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GARY KUBIAK TRANSCRIPT
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010
(on RB Arian Foster being at his best in the fourth quarter)
“He really has. He’s a big body and just kinda gets going.
It was its nice for us today because we got a lead today.
We haven’t been in that scenario in the last month. We
were able to put the ball in his hands, so that was nice for
him to have.”
(on RB Arian Foster influencing the two touchdown
passes) “He had some big turn-downs too. We’ve been
using him more to catch the ball and he’s responded, so
that’s somebody else people have to worry about. Like I
said, Arian is a big part of what were doing in all phases
of the game, and those two touchdown pass, he was obviously
huge so we’ll keep doing it. He’s got great hands, he
handles a lot. He’s a three-down player, so he’s always
going to be on the field.”
(on if he called those passes instead of runs or if that was
QB Matt Schaub’s doing) “Matt did. Matt called it. I called
run, he said, ‘No way, I’m throwing the ball.’”
(on if WR Dorin Dickerson is ready to help if needed)
“Yeah, he suited up today. (WR) David Anderson wasn’t
ready to play, he nicked his hamstring on Thursday. He
plays for (special teams coordinator) Joe (Marciano) on
special teams. He’s come a long way. He’s a young player,
so we will see where we’re at and be ready to go.”
(on how he feels after the win) “I’m fine. I worry about the
players, I worry about the coaches. There have been too
many good things going on, and I know I’ve said that, for
them not to reap the rewards of winning. Nothing makes
you feel better than finding a way to get it done. We’ve got
a short week. We’ve got to go back in there early in the
morning and turn around and play Thursday. Our chin’s
up this week. So it’s nice to go fix problems or fix issues
when you win. I’m just happy for them, that we can move
forward this week feeling a little bit better.”
(on if there was anything he didn’t like about the game today)
“No I thought we played pretty dang hard and pretty
good. We had control of the football game, and I like the
way we finished the game physically as a team.”
(on the possibility of only being one game out after Sunday’s
games) “You obviously know more than I do right
now. Like I said, we’re playing ball. Were playing a great
team on Thursday, if we can find a way to win our games
down the stretch, we’ll be there. We’ve just got to stay
focused on Thursday right now.”
(on why CB Brice McCain was inactive) “We went in a
different direction. We went with (SS) Torri Williams to
play special teams. He’s actually our only injury today.
He’s got a hamstring issue so that’s why we went that
way.”
(on if they planned to control the time of possession the
way they did) “I wish I could say that. I make that effort
every week. But it happens when we’re 9-of-18 on third
downs. I talk to y’all all the time, that’s the key to staying on
the field in football, making third downs and getting snaps.
You’re buying that time of possession if you’re able to do
that, but if you can’t make third downs, you’re going to be
in trouble. I’d love to do it every week. We got it done this
week, but we have new challenges every state.”
(on the if the defense had a ‘come-to-Jesus’ meeting this
week) “We have a lot of those meetings. When you go on
a four-game stretch, we have a lot of meetings and things
aren’t good enough. One thing that has been consistent
has been our effort, so we kept our effort just the same
and got a little better today, and cut a few breaks. That’s
the NFL.”
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