Duke got a boost against Charlotte with two punt blocks. David Cutcliffe discusses the special teams plays, as well as Duke's running game.
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00:00 >> No, we thought we had an opportunity to block some punch.
00:05 Kurt and I sit down on Mondays on our normal day off and
00:10 we go through all of that and we're always gonna look at fake opportunities,
00:17 block opportunities, anything to try to gain a winning edge.
00:22 And he did a great job of coaching it, scheming it, thought we had a real shot.
00:27 And thank goodness our players executed it.
00:31 Well, Isaiah is a play maker.
00:34 We thought that in high school, he's football savvy.
00:39 He's very aware.
00:41 He has that ability in the secondary.
00:44 I'm anxious to see him grow and mature as a defensive back as well.
00:49 And I think when you have guys, and I've had guys before that were punt blockers,
00:55 they are savvy football players.
00:57 They're very alert, very aware.
01:00 He's a unique young man and it couldn't happen to a better young man.
01:04 I'm thrilled for him.
01:06 Well, both games we've won, we've started quickly and great run.
01:11 But Deion obviously was well blocked.
01:14 A huge, good start, two play drives are a lot of fun.
01:19 And it also energizes you.
01:21 What I didn't want was to relax at all.
01:24 You worry in this type of game, in a non-conference game,
01:28 if you can keep your edge.
01:30 And for the most part, I thought we did that.
01:32 But yeah, it's always good to get a jump start.
01:35 Well, they're both great athletes, as is Jordan.
01:40 They got a heck of a coach who played in our system, Raekwon Boyette,
01:43 who played football like those guys do.
01:46 That goes back to how they practice.
01:49 If you would watch them run the ball in team periods,
01:53 I don't matter whether we're in shorts or whether we're in full pads,
01:57 they're full speed all the time.
01:58 They're great examples of what you want your team to be.
02:02 And they got skill, they got speed, they got good vision.
02:06 We hope that we can grow this thing.
02:11 I'd love to be a physical running football team.
02:15 And it gives you your best chance to win, to be honest with you.
02:19 So there'll be some things we got to work on up front in different areas,
02:23 but those bikes are willing and ready to go.
02:27 And there's no question about that.