Dolphins, 24 - Jets, 0
Q. Frank, if you could just talk about the offensive struggles. I think you guys didn't get a third down conversion until the ten-minute mark in the fourth quarter.
FRANK GORE: We got to do better. You know, we can't -- we keep doing that, you know, it's going to be tough to win a game. We got to play better as a team. We got to find a way to continue drives, find a way to start fast.
You know, we keep saying that we're practicing hard every day, we stand up, but we got to a find a way to do it on Sundays, and that's it.
Q. Frank, you've been around long time obviously. Have you ever been around a team that's struggled like this offensively? Just doesn't seem like a lot of hope out there.
FRANK GORE: You know, I been on some teams that we struggled. You know, but nobody not going to feel sorry for us. We got to find a way to, like I say, start fast and convert third down to keep the drives going. If not, we going to keep every game coming in, looking at each other saying, We need to do this better, do that.
And it's tough, man.
Q. Look at 0-6, the results have not been close in a lot of games and say you should change the coach, fire the coach. You been around the league a long time. Why is that not the answer?
FRANK GORE: That's not my call, man. I don't know. I'm here to try my best when my number get called to do what's right for the Jets. Like I said, as a team we got to start fast, when the play out there, we got to make it. Like you say, third down, we can't wait until fucking -- fucking whatever, fourth quarter you say? Can't fucking wait to the fourth quarter to fucking start playing ball, man.
You can't start slow in this league. When you got a chance to make the play, we got to make the play. That's go for me, go for everybody on the offense. Go for O-line, quarterback, running back, receiver. We all got to make the play when it's there.
Q. You been around Adam for a couple times now. How would you assess how he's handling this and if he's the guy to take you...
FRANK GORE: I can't hear you.
Q. How would you assess Adam and kind of whether you see him as the guy that can get you guys out of this. Just doesn't seem like there are a lot of answers right now.
FRANK GORE: He been keeping his head up. Coming in, and, you know, we watch film, we see what is out there. We just got to make it as a team, as an offense. We go to make plays when it's there. When we watch film we see that's there. We just not making plays. In the NFL if you ain't got opportunities to make plays, going to be tough on the offensive side of the ball. I think as an offense and a team we got to look at ourself and just make it happen, man.
Q. Can you feel the frustration level of the guys in the locker room?
FRANK GORE: Come on, man. Nobody don't want to lose. You know, like I say, man, we practice hard every day, we stand up. You see us practicing on Wednesdays and Thursday, Friday. You can't tell that's a 0-6 team. Everybody else, nobody put their head down. I just think we got to do it on Sundays. We got to start fast as an offense.
We been three and out, three and out. We watch film and it's always, We should have made this, we should've made that, instead of just making it. In this game nobody -- in the NFL, nobody going to feel sorry for what team you are. I don't care what's going on. Nobody feel sorry for you.
So we got to dig deep, and when our number get called and the play there, we got to make it. That's it.
Q. When Greg Williams comes out like he did on Friday and makes those comments, is that a sign of division in the team?
FRANK GORE: I don't know what he said. I don't read the papers. You know, I just worry about -- try to worry about what I got to do for my team to be successful. I don't get into no papers and what coaches -- I don't know what he said. I really don't. I don't know what he said because I don't read the newspaper.
Q. Obviously you guys are frustrated. How much do you worry about that frustration in the locker room kind of leading to you guys losing confidence or anything like that?
FRANK GORE: We get a bunch of great guys here. Like I said, you see it in practice. When we come to practice every day, everybody up. Nobody tuck their tail, hold their heads down. That's a good thing.
I just think we watch film and I'd tired of us being like, Ah, we should've made this instead of just making it. It's there. I'm being real. Like I'm not trying to take off our head coach, because it's out there. We got to make the right plays and reads. When the O-line getting us a hole, we got to make the catch. That's how you win, continue to have drives going, to get a chance to get in the red zone, a chance to score touchdowns.
When you start out, what, three and out, something like that, going to be tough. You know, I'm being real. It's tough. I'm sick of it. I'm tired of us going to film like, Ah, we should have had this. Now we got to make it.
Q. Did you think there were any repercussions from the Le'Veon news the other day?
FRANK GORE: I don't think so. You know, I think everybody on the team believe in -- coaches and Jim made a decision. I think everybody on the team, offense, defense, they believe in me. They believe in P Ron. So I don't think it was a linger. They know I been having success in this league for a long time.
They see me in practice, training camp, they saw that I can play. They see P Ron taking a step as a rookie. I don't think that lingers.
Q. You said watching the film. Sounds like you think that you're one play away from finishing a drive, putting points on the board.
FRANK GORE: I'm not just saying just one play. It's just football. When you play you got to make it. When the play there. I'm not just saying one play.
Q. I just want to know, do you feel that this team has the talent to make those plays?
FRANK GORE: Yeah, I think we here, that's what we here for. You don't get to the NFL if you don't have talent. Just like we got to just make the play when it's there. It's out there. I'm not taking up for my head coach. It's out there. We just not making them.
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