Alvin Kamara talks about the Saints win over the Colts with the media.
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00:00 >> How big was it for this offense to get back on track today?
00:04 >> Well, it was big, I think.
00:06 Feel good when you can go out there and kind of execute.
00:08 I think what we've been missing is that kind of third down, I mean,
00:12 really third down and resonance execution.
00:14 It'll feel good to kind of get that going today and
00:17 have some good looks in the red zone and convert and be able to end drives with
00:21 touchdowns, so we're looking to build off of it.
00:24 Still wasn't perfect, still wasn't where we feel like we're capable of being, but
00:29 it's a good start, I think it was positive.
00:31 >> You talked before about wanting to run more in the red zone,
00:33 obviously you guys did that today.
00:34 Why do you think it worked so well for you?
00:36 >> Cuz we can do it, you know what I'm saying?
00:37 We just gotta do it, so it was good to rip some of those runs off down there.
00:42 The whole line did their thing.
00:44 I think anytime you can get them going and
00:47 get them kind of juiced up with the run game, the offense opens up.
00:53 So they did a good job today.
00:54 I just carried the ball.
00:57 >> I'll also tell you, I wasn't as happy as Taysom.
01:02 >> Oh yeah, man, Taysom is like the equivalent to the toothbrush.
01:08 You know what's coming and it's like you can't stop it.
01:12 So I mean, that's what Taysom does.
01:14 He get in there, he don't complain.
01:17 If it's a hard run, he going.
01:18 If it's one of them easy ones, he going.
01:21 So I'm just glad to have that kind of in our rolodex and
01:24 be able to get that off when we need to.
01:26 >> [INAUDIBLE]
01:36 >> If we let Dink change his number to 41, 49, man,
01:46 look, Dink will play running back if we let him.
01:51 I mean, he's an athletic dude.
01:53 Part of that is just wanting to do it and he wants to do it.
01:57 I think that's part of the reason he's in that package,
02:00 cuz he was campaigning for it for so long.
02:02 And he was just talking, talking, talking, annoying almost.
02:05 Put me in there, put me in there.
02:07 And they was like, all right, come on.
02:08 Today, he got three, I think three or four in a row.
02:11 And it's a little different when you really got an offensive drive going.
02:16 He usually come in for one and go out.
02:18 He was in there for three.
02:19 He was flying, he was moving fast.
02:21 I'm like, yeah, but I mean, it's good that we have Dink in there.
02:25 I mean, he got a good feel for it.
02:26 He knows what he's doing, so he's just a pro.
02:29 >> Hey, Alvin, one of the things that Derrick just mentioned was, really, for
02:33 the first time all year, he's felt like today was the day when all 11 guys on
02:37 offense played complementary football together.
02:40 Can you talk a little bit about that, the vibe, what the vibe was like today?
02:44 >> The vibe was we need to get a win.
02:46 The vibe is like the vibe every Sunday.
02:49 We wanna go out and execute.
02:51 Some Sundays we fall short, some Sundays it comes together,
02:55 it came together today.
02:56 I mean, I still feel like we missed on a lot, you know what I'm saying?
02:59 There's still more out there.
03:01 I'm happy about the win always, but I'm always looking for the extra.
03:07 We got some plays that we could have hit.
03:11 I don't know, Chris must have seen, I don't know what he saw when that ball went
03:14 up, but that's a good one.
03:17 And then I know Derrick was talking about the one with Jawan in the end zone.
03:22 I mean, we've seen Jawan make that play.
03:24 It was good coverage, but we still want that one.
03:26 What else? We had some false starts that kinda took us back in the drive.
03:31 It's still a lot out there.
03:34 So I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it's a good day.
03:40 But you look at the film and then you're like, man, we still got more,
03:43 we still got more.
03:44 So just keep going, just keep going.
03:47 That's all I got to say.
03:47 >> Maybe from a momentum standpoint, it's a week to week week.
03:51 Might be a couple of games here coming up for you guys.
03:53 Can you keep this going?
03:55 >> We got the barriers next, that's what I'm looking at.
03:56 So hopefully this week we're going and get back to work, rinse and
04:02 repeat, and then see if we can go one and 0.
04:05 And then we'll worry about the next opponent the next week.
04:07 >> Your first touchdown was on that, was that an option on that first touchdown?
04:11 >> Yeah. >> What do you like about that, Rob?
04:12 How it opens up?
04:13 >> I like that no linebacker can cover me when we call it.
04:16 So I think I was just been trying to get that kind of back into our offense and
04:21 back up and Derek likes to call.
04:23 I think as an offense, I think we like to call.
04:27 It's just getting the right looks and getting out there and
04:31 getting in position to be able to call those.
04:33 Sometimes in my head I'm like, man, we need to just call it and just rip it.
04:36 But you can't do that with every play, just force it.
04:39 So I'm happy we got one off.
04:43 Hopefully the offensive staff goes upstairs and
04:46 just puts that on the call sheet next week.
04:48 So it was good.
04:50 >> What was this week like dealing with the bug that was kind of making it so
04:54 >> I ain't have what everybody else got.
04:55 I don't know what they had.
04:56 >> Yeah. >> They got something,
04:57 everybody got diarrhea and stuff.
04:59 >> [LAUGH] >> I just had a little respiratory,
05:04 but it's cool.
05:05 I mean, once you've been in this league for a minute,
05:08 it's like the preparation is the preparation.