Bralon Addison put on a show Saturday night against California, returning two punts (from 75 and 67 yards) for touchdowns in some extreme weather conditions. After practice on Monday, Addison discussed his Player of the Week performance, which included more than just punt returns.
On his two touchdown returns
“It felt great, especially for the 10 other guys on the unit. Coach (Tom) Osborne talked in our meetings about how we had been one block away the last couple weeks. This time, everybody got the right guys. I just did the easy part.”
How he, as one of Oregon’s top wide receivers, felt contributing on special teams
“I think I’ve had my fair share of catches on the offensive end, but it definitely felt good scoring on special teams. Coach Oz is a great special teams coach and he draws up great game plans every week, so to finally get it executed to a T as a punt return team, we know that makes Coach Oz feel great. That’s what makes me the most happy, to know that Coach Oz drew up a good scheme for the week and it worked to a T.”
Catching punts in Saturday night’s awful weather
“It was crazy. Catching the ball, period, it was the closest thing to a disaster. You saw us have a lot of dropped balls, you saw Cal have a lot of dropped balls, a lot of fumbles, so for us to be able to minimize our fumbles and our turnovers like that, we’re so happy that we could minimize things like that and I think it showed in the punt returns.
“Just running on that field, period (was difficult). Everybody’s shoes were soaked, so it made everything so much heavier. Our uniforms were soaked, so everything was so much heavier, and I think it was difficult for both teams to be playing in that type of weather.”
The excitement he displayed blocking for his teammates
“You have a team effort and you have guys on this team who care about each other, like this (receivers) unit does — we’re like a big brotherhood — so, when you’ve got guys like that on your team and see them do well, you know … I made a big block for Josh Huff on his touchdown and one for Daryle (Hawkins) and I was just as excited for them as if I scored. That’s the great thing about this team. We’re so team-oriented and such a brotherhood. You don’t find that in a lot of places.”