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Gopher FB Coach PJ Fleck appeared on the Sports Huddle with Sid, Dave and Max on Sunday.
Sid: defense played best game. IA had 2 drives.
PJF: thought defense was spectacular. each week they've got better. lot of kids playing. Robb Smith doing great job - players are playing so hard. they inspire me. got to execute better on offense, get more rhythm. defense doing everything they can to keep us in games
Sid: 4th down - poor play (missed pass in end zone?)
PJF: good play call. throw a ball that's not where it's supposed to be. receiver didn't run route correctly. comes down to execution. 4th and 1, I'm calling it all over again. had no impact on game. worth the call.
Sid: dropped balls hurt
PJF: Demry played a lot better than he did against Illinois. more poised in pocket. WR's didn't catch ball well. didn't make plays. those are the things that cost you games. have to make plays. gotta make the big plays. we'll get there. growing as a FB team.
Sid: passing game?
PJF: not very good right now. consistency and execution. it's the QB's 2nd start. passing game is pretty much where I thought it could be. lot of guys in roles they haven't been in. new QB in brand-new system. have to improve. not executing at a high level. saw positive changes.
Max: create situations for passing game? what can you do to bring QB into this?
PJF: saw a difference between Ill and IA. (coaching staff trying) to highlight Demry's strengths, minimize weaknesses. got him out of pocket more. got him some bootlegs, sprint-outs. ran the ball a little bit. give him 1 or 2 reads and get the ball out. it's called developing. continue to be creative. work on incorporating more into game plan.
Sid: o-line opened up holes for RB's. lead country in sacks allowed.
PJF: highlight strengths, diminish deficiencies. OL scrapping, fighting, starting to gel. was their 1st time playing together in training camp. had to move guys around to different positions. proud of what coaches are doing. had a FR give up sack - he'll learn from that. we've been in every single game down to the wire. got to find out what losing feels like in order to win them.
Mona: early time out. salute to kids in hospital. lineup for national anthem.
PJF: they're on a run - try to break momentum. lot of talking going on defensively. call time out - like freezing the kicker. settle down kids - lot of young kids out there. they scored anyway. we settled in after they scored. (salute) greatest tradition in college FB with the wave. we were going to participate no matter what. bigger than football. whole team got together. it's about those children in the hospital. national anthem - haven't been out. never really have. players came up with that idea to show unity, show we're a football team. we are citizens 1st, student-athletes 2nd. really unique how they lined up. combined all the good in the world. our team is growing up.
Sid: been in every single game. some you finish, some you haven't
PJF: been 1-11 before - been 13-0 before. eventually fail enough to be successful. every game has its own identity. priceless knowledge for future. we're guaranteed 4 more games. the seniors are learning lessons for the rest of their lives. for the rest of our tenure here, we're learning valuable lessons. (in the future) every situation we come in, is not going to be a new situation.
Sid: Good having Brooks back.
PJF: Brooks ran well. all 3 backs ran well. if we execute a few more passes, it's a different FB game.
Sid: Michigan next?
PJF: they're one of best teams in the league. very physical. game is won in the trenches. Harbaugh one of best coaches in country. got a lot of respect for him. a young coach who just wants to be himself. I give him a lot of credit for that. built 49'ers, San Diego, Stanford, Michigan.
Sid: you're improving every game. Murray's
PJF: RTB, Ski-U-Mah.
Sid: defense played best game. IA had 2 drives.
PJF: thought defense was spectacular. each week they've got better. lot of kids playing. Robb Smith doing great job - players are playing so hard. they inspire me. got to execute better on offense, get more rhythm. defense doing everything they can to keep us in games
Sid: 4th down - poor play (missed pass in end zone?)
PJF: good play call. throw a ball that's not where it's supposed to be. receiver didn't run route correctly. comes down to execution. 4th and 1, I'm calling it all over again. had no impact on game. worth the call.
Sid: dropped balls hurt
PJF: Demry played a lot better than he did against Illinois. more poised in pocket. WR's didn't catch ball well. didn't make plays. those are the things that cost you games. have to make plays. gotta make the big plays. we'll get there. growing as a FB team.
Sid: passing game?
PJF: not very good right now. consistency and execution. it's the QB's 2nd start. passing game is pretty much where I thought it could be. lot of guys in roles they haven't been in. new QB in brand-new system. have to improve. not executing at a high level. saw positive changes.
Max: create situations for passing game? what can you do to bring QB into this?
PJF: saw a difference between Ill and IA. (coaching staff trying) to highlight Demry's strengths, minimize weaknesses. got him out of pocket more. got him some bootlegs, sprint-outs. ran the ball a little bit. give him 1 or 2 reads and get the ball out. it's called developing. continue to be creative. work on incorporating more into game plan.
Sid: o-line opened up holes for RB's. lead country in sacks allowed.
PJF: highlight strengths, diminish deficiencies. OL scrapping, fighting, starting to gel. was their 1st time playing together in training camp. had to move guys around to different positions. proud of what coaches are doing. had a FR give up sack - he'll learn from that. we've been in every single game down to the wire. got to find out what losing feels like in order to win them.
Mona: early time out. salute to kids in hospital. lineup for national anthem.
PJF: they're on a run - try to break momentum. lot of talking going on defensively. call time out - like freezing the kicker. settle down kids - lot of young kids out there. they scored anyway. we settled in after they scored. (salute) greatest tradition in college FB with the wave. we were going to participate no matter what. bigger than football. whole team got together. it's about those children in the hospital. national anthem - haven't been out. never really have. players came up with that idea to show unity, show we're a football team. we are citizens 1st, student-athletes 2nd. really unique how they lined up. combined all the good in the world. our team is growing up.
Sid: been in every single game. some you finish, some you haven't
PJF: been 1-11 before - been 13-0 before. eventually fail enough to be successful. every game has its own identity. priceless knowledge for future. we're guaranteed 4 more games. the seniors are learning lessons for the rest of their lives. for the rest of our tenure here, we're learning valuable lessons. (in the future) every situation we come in, is not going to be a new situation.
Sid: Good having Brooks back.
PJF: Brooks ran well. all 3 backs ran well. if we execute a few more passes, it's a different FB game.
Sid: Michigan next?
PJF: they're one of best teams in the league. very physical. game is won in the trenches. Harbaugh one of best coaches in country. got a lot of respect for him. a young coach who just wants to be himself. I give him a lot of credit for that. built 49'ers, San Diego, Stanford, Michigan.
Sid: you're improving every game. Murray's
PJF: RTB, Ski-U-Mah.
