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Andrew Van Ginkel – January 4, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, January 4, 2021

LB Andrew Van Ginkel

(What’s the area that you’re proudest of in terms of what you were able to do this season?) – “I think just being able to set the edge and be able to help stop the run and force everything inside to where the help is. Really, just adding my strength and continuing to try to get after the quarterback the best I could, I think. That’s a huge step in the right direction and it’s something I can build off of.”

(I know that one of the things that folks are talking about is what was the message after the game yesterday? Obviously that was a very tough loss. What sense do you get in terms of what Head Coach Brian Flores and the other coaches want you to keep in mind in the offseason?) – “To use this as fuel for the fire. Obviously that one stung and just to remember that feeling and use it as motivation in the offseason and use it going forward, and use it to help push you to be the best player and work on your weaknesses throughout the offseason.”

(My question is from a team perspective. When you look at what you accomplished this year, winning 10 games after five last year, and yet what was left on the table, how do you classify this year? Successful or unsuccessful? What do you take away from this year?) – “Obviously when you can go from five to 10 wins, that’s a pretty good jump. But to not make it to the playoffs and get to where we want to go, it’s kind of a disappointment to me, to not reach the playoffs. Just to see where we came from and how far we’ve come and all the work and dedication that every guy on this team has put in throughout the season to get to this point, and to improve on a daily basis, has really helped this team grow.”

(I don’t know if you saw this stat but you, LB Kyle Van Noy and LB Jerome Baker all had at least five sacks this year. It’s the first time the Dolphins have had three linebackers with five or more sacks. I’m wondering what that might mean to you and what it says about your pass rush that you guys have so many guys that can produce big numbers like that.) – “Right. And I think the coaches put an emphasis on it this offseason and it’s something that all of us in the linebacker room and on the d-line, we put an emphasis on it and what we wanted to improve on. Yeah, after last season, we didn’t have as many sacks as we would have liked, so I’m just seeing improvement there. Really the focal point of that and turnovers, just being able to get after the quarterback and get them on the ground, it’s a huge deal. It means a lot.”

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