Carson Beck talks Hot Start to Georgia Football Season
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00:00 >> All right, we'll start with Carson Beck.
00:05 Please raise your hand, we'll bring a microphone around to you.
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00:13 >> Hey Carson, ESPN had this nugget of yours, the third quarterback in the last
00:16 ten years to have four touchdowns and complete more than 85% of your passes.
00:20 What do you think is the key to handling the blitz and
00:24 what has made your success with that package coming out so successful?
00:29 >> First and foremost, obviously the offensive line picking up the blitz helps
00:32 me big time.
00:34 And then not only that, but then center, Cedric, and then my study of film and
00:40 seeing what defenses are gonna try to do when they do blitzes.
00:44 Making the right ID as far as Mike points and
00:46 changing protections and all that stuff.
00:48 So having Cedric there to help me with that and also just studying film and
00:53 then obviously the execution of it, picking up the blitz.
00:56 But obviously that's a huge credit to our offensive line.
00:58 >> Just to follow up on that real quick,
01:02 it sounds like you and Cedric are watching film together.
01:04 How often does that happen and secondarily, what would you say is the biggest
01:08 key in your preparation to being as accurate as you have been this year?
01:13 >> As far as Cedric, I know the whole offensive line watches a lot of
01:16 film together.
01:18 Most of the time I watch a lot of film by myself, but
01:19 there's a lot of communication that goes back and forth between me and him.
01:23 And obviously in practice, coaching prepares well as far as scout team
01:28 looks and that sort of thing.
01:29 And as far as actually goes, I think that's just the chemistry thing.
01:34 As we continue to play and I continue to understand certain guys and
01:37 the way that they run certain routes,
01:39 I think that's kind of goes to say the whole accuracy thing.
01:42 >> Coach mentioned a while ago that he thinks that one of the reasons he was
01:48 able to handle the pressure of being up to quarterback is your baseball background.
01:52 Can you think of maybe many examples of playing baseball being on the mound where
01:58 the pressure you dealt with there kind of has helped you?
02:01 >> Yeah, for sure.
02:03 I mean, I definitely can say that's part of it.
02:04 I think I've been through a lot of things in my life that have helped me to the point
02:08 where I can handle pressure, but definitely being a pitcher and playing baseball.
02:13 I mean, you're the only guy that's really doing anything when you're up there
02:16 pitching, baseball is a little bit more boring of a sport.
02:19 But when you're sitting there pitching, you're the guy, so
02:23 all the weight is kind of on you to sit there and execute, whether you throw 80,
02:26 90, 100 pitches a game.
02:28 I'd only say that could accredit to the way that I handle pressure.
02:31 >> Carson, when you look back to UT Martin to where you are now,
02:37 where do you feel like you've improved the most?
02:40 >> Obviously the confidence standpoint, I think that's the biggest thing.
02:45 And then continue moving forward.
02:47 I think I can prove in every area as far as accuracy goes, as far as timing goes.
02:52 Just little footwork things and
02:54 obviously just the knowledge of the game and the feel of the game.
02:57 Trying to learn how to play football again,
02:58 because it was a long time since I played in a game.
03:02 And the game speed compared to practice, it's so hard to replicate.
03:06 And really the only way to replicate it is to play in the game.
03:08 So.
03:08 >> Yeah, Kirby has a really strong praise for
03:14 Rob Thomas after the game on Saturday.
03:16 From your perspective, what is his skill set to this offense?
03:20 >> I mean, he definitely is capable of making explosive plays.
03:24 He helps our offense be explosive.
03:25 And I would say this, that we have so many guys in so much depth,
03:29 especially at wide receiver position.
03:31 Where anybody that we put out there, we fully expect to go out there and
03:35 make plays.
03:36 One thing that he did really well in the game was make those contested catches in
03:39 some of those third down situations, obviously in the red zone.
03:43 Man to man situations where it's one on one, it's him against the DB and
03:46 there's nothing else.
03:47 So I'm just gonna give him a chance and let him go make a play.
03:52 >> You've talked about it, been asked about it a lot,
03:54 just Brock's unique skill set and all that stuff.
03:57 But from a strategic standpoint,
04:00 how much of an impact does it make him just being out there?
04:05 Because I noticed he, I think he played every play you played,
04:08 maybe with the exception of one.
04:10 Just what does he mean to the overall offense in terms of the attention that he
04:15 attracts from defenses?
04:16 >> Yeah, he definitely attracts a lot of attention.
04:18 Or I would assume, obviously I'm not sitting in there with
04:21 the opposing defensive coordinator seeing what he's saying about our offense.
04:25 But I would assume that a lot of defensive coordinators have game plans to try to
04:30 contain him.
04:32 But I mean, he's Brock Bowers, he's gonna make plays,
04:34 he's gonna show up every single Saturday.
04:38 But even just having him out there, the distraction that he kinda makes for
04:42 all the other guys to step up and make plays is definitely a huge part of him.
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04:50 >> Yeah, Carson, we hear a lot about standard and expectations, right?
04:53 I'm curious, did you expect to play this well coming into the season?
04:59 >> I mean, I don't think that, I mean, obviously I have standards for myself and
05:03 I have goals for myself.
05:05 But as far as expectations go,
05:07 I feel like every single game that I go out there, I just try to be myself.
05:11 I don't expect to go throw for X amount of yards or X amount of completions.
05:16 It's never about the numbers, obviously.
05:18 And I said this on Saturday, but really at the end of the day,
05:20 it's about winning, especially at the quarterback position.
05:23 I think that's a huge column that you put on the quarterback is the win column,
05:27 how many wins they have, how many losses they have.
05:29 But ultimately, I think our team at the end of the day,
05:31 it just matters that we get out with a win.
05:32 >> Yeah, Carson, it looks like this is gonna be your first start where it's gonna be
05:37 bad weather conditions right now.
05:38 I think it's supposed to be in the 40s with rain in Nashville.
05:41 I was wondering if you prepare any differently this week compared to other
05:43 weeks like center snap exchange and with receivers and
05:46 also running backs and anything like that.
05:48 >> Yeah, I mean, there'll probably be a little bit of different preparation.
05:50 We always do like, web audio is like, they'll dump it in the bucket and
05:54 whatnot, but I don't know.
05:56 In high school, I think like seven of however many, I think I played like 11
05:59 games in my senior year, like seven of them, it was pouring rain.
06:02 So like, I mean, that's Florida.
06:03 So, but I've definitely played in enough games where it's been pouring rain and
06:08 I just try not to let the weather affect us.
06:10 >> Do you wear any gloves or do anything differently or
06:12 you just still bare handed?
06:13 >> Yeah, no, it's all the same, it's the same thing.
06:15 >> Yeah, obviously, every defensive coordinator in the country knows how good
06:20 Rob Bowers is and yet it still seems like he gets really wide open sometimes.
06:25 From an offensive player's perspective, why is that?
06:28 >> I mean, first and foremost, you have to credit his talent and his skill set.
06:33 And then secondly, the way that Coach Bowe was able to scheme him open certain
06:39 plays, whether it's with motion or with pulling a guard or sprinting out,
06:45 play action, all those type of things.
06:46 Like there's so many different ways and
06:49 like different areas that we use to try to get him open.
06:52 >> Carson, first, thanks for coming in here and talking to us.
06:56 You were talking about confidence a second ago and I was wondering,
06:59 when Pickens asked you to throw a pro day in front of all those NFL scouts,
07:03 was that a boost that that's who the receiver wanted to throw to him on his
07:09 biggest audition of his life?
07:11 >> I mean, maybe, I don't know.
07:13 I mean, that was definitely fun, not so long ago.
07:15 I think that was my sophomore year, so like two years ago, but
07:19 that was definitely a cool experience to get to throw for him,
07:22 especially with so many NFL scouts there.
07:24 >> We hear about the defensive players talk about the standard.
07:28 What is the standard for the Georgia offense?
07:30 >> First and foremost, just execute.
07:34 And our goal every single time we step on the field,
07:37 every single drive is to score a touchdown.
07:38 Obviously, is that gonna happen?
07:40 Probably not, but it is a goal.
07:42 And as far as execution goes, I think we did a really good job this Saturday and
07:48 moving forward, just trying to be consistent in that way.
07:50 >> Carson, this isn't meant to kind of diminish what you've done as a quarterback,
07:55 but in turn, you mentioned the receiving options you have.
07:59 Isn't that, in a lot of ways, kind of fortunate?
08:02 I mean, there's been key receiver injuries around here the last few years.
08:06 Right now, you've got everybody, they hit the portal hard.
08:09 You have Dominic and Ronaldo.
08:10 I mean, in a lot of ways, do you feel like you're kind of less?
08:13 >> Yeah, 100%.
08:14 I mean, the whole entire offense we have.
08:17 I mean, as far as our offensive line, tight ends, wide receivers, running backs,
08:21 the defense that we have, how we're able to execute on special teams with good
08:25 ball position and things like that.
08:26 I mean, football is a team game.
08:28 It's not about me.
08:30 And my success is hugely reliant on the players that I have around me.
08:34 So they've all been performing really well, so that speaks great to them.
08:37 >> Tell us a little bit about your relationship with Mike Foggo and
08:42 how it's progressed from when he was named the offensive coordinator.
08:45 And have you ever lobbied him to keep it on one of those play actions, or
08:50 goes any time you just decided to, hey, I'm gonna just tuck it in my pocket?
08:54 >> Well, I would say our relationship is really good.
08:57 And it's really progressed as far as the trust that we have in each other.
09:00 He's always been really good at talking to me, saying what I like and
09:06 what I want.
09:06 But obviously, there's certain things where he's like, we're gonna do this and
09:09 this, and I'm like, okay, I trust you, I believe in you.
09:11 But as far as RPOs, whatever, running the ball,
09:17 obviously that's not really who I am, but I can do it.
09:20 I can do it every now and then.
09:22 But it's really just what the defense gives us.
09:24 And most of the time, they're not making me pull the reed.
09:27 >> I have time for two more questions.
09:31 Carson, is your slide when you're running from baseball and
09:34 what did you make of Brock's not sliding?
09:38 >> Yeah, well, I mean, obviously I learned how to slide playing baseball, so
09:44 I didn't know how to do that.
09:45 And I tried to, I tried not to get hit as much as possible, preserve the body.
09:49 But I was making fun of Brock after that play when he came to the sidelines.
09:54 He kinda got whacked, did a little flip.
09:57 I was like, you need to make a decision, either slide or go out of bounds, or
10:00 lower your shoulder.
10:01 If you're gonna get hit, lower your shoulder, like run low.
10:03 So that was definitely funny to see.
10:05 >> Carson, was there any lessons learned playing with so
10:09 many different quarterbacks here?
10:10 I mean, just going back to your freshman year, I think, DeJuan Mathis, JT,
10:14 Jamie Newman for a while.
10:17 What do you learn when you're around all those different quarterbacks and
10:19 how do you think that maybe, I don't know,
10:21 shaped but contributed to your development here, Jordan?
10:24 >> Yeah, well, I think the position of quarterback is such a unique position
10:28 because no two quarterbacks are the same, you know what I'm saying?
10:31 So being around so many different quarterbacks in my time here, and
10:36 not only that, but as far as training goes and
10:39 my quarterbacks that I've trained with back in Jacksonville with my quarterback
10:43 coach, just being able to see the way that different guys process things and
10:48 how they throw and different mechanics.
10:50 And you can take bits and pieces from each guy because everyone is so
10:54 different and unique.
10:56 I just try to add it to my game so that I can continuously keep improving.
11:00 >> All right, thank you, Carson.
11:00 >> Thanks, Carson.
11:01 (door opening)
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