Jeff Samardzija
Jeff Samardzija
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija, nicknamed The Shark, is an American professional baseball pitcher of Serbian descent for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as an All-American wide receiver. Previously, he played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs from 2008 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics in 2014, and the Chicago White Sox in 2015...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 January 1985
CityMerrillville, IN
blocked four guys hurt leading passes screen three time
I thought we blocked exceptionally well. We hurt them with screen passes and every time we had three or four guys leading the way.
definitely feeling game instead maybe might screens three watch
It would have a lot of game film. It might have -- maybe -- some chips. But that's just if he's feeling nice. Definitely Gatorade, so we would be hydrated for the game. Maybe instead of just two screens, maybe three screens so we could watch more game film than possible.
brady buying gotten paying
Brady makes big throws. He's gotten smarter. He's buying into the system, and it's paying off.
balls brady caught couple crazy left scoring
Brady and Mo put up some crazy numbers. I just caught a couple of balls, but those two were going crazy. They were scoring touchdowns left and right.
money sniff
We don't sniff a dime, so it's not about money to us.
behind defense low
I wasn't getting the low strike, and I live down there. That defense behind me was outstanding.
beginning both dame decision figure fun game goes gotten heart home last leaning playing season sports stadium trying whatever worked worried
From the beginning I said I was going to give my heart to both sports and whatever worked out in the end was going to be my decision. After this season my decision has gotten exponentially tougher. Still, I'm not worried about it. I'm not leaning one way or the other. I'm just trying to have fun with these guys. It goes so fast. Before you know it I'll be playing my last home game at Notre Dame Stadium and trying to figure out what I want to do.
ball coming concept fresh group last middle playing putting spring starting stuff towards
Right now it's kind of where we were towards the end or the middle of spring ball last year. We're coming out, we're starting fresh with installation and stuff but right now we're out there playing as a group and I think everyone has that concept down, everyone's putting it on each other to do their part.
guys install ready smart stuff takes time toes tune
We've got a lot of things going into the offense, so you've got to be on your toes every day. Every time we install new stuff you've got to be ready to go. It takes a lot of smart guys, guys who are in tune to the system.
brady coach instilled knows mentality physical smart talent
Everyone knows Brady's always had the arm. He's always had the physical talent. He's always been a smart quarterback. But once Coach Weis got here, he kind of instilled a mentality in Brady to let him know he's got that skill.
adjusted crowd fine noises prepare ways
The Big House' is 'The Big House', but there's ways to prepare for it. I think we're pretty adjusted to it. We go week-in and week-out with crowd noises in big stadiums, so I think we'll be fine with it.
coming east exciting friday game good home hopefully opener start
It's going to be exciting - especially being a Big East game - coming home and getting that first start of the year. We'll see, hopefully it'll be a good opener on Friday under the lights.
advantage brady covered creates equals few inches taller understanding
It?s kind of an understanding between Brady and the receivers that being taller just creates an advantage in different situations. There?s times you can be covered but have a few inches on the guy, (and it) pretty much equals being uncovered.
best extra next
We're going to do our best to make that one extra play next week. We just had to make one more play.