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Reshad Jones – January 1, 2018 Download PDF version

Monday, January 1, 2017

S Reshad Jones

(On the 2017 season.) – “We weren’t able to do what we set out to do. This is a playoff team. We fell short of that. It didn’t go too good for me. Personally, I feel like I played pretty well, but I could have played better.”

(What did it mean to you to have the season you did coming off last year’s injury?) – “It means a lot. I put a lot into it. It was a long offseason, a lot of hard work and dedication. I had to sacrifice a lot; but it means a lot knowing that my shoulder held up for a full season. I played well. I made a lot of plays for this team.”

(How bad was the rehab for your shoulder injury, because guys say a lot of times that that’s worse than being healthy and being able to practice even?) – “Yes, shoulder surgery is one of the worst. Rehab was tough. It was a long process, but I’m happy I was able to get through it.”

(Do you expect to play in the Pro Bowl?) – “Yes, I probably will play.”

(What has to change around here? You’ve been here for what, seven years, eight years?) – “Eight.”

(What has to change?) – “I think we’ve got the right guys in this locker room. I’m not sure what we need to change, but something has to change. I can’t my finger on it right now. I’ve got to take a moment and evaluate the whole season and look at a couple of things. Like I said, I think we’ve got resilient guys in this locker room. We’ve got the right pieces in the locker room. It’s just a tough league to win in.”

(The players only have a finite amount of time in the league, and certainly their prime is even smaller of a window. Do you feel like your best football right now might be going to waste because there’s not the team success that goes along with it?) – “No, I think I’ve still got a lot of good football ahead of me. I feel good. I took care of my body a lot this offseason. I still feel like I’ve got a lot of good football left ahead of me.”

(That being said, is there regret that you haven’t gotten more, from a team perspective, out of your career so far?) – “Yes, I mean I would like to make the playoffs and do bigger things; but you’ve got to deal with the cards that have been dealt. (I’m) just (going to) continue to do what I’ve been doing, taking care of my body and come out and lead this team and try to help this team win football games.”

(When you talk about wanting things to change, how much do you think it will change things to have QB Ryan Tannehill back next year?) – “I think Ryan is a great piece. I think he was coming along. He was having a good spring. I think he’s a valuable piece to this team.”

(Have you ever been part of a year when so many things have gone sideways?) – “I’ve been here eight years, so yes, I have. (laughter) I have, for sure.”

(Eight years, you’ve been through this day after the season a lot. What’s it like for everybody?) – “It’s tough not making the playoffs, knowing the potential we have in this locker room. It’s just another season I feel like we’ve wasted. I think we’ve got the right guy in (Head Coach) Adam Gase. I know he’ll get this thing turned around.”

(Head Coach Adam Gase talked about playing with a deficit, playing from behind a lot. Defensively, what changes when you guys have a deficit as opposed to a lead? Do you have to be more conservative defensively? What changes?) – “You are able to make a team one-dimensional. When you get a lead, now teams have to pass the ball. I think we’ve got one of the best front sevens in football. Those guys get after the quarterback pretty well. Making a team one-dimensional, it plays into our hands on defense. Like I said, I think we’ve got a great front seven and it helps us be able to get after the ball a little bit.”

(So then when you’re trailing, on the other hand, you have to play run and pass as opposed to if you have a lead, you just attack. Defensively, now you have to play run and pass.) – “Exactly.  I think the call sheet changes up a little bit once you get a lead.”

(This is the first offseason you’re going into in a while where you have the financial security, you have that contract. Is that a different type of deal for you now that you’re not worrying about that in the offseason?) – “Yes, I think it makes a lot of difference. I just go out and play. I don’t have to worry about, like you said, financial situations or where I’m going to be at. I can put all of that behind me and go out and do everything I can to help the Miami Dolphins win football games.”

(Did you have any added incentive coming in off that contract, and everybody here knowing that you’d been played like that, to play up to it?) – “No.”

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