Post Game Press Conference – Patriots Players

Christian Gonzalez, CB

(On what went right for the defense for most of the game, and what went wrong in the last Miami offensive drive)

“We had a plan and came out and did it for the first 50 minutes of the game. We stuck to our plan and did what we had to do. Toward the end of the game, we didn’t execute like we should have and that’s all  it comes down to.”

 

(On whether being on the field for a lot of the game played a factor in Miami’s touchdown drive)

“We don’t look at it like that. We as a defense pride ourselves on being able to go out there bend and don’t break…that is our mentality. No matter how long or how many quarters it takes, how many hours, minutes it takes. We can be tired, but give it all we got.”

 

(On his interception)

“They made a good call. The coverage we were in allowed me to be able to jump that route. I saw it and went and made a play.”

 

(On assessing where the team is at after this loss)

“It’s always hard, it’s hard to lose. We are professionals. We want to go out there and win games. It hurts but I don’t question anybody in that locker room. We all stick together. We all come in and go to work every day. You learn from wins, and you learn from losses, it’s a part of the game. So, we are sticking together and nothing will make us not stick together.”

 

(On matching up on Tyreek Hill)

“He’s an amazing receiver and competitor. He changes the game: you can feel him when he comes on the field…both him and [Jaylen] Waddle. So being able to go up against them is good for us and we get to see them again.”

 

Deatrich Wise Jr., DE

(On the loss)

“It was a tough one. Definitely wanted to win, wanted to get this one in the win column. One of those things that we will watch the film, and we will see what happened to see what we can fix but we definitely wanted to get this win.”

 

(On the mental challenges that occur on long drives)

“When you have those types of plays, you have the mindset of bend don’t break. Make them kick a field goal or not score. Unfortunately, they ended up scoring on that drive. But our mindset when we get on the field is always three-and-out. When they start pushing the ball, the next thing is either or get a three and out or a field goal. We weren’t letting them try to score, but we let them get one on us.”

 

(On the message to the players in the locker room)

“Staying together. Making sure that we always stay together, sit together, stay positive. And when we get back on the field on Monday or Tuesday, we correct what we saw. That is our mindset: to keep grinding. We’ve been similar in this predicament before, in my career, and the only thing that we have to do is just continue grinding and fix our mistakes. That’s it, simple.”

 

Rhamondre Stevenson, RB

(On what’s holding the offense back from being more productive)

“I honestly can’t really say right now, Mike. I’m going to go back and look at the film, though. I think it just all stands on execution. We need to go out there. The play calls are the play calls. We need to run those plays and execute them at the highest level.”

 

(On his touchdown)

“Great play. I liked the play call. I got outside. I don’t really know exactly how it happened. I need to watch the film. Just got outside, a receiver was over there blocking. It was [Kayshon] Boutte. Boutte had a great block on the corner, and I just ran off the corner and saw the end zone. I had to get to it.”

 

(On how the outside zone is coming along)

“Yeah, and I think that should be the case throughout the season, just more reps at it. The outside zone is not an easy play to run, especially for the guys up front. The more reps they get at it, the better we should be at it.”

 

Antonio Gibson, RB

(On the opportunity to start)

“On the first run I feel I definitely missed a lot there. I could have cut and made him miss but other than that, I finished the game with a little bit but still didn’t come out with the win.”

 

(On the importance of switching out with Rhamondre Stevenson)

“It just helps the offense, it keeps me fresh, it keeps Rhamondre fresh and then having two people running the ball well that’s always a plus. That just helps everybody.”

 

(On Rhamondre’s touchdown after the last few weeks he’s had)

“It was great because I know I’ve been there before my second year in the league. To be able to block that noise out and go in there and perform how he did. That’s a pro player right there.”

 

Ja’Lynn Polk, WR

(On why the offense had a hard time moving the ball)

“I put it on myself. I have got to know my job and what to do whenever we get out there to execute plays. If they are lined up right, small little details. Knowing what you are doing, knowing the situation to make everyone on the same page.”

 

(On if the defense did anything to surprise them)

“No, not really. We just kept this game simple and went out there and played ball. Like I say, I have got to play better, I have got to do better, I have to practice harder. I have got to find ways, whatever I can do, in order to help the team get better and myself as well.”

 

Nick Leverett, G/C

(On his first experience playing at center in an NFL game)

“Obviously did not come out how we wanted it to. Definitely left a lot out there, but we have got to go back to the drawing board. I hold myself accountable, it was a lot of stuff I left out there, a lot of nasty play out there. So I have to do better, and it starts with me.”

 

(On the challenge of filling in)

“Honestly, it’s just trying to make those guys comfortable. I had a great center in front of me, unfortunately he went down. Just trying to jump in there and make those guys feel comfortable. At the end of the day, I have to do better.”

(On learning from the penalties today)

“Yeah, just what you said, we have to learn from it. We are going to watch the tape. Honestly, look yourself in the mirror, I am going to look myself in the mirror, and then watch the tape. Just be real about it, don’t sugar coat anything like that. Then just fix it, learn from the film, that’s all it is.”

 

Kendrick Bourne, WR

(On being back playing again)

“It felt good, it felt good. Good to be able to run after not being able to walk at a certain point. It felt good to run some routes and get out there.”

 

(On how they got things going on the final drive)

“Finding a rhythm, you know, stringing plays together. We trust AVP [Alex Van Pelt]’s calls, whatever he calls, we try to execute at a high level. Sometimes the defense calls a better play, so sometimes it’s player against player, but overall, they just played better.”

 

(On the no-huddle plays helping the rhythm)

“Yeah, yeah, I think moving fast obviously helps, it makes the defense tired. It shows who’s more in shape and things like that, so I think that’s a strong suit of ours. You can tell we move the ball during two minutes. We need to keep getting better in those moments to just keep winning games. Games come down to two minutes a lot, so the better we can be in two minutes, the better we’ll be.”

 

(On Jacoby Brissett’s mentality)

“Yeah, he’s a fighter, he’s a fighter. That’s what I appreciate about Jacoby, the moments he’s a leader. That’s what we need, so just him fighting, I respect it the most. I appreciate that.”

 

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