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Josh Rosen – September 29, 2019 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, September 29, 2019
Postgame – L.A. Chargers

QB Josh Rosen

(That first half that you guys had – was that the best half you think you’ve had in your career?) – “My career?”

(In your short career?) – “I don’t know. I would have to think a little bit on that. Maybe.”

(You guys had those four potential scoring drives. What were you guys able to do to make you successful early on?) – “I thought we had a pretty good game plan going in. It was nothing too crazy, just came down to execution. I think we’re a young team. The more snaps we have on the field, the better we’ll get. Hopefully this isn’t the last of those you’ll see, so hopefully we’ll get down there a lot more often and just continue to build on them.”

(It’s two weeks in a row it seems like things are a little bit more efficient in the first half as opposed to the second half. Can you put your finger on why that is?) – “No, not really. We’ve got to go back and look at tape. I definitely made a couple of pretty significant errors in the second half. I missed a couple – they started to heat up the pressure a little bit and I started to miss a couple – like not a couple, just like one or two sights in some kind of critical areas in situational football. I’ve just got to not almost get a safety on the 1-yard line and understand the bigger scope of the game, the field position and just make smart plays. Then, the quick little screen out to my left, I should have just thrown it in the dirt instead of trying to run like an idiot playing high school football. (It was) just a lot of little things here and there, but I think we’ll improve and be better (after the bye week).”

(What was the difference today in the second half as opposed to the first half?) – “I don’t know. We just didn’t really execute. I missed a couple of things as I was kind of saying earlier. It’s nothing very complicated. I think we’ve just got to continue to get snaps on the field and play better together and continue to improve.”

(With WR Preston Williams – you had the opportunity to get to him a little more – are you comfortable with him?) – “Yeah, absolutely. Like I said, ‘Fitz’ (Ryan Fitzpatrick) was taking most of the reps through training camp and the first couple of games. I’m just kind of getting my feet wet with this thing and getting chemistry with all these guys, and like I said, I think we’ll improve as the season goes. As I said, through training camp and OTAs since I got here, I’m just trying to make my next day better than the previous, and I think once we’re in-season, I think I can sort of hopefully try to expand that and say just trying and make the next week better than the previous and just kind of execute better and continue to just get in the red zone and try to put touchdowns on the board and not field goals.”

(Can you take us through your interception?) – “I just kind of hesitated a little bit. Just a couple of adjustments they made. I just made a real dumb decision. I was kind of in between two throws I was trying to make to Preston (Williams) and ended up picking the one in between, which was (to) him and the defender. I’m trying to eliminate those. I think our defense plays – our defense is playing pretty well. I think they’re getting better each week. I’ve just got to really try to eliminate turnovers and just try to stay with positive plays and not let it get out of hand.”

(You had a lot of turnover up front with the offensive line. Generally speaking, how did you think your pass protection was?) – “I thought they did really well – really well, actually – particularly early in the game. I think we did some good stuff schematically to help everyone out and get the ball out quick here and there and then try and mess with the d-line a little bit. Overall, I think they played pretty well. Like I said and keep going back to, we’re a young team and I think we’ll only improve as we keep rolling. I don’t think Isaiah Prince expected to be lining up there even just a couple of weeks ago. I think we’ve all got to step up to the plate, and I think they did a really good job today – all of them.”

(Regarding that second half, the last two weeks you guys have been winning the game at halftime and then come out in the second half and played a little more flat. Is it the other team making adjustments or has the energy just not been there in the second half?) – “I really don’t know. I mean you guys keep asking about the second half thing, and if I had an answer, we’d correctly adjust for it. I don’t know. We’re figuring that out, and hopefully we’ll give you guys a better second half the next time.”

(Is this a good time to go into a bye week for this team?) – “I don’t know. I haven’t really been playing in the NFL that long. I think we had it midseason – like a Week 8 or 9 bye last year. We’ll see how this one goes. I don’t really have any preference. I haven’t had much experience with byes.”

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