Q. How did it feel tonight?
QADREE OLLISON: It felt good to get back out there, really just trying to get my feet up underneath me. It's been a long time since I've been tackled. Practice is obviously very different than the game. So just getting out there and getting the flow of a full speed NFL game again, it felt good. It felt really good.
Obviously, as always, there's some things you can always get better at, but we'll watch the tape, and we'll learn from it.
Q. We were asking Coach, you run the second string line against their first string defense, how do you evaluate that? Or you've got to just go with what's out there?
QADREE OLLISON: I think it's good for the young guys to go out there against their starting defense. The experience is good for them. We were, obviously, matched up against them in practice for two days, so it wasn't like we hadn't seen them or we didn't know who they were or how they played.
But I think it was good for those guys to really get out there and see what it feels like to go against the starting defensive line in this league. I really think they did well.
Q. How is this entire week -- you guys have been down here for quite a while. You take both of these practices in plus the game. Do you feel like you're going home a better team or that you have a better idea of exactly where you guys are?
QADREE OLLISON: Absolutely. This is actually my first time doing a joint practice, so for me and a lot of the guys, it was new, but I do think we learned a lot about ourselves. Those practices are more competitive going against a different team and a different color. You learn a lot about yourself when you're out there in those practices.
I really do think we came down here, and we definitely got better this week as a team most definitely.
Q. What was the message from coaches? They gave you a lot of opportunity tonight. What was the message to you tonight in terms of that opportunity you were going to get?
QADREE OLLISON: I think the biggest thing, just wanting to see me out there. I missed the first preseason game. So just getting back out there, getting some touches, and getting that flow of the game. You're a little bit more tired. You're getting multiple plays in a series. So just like really out there seeing if I can probably sustain a ten-play drive, eight-play drive, those type of things. I think those are the type of things I gained.
Q. What do you feel you were able to show tonight, and what are you trying to show to coaches throughout the rest of the preseason as they determine what roles you're going to have heading into the rest of the season?
QADREE OLLISON: I think the biggest thing is honestly keep progressing. Being really good on first and second down running the ball, but also protecting third down and also catching in the backfield. Doing a little bit of everything, those are the types of things we all want to show. I think the biggest thing is first and second down running the ball, and third down doing pass protecting and catching the ball.
Q. We never want to see any kind of injury in the preseason at all. We're waiting to find out what happened to A.J., but how tough is that to deal with for you guys? How tough is it to bounce back and refocus when one of your guys is hurting that way?
QADREE OLLISON: It's very tough. A.J. is such a great competitor and such a great teammate and such a great person. I don't know the extent of what happened, but I pray and hope he's okay. He's a great person. He's even a better teammate, and he brings something to that locker room. He's a leader. He's a guy that's won a lot of games in his career. So he's somebody that's definitely helped me a lot, that's helped a lot of the young guys a lot.
So I hope he's fine, and I hope we get him back out there.
FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports