‘I can play in this league .. staying laser-focused,’ Texans rookie Woody Marks looks to build on breakout performance
For Marks, though, it’s simply about the next carry, the next catch and the next block. He’s concentrating on the task at hand.
“Just staying laser focused, no matter what the outcome was last week,” Marks said. “Last week was last week. I’m happy. Just got to go out and get to work. I’m proud of the game, we got the win."
In the Titans game, Marks piled up 119 yards of total offense, 69 yards on the ground and 50 more yards out of the backfield as a dangerous threat in the passing game. He ran for one touchdown in the fourth quarter and caught another. His competition at practice against the NFL’s top-ranked defense has prepared him for these moments.
“I kind of got into my groove,” Marks said. “Every day, I kinda felt like I was getting better at something. Just me feeling myself, actually going into college, it was the same way.
“Just going against that defense, I felt like I’m well prepared. I can play in this league, because there’s some great guys on that side. They’re a tough defense."
The Texans are 1-3 for the season. They’ve never won a game in Baltimore.
Marks is accustomed to road woes. He won one road game at USC and that was across town is Los Angeles against UCLA.
“Me personally, I’m approaching it; I just want to come home for the win,” Marks said.
“Haven’t won a road game in a year coming from college. So, I just want to get the feeling of coming back home, on the plane, winning the game.”
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