We're not going to rush him. Obviously, the guy has been a starting quarterback and had a significant number of starts in a very similar system. Maybe in this case we can minimize practice time a little bit because he may be able to play effectively without the same number of reps he'd need in a totally new system.
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It's not going to get fixed until everybody takes responsibility for it. Like one of those old West Virginia proverbs that I always talk about. A man benefits directly from a mistake, relative to how much it bothers him. I can tell you I didn't sleep very much, so it bothers the hell out of me.Nick Saban
It's an expectation What are the most important things to accomplish at this time To find out as much as we can about what those combinations are may be more important at this time than the end result so we can build on a better end result in the long term.
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What do you want me to do, cut the guys ... I really can't do anything to the players, to be honest with you.
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He played with a lot of poise and he executed. It's a positive that the results were gotten by a systematic approach of doing the right things, and it paid dividends in results for him. I hope he gains confidence in his ability to do that in the future.
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In the last two games the quarterback has been affected by what has happened around him,
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There are still lessons to learn from this game. I'm very proud of what this team was able to do down the stretch. We're not in the playoffs, but it wasn't all in vein.
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