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Tannehill: 'I don't have to put this team on my shoulders' for 5-0 finish

10:40 p.m. EST, November 28, 2012

A team-produced transcript of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill's press availability on Wednesday:

(On facing Tom Brady after watching him when he was younger) – “It’ll be fun. It’ll be fun playing against not only Tom, but a good New England team. Right when they hit their stretch in the early 2000s, that’s when I was in junior high (at) about the age, so that’s when I really started watching guys and really understanding football a little bit. Of course, I watched him and I continue to watch him and follow him throughout this career."

(On Brady only having thrown three interceptions) – “That’s impressive. When you’re able to take care of the ball like that, throw accurately and throw for that kind of yards and the amount of touchdowns he has, to go along with that, it’s impressive. I think he’s continued to get better and progress throughout his career and hopefully I can learn from that.”

(On the Patriots defense) – “They’re a good defense. They have good players all around. They’re an opportunistic defense. They’re good at taking the ball away, whether it be stripping the ball, being in the right spot at the right time, interceptions, whatever it may be. They’re an opportunistic defense that’s going to do their best to get the ball off of you. So that’ll be a focus this week for us as it is every week is to not have turnovers because, as we just talked about, they don’t turn the ball over very much. In order for us to win that battle, we can’t turn it over.”

(On how important it is to sustain drives against the Patriots and keep their offense off the field) – “It’ll be big for us. I think everyone knows that they have a high-powered offense and they’re able to put some points up when they’re on the field. So it’ll be big for us to keep drives going, to put points on the board ourselves and to keep them off the field.”

(On why Davone Bess is able to have success, particularly last week against the Seahawks) – “Davone’s just a good player. He finds a way to get open, especially in clutch situations, whether it be third downs, you saw the two-minute drive (when) he was able to get open for two big plays and he just makes plays. If the ball’s near him, 99 percent of the time, he’s going to catch it. He’s a guy I have a lot of trust in and he continues to get better and more comfortable in this offense.”

(On his game-winning drive last week and if that will help him for similar situations in the future)
– “Yeah, I think so. I think Coach (Joe) Philbin put us in some similar situations in practice several times last week. Just looking back at the season, almost every game has had a two-minute situation and so he’ll put a lot of emphasis on it last week. (We) built some confidence last week and we were able to go out in the game and execute in the same type of situations. So I think we can continue to build on that.”

(On what part of his game has progressed the most during the course of the season)
– “I wouldn’t necessarily know what to say on one thing. I’d probably ask Coach Philbin or one of the coaches on that. But I feel more comfortable out there. The game has really slowed down more than I can say going back to the first game. I’m more comfortable in the pocket stepping up, finding a throwing lane and I’m more comfortable with the guys that are around me. More trust is being built every rep that we take, whether it be in practice or in games and I hope we can just continue to grow as an offense and I can continue to grow as a player.”

(On Mike Pouncey saying that he can be an elite guy like Brady) – “It may be a little early for the comparisons, but I appreciate the compliment. I have a lot of confidence and a lot of respect for Mike and what he does not only for our offense, but for our team. To have his respect and confidence like that, it says a lot.”

(On if he’s building a nice rapport with Charles Clay as the season goes on)
– “I think so. I think he’s getting more comfortable in the offense and we’re able to move him around a little bit more using him in different situations where maybe we weren’t able to early on in the season. The more comfortable he gets moving in the backfield, going to tight end, using two tight end sets, he really brings another weapon we can use to the table.”

(On if he has any personal goals for the last month of the season) – “Win the next five games. That’s my only personal goal right now is do our part, do what we can to get to the playoffs. I know that we have some tough games coming up, but we believe we can win all these games. We know we’re going to have to play well. We have some good teams, but that’s our goal right now.”

(On if he thinks he can put the team on his shoulders to win the next five games) – “I don’t have to put the team on my shoulders. I think we have good players and I’ve just got to do my job. I need to do it well. I need to go out and make plays and make the plays that are there, but I don’t need to try to take the whole team on my back. We can go out and do this as a team.”

(On the prestige of the Patriots) – “They’re another team. They’re a really good team. They’ve won a lot of games this year, but it’s not something that affects us.”
Keep up the good work Matt Moore!

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Hard to imagine us beating these guys but we HAVE done it before while they were on this magnificent run that they have sustained. When will it end? Even when Brady was injured - out for te season and matt Cassel was their QB they kicked ass. Maybe not Super but still a dayum good team. It's Bellichek. He's a smart coach, a driven coach. And then there is the part where Goodell or Tagliabue helps em out here and there by giving them pre-programmed officiating crews. Probably doesn't happen every week. We'll see what happens tomorrow.

Go DOLPHINS!
Keep up the good work Matt Moore!

 




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