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Brock Osweiler – August 19, 2018 Download PDF version

Sunday, August 19, 2018

QB Brock Osweiler

(You said after the scrimmage that you thought things were going “tremendous” so far .Can you update us? That’s been over a week and you’ve played since then.) – “I think the whole key to training camp is just learning from your mistakes, making sure that they don’t happen again and just getting better every day. Really, that’s just the approach that I take and I feel like from the scrimmage to Game 1 to Game 2, the same mistakes haven’t shown up and I just try to get a little bit better each time I step out there.”

(Obviously the different units have different results and issues; but third down has been across the board a problem. Why do you think that is?) – “I think the key to having success on third down is having success on first and second down. Any time you’re having positive plays on first down, positive plays on second down and you find yourself in third-and-2-to-4 or third-and-2-to-5, it is going to give you a much better chance at converting on third down. Thus far, we’ve had too many third-and-longs.”

(You’re in that battle with QB David Fales for the QB Ryan Tannehill backup spot. How do you frame that this is actually a competition and keeping it out of the equation?) – “I guess what I would say to that is every day in the National Football League is a competition. Regardless of starters, backups, whatever. You’re always competing to be your best and to compete for a starting job. As far as competing for the backup job, that’s something I really don’t think about. I just think about trying to be just the best player I can be each and every day.”

(How would you describe your career arc?) – “Oh, wow. Do you guys have an hour? (laughter) My focus is on right now, 2018, the Miami Dolphins, and just trying to learn from things that haven’t gone well in the past, why they haven’t gone well and making sure that those things don’t come up again.”

(Why would you say they haven’t gone well?) – “I think a lot of things have gone well. I’m saying the things that haven’t gone well, just like I said at the beginning of this press conference, as a player, you’re always trying to make sure that the same mistake never comes up twice. That’s all I’m saying.”

(Obviously you’re thinking about yourself and your own performance, but how do you not peek, or do you peek at what the other guy is doing, who is playing the same position and has reps either right before you or right after you.) – “I’m not peeking, I’m actually full-on watching because that’s what we do. (laughter) We watch the game, we watch practices, we evaluate them and we talk about them. So I’m very aware of what everyone is doing, but all you can really focus on is what you can personally control. As far as the other guys, you’re just rooting for them, cheering them on and hoping them the best.”

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