Jarvis Landry – August 23, 2016
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Wide Receiver Jarvis Landry
(On the importance of the third preseason game to gauge where the offense is right now) – “It’s good, but it’s not something to judge us by. But at the same time, it’s something that – for us – we could actually get an opportunity to go against other opponents, see other defenses and learn different things about ourselves. I think that’s what the whole preseason is about.”
(On preparing for the third preseason game) – “It’s a shorter week, obviously, but we get a chance to game plan a little bit and study their coverages and the things that they like to do and put in some things to beat those coverages. For us, it’s going to be exciting to finally play what’s going to feel like a whole game.”
(On whether the offense is still thinking too much) – “No, not really. (Head Coach) Adam (Gase) is a great teacher. He has come in and he has found ways to help guys learn the system the best way that they can. He has laid out every detail that we need to know. Obviously, things change according to defenses, but for the most part, the groundwork has been laid.”
(On whether there is a difference in his preseason and regular season motor) – “No, not for me. I’m a competitor. Every time I take the field, I take the field to win, whether I’m playing for a couple series, a quarter or until halftime. I take the field to win. When I’m out there, that’s what I want to do.”
(On what the offense would like to accomplish in the third preseason game) – “(We want to) continue to have that positive first play. I think, for us, even in the last two games, we went backwards in the first play, the first drive. (We want to) try to find a way to get that first, first down and from there, big plays will come.”
(On the biggest difference in WR Kenny Stills this season compared to last year) – “He’s one of the hardest working guys in this building, and that’s showing up. He’s here every day constantly after hours writing, taking the finest, little detailed notes. Every advantage that he can get, he’s passing them along to us, and it’s helping us as a group with his leadership and the way that he’s approaching the game, and it’s showing up on the field.”
(On how the first team offense played against Dallas) – “Again, I think we did OK. I think you look at that game (and) there were a couple guys on their team throwing up while we were driving. It’ll be interesting to see for four quarters (if) those d-lines can hold up against our tempo and the way that we want to move the ball down the field. I think those two drives after the first one, they were pretty good.”
(On whether there is more emphasis on the third preseason game) – “Of course. Usually the third preseason game for your ‘starters’, this is the game that you get the most burn. For us, it’s an opportunity to go out (and) make it feel like a game as much as possible. Again, we have a week to game plan, so this is our first time actually doing it under (Head Coach) Adam (Gase) as far as game planning, so it’ll be interesting to see.”
(On why the offense is confident they will be a better red zone team this season) – “We work on it. As you’ve seen, we worked on it today. It’s something we have to constantly work on, because again, the red zone is not truly about spacing. It’s about spacing, but (also) timing. You know it’s going to be small windows. You know it’s going to be contact catches. It’s something that we work on and Adam does a great job of drawing some things up that free us up a little bit.”
(On what the offense did well against Dallas) – “I think, for us, Kenny (Stills) caught the ball well in the red zone, obviously, with the two scores. For us, it’s all about the play call. From there, it’s us going out there and executing.”
(On whether attention to detail in the red zone is a reflection of the offense or that area of the field in general) – “I think it’s a little bit of both. That’s one thing (Head Coach) Adam (Gase) stressed when he came in: the awareness and knowing that we didn’t do too well in the red zone last year. It’s definitely an emphasis for us, and it’s something that we have to improve on if we want to contend for a playoff spot or even a Super Bowl. For us (it is about) putting the ball in the paint – whether it’s the detail, whether it’s making tough catches – because things are going to go wrong sometimes out there and a guy is going to have to make a play, and we got the right guys to do it.”
(On what he would like to sharpen up on before the regular season) – “Continue to get in condition; get in shape. Continue to push my teammates; continue to lead. For me, be a horse (and) just go at any point.”
(On whether there is more variety in his offensive role this season) – “The whole offense allows guys to be in different places. I may be on the outside more than DeVante (Parker) – DeVante may be in the slot more than me – based on mismatches and creating opportunities for us to be successful.”
(On what he likes about moving the wide receivers around) – “That’s what it’s about at the end of the day: finding the matchup, finding the mismatch and exploiting it until they take it away and then we find the next one and go after that one. That’s what this offense is built to do.”
(On the takeaways from the third preseason game) – “I’d say my rookie year, I didn’t play until the fourth quarter. It definitely was a different look after going into the third preseason game. Being three years in and now going into my third preseason game, it’s fun. It’s football, and it’s another opportunity to go test your skills against somebody else.”
(On what excites him about the offense) – “It’s the way that guys are not limited to certain positions, or certain body types are limited to certain spots on the field. We have (plays) where tight ends are the farthest receiver out, where guys like DeVante (Parker) are the furthest receiver in. For us, there are a variety of places that we can line up. To find those mismatches is probably the beauty of this whole offense.”
