DE Myles Garrett (11.16.25)
Myles (Garrett) how tough is it to have another huge game that winds up being a loss?
“Just thinking about it, thinking about the things I could have done, not going to put it on anything other than myself. First thing I do is look in the mirror. Now I got four ops [opportunities]on Lamar (Jackson), didn’t get the ball out. Got a hit on (Derrick) Henry right as soon as he got the handoff. I got to make bigger plays.”
That sneak from (Mark) Andrews, the one that ends up winning the game. Yeah, I know that they expect him to go up the middle. Is that just, you got to sell out on that play or you just need to be more disciplined as a group there and not let him do that?
“Nah, I mean, I’m not certain as to who has them in that moment. I know that we all committed on the sneak and well executed play by them. And I’m not gonna point the finger at anybody, I don’t know whose responsibility that was. But they just, they had a good call for what we were in.”
Myles, I’m sure you would probably give back the four sacks just the way you would have with the five sacks if you guys could have gotten this victory.
“It’s a blessing to have an opportunity to have five, four, however many it is. So, I’m just grateful for that. You know, those guys were rushing their behinds off, and we always talk about four rushers equaling one, and I think we had a great day rushing the passer, and we all want some plays back.”
Myles, I know you said last week that whatever the offense, quarterback, we leave them to you, we take care of the defense. But when you see Shedeur (Sanders) making his debut in a high leverage moment like that, do you say anything to him during the break, or do you say anything to him after the game?
“For sure. I mean, just tell him to keep his head up. I know there was one drive in which he kind of walked off and I saw him, he was putting his head down. He was kind of thinking about…I know he wants to make the play. He wants to have that game-changing drive because he feels like he has that ability, and we’ve seen it. So, don’t be discouraged from one drive or two drives – it’s a good football team over there. So, I’m just trying to keep him to keep his confidence high and keep on chasing that standard in which he’s set, and we’re going to continue to support him. He spoke after the game and he wanted to pin it on himself and his performance, but we’re not going to allow him to do that. It’s a team game, so we’re all in this together.”
You say he addressed the entire team in the locker room?
“Yeah.”
Myles, you said you wonder what more you could have done, but is there anything specific? I mean, you basically dominated, especially that first half.
“Get the ball out. I mean, forced fumbles definitely changes the game, and I know they’re doing their best to protect that. You know, I got to be even more violent trying to take it away. I felt like there were opportunities which we lost contain, and we could have had even more sacks, whether from me or from other guys. And that’s just discipline on our part and things we can learn from. They’re a good team.”
Myles, you mentioned you got a hit on Henry. Was that on the long run or just a different play you’re talking about?
“Oh, just a TFL in the red zone.”
Myles, we’ve heard, we haven’t seen this ourselves, but we’ve heard a lot about the progress that Shedeur has been making, like when he runs the scout team against you guys. Have you seen some really nice progress in him over these past couple months that we’ve been not there? And if so, do you feel pretty confident about going forward if he gets in there with a game plan?
“It’s not my position or my role to evaluate how he’s doing. He’s there to run an offense that’s not ours, so I’m not going to say whether he’s doing good or bad – he’s doing what he’s supposed to. And no, he doesn’t complain, he doesn’t b*tch and moan about it – he just goes out there and does his job, and then he goes home and gets extra work.”
Myles, seeing Devin (Bush) get that pick six and then also Carson (Schwesinger) had the interception. We talked about the importance of those takeaways. How have you continued to see those build and then those two plays having an importance in this game?
“I mean, first and foremost, those guys are playing at an outstanding level right now. Carson, especially as a rookie, he’s the guy for, if it’s rookie of the year, I don’t think there’s anyone ahead of him currently. And D. Bush is having an absolute resurgence, feeling more comfortable in this game and playing with his hair on fire. So, those guys are taking the ball away. That kind of eluded D. Bush at the beginning of the season, and now he’s really starting to put it all together and they’re really playing off each other. I couldn’t be prouder of how they’re playing and the secondary in general. I think the defense looks good. You know, there’ll always be some plays in which we can be a little bit sharper. We got to get better. But that was a solid performance, but then the standard’s got to be even higher.”
You guys did so well against Henry in that first matchup. Did they do things differently, schematically? I mean, he had a better day with that one long run.
“Yeah, I mean, you don’t want to give up any explosives, and, I mean, that one was the majority of the work that he did. But, I mean, the guys a Hall of Famer – he’s going to get one, and you try to just limit him, limit the damage. And they stuck with the run, getting him the rock, getting downhill, and just getting movement, trying to keep him from shuffling or stopping his feet. And they were able to create a nice gap with no wham trap playing. So kudos to them. That’s well executed.”
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