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Kenny Stills – October 11, 2018 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 11, 2018

WR Kenny Stills

(The Bears are presently one of the best defenses in the NFL. How much of a challenge do you guys see this as?) – “It’s a challenge every week for us to go out there and not turn the ball over, not commit penalties and put points on the board. We know that we can’t hurt ourselves and that’s our main focus right now.”

(So it’s not really the opponent, it’s you guys who you feel are hurting and holding yourself back?) – “Yes. I think if you look across the league, a lot of the times it’s self-inflicted – injuries – or turnovers and penalties. We’ve got to do that first and then kind of worry about everything else after that.”

(Success on third downs has been an issue pretty much all three season under Head Coach Adam Gase. How does it get fixed?) – “The first half of last week’s game, we did a great job on third down or getting first down, second down, first down, first down, second down, first down. We had success and we were ahead in the game. That’s really the recipe for us is trying to eliminate the penalties and then stay out of the third-and-long situations. It’s hard to convert in the NFL in third-and-long situations.”

(Scoring points in the first quarter seems like it’s been an issue. What do you feel like you can do better there?) – “Just execute. We’ve got to do what our assignment is, whatever coach is asking us to do. Like I said, for us, I think most of the time it’s we start a drive with a penalty and it’s hard to recover from that. Not shooting ourselves in the foot is our main focus and our main goal this week.”

(Have you seen defenses cover you guys differently the last couple of weeks than they did over the first three weeks?) – “No. We were just talking about that. I think the defenses are playing their style of ball and trying to get to the quarterback and put pressure on Ryan (Tannehill) and trying to get the ball out of his hands quick. Teams aren’t doing anything different than what we’re seeing on film.”

(How is it affected you and you wanting to go downfield with some of the passes with the shifts at o-line and injuries there?) – “I think it’s more about guys learning to play together. There’s five guys up there and it’s a team game. They’re trying to figure out how to mesh and how to work together. I think it’s more about that than anything.”

(There’s a lot of talk with Bears LB Khalil Mack with the offensive line and tight ends but how does a guy, with what he does, how does that affect the receiving corps and what you guys do?) – “Yes, he’s a great player. He gets to the quarterback quick and creates turnovers and forces the ball to get out of the quarterback’s hands. We know we have to get open and make plays when we get the opportunity.”

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