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Patrick Laird – August 22, 2019 Download PDF version

Thursday, August 22, 2019
Postgame – Jacksonville

RB Patrick Laird (transcribed by Devin Davis)

(Describe your comfort level with the offense right now and then how things are going.) – “I’m still learning the offense. I think everyone is still learning certain parts of it. Like all of the other rookies I’m in my playbook everyday trying to learn it as best I can so when I’m out on the field, I feel comfortable. But when I’m in the huddle and the QB calls a play, I know what to do. There’s a lot of stuff that I can do better that I’m working on so I’ll show back up tomorrow and start working on those things.”

(Your touchdown, was it physically a case that you were not going to be denied? Because the guy made contact at the 2- or 3-yard line and you kind of bulled your way in there.) – “I think there was another teammate helping me out. I think some other teammate was pushing on him, it might have been Chandler Cox or Chris Myarick. But yeah, when you’re close to the goal line, you just want to do whatever you can to get that in.”

(The 99-yard drive, can you talk about what they drive was like when you guys were clicking on all cylinders as an offense?) – “Mark (Walton) started that drive out when we were backed up and he had a couple of nice runs. I think just the offense as a whole, we wanted to come into this game with a good operation and so to take the ball down the field 99 yards, you need a good operation. I thought that Josh (Rosen) and the offensive line and all of the receivers did a good job staying in control and making sure we got down the field.”

(How do you assess your camp so far?) – “A lot of stuff I need to get better at. A lot of stuff I need to work on. I think I can speak for most rookies or all the rookies, there is a lot of stuff that we need to catch up with the veterans on. There’s a lot of stuff in my game that I want to work on. The veterans here and the coaching staff here have done a really good job of bringing us in and trying to get us up to speed. The competitive atmosphere, that’s what I love, that’s why I love football. I’ve really enjoyed being a Miami Dolphin; but there’s a lot of stuff that I need to work on and get better at, and that’s what this next week is for.”

(You talked about the stuff you have to get better at. What do you feel good about, because you have been able to produce. What do you feel good about?) – “I let my coaches think about that stuff, what they like about me. What you want to do as a player is build trust with your coaches. So far, I think I’ve done an okay job of building some trust in the coaching staff or having the coaching staff have trust in me. That’s what I’m focusing on, those sort of things – the little things, do the little things well, build trust in the coaches and that’s all I really think about.”

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