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Mike Gesicki – December 6, 2020 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, December 6, 2020
Postgame – Cincinnati Bengals

TE Mike Gesicki

(Obviously, it has to feel good. In the first four games, you had eight passes from QB Tua Tagovailoa. You had nine today. What do you think was the difference in this game in terms of the chemistry that you guys had?) – “I don’t think it has anything to do with Tua or the game plan. It’s just what the defense is going to present. For me, my thing, I think I’ve said it in every interview to you guys, is try to make the most of the opportunities when they come to you. Today, I had a little more opportunity, and I’ve got to make the most of it. Ultimately, I’m just happy we came out here and got a win.”

(WR Jakeem Grant plays much bigger than his size, but he’s still only 5’6″, 5’7″. When you see them teeing off on your teammate like that, what kind of reaction do you have?) – “I think that you guys kind of saw the reaction from our team today and guys sticking up for each other, but ultimately, like Kyle (Van Noy) said and like everybody on this team showed, we’re a family. Guys are going to stick up for each other. It is what it is.”

(QB Tua Tagovailoa said, when you guys are moving that up-tempo style, you kind of see the defense get a little bit confused. How much do you enjoy, as a pass catcher or a receiver, being on that side of it and being able to move the ball at a faster pace down the field?) – “It worked for us today. I think that we were able to kind of catch them in some personnels and some calls that they weren’t ready for, but ultimately, that goes back up to coaching, and they did a great job getting calls in quick, and then offensive line did a great job getting Tua time. And Tua just went out there and threw it to the open guy.”

(For the fan base, it’s the first time they’ve seen this team 8-4 since 2003. What does it mean to you, knowing you’ve got four games left and you guys are positioned right where you need to be?) – “Not even trying to be rude or whatever, but it means we’re 8-4 and we’ve got four games left to be in the position we want to be in, like that’s just honestly what it is. If you know anything about ‘Flo’ (Head Coach Brian Flores) and how he preaches to this team and how he coaches us, we’re focused on like the drive home right now, like that’s it. Like literally the next thing right in front of you. So we’ll get back in tomorrow, we’ll make the corrections, all that kind of stuff, but we take this thing one step at a time, not looking too far ahead, not looking behind us anymore. Just trying to get better each and every day to maximize this organization.”

(I wanted to ask you about that one-handed catch you made in the game today. First, are you familiar with Oronde Gadsden? Because he made a catch very similar to that about 20 years ago on this same field. Was that your best catch of the year, or was it the one earlier in the Buffalo game, the one-handed catch?) – “I want to apologize to Oronde. I think that’s the name you said. I’m not familiar. I’m sure he was great. I’m not familiar with his catch, but congrats to him, nice catch. And then I said it last week, there’s nothing more I love than going out and making plays and catching the football. For me, every catch I make is like the game-winning touchdown in the Super Bowl. I’m having fun, and I’m enjoying it. I put in too much work, too much time to not go out there and have fun with it. So it was fun today. A lot of things that we can correct, but ultimately, the most important thing is we got the win.”

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