Steve Loney
Steve Loney
Steve Loneyis an American football coach. He is currently offensive line assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. He was the offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings from 2003–2005, the Arizona Cardinals in 2006, and the St. Louis Rams from 2008 to 2011. Additionally, his highest coaching assignment in the NFL was as the offensive coordinator of the Vikings in 2005 under head coach Mike Tice. He held the dual role of offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at his alma...
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This system has been in place for quite some time and so we'll work within that system and tweak it. In certain situations I've got to make sure there is a semblance of balance. You've got to have some things in there that keep the defense honest.
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We had some inside pressure on Pep, ... and then at times when the protection got good, his time clock had already sped up. As a quarterback, it's not easy to use the time clock that's available on that single play. It goes with the flow of the game. I think that compounded the problems.
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If you try to force things against them, you're going to self-destruct. I think their defense is based in part on the premise that an offense has a hard time marching down the field for 80 yards. You're going to get impatient and force something, and that's going to create a turnover or failed third down that causes you to punt. They count on you self-destructing as much as they count on themselves succeeding.
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I've always been of a mind-set to play the five best offensive linemen. I think your players need to feel that from you as well. If you're sitting behind Leonard Davis, you can't feel like it's a hopeless situation.
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He's a guy that obviously has some abilities, and he'll be a guy we'll continue to work in the offense. I think he's getting more and more comfortable with it.
confidence lack
I don't think it's an issue, and I don't lack any confidence in doing so,
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When you only have one touchdown in two games, you obviously have some things to fix.
clears dust mike
When the dust clears down the road, I know that Mike will have some other opportunities come his way.
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Naturally Adam has a lot to learn, but he did well for a person who had never played the position.
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It's tough to throw somebody into the deep end and tell them to start swimming. I prefer to start out in the shallow end. Now, some kids pick it up pretty quick.
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You try not to cut a good football player, ... so all of those guys who are on that proverbial bubble, they've got to play at a level where the coach says, 'We can't get rid of him.'
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I've done it the other way, and been successful both ways, so I'm not opposed (to any changes),
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It's sometimes easy to sit back, if you're not calling plays, to say, 'Man I would have done this or that,' ... But being the play-caller is the ultimate responsibility, so the responsibility falls in your lap. We can say what we want about Week 1, but the responsibility lies with me.
carry needs offense
Everyone, Daunte included, needs to just do their job. I don't think any one person needs to feel like they have to carry an offense on its shoulders.