1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:04,600 Speaker 1: Well, Drake, Uh, after after last week? 2 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:07,800 Speaker 2: Uh, in the week maybe you know, talk about protecting 3 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 2: the football and what have you. 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 3: How pleased were you with the way things unfolded with 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 3: your group today? 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 4: Yeah? Probably guys, and I thought they played hard. 7 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 2: You don't want to get back to shoot our fundamentals 8 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 2: and back to kind of establishing our didity. I felt 9 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:21,000 Speaker 2: like we did that and probably we didn't hurt ourselves. 10 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:22,279 Speaker 2: You know, a few piloties that we would like to 11 00:00:22,280 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 2: have back, and obviously some three and outs that we 12 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 2: could have you know, done a better drop on first down. 13 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: But you know, I think you probably the defense they 14 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: put us some great spots. You know, Marcus Jones, I 15 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 2: can't say enough about him. Shoot, he's play the best 16 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: in the game at it. So, you know, I feel 17 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 2: it was a full team effort and proud of the guys. 18 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:39,520 Speaker 4: Drake. 19 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 5: There was a play in the third quarter where it 20 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 5: looks sort of similar to Pittsburgh last week. You had pressure, 21 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 5: you went up in the pocket, you were surrounded by defenders, 22 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 5: you protected the ball and just sort of went down. 23 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 5: Then three plays later you threw the touchdown pass to Hunter. 24 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 5: How good is it for you to see some positive 25 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 5: reinforcement of sometimes the best play is to just live 26 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 5: to play another play. 27 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, probably throw it away too. 28 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 2: You know, I don't take a hit and don't give 29 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 2: those guys up front, you know, one yard sack. They 30 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 2: hate me for that and I apologize to them. So, 31 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: uh No, other than that, I think, yeah, if there's 32 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 2: nothing there, just try to you know, live the next play, 33 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 2: live another day, and just learning that and and uh, 34 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:12,199 Speaker 2: you know, I think it leads you good things. 35 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 4: Drake talk about the uh the offense, you guys got 36 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 4: into a rhythm early and you were able to sustain 37 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 4: that throughout the game. What were your overall thoughts on 38 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:20,960 Speaker 4: the offense today. 39 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, just proud of them, you know, proud of them 40 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: for shoot, what we kind of what we put on 41 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: on tape last week was not you know, what we 42 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 2: want to do and who we want to be. You know, 43 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 2: I thought those guys, you know, established a run early. 44 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 2: We had some different scheme kind of plays that kind 45 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 2: of give the defense some you know, misdirection that you 46 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 2: know we thought we hit right on the head and 47 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 2: and they're turn into explosive plays. So just proud of 48 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: the guys just kept on fighting, and I thought we're 49 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 2: a good situation. Wal I should have hit Booty on 50 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 2: the first third down, miss them behind them, so we 51 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 2: could have been even better. And there's still stuff to 52 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 2: work on, But proud of those guys and start with 53 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 2: the guys up front and just keep going. 54 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 4: Drake, is this kind of the best version of yourself? 55 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 3: Like kind of taking what the defense gives you, moving 56 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 3: the ball around, managing the football? 57 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 4: Like, is this who you projected being who you want 58 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 4: to be moving forward? Yeah? I sure hope. 59 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: So if it leads to wins, you know, that's what 60 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 2: I'm trying to, you know, become and the quarterback and 61 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,160 Speaker 2: try to become you know, I've you'll try to do it. 62 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: You'll kind of just you know, my whole career kind 63 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 2: of spread it around and give to the guys that 64 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 2: they can make plays. And you know, I think everybody's 65 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 2: got some you know chance on our team, our school 66 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: guys to make make the defense. 67 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 4: He'll give them a problem. 68 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 2: And I think we got guys and team that are 69 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 2: great with the football in their hands, and just trying 70 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:31,839 Speaker 2: to do my best job of get to them quick 71 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: and and don't hold it. 72 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 6: Drake, you lit up when you were talking about Marcus 73 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 6: there briefly, what what does that play, the first one 74 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 6: in particular, do for the team, because it seemed like, 75 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 6: I don't know, maybe we're in a little bit of 76 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 6: a rudd early on. 77 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: And then yeah, it's nice Kyley, it's good. It's fun 78 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 2: seeing that you kind of always know. I think, you know, 79 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: when he's back there, you've got a chance to he'll 80 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 2: get a great return. And he's always you know, I 81 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 2: think the best thing about is he's It makes you 82 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,959 Speaker 2: feel comfortable when he's back there making a great decision, 83 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,960 Speaker 2: whether it's touchback or whatever he's doing. And I sure 84 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 2: hope they keep kicking it to him because he's he's 85 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 2: fun to watch. 86 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 5: Drake, you looked real comfortable out there. 87 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 4: How big of a role did your offensive line play 88 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 4: in that? What do you think of those guys today? 89 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 2: Oh, they play the role. I mean they start, you know, 90 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 2: every play. I think it's those five guys are playing 91 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: their potails off, you know, playing their butts off in 92 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 2: the run game, in the passing game, learning the learn 93 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: the protection system, learning third down, different looks. You know, 94 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: Garrett's communicating with me, you know, based off the front, 95 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,519 Speaker 2: getting into different plays. It can't be more proud of 96 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 2: those guys up front and the continue to do each 97 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 2: and every week. 98 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 6: Drake, you had told us during the week that you know, 99 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 6: you wanted to get going with with Steph and find him. 100 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 6: How good was it to kind of see him get 101 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 6: behind the defense on a couple of plays, uh, and 102 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 6: for you to find him. 103 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, he looked a little faster than that thought. He 104 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: looked pretty fast. I think he's just keep getting me 105 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: more more comfortable. Sure, he's a great player with the 106 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 2: ball in his hands. He's a great leader of this team. 107 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 2: You know, he's great with energy, you know, being positive 108 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 2: and I'm glad he's a patriot. 109 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 4: Drake. It looked like you guys had some successful shotgun runs. 110 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: I'm curious what about those looks specifically maybe gives you 111 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: guys an advantage versus when you're going under center. Yeah, 112 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:19,039 Speaker 2: just you know, you always try to up six boxes 113 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 2: when you know six box, when with the tight end 114 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 2: you try to make it six on six. 115 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 4: That's football. 116 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,039 Speaker 2: If whoever, you know, try to block the seventh guy 117 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 2: in the eighth with with our receivers, that's you know football. 118 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 2: And if if it's sending the gun or if it's 119 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 2: under center. You'll just try to get a hat on 120 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 2: a hat and you know our backs are good players, 121 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 2: so give him some space and they'll make somebody miss. 122 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 3: Hey, Drake on your rushing score, you hit the Cam 123 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 3: Newton selly uh at the Superman. I just wanted to 124 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 3: know how much is Cam when you were a young kid, 125 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 3: just influenced how you play the game and how you 126 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 3: want to play quarterback, maybe emulate his style. 127 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I think it was cool seeing in 128 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 2: those jerseys right when I saw in those jerseys that 129 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:58,119 Speaker 2: they remind me of Cam. Yeah, just what the energy 130 00:04:58,120 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: he brought you. I don't feel much emotion out there. 131 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,479 Speaker 2: I need to show more, but times that I do, Yeah, 132 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 2: just uh you know, it's just falling up position. I 133 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 2: think he played the position a different way, you know, 134 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 2: than a lot of people do. And he just I 135 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: think the guys around and ride around him. And yeah, 136 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 2: the other one late in the I think maybe the 137 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 2: third or fourth I had a safety one on one. 138 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:17,960 Speaker 2: I know Cam would have probably took him on and 139 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 2: tried to score. So uh no, but yeah, I think 140 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 2: I got him, got to meet him and got to 141 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 2: meet through the process, and just you know, a big fan. 142 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 4: He was my fair player growing up. 143 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 1: So pretty cool, Drake, you had at least seven X 144 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,119 Speaker 1: plays here today. What about your preparation in the film 145 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 1: gave you guys confidence to be able to hit some today? 146 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: And would you see, Yeah, we. 147 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 4: Knew their corners were good players. 148 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 2: You got a good cornerback duo, and you know they 149 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 2: try to match routes, so just trying to get our 150 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 2: guys run away from them and then just try to 151 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 2: get him some misdirection looks on different you know run 152 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 2: game stuff, and I thought our guys executed it well 153 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 2: and just kept on moving and kept going, and you know, 154 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: felt like it was good not to have you know, 155 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 2: fifteen to seventeen play drives. It felt good to kind 156 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 2: of get some some lower play drives and end up 157 00:05:58,800 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: in the end zone. 158 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 4: Drake. 159 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 3: Just how much more comfortable are you feeling right now 160 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 3: compared to Week one? 161 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 4: Yeah? It's it's teaching every week in this offense. 162 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 2: You know, I think there's still stuff on the tape 163 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 2: that you know, coach will get on me on and 164 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 2: I think that's you know, the best thing to do 165 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 2: is you know when it look when with the loss, 166 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 2: you kind of learn from it and take it harder 167 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:16,720 Speaker 2: to Also, when you win, look at the tape and 168 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 2: learn from it, and there's things that show up in 169 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,240 Speaker 2: this game that are gonna matter down the road. 170 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 4: So uh yeah, I 171 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: Get more and more comfortable, and I think those guys 172 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 2: around me are helping me out, So thank you, guys.