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Eric from BBI : Admin : 10/27/2022 6:07 pm
Wide Receiver Kenny Golladay

Q: What's your reaction to today's events with (Wide Receiver) Kadarius (Toney)?

A: Of course it kind of came out of nowhere. I haven't really gotten the chance to talk to him yet. I'm going to reach out to him.

Q: How are you feeling physically?

A: Getting there. Just steady trying to stack good days on one another. I feel a lot better, though.

Q: How close do you feel like you are to possibly getting back on the field?

A: To be honest, I'm just worried about day by day. Bye week is next week, I'm just trying to continue to improve each day.

Q: In your mind, is there a hope that after the bye week that you can get out there and test it out or are you doing that all the time?

A: It all depends on how I feel tomorrow and how I feel next week.

Q: When you see a player traded like this, does anything go through your mind like, 'Oh that could be me'?

A: I've been in this league long enough. Anything is possible.

Q: Is it hard to see Kadarius leave?

A: Definitely when you build a relationship with a guy. Like I said, I'm going to reach to him. I really didn't get a chance to talk to him and everything, I was doing my own little thing trying to get ready. I'm definitely going to reach out to him. We definitely built some type of relationship to the point where I do feel for him, definitely.

Q: What would your advice be to him going forward?

A: Just stay the course. Things happen for a reason, and just stay the course.

Q: Obviously, you guys are off to a 6-1 start. How much do you want to be a part of this?

A: Oh man, I want to be a part of it big time. I'm trying everything to get back out there. I've never even been a part of a team that's gone 6-1. I'm trying to do everything to get back out there.

Q: What's it like to watch that 6-1 start from the position you're in not being able to play?

A: I get jealous of the guys. In a good way, though. It motivates me even more to get out there with them just so I can put my little stamp on the game. However that comes – if it's in the blocking area, if it's in the pass catching – that's the part I get jealous about. Just seeing the guys out there having fun with it.

Q: How impressed are you with how (Quarterback) Daniel (Jones) has played?

A: First off, I'm not surprised – I'll say that. I know the type of work he put in. I've been saying it this entire time. I'm happy to see it all unfold.

Q: Do you feel like you can be a difference maker at the wide receiver position for a team that kind of needs somebody to be a big-play guy?

A: Definitely. As long as I can stay on the field and put the little injuries behind me, I definitely feel like I can do good things for this team.

Q: How optimistic are you post bye?

A: Like I said, I'm going to see how the bye goes, but I will say the past couple days have been pretty good. Praying for no setbacks and everything. Hope everything goes to plan.

Q: Do you expect to stay around here next week during the bye week?

A: Yeah, definitely.

Q: We're at the trade deadline. Have you wondered at all if you were on the block?

A: No. I'm worried about getting back on the field.

Q: What did you see from Kadarius in regard to him getting back? He says he's healthy. Did you see a guy who's getting close as well? I know you guys were working on that back field together.

A: Definitely. He was definitely, I would say, probably a little bit ahead of me since he was out before me. If he said he was healthy, then he was healthy. I can't really judge how his body is.
Golladay said he built a relationship with Toney but he didn’t say  
Ivan15 : 10/27/2022 6:54 pm : link
He considered him a friend. I don’t remember seeing anything about how Toney was in the locker room. Good teammate?
Of course Golladay and Toney bonded  
David B. : 10/27/2022 7:16 pm : link
Everyone else was busy playing.

You'd be outta here too, Kenny, if your contract was tradable. Don't forget to send Gettleman a xmas card for the rest of your life.
I don't think it is a coincidence that  
WillieYoung : 10/27/2022 7:25 pm : link
he was one of the players made available to the media today. Not sure what to make of it but I think there is a connection between Golladay and Toney's release.
I just don't think Toney had a lick of football smarts  
MeanBunny : 10/27/2022 7:34 pm : link
Dabs and Schoen like football smarts, sometimes over skill. I think Golliday was pretty decent blocking downfield and helping out there regardless of his diminishing catching and separation skills.
Hopefully he can get out there and save his reputation. Right now it's MUD
Golladay sure sounded like a guy who was happy doing nothing  
islander1 : 10/27/2022 7:51 pm : link
him talking about never being on a winning team, ever, in his career. He starts talking about being willing to block if he has to. I'm kinda rooting for him now to make something of himself this season.
RE: I just don't think Toney had a lick of football smarts  
CT Charlie : 10/27/2022 10:22 pm : link
In comment 15886185 MeanBunny said:
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Dabs and Schoen like football smarts, sometimes over skill. I think Golliday was pretty decent blocking downfield and helping out there regardless of his diminishing catching and separation skills.
Hopefully he can get out there and save his reputation. Right now it's MUD


Appropriate nickname, MB. Toney was a HS quarterback, and he didn't do anything here to suggest he had bad instincts. In fact, we all praised his decision NOT to throw on the option play this year – rightfully so. Also, he showed great off-field football smarts in his handling of the rabid click-seeking beat reporters who baited him every chance they got.

I don't think he had a lick of tendon strength/flexibility to handle his joystick cuts, and he may not have been as committed to year-round conditioning as an NFL player needs to be.
It would be nice  
Tom in DC : 10/28/2022 10:53 am : link
if Kenny could come back and be even mediocre. He doesn't seem like or talk like a locker room cancer. And we could sure as hell use him.
It doesn't take much to be an upgrade over David Sills V.  
Big Blue Blogger : 10/28/2022 11:15 am : link
That's the yardstick for Kenny Golladay, and I am hopeful he can get there in November.

I hadn't considered the amount of losing he has endured during his career. Detroit went 9-7 his rookie year, and they were in playoff contention until an ugly loss to Cincinnati in Week 16. It's been a grim ride since. He may have tuned out in 2020 and 2021, but he seems motivated to contribute now that his team is winning.
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