Al Groh
Al Groh
Al Grohis an American football analyst and former player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Wake Forest University from 1981 to 1986 and at the University of Virginia from 2001 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 85–92. Groh was also the head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football Leaguefor one season, in 2000, tallying a mark of 9–7. He last coached as the defensive coordinator for Georgia Tech...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 July 1944
across certain front positions rich spots team
In a lot of ways, it's the most inexperienced team that we've had. We have certain positions that are rich in experience, but, across the board, it's the most inexperienced team that we've had. Not just on the front line, but at some spots all the way through.
fairness move position quite time
In all fairness to Tony, he's started for quite some time at cornerback. We weren't going to move him to a position where he wasn't going to be a starter.
fairness move position quite time
In all fairness to Tony, he's started for quite some time at cornerback, ... We weren't going to move him to a position where he wasn't going to be a starter.
across corner corners cover field guy isolated line nobody raw
The first thing with corner is raw cover skills. That's what corners have to do. Nobody is as isolated on the field as the corners, other than the guy across the line from them.
ability ball came check plays runs thrown
A lot of Marques' runs came on plays that, had a quarterback not had that ability to create, the ball probably would have been thrown to the check down receiver.
andrew ball bit both days fire gets plays skills today
Andrew gets open, and when the quarterbacks see him, they fire the ball to him. Ogletree has a little bit of that ability. Both of them have some of the better skills that we have. Both of them had one of those days today where they had plays of significance and plays that they could have made.
apparent fighting kept kids themselves tremendous
These kids put a tremendous part of themselves in the preparation. It was apparent how important it was to them, particularly in the way they kept fighting back.
along bring given hoping opportunity players promising turns
This has given those promising young players an opportunity for some more turns that we're hoping will bring them along a little faster.
athletic basketball feet good guys high school soft
All of those guys were good high school basketball players. They are big guys with soft feet and athletic ability.
expect till
And I expect that's the way it's going to be till January.
number surprised
You'd be surprised at the number that aren't able to play a game.
category fell finding games guy step type
In games like this, if your guy makes a play, you win. If their guy makes a play, they win. You've got to step up and make those type of plays. That fell into the category of finding a way to win.
fragmented game remain result team together
important that the team remain together and not become fragmented internally or externally as the result of a game like this.