From postgame press conferences to next-day media availabilities, NFL players and coaches can't escape the microphone.
Following their respective Week 7 games, several NFL players and coaches took some time for self-reflection. Some of it is positive, some of it is delusional, most of it is negative.
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The 49ers don't lack confidence despite their 1-6 record; the Browns continue to be a factory of sadness; despite getting ejected, Jaguars rookie Jalen Ramsey said he wouldn't do anything differently; Jets coach Todd Bowles is fine with his quarterback playing "pissed off;" one NFL kicker admits he isn't playing very well; and Vikings coach Mike Zimmer calls out his offensive line following an "uncharacteristic" performance.
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— San Francisco linebacker Aaron Lynch on the 49ers' talent: "We have the team. We possibly have one of the best teams in the NFL, easily. Hands down. We need to know how to keep finishing games and work together throughout the whole game. Once we get that down, nobody's going to be able to mess with us."
— Ramsey on his ejection for getting into a fight with Raiders receiver Johnny Holton: "They probably don't want me to say this … but If I was out there nine more times, I'd do the same exact thing. I don't think I should've been thrown out of the game … I think he should have been thrown out of the game. But I'm not going to be disrespected."
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— Jaguars linebacker Paul Posluszny on teammates Ramsey and Malik Jackson getting tossed: "As a professional in the NFL, that's not what it's supposed to look like by any means. So that's what makes you mad. We're in the NFL. We need to have high standards for how we conduct ourselves at all times. I've never seen anything like that before. And that's unacceptable on a lot of different levels. Fans don't want to see that, you guys don't want to see that and we don't want to be a part of it."
— Browns coach Hue Jackson on removing his headset during Cleveland's 31-17 loss to the Bengals: "I don't like losing, and I can get just like anybody else. I can get disappointed and upset just like anybody else. Because I took them off, I knew exactly everything that was going on. I can hear. It wasn't like I wasn't involved in the game, but I did.''
— Bowles on quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick playing angry: "If pissed off is going to stop the turnovers, I’m more than happy to have him pissed off the whole time."
— Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski on missing two extra points and three field goals so far this season: "I don't really talk about reasons why I make or miss a kick. No one knows, nor cares to understand. I stink right now. That's just the bottom line."
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— Zimmer on the Vikings offensive line in Sunday's 21-10 loss to the Eagles: "Embarrassing is the word... We didn’t block anybody. We were soft. We got overpowered."
— Steelers linebacker James Harrison on the 27-16 loss to the Patriots: "I take nothing positive — we lost."
— Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier on the defense against the Patriots: "We didn't make tackles. Everyone is responsible. We have to hold each other accountable. We have to make sure we can be the defense we can be. Right now, we're looking like garbage. This is terrible right now."
— Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford on his game-winning touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin to beat the Redskins: "I cut it loose and I kind thought to myself, 'We're going either win the game or lose the game on this one.'"
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— Buffalo coach Rex Ryan on the "dirty" hit Bills safety Aaron Williams took from Dolphins receiver Jarvis Landry: "It was totally unnecessary. Did he target? Did he launch? Yeah, he did all those. You can check every box you want. If we really want to protect our players, then we need to look at things. And maybe in the future we will look at things differently."
— Texans coach Bill O'Brien on reports of right tackle Derek Newton lost for the season with two torn patellar tendons: "He hasn't even had an MRI yet. I don't know where that stuff comes from. I don't understand it."
— #MVTweet
Somebody tell Joe that the doctors have the final say on whether you can or cannot get back into the game...... and also that I love him!
— Geno (@GenoSmith7) October 23, 2016