Randy Edsall Quotes (93 Quotes)

The schedule gives us balance in terms of not being on the road more than one week at a time. I like that the Big East games are mostly together and later in the season while we also have a good mix of non-conference foes from the ACC, Big Ten and independents along with an old traditional opponent in Rhode Island.

I like everything about Dennis. I have the utmost confidence in him that he'll go out and do a good job. He's a student of the game. He's a guy that's very conscientious and wants to learn. He did a good job on his own throughout the summer trying to learn on his own.

There's a bigger transition period for a kicker. You're used to kicking off a tee in high school. You don't have the same rush. You don't get in as many pressure kicks. It takes maybe two years for a kicker to get everything underneath him. If you can get three solid years out of a kicker, I think that's a lot.

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.

Three of the four of them had their moments last year. Each of them brings different things to the table. ... There's nothing etched in granite. I want to see how they develop. We want to see who can take the leadership role in the huddle and who can throw the ball most accurately.

I think coming out early like that, he has to really try and showcase himself, especially since he didn't get to go to the combines. He's got to make his mark out there with people watching him and maybe they'll work him out a little further.

Because of the number of people we lost - we had to spend time doing some different things in terms of developing leadership and getting guys to understand what it's going to take to play at the level that we want to play at, ... A lot of the guys haven't had the opportunity to play at that level.

He's got to learn a game plan. He doesn't need any other distractions other than getting himself prepared, ... The more he can do that the better he'll feel going into the game rather than have to answer a lot of questions at this point in time.

It was one of those days. With the wind and things like that, the conditions weren't very good. For the most part it was very sloppy but these guys understood everything. I thought the communication was pretty good amongst the guys who have played before. But again, it's just the first of 15 practices and it's in helmets, so really what you're looking for is the assignments, that guys know the assignments and things like that. It's a little bit different without having the pads.

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.

We'll have a better idea of the time frame after (the doctor) goes in. It could be two weeks, it could be three weeks. I don't know.

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.

Saturday was more about getting lined up, knowing where you're supposed to lineup and getting yourself in position to make the tackle. You're going to find out more when they finally get to put the pads on.

You're allowed to have 85 on scholarship come August. It doesn't matter how many you sign as long as you're at 85 come preseason practice. Believe me, it's been thought out. I did get a degree. I know how to add and subtract.

I think your quarterbacks need to get hit once in a while. Maybe not hit because they shouldn't get hit if their people up front are doing what they should be doing but I think they need to be playing in live situations. ... If something happens, they've got four months to get healthy.

Jonathon has overcome quite a bit. It's also a credit to some people in his life who have taken an interest in him and wanted to help a young man who had a difficult upbringing. He's done well. He's fought through a lot of adversity.

He's throwing the ball better and is making good decisions. He can hurt you throwing the ball and running the ball.

I think we're getting as much as we can out of Terry and Brock. If the (offensive line) can pick it up, that will make everybody's job a lot easier.

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.

There's no doubt about it, we would have been inside. We'd like to be able to get things done. And plus we'd be further along. We'll be further along next year because our guys will have been throwing all winter long and doing things. That's the advantage

He's healthy now, ... He's been punting the ball much better than he had been. He's got a little more confidence.

We'll continue to run our offense and put a game plan together that we know he'll be able to handle and that everyone will be able to execute.

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.

I'd much rather play our non-conference games first and then get into the conference. Every game is important, but I'm a guy that would much rather play the non-conference first.

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.

When you can get that kind of field position through special teams it's a big advantage. Guys like that, the one thing it does is it gets the guys in front of them to keep blocking longer and sustain their blocks because they know that whenever he touches

Other than seeing the ball go down the field a little more, I don't think there's a whole lot of difference in what they're doing, ... The times Mike Teel has been in playing, he's done a good job for them.

He's been practicing the same plays, the same game plan, through those first five weeks that we were doing with Matt. We're going to just continue to go the way that we have been going. He can do the things we want in the running game and he can do the things we want in the passing game. Now we've just got to go and practice those things and let him do what we feel he can do the best.

Brandon and James are already talking. James says 'I can't wait to go against you because now I can hit you and get away with it.

Our kids are playing hard. I think they have some confidence. We know as the season progresses it's going to get tougher and tougher.

Theres a lot of work to do, no question, just like the other 116 Division I teams in the nation.

They all watched the Iowa State-Army game on television. They saw what kind of team Army had.

He gutted it out, but there are a lot of things he has to work on. He has to learn not to hold the ball so long in certain situations.

I saw him holding his hand and asked if he was all right. He said he was. But you could just see when he went back out there that there was a little bit of a problem.

He moves very well for a man his size. I don't worry about 40-times. If he's ever doing a 40-yard sprint on game day, something's wrong.

A lot of these kids get rated in their junior year. There's a lot that happens between a kid's junior year and their senior year in terms of maturity, development and understanding the game. ... The ratings and all those things, that stuff never bothers me because we're going to make our evaluations.

I just wish if Ed wanted to play football he would have come and saw me. We would have definitely given him an opportunity.

I'm not going to make any statements on the Richardson case because that's not something that I'm dealing with. That's an administrative matter. It's not really a football issue.

I don't know if he's all the way back, but I know this, he's a lot better now than what he was at the end of last season. I think he feels a lot more comfortable. There are things that he's doing that I think he's getting close to exactly where he was before. I've been pleased with what he's been able to do and the workload that we've been able to give him this spring.

Dan made significant improvement from the time his second spring ended to the fall. Were hoping we get the same thing with D.J. We know hes going to work his tail off.

I think we have a number of guys, as they continue to get more experience, that can go in. What has to happen is that we need to have more consistency at that position.

All he did was shake my hand and say thank you. And off he went into the trailer to go watch film.

When I saw him at our summer camp, (Hurd) demonstrated a lot of athletic ability. And he showed good speed for a big man. We'll put some weight on him and where we plays ... I'm not sure yet ... but I know he's going to keep getting bigger and better.