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Ndamukong Suh – November 22, 2017 (Conference Call) Download PDF version

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

DT Ndamukong Suh Conference Call with New England Media

(I wanted to ask you about Patriots RB Deon Lewis and what you’ve seen from him as you’ve started preparing for the Patriots. What is it that seems to make him a difficult player to tackle?) – “I don’t really know how to answer that question. He’s a football player. He plays football. I’m looking forward to playing against him and tackling him when he gets the ball and going from there.”

(Is it ever difficult to find a player who’s a little undersized at the line of scrimmage in traffic?) – “No, I wouldn’t say so. It’s pretty obvious when the ball is handed off, where to find him at. (He’s) in the hole.”

(How would you describe how your defensive front is playing lately?) – “Obviously we gave up too many rushing yards to Carolina and the previous game. I think we did a better job last week. Obviously we need to get more pressure on the quarterback and create turnovers.”

(How do you guys stick together through all of the adversity you’ve had this year, with QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Jay Ajayi’s trade, LB Rey Maualuga getting waived recently, how do you guys stick together as a team?) – “I understand that it’s a business. Things are going to happen. We have to roll with the punches and go from there.”

(The Patriots offensive line does a good job of redirecting edge rushers behind QB Tom Brady. Is there more pressure on interior rushers like yourself to get after Brady up the middle?) – “It’s always important to get up the middle and pressure (Tom) Brady because he likes to step up and go through his throws, progressions and make him comfortable. At the end of the day, it’s on the collective defensive line to make pressures and make plays.”

(You’ve been playing at a high level for a while in this league now. How do you define success at this stage in your career?) – “There’s multiple ways to define it. At the end of the day, it’s a statistical game. You have to make plays and be disruptive. At the same time, I would say most elite d-tackles have to take on double teams, triple teams and do the dirty work as well, so it’s a combination of it.”

(You said this summer that you basically have to play a perfect game to beat the Patriots. Do you still feel that way, and what do you guys feel that you need to do specifically to give yourselves a chance this weekend?) – “I think you want to play a perfect game at all times, but understanding the reality is that nothing is going to be perfect. So you do what you can control and combat opportunities to not allow them to score points and different things of that nature, and go from there.”

(Do you enjoy facing the Patriots and a great quarterback like Tom Brady? Do you feel like you need to raise your game in these games?) – “I play hard every game, that’s how I look at it.

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