Albert Wilson – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
WR Albert Wilson (transcribed by New York Jets)
(On his touchdown celebration) – “It’s something I did in Kansas City and it turned out pretty good. There is nothing like your first touchdown with a team and I just wanted to celebrate with my guys. It takes the attention away from me and puts it on the team.”
(On his touchdown reception) – “I crossed (the defender’s) face, Ryan gave me a pretty good ball and I just out ran the defender.”
(On QB Ryan Tannehill) – “I think he’s doing great. I think we can do a little more around him to clean things up, but I think he’s doing his job.”
(On if he’s surprised the Dolphins are 2-0) – “I’m not surprised at all. I have high expectations for the team, especially for the offense.”
Cameron Wake – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
DE Cameron Wake (transcribed by New York Jets)
(Opening remarks on Frank Gore) – “Before we begin actually, I just passed Frank out there. I just want to take a minute to congratulate him on such a tremendous personal accomplishment, becoming the fourth all-time leading rusher. That’s kind of mind blowing, honestly. I think the team as a whole is just honored to play with the guy. I know I can speak for them to say that and to just give him congratulations.”
(On the defensive line’s success) – “I think it was no secret that they were going to come out and run the ball and I don’t think it was a secret that we were going to go out and try to stop the run. I think that’s probably more often than not a theme of football every week in the NFL, probably even more so this week. They wanted to do that, get the ball rolling, get the momentum going and have us on our heels. We wanted to take it to them and we even focused on that all week in practice. I think the guys did a good job doing that today.”
(On if he is satisfied with how the defense has been playing) – “Just on the surface, it was good but there is more to be desired. I think there are plays that we should have (made), there’s more out there. I think if you ask any defensive guy out there or get the coaches involved, (they would say) we have more work to do and that we can be even better. I think it’s a good start being that its game two. We want to improve week in and week out. I’m looking forward to being better next week and the week after that and the week after that. I think it’s a good start, but (am I) satisfied? No, not yet.”
Robert Quinn – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
DE Robert Quinn (transcribed by New York Jets)
(On getting pressure on Sam Darnold) – “We got to him early, got him rattled, and didn’t let up. It wasn’t just me, it was a collective effort. We may not have always hit him or sacked him, but we collapsed the pocket and made him uncomfortable. We tried to do our job and got it done today.”
(On the defense getting three sacks this week after not getting any last week) – “As defensive linemen we want sacks, that’s what we are judged by. It was in the back of our mind that we have to do better and demand more of ourselves.”
Minkah Fitzpatrick – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
S Minkah Fitzpatrick (transcribed by New York Jets)
(On interacting with the crowd after the incomplete pass to Robbie Anderson in the endzone in the third quarter) – “They thought it was pass interference, but it wasn’t. The ref didn’t call it. I was in good position. (I) played the ball. They were booing me. I had to give something back. It’s my home state so I was just having fun with it.”
(On whether there is something about playing in New Jersey that he appreciates) – “Oh yeah, for sure. As soon as we were flying in and when I saw the skyline and all that, I was just thinking about all the different memories I had back here, because I haven’t been back in a while. It was just good seeing everything. We stayed two blocks away from my high school, so it was just cool being back home. It just made me miss everything and appreciate it at the same time.”
(On whether he walked by his high school) – “I did. It was on Saturday so nobody was there, I saw it, appreciated it.”
(On why the defense is able to create turnovers) – “It’s just everybody doing their job. When you do your job, you don’t try to overcompensate. You do your job and the ball’s going to get to you.”
(On stopping the Jets at the end of the first half) – “That was a real good play by Bobby (McCain) and Reshad (Jones), both breaking on the ball, finishing on the ball. Dude kind of got up a little bit and then he fumbled the ball, picked it up and then Bobby came in and finished it. It was just a great effort play by those two guys out there. It was real big for us because they were going to get the ball in the second half, so it was good stopping them and leaving the field (allowing) zero points.”
T.J. McDonald – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
S T.J. McDonald (transcribed by New York Jets)
(On what this win says about the team) – “We can play with anybody, we can be physical. We can go on the road and be physical, that’s one thing. On the road, you have to be able to run the ball, you have to be able to play defense and we were able to do both today.”
(On Miami’s offensive effort today) – “That’s all you can ask, when you get turnovers, for them to put it in the end zone and that’s what they did.”
(On the defense being opportunistic) – “I think we’re able to stand up when we need to. We’re able to make big plays when we needed to and the offense was able to do the same, as far as the third and 19, being able to stand up and being able to make the play that needed to be made. That’s something that in the past, we kind of struggled with a little bit. I think that just being able to stick to it, being able to handle the adversity throughout the game and being able to keep our foot on the throttle was big.”
(On stopping the Jets on the last play of the first half) – “That was big. We knew that they were getting the ball coming out of the second half, we didn’t want to give them too much momentum. They didn’t have much going on on offense before that, so that was a big drive for them. For us to stop them, we were able to refocus, come back out and do what we had to do.”
(On Frank Gore) – “Hall of Famer. He’s big. He’s a guy that at the end of the game, you want the ball in his hands. He’s going to do what he has to do. He’s been doing this a long time. He’s going to protect the ball and get those tough yards.”
Xavien Howard – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
CB Xavien Howard (transcribed by New York Jets)
(On his interception) – “I knew I had both feet in bounds. It’s just about making plays.”
(On the defense forcing turnovers..) – “We are hungry. We just want to make plays and get the ball back to the offense so they can put points on the board.”
(On Sam Darnold) – “We had to contain him. He’s good and can get out the pocket so we had to stay in tight coverage.”
(On playing as a team) – “That’s football. We have to help the offense. They have our backs, we have their backs.”
Frank Gore – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
RB Frank Gore (transcribed by New York Jets)
(On moving into fourth place on the all-time rushing yards list) – “It means a lot. I’ve been doubted my whole life, especially coming out of college with the injuries I had. People said I would be in the league for two to three years and then I would be done. I’ve been blessed to keep going and also have success. To be able to be mentioned with guys like Emmitt (Smith), Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin and my man LaDainian Tomlinson. That’s a guy I looked up to once I got in the league, I loved LaDanian Tomlinson’s style. It’s a blessing.”
(On if he knew right away that he broke the record) – “No, we were trying to win a game. The record, that’s going to happen. I’m here to try to win games, whatever it takes to help this team to be successful. That’s why I try my best when I get an opportunity and my number gets called. I just try to be successful out there for my teammates.”
(On how he likes this group in this locker room) – “I like how tight we are. We’re all together. No one thinks they’re better than the next man. We just keep working. I saw that when I first got here. In the offseason workouts, (I) saw how tight the group was. I said, ‘As long as we believe and we believe in our coaches and work together the way we do, we should be alright this season.’ I like how the locker room is.”
Ryan Tannehill – September 16, 2018 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 16 2018
Postgame – New York Jets
QB Ryan Tannehill (transcribed by New York Jets)
(On the difference between the second half and the first half) – “We just didn’t string enough together offensively. We had plenty of opportunities. We had good play calls and we had too many mistakes all the way around. I think every group had their mistakes and it starts with me. We have to clean those things up. We can’t come out and play like that in the second half. We have too much talent and to much opportunity to leave that much out there on the field. We have to give credit to the defense. They did a good job, but offensively we didn’t take advantage of the looks and opportunities that we had. I’m proud of our guys. I’m proud of the way we played when it came down to it at the end when we needed to get something going, it seemed like they were chipping away and chipping away and they got it within eight with about six minutes left. We needed to do something. We needed to move the ball, run the timeout, and get points whatever it may be. We were able to do that. Guys really hung in there, stuck together and got it done.”
(On the 3rd-and- 19 play) – “Frank Gore did a good job of buying time and getting open there. He was actually in protection there at first. If he goes out free, then he’s supposed to be on the other side. But he went across, possibly in protection and they brought up pressure there. Kenny [Stills] was primary. I didn’t feel like he was getting open due to the contact near the line of scrimmage, had a decent pocket there and was able to move around there a little bit. Frank made one heck of a catch there down low. I was off balance and the ball really just went straight down on me. Frank did an amazing job of scooping that thing. It was really an amazing catch and getting that first down.”
(On the impact of that play) – “That play was huge. We needed to make a play on 3rd-and-18. I think the ball was on the 44 yard line. We needed to get 10 yards at a minimum to have a shot at the field goal. Frank really came up big for us right there.”
(On the options he has with his wide receivers) – “We have a lot of speed with our wide receivers. We have Albert Wilson and Jakeem [Grant]: the versatility they have, to be able to run the reverses, to put Albert in the backfield, to go four wide receivers and a tight end, and then bring him back and use him as a running back. He has great vision. He’s great with the ball in his hands. It really opens up a big package for us and helps us keep that pressure on the defense.”
(On his concern about his knee after falling awkwardly) – “I tweaked my right ankle a little bit. It’s not a big deal. It’s part of game. I just had to walk it off.”
(On what went right during the first half) – “The defense played really well for us. They got those turnovers for us and gave us great field position. We played complementary football. Its something we talked about a lot – to take advantage of those situations. When they give us good field position, we have to get that thing in the end zone. We were able to do that early, and I think it was a big factor in the game. We felt great coming into halftime and had a good plan going into the second half. But we had too many mistakes all the way around. We had tons of opportunities and its nothing drastic, but little mistakes here and there will kill drives. We have to be able to eliminate those and string drives together.”
(On his decision to run the football during a zone read toward the end of the game) – “It was just a zone read. I’m reading the defensive end. They weren’t covering zero and loaded up the box and were trying to stop me. So felt the defense close a little big, thought I could get the edge and get it.”
(On if the first play of the game was a called run) – “No, that was actually a bootleg pass. They just did a good job of holding on to Danny Amendola on the back side there. He was supposed to keep coming across there. I don’t know exactly what happened. He got hung up, came around and there was no one there. So I just ran.”
(On his emotion on the final play of the game) – “I was fired up. At that point we had he game in hand. I was proud of our guys and the way we battled through. Things were going well for us up until that point in the second half. But we knew we needed it and found a way to string that drive together to keep the chains moving and run the clock out. It’s an emotional game. You get a divisional win on the road. There’s a lot of emotion there. It’s a lot of fun.”
(On losing Josh Sitton and the impact of his replacement Ted Larsen) – “Losing Sitton was tough. He’s a veteran guy and I have so much respect for him. He’s such a good player, who plays at extremely high level. He elevates the play of the guys up front and its tough to replace a guy like that. Ted Larsen came in. He’s another guy who played a lot of football for us. He played for us last year and really did a good job. He stepped in and did a great job for us.”
(On the creativity during the last two games) – “We have a variety of personnel we can use. We have a lot of talent in a lot of different areas. If we can switch things up and keep the pressure on the defense and keep them guessing. We can use Albert as a running back, go five wide and keep them guessing as a defense. That way they can’t just run out there and play how they want. They kinda have to adjust to you. That’s something we’re going to look to do for the rest of the year.”
(On being 2-0 and having not played their best football yet) – “There’s a long road in front of us and a big opportunity. We’re able to fight through it and get wins. That’s what you’re here for: to get those wins. When we finally get this thing going and get clicking, the onus is on us to find a way, as an offense, to put drives together. I think the defense is doing a good job. They’re getting turnovers and getting the ball in our hands. You can’t ask for anything more from the defense. I’m really happy with the way they’re playing. I’m proud of those guys. But as an offense, we have to turn our level of play up.”
