. . . They are a great team. |
Black did a nice job. ... We didn't get many throws today. I wanted to run Marcus. |
Boise State is exactly what we are trying to build and want to be which is a great team. When I say that I mean they are a bunch of guys who know how to win, understand what their coaches want and execute under all situations. |
Cross is coming along and has made some nice plays. Ryan had a nice run today (Thursday). That's what we need, when we split a defense like that. |
Dale Robinson has made more plays that anyone could have imagined. |
Donald is one of the leaders on the team. He has a chance to go on and play at the next level. He is a very athletic guy, who worked very hard to learn how to run block. |
Even our older guys were missing tackles, so I can't blame the entire thing on our youngsters. |
Everyone will get a chance, but I don't think it is fair to lose a position because a guy got injured. It will be competitive. A year ago, we didn't have a quarterback that had started a football game at Utah State. Now, we have two quarterbacks that have won a football game at Utah State. That is the type of competition we want at all positions. |
He (Jackson) hasn't complained and said he is fine. It was worse than we originally thought. ... It took longer to heal than we thought. |
He sees the whole field. He makes wide, quick cuts. And he understands pursuit by the defense. |
I had been a 4-3 [scheme] guy as a player and coach, but because of the evolution of offenses, had evolved into using the 4-2-5. When I saw how bad we were at stopping the run at the end of last season, I knew we had to do something. |
I have a great deal of respect for Dan. |
I think it is still going to be competitive at that position. But Leon has shown a lot more understanding of what we want out of the offense, what he is seeing on defense, seeing the whole picture and putting it all together better. That has been fun to watch. He is really throwing the ball very accurately. |
I thought it was pretty obvious that Marcus Cross can help us in our offense. He has the ability to get out into space and make plays, get to the edge. He jumped out. |
I'm hoping this week is going to hold up. We had about everything last year. |