un cuarto Brian HoyerSe espera que el jugador de 36 años comience su carrera número 40 contra los Packers el domingo, reemplazando al jugador lesionado de los Patriots. mac jones. Para Hoyer, no es diferente a cualquier otra semana.
«Mi enfoque es siempre el mismo», dijo Hoyer a los periodistas el miércoles. «Ya sea que obtenga repeticiones o no, siempre tienes que estar listo para jugar. Como vimos el domingo, estás a solo un juego de distancia. Quiero decir, ese fue el último juego ofensivo del juego». [when Jones was injured}, so it didn’t really come up that day. But, it’s the nature of your job and the business that we’re in. Always try to be as prepared as I can, whether I’m taking every rep in practice or I’m taking none. It’s just a day-by-day process and how we’re handling it and go from there.”
At one point, a reporter pointed out that Hoyer is still a good player.
Said Hoyer: “I don’t think I’d still be here if I wasn’t, so. . . .”
Jones could still play despite a reported high-ankle sprain. For now, Hoyer is taking the first-team reps at practice, in place of Jones.
“I mean, I did this two Thursdays ago, too,” Hoyer said, in reference to a Thursday practice Jones missed due to illness. “Practiced and ran the whole practice. For me, it’s fun. To be able to get out there and take some reps with those guys, maybe I haven’t done since training camp. I enjoy it. You know, go through and prepare to play, and see how it goes.”
If Hoyer plays, it will be his first start in nearly two years. Replacing Cam Newton (who had COVID) against the Chiefs, Hoyer made a couple of key mistakes against the Chiefs before being replaced by Jarrett Stidham. Hoyer was asked whether he’s anxious to erase that memory.
“I mean look, I’ve played for 14 years,” Hoyer said, “I have a lot of bad memories. I have a lot of good memories, too. One game doesn’t define me, one play doesn’t define me. I’m excited for any opportunity I get to go play. I really could care less about that.”
For now, all he cares about is enjoying the moment.
“At this point, you don’t know how many chances like this you get anymore,” Hoyer said. “So, obviously, it’s a part of the job. You’re always ready to play. So, for me, it’s an opportunity to go out there and have fun, and go out and execute really. Have fun. I really love my teammates, what they do, how hard they work. So an opportunity to go out there and play with those guys.”
That opportunity comes at Lambeau Field, a rare chance for Hoyer to play there.
“Anytime you get a chance to play at Lambeau, I think that’s a pretty cool experience there,” Hoyer said. “I heard Devin [McCourty] Estoy hablando de. Es un lugar histórico. organización histórica. . . . Es una gran oportunidad. Cada vez que vayas allí y juegues. Claramente son un gran equipo. Han profundizado en los playoffs durante muchos años. Tienen un gran mariscal de campo en Aaron [Rodgers]. Su defensa, miras por todos lados, son muy sólidos. Ya sea la línea D, el apoyador, el apoyador defensivo. Es un desafío único. Creo que escuché hoy que tienen marca de 13-2 en sus últimos 15 partidos en casa. Así que es claramente un entorno hostil en el que entrar. Pero también es una gran oportunidad para ver lo que te gusta».
Los Patriots están actualmente en 1-2. Se necesitaría un gran esfuerzo de todos, incluidos Hoyer, Jones o cualquiera que juegue como mariscal de campo, para evitar caer a 1-3.
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