Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughns
Reuben Droughnsis a retired American football running back who is currently the assistant coach for the Serbian team Vukovi Beograd, the two-time champions of the Central European Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon...
injuries running
Injuries are such a big part of the game. With running backs, you can't ever have enough.
advantage appreciate chance couple finally guy hard last means opportunity scrape success took wait work
I like to think of myself as a guy who had to wait his chance and who took advantage of it when the opportunity finally came. Sometimes you appreciate things a little more when you have to work hard to get them. That's why the success that I've had the last couple years means so much to me. I had to scrape and claw my way up the ladder.
caught gets playing talking team tend time
Any time you're playing a team that gets caught up in talking a lot, you tend to sometimes want to talk back.
coach love obviously playing within
I'm playing within the system. But I would love to get 30 (carries). If that isn't what coach is calling, then obviously I can't get it.
great tradition
It would be great to get that tradition back and get it going again,
confidence doubts fight heads lose motivation somebody time turn win
There's a lot of motivation there, ... Any time somebody doubts you when you have confidence in your own skills, you tell yourself, 'We're not going to lose this. We're going to go out there and fight to win.' We're going to turn a lot of heads when we win this game.
expect honor
It's an honor. Something I really didn't expect to receive.
capable guys honor
It's an honor. It's something you don't expect, especially with some of the other guys capable of getting the award.
against baltimore bowl defense fired five hyped playing super team time won
Ray's the best, but for me I'm fired up because this is the Baltimore defense. They won the Super Bowl five years ago. You get hyped up playing a team that has been to where you want to go. Any time you do well against them, it makes your team look that much better.
against baltimore bowl defense fired five hyped playing super team time won
Ray's the best, but for me I'm fired up because this is the Baltimore defense, ... They won the Super Bowl five years ago. You get hyped up playing a team that has been to where you want to go. Any time you do well against them, it makes your team look that much better.
division finish game last rival season somewhat stress win
I can't stress how important it is. It's the last game, it's a division game and it's somewhat of a rival game. We need to end the season with a win so we finish on something positive.
allow browns cleveland deal establish excited extension focus improving member ready team
I am very excited to get this extension done and now I can focus on getting ready for the 2006 season. This deal will allow me to establish myself as a member of the Cleveland Browns and be a part of a team that is improving and an organization on the rise.
exactly exciting moments rather
It's bittersweet. It's not exactly one of those exciting moments because I would rather win.