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...
huge step took
We took a huge step back. We got pretty much demolished out there.
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.
command kept pump talking took trying
He took command in the huddle. He kept talking to me, trying to pump me up.
great tradition
It would be great to get that tradition back and get it going again,
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.
battle fight lee opportunity slack
You always fight for an opportunity to start, but I can't slack off now. Lee (Suggs, sprained ankle) is back. I think this is going to be a year-round battle between all of us.
ball ground knew pulling twisted yelling
I was on the ground and all twisted up. They were pulling the ball away from me and all yelling ?fumble, fumble.' But, my butt was already on the ground. I knew that it wasn't a fumble.
catch
We have to pretty much catch up to everybody.
happened heart poured soul using
For me, this is like my cathedral. But I wasn't using what happened to me as motivation. I just poured my heart and soul into it.
champagne denver good guys last season situation yards
I got some very good champagne for the guys back in Denver when I went over 1,000 yards last year. But this was a lot different situation here because a 1,000-yard season hadn't been done in a while. I had to do more.
sure
I don't know about that. I'm sure it'll get me some carries.
choice coaches decision leave tough
I don't know. That's not my choice. I will leave that up to the coaches to make that decision. It's going to be a tough decision for them.
chance good stay
I feel good about the chance to stay on the field,