DE Myles Garrett & WR Jarvis Landry (10.21.21)
On what the last four weeks were like:
Landry: “They were tough. Throughout that time, we won a couple of games. Lost two, I think. It was tough watching, but it also gave me a lot of perspective about the game and not taking it for granted. Tonight, I was just excited to get back out there with the guys.”
On RB D’Ernest Johnson’s performance:
Landry: “Amazing. That has been something that we have seen since he has been here. The Dallas game, kind of the same situation. He popped off a couple of big runs last year against Dallas so we knew what he was capable of.”
On how his knee is feeling:
Landry: “I got 10 days (laughter).”
On if he knew he is now second in Browns history for most sacks:
Garrett: “I did. I am going for (Former Browns LB Clay) Matthews a little bit. Trying to get it before the end of the season.”
On what it is going to take to get a holding called:
Garrett: “Refs to take off their glasses or get some new ones. It is tough. I have a lot of respect for their offensive line and (Broncos LT Garett) Bolles. I do not have a problem with what he is doing because if they are not going to call it, then there is no reason for him to change his game. He can keep doing what he is doing to stop pass rushers like myself. If you go by the book, it is holding. The refs are kind of giving me the Shaq treatment right now so hopefully, I can get around that.”
On the importance of winning the game:
Garrett: “We had to keep the dream alive. We definitely could not go under .500. It was a big game for us, especially because they had the same record as us. We have to knock them off and then have Pittsburgh come to the house. The rest are all big now because of our little slide that we had.”
On the impact he has on the field:
Landry: “Honestly, I just think that speaking with (Head Coach) Kevin (Stefanski) and talking through things like if I am going to play or not. Being able to get some things changed right before the game. Luckily it was an 8:00 p.m. game so we were able to make some adjustments. Getting the ball early was one of those things to see where I am at.”
On where the attitude of the team came from:
Landry: “I hate to say it, but it is contagious (laughter). I am not trying to set headlines or anything but we all understand we play a brutal game and guys are going to get hurt. There is a difference between hurt and injured. I have always believed that philosophy. If I can go, I am going, to go. I do not want to hurt the team in those situations, but if I can go out there and my 80 percent is still better than somebody else’s 100 – and by that I mean an opponent’s – I still try to give it a go.”
On what it was like watching RB D’Ernest Johnson:
Garrett: “You love that. That is our brand of football. Especially the AFC North, that is what everybody does. Tough, physical, built to run the ball on anybody, and we are doing it the best of anyone in the league right now. The best backs in any division all the way through.”