Running Back Orleans Darkwa
Postgame vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 5, 2017
Q: What was going on early that allowed you guys to be so productive?
A: I feel like we started fast. We were able to run the ball with success. We obviously had a big gain with one of those run plays. Everybody was doing their job and we were able to have some early success, but I think the obvious thing is we got to finish drives and we can’t turn the ball over.
Q: Do you think it just snowballed for you guys real fast today?
A: Yeah, I mean the score indicates what happened. We just didn’t play well in all three phases and they’re a good team. Their record shows and we just didn’t play well, point blank simple.
Q: When you look at the scoreboard, how shocking is that to you?
A: It’s embarrassing. Especially on our home field like that. We don’t want to perform like that. But we got to flush this one out. Obviously, we’ve got a lot of corrections we’ve got to make so we got to go back to the film room and see what we can do better. But obviously we don’t want to perform like that for the fans and especially at our home field.
Q: Did you look up in the stands at all in the second half?
A: No. I’m focused on the game.
Q: Is there a danger of guys writing off this year?
A: No. We’ve got a lot of fighters in this room on this team. I don’t think anybody is laying down for anybody. At the end of the day, we’re playing the game that we love, so if anybody is trying to lay down for a team then they don’t need to be here. But I think we’ve got the right guys in the room that are going to fight until the end. We have the trust in this coaching staff, so we’ve got to go out there and fight and I think we will.
Q: What did Ben (McAdoo) say to you guys afterwards?
A: Obviously, it’s not a good feeling to lay an egg like that. We just didn’t play well. We turned the ball over. Like I said, in all three phases, we just didn’t play well. We’ve just got to get back to work. We’ve got eight games left. We’re not going to sit here and pout and moan about whatever it is, calls or whatever it is. We got to go out there and fix it. So at the end of the day, that’s what we’ve got to do.
Q: What were you thinking when you guys got off to the hot start offensively?
A: Obviously, we started fast. We got some good plays and that’s the thing we try to emphasize. We ended up getting the ball first and were able to put on a good drive, we’ve just got to finish. We turned the ball over, we can’t do that. Like I said, it stalled the drive. I think we started fast, we’ve just got to eliminate the turnovers.
