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Austin Reiter – October 25, 2021 Download PDF version

Monday, October 25, 2021

C Austin Reiter

(What was it like for you getting in there and getting a start with this new team that you’ve been on for a few weeks now? How do you feel the offense did and your communication with the offensive line was?) – “It felt good to get back out there and definitely knock some rust off for myself technique-wise. I think at the end of the day, we all wanted to win, so we’re never satisfied offensively. I thought the communication went pretty well. I think we were on the same page for most of game. Being at a home game is obviously an advantage coming in there for the first start not playing many snaps with these guys. So that helped.”

(What do you think it’s going to be like going into a pretty hostile environment in Buffalo?) – “I’ve been there before. It’s typical with road games. You’ve got to prepare for it to be loud, making points, making sure everybody is on the same page. I think that’s the most important thing is everybody being on the same page. As far as calls and communication wise, it’s going to be loud. That’s definitely the key there.”

(I know you played against Buffalo in the playoffs. What stands out for you about that team from that game?) – “They play hard. It’s a good defense. They fly around to the ball. In the playoffs, everything happens a little faster. I know they like pressuring and bringing (Jordan) Poyer in there. It was a few games ago. I’ve seen a couple of their games this year too. It’s a high energy defense and you have to match their intensity and speed.”

(As a new guy on a team that’s on a losing streak, how much can you add your voice into the mix as a new guy that’s not established like a lot of the players in that locker room?) – “I find myself – it’s a little bit of a tight-rope act because you don’t want to say too much and you don’t want to say too little either. In 2016 and 2017, I was with Cleveland and those two seasons were 1-15 and 0-16. I’ve been on the other side of the spectrum of that as well. I think one of the things I kind of harped to some guys were the margin of winning and losing is small. You just have to trust what you’re doing. You can’t try to do too much and correct too much at a time. Just take little bits and pieces away every time, trying to get an advantage, because the margin is so small. You’ve got to trust what you’re doing.”  

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