can’t do too much in team. We’ve just got to be careful with those guys.”

(With T Zach Sterup, what was it that you saw that was problematic in terms of his performance last week?) – “Really, a lot of times … He’s a left tackle. When he got thrown in at right tackle, it’s not ideal for him. They were bringing it pretty good, some of the pressures they brought, and he got singled up a few times. It’s tough. You get thrown in there and you’re a little bit out of position.”

(Is that tough for you to decide who is up because T Sam Young might be better at right tackle?) – “Yeah, we’re always kind of debating what we want to do. That’s what we decided for that week.”

(Will you give any thought to G/T Jesse Davis at tackle or do you want to leave him at guard? If you need him this weekend.) – “You’re trying to move everybody around aren’t you? (laughter)”

(Well it’d be not ideal certainly but if you’re without both T Laremy Tunsil and T Ja’Wuan James.) – “Yeah, we’ll have contingency plans for sure and try to figure out what’s the best five to put on the field.”

(With C Wesley Johnson, how comfortable are you with him possibly playing guard if need be?) – “I mean we’ve done it already. He can absolutely do it. He’s been kind of thrown in there in game against a couple of really good players. If we had to put him in there, he’s on the roster for a reason. We feel confident that we can get it done.”

(Is it just a pain tolerance thing with T Laremy Tunsil and T Ja’Wuan James or are you concerned their…) – “We’re just trying to make sure we can get them as healthy as they can for Sunday. Hopefully everything goes smooth to where they’re both out there and we roll. If something comes up to where we can’t then we’ve got to make some adjustments.”

(In regards to S Reshad Jones, did he pick up where he left off with teammates or was there a little fence-mending that needed to be done?) – “All of that stuff, that’s between all of those guys and they’re going to keep that in house. I don’t think you’re going to get anybody talking about that. We handled what we needed to handle and we’re moving on.”

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