Isaiah Pead – August 19, 2016
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Postgame – at Dallas
Miami Dolphins Running Back Isaiah Pead (transcribed by the Dallas Cowboys)
(On the game) – It went good. Bad things. Good things. This we can learn from. Of course you would like to end it with a victory but this is what times like this are for.
(On his performance) – I got a couple of lanes up front. The line did a good job, flowing with the defense, getting hats on hats. That leaves it up to me to pick a hole and hit it.
(This is the second week in a row he’s gotten some space in the open field. Is he getting more comfortable with the offense?) – Yeah, definitely. I’ve been here since springtime learning Coach Gates’ offense. It’s all about being patient and taking it one snap at a time and making reads. Not making cuts in your head. Take what you’ve got.
Adam Gase – August 19, 2016
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Postgame – at Dallas
Miami Dolphins Head Coach Adam Gase (transcribed by the Dallas Cowboys)
(On not the kind of preseason game he wanted, what were the lessons learned)
“As far as execution, I felt we had to get our offense going. From defense we were trying to clean up a few things, and we pulled off that first group and got the second group in, and that kind of just carried on. As far as offense, those guys wanted to stay in and go through some of the kinks we were going through. I thought those were some positive steps on those guys understanding on where we were in the game, and that we needed improvement on it.”
(On issues with defense)
“We need to clean up some of our run game, and make sure we are on the same page and do our job right. It’s one of those experiences you have in preseason sometimes. In my experience this happens and I’ve been apart of it quite a few times. It seems that in preseason games, when things start poking their head, and we have to clean this up quick, because we have a season coming up. We have some things to clean up.”
(On QB Matt Moore)
“I saw him at halftime, it was a brief conversation. I haven’t had a chance to go back and talk to him.”
(On his thoughts on the hit made on Matt Moore)
“Sometimes it’s just football. It’s a split second decision the guy’s got to make. He was sliding, and it’s hard when you are knocked down in that position. I wish that guy was able to pull off, but that’s what happens. We do have rules to protect guys when they’re defenseless, but sometimes it’s a split second decision, where the guy makes his own decision.”
(On the group of offense that played in the second quarter and came back after the half)
“We were debating on whether or not we wanted to take those guys out, but I think they felt like that first serious didn’t go well as we planned. We ended up not scoring on that second drive. So, those guys wanted to make sure we finished this thing the right way. They wanted to be aggressive as far as trying to get down there and put some more points on the board.”
(On starting G, Laremy Tunsil and G Jermon Bushrod)
“Thinking about what we wanted to do from an evaluation process. We went through it last week and Billy (Turner) obviously played more than Dallas (Thomas) that last game. We’ve been mixing those lineups in practice and this was a good test to throw those two guys out there and measure everybody against each other. Next week we will go back after watching this film and re-evaluate and see where we’re at heading into the Atlanta game. Hopefully that evaluation will be a little cleaner for us.”
(On RB Isaiah Pead)
“Every time he gets in a game, he seems to pop them. I’ve been very impressed with him. He’s tried to do every little thing right. He’s one of those guys, who’s always at the right place at the right time, whether it be on the field or off the field for us, and when he gets in the game, I’m thinking call plays for him and try to give him a chance to show his skill set. I try to get him in there with the ones a little bit, and he had another explosive play today. It just seems like when he gets in there, whether a run game or pass game he just seems to make it happen.”
(On picking up the tempo of the offense after two touchdown drives)
“I wasn’t really looking for that. I do like picking up the tempo sometimes. Their calling up plays and their calling them up quick and those guys were starting to line up and it was good for us and our guys to see how tired a defense might get, and the drive goes on and you take advantage of it. Our guys won’t understand what this offense can do if a defense as far as far as a fatigue factor, until they really get into a game and play a full first half and have another 30 minutes left.”
(On this loss being a good learning opportunity)
“Absolutely! Anytime we are in the preseason, the whole thing is a learning experience. Whether you are a coach or a player or front office personnel. For me I learn 25 new things, whether it be about a quarterback or a receiver, or a line, what’s good to call, what’s not, situation with the guys up in the box. Our players are in the same category. I bet you they learned tons tonight. What can we do, and what can’t we do. Players kind of learn about, who are we playing with and where they kind of fit in with that group. How do they play off each other. It’s a good learning experience. It’s tough when you get drummed like this, but sometimes in the NFL this happens and it’s how your respond. The good thing for us is we get to play next week.”
Ndamukong Suh – August 19, 2016
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Postgame – at Dallas
Miami Dolphins Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh (transcribed by the Dallas Cowboys)
On team tackling and how the team plans to improve:
“Just practice. Understanding, cover our feet. Focus on the things that are technical to get the ball carrier on the ground. … Really that is what preseason is for. We hope we don’t have to do it as much or have as much inconsistency. We are in that situation, so we just have to take care of it.”
On how it felt working with this defense:
“Pretty good. I think I played halfway decent out there. At the en0d of the day we will have to go and watch the film. I am sure there are corrections of my own to take care of. And go from there.”
On stopping the run, and challenges today:
“The main thing is tackling, and coming down and making plays. People shooting their gap and kind of go from there. I feel like today, we just couldn’t get the ball carrier on the ground, and that allowed them to go further and extend the play.”
On playing with Mario Williams tonight:
Yes, it is always nice to get out there with your teammates and be able to be out there with a guy I am probably going to be playing a lot next to. It is a good opportunity for us to get a good feel for each other.
Ryan Tannehill – August 19, 2016
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Friday, August 19, 2016
Postgame – at Dallas
Miami Dolphins Quarterback Ryan Tannehill (transcribed by the Dallas Cowboys)
On returning to the field in the second quarter with 4:00 to go:
“We just wanted to go out and keep playing. We asked as soon as we came off the field from the drive before. You want one more? Yeah, we want one more. I just feel like, after last week, just having two short drives, we really needed to get another series in. It was good for us, offensively, to have those reps and have another successful drive.”
On Kenny Stills (WR, #10):
“He does a lot of good things. I feel like our receivers have different strengths. You have Jarvis [Landry] good in the slot, can play outside as well, strong hands, good at creating tight catches and catching tight balls. Kenny [Stills] has the speed, you saw it on the long one, just to separate, get by guys down the field. He’s just growing. He’s growing as a complete receiver, able to run every route that we have. DeVante [Parker] is a physical talent, can run, he’s strong and physical at the top of the route. I feel like those guys all compliment each other in a way that we can play to their strengths.”
“I think Kenny has been one of the hardest workers this off season. It started back in March. He came to me and was willing to do anything that I asked him to do. That’s just been consistent since that time. He’s been steady working since March. Working on his hands. Working on catching the ball away from his body. Route running. Being crisp at the top of routes. It’s just carried over. He has consistently gotten better this whole off season. He is continuing to make those strides. I’m excited about the season he is going to have.”
“Kenny has always been a worker. That’s one of the things I like about him. Since he came in, he’s been a worker and willing to jump on board with anything. Just his aggressiveness and how direct he was with wanting to be better, watching tape, spending time with me, spending time with film together. It’s just important to him. You could tell early on in March that he really wanted to make big strides this year, and I think it is paying off for him.”
On the protection from the offensive line:
“Other than the one time I got hit, we had great protection all night. I was able to go through my reads, get to number three in check downs. That makes all the difference in the world, when you can get through your reads and when they do play good coverage down the field to be able to move around a little bit, get outside the pocket, get to your backs late, it really opens things up for us. And we got some big plays from it. I was really happy with those guys and how they performed tonight.”
On having additional weapons in the offense:
“It huge. We are going to target Jarvis a lot and we are going to target Kenny a lot and we are going to target DeVante. When you have three really explosive talented playmakers, it makes it tough for them to take away one guy. There were some reps today when they were trying to double Jarvis and create some one-on-one matchups in other places. When you have three really good receivers plus talented tight ends it makes it tough for them to take away one guy and handicap you. So, a lot of space and matchups we like.”
On the hit sustained by Matt Moore, and whether it was “dirty”:
“I wouldn’t call it dirty. Obviously it was illegal. He’s clearly going down and the guy led with his helmet. I am not going to call it dirty, but definitely illegal. And you hate to see that happen at any point, especially in a preseason game. I am glad he is going to be alright, but I hated to see that.
On Arian Foster:
“It’s nice. I think he wanted to get out there and just kind of into the flow of things, get some reps. It was good to have him out there. I think having him on the field is good for us. Just having that veteran presence out there. And it is good for the zone read game. It is going to be good for us to have him out there this year.”
Adam Gase (Halftime) – August 19, 2016
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Head Coach Adam Gase (Halftime)
Halftime at Dallas – Aug. 19, 2016
(On the defense in the first half) – “On defense, we just got to do a better job of stopping the run. We just got to get some negative plays, get our hands on some balls and when we do, we have to finish it with a turnover. That’s why it is preseason. We have to figure everything out.”
(On coming away with two touchdowns on three trips to the red zone) – “I think we had a shot there in that first (red zone) series to score and we didn’t make the plays that we needed to make. There were a couple of bad calls that I had there against what they ran on defense.”
(On the first-half performance of QB Ryan Tannehill) – “It was pretty good – everything as advertised as far as how tough he is and just battling. I liked the mentality that he had going into that first half. I liked the fact that the ones wanted to stay in and do another series. That’s what I wanted to see.”
(On clarifying that the first-team offense wanted to stay in longer) – “Yes.”
Laremy Tunsil – August 17, 2016
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Guard/Tackle Laremy Tunsil
(On how pleased he is with his progress so far) – “Every day I’m going to keep getting better. I’m going to keep coming to practice trying to get better every day, listen to what coach says and listen to the techniques they give me. Like I said, it’s up to the coaches at the end of the day.”
(On his thoughts on his NFL experience so far) – “It’s the same thing I thought. You’ve got to come in every day and work because everybody in the league is good so you got to bring your toolbox every day.”
(On what he thinks is the biggest transition moving from tackle to guard) – “It’s nothing really, you just have your hand on the ground 24/7. It’s nothing different; it’s all football. It’s different techniques you’ve got to learn. Nothing major. I just have to stay in the film room and stay listening to the coaches and we are all going to be good.”
(On the feedback he is receiving from the coaches) – “The same thing, just keep working every day. I consider myself a hard worker, so I work every day trying to get better and trying to perfect my craft.”
(On what it would mean to him to start on Friday at Dallas) – “I’m just here to help the team, so if I do get the start against Dallas (Cowboys), it will be nice. But it’s up to the coaches. Whatever happens, happens.”
(On how concerned he is about starting with the first team or second team offense) – “I’m not concerned about it at all. I’m just trying to get better every day. Like I said before, it’s up to the coaches on these decisions. I’m going to keep perfecting my craft each and every day.”
(On if he expects to start the season opener) – “I don’t know yet. Like I said, it’s up to the coaches.”
(On would it be disappointing to him if he didn’t start the season opener) – “It doesn’t matter. I’m going to come in every day and try to get better.”
(On has the coaching staff told him what his role will be on Friday night against Dallas) – “No, they haven’t told me (anything) yet.”
(On his transition to South Florida and if how much he gets noticed down here) – “I’m actually from Florida, but up there by Jacksonville. I really don’t get noticed that much. I really don’t go out that much anyway. I’m kind of a low-key guy. I stay to myself.”
(On if he goes out to eat at restaurants) – “I stay home and cook – ‘Chef LT.’ I cook myself.”
(On if he is noticed when he goes back to visit the University of Mississippi) – “I get the same reaction. I went to school there, so it’s still all love up there, as always.”
(On him being a celebrity in Oxford Miss.) – “You think that I’m a celebrity? I don’t consider myself a celebrity. I just consider myself a regular person.”
Arian Foster – August 17, 2016
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Running Back Arian Foster
(On how he feels about science) – “I think science is our greatest accomplishment as the human species. It’s been a pleasure to really start to read into it and discover the natural world as we know it to be.”
(On how he feels to be in a position to promote science to kids that look up to him) – “I don’t know if I’m promoting it, I just express my passions along. I don’t think I’m credited enough to promote science, but it’s something that I’m passionate about and I love and I like to share my views with (others).”
(On what preseason reps mean to him throughout his career) – “It depends on what position you’re in. Honestly, year to year it changes. Some years you feel like you don’t need any and some years you feel like you need some. So it kind of varies as the years go.”
(On how he feels about getting reps this year) – “I need some this year. It’s been a while since I’ve been hit. Not in training camp but it’s different. In games, it’s different. You want to get that feel of getting hit week in and week out again.”
(On what he is looking forward to in this offensive scheme) – “Just the offense gelling, I think that we are making positive steps forward day by day and it’s fun to watch us grow. I think that we have a high ceiling in this offense. We just have to continue to put one foot forward and keep getting better.”
(On his confidence in his leg) – “It’s back. We’re good.”
(On what motivates him the most in his life) – “It doesn’t take much, just waking up. I like being on this side of the ground and I appreciate it, so it doesn’t take much.”
(On does the offense gelling mean getting more reps and plays on the field) – “Yes, that’s exactly what that (means).”
Jarvis Landry – August 17, 2016
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Wide Receiver Jarvis Landry
(On if he is glad that camp is over) – “Yes, very much so. Just talking to these guys, I was just telling them how I finally get a chance to have some time to myself, time with my family and enjoy that time.”
(On if he remembers how to get home) – “Yes, I do. I’ve been home a couple of times after we broke camp a little bit, but it’s been later and we have a curfew of course, so I have to try to get back; but now to get that break and actually sleep in your own bed is what I’m looking forward to.”
(On how he characterizes this past training camp) – “(Head) Coach (Adam) Gase demanded a lot out of us. For one, to learn a new system; and two, come out here with the same intensity every day. Some days we didn’t match the defense’s intensity; but some days we did. I can say that this is probably one of the hardest camps I’ve been a part of since I’ve been here. It’s been one of the most fun ones, as well, and competitive for me. I can say that.”
(On what CB Bobby McCain said to him) – “Nothing, it’s just competitive spirits getting fiery a little bit and showing a little team love to each other. That’s what we call it, just a little team love.”
(On him and CB Bobby McCain hugging after and making up) – “That’s it – it was over with. What happens between the lines happens between the lines. It’s nothing personal. No hard feelings, just team love.”
(On moving into the next phase of the season and if the offense is ready for it, starting Friday in Dallas) – “Yes, I think we are. I think it’s that time for us to make a move forward after the two three-and-outs up there in New York. It’s that time for us to make some progress.”
(On learning the playbook and if the learning part is over with now) – “Yes, it is. I think we put in the last couple of things we needed as far as weapon-wise going into the season, yesterday. For us, it’s just game planning, figuring teams out and attacking them.”
(On what needs to happen in order to keep the chains moving on a consistent basis) – “Positive first plays. The more we can get – (Head Coach) Adam (Gase), (Offensive Coordinator) Clyde (Christensen), (Quarterbacks Coach) Bo (Hardegree) – those guys in situations like third-and-manageable, third-and-short, second-and-short, it allows the offense to go that much more. (We’re) trying to find ways to get a positive first play.”
(On how this camp can be hard but also fun) – “It was hard in the sense of conditioning. When you come in, you train to be in shape, but with this offense as fast-tempo and fast-paced as it is, (Head Coach Adam Gase) wants you to have that tempo and make the defense match your tempo. Us running 50 yards downfield and having to run back, after a while it takes a toll on your body and it hurts. But at the same time, seeing guys make plays and the things that we’ve done in the building as a team has made it so much fun and brought us so much closer together.”
(On if Head Coach Adam Gase has done anything special during this camp for team building or to lighten the atmosphere) – “This was it (ending practice early and cutting the last day of camp short). This was his one bone for the camp. Again, he demanded a lot out of us and each and every day we came out here, we had something to work on. Each and every day we went in, we were trying to find ways to better ourselves. We weren’t worried about anybody else in our division or anyone else in the NFL. We were trying to find ways to make our team better – to make our offense, defense and special teams better – and that’s what it’s all about.”
