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...
broke fast raw talent
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.
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.
coach emphasis laid lets pressure
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.
almost check gut hits mouth road saying team
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.
continue dominate point single trying
I'm just trying to continue to get better. I know what I'm doing out there but I just want to get to the point where I can dominate every single play, and I'm not to that point yet.
handle job main
That's my main focus. That's my job this Sunday, really. I look at it: As long as I handle my job, we'll be fine.
dwell rest
It's a long season. We still have a long way to go. So we can't dwell on this one or it is going to set us back the rest of the season.
guys popular seen talking
I've seen a lot of guys talking to him lately. He's become a popular guy.
They're just relentless, non-stop, right in your face.
difference hit hole last people sees speed trying year
It's a big difference from last year. Last year he was (about) speed and trying to hit the hole. 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.
both devil rooting sun torn
They were kind of torn between rooting for both teams. One of us made it, so there's still a Sun Devil out there.
correct early game practice taking third
It's been a long time. But it's early in the season. It's only the third game. We just need to go back to practice and correct some things. We made a lot of mistakes. But we are taking it one game at a time.
ball clock control defense field line offensive plays ready run team together
The offensive line has to play well together for the whole team to function. We run the ball to control the clock and keep the defense off the field so that they're ready to make big plays when they come in.
disguise everybody
They did some things to disguise some things to get us where everybody wasn't on the same page. We just didn't execute.