This was from Monday:
On adjustment to right tackle from left tackle
"It's a little bit less of an adjustment than it was from guard to tackle, that's for sure. A lot of it's just flipping in your head. I know in the middle of the Temple game we made the switch, so that was the bigger adjustment was being able to do it on the fly without having any reps at practice that week, but now that I have practices under my belt, I feel more confident. I've been happy with how my play has been the last few weeks. Obviously we have two more weeks to keep it up and then hopefully a third, but I've been happy with how things are going so far."
On improved pass protection
"We know that if we give Pratt a clean pocket, he'll be able to make something happen. It's been the common denominator is giving Pratt a clean pocket to find the open man, and when he's had to scramble, it's been a lot tougher on him. Especially having a freshman under center, having a clean pocket is very important to us and that's been a point of emphasis the last few weeks. We've done a good job of that."
On teams no longer being able to stack the box with no fear
"Balance definitely helps that a lot. It's nice not to have safeties rolling down every down and have to run the ball regardless of what happens. Having that extra dimension is a great benefit to us. Pratt has done a great job as a freshman. He's performing well beyond his years and really doing a good job of commanding the offense and putting us in the right position as well. They've given him a lot of reign to operate the way he needs to, and it's really helped us out that he's able to do what he can do."
On Will Hall saying Pratt can be great
"He has the physical talent to be able to do anything he wants to do on the field, and then combine that with he's a very football-smart guy. There are some times when we're at the line of scrimmage, and as a lineman you can tell we're not in a good play and he finds the exact right play to put us into at that moment. That's the type thing coach Hall is talking about. Having not only the physical ability to make you a good player but also being able to react to what the defense is doing and putting yourself in a great situation. He's definitely got that ability to think on the fly and get us in a better situation that might have been called from the sideline. That was evident in the last few weeks with him being able to get us away from pressure and get us into the right play. He's been given the keys to the car to be able to do that, and it shows how much trust the coaching staff has put in him and how much trust the offense has put in him. If he sees something, we'll trust that he's seeing something correct."
On adjustment to right tackle from left tackle
"It's a little bit less of an adjustment than it was from guard to tackle, that's for sure. A lot of it's just flipping in your head. I know in the middle of the Temple game we made the switch, so that was the bigger adjustment was being able to do it on the fly without having any reps at practice that week, but now that I have practices under my belt, I feel more confident. I've been happy with how my play has been the last few weeks. Obviously we have two more weeks to keep it up and then hopefully a third, but I've been happy with how things are going so far."
On improved pass protection
"We know that if we give Pratt a clean pocket, he'll be able to make something happen. It's been the common denominator is giving Pratt a clean pocket to find the open man, and when he's had to scramble, it's been a lot tougher on him. Especially having a freshman under center, having a clean pocket is very important to us and that's been a point of emphasis the last few weeks. We've done a good job of that."
On teams no longer being able to stack the box with no fear
"Balance definitely helps that a lot. It's nice not to have safeties rolling down every down and have to run the ball regardless of what happens. Having that extra dimension is a great benefit to us. Pratt has done a great job as a freshman. He's performing well beyond his years and really doing a good job of commanding the offense and putting us in the right position as well. They've given him a lot of reign to operate the way he needs to, and it's really helped us out that he's able to do what he can do."
On Will Hall saying Pratt can be great
"He has the physical talent to be able to do anything he wants to do on the field, and then combine that with he's a very football-smart guy. There are some times when we're at the line of scrimmage, and as a lineman you can tell we're not in a good play and he finds the exact right play to put us into at that moment. That's the type thing coach Hall is talking about. Having not only the physical ability to make you a good player but also being able to react to what the defense is doing and putting yourself in a great situation. He's definitely got that ability to think on the fly and get us in a better situation that might have been called from the sideline. That was evident in the last few weeks with him being able to get us away from pressure and get us into the right play. He's been given the keys to the car to be able to do that, and it shows how much trust the coaching staff has put in him and how much trust the offense has put in him. If he sees something, we'll trust that he's seeing something correct."
