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Greg Mancz – October 20, 2021 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

C Greg Mancz

(How has your comfort level improved as you have gotten more and more playing time with the Dolphins?) – “Every day is better. I’ve told you guys before, it’s just as much about getting more comfortable with the guys off the field and just building the communication day by day because every situation is a new journey, if you will. Day by day, we just keep working.”

(What impressed you about what QB Tua Tagovailoa was able to do successfully in London?) – “Tua is obviously a very good quarterback. I’m not really surprised or anything. I just try to sort of make his job as easy as possible from what I can do and what I can communicate to my guys up front. I’ve told you before, I don’t see what’s going on behind me and my only goal is to make sure we can keep him going because he can do some things.”

(How is that quarterback-center chemistry with him?) – “My first week here was the first time I had ever taken a snap with him was the first game. It was nice. It’s a quarterback and he’s left-handed. I’ve told you guys before that really doesn’t mean anything to me. I just try to get the ball back there for him every single time.”

(QB Tua Tagovailoa mentioned that there is some discomfort but when he gets in a game, he just puts it out of his mind and moves on. Is there anything, as an offensive lineman, is there anything that you can sense either in a good way or bad way as far as any discomfort he may have been feeling? Did he express any of that?) – “Nope.”

(So if you didn’t know, you wouldn’t have known that QB Tua Tagovailoa was coming off an injury?) – “No, honestly. That might partially just be my mentality where I just zoom in and all I’m focused on is my job. I didn’t notice anything crazy.”

(You talked about the need to build chemistry off the field too. How critical is that when things are not going well? To have a group that likes and cares about each other?) – “I think it’s paramount if you’re winning or you’re losing. Every team I’ve been on, good or bad, that has always been a goal, especially in the offensive line room. There are five guys on the field but there are eight guys in a game and there are 14 or 15 guys in the room. If you guys can’t look at each other and sort of know what you’re thinking in the game, especially in a loud stadium – like in London, it got real loud every once and a while. You look at each other and you’re nodding. You’re not even talking. I think that’s paramount no matter where you are. I think it’s something that you are always working to improve as well.”

(I know you guys aren’t totally focused on stats but this was the first game where the Dolphins didn’t give up a sack. Were you aware of that and that must make you feel pretty good because that’s the goal right?) – “I mean I’ve told you, stats are cool and all but as an offensive lineman the only stat that really matters at the end of the day is a W or an L. We’re going to keep working. We’re going to get in the room. We’ve got more meetings today and we are going to try to work harder so we can get the outcome that we really want.”

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