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
forward looking sure time
It's better. I'm sure he's looking forward to a time when it's a lot better than what it is now.
We kind of had to make a decision,
believe blink grinder kept pleased
We just kind of kept grinding. I was pleased with that: that idea about being a grinder and not getting discouraged and everything's not perfect, but you believe in yourself and you don't blink and you don't flinch. That's got to be part of our M.O. as much as our schemes.
bit certain game good learning players respond
This year, it's a little bit different circumstance. We are learning in each game how certain players are going to respond in different competitive situations. So it probably has been good for us in these (first) two games.
forgot game happened last mike running telling
What happened last game was, Mike forgot about the ball. He was interesting in running the play and wasn't telling himself, 'Hey, I've got the ball.'
emphasize team tried
We tried to emphasize with him and the team that things aren't going to go perfect,
ball nation offense pass run total
While they run the ball very well, they like to pass-and they pass it well. You can't be the fifth-ranked total offense in the nation just running.
games good ready understand win worthwhile
We all understand that this was a good win for us, ... It wasn't a season-ending win. There are more games to come, and to make this really worthwhile we need to be ready to win again.
business familiar risky
Are you familiar with the movie Risky Business ? What the heck!.
elton
Elton is a model, ... He'd want it.
actions apologize assured block brad crossed detail incident inflict intent issue line occurred opponent player regret result talked
Brad crossed the line and for that he must take accountability, ... We have talked in detail and he has assured me that his actions on the play at issue were a result of over-aggressiveness and over-exuberance to block a challenging opponent and without malice. His intent was to take the player to the ground, not to inflict injury. In any case, we regret that the incident occurred and apologize to Mathias.
based everybody four knows line lost offensive percent played players quality seasons three
Everybody knows that quality play is based on line play. On our offensive line, we've lost 60 percent of our offensive line. Those three players are 60 percent of the line that played the better part of 3 ? to four seasons for us.
player quite response
Every response from what he's done as a player and as a person has been positive. He's quite a package.
april bit since
Every day since April 5 has been a little bit more,