GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Welcome to Week 2 of Scott Tolzien
getting the starting quarterback treatment. Just as it was leading into
Tolzien's first NFL start a week earlier, a large crowd of reporters from
across the state of Wisconsin flooded around his locker Wednesday afternoon.
Here are five question-and-answer highlights from the
interview with Tolzien:
1. Has it yet to sink in that, at least for a little
while, you're the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers?
TOLZIEN: "I think I try to avoid that for now. I
think that's something for down the road, looking back. I'm just trying to have
tunnel vision right now with a laser focus on what we're trying to do. You
don't want to make something different than what it is."
2. How would you evaluate your performance against the
New York Giants?
TOLZIEN: "Like any game since the first game you
ever played, there's good and bad. But you always focus on what you can improve
on first. Just like I said after the game, first and foremost is taking care of
the football. That's an area of emphasis meeting with my coaches. We're working
on that."
3. How do you avoid interceptions like the ones you've
thrown?
TOLZIEN: "I think it's just something that's in
the back of your mind. But you've still got to play ball. It's a reactionary
sport. They all are. You just keep it there and you just try to make good
decisions, ultimately. I think the more you prep the better you feel about the
decisions."
4. Are you comfortable making calls at the line of
scrimmage? Do you have the freedom to do so?
TOLZIEN: "Yeah. And I think especially as the
weeks add on here I'm getting more and more comfortable with what we're trying
to do. But I think primarily is to let the offense come to you. Usually good things
happen when you let that game plan take care of itself."
5. When you're replacing a quarterback as accomplished as
Aaron Rodgers, do you feel a lot of pressure?
TOLZIEN: "No. I think you've just got to be
yourself. We're so lucky to have Aaron as our quarterback. All of us want him
playing. But at the same time, you don't make excuses. It's what we have in the
locker room and you make the most of it, plain and simple, and you go from
there."
