Duke isn't happy with its 1-5 start, but DT Ben Frye says the Blue Devils used its week off to recharge, both mentally and physically.
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00:00Yeah, I mean, you can look at it and say, our record isn't where we want it to be.
00:04But I mean, this is as a competitor, I think a competitive mindset is every
00:08week's a new week.
00:09And if you don't come in and do it with the same attitude you started with,
00:12you're gonna lose games.
00:13So I think we have as much to play for as we want to play for.
00:19Every week it resets, so I mean, you never know.
00:24So we don't let our guard down just because we lost in the past.
00:29You gotta have a short memory and keep competing.
00:33Yeah, I mean, it's always important to get after the quarterback and
00:36create pressure.
00:37So, I mean, it makes it easier in the backfield.
00:39But yeah, we're dinged up, but I think we've got some young guys back there.
00:43And guys that have played with experience, a lot of reps,
00:46who we can count on to get their jobs done and step up.
00:49And I think it's not the next man up mentality,
00:52it's there's an opportunity in front of those guys.
00:53And I think they're gonna take that opportunity.
00:55So, yeah, I mean, we're gonna get after them up front.
00:59And I think interceptions will happen, the quarterback will hit the ground.
01:03It'll be good.
01:05From my understanding was it's kind of the, I mean,
01:09last week we all had the smaller numbers.
01:13But it was kind of like the D linemen of the week or
01:17the two D linemen of the week that performed well in the previous game.
01:22We'll get to choose a smaller number for the next game.
01:25And I think last game, we all had a good week of practice and
01:28a good game before that on the defensive front.
01:31So I think it's all seniors up there.
01:34And we kind of all took the smaller numbers.
01:37So hopefully that keeps going.
01:38We find out usually on Friday.
01:40So, I mean, it is extremely important, not just mentally, but physically.
01:44I mean, that's a week that you can focus on healing and
01:47it's a long, long physical ACC season.
01:50And it adds up.
01:52So anytime you get to get some R&R, and it's definitely much needed.
01:58And mentally, I mean, you can look at it as this is a kind of a break and
02:02it divides the season a little bit.
02:04And we can kind of re-gather our mind and go back after attack.
02:09I wanna go five, six, and O, so, yeah.