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Ndamukong Suh – October 12, 2016 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh

(On yesterday’s offensive line roster moves) – “(I) don’t focus on it. I just focus on my small box and my two guys I got to beat.”

(On the run defense) – “We got to execute when it counts, and that’s obviously in the games. (We have to) understand what our tasks are and each and every guy has to get done in their job and tackle. That’s what it’s going to come down to.”

(On challenges to Steeler’s explosive offense present) – “Yes, they definitely have an explosive offense. (They have) great receivers, great running backs, obviously a great quarterback who has a strong arm that likes to push it down the field as well as a get lot of short passes in their passing game. We have a lot on our plate that we’re going to have to deal with, and I think first and foremost we understand we have to stop the run.”

(On how important is it is to wrap up QB Ben Roethlisberger) – “Yes, (Ben) Roethlisberger is a very slippery quarterback. People don’t necessarily see him as a very athletic guy, but he can move around in the pocket – (he is) obviously great at that – and get outside the pocket to hurt you. You got to continue to rally. No matter what, the play is never over. We just have to go out there and make sure we get him down on the field.”

(On he sees that as an opportunity to make plays if the Steelers push the ball down the field) – “I think when they do that, they choose to max protect and you have to continue to fight double teams, triple teams, whatever it may be. Obviously, they keep their tight ends in on certain situations – usually about two-man routes when they try to push it down the field. At the end of the day, you have to find a way to be slippery and get back there and cause havoc.”

(On RB Le’Veon Bell’s strengths) – “I haven’t seen a ton of film on him, but I played against him before. Obviously, (he is) a great running back. I’ve seen him at Michigan State in his early days. Obviously in the league he has run really well. He’s good out of the back field as well as a pass catcher. At the end of the day, he’s a weapon that we have to contain.”

(On facing a running back as patient as RB Le’Veon Bell and how difficult that is on the defensive line) – “If he’s patient that means he’s hopefully stuttering his feet and that gives us an opportunity to take a shot at him and get him down while he’s in the backfield. At the same time, we have to find ways to penetrate and don’t allow him to get started so he can be patient and follow behind his offensive linemen and things of that nature.”

(On the 1-4 record) – “There’s no explanation, honestly. We didn’t do what we needed to do to take care of business to have more wins than we have loses. At the point we’re at right now being 1 and 4, we have to find a way to figure out a way to win this game and then go from there.”

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