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Kenyan Drake – August 6, 2018 Download PDF version

Monday, August 6, 2018

 RB Kenyan Drake

(What’s the biggest difference between the Kenyan that stands here right now and the Kenyan from two years ago when you first entered the league?) – “I’m just two years older, two years wiser. I’m a lot more comfortable. I’m comfortable but I’m not complacent. I’m excited to get out there and show what I can do from a schematic standpoint (and) from my ability’s standpoint, and like I said, help this team win games as I continue to mature and get older.”

(Obviously you and RB Frank Gore have a wonderful relationship. You both will get a lot of carries. With all of that being said, does it matter to you if you start or does it make zero difference to you?) – “That really doesn’t matter in the sense of we’re going to come in and make the plays that we’re supposed to. Like I said, (it’s) not just me and Frank but me, Kalen (Ballage), Senorise (Perry) and whoever else we have coming out of the backfield. I feel like when we go out there, there shouldn’t be any type of fall off. We should go out there and make plays with whoever is on the field.”

(The fact that you guys were listed as RB Kenyan Drake or RB Frank Gore as the starter, did that surprise you a little bit?) – “I don’t really care, honestly. (laughter) I want to go out there and win games. I’m sure he doesn’t care. I don’t care. I don’t think anybody really cares about where they are on the depth chart before preseason even starts. I feel like we’ve got to go out there and earn our spots and go out there and play football. At the end of the day, we’re going to go out there and do what we’ve got to do.”

(How has training camp been for you so far? What have you done better than the previous couple of camps, perhaps?) – “This is my third year in the offense so I’m very confident. I’m very comfortable. I’m not complacent. I just want to go out there and continue to make the plays that I know I can. Everything is definitely slowing down for me and that allows me to play faster and play at my capabilities so when I’m playing faster, I feel like I can change speeds, change paces and keep the defense off balance.”

(I noticed out there in 11-on-11 there was one play where you had a very nice block on LB Raekwon McMillan. I’m not saying that’s the only block you’ve made but how have you grown in that area of the game and what has helped you grow in that area?) – “It’s just being confident in my ability to go out there. I think pass blocking is definitely technique, so the technique had to come; but there’s also a will to be able to pass block and stand in there and take on guys that are potentially 20 to 30 pounds bigger than you. Once you get the technique down and you have the confidence to stick your neck in there and make that play for the betterment of the team, I feel like that’s when you become a good pass blocker.”

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