Q&A With William Brown
posted by Scott Hood on Friday, September 21, 2007
Q. Coach Spurrier said today that you were playing the best on the offensive line and you have had good practices. Talk about that
A. He asked me to be the center this year and to be the steadying force on the OL. Coming into the season I knew it was my last so I wanted to be good as I could be. All year I’ve been trying to stay with my assignments and as they say, if you stay with your assignments then good things will happen. I attribute to my coaches who keep pushing me and the weight coaches for helping me stay mentally strong. It’s been great so far but there’s still a lot of work to do’
Q. What was your initial reaction when you saw this LSU defense on film and how do they compare them to some of the other defenses you’ve had to prepare for?
A. I would say the team I would compare them to was the Mississippi State team from last year. They have a strong DL so it will be a challenge. Hopefully we can practice hard this week and go in there and play our assignments and play at an intensity level we haven’t played at yet and come out with a win.
Q. Has the problem so far been with pass-blocking?
A. It’s tough because you have five guys and backups that have to be coordinated. It’s my job to see that everybody has the right call. We just have to do a better job of going out there. It’s going to be a tough crowd this week. It’s going to be loud. It’ll be hard to hear signals. Maybe we should just whisper in practice this week to simulate what it will be like. We just have to listen to our calls and make sure we’re going the right way.
Q. What will it take for this offense to go down there and be successful?
A. It will take intensity, concentration and focus on the line. Everybody has to come out and play the best they’ve ever played. I think with the right mindset and confidence we are gaining this week, the coaches are preparing a game plan and we just have to follow it. It will be a challenge. I give them credit. They’re a bunch of good guys and we want to go against the best. We just have to be ready to take on the challenge.
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USC center William Brown sat down and answered questions this week as the Gamecocks prepared to play LSU.
Q. Coach Spurrier said today that you were playing the best on the offensive line and you have had good practices. Talk about that
A. He asked me to be the center this year and to be the steadying force on the OL. Coming into the season I knew it was my last so I wanted to be good as I could be. All year I’ve been trying to stay with my assignments and as they say, if you stay with your assignments then good things will happen. I attribute to my coaches who keep pushing me and the weight coaches for helping me stay mentally strong. It’s been great so far but there’s still a lot of work to do’
Q. What was your initial reaction when you saw this LSU defense on film and how do they compare them to some of the other defenses you’ve had to prepare for?
A. I would say the team I would compare them to was the Mississippi State team from last year. They have a strong DL so it will be a challenge. Hopefully we can practice hard this week and go in there and play our assignments and play at an intensity level we haven’t played at yet and come out with a win.
Q. Has the problem so far been with pass-blocking?
A. It’s tough because you have five guys and backups that have to be coordinated. It’s my job to see that everybody has the right call. We just have to do a better job of going out there. It’s going to be a tough crowd this week. It’s going to be loud. It’ll be hard to hear signals. Maybe we should just whisper in practice this week to simulate what it will be like. We just have to listen to our calls and make sure we’re going the right way.
Q. What will it take for this offense to go down there and be successful?
A. It will take intensity, concentration and focus on the line. Everybody has to come out and play the best they’ve ever played. I think with the right mindset and confidence we are gaining this week, the coaches are preparing a game plan and we just have to follow it. It will be a challenge. I give them credit. They’re a bunch of good guys and we want to go against the best. We just have to be ready to take on the challenge.
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