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...
andre best donald four good guys help hesitant larry nice plus proved
Lou made some really nice runs. Donald probably had his best day of the spring. Andre also had a good day. They all did some good things. They're guys that proved they can help us. I wouldn't be hesitant to put any of those four guys, plus Larry (Taylor), into a game.
coaches confidence confident help players poise
I think he'll do fine. His confidence and poise will be fine. Those are things we as coaches have to help him with this week. I'm confident in his abilities. Our coaches are confident in him and I know our players will be confident in him.
ability athletic college coming defensive edge football front helps nickel people rushing speed
We feel Jonathon has speed and athletic ability coming off the edge if we play him as a defensive end. In college football you don't need to have all those big people up front rushing all the time. Plus, with his athleticism, it helps us with some of the other things we do with our nickel package.
help identified three
Those are the three that we really went after. Those are the three that we identified who we thought could really come in here and help our program.
addition alumni bringing football great help job personally program
a great addition and a great help to me personally and also the program and the kids. He's done a great job of bringing our football alumni back into the fold.
bring few guys
When you play defense, it is about emotion. It is about enthusiasm. You want to see that and you want to have that. And we have a few guys that bring that to the table.
involved move remember
We've just got to move forward. I don't remember being involved in anything like this.
good number pleased wear
We did a pretty good job. They thought they were going to put a big number on us. They were surprised. They thought they'd be able to wear us down. I was pleased with our conditioning.
recruiting technology
There has to be a whole revamping of recruiting because of technology.
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.
ability knew speed tough utilize
We knew about his athleticism when we recruited him. We wanted to utilize his speed and athleticism and his ability to get to the ball. He's a tough kid, too.
good
We got overwhelmed by a really good defense.
backs bit effort everybody expected guys job line offensive pass playing pride regardless running work
Everybody has to take a bit more pride and effort that the No. 1 job of the offensive line and running backs is pass protection. You don't want that quarterback to be touched. You have to work to do that. Regardless of how many first-year guys we have in the offensive line, they're playing and that's the job they're expected to do.