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Jay Ajayi – December 8, 2016 Download PDF version

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Running Back Jay Ajayi

(You’re closing in on 1,000 yards. What would that mean to you?) – “It’s a good milestone to have as a running back. (To) pick up 1,000 yards on the season would be good for myself, good for the o-line, offense. It’d be a great thing to have.”

(Are you going to get it on Sunday?) – “We’ll see.”

(Have you started thinking about gifts for your offensive lineman if you get there?) – “We’ll see.” (laughter)

(I’m sure that they’ll remind you that it’s customary.) – “Of course.”

(The art of breaking tackles – something that you’ve done so well this year – how much is it personal determination, how much is it just lower-body strength?) – “When I run, I’m not really thinking about it too much. I’m just running, so it’s mostly just instincts and running hard and trying not to go down and pick up as many yards as I can.”

(How humbling was that Ravens loss or film to watch as an offense?) – “It was more (about) looking at the opportunities we had. They did some good things here and there, but we shot ourselves in the foot a lot of the time. That was the thing where we learned when you go against a good team – a team that has experience in December, in big games like that – you have to take advantage of all the opportunities you get, especially in away games. You’ve got to make them count. It was definitely a learning experience for us, and we’re excited to have another game this week to go prove a point.”

(Did you get to know Cardinals RB David Johnson in the draft process last year?) – “No.”

(When you look at Cardinals RB David Johnson, what do you see? Obviously, you’re not going against him, but what do you see when you watch him?) – “He’s basically their team, their offense. He does a lot of stuff for them – catching the ball, running the ball. He’s a very consistent guy, and it shows on film.”

(Do you know how many yards you have in the course of a game?) – “No, not really. I’ll maybe see it on the scoreboard here and there, but I’m not really worried about it too much.”

(You were productive on the ground, you just didn’t have the volume of carries. Is that something you can take away from Sunday?) – “At the beginning of the game, we felt good in the run game. We felt like we were getting them. It was a shame that game kind of got away from us. We weren’t able to stick with our game plan as we wanted to. Looking after the game, I didn’t even know I only had 12 (carries). You definitely want to be able to do more than that on the ground, be more balanced. We’re looking to be able to do that this week.”

(We are about to get to the stage where you’ve never played this many games before – obviously, not in college and not last year either. How are you physically? Is that something you’re conscious with, that it might get harder this month for you?) – “I feel great. I actually feel really good. (I have) been doing a lot of good stuff, sticking with my routine, staying disciplined. My body feels good. I feel like that’s a credit to the strength staff that we have. It’s a credit to our sports science team, our trainers, (Director of Sports Performance) Wayne Diesel – all those guys. They’re great resources. I feel blessed to feel pretty good right now.”

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