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Brian Flores – November 27, 2020 Download PDF version

Friday, November 27, 2020

Head Coach Brian Flores

(Will QB Tua Tagovailoa be playing on Sunday and will two of your running backs – RB Salvon Ahmed and RB Myles Gaskin be playing Sunday?) – ”(Salvon) Ahmed will be out. We’ll list him as out. Myles – we’ll watch the film and make a decision. He was out there today. Same thing with Tua (Tagovailoa). We’ve got to watch the film, see what it looks like and then we’ll make a decision.”

(Last year, your team made significant improvement later in the year as opposed to earlier. Do you think this group can make a similar jump and have you seen signs that that could be coming?) – “Last year was last year. I think we just take things one day at a time and try to just make improvements. I think we’ve seen some of that over the course of the year; but again even what happened last week or two weeks ago or the first 10 games of the season, that doesn’t matter either. We’ve just got to try to get better on a daily basis. That’s the message every day for everyone here – players, coaches, support staff. And I think if we just try to do that and we focus on that, then the results hopefully take care of themselves.”

(What’s it been like having DT Christian Wilkins back and if he’s ready to go Sunday, what type of impact do you think he’ll have on the line?) – “It’s good to have him back. It’s always good to get anyone back from injury … we’re excited to have him back. He’s full of energy. He brings juice and energy every day, so we’re excited to have him back and everyone’s excited to have him back. It’s always good to have guys back in the lineup.”

(G Solomon Kindley – what’s his status for? You did not give an update for him.) – “Solomon (Kindley) will be out this week. So before you guys get – (Salvon) Ahmed is out, Solomon Kindley is out. Jakeem (Grant) and Tua (Tagovailoa) are questionable.”

(You mentioned QB Tua Tagovailoa being questionable and having to watch the film. Has anything changed or is there any chance he doesn’t play? You kind of mentioned that you weren’t worried earlier this week about that thumb.) – “Any time there’s anything, you’ve got to make a declaration. So we have to watch the film and see what it looks like, but we just figured ‘questionable’ was the best declaration for him as well as Jakeem.”

(Sometimes when quarterbacks have an issue with their thumb, you hear about them having difficulty gripping the ball. I’m wondering is it more on that level or is it just his ability to deliver a pass where he wants it to go that might be a concern, if any concern is there?) – “Any time you have an injury to any body part – whether it’s foot, hand, shoulder – any hindrance is a hindrance is a hindrance. I think we just try to work through it, treat it. And that’s what Tua’s doing like any other player. As far as – and everyone’s a little bit different – so some guys, it’s their legs that if they don’t have any legs under them, then that’s what’s a hindrance. Some other guys, it’s a shoulder. So I can’t say specifically for Tua or really any other player as far as what exactly what they can play through or not play through. I know he’s a tough, tough kid. He wants to play and we’ll see how this goes.”

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