|
Title: Fins: Davone Bess Q&A Post by: DolFan619 on August 25, 2008, 01:31:01 pm http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports_seasonticket/2008/08/fins-davone-bes.html
Fins: Davone Bess Q&A Found this buried deep in the digital recorder. It's a Q&A that I did with former Hawaii receiver Davone Bess during one of the minicamps. Bess now has a good shot to make this team. Q: What did June Jones tell you that you needed to improve to make it in the NFL? A: Probably my understanding of where to be in certain situations. At times, I rushed my routes a lot, instead of being more patient. Knowing when to break and knowing when to get in and out of a break. Just my overall understanding on where to be at. Q: Are there slot receivers that you patterned yourself after? A: Definitely, definitely. I look at everybody. Everybody brings a different dimension to their game. I try to take a little from each guy. Q: Did you think you would be drafted? A: I had a good feeling that I was definitely going to get drafted. But this is a business, and you never know. Q: Why did you identify the Dolphins as the best fit? A: Well, obviously, they didn't draft any receivers. And I knew they were in need of some receivers. And they showed the most interest. They told me that they actually wanted to draft me, but they had other needs. They showed a lot of commitment to me, and I believe in that a lot. Q: They called you in the fifth round? A: Yeah, they called me in the late fifth, early sixth round. But they also told me that weren't going to be able to draft me. They wanted to, but they couldn't. Q: When you played Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, was the speed difference significant? A: I think so. Overall as a team, there definitely was. But in the trenches is what really made that game. Our offensive line obviously wasn't ready for that type of speed. We hadn't seen that all year, so it really wasn't their fault. Q: How good was your conditioning, when Colt Brennan was throwing 60 or 70 times per game? A: Oh man, unbelievable. We worked hard a lot. Our coaches and strength coaches did a good job of keeping us in shape. Q: Are you concerned about going from spread offense to pro-style? A: Not necessarily, because when I was at Hawaii, we had plays where there were set routes and you had to run routes. > Posted by Ethan J. Skolnick at 9:28:04 PM |