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Jarvis Landry – November 23, 2017 Download PDF version

Thursday, November 23, 2017

WR Jarvis Landry

(Are you a big Thanksgiving guy?) – “Yes, absolutely. Obviously, it’s (usually) the last Thursday of every November and sometimes it falls on the 27th or 28th and the 28th happens to be my birthday, so Thanksgiving is always a good time of the year for me.”

(Do you have a favorite thing you like to eat?) – “Anything. I’m from the country. We eat anything. Anything, honestly.”

(What are you most thankful for this year?) – “Life, my family, to be able to stand here in front of you guys and with these guys. Just today and everything I’ve been through.”

(You already have set a career high in touchdown catches. Is that something you’re aware of?) – “I saw it; but we’ve still got a couple of more games to go. I’ll look back at it at the end.”

(How do you explain it? Why do you think you’ve had this breakthrough this year?) – “Just making plays (and) getting opportunities. With the opportunities that I’ve been given, I think I’ve made the most of them and that’s what it’s about, especially down in the red zone when things get tight and thick. I’ve just been finding a way. (Head) Coach (Adam Gase) has been calling some great plays to free me up. Jay (Cutler) and Matt (Moore) have been putting the balls in spots to allow me to be successful.”

(Are defenses defending you any differently in the red zone?) – “I’m still getting doubled down there, for the most part. We’re doing a lot of things off run game that are freeing me up a little bit. I think one or two were off scrambles. They’re still doubling me; but depending on the situation, some teams they’ll zero down there and that’s just beating a guy. From that point, it’s just hooking up with the quarterback.”

(During the offseason, you talked about the Patriots and how it’s important to sweep them. What is it about this team that gets your attention? Is it the fact that they’ve been winning lately?) – “Honestly, it’s a pride thing and also it’s something for us, a mindset. I spoke about it. They’re a team I have a great respect for. I always will. The guys over there, I know guys over there – (Patriots QB) Tom (Brady) and all of those guys. It’s nothing against them. It’s something that as a competitor, you want to win. Just like every game, I approach it the same and that’s the mindset.”

(Did you think when you said something like that in London in February that it would get blown up to what it is?) – “Of course.”

(You knew it would?) – “Of course. (laughter)”

(Is that why you did it?) – “I know you guys wouldn’t let that die. (laughter) Come on.”

(It’s not us, it’s Patriots fans too?) – “That’s fine. Again, it’s okay. I’m just excited about the opportunity, excited about the challenge with these guys and to have the opportunity to go up there and compete, just like we do every week.”

(How do you feel about the team’s chances? Obviously, Vegas has you all as a 17-point underdog.) – “I don’t care about Vegas.”

(Well 17 is a lot – a decisive underdog.) – “I don’t care about Vegas. I don’t care about numbers. Any given Sunday, anybody can beat anybody. That’s the beauty of this league. That’s the beauty of the NFL. That’s why I love this sport so much. You never know. This may be the game that turns our season around, too. You never know. For us, we’re just focused on ourselves and putting good days together so that when we get to the game, we’re confident, we’re playing fast and we pull one out.”

(What do you think is the reason for the slow starts you guys have had in the first half?) – “Penalties. I think we’re probably 32nd now as far as penalties and that will surely hold a team back, hold an offense back. We’ve been behind the sticks on third down, third-and-20, third-and-15 – I can’t tell you. I’m sure it’s double digits, the amount of times that we’ve been third-and-15-plus. It’s hard to be successful.”

(What do you think it will take the Dolphins to one day match or overtake the Patriots organization?) – “It’s something that I can’t look into the future for; but again, right now for us, it’s putting together this great week to allow us to be in position to start that. We have an opportunity to start on Sunday, and for us, that’s our focus – just winning one game.”

(Do you like that environment up there with those fans? It’s one of the tougher places to play. What do you enjoy about playing up there?) – “(Just) that – their fans. It seems to be a football town, a sports town. They really rally behind their players and their guys. It’s going to be a hostile environment; but just as sure as it can be loud, it can be quiet, so we’ll see.”

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