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Ryan Fitzpatrick – October 4, 2020 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, October 4, 2020
Postgame – Seattle

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick

(What were some of the things that just weren’t working for you guys offensively, specifically in the red zone?) – “I thought that was the story of the day, being able to move the ball effectively and not being able to do anything in the red zone. And whether it was a penalty or poor execution or just a bad read by me, it just seemed like every time we got down there, something popped up. And red zone execution really falls on the quarterback. And, so, for me, I walk out of this game feeling terrible in that I felt like there was a lot of guys on our team that played well enough to win and I, unfortunately, was not one of them. And when that happens and your quarterback doesn’t play up to his ability, then you’re not going to win a whole lot of games in this league.”

(I know that on the possession before your touchdown, you had a third-and-3 and you lost 2 yards on a handoff to RB Myles Gaskin. And then obviously the decision to go for the field goal. I’m wondering if there’s going to be a decision to go for the field goal, doesn’t that third down run feel kind of weird? What’s the thinking on a third down run if you’re going to go for a field goal?) – “When we ran the ball, and I think especially on that drive, we had some success with it. And I don’t know that we were expecting to lose 2 yards on that play.”

(Can you take me through your interceptions? Obviously, the first one you were hit it was deflected. But the second one seemed like a mistake.) – “Mistake. Trying to force a ball. Hit my arm both of them but the first one obviously really affected the ball. The second one not as much.”

(When you’re in that situation, fourth-and-5 and just seeing the trend of the game and, you know, the point differential, 3 versus 7, do you wish you might have got a chance there on fourth down to go for it? Or what’s your feeling there when you’re walking off the sideline?) – “I think we were disappointed with what happened on third-and-3. I know we’ve got to do a better job there and make the decision easier, if there does need to be a decision made. But I think we have full confidence and trust in ‘Flo’ (Head Coach Brian Flores) and the decisions he makes there. I think we get a better play or a better result on third-and-3 and obviously we’re not even talking about it.”

(Their defense obviously had been beaten up the first three games and they had a lot of moving parts in the secondary. What did you see from them today?) – “They played a lot of zone. And they do play a lot of zone. But I thought they did a nice job. They bend but don’t break. We had some drives but really just kept coming up with 3 points. And so to be able to do that, keep us out of the end zone and then force two turnovers, I think that was probably their plan coming in. And for us, just being more effective once we get down to the 20-yard line or inside the 20, I mean we’ve got to be able to do that versus a good team to put more points on the board.”

(I know you said that you were hit on the arm on the two interceptions, but this week when you had to take the bulk of the snaps because of QB Tua Tagovailoa’s absence, do you think that took a toll on your arm?) – “No, I don’t know that I got many less reps throwing. But no, my arm feels really good. My arm feels fine.”

(A couple of you guys this week used the term as this game being like a measuring stick to see where you guys stand. How would you evaluate your team as a whole four games into the season?) – “Well, we’re 1-3. I think we’re really disappointed at our record right now. I think we continue to trend in the right direction but it doesn’t really — it’s not really helpful when you keep losing games. So I think we’re disappointed at 1-3. And I think that’s a … It’s bad to have that record. It’s a good thing to see how upset everybody is after these losses and knowing that we were in all these games, but we’ve got to find a way to get over the hump.”

(You mentioned some of the other guys in the game playing well enough to win. I was curious to get your take on the impact that WR DeVante Parker has on this offense as he came back into the game and got things going for you guys?) – “DeVante is a great player for us, one that I’m always going to rely on especially in tough situations. And try to get him the ball and rely on him to win one-on-one. He did some good things versus zone coverage today, just finding the spot and running after the catch. But he’s a big part of what we do. And it was good to get him back in the game today.”

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