Chris Petersen
Chris Petersen
Christopher Scott "Chris" Petersenis an American football coach, currently the head coach at the University of Washington...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth13 October 1964
CityYuba City, CA
challenged good
That is something I'm always challenged with on the field. To be a good person even when it's not going like it should.
age age-and-aging both certain challenge guys hesitation ready
I think the age thing is overrated. I think it is all about guys having certain experiences and if a guy is ready for this challenge and task. With both of our coordinators there wasn't a hesitation in my mind.
issue kicking needed solved
We just needed to get our kicking issue solved for the long term.
apparent football guy
It was very apparent that this guy is a first-class football coach.
defense job nice
Our defense did a nice job on some fourth-down occasions.
bar cutting guy move
We want a guy on the cutting edge. We want someone who is going to move the bar up from where it's been set by Pit.
driving entire scared
I've never been so scared driving in my entire life.
competition everybody
Everybody got better. The competition just heats up.
competition good health terms
We have to have two good quarterbacks, if not more, just in terms of health and if things don't go the way they should. Competition is good.
across bring checkers guys jump looking rope stop whether
You can come across as a jerk. ... But that's the No. 1 characteristic we're looking for from guys on our field. Whether it's checkers or jump rope or football, to stop me you've got to bring everything you've got.
growing pains summer tried
Those guys, they're having growing pains and that's to be expected. As much as we tried to get them in there in the summer and get them prepared, there's just nothing like being in a game. You just can't simulate that situation.
adversity handle handled players pound waiting watching
One of the things we pound to our players is how you handle adversity, and I know that was a lot of adversity for him. ... We were kind of waiting and watching to see how he handled that whole thing, and he handled it like a champ.
break difficult hard learned lesson plays road
One or two plays can make or break you at that position. ... He's learned some hard lessons. (Wednesday's) lesson may be as difficult as anything we've learned yet. If he's learned from it, he will be much better down the road for it.
situation studied utah
Because of that (relationship), we've studied the Utah situation a lot.