Indiana University Athletics
Johns: Hoosiers Inches from Success
10/28/2016 11:02:00 AM | Football
By: Ben Segelbaum
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Leading up to Saturday's matchup with the 5-2 Maryland Terrapins, Indiana offensive coordinator Kevin Johns spoke about how close the Hoosiers are to fixing things, ending slow starts and the return of Dan Feeney.
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Every down, every inch matters in football and Johns believes that's how far off the Hoosiers are from being more successful.
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"Those inches are adding up and they're killing us right now. If we can just find a way to get on, not the same page, but just find a way to close that gap, to clean up our execution in certain areas, we are going to be a lot better." Johns said. "It's never as bad as you think, never as good as you think, but we can be so much better if we could just execute a little tighter."
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That execution that Johns is referencing begins right from the first snap of the game, making the overall offensive performance suffer.
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"Unfortunately, I don't know that I can pick one reason other than, like I said, the second play of the game, we had a guy wide open, the throw was a little high, the receiver should of gone up and got it. So, instead of having that fast start that we're looking for there, we go three-and-out and now everything's off by just a little bit." Johns said. "As coaches, we're going to have to find ways to get us going earlier, whether it's play-calling, whether it's our energy, execution. I don't know that it's one thing, but I certainly think it's something we have to get fixed."
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Indiana received great news when fifth-year senior right guard Dan Feeney made his return last Saturday for his first game since the second week of the season.
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"I think it's great to have Dan back. He's a great player, a great leader. I think for Danny, we're still trying to get him back in game mode. That was his first game back and he played maybe half the game, a little bit more. We're still trying to knock the rust off there," Johns said. "For us, we're going to do what we do, but having him out there is a great asset."
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IU gets the opportunity to turn those little mistakes into big opportunities when they face off with the Terrapins at 3:30 pm on Saturday.
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"I see a defense that is going to challenge every single play. They're going to load up the box and stop the run. They are a one high safety defense; they're going to challenge every throw in the perimeter," Johns said. "Like a lot of good defenses in this league, there aren't a lot of things easy against these guys. I think they're athletic. I think they run really well. They're playing extremely hard, with lot of confidence. For us, it's going to be a great challenge."
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IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Leading up to Saturday's matchup with the 5-2 Maryland Terrapins, Indiana offensive coordinator Kevin Johns spoke about how close the Hoosiers are to fixing things, ending slow starts and the return of Dan Feeney.
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Every down, every inch matters in football and Johns believes that's how far off the Hoosiers are from being more successful.
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"Those inches are adding up and they're killing us right now. If we can just find a way to get on, not the same page, but just find a way to close that gap, to clean up our execution in certain areas, we are going to be a lot better." Johns said. "It's never as bad as you think, never as good as you think, but we can be so much better if we could just execute a little tighter."
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That execution that Johns is referencing begins right from the first snap of the game, making the overall offensive performance suffer.
Â
"Unfortunately, I don't know that I can pick one reason other than, like I said, the second play of the game, we had a guy wide open, the throw was a little high, the receiver should of gone up and got it. So, instead of having that fast start that we're looking for there, we go three-and-out and now everything's off by just a little bit." Johns said. "As coaches, we're going to have to find ways to get us going earlier, whether it's play-calling, whether it's our energy, execution. I don't know that it's one thing, but I certainly think it's something we have to get fixed."
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Indiana received great news when fifth-year senior right guard Dan Feeney made his return last Saturday for his first game since the second week of the season.
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"I think it's great to have Dan back. He's a great player, a great leader. I think for Danny, we're still trying to get him back in game mode. That was his first game back and he played maybe half the game, a little bit more. We're still trying to knock the rust off there," Johns said. "For us, we're going to do what we do, but having him out there is a great asset."
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IU gets the opportunity to turn those little mistakes into big opportunities when they face off with the Terrapins at 3:30 pm on Saturday.
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"I see a defense that is going to challenge every single play. They're going to load up the box and stop the run. They are a one high safety defense; they're going to challenge every throw in the perimeter," Johns said. "Like a lot of good defenses in this league, there aren't a lot of things easy against these guys. I think they're athletic. I think they run really well. They're playing extremely hard, with lot of confidence. For us, it's going to be a great challenge."
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