Jets Players Postgame Transcripts 11/13

JETS PLAYERS

Brandon Stephens, CB

(On the defense’s performance)

“We are going to go back and look at the film. There is a lot to look at, so we will look at the film and see. It takes all 11 to shut down the run, so the guys up front did a good job stopping it, especially our linebackers and DBs (defensive backs) coming up and making tackles. That was what we needed to do.”

 

(On getting back to work and improving)

“Obviously we didn’t come out with the win. There’s other stuff we should have done better, but we’ll take a look at the film. We are just trying to grow each and every day. Just be 1% better and finish the week 1-0 with a win and we weren’t able to do that. But the ship doesn’t stop here. We still have more ball to play and we’ll come back to work.”

 

Will McDonald IV, EDGE

(On the result of the game)

“I think to sum it up, we lost the game. We’ve got to play better than that. I’ve got to play better than that. We’ve got to execute a little bit better. You’ve got to execute and hit better. Like I said, I’ve got to play better. I’ve got to do better. Ultimately, we lost the game. We’ve got to execute our pitch. We’ve got to get the ball back to our offense.”

 

(On the lack of forced turnovers)

“We’ve got to keep (trying to get) turnovers, keep punching the ball out against the quarterback more. Like I said, we have to execute better on defense. We’ve got to win the game.”

 

(On forcing multiple three-and-outs)

“Those were some good positives. That was the only one, so we’ve got to get more than that on the defensive side to get the ball back to our offense. Our offense has to go down and score, and we have to go back on defense and get the ball back to our offense. Ultimately, like I said, I feel like I didn’t play as good as I need to and our defense has to do better on our execution.”

 

Adonai Mitchell, WR

(On missing the long pass)

“It was definitely a situation, if I could get it back — I’d think more — I would go up and attack the ball instead of letting it come down. I misjudged the ball, and at the end of the day, I have to be better on that. It was a great pass, so should have been explosive for the Jets.”

 

(On the change in the offense after the first drive)

“I don’t know, I guess we’ll just watch the tape as an offense and kind of go from there. But, if I could really pinpoint anything, I’d point the finger at myself and say I need to perform better. I need to, I just need to do better.”

 

(On the conversations on the sidelines with the offense)

“Just more so encouraging words, kind of from everybody, to everybody. Because, I mean, the game was, the game wasn’t over until it was over. And, that didn’t really come until very late in the fourth quarter. I felt like we had a chance the whole game. So just, everybody just stand up, staying encouraged, and staying together.”

 

 

Quincy Williams, LB

(On being called on to play this week)

“Like I said earlier today, I just let God handle that, and then me staying focused and being ready when my number is called. Then, earlier this week, I got my number called and they told me that I earned my spot back from the last game. So, I was ready to go today.”

 

(On the performance of Drake Maye and the Patriots offense)

“Yeah, he is a nice quarterback. But what the offense does well is, they are a consistent offense. They run their plays and they’re not going to do any trick stuff like that. They are going to tell you all to stop us, so they might run the same plays 10 times. You have to be right 10 times, or that one time you’re not right, that’s going to be that big play that they make or the big run that they had.”

 

(On only having one takeaway in 10 games)

“That is what we have to focus on. That was our message after, and that was our message during the 3rd quarter, is defensive takeaways and practicing it. It’s not good enough. I am going be honest with you, having our mindset now on takeaways is going to be the way we win. Also, scoring on defense, and then getting the ball to the offense as many times as possible.”

 

(On his impression of Drake Maye)

“He is a nice quarterback, and like I said, that offense is built around him. The biggest thing is being consistent. The whole team, with the run and the pass, and forcing you to be play consistently. That one time that you’re out of position that is going to be their big play, or the one time you’re not in your gap, that’s going be their big run.”

 

(On running back TreVeyon Henderson’s [performance])

“He is nice and he going to be nice, for real. I like him. He is a hard runner. Most importantly, he keeps his feet running and I like that by the running back, too, though.”

 

Breece Hall, RB

(On the opening drive)

“Yeah, it was smooth sailing. We went down and got everything we wanted. Three or four third down conversions and put the ball in the end zone. That’s what a good offense looks like.”

 

(On getting bottled up near the end of the game)

“Honestly, it was just on us, not making plays. It felt like Justin [Fields] was playing his tail off today, he put the ball out there. We just have to do a better job making plays for him. Not every ball is going to be perfect, and not every situation is going to be ideal. We have to find a way to make plays. As a skills group, we have to do a better job of making it easier for our offensive line and quarterback.”

 

(On Justin Fields’ running game)

“It’s definitely hard to defend, but like I said, at the end of the day, we’ve got to make more plays on third down. Can’t have bad penalties, which we didn’t have too many today, but we had enough to hurt us, and convert when it matters. So, that was the tale of today. They made more plays than we did.”

 

(On if the Patriots prevented him from getting targets)

“No, nothing they were doing, I just I know from most defenses I’m going to get a lot of attention, so it’s up for other guys to make plays. And like I said today, we just didn’t make enough plays as a whole, so we’ve got to get back to the drawing board and figure it out. I feel like Justin [Fields] did this thing today and we’ve got to do a better job and make the game easier for him, just like he wants to make it as easy for us.”

 

(On not being too reliant on quarterback run plays)

“I feel like, run game’s going to be running if you have a quarterback that can run. Sometimes he’s going to have to keep the ball. That’s what the defense is allowing him to do. He’s just as big as me a little bit, so obviously, he could handle it. You never want your quarterback to take too many hits. I feel like today just didn’t have anything to do with that. We just didn’t make enough plays when the downs mattered.”