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- September 5, 2022 at 11:50 am #20386
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- September 5, 2022 at 11:51 am #20387
Napier opens his availability by praising Saturday’s crowd, calling it “significant.”
- September 5, 2022 at 11:53 am #20388
Although the win was good, Napier said the effort and physicality was good but the team has a lot of work to do.
“The film is sloppy.”
Says the team has a lot of work to do to play up to standard.
- September 5, 2022 at 11:55 am #20389
On keeping the team grounded: “One thing we talked about on Friday is operating in truth.”
Napier said that they have to evaluate the film objectively and independent of the result. Meaning, they did a lot of good things on Saturday, but he says there are glaring improvement that need to be made.
- September 5, 2022 at 11:58 am #20390
On evaluating the run-defense: Says he has a lot of respect for Utah for their aggressiveness.
Said the team needs to line up correctly and communicate more effectively. Said one player that is misaligned can cause a defense to be exposed.
- September 5, 2022 at 11:59 am #20392
On O’Cyrus Torrence: “He rose to the occasion.” Said he was one of the team’s players of the game.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:02 pm #20393
On Saturday’s win kickstarting progress: “I think it helps when you’re new and trying to do things a different way.”
Says that people want to see progress both on and off the field. Napier says that Saturday, they were able to see that progress was being made, but that they have a ton of more work to do.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:04 pm #20394
On Anthony Richardson: “He’s his own worst critic.”
Said he had a near-perfect game (said he should’ve thrown an INT on one play), but said he made a lot of good decisions despite being jittery early one.
“He’s going to get better.”
- September 5, 2022 at 12:05 pm #20395
On Kentucky: “I’ve always had a lot of respect for his teams.”
Said that they have good fundamentals with unique players (not highly recruited but talented nonetheless).
“All of the things that coaches respect, they do well.”
- September 5, 2022 at 12:06 pm #20396
On the depth chart: Said they’ll put out an update on Wednesday.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:09 pm #20397
On putting a product on the field that helps recruiting: Said having an atmosphere like the Swamp, the infrastructure of the program and being a top-five university in a classic college town gives them an advantage that they want to capitalize on.
On Desmond Watson: “Des is a work in progress.” Said he is making commitments on eliminating some habits and is slowly stepping up. Napier said he needs to continue doing that as he’s a unique player who is critical to the defense.
Napier is done. He will next speak at the SEC teleconference Wednesday morning and then a press conference that night.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:10 pm #20398
RB Montrell Johnson is next
- September 5, 2022 at 12:13 pm #20399
On staying grounded after a big win: Said that they just have to focus on the task at hand and get 1% better every day.
On Napier keeping him in after fumbling his first carry: Said Napier and his teammates lifted him up and put their trust in him.
Said he’s probably going to remember that fumble for a long time and that he and Trevor Etienne will pay their dues for their fumbles.
On the atmosphere: Said it definitely affected Utah’s offense and defense and changed the outcome of the game. Said he’s never heard a crowd that loud before.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:14 pm #20400
On Richardson’s two-point play: “We watched it at least five times in the film room, and I watched it at least 20 times on social media. It was indescribable.”
- September 5, 2022 at 12:15 pm #20401
“If anyone has Anthony Richardson on their team, they have a good chance to win.”
- September 5, 2022 at 12:16 pm #20402
On trying to improve on after fumbling the ball: “Nothing that extreme. I wouldn’t carry a ball to class.”
Said he’s going to practice extra with drills that focus on keeping his balance with one hand on the ground.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:17 pm #20403
On his mindset this week: Keep building on good days.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:18 pm #20404
On pre-snap motions: Said that those motions give an indication on what the defense is doing which helps the offense make pre-snap reads.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:18 pm #20405
Montrell is done. Tyreak Sapp is up next.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:20 pm #20406
On his mindset in the offense: Just said he wanted to put in the work.
Said when the new guys came in, it gave him a new light and new life.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:21 pm #20407
On Amari Burney’s interception: Said it was unbelievable. He added that he was proud that in his first game he contributed in, Burney makes a play like that.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:22 pm #20408
On staying grounded: Said it’s about keeping the course and staying focused on the task at hand.
“The biggest room is the room for improvement.”
- September 5, 2022 at 12:23 pm #20409
On the crowd noise: Said it affected the Gators a bit on defense when it comes to communicating. Said it’s on them and they have to be better.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:23 pm #20410
On the new staff: “They are building a tough, mean, nasty team who’s ready to play anybody.”
- September 5, 2022 at 12:26 pm #20411
Said Ventrell Miller, Brenton Cox Jr., and Gervon Dexter Sr. provided the greatest leadership on the field Saturday night. Said Miller is going to do everything in his power to do his job and make sure everyone knows their job.
Said that having Miller behind him makes him confident
- September 5, 2022 at 12:28 pm #20412
On Dexter: “He has a business-like mentality.”
Said Dexter’s experience on the 2020 team helps as a leader because he knows what it’s like to compete for a championship, and he leads the team that way.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:29 pm #20413
Sapp is done.
- September 5, 2022 at 12:31 pm #20414
That also concludes the media availability.
The next play availability will be Wednesday night after Napier’s.
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