Tyreek Hill – October 16, 2024
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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
WR Tyreek Hill
(How have you seen QB Tyler Huntley kind of grow in the short time he’s been here?) – “He’s been doing a great job. He’s been doing a fantastic job overcommunicating with clarity amongst the guys. I can see the confidence each and every week from playcalling, from getting guys in line and just understanding the playbook. He’s been doing a great job.”
(Is one of his key attributes is that he’s always smiling. He’s always very positive?) – “Yes, that is one of the great things about ‘Snoop’ (Tyler Huntley). You can see him in this building walking wherever – I seen him leaving out of the bathroom earlier, he was smiling at me. He’s always smiling. ‘Snoop’ is a great guy, he’s always smiling.”
(It has to be a disappointing offensive showing the first couple of weeks. With this bye week were you able to put it aside and it’s almost like a fresh start here?) – “Oh yeah, for sure. The great thing about the NFL is it’s going to continue on going, and obviously we get a chance to learn form our mistakes from the past and get better from it. We’ve got a great head coach who does a great job of holding himself accountable, holding his players accountable. Today we had a great day of practice. Things aren’t going to go perfect but I believe our operation was great, guys were getting out of the huddle good. No pre-snap penalties as far as false starts from the wideouts, the running backs, the linemen, so I think today was a good start to where we used to be.”
(Has Head Coach Mike McDaniel come up with different ways to get you the ball? Do you think that’s been needed?) – “No, no, I don’t think it’s needed. Like I said our head coach, he does a great job. He understands situations, and there is so many guys to get the ball to there man. Not only me, you got (Jaylen) Waddle, (De’Von) Achane, Odell (Beckham Jr.), ‘Heem’ (Raheem Mostert), Jonnu (Smith). My job is my job. Whenever he calls my play to get open, I’m going to do my thing. He doesn’t have to try to force it or anything.”
(Do you feel like you’ve been playing at the same level as years past? The number aren’t there, but you lost your quarterback obviously.) – “I’m going to do my thing regardless. ‘Cheetah’ going to be ‘Cheetah.’ I’m not going to make no excuses; I’m not going to point anybody out because that’s not what I do, man. But I will say, I’m ‘Cheetah’ baby. I’m going to deal with any circumstance that I’ve got. I’m here for this team, I’m here for my brothers all day long. If I’m open, I’m not going to go to the sideline and point it out. We’re going to fix it whenever we watch film as an offense the next day. As long as I continue to put it on film, I’m good.”
(If you guys win, you get to 3-3. Considering some of the struggles, are you – I don’t want to say happy with that record, but knowing there’s still 10 games ahead – confident in where you are moving forward?) – “We’re always happy about winning. I think that’s the most positive thing any team would want. Obviously the first few games didn’t start the way we wanted it to. You said it we’re 2-3, but it’s all about how you finish. Hopefully down this long stretch that we’ve got, we can put together some wins.”
(You mean to tell me that when you come back to the sideline you don’t say anything to the quarterback?) – “No, I don’t. I just tell him, ‘Hey man, let’s go. Keep going. Keep going.’ That’s my mentality, I’ve always been like that. My parents raised me in a different shape of form. I know people try to compare me to ‘AB’ (Antonio Brown) all the time, but I’ll never run off the field and ruin my paycheck like that. I’m smart at the end of the day, I got kids to take care of. I’m never going to do that. I love ‘AB’ to death, but I just feel like at the end of the day – my dad always told me if you put it on tape, the eye in the sky won’t lie. So if you’re open, they’ll see it. Keep doing it over and over again. That’s the mentality.”
(Not in a bad way. You can have a constructive conversation.) – “You can. You can, but I feel like at the end of the day a quarterback is almost like a kicker. If you say something to him then, you’re in his head. I don’t have to do that – when it’s time, it time baby.”
(It’s hard to know this without QB Tua Tagovailoa, but have you sensed the pre-snap motion have been as effective as getting the defense off balanced this year as they were for you guys the last two years?) – “Yeah, they have. I feel like the pre-snap motions have been helping us a lot, whether that’s getting bump coverage off me and (Jaylen) Waddle so we can have those free releases. Whether that’s trying to figure out what kind of defense they are playing, are they running shell, are they running cover four – pre-snap motions have been helping us out a lot.”
(What’s your reaction to WR Davante Adams, and WR Amari Cooper going into the AFC East? Do you feel like a trendsetter – a Pro Bowl receiver getting traded to the AFC East like that?) – “They’re still not the best receiver in the league, because I am and I stand on that. I want my momma to send me this and say, ‘You’re talking your trash today,’ because I am. (laughter) No, I’m definitely happy for Davante (Adams) teaming back up with his old quarterback – I know that’s obviously where he wanted to be. And for Amari (Cooper), I think him and Josh Allen those two guys will play very well together, because Amari is still one of those guys that can get open. It’s going to be a good test for our DBs when we play them, but got Jalen Ramsey on our team – we straight.”
