HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On if T Tristan Wirfs is ruled out for Week 17's matchup against the Dolphins, and who else can be ruled out)
"Yes, along with 'Nelly' (Anthony Nelson) and [Calijah] Kancey."
(On how DL Calijah Kancey looked in practice this week)
"He's ramping up. He looked quick, he looked good hitting bags, so we'll just keep ramping him up and getting him ready."
(On if T Benjamin Chukwuma will start at left tackle)
"Yeah, he'll play left tackle this time. We liked what we saw last time, so he's getting a chance to play and get better."
(On how much injuries have impacted Offensive Coordinator Josh Grizzard's ability to create the overall offensive game plan)
"A little bit of both. You've got to constantly adjust as a coordinator. As a first-time coordinator, when you've got injuries plus it's your first time, it makes it a little bit more difficult, but Josh [Grizzard] has hung in there and he's come up with some plans for us to make it work and we just have to execute better."
(On if the interception by QB Baker Mayfield against the Panthers can be attributed to not having much time in practice with WR Mike Evans this season)
"It wasn't a time-on-task play. Baker [Mayfield] started to scramble, so Mike [Evans] started to get in scramble mode and Baker started to throw…It wasn't just that play, it was end-of-game, end-of-half and it was the penalty on special teams at the end of the game, so we've got to be better in situational football in two-minute [situations]."
(On if OLB Haason Reddick's injuries and being in-and-out of the lineup has played a factor in his performance this season)
"I mean, some. [On] some we just missed them. He's gotten back there, we just [have] to close the deal on the ones he gets back there on."
(On what he saw from OLB Jason Pierre-Paul in practice this week)
"His is really just grasping the system, obviously, and getting used to playing again. So, there are different things that he's got to grasp that will increase his workload. As he gets more comfortable with that, he'll get more playing time."
(On if OLB Jason Pierre-Paul has a "different learning curve" when it comes to getting back into football shape)
"They're all different. I don't know -- you can't get back into football shape unless you play football, so he's been playing and getting used to everything the past couple of weeks. Back then, he was playing every day. He was retired here now that he's coming back, so that's a little different. We like where he is right now, it is just getting the mental part caught up with the physical [part]."
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