Myles Gaskin – September 24, 2020 (Postgame)
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Thursday, September 24, 2020
Postgame – Jacksonville
RB Myles Gaskin (transcribed by Jacksonville Jaguars)
(On receiving the ball many times during the first drive) – “I was just trying to make the best plays I could possibly make with the opportunities I was given. The O-Line was making it real easy for me. Those guys did their job, they did a really great job today.”
(On the confidence after scoring three touchdowns on the first three drives) – “Very important. I think we’ve always had that confidence, we just kind of had to string it together—piece it together. Coach Flores always says string good plays together, good days together and I think we were finally able to do that. So, I was very excited, very excited but not surprised because I know we can do that.”
(On whether the volume he received tonight was part of the game plan) – “I guess that was just how it went today. Like always, I think it’s by committee, we go in there every week, just prepare for it as much as we can, as a unit, and that’s what we did this week.”
(On importance of being 1-2 instead of 0-3) – “Very important. We played two games that were very close to two really good teams and it was very motivating, the fact that we lost, but we were right there in them. Coming into this game, I think we carried that very heavily on our shoulders and wanted to come out firing on offense, defense, special teams and we did. They’re a very good team as well, but I think just kind of the agony—or whatever you want to call it—of losing those past two games just kind of came out this week.”
(On the bend back runs) – “They just make it easy for me because get on their dudes and they stick on them, they show me leverage. It’s always about leverage as a running back, trying to see where they are, where their body position is. And when they can do that and just kind of stay on their men, it’s easy for me to make those decisions when we practice that every week. Like Jesse [Davis] will say it’s going to be right here, this and that. I messed up on a run today actually, on that third down, I fell short. Jesse had his man turned out and I jumped around his block and made a huge mistake. But he did his job, he always does his job and just those guys make it easy for me upfront.”
(On giving credit to a teammate or coach helping him in his career here) – “E, Coach E [Eric Studesville] running backs coach, for sure. Last year, just kind of working with me. I didn’t play at all really until the last game when I got hurt and just kind of coaching me through just trying to get better each and every day. And then, the summer, or the offseason I guess, he always kind of talked to me, just ‘Hey this is what we need you to do, this is what we’d like for you to do, this is how you can get better.’ And I say to everybody in that running backs room, as a player, Jordan [Howard] being the older guy kind of just say, ‘This is what it’s going to look like,’ or ‘This is how you should go about this in the run game and even off the field, just taking care of your body.’ Same with Matt [Breida], those two guys being older and then Pat [Laird]. I mean, me and Pat came in together, we trained together for the combine, so that’s been my boy since Day 1. And just the whole room, Salvon [Ahmed] included, I know he’s on the practice squad, but that’s just my dawg from UW. So, I think that whole group of guys have been nothing but a blessing for myself and I think we’ve been a blessing to each and every one of our situations.”
(On QB Ryan Fitzpatrick’s leadership) – “For myself, I can only speak for myself, just me, and obviously just being nervous—or whatever you want to call it— just coming into a game, a Thursday night game like this, he’s always just kind of laughing and joking, trying to make sure everybody’s just honed in and just not too amped up, not too low, just saying, ‘Hey, this is the game we’ve been playing since we were little kids. Like, at the end of the day, this is the game we play, this is what we’re here for. We’re here to ball out, do our jobs to our best capabilities. And just having him around, always kind of keeps that in my mind, in the front of my mind. Like, ‘Hey, this is not too big for me, I’ve been—I’m here for a reason, in that sense.’ So, yeah, I think he’s been a great guy; on the field obviously and then off the field in the locker room, the lunchroom. I love sitting next to him, just listening to him talk to whatever he needs to say, he laughs—I mean, he’s a smart dude, so you might learn something, too.”
(On being physically stronger) – “You said I was physically stronger? I think, obviously, just working out with the offseason—before, you always had school and stuff coming out of college. But kind of being able to make my body my assignment, in a sense, just taking care of it to the best of my abilities. And I think it’s just mindset, absolutely, it’s just not playing at all last year made me more hungry for this year. Being able to get on the field and trying not to look bad. Last year was definitely a learning experience, definitely humbling experience. So, makes you hungry, not playing game.”
