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Jay Cutler – August 17, 2017 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Thursday, August 17, 2017
Postgame – Baltimore

Miami Dolphins Quarterback Jay Cutler (transcribed by Bruno Zayas)

(Was it like riding a bike for you?) – “A little nervous to get it going, but once we got out there it was fun. These guys are really talented on the outside, so they make it pretty easy for me.”

(What was the most challenging part about tonight for you?) – “I think it was just waiting – pregame, just getting out there and waiting for the anticipation of getting going. Once we got out there and (Head Coach) Adam (Gase) was in my ear, we started rolling around. It was fun.”

(How do you manage this situation with the clock ticking, the season is four weeks away, you have to learn a whole new set of teammates?) – “You have to immerse yourself as best you can, be around these guys constantly, ask a lot of questions, see what they like, what they dislike. It takes a little bit of time, but I think with this group they make it a little easier, because it is a younger team, but they’re really good guys that want to win, and they’re good football players.

(Were you surprised there were only a couple of series because with your need to really work with these receivers you might be in there a little longer?) – “Not really. I’ve played football before. These guys are … They’re football players. Once I know what they like, what they dislike, how they get in and out of stuff … I mean we’re playing football. There were no real miscues out there with them today. I think as we progress, we’re only going to get better and better.

(How do you gauge what the offense did tonight as far as you were missing two starting offensive linemen? You did have some penalties that wiped out some good plays.) – “I don’t think we’re into gauging where we’re at. We’re just trying to get better each outing. With the first group, we had a couple of penalties there that kind of took some momentum away, a few mistakes here and there. We’ll take a look at it tomorrow. We got a really good opportunity; we’re going to Philly, practice against them for a couple of days and then we get to suit it up one more time.”

(What have you thought so far of WR DeVante Parker as a target?) – “Really good player, really good player. I think the sky is the limit for him. He’s big, he’s fast. He can do a lot of different things, gets in and out of things, deep threat, knows everything we’re doing. I think that’s the fun part with these guys – with Jarvis (Landry) and Kenny (Stills) and DeVante – is they know everything. You just whisper to them something, and they’re good to go.”

(You’ve played with some good ones in your day. Does WR DeVante Parker remind you of anyone?) – “I think he’s kind of a faster Alshon (Jeffery) a little bit. He has got a lot of range, back shoulder, over the top. He has got great hands, but then he can burn you up if you get a little flat footed.”

(You and WR DeVante Parker have a good back shoulder throw rhythm going on?) – “That’s just him. He knows where the ball is going to go. He can feel the defender, whether he’s on his top shoulder or if he has got him beat. Some of these guys have a better feel than others, and he is one of those guys that knows where the ball is going to go.”

(When you took that hit at the end, were you looking up at the broadcast booth going, ‘Eh’?) – “No, I went over to talk to the doctors, and I said, ‘I think I’m good to go.’ I was kind of glad to get that one out of the way. (I) landed right on my right shoulder and didn’t feel anything, so Dr. (Mark) Bowen in Chicago, nice job.”

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