Michael Thomas – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins S Michael Thomas (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(On talking with David Ortiz at the coin flip) – “It is always good to see somebody who is a legend, a future Hall-of-Famer. I was just saying, ‘Congrats on the career’, and he said, ‘Congrats on being a captain’. That was pretty cool. It was pretty quick and pretty natural. It was respect. My dad grew up Yankee fan so I watched plenty of Red Sox versus Yankee games. I was neutral [as a fan].”
(On the game) – “You have got to give a lot of credit to this Patriots’ organization, no matter who is in there at quarterback for them. They always have a great game plan. It was a whole different game once Garoppolo went out. Kudos to them, they made plays and we had to find some ways to get stops. You have to give credit to them. They are a great organization and they find a way to make plays. It showed how much fight this team has and is a testament to how hard we worked in the offseason. This is a one week league. Nobody cares what you did last week. This is going to hurt for 24 hours, then it is on to Cleveland.”
(On why the Dolphins struggle in New England but play the Patriots well in Miami) – “I wish I could answer that. We have had some success against them [in Miami] so it is tough that we didn’t come away with a win today.”
Ndamukong Suh – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins DT Ndamukong Suh (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(What were they able to do to get the tough yard running and keep moving the chains) – “In my personal opinion, I think we did a good job in the first half. I think we held them to about 56 yards in the first half. In the second half they came out with a good scheme. They did a lot of cracking and got to our edges. We didn’t rally to the ball like we needed and make the plays, but at the end of the day you have to give them credit for their scheme and obviously LeGarrette [Blount] making plays.”
(Did he feel like the defense had a lot of pressure in the first half due to the offense struggling) – “I look at offense, defense and special teams, but more importantly as a defense, we gave up 21 points. There were no turnovers, no short fields. They moved the ball on us and we allowed them to score. Give them credit for making plays and moving down the field, but that’s on us.”
(On the mood at halftime) – “I think guys understood the position we put ourselves in, especially on the defensive side of the ball. After we settled down, we understood what we had to get done. We had to go out there and get the ball back to our offense to give them opportunities to make plays. When we did that, they went down and moved the ball and scored points. We got a chance to get back in the game but we just didn’t complete it.”
Anthony Steen – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins C/G Anthony Steen (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(On the slow start) – “We just went to a no huddle, speed tempo and it really got us into gear. We got in a rhythm and moved the ball. I really don’t know [the reason for the slow start]. It may be one of those things where we need to train harder or come out and start practice faster, I don’t know. A lot of teams would have given up but our team didn’t. We came back and had a chance to win. It says a lot about our team. This is the first time I’ve played here and it was a tough game and a tough loss.”
Byron Maxwell – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins CB Byron Maxwell (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(On the first half) – “They [Patriots] ran some boots, but at the end of the day it all falls on us. We didn’t have our eyes in the right place. They had the right technique. So any time you do that against the Patriots it’s bad weakness.”
(On the Patriots running a lot of sweeps) – “They were piling it up in the middle and then just running sweeps, so they did a good job switching it up.”
Reshad Jones – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins S Reshad Jones (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(On the game) – “We just kept fighting and we were fighting against a good football team in their home. We just put our head down and kept fighting. We didn’t quit. This team [the Patriots] could put 50 points on you any time they get a chance. We were down 24-0, it shows the kind of guys we have in this locker room. They made plays and you have to give credit to them. They ran their offense and they made plays. We didn’t make enough plays early on and it took us until the third quarter to wake up.”
(On why the Dolphins struggle in New England but play the Patriots well in Miami) – “I’m not sure. I think the Patriots are one of the better teams when they are playing at home. There is no magic to it, they have done a great job. They did enough to win this game and we didn’t make enough plays to win.”
Kenyan Drake – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins RB Kenyan Drake (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(On scoring his first NFL touchdown) – “It was pretty exhilarating. I was trying to do everything I could to help the team win. Unfortunately, we were not able to come out on top this time but we can only improve from this point. ”
(On what he was told before today’s game) – “I wasn’t told anything. I just have the same mentality regardless of whatever the case may be. I just try to go out on the field throughout the week and give my best effort on practice and when my number is called in the game I just go out and make the most of my opportunity.”
(On what he proved) – “I know as a team we proved that we can go out play with the best, no matter what the deficit was. I know there is a lot of stuff we can improve on throughout this process. The last two weeks have been some tough losses, we are just going to come out next week and try and get another win.”
(On the Miami Dolphins offense playing better in the second half) – “We were not able to convert on third down. We probably only converted one time in the first half and we put our defense in not very good situations. The second half we came out and were a lot more efficient and run the ball, pass the ball and show that when we can be an efficient offense, we can be a successful team. We just have to start better.”
Jordan Cameron – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins TE Jordan Cameron (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(On the slow start) – “I don’t know, we have to look at the film and see what the deal is. We have to find a way to come out and keep the defense off the field. It’s hard for them when we go three and out and they have to keep going out there.”
(On Ryan Tannehill’s performance) – “He was awesome. He definitely had control in the huddle, he was making plays and we were moving fast and got the ball rolling. You got to see what we are capable of doing in the second half.”
(On what the message was after being down 31 to 3) – “Keep going. I mean I’ve never understood why people talk about giving up or quitting. No one has that in their body or their system on this team. We are going to keep playing; we have fighters on this group, in this room and on this team. We are proving that we are never going to just lay down. We just have to get it going earlier.”
Kiko Alonso – September 18, 2016 (Postgame)
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
Postgame – at New England
Miami Dolphins LB Kiko Alonso (transcribed by the New England Patriots)
(On the hit to Jimmy Garoppolo) – “He came out of the pocket and I got out there and he just landed on his shoulder.”
(On the mindset of playing against a rookie quarterback) – “We figured they were going to run the ball, just like they did. That last drive we have to get off the field.”
(On whether the performance on defense was good enough) – “No. How many points did we give up? Thirty one is too many points. That last drive we have to get off the field. Luckily they missed the field goal but we used up all of our time outs. We just have to get them off the field.”
