Georgia Football Tight End Lawson Luckie Breaks Down The Dawgs
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ATHENS - Georgia Bulldog tight end Lawson Luckie spoke with reporters on Tuesday about his game against Arkansas, Oklahoma, the tight end room, and more.
On his catch and run against Arkansas...
“That was a short yardage play we've ran that play here for a long time but it's something we kind of put in later in the week. It was something we talked about if we get into the right situation, a third and short, we might take a shot early and we dialed it up. It's a play that we might not rep a ton in practice, but I've caught that same play a couple years ago against Auburn. I remember the same situation. The first third and short of the game. It's a play that we trust and I feel comfortable in that route. Great guys blocking and good protection. It was a good explosive to start the game.”
On his touchdown late in the game...
“It felt good. It felt good to finally get in and get it rolling. I wasn't the first read on that, but it's kind of just the way it turned out. It’s good to get in the stat column.
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On Oklahoma’s defense...
“We’ve got to match their intensity. They play extremely hard, extremely low to the ground, and they're extremely multiple. The picture is always changing so you have to be able to react. I think handling movement is going to be a key to the game along with matching their intensity and their pad level.”
On sharing the load in the tight end room...
“We're all adjusting to it. I mean we're all competitive guys. We want to be on the field every single play, but we also trust the plan. We know that every single one of us has deserved a right to be on the field and that makes it easier dealing with it when you're not on the field, because when I'm watching, maybe it's not my series or something, I'm watching a guy go out there and I know without a shadow of a doubt that he's done everything to deserve to be out there.”
“So that helps bring peace, but from a competitive nature standpoint, I want the guys to want to be out there, even when they're not on the field. I wouldn't expect them to be okay with not being out there. That's just the nature of the sport we play, but everyone does a great job of supporting each other and not getting upset when the other person shines because that's a cancer that can't really spread through a locker room. So we're just working through it, trusting the process, and trying to stay as fresh as we can.”
On playing with his younger brother Carter...
“Just helping him with his practice habits so he can practice better. We need Carter to give us a better look, and he has. He's just trying to learn how to be consistent. You’ve got to be able to bring it every day, and that's a learning curve as a freshman. During the season there are no breaks. You can't come in for one day and not show up with the same energy the next.”
On coach Hartley’s ability to use the entire tight end room...
“We were talking about it yesterday. It's just trusting the plan. No one's getting left out. No one's getting left behind. We're bringing everyone along. You can't really control where the ball goes at times. I had a more productive game than I've had all season but a lot of the stuff wasn't called to come to me. We had shots dialed up for others but it just didn't connect some way or another, whether it was protection or coverage, or however it played out. So you can't get in your feelings when the ball doesn't come your way because the most important thing is to be ready when your number actually is called, and you won't be able to perform the best you can if you're worried about a past outcome.
On senior walk-on receiver Will Taylor...
“He's just been chopping for four years now. I'm glad to finally see him get some shine and there's still more in the tank. I still don't think the world has really seen what Will Taylor has done in practice for these few years. He's been on the field but he hasn't really been able to show his talents yet. And I'm excited for when that day comes. I don't know when it will be, but it's coming.
On Todd Hartley...
“He just shows that he trusted us. At the end of the day you want someone to believe in you and he does. He believes in all of us with everything he has and he pours everything into us every day. When it gets to game-day, that's the relief. You have all this pressure built up, and practice throughout the week, and film, and walkthroughs, and then when you get to the game it's time to go.”
On Oklahoma’s poor recent play...
“The tape doesn't say that, you know? I don't know what's happened on the offense side of the ball, but I watch the defensive tape and it's the same Oklahoma that I’ve heard all these stories about having this unbelievable defense. So I'm ready to see that and to respond to the challenge and see what we can do against it.”
