(Willie) is probably stronger and in better condition than he during any time that he played those last five games. I think he'll be a better player mentally and physically than he was a year ago. I'll know after today if he has more zip on the ball. He's healthy and five or eight pounds heavier than he was a year ago. |
(Wood) has a knack for making plays and getting open and running good routes. He has great hands. |
Adam can play. If the situation presents itself, he'll do well. If he's called upon, he'll be ready. |
As opposed to the last two springs I feel like being here two years we are much further ahead than any time. The first year you are getting guys lined up. I feel like we can go out there and run about 80-90 percent of our stuff we ended up with last year. We are further ahead of the game than during any of our time here. |
Being better is what we have to look at. Are we better with limiting him or going with our package with Richard? |
Dane works hard and practices hard; it's important to him. He's what you want. He's a very complete player. He understands the game. It's his attitude and work ethic that make him the player he is. |
For people to not be recruiting him a whole year in their own backyard, and then come on with two weeks to go and him not buy into all that, says a lot about the kid. |
Great players recruit other great players. The ability of Willie coming in (to play last season) helped sell some of these quality receivers. |
Having that many starters back gives us a better foundation than we did a year ago. It gives us a great nucleus to start with. |
He got off to a bad start and never really recovered. |
He has a great feel for when to pull the ball down. Some of those were designed runs, but he did a great job of scrambling on his own and that creates pressure. And when the protection breaks down, it gives them another outlet. |
He has thrown the ball well. He is starting to pick up our checks at the line of scrimmage. |
He made a lot of young mistakes, which is totally natural. |
He makes some plays for them. He scrambles. He makes good throws and good decisions. You can see them getting better because their quarterback play is getting better. |
He taught us how to coach. His legacy will always be a relentless work ethic and unquestioning loyalty. And it was the greatest turnaround in college football history. That's as true a statement as anybody can make. |