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Ndamukong Suh – September 13, 2017 Download PDF version

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

DT Ndamukong Suh

(What was practice like today in a new environment?) – “It was good. I think it was very similar to what we have in Davie, minus the humidity and the blistering heat; but other than that, I think it’s a normal Wednesday practice for us. I feel like we did some good work, but we’ve still got to go watch the film”

(How do you keep things normal in this circumstance?) – “I think it’s all about our mindset, understanding what’s your task ahead of you, having that mindset of what you need to accomplish, and going out there and attacking it; and then, obviously, executing when the time is right.”

(A lot of guys looked at having a bye week in Week 1 as a negative. Are there any advantages that you can take to it?) – “We got to watch a lot of football. We got to see our opponents this upcoming week play in a real game, so we had a week of experience of seeing what they like to do; but there’s a handful of things that you can look at it from positively and negatively. At the end of the day, we’ve got to go out there and practice, understand what we’ve got to do against them, and anticipate what they want to do against us.”

(Is there any approach that you’ve got to take to play 16 straight games differently than you would normally?) – “No. In my opinion, I think we have some built in byes with the Thursday night game. We obviously can earn ourselves a bye going to the playoffs. So I think at the end of the day, we’re in a great position to be successful and it’s all about the mindset of being successful in these first eight games that we have, I believe, before our Thursday night game, and then go from there.”

(What is the biggest challenge when you relocate a team, as a player?) – “I don’t think it’s that big of a deal honestly, because we did this last year. We were away for two weeks when we played, coincidentally, San Diego and then played L.A. (Rams), so it’s something that I think this team is used to and it shouldn’t be an issue, by any means.”

(What did you gain from that experience last year when you guys were sequestered away?) – “I think the biggest thing that I gained, and that most of my teammates gained, was the ability to spend time with each other, have a bunch of dinners together, hang out with each other. (It’s) kind of like camp again; but obviously in a much lighter situation. It’s not as grueling, so I think that’s a good piece about it.”

(What was the experience like watching what was going on back in Miami and trying to figure out if there was damage and what was going on? What was that like being over here experiencing that?) – “It was tough to some extent, because obviously you can really only follow what the news gives you. Things weren’t really depicted to us in the best light; but there were a couple people I knew that were there and I spoke to them and checked in with them. Other than that, you’ve just got to wait and see.”

(How much of a distraction is it knowing that such a massive hurricane has hit your guys’ state in preparing for your first NFL game of the season? – “I think as mature adults, as well as professionals, when we’re in work, we have to understand what our task is and deal with it in that particular moment. Obviously, the real world is always going to be there, so when we’re not in meetings or in practice, we get back to the real world and handle the business that we need to take care of, and that’s really my approach to it.”

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