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Alec Ingold – December 20, 2023 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

FB Alec Ingold

(In Dallas’ last game, we saw them giving up 266 rushing yards. You guys love rushing, you love running the ball. So put it together, what did you see and what are you thinking?) – “Obviously there’s a lot of context going into the game. There’s a lot of storylines, a lot of narratives. You don’t want to put all your eggs into one basket for any team, any game, any prep. Obviously we know they have a ton of strain, a ton of talent on the defensive line, the back end, and those linebackers in the middle. So as an offense, when we’re looking at that defense, you see a lot of talent, a lot of hard workers, a lot of strain. Dan Quinn has coached them up really well. That’s a dangerous team and they’re coming down here with a point to prove. They’re going to be a little ornery, so I think we’re going to expect their best game and we’ve got to give them our best game too.”

(How much more difficult does it make it facing a team that just got humiliated the week before?) – “I mean, it’s a week-to-week business but anytime you kind of get a reality check so to speak – we had one recently – everyone gets focused. Everyone dials into the details. Those make for the most impressive and exciting and fun games to be a part of. You know they’re going to bring their best stuff down here to South Florida and it’s a great opportunity for us to be able to play a really good team with a lot of wins here at Hard Rock Stadium. It’s going to be fun.”

(Just kind of a random question, with the New Year right around the corner, what are your hopes for 2024?) – “What are my hopes? Oh man. I think just hitting a good reset button, being with the family. I want to hold really good priorities this next year. I want to be the best version of myself every single day and by the time we’re talking at 2024, hopefully we’ll have more wins in the bank then we do this year.”

(You touched on the fact that you guys had to come off a tough loss and now Dallas is in that similar position. Would you rather catch a team that’s not in that kind of position that’s kind of cruising along?) – “I think the best teams, when they’re playing their best football, that’s where I have the most fun. The most competitive fourth-quarter games, those are the ones that you look for, those are the ones you’re most excited for. I don’t think you ever look forward to a down team or a team that’s a little beat up. You want this best teams with the best possible circumstance and you want to see where you measure. That’s why we play the game, that’s why we’re professionals. I think that’s the challenge that you want to expect and accept as a professional.”

(You have a couple of things going on in your room right now. RB Raheem Mostert is closing in his first 1,000-yard season. RB Chris Brooks coming back after a very strong performance early in the year. What are you most looking forward to?) – “I’m excited to give Chris his Christmas presents. We have a little Christmas thing. You might have to ask some of the other running backs about how we’re going to treat our undrafted rookie. But as an undrafted rookie myself at one point, I know how important the holiday season is. We’re really excited to treat Chris and glad he’s up on the active roster this week. We’re going to treat him right, it’ll be good.”

(You’re not going to tell us what the Christmas gift is?) – “No, I mean, you can ask him and see how he’s feeling. But it’s all good. Obviously you want to look after your guys. There’s a lot of undrafted guys in that room so we know how it goes. We’re definitely looking after him and treating him right. It’s a really close room that we’ve got and anytime you can do those little things outside of the building, outside the facility, it just makes it that much more tight.”

(You might have to retrieve another ball for RB Raheem Mostert this Sunday.) – “I will retrieve every single ball that he wants to throw near to the stands. I’ll go grab all of them so he can have them.”

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