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Ndamukong Suh – December 14, 2017 Download PDF version

Thursday, December 14, 2017

DT Ndamukong Suh

(Was Monday the first time that you played every snap of an NFL football game?) – “(I have) no clue. I doubt it; but I have no clue to be honest with you.”

(What it says about you as a player to play all those snaps and I guess all that went into it?) – “I think it just goes back to the conversation we had last week. I pride myself on it. I feel like I’m built for it. I feel like I prepare for it in the offseason with my trainer and obviously when we come here for OTAs and minicamps, to get into football shape. I push myself there, as well as in camp.”

(Was there any moment where you thought maybe, “I’ll take one,” and someone suggested, “Do you want to take one snap off?”) – “That’s inside information. You’d have to ask (Defensive Line) Coach ‘T’ (Terrell Williams) and (Head) Coach (Adam) Gase for that one.”

(What do you think of the way CB Xavien Howard has been playing the last few weeks?) – “Excellent. I think ‘X’ is coming into his own. We’ve expected him to be that type of player for us as soon as he got here last year. I think he showed sparks, special plays of that last year. I think he had some injuries or some things that took him off the field. But at the end of the day, that’s what we expect out of ‘X’. So, he’s playing at an elite level and hopefully he continues that way and people stop throwing the ball his way.”

(After such a huge win on Monday, how does this team avoid a letdown Sunday in Buffalo?) – “We have no room for a letdown. Our focus is understanding what we have, which is Buffalo, the next game up. It’s an important one, one because they’re a division opponent and two because they’re our next opponent.”

(Did you guys look at it as “We can get ourselves back into the playoff conversation if we upset the Patriots?”) – “I don’t ever feel like we were ever out of the playoff contention mathematically, however you want to look at it. Our focus is to take care of business and let the chips fall where they fall.”

(You’ve obviously played in a division where there were a lot of snow games. I’m assuming you’ve played in the snow in Green Bay and Minnesota. Is there any thought process when you’re a player, whether it’s cleats or on the field when you’re playing in those kind of elements and conditions?) – “How I look at it is I played in Green Bay, played in Minnesota when they were outside building their stadium – nice and cold there – played in Philly in a great snow game. I think one of the top 10 snow games. I look at it and approach it as simple as this: don’t think about it. It’s not anything to really worry about. You’re playing football. As most athletes do, when you go into a game and there’s outside noise, all this talking, just block it out.”

(So, it doesn’t put you defensive players at a disadvantage from a change of direction standpoint?) – “For me, no. I think you just go out there and adjust and adapt to the conditions and go from there.”

(What’s the challenge of stopping Bills RB LeSean McCoy?) – “He’s an elite back. I’ve seen him plenty of times, one at Philly being in this division and then two … Excuse me, once at Philly or a couple times at Philly being in the NFC and then obviously being in the same division here with him being at Buffalo. He’s an elite back, a guy I respect, a guy that I like and enjoy being around in the offseason; but we’ve got to stop him. He’s a workhorse and we’ve got to stop that.”

(Bills RB LeSean McCoy changes direction a lot. He’ll start one way, go the other way and cut back. That’s kind of his thing. How does that create a challenge for defensive lineman to stay disciplined in your gaps?) – “Well you look at it, they give him opportunities in the stretch game and things that they like to run. Their offensive line does a pretty good job of staying in front of guys, allowing him to make his holes and get to where he wants to be. You’ve just got to take your shot and make sure you’re gap-sound as you mentioned. When I look at it, it’s just all about tackling and gang tackling. If we’re all surrounding the ball, the ball carrier, we won’t have an issue.”

(If QB Tyrod Taylor plays, what if anything, is unique about his skillset?) – “Another guy just like ‘Shady’ (LeSean McCoy). He’s an elite running back from the quarterback position. (He can) obviously throw the ball and has been successful there are well. We’ve got to be very keen on that. I know they have specific runs for him in his particular position, so we’ve got our hands full if he’s playing. If not, then we still have our hands full with either one of the other quarterbacks, especially (Joe) Webb.”

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