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The All-MVC Level
My thoughts and hopes for the off week and the upcoming games (as a message to the team and coaches):
I hope the whole team (players and coaches) use the off-week to refocus on what it will take to win games, rather than focusing on minor transgressions or on individual goals.
To the O-Line: Keep working! Keep your pad levels down and keep your feet moving to sustain blocks. The film shows too much standing up (or being stood up), and no continued contact after the initial hit.
To the Receivers: Please oh please attempt to block downfield on a consistent basis, and to run routes with more effort.
To the RBs: Sometimes (or to date, many times) the hole is just not going to be there--do what you can with this rather than dancing behind the line. Deliver the blow sometimes.
To the QBs: Do you have checkoffs? Every team is blitzing at will and pressuring (as you well know). Do something about this at the line of scrimmage. Try not to take big losses, particularly in short yardage situations. Do not throw outs when you see CBs being agressive!
To the DL: We need more and consistent pressure on the QB and in the backfield. Sometimes there is great effort, sometimes not so, particularly late in the games. Keep your motors running for the entire game.
To the LBs: More tackles closer to the line of scrimmage? Focus on shedding blocks quickly and attacking. Keep your heads up when blitzing. Forced fumbles anyone?
To the DBs: This team needs takeaways badly! You cannot have the LBs with more Int's and PBUs than you as a group! Sell out on the runs and attack the football. Do any of you ever blitz? If you do, find the football and cause turnovers. I've seen maybe 1 or 2 big hits the entire season--let's see about 10-12 in the remaining games.
To All: Please no stupid personal fouls or other ridiculous penalties! Check your egos in the locker room and band together. There are winable games remaining on the schedule. Play each and every play with the maximum effort that you are capable of. Look in the mirror first if you think there are problems.
To the Coaches: Please stay consistent with your messages to the players. From the stands, I don't see anybody on the team that has quit or is not giving effort. Sure, the effort could be more consistent and delivered sometimes at a higher intensity level, but that is your job--the negatives and personal call outs don't produce effort, they produce self-degradation. Keep teaching on the sidelines. These are the young men that you have brought to the program to turn things around. Don't give up on them!
OK, that is my long-winded message to the team for the off-week. Hopefully they will all do some soul-searching and realize that the guys in the different color uniforms are not that much different than them, and that they are capable of winning. Anyone else?
I hope the whole team (players and coaches) use the off-week to refocus on what it will take to win games, rather than focusing on minor transgressions or on individual goals.
To the O-Line: Keep working! Keep your pad levels down and keep your feet moving to sustain blocks. The film shows too much standing up (or being stood up), and no continued contact after the initial hit.
To the Receivers: Please oh please attempt to block downfield on a consistent basis, and to run routes with more effort.
To the RBs: Sometimes (or to date, many times) the hole is just not going to be there--do what you can with this rather than dancing behind the line. Deliver the blow sometimes.
To the QBs: Do you have checkoffs? Every team is blitzing at will and pressuring (as you well know). Do something about this at the line of scrimmage. Try not to take big losses, particularly in short yardage situations. Do not throw outs when you see CBs being agressive!
To the DL: We need more and consistent pressure on the QB and in the backfield. Sometimes there is great effort, sometimes not so, particularly late in the games. Keep your motors running for the entire game.
To the LBs: More tackles closer to the line of scrimmage? Focus on shedding blocks quickly and attacking. Keep your heads up when blitzing. Forced fumbles anyone?
To the DBs: This team needs takeaways badly! You cannot have the LBs with more Int's and PBUs than you as a group! Sell out on the runs and attack the football. Do any of you ever blitz? If you do, find the football and cause turnovers. I've seen maybe 1 or 2 big hits the entire season--let's see about 10-12 in the remaining games.
To All: Please no stupid personal fouls or other ridiculous penalties! Check your egos in the locker room and band together. There are winable games remaining on the schedule. Play each and every play with the maximum effort that you are capable of. Look in the mirror first if you think there are problems.
To the Coaches: Please stay consistent with your messages to the players. From the stands, I don't see anybody on the team that has quit or is not giving effort. Sure, the effort could be more consistent and delivered sometimes at a higher intensity level, but that is your job--the negatives and personal call outs don't produce effort, they produce self-degradation. Keep teaching on the sidelines. These are the young men that you have brought to the program to turn things around. Don't give up on them!
OK, that is my long-winded message to the team for the off-week. Hopefully they will all do some soul-searching and realize that the guys in the different color uniforms are not that much different than them, and that they are capable of winning. Anyone else?
