Miami Dolphins 32, New York Jets 26
Q. Coach, the last drive, the last play, you double Tyreek Hill. Looks like you got the tight end in a situation you get covered with Adams, was it just a great pass in a position where he couldn't make that play in that last drive.
JEFF ULBRICH: Yeah, definitely give credit to the Dolphins. They executed at a high level on that play. Still, we had an opportunity to make it. We should have made it.
Q. What happened in the kick-off after the --
JEFF ULBRICH: Yeah. He messed it. He missed out. We're supposed to kick that out of the endzone, we just missed the kick. So, went into play but at the end of the day, we got to cover what's kicked and we didn't cover it well enough.
Q. Was the intent on that Davante Adams catch where he went out of bounds, was the intent to stay in bounds?
JEFF ULBRICH: Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. We had just gone on the field, told everybody we are now officially in four-minute mode, stay in-bounds, burn the clock as best as possible and they did a good job pushing him out.
Q. This is I think the fifth time that you guys have lost a fourth quarter lead in a loss. What does it say about the team that's running so much?
JEFF ULBRICH: Yeah, we got to find a way to finish and close these things out. We got to be at our best when our best is required and we're not getting that accomplished and I got to look at myself first, so, yeah, that last drive. It's interesting. I'm going to stay up some nights thinking about that last drive because, you know, the instinct is to be ultra aggressive, but I think there were three or four screens on it so he was definitely playing us for pressure and trying to get after him, so got to provide a better answer for our players.
Q. I mean, this is now three losses in a row... to be able to (inaudible).
JEFF ULBRICH: Yeah, just a huge credit to that locker room because -- especially in this day and edge, I think there's some teams that might relent a little bit, that might relax a little bit, might start thinking about their offseason season, start thinking about their own thing. I haven't felt that from that locker room at all. They have absolutely stayed together. They continue to fight. They continue to stay together and it's a great testament to them.
Q. What do I think about the way Aaron played?
JEFF ULBRICH: I thought he plaid well. I thought we moved the ball efficiently up and down the field, so. He had a good game.
Q. What is your message to the locker room after losing a game like this?
JEFF ULBRICH: A big part of it is my appreciate for them. They work the right way. Their process is intact. That's what makes this so much more frustrating and maddening because the process is right. The guys are working hard during the week. Walkthroughs, meetings, the whole thing. Detail's high, energy's high, execution's high and it's not translating to the field on Sundays well enough, so it's -- it's very frustrating.
Q. Why do you think that is? Why do you think it's not translating on the field?
JEFF ULBRICH: If I had that answer, we wouldn't have, you know, hopefully save this organization from anymore losses. Just moments, man. Just execution is not where it needs to be. Maybe the call's not the ideal call, the perfect call in that situation. It's countless things, but it's not good enough. Ultimately, we're graded upon wins and losses and we're not getting it done.
Q. What is your focus going forward?
JEFF ULBRICH: To play the best brand of football that we can with this locker room, this group of men, and honor these relationships that are real. We have a strong connection within that locker room amongst the fellas. They have a strong brotherhood and the best thing you can do is honor that brotherhood by going out there and playing your butt off and playing the best brand of football that this group humanly possibly can.
MODERATOR: Couple more.
Q. Trying to take a picture. (Inaudible) 3-10. How shocked were you with the way this (inaudible).
JEFF ULBRICH: Yeah, tremendously shocked and frustrated and every other adjective you can think of. This group works so hard at it. I would venture to say they work harder than most, you know, and because of that, it makes it more frustrating and it makes me feel that much worse for that group because they're doing things right. We got to find a way to finish this thing off right.
Q. Davante -- (inaudible) your offense what you guys have been envisioning?
JEFF ULBRICH: Absolutely. Yeah, absolutely. Not just the passing game. We had some explosive passes and we did a good job as far as that's concerned but we ran the ball well, too, and we're efficient and a great testament to those two rookie running backs, what an amazing future they have and what an amazing future the Jets' offense has because of those two.
Q. Tua threw, like, 40-something passes. No sacks and no hits, right? How do you --
JEFF ULBRICH: Yeah, he's a very efficient thrower. When that back foot hits, he's throwing the ball, he throws to spots. That's how the offense is designed. You know, they talk about getting to the second, third read, that's on coaching. So, like, a lot of times that ball's out of his hands. He's one of the fastest processors in the league right now, and he does a great job operating within that offense. So he's a hard guy to get to at times. You know, we got to -- but at the same time, that's no excuse. We got to find ways to get to the quarterback because when you get him off the spot and you affect him, he's definitely not the same guy.
Q. What happened with Irvin Charles and also Morgan before the game?
JEFF ULBRICH: Yeah, Morgan had a wrist in the pre-game warm-up, so feel so bad for -- you talk about a warrior. This guy is willing to play with anything under the sun. One of the toughest humans I've ever been around and it hurts my heart that he keeps getting these little nicks and then Irv had the knee and Irv has meant a lot to this team, obviously from the special teams standpoint for sure. In my opinion, maybe the best special teamer out there as far as the core guys are concerned and it's just -- it hurts my heart that he got hurt like he did.
Q. How serious does it look?
JEFF ULBRICH: I don't know. I don't know. I know he was in some pain, though, for sure.
MODERATOR: Thanks, everybody.
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