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Kalen Ballage – August 27, 2019 Download PDF version

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

RB Kalen Ballage

(On how difficult the business aspect of the game is with some guys already being cut.) – “It’s rough, especially when you’re getting ready to go out and practice and some guys are clearing out their lockers. People have family that they support and people that look up to them and want to see them make it. We want to see them make it. Unfortunately, that’s the way the business is and not everybody can do that. It is tough.”

(What about that slippery slope of knowing that you know you’ve made the team but you still have to make sure you don’t go out there and get hurt every day playing the game of football?) – “I think that’s a part of football. That’s something that you can’t necessarily always thinking about. You run the risk of getting hurt when you play this game. It’s very tough. It’s physical. You can’t control those variables. When you go out there, you’re just focused on playing and whatever happens, happens.”

(Just talk about the opportunity that you’ve been able to get here as far as RB Kenyan Drake getting hurt. Obviously you solidified yourself on this team and how grateful you are for the opportunity.) – “I’m very blessed (with) the position that I’ve been put in and the gifts that I’ve been given to just kind of go out there and show what I can do. Hopefully moving forward it’ll be more of the same and that’s really all I’m worried about right now.”

(I noticed in the last game, you had a run where the fullback kind of took out like three guys. What did you think of that play there?) – “It wasn’t by design. Some plays in football, you can run the same play 20 times and it’ll never play out the same way the same time. You just have to take what you’re given and play football.”

(Specifically about FB Chandler Cox, what do you think are his strengths?) – “Chandler is real physical. He’s come here and he’s showcased his ability to be a great fullback. We’re excited about him and what he can do.”

(That adds kind of a smash-mouth feeling. Do you like that as a running back and what do you like about that style of play?) – “Yeah, absolutely. I think that when Chandler goes out there and he’s physical with the linebackers or safeties or whoever he’s playing against, I think that loosens up the defense in general for everybody. It kind of gets them on their heels. I think it’s important to have Chandler. He’s a vital part of this offense.”

(What have you learned about this offense from when you first cracked open that playbook to where you are right now?) – “It’s more of the same from what I’ve known kind of all along. It’s just putting the ball in your best players’ hands and giving them the ability to make something shake with it. I think that’s been the important thing about this offense and it’ll continue to be that way.”

(Has Head Coach Brian Flores or Offensive Coordinator Chad O’Shea or Running Backs Coach Eric Studesville said anything about – you’re a physical guy, so it fits into what I think they want – physical, tough, power, aggressive. Can you tell me about some of the things that they are constantly talking about that fit into those themes?) – “I think it’s just a mindset that we have. I think that being imposing to the other team is obviously something that every team wants to do to another team. I think it’s important for us to be physical in every aspect – running the football, in the passing game, pass protection. From the defense’s standpoint, I think it goes a long way for us if we’re physical.”

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