Randy Edsall

Randy Edsall
Randy Douglas Edsallis an American football coach who is currently the director of football research-special projects for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland from 2011 to 2015. Edsall was previously the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1999 until the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, and oversaw the program's promotion from the NCAA Division I-AA level to Division I-A. He has the most wins for a head football...
blocking good job tackling time tough
We had a tough time blocking them. We had a tough time tackling them. We didn't do a good job as coaches. We didn't do a good job as players.
blocks coaches good holes job open sustain time tough
We had a tough time blocking, tackling, and didn't do a good job as coaches and players, ... We didn't open up enough holes and sustain enough blocks on offense. It's always a combination of things, and we just need to keep working and get better.
light
For a big man, he's got pretty light feet.
complete danny ended hoping improvement second spring time
Danny made significant improvement from the time his second spring ended to the time we started in the fall. He made a complete jump. That's what I'm hoping with D.J., that he'll make that jump.
dan ended hoping improvement second spring tail time work
Dan made significant improvement from the time his second spring ended to the fall. We?re hoping we get the same thing with D.J. We know he?s going to work his tail off.
conditions guys played understood wind
It was one of those days, where the wind and conditions weren't very good. It was a little sloppy, but the guys that have played understood their assignments.
attract biggest normal positions power skill speed
The biggest thing is we were able to attract more speed and more athleticism with this group. Not only in your normal skill positions or the power positions, but even with the linemen.
coaches convey evaluation message process
It's another evaluation process for us as coaches and that's the message that we'll convey to them.
added contribute great high jon level smooth transition
It's great to have Jon come back to the program. He did an outstanding when he was here before and, with his added experience, he will contribute even more to the program. His high level of familiarity will make the transition a very smooth one for all involved.
execute keeping matter needs plays
It's just a matter of keeping him relaxed. He doesn't have to be Superman. He just needs to go out and execute all the plays that he's been working on this week.
contribute ethic guy guys reward saw work
It was a work ethic that we saw. And then we also saw a guy that was able to come in and contribute for us in different ways. You try to reward guys when they do that.
expect forget guy happened happens sudden throw
It's happened before where all of a sudden you throw a guy in there and you didn't expect him to go in there and play and all of a sudden you forget about who your two quarterbacks were in a heartbeat. If that happens we're better off for it.
address liked needed position
We really liked what we had on our roster. I just didn't feel the quarterback position was something we needed to address this year.
kids program success tasted
This program has tasted success and what these kids want to do is keep that rolling.