BB: Well, there's no doubt about who
the better team was out there today. Give Miami a lot of credit, they
did a good job in all three phases of the game. Nick [Saban] had them ready
to go. They played well on offense, defense and special teams. We couldn't
really get much field position throughout the whole game and they took
advantage of that, like a good team will. We just weren't able to make
enough plays in any of the three phases of the game, and they made quite a
few of them. They're a good team. They played well. We certainly didn't have
our best day today, but I think you have to give a lot of credit to the
Dolphins. They just beat us – outcoached us,
outplayed us. They were just the better team
today. There's really not much else to say. Pretty thorough defeat.
Q: How much of the
struggles would you attribute to the protection up front?
BB: I mean, everything
could have been better. I think there were plenty of times
when we had a lot of time to throw. And there were other
times when we didn't have as much, so...I think it was a
combination of things.
Q: Were you trying to
protect [QB Tom] Brady in the fourth quarter
when you took him out?
BB: It was to play the
other guys.
Q: It looked like Jason Taylor tried to make you a man of your word.
BB: I think he's the
best player we've played against this year. We haven't
played against everybody, so I can't speak to that, but he's
a helluva player. He makes them every week. Everybody's
looking for him and he still continues to make big plays and
turnovers and all that. He's a tremendous player. He's
having a great year. They do a good job with him in their
scheme – they move him around, they
make it hard to find him, and he takes advantage of
those opportunities. He's an outstanding player.
Q: How concerned are you just about the level of play that the
team has put forth, not just today but even in the last few
weeks?
BB: Well, we're 9-4.
There are a lot of teams that would like to have that
record. There are some that wouldn't, but there are quite a
few that would. We'll be judged on the body of work.
Q: Why didn't Ellis Hobbs see too many snaps at
cornerback?
BB: We play the players
that on a weekly basis that for a combination of reasons,
and it's no different this week. That goes for everybody. |
