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Coach Dana Holgorsen Press Conference
September 25, 2018 04:56 PM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen addressed members of the media on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, at the Milan Puskar Center Team Room.
Opening Statement
We're excited about going to Lubbock again. Obviously, I'm pretty familiar with things, how they work out there, how they operate, what we're getting ourselves into. Our guys will be ready to go. It's the sixth year we've played Kliff (Kingsbury), so we have a pretty good idea of what's going on out there.
Not surprisingly, he found himself another young quarterback that is as good as advertised from what I've seen. Ever since he stepped in against Ole Miss, they've been playing at a very high level offensively. Kliff is doing a great job of mentoring that kid, training him, getting him ready to go, protecting him. They're doing a good job up front – all five guys are back from last year, and they're better. They're running the ball adequately, a lot of run-pass stuff. And then, they just continue to reload at the receiver spot with guys that can make plays. Their two wideouts are really good players, (Antoine) Wesley and (T.J.) Vasher – tall, matchup problems, and they're making a lot of plays. We have to ready for about anything with this group, and it will be a huge challenge for us defensively, and one that I know we'll be ready for. It's completely different from what we've seen to date this year, so we're going to have to do a good job of giving our defense what they need practice-wise to get them prepared for what is a really, really different style of offense. I know we'll be up for that challenge.
Defensively, they continue to improve. Coach (David) Gibbs is doing a good job out there, Coach (Zac) Spav (Spavital) is doing a good job out there. They've calmed down a little bit with how much stuff that they're doing based on guys that are familiar with what they're doing. Their two linebackers, (Jordyn) Brooks and (Dakota) Allen, are as good as we've seen. Those guys are really good players. Even No. 13, the (Kolin) Hill kid, they have really good players that are making a lot of plays. They do a lot of the same stuff that we do defensively with their front just plugging gaps and letting those linebackers run and make plays, and they're good at it. Them getting their safety (Jah'Shawn) Johnson back last week was a huge shot in the arm for them. He's a four-year starter, team captain, seems like he's been there forever. And then the Texas transfer, the (John) Bonney kid, that guy is going to keep getting better and better with experienced and understanding the scheme. Defensively, they're good, and they're getting better. It's going to be a big challenge for us to figure out not only what they're doing, I.D. their fronts and block them up. We have to run the ball; we didn't run the ball very well against them last year, and we have to do a better job of keeping that thing going. It's a big challenge for us; I'm looking forward to it.
Special teams-wise, they've gotten better, I think. Their coverage units are playing well, their specialists are playing well. They had a few issues at kicker last year when they came here, and they arguably could have won that game last year. They came out and played well, jumped on us, and then our defense did a good job of holding those guys to field goals in the second half, and they were having some issues making some field goals, which helped us. But they've fixed that, the (Clayton) Hatfield kid is healthy now, he was not healthy last year. He's healthy now, and he's as good a kicker as we've faced. He's as good of a kickoff guy as we've seen, which they're touchbacking about 90-some percent. Their punter, the Aussie, has gotten better, and their coverages are good. That ball goes everywhere, so we have to have a plan for fielding it. I don't know what kind of return stuff we can get; we're going to try to get some returns, but when you play against a guy like this that just kicks it everywhere, the biggest thing is fielding it to where it doesn't bounce and just roll like 40 yards and stuff like that. No. 8, (De'Quan) Bowman does kicks and punts; he's a dangerous guy back there that's gotten out a couple of times this year. But overall, they are focusing on that side, and their specialists are performing at a high level.
It'll be a huge challenge, but like I said, we understand what we're getting ourselves into, and we're looking forward to getting out there and competing against this group once again.
On Texas Tech's improvement in the run game
It starts with those guys up front. Their (offensive) line guy was a guy I coached and was with (assistant coach – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Jake (Spavital) at Cal, Brandon Jones, has does a good job. He's been with them for two years now, so the continuity, much like I talk about with (assistant coach – offensive line) (Joe) Wick (Wickline), they have to hear the same stuff a lot before it makes sense to them. So, they're getting coached up really well, and they're all back. Everything starts up front with them. And then their backs, they have a revolving door at back; it's much like we have. They have a bunch of good, quality, capable backs they're going to just roll in there to keep guys fresh. They do a lot of run-pass options, a ton of it. That quarterback, to me, looks like he's making good decisions when he hands it and when he puts it in play.
On Texas Tech's tempo on offense against Oklahoma State
They went fast. They went really, really, really fast. We have to be prepared for that, and we will. It's different than what Kansas State did against us, or Youngstown, or Tennessee. It's different than how we play here, although we have capabilities to go as fast as anybody. That's what they've decided that's what they're going to be, which is why they are running 95 snaps per game. You've heard a lot of people talk about tempo. But if you're not very good and you do it, it kills you. If you're good at it, and you do it, it's hard on defenses. They're executing. Everybody says time of possession is a big thing, which I can argue that, but their time of possession is really, really, really good because they are converting third downs and staying on the field. As long as it's efficient, you're good. Their quick-game stuff is a lot of the things I just said, a lot of (run-pass options), where the quarterback has to make a decision on handing it or throwing it, and then they use quite a bit of trickery on formations, a lot of unbalance, a lot of uncharacteristic things, unconventional things in football that you have to be tuned in every single snap. I have all the confidence in (associate head coach – defensive coordinator/linebackers) (Tony) Gibby (Gibson) in getting those guys lined up quick and identifying sets and identifying eligibles and ineligibles and playing defense the way that we need to play to be successful.
On changes in philosophy when playing a team that can score a lot of points
I think you have to gauge that with how the game is going. Believe it or not, every time we snap the ball, we want it to be successful. We want a first down, or we want to make a guy miss and go score. We're trying to move the ball and score. We're averaging whatever we're averaging on how ever many possessions that we've had, and if they are averaging more possessions, that means that we get more possessions, too. I think you just have to look at how the game is going. I can see this being high-scoring or low-scoring, you just don't know how it's going to be going into it. Our philosophy is to move the football, be efficient and score. If it takes two plays like our first touchdown did last game – we went 90-some yards in two plays – that's fine with me. But if we go on a 16-play drive and be efficient and do a great job on third down and run the clock and win time of possession, then I'll be just OK with that as well.
On avoiding negative plays on offense
We're getting better there. I think it starts with our tackles. We're throwing the ball a good bit, and our tackles have done a great job. I think (redshirt senior offensive lineman) Yodny (Cajuste) played probably one of the better games he's had, (redshirt junior offensive lineman) Colton (McKivitz) was our player of the game. Those tackles, it starts with them. We're still a work in progress with the inside three. There's still competition there. (Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman) Josh Sills probably had his best game. He's young, he should continue to get better. He's progressing. And then we have competition at center and right guard, so we want those guys to continue to improve. I think (redshirt senior quarterback) Will (Grier) has a lot to do with that because (assistant coach – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Jake (Spavital) is doing a great job of putting him into position and coaching him up and giving him freedom to be able to check things based on what he sees. There are a lot of times where he checks something, and we don't even know what he's checking until after the play is ran. We obviously have confidence in him to be able to get us into those right plays. If you run the ball into bad numbers, that's how negative plays happen. They're doing a good job with this on offense as well, but if you have outs, whether it's (run-pass options) or checking passes because you understand what they're doing, then it's good, efficient, offensive football. And we're better at it now than we were at any point.
On WVU's pass defense
Hopefully, we can pressure the quarterback. They're doing a really good job of getting things out quick, and it makes it hard to pressure the quarterback when that's going on. So, we have to take some of the easy stuff away from them, and I'm anxious to watch this (defensive) line. Let's see if we're as good as we think we are right there and pressure those guys and try to get the quarterback to make some mistakes. We always know that we have the ability to be able to bring second-level people to get there, but I want to see if our (defensive) line can get after that quarterback. That helps your pass defense more than anything. We have a plan, and I'm looking forward to watching us execute it.
On his thoughts on the new redshirt rule when it involves transferring to another school
Not the way the NCAA is headed with it, there's nothing we can do. If guys want to transfer and they give them the freedom and ability to be able to do it, which once these rules were out, we talked about them, and I talked about them with you guys, there's unknowns and there's uncertainty, and I don't think they know what to do at this point with a lot of this stuff. So, it's a conversation that's going to continue to be had; I haven't dealt with it. I know what you're talking about, and it has been discussed, but I'm more worried about playing guys that can help us win. If we need to play a guy here and there based on need, based on injury, based on development, then we're going to do that. We evaluate that every week and make that decision prior to going into the game.
On if the new redshirt rules dismiss the year of residence standards for transfers
If that happens, it's wild, wild west. They said that's a potential, which there isn't a coach in America that supports that. The only thing I support is grad transfers. If you fulfill your obligation at the institution that you're at and get your degree, you should have some rights. And right now, the grad transfer thing gives student-athletes rights. Skipping the year-in-residence thing, I think that's going to get down to wild, wild west, and the NCAA says that's possible, but they're going to crack down on tampering – how? I'm worried about Texas Tech; I'm worried about the Red Raiders.
On getting kids to stay team-oriented
It's challenging, it is, and last year, I thought we did a poor job of it with our team. I thought we were very selfish, and that's probably why we were an average team. I've been incredibly proud of this team and its unselfish nature and the leadership we have. I just think our team is in a good place when it comes to that, and it's important for us to play well, it's important for us to win and make our fans proud, make our administration proud, all that stuff. That's important to us right now. I think our coaching staff and our leadership are doing a good job of that right now. That's going to be a battle moving forward everywhere. It's not going to change, it's probably going to get worse before it gets better. And I don't have a better solution other than just keep preaching the team atmosphere, which we are. Right now, I've been very happy with it.
On the importance of protecting the ball on offense
We have to clean that up – by no means am I saying turnovers are OK. I'm not saying that. But those turnovers did not hurt us in that game. There's no difference in driving 50 yards and throwing an interception on the 5 or having a 70-yard punt that lands on the 5. I'd rather move the ball and do it that way than three-and-out and punt it down there. And a fourth-down stop is no different than a turnover. It's a turnover on downs. They don't chart it that way, but it's a turnover on downs. So, Kansas State's turnover in the second quarter was way more detrimental to them than any of our turnovers were that were actual turnovers. We chart it a little bit differently, but if we're reckless with the ball, which that was a freshman mistake from (freshman running back) Leddie (Brown), which he'll learn from it, and then (redshirt senior quarterback) Will (Grier), the only critical thing I have of him are those two decisions he made that happened to be interceptions. We have to clean that up because those things can hurt us moving forward, especially if it happens at different parts of the field. That's been addressed, and we'll try to get better at it.
On cleaning up penalties
I think the opponent has a lot to do with that, honestly. Things can look bad when you're dominating people, so when looking at it, there were some things that we needed to clean up, but there are other things that we just said to move along from it. I thought we did a better job of that, and it's going to be an emphasis moving forward. Penalties have played a big role in this game coming up this weekend. Both of us have been penalized quite a bit in these games. Maybe it's the chaotic nature of how they play. But it's something that we keep focusing on, and we will weekly.
On yards per play compared to yards given up in a game
I don't want to get too into it because I think our way of looking at it and what we're looking at makes a whole lot of sense that me and my staff is privy to and you're not. The higher that number is, the higher your percentage is that you're going to win. (Mike) Leach used to talk, and the first thing we'd look at was yards per play, he would obsess over it. So, I had to listen and pay attention, and over the course of the years, I've understood it. That margin is a direct result of winning and losing.
On health of redshirt sophomore tight end/fullback Jovani Haskins and redshirt freshman Alec Sinkfield
I don't know. We'll evaluate today.
On if redshirt senior quarterback Will Grier has more freedom in the offense than previous quarterbacks
Yeah. He's doing it better than any of the ones that I've been around, and I've been around some pretty good ones. He's doing as good a job as I've seen. I think (assistant coach – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Coach (Jake) Spavital needs a lot of credit for that because he spends a lot of time with him and practices situations. We're giving him specific looks, and he's learning from it. We're doing a good job with our play calling, and our formations and the game prep and the cadence with how we do things to where they see things and have ample opportunities to be able to change things. Will has complete freedom, and he's doing a good job with it. I think Jake deserves a lot of credit for coaching him to get into those situations.
On having a mature quarterback going into a hostile environment
It's good to be me having him. We're going to keep training the rest of them, too. No matter who it is, you have to function at a high level. He's doing a good job right now. And we're well-aware of what their environment is; I've seen it up close and personal for a long, long time. We'll be ready to go.
On junior wide receiver Marcus Simms
He's practicing well. He had a great camp, and it's showing with his production right now. I credit his willing to practice his tail off, and he's done that for a while now. It's paying off for him; he's playing as well as he has since he's been here.
Opening Statement
We're excited about going to Lubbock again. Obviously, I'm pretty familiar with things, how they work out there, how they operate, what we're getting ourselves into. Our guys will be ready to go. It's the sixth year we've played Kliff (Kingsbury), so we have a pretty good idea of what's going on out there.
Not surprisingly, he found himself another young quarterback that is as good as advertised from what I've seen. Ever since he stepped in against Ole Miss, they've been playing at a very high level offensively. Kliff is doing a great job of mentoring that kid, training him, getting him ready to go, protecting him. They're doing a good job up front – all five guys are back from last year, and they're better. They're running the ball adequately, a lot of run-pass stuff. And then, they just continue to reload at the receiver spot with guys that can make plays. Their two wideouts are really good players, (Antoine) Wesley and (T.J.) Vasher – tall, matchup problems, and they're making a lot of plays. We have to ready for about anything with this group, and it will be a huge challenge for us defensively, and one that I know we'll be ready for. It's completely different from what we've seen to date this year, so we're going to have to do a good job of giving our defense what they need practice-wise to get them prepared for what is a really, really different style of offense. I know we'll be up for that challenge.
Defensively, they continue to improve. Coach (David) Gibbs is doing a good job out there, Coach (Zac) Spav (Spavital) is doing a good job out there. They've calmed down a little bit with how much stuff that they're doing based on guys that are familiar with what they're doing. Their two linebackers, (Jordyn) Brooks and (Dakota) Allen, are as good as we've seen. Those guys are really good players. Even No. 13, the (Kolin) Hill kid, they have really good players that are making a lot of plays. They do a lot of the same stuff that we do defensively with their front just plugging gaps and letting those linebackers run and make plays, and they're good at it. Them getting their safety (Jah'Shawn) Johnson back last week was a huge shot in the arm for them. He's a four-year starter, team captain, seems like he's been there forever. And then the Texas transfer, the (John) Bonney kid, that guy is going to keep getting better and better with experienced and understanding the scheme. Defensively, they're good, and they're getting better. It's going to be a big challenge for us to figure out not only what they're doing, I.D. their fronts and block them up. We have to run the ball; we didn't run the ball very well against them last year, and we have to do a better job of keeping that thing going. It's a big challenge for us; I'm looking forward to it.
Special teams-wise, they've gotten better, I think. Their coverage units are playing well, their specialists are playing well. They had a few issues at kicker last year when they came here, and they arguably could have won that game last year. They came out and played well, jumped on us, and then our defense did a good job of holding those guys to field goals in the second half, and they were having some issues making some field goals, which helped us. But they've fixed that, the (Clayton) Hatfield kid is healthy now, he was not healthy last year. He's healthy now, and he's as good a kicker as we've faced. He's as good of a kickoff guy as we've seen, which they're touchbacking about 90-some percent. Their punter, the Aussie, has gotten better, and their coverages are good. That ball goes everywhere, so we have to have a plan for fielding it. I don't know what kind of return stuff we can get; we're going to try to get some returns, but when you play against a guy like this that just kicks it everywhere, the biggest thing is fielding it to where it doesn't bounce and just roll like 40 yards and stuff like that. No. 8, (De'Quan) Bowman does kicks and punts; he's a dangerous guy back there that's gotten out a couple of times this year. But overall, they are focusing on that side, and their specialists are performing at a high level.
It'll be a huge challenge, but like I said, we understand what we're getting ourselves into, and we're looking forward to getting out there and competing against this group once again.
On Texas Tech's improvement in the run game
It starts with those guys up front. Their (offensive) line guy was a guy I coached and was with (assistant coach – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Jake (Spavital) at Cal, Brandon Jones, has does a good job. He's been with them for two years now, so the continuity, much like I talk about with (assistant coach – offensive line) (Joe) Wick (Wickline), they have to hear the same stuff a lot before it makes sense to them. So, they're getting coached up really well, and they're all back. Everything starts up front with them. And then their backs, they have a revolving door at back; it's much like we have. They have a bunch of good, quality, capable backs they're going to just roll in there to keep guys fresh. They do a lot of run-pass options, a ton of it. That quarterback, to me, looks like he's making good decisions when he hands it and when he puts it in play.
On Texas Tech's tempo on offense against Oklahoma State
They went fast. They went really, really, really fast. We have to be prepared for that, and we will. It's different than what Kansas State did against us, or Youngstown, or Tennessee. It's different than how we play here, although we have capabilities to go as fast as anybody. That's what they've decided that's what they're going to be, which is why they are running 95 snaps per game. You've heard a lot of people talk about tempo. But if you're not very good and you do it, it kills you. If you're good at it, and you do it, it's hard on defenses. They're executing. Everybody says time of possession is a big thing, which I can argue that, but their time of possession is really, really, really good because they are converting third downs and staying on the field. As long as it's efficient, you're good. Their quick-game stuff is a lot of the things I just said, a lot of (run-pass options), where the quarterback has to make a decision on handing it or throwing it, and then they use quite a bit of trickery on formations, a lot of unbalance, a lot of uncharacteristic things, unconventional things in football that you have to be tuned in every single snap. I have all the confidence in (associate head coach – defensive coordinator/linebackers) (Tony) Gibby (Gibson) in getting those guys lined up quick and identifying sets and identifying eligibles and ineligibles and playing defense the way that we need to play to be successful.
On changes in philosophy when playing a team that can score a lot of points
I think you have to gauge that with how the game is going. Believe it or not, every time we snap the ball, we want it to be successful. We want a first down, or we want to make a guy miss and go score. We're trying to move the ball and score. We're averaging whatever we're averaging on how ever many possessions that we've had, and if they are averaging more possessions, that means that we get more possessions, too. I think you just have to look at how the game is going. I can see this being high-scoring or low-scoring, you just don't know how it's going to be going into it. Our philosophy is to move the football, be efficient and score. If it takes two plays like our first touchdown did last game – we went 90-some yards in two plays – that's fine with me. But if we go on a 16-play drive and be efficient and do a great job on third down and run the clock and win time of possession, then I'll be just OK with that as well.
On avoiding negative plays on offense
We're getting better there. I think it starts with our tackles. We're throwing the ball a good bit, and our tackles have done a great job. I think (redshirt senior offensive lineman) Yodny (Cajuste) played probably one of the better games he's had, (redshirt junior offensive lineman) Colton (McKivitz) was our player of the game. Those tackles, it starts with them. We're still a work in progress with the inside three. There's still competition there. (Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman) Josh Sills probably had his best game. He's young, he should continue to get better. He's progressing. And then we have competition at center and right guard, so we want those guys to continue to improve. I think (redshirt senior quarterback) Will (Grier) has a lot to do with that because (assistant coach – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Jake (Spavital) is doing a great job of putting him into position and coaching him up and giving him freedom to be able to check things based on what he sees. There are a lot of times where he checks something, and we don't even know what he's checking until after the play is ran. We obviously have confidence in him to be able to get us into those right plays. If you run the ball into bad numbers, that's how negative plays happen. They're doing a good job with this on offense as well, but if you have outs, whether it's (run-pass options) or checking passes because you understand what they're doing, then it's good, efficient, offensive football. And we're better at it now than we were at any point.
On WVU's pass defense
Hopefully, we can pressure the quarterback. They're doing a really good job of getting things out quick, and it makes it hard to pressure the quarterback when that's going on. So, we have to take some of the easy stuff away from them, and I'm anxious to watch this (defensive) line. Let's see if we're as good as we think we are right there and pressure those guys and try to get the quarterback to make some mistakes. We always know that we have the ability to be able to bring second-level people to get there, but I want to see if our (defensive) line can get after that quarterback. That helps your pass defense more than anything. We have a plan, and I'm looking forward to watching us execute it.
On his thoughts on the new redshirt rule when it involves transferring to another school
Not the way the NCAA is headed with it, there's nothing we can do. If guys want to transfer and they give them the freedom and ability to be able to do it, which once these rules were out, we talked about them, and I talked about them with you guys, there's unknowns and there's uncertainty, and I don't think they know what to do at this point with a lot of this stuff. So, it's a conversation that's going to continue to be had; I haven't dealt with it. I know what you're talking about, and it has been discussed, but I'm more worried about playing guys that can help us win. If we need to play a guy here and there based on need, based on injury, based on development, then we're going to do that. We evaluate that every week and make that decision prior to going into the game.
On if the new redshirt rules dismiss the year of residence standards for transfers
If that happens, it's wild, wild west. They said that's a potential, which there isn't a coach in America that supports that. The only thing I support is grad transfers. If you fulfill your obligation at the institution that you're at and get your degree, you should have some rights. And right now, the grad transfer thing gives student-athletes rights. Skipping the year-in-residence thing, I think that's going to get down to wild, wild west, and the NCAA says that's possible, but they're going to crack down on tampering – how? I'm worried about Texas Tech; I'm worried about the Red Raiders.
On getting kids to stay team-oriented
It's challenging, it is, and last year, I thought we did a poor job of it with our team. I thought we were very selfish, and that's probably why we were an average team. I've been incredibly proud of this team and its unselfish nature and the leadership we have. I just think our team is in a good place when it comes to that, and it's important for us to play well, it's important for us to win and make our fans proud, make our administration proud, all that stuff. That's important to us right now. I think our coaching staff and our leadership are doing a good job of that right now. That's going to be a battle moving forward everywhere. It's not going to change, it's probably going to get worse before it gets better. And I don't have a better solution other than just keep preaching the team atmosphere, which we are. Right now, I've been very happy with it.
On the importance of protecting the ball on offense
We have to clean that up – by no means am I saying turnovers are OK. I'm not saying that. But those turnovers did not hurt us in that game. There's no difference in driving 50 yards and throwing an interception on the 5 or having a 70-yard punt that lands on the 5. I'd rather move the ball and do it that way than three-and-out and punt it down there. And a fourth-down stop is no different than a turnover. It's a turnover on downs. They don't chart it that way, but it's a turnover on downs. So, Kansas State's turnover in the second quarter was way more detrimental to them than any of our turnovers were that were actual turnovers. We chart it a little bit differently, but if we're reckless with the ball, which that was a freshman mistake from (freshman running back) Leddie (Brown), which he'll learn from it, and then (redshirt senior quarterback) Will (Grier), the only critical thing I have of him are those two decisions he made that happened to be interceptions. We have to clean that up because those things can hurt us moving forward, especially if it happens at different parts of the field. That's been addressed, and we'll try to get better at it.
On cleaning up penalties
I think the opponent has a lot to do with that, honestly. Things can look bad when you're dominating people, so when looking at it, there were some things that we needed to clean up, but there are other things that we just said to move along from it. I thought we did a better job of that, and it's going to be an emphasis moving forward. Penalties have played a big role in this game coming up this weekend. Both of us have been penalized quite a bit in these games. Maybe it's the chaotic nature of how they play. But it's something that we keep focusing on, and we will weekly.
On yards per play compared to yards given up in a game
I don't want to get too into it because I think our way of looking at it and what we're looking at makes a whole lot of sense that me and my staff is privy to and you're not. The higher that number is, the higher your percentage is that you're going to win. (Mike) Leach used to talk, and the first thing we'd look at was yards per play, he would obsess over it. So, I had to listen and pay attention, and over the course of the years, I've understood it. That margin is a direct result of winning and losing.
On health of redshirt sophomore tight end/fullback Jovani Haskins and redshirt freshman Alec Sinkfield
I don't know. We'll evaluate today.
On if redshirt senior quarterback Will Grier has more freedom in the offense than previous quarterbacks
Yeah. He's doing it better than any of the ones that I've been around, and I've been around some pretty good ones. He's doing as good a job as I've seen. I think (assistant coach – offensive coordinator/quarterbacks) Coach (Jake) Spavital needs a lot of credit for that because he spends a lot of time with him and practices situations. We're giving him specific looks, and he's learning from it. We're doing a good job with our play calling, and our formations and the game prep and the cadence with how we do things to where they see things and have ample opportunities to be able to change things. Will has complete freedom, and he's doing a good job with it. I think Jake deserves a lot of credit for coaching him to get into those situations.
On having a mature quarterback going into a hostile environment
It's good to be me having him. We're going to keep training the rest of them, too. No matter who it is, you have to function at a high level. He's doing a good job right now. And we're well-aware of what their environment is; I've seen it up close and personal for a long, long time. We'll be ready to go.
On junior wide receiver Marcus Simms
He's practicing well. He had a great camp, and it's showing with his production right now. I credit his willing to practice his tail off, and he's done that for a while now. It's paying off for him; he's playing as well as he has since he's been here.
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