Special Teams Coordinator Tom Quinn
December 11, 2015
Q: You look at Josh Brown’s miss the other day, given how consistent he’s been, how do you analyze that?
A: Didn’t have great rotation and when you don’t have great rotation, the wind will take it and that was the unfortunate part.
Q: I’m assuming that does not sway your confidence in him.
A: Oh no, not at all.
Q: Making 29 in a row.
A: He’s been perfect, yeah.
Q: How difficult is that for a guy? Obviously in that scenario, it’s all on him, and you have wait a week to redeem yourself. How difficult is that at that particular position?
A: He’s been doing it so long, I think he’ll be able to throw it away and he’s excited to get back on the field to kick another one.
Q: Zak [DeOssie] has been here every day since you became coordinator, a little weird not having him around?
A: Yeah, a little different. Danny [Aiken] will do well, he’s a pro. We’ve seen him since I’ve been here, since he’s been working in preseason, so we have good tape on him, and good knowledge of what he can do. He’s fit in well and worked hard.
Q: Is there any difference with him? I mean is the speed of the ball getting back?
A: It all comes down to the holder doing his job, the kicker needs to do his job, and they don’t need to worry about each other’s jobs. You just do your job, and he’s a pro. He’ll snap it back, and whether it’s a punt or field goal, everyone goes from there. I think you get into problems when you start worrying, looking, getting out of your timing. I think they’ll be fine.
Q: We’ve talked to a lot of players about in game situations, as a coach when you guys get in that close game are you sitting there going, “Please somebody make a play”? Is it frustrating in a sense you’ve lost so many games in the last two minutes?
A: Yeah, I mean you want to do something to help. We were close on that kickoff return in overtime, really close, so that’s difficult because you want to do everything to help us get over this little hump that we’re on, this funk that we’re in, to push us through.