GopherLady
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• Year 1: All you're doing is learning, everything is brand new. Year 2 is about doing the culture. It's hard for young people to adapt to that, 6 HC's in 11 years.
• 77% of our roster is an underclassman, or has been in the program for 2 years or less. Year 2 is all about, you finally get depth….he depth we have is youthful depth, but depth.
• QB quarterback competition - it's really exciting, we may look at it "we don't have a QB that's thrown a pass on the roster." Whoever plays for us in the fall, that will be their 1st pass. Tanner Morgan has had an exceptional offseason. It's got that "it" factor, he's a born winner. Seth Green has had a tremendous off season, he's one of the better athletes on our team. You might see him on some special teams, he's so athletic, we need to find out what he truly is. When we 1st got here, I don't know how much Seth Green was all in, now he's on the leadership council. He eats and breathes the culture. Vic Viramontes, I haven't seen him throw a pass yet. He's thick, he's already played.
• Spring puts you in prime position to win the position in the fall.
• On QB's - I usually don't like the 2 QB system, but we ended up playing 2 because I don't think one beat the other one out. This year, if no one does that, you can possibly see that again. Every coach in American would like to say, I have one guy, that's the starter…but when you don't have one guy that's thrown one pass at this level, you don't know.
• We have 13 Offensive scholarship linemen. We're a better O-Line today than we were at the end of the year.
• Thank goodness we red shirted Blaise Andries.
• . We didn't get selfish last year. He will slide inside from offensive tackle to guard, PJ Fleck said.
• On Daniel Faalele - He didn't lose an offseason tug-of-war and it wasn't even close guys.
• We are going to have a lot more depth and creativity on defense than we did last year. A lot more options, some won't be here until June. We're a little thin in the spring.
• Secondary - We've got 4 freshmen coming in that are going to have to help us, we knew we were going to be thin. Thomas dominated the offseason, watch what he's done athletically, socially and academically, he's bought in. Shenault - we're going to cross-train, as well as Winfield Jr. What do we mean, safety, corner.
• Adam Beck is going to have to grow up, and help us before the 4 freshmen get there.
• Winfield - he's going to be healthy. He has to prove nothing to me, he's a great football player. I want to make sure he can get to Saturdays and perform even better. He's not in a competition battle.
• Rodney Smith doesn't need to prove anything to me on offense
• Shannon Brooks will be out for the 2018 season, he had a non-contact injury. We will redshirt him. He's been incredibly positive about it. It's kind of a blessing in his own eyes of how he can continue to get better and mature. I look at it and say - I'm glad we're going to have in 2019.
• What made guys buy in? Time. You didn't pick me but I picked you, I'm going to prove to you I'm who I say I am, and you'll prove to me you are who you say you are. You'll either fit, or you won't. The guys that are here are all in.
• OJ Smith - our D Line, I'm excited about these guys. I love that 5-6 guys interiorly. I haven't had OJ play for us yes, we improved in every area of the weight room, absolutely dominated it. We're a stronger football team, and more developed and closer football team than we've ever been. Up to today.
• I want my assistants to move on, get better jobs, there are guys that fit, that don't fit. The 3 guys that we brought in, Patterson - one of the great young offensive minds. He's really dove right in and been tremendous for our tight ends, and going a great job in recruiting. Mo leaving? That's a compliment. We're going to get this point where it will be difficult for assistants to leave, where you can say this is a football powerhouse….until then, money gets in the way, and you can afford that assistant anymore. I want my coaches to grow, and not be selfish. That's a compliment to the U of MN that others want our people and coaching.
• Year 1: All you're doing is learning, everything is brand new. Year 2 is about doing the culture. It's hard for young people to adapt to that, 6 HC's in 11 years.
• 77% of our roster is an underclassman, or has been in the program for 2 years or less. Year 2 is all about, you finally get depth….he depth we have is youthful depth, but depth.
• QB quarterback competition - it's really exciting, we may look at it "we don't have a QB that's thrown a pass on the roster." Whoever plays for us in the fall, that will be their 1st pass. Tanner Morgan has had an exceptional offseason. It's got that "it" factor, he's a born winner. Seth Green has had a tremendous off season, he's one of the better athletes on our team. You might see him on some special teams, he's so athletic, we need to find out what he truly is. When we 1st got here, I don't know how much Seth Green was all in, now he's on the leadership council. He eats and breathes the culture. Vic Viramontes, I haven't seen him throw a pass yet. He's thick, he's already played.
• Spring puts you in prime position to win the position in the fall.
• On QB's - I usually don't like the 2 QB system, but we ended up playing 2 because I don't think one beat the other one out. This year, if no one does that, you can possibly see that again. Every coach in American would like to say, I have one guy, that's the starter…but when you don't have one guy that's thrown one pass at this level, you don't know.
• We have 13 Offensive scholarship linemen. We're a better O-Line today than we were at the end of the year.
• Thank goodness we red shirted Blaise Andries.
• . We didn't get selfish last year. He will slide inside from offensive tackle to guard, PJ Fleck said.
• On Daniel Faalele - He didn't lose an offseason tug-of-war and it wasn't even close guys.
• We are going to have a lot more depth and creativity on defense than we did last year. A lot more options, some won't be here until June. We're a little thin in the spring.
• Secondary - We've got 4 freshmen coming in that are going to have to help us, we knew we were going to be thin. Thomas dominated the offseason, watch what he's done athletically, socially and academically, he's bought in. Shenault - we're going to cross-train, as well as Winfield Jr. What do we mean, safety, corner.
• Adam Beck is going to have to grow up, and help us before the 4 freshmen get there.
• Winfield - he's going to be healthy. He has to prove nothing to me, he's a great football player. I want to make sure he can get to Saturdays and perform even better. He's not in a competition battle.
• Rodney Smith doesn't need to prove anything to me on offense
• Shannon Brooks will be out for the 2018 season, he had a non-contact injury. We will redshirt him. He's been incredibly positive about it. It's kind of a blessing in his own eyes of how he can continue to get better and mature. I look at it and say - I'm glad we're going to have in 2019.
• What made guys buy in? Time. You didn't pick me but I picked you, I'm going to prove to you I'm who I say I am, and you'll prove to me you are who you say you are. You'll either fit, or you won't. The guys that are here are all in.
• OJ Smith - our D Line, I'm excited about these guys. I love that 5-6 guys interiorly. I haven't had OJ play for us yes, we improved in every area of the weight room, absolutely dominated it. We're a stronger football team, and more developed and closer football team than we've ever been. Up to today.
• I want my assistants to move on, get better jobs, there are guys that fit, that don't fit. The 3 guys that we brought in, Patterson - one of the great young offensive minds. He's really dove right in and been tremendous for our tight ends, and going a great job in recruiting. Mo leaving? That's a compliment. We're going to get this point where it will be difficult for assistants to leave, where you can say this is a football powerhouse….until then, money gets in the way, and you can afford that assistant anymore. I want my coaches to grow, and not be selfish. That's a compliment to the U of MN that others want our people and coaching.