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Jay Ajayi – December 21, 2016 Download PDF version

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Running Back Jay Ajayi

(Both Offensive Coordinator Clyde Christensen and Head Coach Adam Gase have said all the last couple of weeks that the lower rushing totals are in no way a reflection of you. You’re running just as well and as hard as you did during the great streak. Does that make it less frustrating that maybe the yards haven’t been there as much?) – “You just have to go out there, no matter what the excuses are, and just get it done. We have to start producing more and just better on the ground.”

(After the game you had against the Bills in October, would you anticipate extra special attention from them?) – “I expect them respecting our rushing offense, putting a lot of guys in the box. It’ll be a tough day, but I think we still want to be able to get some stuff done on the ground, and we’re excited for the challenge.”

(What went so well for the running game that day?) – “I think we were just clicking. We were running hard. (We were) healthy. (We) just had a good day against them and we plan to have another good day this (Saturday).”

(Can you notice the opposing defenses really gearing up to stop the run? Is that obvious when you play a game?) – “You definitely can tell that they’re putting a premium on trying to stop our run game, which is opening up a lot of things for our passing game. We’ve seen a lot more plays down the field by our receivers, and it’s been good to see those guys make a lot of plays. We just want to keep having a good balance.”

(Offensive Coordinator Clyde Christensen said that he believed you’d been picked as a first alternate for the Pro Bowl. Have you been informed of that?) – “Yes, I have.”

(Does that do anything for you? I know you probably weren’t happy about it yesterday but…) – “It is what it is. You want to be in the Pro Bowl. First alternate, I guess, if someone doesn’t go, then you’ll get to go. So I’ll be grateful for that; but you just want to keep putting in work so that you end up being in, no matter what, automatically.”

(Did you have a lot of anticipation yesterday thinking that you would make it?) – “I was kind of seeing what would happen. I know they said that it was coming out. My agent called me and told me what it was, so it is what it is.”

(When you look across the field at defensive fronts, either live during a game or on tape, do you see a clear difference now in terms of crowding the line compared to maybe the first couple of games during the winning streak?) – “I feel like, again, teams are doing a good job of stacking the box. They want to make sure that they want to keep our run game at bay. That doesn’t matter to me. We still have to find ways to produce, still have to find ways to create yards, score touchdowns, and we haven’t been doing that so we have to get back to it.”

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