If guys run hard, they aren't intimidated of a defense. You'd think a freshman would be scared. … You can tell a guy who is scared. He'll tip-toe and try to make moves. I started noticing that.
He is playing the game at a faster pace now. He gets the ball off quicker, he can check out of plays quicker and he's going through his reads quicker and getting it to the right guy.
He's always been a leader. When he was hurt in the spring, usually if a guy gets hurt and he's fighting for a spot, he might be selfish, but Drew did the total opposite.
That was embarrassing for a guy to take three back, then have four the whole year. It was like all his accolades came off us, so you want to go back there and pay him a visit. He's not there, so we have to pay the next guy.
We thought we were better than we really were. We have to come out and know that any given Saturday we can lose. That's how it is. You have to be able to play football with a heart and passion and not underestimate anyone.
If I get two rushes and we win, that's fine with me. If I get 30 rushes and we win, that's fine with me. If we have to throw the ball 40-50 times to win, that's what we have to do. Whatever it takes to win, that's what we're all here for.
You can try to gear up to stop me, but you still have to worry about the receivers. They've shown they can go out there and make plays.
I don't think the defense saw me the whole time, 'cause they were going different ways when I was getting the ball, ... Then when I think about it, [offensive tackle] Ed Blanton is 6-9 and the rest of the line is 6-6. It's kind of hard to see me because I'm 5-8.
It's important to start 1-0; we've never done that under coach Dorrell. We don't want to go 6-6 again. We want to go 11-0.
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