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Jesse Davis – October 28, 2021 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 28, 2021

G/T Jesse Davis

(The line played well on Sunday. In Offensive Line Coach Lemuel Jeanpierre’s internal grading system, was it the best graded game collectively as a group this year? One of them?) – “I don’t know. I know there are a lot of things each week that we have to fix and correct. I don’t know in terms of best graded out, but the most important thing is we’re close. We’re right at the end there and Tua (Tagovailoa) is playing good. As long as we can keep him clean and keep him comfortable, I think we’ve got a chance.”

(I hate to bring back bad memories but is there a sense of looking for redemption for the offensive line considering you had a rough time in Week 2 against Buffalo?) – “Buffalo – this is a historic game for the Dolphins. It’s always kind of a dogfight, I guess. But yeah, the last couple four, five or six times we’ve played them, it hasn’t been very good. I’m looking forward to this one just because it’s the next one. It’s going to be a good environment up there and we’re ready for the challenge. I think we have a good gameplan ahead of us.”

(As an offensive line, what’s your takeaway from that Week 2 game that you guys have to correct to not give up those six sacks and however many quarterback hits?) – “I think they did a good job. They had a good gameplan against us. There’s some things that we needed to make corrections on early in the game and I think we’d be alright. We let things kind of spiral out of control and that’s tough for any line to handle. This gameplan moving forward, I feel like we’re in a better spot. I think our communication is better with the O-lines so I think everything is kind of moving forward, which is what we want.”

(How personally did you take that game considering it was your play that got QB Tua Tagovailoa hurt and obviously not one of your better games in your career.) – “Yeah, a communication issue led to that, so it was tough. Every time the quarterback gets hit and I’m sitting there going, ‘what the hell happened?’ That hurt me a lot. I talked to Tua and we had words with it, so it was good. I’m just looking to get better.”

(How would you assess and evaluate your play at right tackle right now?) – “I don’t know. You guys are the best critics here so you guys can do it for me. (laughter)”

(Has there been any change in terms of blitz identification and communication since that game? Not giving away secrets obviously, but have you changed anything in the approach since that game as a collective offensive line, receivers, running back and quarterback?) – “Yeah, I think their playmakers, it’s not a secret who they are. So for us, it’s like let’s find those guys, let’s get to them and let’s play ball.”

(You mentioned when QB Tua Tagovailoa got hurt, it hurt you a lot. How did you cope with that? How did you get through that?) – “I talked to Tua first. Then I kind of just spoke about it with my room and guys with me. It is what it is. It sucked with how it happened. I’m not going to finger point. It was my guy and my responsibility and I’ll take it.”

(On a positive side, you guys put up some of your best numbers last week in terms of the run game. What did you see out of the run blocking that helped lead the way for that?) – “I don’t know. I think we’re playing physical. I think that team was familiar with us because we played them in camp and preseason. I think for us, we were more determined. I know that for sure. As long as we – especially with Tua (Tagovailoa) being accurate, as he was – it kind of helps us in the run game as well.”

(Did you like how you guys ran the ball more? As blockers you get to get downhill.) – “Yeah, any time you can run it, it’s better than sitting back there and trying to pass 50 times a game. As long as we can get the run game going, I feel like we play with a lot more confidence.”

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