Duke coach David Cutcliffe was glad to see cornerback Mark Gilbert back on the field. Gilbert got dinged early in the game but told the coach there was no way he was coming out
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00:00I thought Chase played really well under a difficult circumstance.
00:04You're playing a really good team, a lot of challenging front pressure coverage.
00:11He made some great throws.
00:13I thought we did mix it in and out, move the ball around,
00:17get the ball on the perimeter, tried to get the ball downfield.
00:21I think if we would have run the ball a little bit better,
00:23it would probably have opened up some things for us.
00:26I don't think we handled their pressure quite as well as I thought we would have.
00:31I can help, anytime you're a play caller, you can always help with anticipation
00:37of pressure and putting yourself in a position to be successful.
00:41But I really do think, top to bottom, we played well enough to win on offense.
00:49I think the second half, we fatigued a little bit,
00:53which you have to address with the circumstances we've had trying to get yourself there.
01:01We've been here since, really working since July 14th.
01:06And you can't do it all at one time because you're worried about soft tissue injuries,
01:12pulls, hamstrings, all of the above.
01:16And so I think as we get in better and better shape, we'll be better offensively.
01:20But for the most part, I was very pleased with our talent,
01:23our physicality, and our ability to make some plays.
01:27Mark was smiling on Friday and smiling on Saturday.
01:31He and I had a couple of times to talk.
01:33I know he was thrilled to be back out there.
01:35I thought he played well.
01:37His coverage skills were outstanding.
01:39He really wasn't rusty.
01:40He got into the physical fray, which we've had him do some live contact here in camp.
01:48Not as much as you would like, but got some.
01:51But I thought he did really well.
01:52And I think he got a little banged up early and was not gonna come out of that game.
01:57He told me this, I'm not coming out, I'm gonna finish.
02:00So he's okay, looks like he's gonna bounce right back.
02:04And I think he'll be much better this week than he was the first week.
02:08Because you get that nervousness, the butterflies will be somewhat gone this week.
02:13Thank you.
02:14Thank you.