Albert Wilson – October 17, 2018
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Wide Receiver Albert Wilson
(Your reaction to being named AFC Offensive Player of the Week?) – “It’s awesome. Just one of those compliments you get, kind of a pat on the back. It’s a great award to get, especially from someone so big or a big platform, to get named. It’s great.”
(Does anything change now with QB Ryan Tannehill out this week and QB Brock Osweiler as your starter?) – “No, not at all. (It’s the) same offense.”
(What I mean is you haven’t had as many reps with QB Brock Osweiler as you had with QB Ryan Tannehill.) – “I’ve had a ton of reps with Brock. A ton.”
(Besides the obvious of speed, what’s the biggest factor of taking a 4-yard pass or a pass at the line of scrimmage and turning it into a long touchdown?) – “I’m guessing the way I’m built. My legs are pretty big and running through arm tackles is pretty much what you get. So, just running through those arm tackles pretty much, outside of speed.”
(Where do you see the challenges of the Lions defense?) – “They do a lot of man (coverage). They have a couple guys up front. (We) just continue doing what we’re doing. We’re not too much worried about they’re doing on the defensive side of the ball. We definitely respect what they’re doing, but we’re going to go and play our football, just try to get what we’ve got going and see how things turn out.”
(You said you got a lot of reps with QB Brock Osweiler. He said that he never doubted himself and he never doubted his ability. Did you always see a guy like that at camp where he felt, maybe you read his eyes or the way he said something, that ‘I know I can do this?’) – “He’s very confident in this offense. He really knows this offense very well. I guess when you know the offense and you can get out there and play fast, it gives you all the confidence you need.”
(The amount of throws you’re getting zero to five yards from the line of scrimmage, is it a lot more in Kansas City, those types of throws?) – “I don’t think so. That’s pretty much what I’ve done in Kansas City.”
(So what’s been added to the package this year? Obviously throwing the ball, running a little bit more than you did over the four years in Kansas City – beyond those two things, anything else that Head Coach Adam Gase is pulling that’s new for you?) – “No, I’m just trying to capitalize off of what I’m pretty good at. That’s what he’s great at, is just finding guys that are good at certain things and building off of that, and just having guys play fast.”
(What’s the reaction in the room during film sessions when they see your two touchdowns?) – “It’s fun. Like it is during the game, (I’m) bringing a lot of energy and just trying to get back out. When we see what a guy can do, it definitely makes you want to fight harder for the guy, so it brings a lot of fun.”
(The 75-yarder, at what point did you think you had a chance to go all the way?) – “After Nick (O’Leary) gave that block. When I got up the right side of the field and he gave me that block, and I saw two of their guys and two of our guys, I pretty much knew we were going to get in the end zone.”
(What’s that like as you’re going towards the end zone? You see your blocks being made, you see their guys, you hear the crowd get more vocal, you score a touchdown like that at home. What’s that like?) – “It’s a great feeling. It’s all about energy. With me, I try to bring as much energy to the game as I can. When you get the crowd into it, it’s pretty unstoppable.”
(Do you ever peak up at the video board to see if anybody is behind you?) – “Most of the time. I probably need to stop, but most of the time I do. (laughter)”
(During those film meetings, when you see the plays, do guys start hooting and hollering on Monday when you’re watching film of your two plays? How joyous does it get in the film room?) – “You kind of get the same reaction as they gave on the field. It’s great seeing it. It was a great play, so I definitely get a lot of good feedback and a lot of good energy out of the guys.”
(How do you know, when you’re in one of those plays, when to cut it across the field? Tell me how I can do it.) – “(laughter) It’s really just all about angles. Just knowing your speed, knowing angles and putting yourself in the best advantage.”
(When you’re in those situations and you’re making all those decisions on the fly in the course of a 43-yard play, a 75-yard play, how much of it have you thought out before and how much of it is just instinct?) – “It’s definitely all out of reaction. I try to read my blocks and pretty much keep my guys in position to make good blocks and just read those.”
(Have there been any other guys that have that specific ability that you enjoy watching over the years, like Devin Hester or someone along those lines?) – “Definitely. He’s a Florida guy. I definitely watched a lot of him growing up. He’s definitely one of my favorite athletes, so I definitely watched a lot of Devin Hester.”
(Is there anybody else that comes to mind for you that you identify as having that same skill?) – “I was a running back growing up. I watched a lot of Barry Sanders. I definitely respect the way he made his guy miss and turned nothing into something. Between Barry and Devin Hester, that’s pretty much who I want to be.”
(What does the threat of a big play do to the defenses going against you guys?) – “Like I’ve been saying, you have to protect the whole field. Not only when they get guys to throw the ball down low to the check down, they definitely have to make the tackle. So, from protecting the deep ball and protecting sideline to sideline, now when you’re finally protecting all of that, you get a guy to dump it down and now have to wrap and tackle him. If you don’t, big plays happen.”
(The rhythm of this offense is very good this year.) – “Yeah, when the offense can get success in the run game, we’re a totally different offense. Frank (Gore) and ‘K.D.’ (Kenyan Drake) did a great job Sunday. If we can get those guys going, I know we’ll be really good.”
