The one thing I knew as a head coach (was) I wanted to hire coaches that are good and eventually, as people know how good they are, people are going to want to try and hire them. Unfortunately, it was way too fast in this instance. |
The thing that I'm excited about right now is another year to work under coach Alvarez. |
The thing that Mike brings to the table is that he's a competitor. He plays hard every play. And he's willing to do anything we ask of him. |
The thing that you've got to be always conscientious of when you're playing a team that likes to chop block, ... is not overemphasizing to the point that they're looking for the chop block instead of going to make the play. |
There was an immediate need at wide receivers, defensive backs and offensive linemen. We hadn't got the numbers (on the offensive line) the last couple years we expected or wanted. So I wanted to go in and get a minimum of five offensive linemen. Sewed that up early. That was probably our major emphasis. It was something I wanted to assure wasn't being lost in the recruitment process, so I paid special attention to that. |
There will be certain things that we'll ask during a course of a practice. He's back there rattling off the answers as fast as we're giving the questions. |
They beat us (physically). I think it is something we pride ourselves on. |
They got coached all week, I'll say that. |
They had a chip on their shoulders from last week. We told them all week what we expected out of them. |
They're a very unique offense; we knew that. They came out, especially in the first two series, in some things we didn't prepare for. They came out with two backs, (which) wasn't a high priority for them a year ago. |
Those guys are steadily making ground. |
Those guys have been in the program now for two years, basically, ... They're not young anymore. We expect them to continue to develop. Just to be able to get their hands on the ball and make those plays speaks volumes about their ability to be playmakers. |
Those guys have been in the program now for two years, basically. They're not young anymore. We expect them to continue to develop. Just to be able to get their hands on the ball and make those plays speaks volumes about their ability to be playmakers. |
was in our ear a lot more this week than he's ever been since I've been here. |
We can run and we can hit people. I like that from (the defensive) standpoint. |