Tim Boyle – September 26, 2024
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Thursday, September 26, 2024
QB Tim Boyle
(How did you think you did last week? We know it was adverse circumstances but how did you think you did?) – “After watching the film, not great with my feet. I feel like I saw it well and I slowed the offense down a little bit for being a challenging offense, but not great for my standards or the team’s standards. We need to be better in certain moments, but for the circumstances, being three weeks in, in a difficult offense and those were my first reps getting into the game, I’m happy with how I handled it from a poise standpoint, a command standpoint in the huddle, but definitely can clean stuff up in the pocket.”
(You’ve been here three weeks now, how you say each one of those weeks has gone?) – “Yeah, definitely slowed down. It’s just like anything, repetition makes everything slow down, so every day has been more comfortable.”
(Is it different for you preparing this week not knowing exactly who the starter will be versus a week like last week where you guys knew?) – “No, we’re all professionals so we all get ready like we’re going to start, even if I’m going to be the backup or third string. I’m going to be ready; I’m going to know the Titans defense. I’m going to know our gameplan, I’m going to make sure that I’m ready to go.”
(Do you recall a situation like this where you run into a week where you just don’t know what your status is going to be as far as a starter or not?) – “Yeah, a few times. It just happens, it’s the business. The fun part is we get to prepare like we’re the starter. I get to go out there and get reps and have fun out there with the guys and continue to grow in the offense.”
(How do you evaluate where you are with the offense? I know you said you’re only three weeks in.) – “Yeah, it slows down every day, every week I’d say, but definitely a tricky offense. Mike (McDaniel) is obviously a heck of a game planner and calls are long, but we definitely do a really good job scheming up defenses. So it’s just really understanding the verbiage and getting in the huddle and spitting it out and slowing the game down, but every day, every week I’ve been here, it’s really slowed down for me.”
(Has anybody in the locker room ever talked to you about that Black Friday game last year? S Jevón Holland in particular, has he ever teased you or anything?) – “No, it’s all been professional. We had a couple looks. He shook my hand when I first got here and I knew, he knew. (laughter) It’s all professional, but I like to keep that one in my past. Tough rep, but he made a good play. It’s football.”
(This is what you sign up for as a backup quarterback – you’re probably going to go in, in adverse conditions. How do you kind of keep your cool? How do you handle these situations and perform at your best in stressful times?) – “First and foremost is preparation, making sure I’m prepared because that’s where confidence comes from on game day. Making sure I know the gameplan in and out, making sure I know the tempo of the guys – throwing to our receiving corps is a little different than other places, right? So understanding their tempo, understanding the offense line needs – there’s a lot of different needs a quarterback has to give his players. But yeah, I’m excited for the challenge. Coming here three weeks and kind of getting thrown at the fire a little bit has been fun and I’m learning a lot on the fly but that’s what football is all about to be honest with you. At the end of the day, it’s just football. It’s a sport I’ve been playing since I was six years old, and I know I have the ability to do it, I just got to go execute.”
(How did you feel with the guys today?) – “Felt great, yeah. It’s a heck of a team, we’re very talented and the scheme speaks for itself. I think Coach McDaniel does a really good job game-planning every week, but yeah, we’re having fun out there. We just got to – like I said, it comes down executing. We can have a great Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, you got to do it on game day. We’re looking forward to doing that.”
(How do you plan to control your mindset and just being in the unknown if whether or not you’re going to be there Monday night?) – “Yeah, just prepare. It’s just preparation – I get all of my confidence from preparing. I’ll feel confident on game day whether it’s me, ‘Sky’ (Skylar Thompson) or ‘Snoop’ (Tyler Huntley), and all three of us are expected to go out there and compete and go win a game.”
(What has the chemistry been like with as you’ve been learning the offense?) – “Yeah, that’s a growing process obviously. I’ve only been here for three weeks and reps are limited. Obviously, we’ve got some quarterbacks in the mix, so just making sure I take full advantage of the reps I do get with those guys, but camaraderie is great. They’re still getting a good sense of who I am and what I bring to the table personality wise, football wise so it’s been a great three weeks for me.”
(We always say that competition brings success. You and QB Tyler Huntley are trying to get those first team reps, how’s that going?) – “Yeah, it’s been great. I think he’s doing a heck of a job. He’s a week behind me, so it’s one of those things I know kind of where he’s at from a catching up standpoint. I’m glad I have that extra week where I can kind of give him that perspective of, ‘Hey, this is kind of how I learned this that first week here.’ So he’s doing a really good job. He’s a super talented player. He can spin the rock; it’s been impressive watching him throw the ball. Obviously, his athletic ability speaks for itself, but whoever gets the nod, it’s going to be great and we’re going to support each other just like we’re all starting.”
(WR Tyreek Hill said he’s become the guy a little more gentler, not demanding the ball like he needs to, but as a quarterback you know he doesn’t need to demand it, right?) – “No, Tyreek (Hill) needs more touches – that’s definitely on the quarterback’s mind. That’s nothing from a play call standpoint, but just trying to get him the rock in open space because he’s obviously a dangerous weapon for us.”
(Obviously it’s been just a short time with the guys, but has anybody invited you to their house to kind of get to know them better?) – “I’m still trying to work my situation out with my own apartment. So it’s kind of been a funky couple of weeks, too, from a schedule standpoint – obviously, that first game, the Thursday night game, then going out to Seattle. So we really haven’t had that much free time but I think as we get into a regular Sunday routine, there will be a little bit more free time to do those things. But I’m still trying to get my feet under me as well when it comes to my own apartment and trying to get comfortable down here.”
