D.J. Shockley
D.J. Shockley
Donald Eugene "D. J." Shockleyis a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft where he served as a backup quarterback for four and a half years. He played college football at the University of Georgia. He is also a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity...
game guys opponent people quality win
I think this was a game that really put people out there to show that these guys can play a quality opponent and win a game and do it on the road.
against game gonna key numbers people
A lot of people said, 'OK, you put up some numbers against Boise State, but what are you gonna do in the SEC?' This was a key game for us to show people what we can do.
early game huge knows needs position teammates
I don't think (White) needs me to say it; I think he already knows how big this game is. Just to be in this position this early in his career, I think he understands how huge this game is for himself, his teammates and his university. Just being a player, he understands.
celebrate focus game goes minds sure though touch toward until win winner
You celebrate the win until we touch down in Atlanta. We get back, and it's over with, ... Even though we've got an off week, our minds are going to be on Tennessee. The winner of that game goes toward (the SEC championship), so we've got to make sure we focus on them.
judging ourselves
We're judging ourselves off every drive, ... being able to deliver.
worry
Really you can't do anything about it. It's one of those things you can't control. You can only worry about those things you can control.
leg run situations throwing trying
I was throwing off my back leg sometimes, or I'm trying to run while I'm throwing. Just really a lot of situations where there weren't a lot of high-percentage throws.
balls catch defense good guys hard key
It is always good when you can get a lot of guys to catch a lot of balls. It is hard for the defense to key in on one or two guys.
bowl sugar
It does feel a little big like part two of the SEC Championship, but once we get there it will be nothing but Sugar Bowl talk.
bad kept throw
I wasn't about to make a bad throw and make another interception, ... so I just kept it in there.
control expected feeling great point ranked season
We can really control our own destiny. It's a great feeling to be ranked this high. We expected that at this point in the season we would be 6-0, but we didn't think we'd be ranked this high.
fighting gotta happened hard help team
You always gotta think when you're out, what would have happened if you had played? ... It's hard when you're team is out there fighting and you really can't help them.
babies came predicted third year
We came into the year predicted to be third in the East. Now we're No. 1 in the SEC, baby.
attack heart
We have to keep winning, ... If we lose, he may have a heart attack or something.