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Jarvis Landry – October 4, 2016 Download PDF version

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Wide Receiver Jarvis Landry

(On how to fix the offense’s struggles on third down) – “We have to find different ways to get guys the ball, and it starts with all of us. It starts with the protection, it starts with the right reads, it starts with making plays. At the end of the day, third down is about making plays (and) understanding that the defense may have a twist or a wrinkle, but at the end of the day it’s about winning the matchup and making the one-on-one play. For us, we just have to do that more.”

(On if the issue is 10 guys doing their job and just one guy making a mistake or error) – “On the offensive side of the ball, you can’t afford that. You can’t afford one bad thing or one guy slip on his details or he loses his assignment. For us, we have to find a way to stay on our details like (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase is constantly talking about. If we do that, I think that will allow us to have more success.”

(On what the receivers can do to get open more on third down) – “Again, for us, it’s trying to find those matchups. Sometimes it happens to be a coverage sack. From that standpoint, we have to find ways to maybe not get sacked or protect a little longer. Sometimes it takes a little longer to protect. But at the end of the day, if he throws the ball, we have to find a way to make the play. I think that’s the overall picture out there of our problems.”

(On the message from Head Coach Adam Gase this week) – “(He was) pretty much laying out the keys to victory and telling us, like I’ve been saying, we need to execute on third down. (He’s) addressing that we’re last in the NFL on third downs – addressing it and trying to practice it more and get better at it.”

(On if moving the pocket would help on third down) – “Why not? But obviously that’s up to (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase and the coaching staff – how they scheme it. At the same time, it’s about us going out there and executing. I think at the end of the day, it leaves from X’s and O’s and it’s about playmakers making plays.”

(On if Head Coach Adam Gase has made the message clear to the team about performing or losing their jobs) – “That’s in any business. At the same time, Coach Gase has a high standard for us and he requires a lot of us. That says a lot of him as a coach (for) wanting that out of us. Obviously, in doing that, we can be more successful, which allows us to win more games.”

(On if one of the frustrating parts about going three-and-out is that there is more to the playbook that they can’t get to because the offense isn’t on the field) – “It is. At the same time, we always talk about getting the first, first down, to kind of create a rhythm of some sort. For us, it’s something we haven’t been able to do as of late. We need to go back and fine-tune those details and get all 11 guys doing their job on every play, and take it one play at a time. Hopefully that gives us the momentum that we need to carry drives.”

(On how important it is to take advantage of this stretch with four-straight home games) – “It’s what we need to do, and we understand that. It’s no secret. For us, obviously the 17-0 (perfect record) is out of the window but coming into the second quarter of the season, we talked about it today – just taking one game at a time. Yes, we have four home games and a bye mixed up in there somewhere; but it’s about the Tennessee Titans. We’re not looking ahead; we’re not looking back. We’re looking at the Tennessee Titans. For us, that’s going to be our main focus for the rest of the season.”

(On how he feels the offense has performed when going up-tempo as opposed to going at a more regular pace) – “Being on the road hasn’t really helped us as far as communication. But at the same time, the tempo of our offense allows us to get the d-linemen tired – get those guys fatigued. Then the pass rush slacks off and it makes it easier on the o-line. That’s when our offense really comes together. Our tempo is a gift and a curse, because we get tired too; but at the same time, we practice the way we practice so that when the fourth quarter comes, we’re still able to go.”

(On if he gets the sense that their might be more fast coming) – “The way that our offense is run, it’s built for that. It’s built for the tempo and to control the game like we want to control the game. For us, we want to mix that up. We’re going to find ways to have tempo, slow it down when we want to and also go as fast as we can. For us, it’s a game plan, week-to-week thing.”

(On how being 1-3 right now affects the optimism) – “You’ve got to be (optimistic). I think for us, we have true competitors in this building – from the coaching staff to the chef in the kitchen. For us, we’ve got to find a way to be better on third down, win the time of possession, win the turnover margin – big things like that. That’s going to allow this team to generate the momentum. I feel like when we start winning … I feel the streak coming.”

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