Seahawks 20, Cardinals 10
Q. Josh, just didn't seem like you guys offensively could get a rhythm, especially in the pass game. Did it feel like that?
JOSH DOBBS: You know, felt like I started slow personally, but then felt like we got on track in the first quarter; second quarter we moved down, touchdown drive; then third quarter, we were able to start drives but not just able to finish them.
We did a good job getting couple first downs when we were backed up flipping field position. Defense got a turnover, and we got to go down and score points when we have those opportunities.
We fought hard, as JG said. We didn't fight well enough, though, just in our execution, how we started the game, and then ultimately how we finish the drives.
Q. Did you feel like you had enough time to throw it today?
JOSH DOBBS: Those guys were battling all day. There were opportunities. Like the second play of the game where I got to take advantage of an open Trey down the field. We had opportunities. We were moving the ball. Converted a couple big third downs when we needed to to get us the lead. Had that touchdown drive.
At halftime felt like a couple times it was on me. I got to get the ball out quicker with those guys fighting up front to open receivers just to keep the chains going and moving forward, especially once the drive's started.
We're throwing a Hail Mary when if I don't take a sack, get a completion, then we get a field goal chance and now it's a one-point game.
There is opportunities for me to improve, and it starts with me, especially on offense with how I start and how I find those completions and get the ball out of my hand, and then that will resonate throughout the entire offense.
Q. Josh, what was going through your mind in that sequence there in the second quarter, interception, two penalties, EJ gets thrown out. How do you process all that in that short amount of time?
JOSH DOBBS: Yeah, a lot was going on right there. I thought we responded well. It was a confusing situation where knew we had the roughing the passer so we were going to keep the ball, but then we get backed up so it's first and 25, and then we were able to overcome it on the next play and score a touchdown.
So yeah, a lot of emotions applying. Especially us knowing how big that drive was to go down and score and get points. But I thought the guys did a great job of once the ref made the call, we got back in the huddle, they re-settled, and executed the play for us to score a touchdown.
When we execute and play at that level we're able to score a lot of points, and so now the onus is on us to be able to repeat that time in and drive in and out throughout the game.
Q. When the pass game isn't clicking, like you say, how to you approach -- you need to do to make plays, get something going? How do you see that?
JOSH DOBBS: When the plays are there I got to make them, right? Obviously when the pass game isn't where we expect it to be we have to be really good in the run game.
So for me, it's understanding that the flow of the game, but also trusting in the calls, right, the game plan, and not trying to do too much in order to get us going backwards.
We'll watch the film and see how we can improve. As I say, it starts with me. There were opportunities to get the pass game going quicker and earlier in the game. I feel like that would've put us in a better position to continue to execute throughout the game.
So when I watch the film, see how I can be better. Ultimately if I start fast, this offense is difficult to stop. We've seen it throughout the season, and so starts with me and ends with me.
Q. Why did you start slow today?
JOSH DOBBS: I thought they did a good job on defense. Just didn't execute those first couple plays, right? So just got to come out, find completions, get that first first down, and get the chains rolling.
Q. How have you learned to shake off a start like that from game to game? How do you move on?
JOSH DOBBS: Yeah, you know, always play the next play. Just keep playing the next play. I thought the response on offense was great. After the first quarter being able to bounceback and put together a couple scoring drives, and had another one before the half.
For me, man, it's always the next play, the next opportunity. It's learning from the past opportunity if you do something really good, or if you don't, figuring out how not make the same mistake again and keep moving forward.
The last play never has any effect on the next play unless you let it. That's my mindset, and I'm always playing the next play and ready to take advantage of the next opportunity.
Q. How do you feel when you hear three points and three turnovers? How do you feel about that?
JOSH DOBBS: Yeah, that's probably the most frustrating thing about today. Like our defense, I thought they did a great job of forcing turnovers, keeping a really good offense behind the sticks, and giving us some opportunities with field position.
We weren't able to capitalize. Looked at that last week and looked at that this week, and those opportunities are slim, and when the defense gives us a short field, we got to execute and take advantage of it.
Last week we only got a field goal out of it; this week we only got a field goal out of it; didn't get any points out of one them.
So it's frustrating. That's something as an offense, when we get those opportunities we got to go down, execute, take advantage of the short fields, and score, and that's what the game comes down to.
Q. Did you see anything on the ejection?
JOSH DOBBS: Excuse me.
Q. The play with DJ where he was ejected.
JOSH DOBBS: Oh, I did not. I saw the end of the play, saw the flag, so I knew we were going to get the ball back, but I didn't really see everything that went down.
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