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Emmanuel Ogbah – September 2, 2021 Download PDF version

Thursday, September 2, 2021

DE Emmanuel Ogbah

(This pass rush – obviously it’s mostly the same group. You’ve added DL Adam Butler, you’ve added LB Jaelan Phillips. What’s your level of optimism in terms of being able to get pressure on the quarterback maybe without having to blitz as much?) – “I’m excited. We have key guys that we brought in that can help our defense really run. Definitely helps our pass rush and give those guys opportunities to get interceptions. Just get back there as fast as we can.”

(What’s your impression of LB Jaelan Phillips’ development? He missed some time but since he’s come back?) – “Jaelan (Phillips), he’s a good mixture of size, speed and strength so he’s going to help us out a lot. I’m excited for him. I’m excited to see him out there during his first action. I know I saw him preseason, but regular season is where it really counts. I’m excited just to see him go out there and work.”

(Have you and LB Jaelan Phillips started to build a bond together being the two main pass rushers probably on the edge?) – “We do have a lot of pass rushers now on the team so we’ve all got to bond. We’re all out there. We’re all just doing our thing. Just helping the team win games, just rushing the passer as much as we can. It’s a competition so the first one to get back there is what counts.”

(Is there a bet, I guess who gets the most sacks this year?) – “No, I wouldn’t say there’s a bet, but we thrive on competition. That’s why ‘Flo’ (Brian Flores) got us all in here, because we all like to compete.”

(Similar question to what I just asked S Eric Rowe. Knowing that you’ve got guys in that secondary like CB Xavien Howard, like CB Byron Jones who can really pick the ball off; how much does that alleviate the pressure off of you in getting to the quarterback knowing you don’t really even have to bring him down, you just have to make him a little uncomfortable?) – “It definitely gives us time to get back there. We’ve got guys like ‘X’ (Xavien Howard), Byron (Jones) back there, (Eric) Rowe – all of them back there gives us that extra second that we need just to get back there so that’s always good for a defense.”

(What was your reaction to finding out QB Cam Newton was released from the Patriots and they’d be going with Patriots QB Mac Jones?) – “They’re a different style of quarterbacks, but they’re all still the Patriots. They always bring a good game, bring a big game; so you just know we’ve got to be prepared for them. But not knowing exactly what he really does because he’s still a rookie. We’ve got to watch some film on him. I’ve got to go back and watch some college tape on him and see what he struggles with and what he’s good at even though it’s a different scheme with the Patriots. We’ve just got to be prepared for him now instead of Cam (Newton).”

(Does it change a lot of the preparation, a lot of what you guys were working on?) – “I mean yeah, it changes a little bit; but we’ve still got kind of the same game plan.”

(Do you get excited when you play a rookie quarterback?) – “It’s still a game. I take everybody the same – seriously. We’ve just got to do our job – each position. We can’t take anybody lightly. He’s a good player from Alabama. He’s a first-round pick so that’s always a good factor. Just got to do our job pretty much. Don’t do too much.”

(Are the Dolphins a playoff-caliber team?) – “I’d say we can be as good as we want to be and we’re going to take it one game at a time.”

(You had a really good year last year. Do you have any goals to try to be better?) – “Coming into the season, you always have goals – what you try to do or what you want to do. But I write them down, keep it in my head and pretty much my goal is just to do what I can to help this team win games. Pressure on the quarterback, stopping the run, rushing the passer, just giving guys time. I’m willing to do that.”

(Do you have a sack goal?) – “I’ll keep that to myself. (laughter)”

(Did you reach your sack goal last year?) – “I’ll keep that to myself, too. (laughter)”

(The last time Drew Rosenhaus spoke about you on WSVN Channel 7, he said that he was hoping to still work out a contract extension. Is that something that you have hope about or have you kind of shelved that and you’re just planning to play the last year of your contract?) – “Like I said before plenty of times I’ve been asked, I’m just focused on this season. I’m out there going out there to ball, help this team win games and let my agent handle his business. But yeah, I always see myself long-term here. It is what it is. I’m just ready to work and help this team win games. That’s about it.”

(What do you do to compartmentalize that? Because just like all of us, you probably think about money, but you’ve got the football to…) – “Once I’m on that field, the only thing that matters is that football. That’s it. That’s how I think about it on the field.”

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