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Skylar Thompson – September 12, 2024 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Postgame – Buffalo

Dolphins QB Skylar Thompson

Q. What interactions, if any, were you able to have with Tua?

SKYLAR THOMPSON: I haven’t had an interaction with him. I don’t really have any information or anything to expand on that. When he went down, I immediately started getting ready and I have yet to have an encounter with him yet.

Q. How scary was that to see?

SKYLAR THOMPSON: I tell you what, it makes me sick. I think anyone for the human eye, like it sucks. In my position, you never want to have your opportunity come with something like that and have a lot of love for Tua. Built a great relationship with him. Yeah, you care about the person more than the player. Everybody in the organization would say the same thing. So just really praying for Tua and hopefully everything will come out all right.

Q. How do you think it went for you after you came in?

SKYLAR THOMPSON: I felt like we moved the ball a little bit. It’s always a good thing. Definitely want to score in the red zone there, those two opportunities. But had some positive plays and some stuff to build on. There’s always things to clean up and whatnot, but I feel like we got some first downs and had some good plays out there so that’s definitely a positive out of that.

Q. Tua last year missed two games after the first concussion, then three after the second. Why do you think you’re better prepared if it’s going to be two, three, four weeks with you as a starter to lead this team?

SKYLAR THOMPSON: This is my third year. I’ve gotten some really good experience, especially that first year. This entire time I have just kept working, trying to get better, just preparing for opportunities. What’s going to lie ahead, who knows, but man, I’m confident, though. I feel like I’m ready for whatever’s to come. I’m going to prepare and work hard and do everything I can to lead this team and do my job. Not going to look too far ahead, but whatever is to come, I’m excited for, I’ll be ready for it. It will be fun.

Q. There’s a lot of complexity with what Tua was running in terms of the ball fakes and things like that. Do you feel like you’re prepared to run the entire playbook?

SKYLAR THOMPSON: Absolutely. Absolutely. I’ve gotten a lot of reps in this system. All the stuff that Tua is doing and has done with the ball-handling stuff, all the motions, everything; I’ve gotten three years under my belt now of digesting that and learning it. Yeah, I feel like I’m fully equipped to run whatever Mike wants and not be limited at all whenever I’m in the game.

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