Albert Wilson – September 17, 2018
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Monday, September 17, 2018
Wide Receiver Albert Wilson
(As well as you guys are playing, you’re not surprised. Other people might be, but you’re not surprised.) – “Right. Like I’ve been saying the past two weeks, after watching film, we left a lot of things out there on the field – a lot of yards, a lot of points. We have to clean those things up. The defense did a great job of holding things down for us in the second half, but we have to come out in the second half and put more points on the board.”
(Do you appreciate the fact that so many people doubted you guys but now, everybody is kind of jumping on the bandwagon and drinking the Kool-Aid and want to be a part of something special that you guys are doing right now?) – “We knew it was going to happen. We’ve been working really hard this offseason. Like I said, we’re not surprised where we’re at. I just hold a higher expectation for this team.”
(That attitude right there – 2-0, people would be happy and all of that. We keep hearing there’s still little things we have to fix. What does that say about this team in this locker room?) – “We can be better. We can do better. We want to be happy with 2-0, but we don’t want to be satisfied with the performance. We know that we left things out there.”
(Have you been on teams before where you’re like why is everyone talking, we’re 2-0? How does that happen? Is it a maturity thing?) – “Just looking things in the eye and just facing the fact that after watching film, we haven’t done everything right yet. I’m happy we came out 2-0. That’s a blessing and it’s a great start to get two wins, the first one at home and the second on the road. It’s hard to get those road wins, but for us to get a road win and still not executing as we should, it shows how good this football team can be.”
(How much fun do you have knowing all of the different scenarios that you can be put in? You said it takes you back to your high school and quarterbacking days.) – “It’s great. Just (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase bringing it out, just challenging me to be a better player. That’s why I came here, so I can be the best football player I can be. He’s definitely bringing it out of me.”
(You’re a pretty vocal guy. What would you say to a teammate that walked out on you at halftime and decided ‘enough is enough, I’m done?’) – “It’s a tough game. For a grown man that has so much going for himself, that’s on a team, people are looking forward to him making plays for them and then you have the money side of making some good money. For somebody to tell themselves that they’re not able to do it anymore, it’s just, they’re not able to do it anymore. You can go out there and have the mindset of ‘I’m not supposed to be out here’ and then get hurt. It could have been a totally different way for him. For him to walk away from the game healthy, that’s blessings to him.”
(His timing though. Halftime – he couldn’t wait until the end of the game?) – “It definitely was a touchy subject for kind of letting his teammates down. I just hope none of my teammates do that, but he’s a man, he makes his own choices.”
(It’s a small sample size, but has Head Coach Adam Gase told you that he was an assistant on the Broncos in 2009, they started off 6-0 and didn’t make the playoffs? Has he told you guys that?) – “No. That’s a totally different team.”
(How was your Instagram account last night after you posted that squad picture?) – “It’s pretty much done the same thing for the last couple weeks. It’s been pretty crazy.”
(Just in that moment of wanting to get everybody together, why was that something that you wanted to do for this team?) – “I’m a newcomer. I just wanted to let my teammates know that it’s not about me. I plan on having a lot of success here and I’m definitely a team-first type of guy, so I just wanted to get that out there and let them know it’s all about the team. I just hope we continue to play as a team and keep getting these wins.”
(That team-first kind of thing is permeating a little bit with this team. Is it something that you noticed?) – “That’s how we have to be. We have so many weapons on both sides of the ball. Like I said, there’s not enough snaps in one game. It can be anybody’s week, and you have to keep that mindset. You have to have faith in the coaches, have faith that you’re going to get yours when it’s time and when you’re number is called, you’re going to make plays.”
(A lot of changes have been made to this receiving corps, as you know. You’re one of them. Yet, you’re 2-0 and WR DeVante Parker hasn’t played yet. How do you see this receiving corps coming together so far?) – “Once we get him back, we’re just going to take it to another notch. He’s a great receiver. He has a lot of size, a lot of talent. He catches the ball really well, he’s able to go get those tough catches and when he gets back, we’ll be able to use him very well.”
(How would you assess the way the receiving corps has played so far in these two games?) – “I think we played really good. Like I said, we left a lot of things out there on the field. We can clean things up and become better.”
