If we play the run effectively we have an excellent chance to win the game, ... There's a demoralizing effect when you can't stop the run. When you know your opponent is going to run and you make your best call to stop it and they still get four or five yards, it has an effect on the defense in terms of physical play and losing those one-on-one battles.
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We have a baseline established. Now there's a clear reference point on truly where we are after working against someone else besides ourselves. It's my job now, with this coaching staff, to diagnose exactly what the areas are that need improvement, the players that need improvement, the areas of game management that can be handled better.Bronco Mendenhall
You also do a self-analysis of your own team in the first two games, and it is important to correct things with your own squad that need fixing.
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I give TCU credit, they made the plays to win.
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When pressure was called, the defensive players were to completely abandon the run at any expense for getting pressure, ... I think we made enough plays at the right time to alter the game with that approach.
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There was more balance in plays that were made on both sides,
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I see it expressing leadership, saying something he believes, ... He says what he thinks. I'm glad he's confident and I like him being himself.
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