Marvel Smith
Marvel Smith
Marvel Amos Smithis a retired American football offensive tackle who played nine seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for Arizona State University. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and also was a member of the San Francisco 49ers. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Smith earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers...
hit hole people sees
Now he sees what's going on out there. And he's able to hit the hole and make a lot of people miss, too.
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Actually, I was on my recruiting trip to ASU that same weekend. I remember going to the NFL Experience there when I was on my recruiting trip. It was kind of good for ASU because I was down there with the Super Bowl and everything was going on in the town, so I kind of thought that's how ASU was.
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They were kind of torn between rooting for both teams. One of us made it, so there's still a Sun Devil out there.
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I talked to him after the game and he was real salty after the loss. That's understandable. To get that far and then fall short, I've experienced that. My first time losing in the playoffs I couldn't watch sports or have anything to do with it for months. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't even watch this game.
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I went down the wrong path a lot of times, ... But if my brothers found out, they'd come after me. It was those two who kept their eyes on me. My oldest brother really was like a father to me. He was a kid when he was raising me, so, really, he didn't have anyone telling him what to do. He didn't want me to make the same mistakes he made.
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He's got the kind of speed you can't coach. He's a raw talent, basically, but he's so fast and he's just all over the place.
raw speed talent
He's got the kind of speed you can't coach. He's a raw talent.
speed
He's got the kind of speed you can't coach,
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He's got some big plays in him every time he touches the ball, ... If we give him a little bit of room, he can burst through the hole and make a lot of people miss him and take it to the house.
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Given the type of games and the magnitude of the games, it's approaching (a great rivalry). If the games keep on depending on something like they have been, it's almost a given.
coach lets pressure
In years past, there was more ... pressure to perform. Coach has been real laid-back. He lets us just go out there and make plays.
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If there's been any change, it's been that we are now more aggressive. To me in years past, it wasn't always like that. There was more of an emphasis and pressure to perform. Now, Coach has been real laid back and lets us go out there and play and make plays.
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He's a raw talent, basically, but he's so fast and he's just all over the place. He broke a lot of tackles out there.
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I'm not saying you're lackadaisical at home, but if that road team comes out and hits you in the mouth almost from the first play, that's a gut check right there.