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Tough conversations
Fleck wasn’t ready to take a 3-0 start and move on to Purdue. Instead, for the first time with the Gophers, he forced his team to pause.
“During the bye week, it’s always uncomfortable; everybody wants to get on to the next week. I don’t want to go on to the next week yet,” Fleck said. “Let’s give our players some time off to get away, and us coaches, let’s get together and let’s scout each other, let’s game plan each other.”
The coaching staff took a whole day for the offense to evaluate the defense and vice versa, just as for a regular opponent. The coaches went through each down, wrote up everything they knew about each player, analyzed schematics, formations, tendencies.
Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi and offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca navigated the potentially awkward moment of critiquing each other. Special teams coordinator Rob Wenger was “talking to himself,” which is awkward in its own way.
But Fleck said listening to those different perspectives was ultimately beneficial.
http://www.startribune.com/fleck-hints-at-changing-up-offensive-line/561269452/
Go Gophers!!
Tough conversations
Fleck wasn’t ready to take a 3-0 start and move on to Purdue. Instead, for the first time with the Gophers, he forced his team to pause.
“During the bye week, it’s always uncomfortable; everybody wants to get on to the next week. I don’t want to go on to the next week yet,” Fleck said. “Let’s give our players some time off to get away, and us coaches, let’s get together and let’s scout each other, let’s game plan each other.”
The coaching staff took a whole day for the offense to evaluate the defense and vice versa, just as for a regular opponent. The coaches went through each down, wrote up everything they knew about each player, analyzed schematics, formations, tendencies.
Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi and offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca navigated the potentially awkward moment of critiquing each other. Special teams coordinator Rob Wenger was “talking to himself,” which is awkward in its own way.
But Fleck said listening to those different perspectives was ultimately beneficial.
http://www.startribune.com/fleck-hints-at-changing-up-offensive-line/561269452/
Go Gophers!!
