Chuck Long
Chuck Long
Charles Franklin "Chuck" Long, Jr.is an American football coach. He played quarterback in college at Iowa for Hayden Fry and professionally with the Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame. In the January 2008 issue of San Diego Magazine he was chosen as one of the "50 People to Watch in 2008". He was fired by San Diego State University as its head football coach on November 23, 2008...
thankful
I've always been very thankful that they did take a chance,
coach determine figure later
Coach Elliott and I will figure that out. We'll determine that at a later time.
defining itself position ways
That position is a ways away from defining itself and will probably be one of the most competitive in (fall) camp.
ball good hit max offense pass protection shots
One of the things we have to be able to do in this offense is to have some shots and be able to hit those shots. We have to be good at pass protection and max protection, so we can get the ball downfield.
both came defense efforts good guys halftime offense operating played sides
With everything being done on a first-and-10 basis, we just really wanted to see what guys could do operating in space. I thought there were good efforts on both sides of the football. Our offense started fast, but our defense came out after halftime and played very well.
bad competitor paul wants work
He's a competitor and he is going to come back well. He wants it as bad as Paul and you like that. It makes Paul work harder.
air fit good jonathan ranks rise
He was just a good fit for us. Jonathan has an air about him. We could very well see him rise up through the (coaching) ranks very quickly.
confidence good great player playing
He's had a great spring. He's playing well and playing with a lot of confidence right now. It's good to see that out of a good young player like him.
games nice stand
He had a nice day. These are the games you look at for separation, and he did stand out today.
excellent listen opportunity
I haven't thought about any of that. It's so sudden, ... I would listen to different things and different opportunities, of course. That's an excellent opportunity for somebody, but right now I haven't thought about that.
anybody change excellent football gives improvement pace until
He's an excellent ballplayer. From Day One until now, he's made as much improvement as anybody on our football team. He gives you that change of pace when you're going from a one-back set.
anybody change excellent football gives great
He's an excellent ballplayer. From Day One to now, he's made great improvement, as much as anybody on the football team. What he gives you is that change of pace.
along comfort front good happens kansas known level past weighs work
Being in the same conference, you know their work up front and what they've done in the past weighs heavily with me. I've known them and I'm comfortable with them. To me, there's a comfort level and a fit, along with the experience. It just so happens that they are from Kansas State, but they're all good fits.
guys slice starting
You can slice it every way you want, but we're young and starting over. I thought these guys had a little growth.