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Kevin Wilson Quotes - 8/13/16
8/13/2016 2:15:00 PM | Football
On Scrimmage...
Wilson: It was a good ending to a good week. It has been a tough week. We have battled the weather. We have had some really tough practices on Thursday, Friday and into today. It was probably the longest scrimmage we have had since we have been here. We handled the weather. We started inside because of the rain, we went down to the field, the lightning got close so we came back up here to finish. Inside we did a lot of score zone situations. I thought that the defense, outside of a couple of big plays, tackled really well. They minimized the big plays and had a great day. Offensively, we have got to be tougher at the line of scrimmage and we need to continue bringing the quarterbacks along. We did some kicking work. Our punters have been inconsistent, so we need to continue to bring those guys along. We worked this week to try to be a lot tougher. We had some humidity, which has been awesome. We have tried to push them but staying smart about it. With the weather we are going to have in the opener and the weather we will have for Ball State early I think we are pushing these guys hard, but they are healing. I like the ending of this first week. We have got to have another great week, but it is going good.
On Getting the Team Ready for Game Situations...
Wilson: Defensively, I thought we started out really strong. We took a little TV timeout because sometimes we go too fast in these scrimmages. Then we did a sudden change and put the ball in the scoring zone and the defense had a couple of negative plays and made the offense punt. We have been a team that has played well but when things go against us it snowballs. Sometimes you just have to be resilient and get the next play, get the next stop and make the next play. We handled that well with the weather. There is a chance, especially with the opener down in South Florida, where you can have some delays. It does not matter, you still have to deal with it. We took advantage today, and I think the kids did great.
On Individuals Standing Out...
Wilson: Defensively, outside of giving up a couple of big plays, I thought that the defense tackled one-on-one very well. Our linebackers Tegray Scales, Marcus Oliver and Dameon Willis showed up and played well. Marcelino Ball is doing awesome, so is Zeke Walker. I thought we tackled very well. I think the one-on-one tackling is the best it has been. It will be interesting to see it on tape. I think our defense is understanding the leverage and where its help is, so they are being more aggressive. I do not think we are out of position much and that is why we tackled well.
Wilson: It was a good ending to a good week. It has been a tough week. We have battled the weather. We have had some really tough practices on Thursday, Friday and into today. It was probably the longest scrimmage we have had since we have been here. We handled the weather. We started inside because of the rain, we went down to the field, the lightning got close so we came back up here to finish. Inside we did a lot of score zone situations. I thought that the defense, outside of a couple of big plays, tackled really well. They minimized the big plays and had a great day. Offensively, we have got to be tougher at the line of scrimmage and we need to continue bringing the quarterbacks along. We did some kicking work. Our punters have been inconsistent, so we need to continue to bring those guys along. We worked this week to try to be a lot tougher. We had some humidity, which has been awesome. We have tried to push them but staying smart about it. With the weather we are going to have in the opener and the weather we will have for Ball State early I think we are pushing these guys hard, but they are healing. I like the ending of this first week. We have got to have another great week, but it is going good.
On Getting the Team Ready for Game Situations...
Wilson: Defensively, I thought we started out really strong. We took a little TV timeout because sometimes we go too fast in these scrimmages. Then we did a sudden change and put the ball in the scoring zone and the defense had a couple of negative plays and made the offense punt. We have been a team that has played well but when things go against us it snowballs. Sometimes you just have to be resilient and get the next play, get the next stop and make the next play. We handled that well with the weather. There is a chance, especially with the opener down in South Florida, where you can have some delays. It does not matter, you still have to deal with it. We took advantage today, and I think the kids did great.
On Individuals Standing Out...
Wilson: Defensively, outside of giving up a couple of big plays, I thought that the defense tackled one-on-one very well. Our linebackers Tegray Scales, Marcus Oliver and Dameon Willis showed up and played well. Marcelino Ball is doing awesome, so is Zeke Walker. I thought we tackled very well. I think the one-on-one tackling is the best it has been. It will be interesting to see it on tape. I think our defense is understanding the leverage and where its help is, so they are being more aggressive. I do not think we are out of position much and that is why we tackled well.
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