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Frank Gore – October 4, 2018 Download PDF version

Thursday, October 4, 2018

Running Back Frank Gore

(You’re a veteran, you’ve been to a lot of postgames. What’s the film session like after the game last week?) – “It’s tough to watch. We know that we didn’t play well. We watched the film and everybody felt the same way. We lost. Now it’s the second quarter and we move on.”

(Do young guys turn to you on how to handle a difficult situation?) – “I think when you’ve been playing this game for a while … The goal is to win every game, but you have to be real with yourself. The way that we played, we can’t beat anybody the way we played. We all felt the same way. We’re better than what we put out there last Sunday. We watched the film and now we move on to Cincinnati. Also, it’s the second quarter and we’ll try to be 1-0 this Sunday.”

(I know that the offense struggled a little bit on third-down conversions, but let’s go back further – what’s the bigger problem on first and second down?) – “I just think they played better than us.”

(But just in general?) – “We just … Nothing was clicking. They played better than us. They won.”

(What’s it going to take to get the running game going for you and RB Kenyan Drake both?) – “We have to get more opportunities. I mean that by staying on the field more. If you stay on the field more, you’ll get more touches. These last couple weeks, we just haven’t been on the field.”

(Do you feel like both of you are more dangerous when you get the ball in your hands more and get some rhythm going?) – “I think we are both pretty good backs. I think whenever we can get into a rhythm and stay on the field more, we’ll have better opportunities.”

(There are some big changes in the offensive line. How does that affect the run game?) – “It’s the NFL. Next man up. Our coaches do great with the guys where they knew who they are putting in (for) the guys who got hurt. They know what they’re good at and what they’re not good at, so that’s a plus.”

(What does it take to win on the road? You’ve obviously won big games on the road.) – “We just have to start fast. Start fast, take it one play at a time and believe in us, and it’ll happen.”

(Do you feel like sometimes on the road, if you don’t start fast, that ball can get rolling down the hill a little bit?) – “Yes. It’s tough. If you don’t, if you’re not going to start making plays, it can be a tough day.”

(What’s it like on the road taking the home crowd out of the game?) – “It’s great. That feels good. Hopefully this Sunday we can go out there and start fast and try to get this win.”

(Why do you feel like you guys are better than what you showed on Sunday?) – “I know what we’ve put in since, I would say not even training camp, just the offseason. How close (we are) and how hard work we work together and our hard work for each other, and how good our coaches are in putting us in a great situation. That’s why I feel like we’re better than what we put out there on Sunday.”

(Head Coach Adam Gase said you’re the one player who played well on Sunday.) – “We lost, so it doesn’t matter. I try to go out there every day, every game and try to give my team 110 percent. That’s my goal.”

(What, if anything, have you said to your partner RB Kenyan Drake?) – “We just have to stay in the same mind – stay clear – and just keep practicing (and) keep working. Something will happen for us, for both of us. We work hard every day. We study the way we study. When our time comes, everybody will see.”

(Your memories of the Florida State-Miami rivalry week?) – “It’s big. It shows who is the best in Florida. That game will be big. It doesn’t matter who has the best team that week because both teams will get up to play against each other. I think Miami will be ready”

(Did you know you’re still the last team to win in Miami?) – “I didn’t know that. Hopefully, I think it will change this week. It will change this week.”

(You scored the winning touchdown in that game. Is that one of your favorite memories?) – “Yes, that was big because I was just coming off my second ACL (injury) and I was like seven-eight months out of surgery. So that was big.”

(You guys came back to win that. It was 10-0 in the fourth quarter.) – “I remember that game. Sinorice (Moss) came and exploded on a screen and it was overtime when I scored, right?”

(Yes.) – “Yes, overtime.”

(Are you the last one left from that game?) – “In the league?”

(Yes.) – “I think so. Wow. (laughter) I’ve been blessed and I love the game. I still feel good and I’m still having fun, so we’ll see.”

(Do you have any friends from Florida State that you text back and forth with?) – “No, I don’t.”

(I don’t know if you do predictions, but what do you think will happen?) – “As long as we get the win, I’m okay. As long as the boys go out there and play Miami ball and represent the crib and get the win, that’s a plus.”

(Do you still talk to those kids, the running backs?) – “No I haven’t. I talked to Deejay (Dallas) during spring ball.”

(What do you think of him?) – “He has talent. Very talented.”

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