If there's been any change, it's been that we are now more aggressive. To me in years past, it wasn't always like that. There was more of an emphasis and pressure to perform. Now, Coach has been real laid back and lets us go out there and play and make plays. |
In years past, there was more ... pressure to perform. Coach has been real laid-back. He lets us just go out there and make plays. |
It didn't look like they were more physical than us at all. They blew up a lot of plays. They were a lot quicker, and they penetrated a lot more than we probably assessed going into the game. |
It's a big difference from last year. Last year he was (about) speed and trying to hit the hole. Now he sees what's going on out there. And he's able to hit the hole and make a lot of people miss, too. |
It's a long season. We still have a long way to go. So we can't dwell on this one or it is going to set us back the rest of the season. |
It's been a long time. But it's early in the season. It's only the third game. We just need to go back to practice and correct some things. We made a lot of mistakes. But we are taking it one game at a time. |
learned the hard way. |
Max has all the tools to be a great offensive lineman in this league. It's just a matter of working hard and learning the techniques of the position. |
Now he sees what's going on out there. And he's able to hit the hole and make a lot of people miss, too. |
That's my main focus. That's my job this Sunday, really. I look at it: As long as I handle my job, we'll be fine. |
The offensive line has to play well together for the whole team to function. We run the ball to control the clock and keep the defense off the field so that they're ready to make big plays when they come in. |
The one thing that stands out is that they fly around to the ball. They have a real high level of intensity in their players on defense. Until the whistle is blown, they fight and get to the ball carrier. They never give up. |
They did some things to disguise some things to get us where everybody wasn't on the same page. We just didn't execute. |
They were kind of torn between rooting for both teams. One of us made it, so there's still a Sun Devil out there. |
They're just relentless, non-stop, right in your face. |