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Branden Albert – December 26, 2016 Download PDF version

Monday, December 26, 2016

Tackle Branden Albert

(On finding out that the Dolphins clinched a playoff spot last night) – “My old team (Kansas City) gave me a gift last night. I’m happy about it, but we’ve still got a big game this week. The most important game right now is the game we are worrying about, and that’s against the Patriots.”

(I know you guys are looking to be 1-0 this week. Head Coach Adam Gase said so much. But to check that box off…) – “Well, it’s there. We know it’s there, but we’ve still got big business this weekend. We’ve got a division game coming up against the Patriots, and one game at a time. That’s what our mentality has been, and that’s what we’re going to stick to.”

(You guys have beaten the Patriots at home for the last three years. What would it be like to achieve that, continue and extend that to a fourth?) – “I think it would be good for our team, especially going into the playoffs. But, like I said, it’s more important that we just worry about this game, one game at a time and one play at a time.”

(You are committed to being an outside zone-type team. As far as the gap scheme plays that you guys have run, you’ve had some success with those. How has that really helped this offense kind of keep defenses off balance?) – “Well, you know everybody is keying on the run, so we’ve got to be more diverse in the run game. And it’s helping us, everything with the passing game, and what we do, mainly what we do. But, as long as we are diverse with the running game, it’s going to help us out.”

(What are your thoughts on maybe resting this week?) – “That’s not my call. Whatever (Head) Coach (Adam Gase) has me doing, I’m going to be out there prepared like I’m going to play this Sunday and go full out.”

(How much more solidified is this team as a whole when you can see all the different ways you guys have pulled off wins, whether it be the defense, offense, special teams. I mean, is the confidence through the roof?) – “I think, we being well-coached, I think guys are in-tune to what we need to do, and we’re making plays at the right time, and that’s good. Football is the ultimate team sport, and we’re doing a good job playing good team football.”

(Was there a time in the season between 1-4 and now, that you felt that we’ve turned the corner now? You aren’t the 1-4 team you showed the first five weeks?) – “I think the Ravens game kind of was a … We kind of realized that we’ve got to play up to par every week. There are teams out there that are more experienced than us. I think that was a wakeup call for all of us. I think since then, the adversity we’ve been playing with all season, I think we’ve been doing a good job. Everybody’s been doing a good job stepping up. You’ve got to give the coaching staff and the organization (credit), bringing in guys that can step up when guys are down. We’ve got to tip our hats to the guys that are stepping in there and playing and making plays.”  

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