McNeese Week Press Conference: Conner Weigman

Conor I've seen a lot of your games high school and college I've never seen you play like that when you're going through that what do you thinking you're thinking I'm just one play away from getting back what's going through your mind I mean I take it back to my baseball day I so what next pitch I mean that's how I've always approached any sport I play like I told my teammates this morning Point BL period I have I have to be better I mean there's no excuses for how I played like like literally Point Blank period I got to be better and that's what I told him this morning we'll go back behind the lights on the right side to Ben hey Conor coach talked about uh you know having trouble setting your feet and maybe that leading to some of the accuracy issues curious if you attribute that to anything specifically and uh I guess specifically on my end how much of that if any mentally in terms of you know I know if you stand strong and you push off and you take contact maybe risk of injury is that any part of maybe mentally what was affecting you in that way absolutely not I mean I was ready to go I'm I'm 100% my mind was nowhere thinking about any injuries at all I mean I got to be better with my feet and I got to be more accurate and it's simple as that we'll go front row on the right side to Travis and then Brent yeah I know uh Mark went down early uh what did you see from the other guys that that played center and and how uh seamless maybe was a transition was that I didn't see any problem they stepped up I mean they play really well I mean it's the name of the game football it's football people get hurt and next man up mentality and I feel like they did a really really good job at that and uh why did you feel like it's important to to be here today and and talk to us I mean I don't back down from anything I'll face ah head on I'll be the first one to tell you I didn't play the way I'm supposed to play and Point Blank period I got to be better we'll stay on that front row to brat a gross question I guess but what prompted you to to throw up during the course of the game I got hit in the stomach and my stomach was spazzing like a like a I guess it was like a cramp in my stomach I never felt that before I just threw up yes sir yeah and then and then moving forward how important is it for you to kind of take that responsibility that leadership role and say Hey you know I could be better moving forward in this situation oh I mean I feel like I've been doing that since day one since the day I got back from my injury and being back healthy I felt like I've been a leader in that locker room and everyone looks to me and I take that uh with a sense of Pride and I feel that responsibility and I hold that responsibility near and dear to my heart and and I got to be that guy like I told him this morning and I'm going step up I don't let one game Define me who I am as a person I don't let one game Define me who I am as a player and you got to go bounce back show up to work today and let's go we'll go one row back to Olan got with that in mind so what was the last day and a half like for you is it something that you just uh get away from from everything for a while just and just relax or do you take a different approach when because if you have a subpar performance you know how how would you respond I mean I mean it sucked Saturday night the sun came up Sunday morning watch the film get better learn from it and move on to MCN this week and we got to go have a hell of a game this week we'll go second row on the left side to Alex and then cease obviously not a great night for you but just first game out there in coach Klein's offense what you what' you think of it being in the in game action I mean it was good I feel like we had had a good game plan going in we we prepared really well I felt like I was the most prepared I've ever been for a game going into a game and like I said I just got to be better simple as that good baseball analogy you probably never been 0 for eight but a lot of times people go 0 for eight 0 for 10 they press looking back did you feel you pressed at all satday night I don't think so I was trying to take what the defense was giving me I mean stuff happens I got to be better we'll go second row on the right side to Carter and then Luke Conor Conor what's maybe one thing you feel like you from last game you can fix going forward is there like one thing you point to that you're like this is something that's not going to happen again this my footwork I got to be better my feet were all over the place after watching the film and I got to hone in on my footwork and that won't happen again and after the game I guess I don't know after the game or maybe today did you talk with the team at all just about you know owning up to things or or telling them a message and what did you share with them no that's what I just said that I take full responsibility I don't let one game toine me who I who I who I am as a player and I won't let that happen again and I'm going to do all I can everything in my power to not let that happen again and we're going to come out this week and be a whole different team we'll go third row on the left side to Luke cner looked like you had some good scrambles out there during the game how comfortable do you feel during your legs during moments like that and is that something you see being a part of your game going forward for sure I mean my foot is 100% fine there's nothing wrong with my foot I feel great out there I mean I felt like I look good running too I didn't miss a step but take what the defense gives you we'll go front row on the right side to Travis and then Olan yeah Connor I know uh coacho mentioned the some of the wide receivers not being able to get separation what were some of those looks that the defense was giving you and and how do you from the wide receiver perspective can they kind of help make the offense click a little bit too I felt like they were open enough I got to get them the ball faster better better spots and let them go work I take full responsibility on that we'll go one row back toan and then Brent yeah Connor I'm just curious when uh you were watching the replay and watching your feet who are you with what are they pointing out and and how surprised or what was your reaction was to see what you were seeing like with my feet yeah what you said that uh you know when you watched it the replay and you're watching your footwork and things like that um you know just I was wonder what your reaction is what you're seeing and who are you with and what are they pointing out and things like that no I was just with myself I me I mean I've talked about this with Coach as well he probably saw the same thing when we was watching film I mean he asked me what I saw from film and that's the first thing I said my footwork and accuracy but I just feel like I was moving when I didn't have have to the pockets were money all day and I just felt like I was moving off my spot quicker than I needed to so you wer Co over anything you just watch it yourself you know we I we both watch it ourselves and come back meet and talk about what we saw and it was pretty much the same thing yes sir we'll go front row on the right side footwork accuracy what else did you see you know over in watching the tape and everything you say okay I need to improve in that area as well I mean that's about it I mean if my footwork is better my accuracy is better my completion percentage is better I mean it's a trickle effect and simple as that I can't put in any other words so you're a guy who was here when I think power was here at earlier I I think yeah it ended like at the end of my freshman year yes sir gotcha so you've seen that so what was that like to have that back as the intro as well and how much of a surprise was it coach Elco told us he didn't tell any he didn't tell so which was pretty impressive cuz you know how quickly stuff gets out around here but uh yeah it was cool just being in the tunnel and you hear it come on everybody look at each other we're like no way it it was a pretty cool feeling pretty cool feeling we go second row on the left side to Alex so what was the demeanor and the vibe at practice this morning for you guys it was good we have to show up ready to work flush it like I said so what next pitch we got to get ready to go and have a hell of a game this week week against MCN state