Q&A with Army OL Brett Toth: ‘It’s all about the repetitions’
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Army offensive lineman Brett Toth improved his NFL Draft stock thisĀ postseason after receiving invites to both the 2018 East-West Shrine Game and 2018 Senior Bowl.Ā We talked with Toth about Army’s resurgence during his tenure and the transition from an option-based offense in the postseason.

DN: Weāve had a chance to do a couple of your games the last couple of years. The upset over Temple.
Toth: In 2016.
DN: Yeah, the first game of the season. Some of your fellow offensive linemen, like Rick Kurz, had to be happy for you (getting selected for the East-West Shrine). Army has had some defensive backs that have been in some all-star games (Caleb Campbell-2008 East-West Shrine) but youāre one of the more recent offensive lineman. Talk a little bit about being here in the East-West Shrine.
Toth: Definitely I want to say thank you to the Shrine Game. Big statement here at the Shrine Game is that itās more than just a game. I love that aspect of it, going out and kind of doing community service. The outreach programs -like with Shriners Hospital- itās amazing, itās unbelievable. Itās taken the game itself, which is a game we all love, everyone here you gotta love it, being here. Itās taken that and putting the bigger message out there. Iām here representing my school. If we didnāt have the success weāve had the past two years, who knows if Iād be here. The senior class, the junior class, as you mentioned Rick Kurz. Up front, our offensive line, we were just determined the past two seasons. We were determined to make Army great again. And Iād like to say that we did that following that last win out in Texas (2017 Armed Forces bowl victory over San Diego State).
DN: You definitely have made Army great again. Letās talk a little bit about you. Very versatile in terms of your mobility getting up to the second level. Youāve gained weight while youāve been in school. At one point, you were starting at around the 270-pound range. What is your weight up to now and how has it felt having to pass set so much out here this week (played in an option-based offense at Army)?
Toth: I just weighed in at 305.
DN: Wow, thatās pretty awesome man.
Toth: Yeah, I was 315 over the break.Ā Got some of my Momās home cookingā¦.(laughs). That was nice. Transitioning to the pass set. Again, itās the raw attributes. Itās the mobility and the kind of stuff that I excelled with.
DN: Well, youāve seemed pretty comfortable so far.
Toth: Iāve just gotta tweak a few things. Fundamentals. Watching guys like Zach (Crabtree) over there at right tackle from Oklahoma State. Heās unbelievable with the pass set. So Iām trying to learn as much as possible from him. I feel like Iāve already got the run scheme down out here with the zone, itās just the pass set is just so much of the game. I need to keep reppinā it, reppinā it, reppinā it and get better with it.
DN: We were talking about your mobility and your foot speed, which has always shown up on tape. But it was noticeable when the offensive linemen were racing earlier in practice, that you beat everybody. Do you take that personal, being faster than everybody else (laughsā¦)?
Toth: (Laughs)ā¦Uh, I would actually say itās pretty close. You get Greg (Senat) from Wagner, he was giving me a run for my money.
DN: Best of luck man and congratulations on a great career.
Toth: Yes sir, thank you.
DN: Thank you.
-DN Staff reports, East-West Shrine practices, Day 2