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Mike McDaniel – August 20, 2022 (Halftime) Download PDF version

Saturday, August 20, 2022
Halftime – Las Vegas

Head Coach Mike McDaniel on WFOR broadcast with Kim Bokamper

(What did you see in the first half that you liked? And what would you like to see a little bit better this second half?) – “I saw some good third down operation, guys made plays. I thought the quarterbacks are playing pretty well. Obviously, there were some MAs (missed assignments) that really cost us, negative plays, some run downs and guys really – there were some players that honestly were frustrated for the most part that really (inaudible). It’s good to see that, but we just need to be a lot cleaner in our operation and execution and score touchdowns, not field goals.”

(A lot of fans have been looking forward to seeing QB Tua Tagovailoa. You got an opportunity to see a little bit of him. How do you evaluate that?) – “I thought he did a great job controlling what he can control. He made some plays where one or two weren’t open. I thought he was responsible with the ball, and I like how he commanded the huddle. It was – for the most part, they were playing pretty conservative on the back end, so he took what was there and didn’t put us in harm’s way.”

(You had a couple guys, WR Tyreek Hill, RB Raheem Mostert and your third guy who were expected to play and you chose not to play them after watching workouts. What happened there?) – “No, it was really just evaluating them. All three of those guys are veterans. It was not injury related. It was something I had in the back of my mind. I wanted to see if they were ready to play and compete, and all that does is I’ve other people opportunities to kind of go out there and prove their worth. So it was a gametime decision that I really made, no other reason but I think they didn’t need tonight as much as other guys and that’s the way we operate.”

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