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Tua Tagovailoa – December 11, 2022 (Postgame) Download PDF version

Sunday, December 11, 2022
Postgame – L.A. Chargers

QB Tua Tagovailoa (Transcribed by L.A. Chargers)

(Last week, we asked about some of the issues with the timing of the passing offense. It seemed like this week again, you guys couldn’t really control the field like we’re accustomed to seeing. Did the Chargers do anything different from what you’ve seen them do in recent weeks or over the course of the season?) – “No, they didn’t. They played to what they’re good at, and we just didn’t execute. It’s very disappointing for us to go out there as an offense and kind of show what we showed. That’s not up to our standard. That’s not how we play football here, and that was very disappointing.”

(You went about a month without missing a pass, it seemed like, and now the next couple of games, maybe the offense has struggled, and you’ve struggled. Anything that you can put your finger on?) – “Yeah, everything – from the communication to getting the details right with our guys and just being able to make plays for our team. Like I said, it is very disappointing for us to go out and do what we did. We work too hard to put up a performance like that – to not be in rhythm, on time with certain throws, to not be able to execute some plays and not look like the football we’ve been playing earlier in the season.”

(I’m only asking this question because it’s the second straight week now that we’ve seen the offense struggle. In terms of adjustments, whether that’s during the week or even halftime adjustments, do you think those are being made, the correct ones are being made?) – “Yeah, I do. I think this is just another opportunity for us as a team to face this and look at it head on and learn from it. There is no other way you can go around it. We’ll look at it straight in the eye and see what we can learn from this. We’ve got turn the page quick because we are playing a really good team next week, as well.”

(Have defenses made any significant changes that have made an significant changes in these past two games?) – “I would say the defenses that we’ve played have been playing exactly what we’ve expected them to play, that they’ve put on film. It really just goes back to the details on how we play our offense, and we’re not all dialed in with that. So we have to go back to the drawing board, figure this out and got to keep from losing. I mean, it sucks.”

(Did you think that 60-yard pass to WR Tyreek Hill would get things rolling again?) – “I think any play where you can get eligible (receiver) the ball, anything can happen. It was a great opportunity that we got the matchup we wanted with Tyreek (Hill) being one-on-one. It gave him an opportunity; he made the best out of it and scored for us.”

(What about the difficulties in getting the ball to WR Jaylen Waddle and TE Mike Gesicki? Those two didn’t combine for many receptions tonight.) – “I would say that falls on my shoulders, just with the plays that were given, giving them opportunities on those plays and just trying to make it work. All and all, we were out of whack, out of rhythm. We’re trying to find it. We felt like we had some momentum, then something happens. Whether it’s a penalty or we get stopped on a play, we’ll just have to get better from it.”

(It sounds like you thought the offense was beyond nights like this, right? The way you played in the last stretch – you’re not going to win every game, but you want to have a night like this?) – “Of course, because we’ve seen consistent glimpses of our offense executing and doing well. To have gone out this week and played the way that we played, especially on my part, that is unacceptable.”

(Given that you have a long trip back and a short week playing Saturday night instead of next Sunday, how much does that challenge you guys to fix what needs to be fixed in such a compressed amount of time?) – “Regardless on if we played on Monday night or Sunday night, it being Saturday night, we’re going to get it fixed regardless; we’re going to find ways to fix that. Get back to the drawing board. We’ll go back home. We’ll look this right in the eye and face it head-on to figure out what we need to do to not go out and perform the way we’ve performed.”

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