Matt Cavanaugh
Matt Cavanaugh
Matthew Andrew Cavanaughis an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He is a former American football quarterback in the NFL who played from 1978 to 1991. In the course of his career as a professional football player, he earned two Super Bowl rings. Since his retirement, Cavanaugh has worked as an offensive coach and coordinator, for teams including the San Francisco 49ers, the Chicago Bears, and...
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We have to get the turnovers under control. But it is more than just Tyler -- our receivers have to work back to some balls, our line has to protect a little better. But if we can cut down on turnovers against Nebraska we will have a chance. There are a lot of nuances about the college game that I have to learn as well. It's only two games so it is too early to press the panic button just yet.
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I take credit or blame for a couple of the losses. I thought I called some poor games offensively, and I didn't give our players a chance to execute some plays. ... So, I've got a lot of improvement to make. It's not just the players.
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Tony was gone and it was supposed to be my team in '77. I was the guy who was supposed to carry us. That's why what happened was so devastating.
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Rashad has a chance to be a good back -- maybe a special back. He's a big, strong kid who can run people over.
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I don't know that there's anybody that good, at any position - and I'll speak offensively - including our quarterback.
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Obviously, getting the turnovers under control is a big thing for us this week. I think Tyler was embarrassed by some of the decision-making that went down in the Ohio game. Going on the road against a team like Nebraska that's getting a lot of scores off turnovers and is pressuring the quarterback, he's just got to make better decisions.
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We've had a lot less mental mistakes than we had last year at this time, and I think they're starting to understand. A lot of the terminology is identical, with just a few changes, but there's better communication overall.
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It's been two games. We hit a couple in the first game, but we didn't get any in the second one. So I don't know that we're going to push a panic button yet.
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We're going to shake up the backfield a little bit, and give the other guys a chance, too.
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We are getting closer every day, we really are. We're going to need every day because we have a ways to go, but I am seeing some signs that they are starting to think like one. They've made strides the last few days and they are starting to take a lot of pride in what they do, so we're on our way.
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We probably should take some more shots down the field. We need to give those guys an opportunity, and Tyler's got to get the confidence that if he puts the ball up, his guy's going to go up and compete for it and come down with it.
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LaRod had a good summer. We're going to be careful that we don't overload him.
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It got pretty hot, pretty smoky, pretty fast in there. There's evidence that they might have still been in there when it was burning pretty hot ... and we are going to catch them.
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Going on the road against a team like Nebraska that's getting a lot of scores off turnovers and is pressuring the quarterback, he's just got to make better decisions,