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Terron Armstead – September 16, 2022 Download PDF version

Friday, September 16, 2022

T Terron Armstead

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel said you’ll do everything you can to try to play. And this will be the last thing on this topic – do you go into the weekend hopeful that you’ll be able to be out there Sunday?) – “That’s my goal. Every week for me that’s the goal. I’m trying to play every game, every snap – I love it. I love being out there especially with these guys. So that’s the goal.”

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel said that you also dealt with more serious injuries in the past and things like that, so for you who has dealt with injuries, how mentally do you – this is the first game of the season getting injured – how do you mentally deal with that?) – “It can be challenging. It can be challenging if you let it, especially a guy like myself – that’s been my knot. That’s been my Achilles heel. I just mentally stay strong. I prepare to play every week. I do my work to get myself ready to go. And I lean on the guys – my teammates, my coaches – because it can be not just for myself, but throughout the league, injuries can take a toll because it’s taking you away from what you do for a living. Just mentally staying where you need to be – focused on the task at hand. Being down on yourself or being depressed or anything like that doesn’t heal an injury at all. It just makes it worse so just staying up and trying to get ready.”

(Head Coach Mike McDaniel also said that you guys have a lot of confidence in T Greg Little. What have you seen? I know he came in the game the other day.) – “He’s been impressive. He’s been impressive, all camp, too. All camp. We’ve seen the strides he’s made from OTAs to training camp to now. He’s been impressive. He’s put the work in and will continue to do so. I think he’ll only get better with more reps.”

(How are you feeling? How is the toe feeling right now?) – “Hard to say. Hard to say. I hit it hard today. Everything we can. Just keep working really.”

(On the offensive line where continuity is so important, to have all tackles dealing with injuries, is it sort of easier that it’s at the beginning of the year and you still have options to build that continuity, work things out as opposed to it happening at the end?) – “It’s never an ideal time obviously, for sure, but we’re all locked in for the same goal. So ideally the starting 11 will be out there, but that’s not how the game works and that continuity and that cohesiveness – the goal should be depth, too. We’ve all got to be locked in. Everybody’s got to stay ready. Everybody’s got to come in, do their part to the best of our ability.”

(Lower body injuries, I’ve always thought it might be a little bit easier on an offensive player. On defense, you’re reacting. On offense you can kind of control where you go and how to compensate. Is that true? Am I full of crap?) – “(laughter) No, I think it’s all about being able to – if you can functionally do your job, if your body will allow you to do your job, that’s really what it comes down to. If you can’t perform the task you have to, to do your job at a high level, then that’s when it’s not smart to go out there. But if you’ve got enough function to execute and get the job done – unfortunately I’ve had to become a master compensator and learn ways fortunately and unfortunately, because I’ve added tools to my tool bag that’s helped me succeed in games where I’m not feeling my best or dealing with something. So I agree with what you’re saying – being able to formulate a plan as opposed to just being reactionary.”

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