Dolphins 34, Patriots 15
Q. How do you assess what happened?
KENDRICK BOURNE: Just a bad start, slow start. Let them jump on top of us. Just got to start faster, compete out the gate.
Q. How do you change that?
KENDRICK BOURNE: I think it starts with practice. Just practicing better, starting faster in practice. I did feel like we had a good week, but we just have to come out with more energy.
Q. You're an energy guy obviously. Did it feel like the team had -- I'm talking about defense, special teams, motioning out, and on the sidelines. Not saying guys weren't in it, but you're down by a lot. It's tough sledding.
KENDRICK BOURNE: Yeah, it's tough. We just have to come in wanting to play. Just finding it within individually. We have to find it individually and then have that show collectively.
So making plays, celebrating making plays. The little things that help us get into the game. So we just have got to want it more, and just starting slow didn't help.
Q. -- more shots down the field and guys were on you guys a log -- (Indiscernible). Sorry.
KENDRICK BOURNE: Yeah, they did a good job. Dolphins did a good job. Good scheme over there. We just have to make the plays too. We're beating ourselves. That's really what it comes down to also.
We could definitely say, Do other things, but penalties and starting from first and 20, getting a second and 15, it's tough to play like that.
Q. (Indiscernible)
KENDRICK BOURNE: Exactly, so it's tough. I feel like we fought better at the end. Gonzo made a great play, brought some energy in. Big plays bring energy, so just have to make more plays.
Q. Do you feel like those big plays, do you feel like Drake is the guy to make them?
KENDRICK BOURNE: Yeah, absolutely. That play with Hoop was phenomenal. Drake competes, and that's what you love to see.
We all make mistakes. We all are not going to be perfect, and his resiliency and to keep going, that was just another impressive play by him.
I didn't even see Hooper, and he did. So him running, extending plays helps give us life, and it gave us life in that moment and then Gonzo makes another huge play, and we in the game.
After that we have to drive again and try to get more points so we can have a chance to come back.
Q. It's the kind of thing, maybe I'm overthinking it, but that receivers around the league notice those kind of plays, right? You guys are aware of what quarterbacks can make those kind of plays. Do you think Drake is letting the whole league know or receivers out there that --
KENDRICK BOURNE: Yeah, absolutely. He's putting the league on notice. I love playing with Drake, so I can see the potential. So if anybody else can't see it, I don't know what they looking at.
We know what he's going to be, and I'm just proud of how he competed and proud of how everybody fought and just kept going. But you saw from our main leader that he competes until the end no matter what the score is.
Q. Can you take us through the throw back, the pass across the field? What was the design of that play? Was designed to go to Rhamondre?
KENDRICK BOURNE: Yeah, it was just bad execution. I couldn't really see him, but I need to throw it higher, you know what I'm saying? My QBR is down now, but I just need to throw it to where he can get it to. Just not on the same page.
Personally on my end I couldn't see him, but I still could have put it higher in the air to where he would find it. I kind of like threw it to the lineman's feet, and then I could have probably ran it too. So just making a better decision in that moment, but definitely tried to move everybody left so we can go right, get a screen.
Q. How disappointing was not getting points on that first sustained drive, the two penalties on the same play and then eventually missed field goal?
KENDRICK BOURNE: Yeah, that was tough. We love that we can play like that. Definitely want to finish on the drive, but even just to get points is tough. That definitely killed our energy too.
You know, we're working hard. It doesn't pay off. So we kind of get down on ourselves. So just got to be resilient and finish the drives.
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