Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom
Sylvester Croom, Jr.is an American football coach. He is currently the running backs coach for the NFL's Tennessee Titans. He was the head coach at Mississippi State University from 2004 to 2008, and the first African American head football coach in the Southeastern Conference. His father, Sylvester Croom, Sr., was himself an All-American football player at Alabama A&M, later the team chaplain at the University of Alabama, and has been recognized by that school as one of the state's 40...
defense great job stop unable
The defense did a great job of getting turnovers. The only thing disappointing to me about the defense is at times we were unable to stop the run.
depth objective primary running wide
Our primary objective was to get some wide receivers in here and get some depth at running back, and we did that.
biggest buying days far football forward foundation identity laid last moving players program starting win yard year
As long as we're moving forward -- some days it's inches, some days it's a yard or so, ... The biggest thing in last year and this year is getting a foundation laid as far as our identity as a program and our identity as a football team. Our players are buying into that, we're starting to win and we've just got to keep moving forward.
cal concerned far game good last lost southern team though weakness
As far as I am concerned they are just as good as Southern Cal last year. I don't see a weakness on their team right now even though they lost the game the other night.
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The most impressive thing about our team right now is that we understand our schemes. We've been in it two years now, and the younger guys have grown up in our systems, and they understand what we're doing from a technique standpoint on offense, defense and in the kicking game. One big emphasis of the spring was that we really wanted to pay attention to details and do the little things right. We continued to work on being physically and mentally tough and on being a team that finishes plays and plays physical football. I think you saw that out there today.
calamity crucial good poised special teams
Special teams have been good all the time. We just had a calamity in one game. Like anything else, we just need to be poised in crucial situations.
guns improvement
I thought we got better every day defensively. And we made improvement offensively. We had some big guns out most of the spring.
came couple defense fell great job loose offense ran short stop
I thought the defense did a great job of getting turnovers. They came up with tipped balls, fell on loose balls, and ran to the football. The only thing I got on them about was that they did not stop the offense a couple of times in short yardage situations.
forward move reason
I think everything was done properly. I see no reason why we can't move forward from here.
action believe discipline facts flesh intent players
It is my intent to discipline our players as if they were my own sons, my own flesh and blood. I believe this is the appropriate disciplinary action for the facts as we know them to be.
He's a lot more comfortable, even on the sidelines.
enjoys ethic fun practice work
His work ethic is tremendous, ... He comes to practice every day to compete. He enjoys it. He has fun at what he's doing. And as a coach, you really like to see that in a player.
ball move offense pass work
Our offense didn't move the ball very well. We have to work on pass protection, and we need to get into a rhythm.
contact feels says
He says he feels a lot better. We'll see. There will be no contact at all with him.