Noah Potter: "We're Not Going To Let One Game Affect Us"
NC State edge Noah Potter met with the media to discuss his play against Tennessee, the upcoming game versus Louisiana Tech, and much more.
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You got to play 45 snaps. When was the last time you got to play that much? You've had quite a journey.
I played that much at Cincinnati but obviously dealt with injuries last year but finally able to play more but glad to get to play more which is what I’ve been working for so.
How did you feel you did?
I thought I made some plays that came my way and there’s some plays that probably could’ve finished more but overall I did good, but we lost, so there's obviously more stuff to work on.
You get some good leadership, and there's always a team that'll help you guys get through what happened on Saturday.
We had a team meeting, and we kind of just aired some stuff out, things that we need to work on. It was a good talk. It wasn't berating one another, but just uplifting guys, but still holding people accountable. We didn't come out the way we needed to on Saturday. Obviously, all of our goals are still in play, so it's not the end of the world or anything, but there's a sense of urgency there that we know we need to play better if we want to reach those goals.
You had an early year, so that's probably good. It's probably better than winning today. You don't want to lose any game, but obviously, all of our goals, if we win the ACC, that's our goal. Obviously, we kind of had a similar situation last year in the Notre Dame game. We still let it affect us by losing to Louisville and Duke. Coach Doeren's message was, we're not doing that again. I agree with him. We're not going to let one game affect us. It's just a one-off, and we can do it on a win-win attack.
Coach talked about last week, for a football play to work, it has to be 11 guys doing their job. How do you have that sense of urgency, but yet still abide by the game plan and not try to do too much?
Yeah, I think in our defense, and probably offense too, if you don't do your job in every play, the play's not going to work. Coach Doeren was talking about, if 10 guys do the right thing but one guy doesn't, it could end up in a touchdown on the defensive side or a pick-six or a tackle for loss.That's the sense of urgency. I don't want to let my teammate down and the team down by not doing what I'm supposed to do. On the flip side, you've got to have that confidence that if you're in the right spot, you're going to make the play for your team. Obviously, there's a sense of urgency, but if you play within the scheme, they say if you do your job, you're going to make the plays that come to you. I think that's the mindset you've got to have.
Looking at Louisiana Tech, what do you see from them on film?
They got a lot of speed on the outside. Their receivers and running backs are good. They kind of have a new offensive line from last year. The only guy returning is their left guard. The left tackle's new and everyone else is new. They had two quarterbacks, number 10 and number 5. That play, they're both big guys, 6'5", 230. We watched some film on them yesterday and today. Their offense is a little bit more spread. Tennessee was a little bit more counter. These guys are a little bit more of a stretch offense. They do have some counter, but they're a lot more side-to-side, trying to cut you off and get outside running lanes. It'll be a good challenge for us defensively