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Branden Albert – October 24, 2016 Download PDF version

Monday, October 24, 2016

Tackle Branden Albert

(RB Jay Ajayi gets the headlines but the offensive line he has to run behind. How much pride do you have to block for back-to-back 200 yard games, only the [fifth] time that it has been done?) – “It just says a lot about the progress we’re making each and every week. We’re doing what the coaches are asking of us. All five of us are doing a good job and the running back is doing a good job running the ball and everybody on offense – the wide receivers are blocking, the tight ends – it’s a whole unit getting the job done.”

(What does it feel like to be the group that is setting the tone for the entire team?) – “It feels good. We can see the potential we have as a group but we still have to get better at certain things and we’ve just got to keep working.”

(A lot of people gave up on this team at 1-4, how rewarding is it now to be back in it?) – “I always tell people to get their panties out of a bunch, but all of you all laugh at me when I say it. (laughter) It’s the truth. We’re not trying to toot our horns or nothing, but it’s still early season and I know things (were) looking ugly for us in certain games, but we didn’t have all of our guns in. Now we’ve got everybody healthy and everybody working, and we’ve just got to continue doing our job.”

(Having said that, is it a good time for a bye week? You guys have it rolling.) – “My body hurts right now, I’m not going to lie to you. It’s a good time for a bye week but we’ve got to get back to work when we come back.”

(How do you get that body right again? I know rest is going to help.) – “Sleep, drink a lot of water and just enjoy the time off – get away from football for a few days. But at the end of the day, when we come back Monday, you know you’ve got to work.”

(A lot of massages between there?) – “Yes, I’m getting a massage today and probably before the weekend is out.”

(You seem like you could use a nap too.) – “Yes, it’s been a long morning; but we had a long game – a long last two games. It takes its toll on you.”

(When you watch that film and you see RB Jay Ajayi running and you see the lanes that you guys are opening up, what reaction do you get?) – “To be honest with you, we’re doing our job the way we’re supposed to do. I think Jay is doing a good job of … he’s making his own holes sometimes too and making guys bounce off of him. ‘D-Will’ (Damien Williams) ran the ball pretty hard yesterday too. I just think guys are finishing and we’re getting in the right places and Mike (Pouncey) is getting us in the right place and when he’s doing a good job, we’re doing our jobs.”

(When you watch RB Jay Ajayi year over year, from last year to this year, are there any differences that you see?) – “I didn’t know that he had it in him like that. I really didn’t. I knew he ran hard, but I didn’t know he ran this hard. It seems like the more we get into the game, the more he gets better. That’s an added bonus for us.”

(You mentioned that RB Jay Ajayi is a guy that sometimes makes his own way when things aren’t necessarily blocked up the right way, how inspiring is that for the offensive line?) – “That’s real inspiring because it’s not going to be perfect. We’re not going to be perfect. Sometimes we’re going to get beat. I know yesterday on a back-side play, I got a guy … sometimes things happen and someone else makes up for your mistake. That’s part of being a team.”

(You personally, how do you feel like you’re playing in 2016?) – “I’m playing okay. I’m never saying I’m playing great or good. I think I’m doing good enough to help this team wins and that’s all that matters.”

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