After we lost to South Carolina, this is the bowl we wanted to be in. |
Against Kentucky (nine catches, 105 yards, two touchdowns) he still didn't grade Champion and I'm not sure he's graded a Champion yet, ... He's leading our team in receiving so it's every play, every down that he's got to be consistent blocking, running routes. He's not consistent. |
Alex Smith was the same way at first, ... They're intelligent guys who can overanalyze. So I told Chris to just let it rip and not worry where the ball was going. |
All I've heard since I was hired in December is 'You've got lazy guys playing defensive line for you,' ... They're not lazy. I think they're great young men, and they could be a special group if they keep going. |
All that matters is when on third down-and-6 in that first game and it is hot, and you just got whacked a couple times, who are they going to look at? They can't look at the sidelines; they can't look at their moms and dads. They look at the quarterback. |
an investment — as much as you invest in it, you're going to get that much reward out. |
Any time the quarterback doesn't practice, it affects his throwing. I think it was either a product of the sore shoulder or missing practice. |
Anyone can run the option. I can run the option. |
anywhere between eight to 12 times a game. |
At the University of Florida, when you throw the ball, it should be a show. Other than C.I. (Ingram), I'm not seeing a dynamic receiver. |
At the University of Florida, you have everything in place to make a run at the whole thing, and that was a factor, ... I also recruited Florida for five years and I understand the type of talent that you're playing with. |
Balance since day one that's what we have strived for, ... A lot of it depends on how teams play. There will be certain weeks we'll probably throw it 45 times. We haven't had to do that yet. A couple of teams did that last year. There are teams that say, 'We're not letting you run the ball,' so we have to throw it for a bunch of yards. Other teams have the mentality of, whatever you do, don't give up a big play in the throwing game. In that case, we run the ball more. Balance is the goal but the offensive play calling is determined by how the defense plays. |
But the knock on Chris was that he couldn't win a big game. And Saturday. we won a big game. |
Can we finish the deal and do we have the toughness to hang in there when things are not going well? That's the two questions. |
Carl has a long way to go, but he's a very talented guy and Maurice Hurt is doing a very good job. |