Defensive End Jason Pierre-Paul
November 3, 2017
Q: What’s hard about bringing Todd Gurley down?
A: Everybody knows he’s a very good running back, but, you know, you have to keep your composure, set the edge and that should take care of it.
Q: What’s so different about the Rams’ offense this year?
A: Look at film – they’re doing a great job of executing their plays right and getting up to the ball very fast. They catch teams slipping. That’s what makes their offense. They have a very good offense and they got number 30 (Todd Gurley) back there, number 11 (Tavon Austin). All together – the stuff they do. They can’t trick your eyes. You got to do your assignments pretty well and that’s what we’re going to do Sunday.
Q: How much does Jared Goff contribute to that?
A: He’s developing, man. He’s developing – young quarterback. When you look on film though, he’s doing all the right things. So, we played them last year. Last year was last year. This is a whole other year.
Q: How do you think DE Avery Moss has done stepping in due to injuries?
A: He’s played pretty well. For a rookie, he’s doing a great job. He’s got a lot on his plate like all of us do. He’s got a lot on his plate. He’s just got to do his assignments. Don’t try to do anybody else’s job and he’ll be fine.
Q: Talk about the attitude and the mindset of the team coming off the bye week.
A: We’re starting over fresh. We got these games to play. We’re going to take it one at a time and start from there. We’re in November and we know what happens in November. Good teams fall off and bad teams come up. So, we’ll see.
Q: Is it frustrating coming off of a bye week and still having a lot of guys injured?
A: It’s not frustrating. It’s not frustrating. It’s football. Football is football, you know. You can’t always count on a guy that’s going to be there. It’s a team sport. I feel like with the players that we got here, we’re capable of getting the job done. Even with 13 (Odell Beckham Jr.) out and B. Marshall, (Kerry) Wynn, you know, all those guys. Even on the defensive part of the ball, too, but at the same time, it’s football. So, we got to do our job. We’re all professional athletes. That’s what we get paid for. We come to work and we got to do our jobs.
Q: Do you have any idea why good practices don’t translate on Sunday’s?
A: I don’t know. I just feel like the main concept now – whatever happens now is just, you got to finish. For me, it’s more than just football. I got people that look up to me. Everybody has a role model they look up to, but I know I have my son that looks up to me. My family – my family name is on my back and it’s just more than football. Almost lost it, but I’m here. Like I said, I can only play for me and I know the team is going to do a great job of sticking together. Like I said, it’s football. We got to move the next man up and that’s basically it. So, the next guy has to do better. This is an opportunity. For me to get to this spot where I am today, somebody had to fall off, right? You know what I mean? So, hopefully the guys pick it up. Do what we got to do.
This guy is not, and does not want to be a leader. Sadly we have none on the D side of the ball that aren't hurt. That is what I see is missing this year on D from last year. They wanted to get younger, but the veteran voice is missing. Snacks has his hands full.