Brennan Armstrong, Nick Jackson, Anthony Johnson, and Perris Jones recap Saturday's scrimmage.
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00:00We've been lacking the past couple practices and Coach Elliott really trying to push us to come out with energy and I thought we did.
00:06I only had two drives during that scrimmage, but ended in two touchdowns.
00:11So in my perspective, I thought we ran the ball well, had good tempo,
00:15caught our passes when we needed to catch them, converted on third.
00:19That's kind of what the offense should look like.
00:21It was really nice to see it all come together, at least in my point of view.
00:25More energy from the offense, where did it come from?
00:27What gets the offense this group going?
00:29Just guys playing fast.
00:31I think the big thing, a lot of guys are just thinking so much.
00:33Everything's going on with the new offense.
00:35They were playing fast, not thinking, having fun.
00:37I think that's another big thing for our team.
00:39They put a lot of pressure on themselves.
00:41When they kind of forget that pressure and just rather have fun, good things happen.
00:45And today, I really felt like we actually did that.
00:47And yeah, two touchdowns in those two drives.
00:51But yeah, just those few things is good for our offense.
00:54You had a scrimmage today.
00:55How would you assess the defensive performance out there today?
00:57Yeah, I mean I definitely think that when we started, we didn't start fast today.
01:01I think the all-spring, all-summer probably.
01:04We've been starting fast, starting cohesive, starting with our hair on fire.
01:09I think today we didn't start that fast.
01:11That's one improvement we've got to make whenever we step in scott.
01:14We've got to start fast.
01:16But I like the way we responded.
01:18I think that we responded well and came out and competed, I think, towards the end of it.
01:22It's about to start today.
01:26I think we kind of came out a little flat.
01:28But I do think throughout the course of the day that we settled down.
01:31We got our composure back and we made some really good stops.
01:35Offense came out quick and fast.
01:37And we just got to be able to control that tempo when teams are trying to do that to us.
01:40Do you feel like you've got to stress so much fundamentals during your practices?
01:44Do you feel like you're seeing it translate now on the field when you see everything kind of going fast?
01:48Oh, most definitely.
01:49You've got to be locked into your fundamentals when the game is going fast
01:52because that's really what you need to rely on.
01:54Being in the right alignment, being lined up properly, making sure you're playing the right technique,
01:58the right coverage is all going to be essential when the offense is moving really fast like that.
02:02Did you get that takeaway that you wanted?
02:04No, I didn't get it today.
02:05But I have gotten a few during camp.
02:07Do you know how many?
02:08I got two.
02:09Two in one day, actually.
02:10Should have been three, but I dropped one.
02:12We ain't going to talk about that.
02:13It's a pass breakup.
02:14It's a pass breakup, it is.
02:15I actually had one I should have had and too many the other day.
02:18A lot more pass breakups than interceptions, but we're going to work on those hands for sure.
02:22How would you assess just the competition in the running back room?
02:25Obviously, a lot of guys got in for the spot.
02:27Is that making you guys better overall?
02:29Yes, sir, it definitely is.
02:30We have a great core group of guys in our running back room.
02:32They all work hard.
02:33They're all very, very talented, and that takes into account every day we compete with one another.
02:37We try to push each other, but we also try to help each other.
02:39We love each other to death.
02:40We're really, really like brothers in the room, and that shows.
02:43Whoever's in the arena, we're supporting them as much as we can,
02:46making sure they know what they're doing so they can play fast and do their best as well.
02:49It's very, very much a collective group.
02:51How difficult is it to establish the run game when you have so many new faces up front?
02:56It's a building block.
03:00Those guys are doing the best they can.
03:02They're coming together, becoming tighter, and they're getting better and better every day.
03:06I love those guys.
03:07They did an excellent job today at the scrimmage,
03:09and they've been building and progressing as best as they can, and that's all we need.
03:13I know what I mean.
03:14They're doing a great job.
03:16Obviously, last season, a lot of passing, a lot of passing yards.
03:20How much better can the offense be this year with a more balanced attack and with the run game as well?
03:25Really, really.
03:26It's going to be a lot better.
03:27We're going to be a dynamic group.
03:28We're going to run the ball as well as go to the top of the year.
03:30We'll keep defense's guessing.
03:32We're excited to play.
03:33It's going to be really, really good.