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GRAHAM NOTEBOOK: Hoosiers Prep for Panthers
8/27/2018 9:16:00 PM | Football
By: Andy Graham
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Marcelino Ball didn't even wait to hear the full question about Peyton Ramsey before interjecting:
"His accuracy."
The inquiry was about how Ramsey, the redshirt sophomore formally named Indiana's starting quarterback last Thursday, had shown improvement since last year.
Ball then fleshed out his response: "Really, his accuracy and his decision-making on throwing the ball."
And Ball would know. He plays the Husky spot, a safety/linebacker hybrid in IU's defense, and is well-versed in the sort of coverages Ramsey must read when deciding where to go with the ball.
"When we're in Cover 2 zone sometimes, he will see us melting to it," Ball continued Monday while meeting the media. "Like, me, I can tell when he wants to throw somewhere, so I jump it, but he pump-fakes it and throws someplace else.
"For him to pump-fake it and go somewhere else with the ball is showing he's more mature with making decisions."
Ramsey attributes progress via lessons learned from playing in nine games, and starting four, for the Hoosiers last year – and watching lots of film.
"I think the biggest aspect, and where it helps the most, is in preparation," Ramsey said of his experience last autumn. "I've played and I know how to prepare. I know when to watch film. I know what to look for when I'm watching film, so that way the game slows down just
a little bit more for me."
And then there is the physical aspect.
David Ballou and Dr. Matt Rhea, the Hoosier athletic performance honchos, have clocked Ramsey running 22 miles-per-hour – in the same basic category as fleet freshman quarterback Michael Penix Jr. – and have improved his overall strength.
Arm-strength included.
A knock on Ramsey last season was an inability to consistently stretch defenses vertically. So he consulted Ballou and Rhea.
"A lot of core work, a lot of rotational stuff," Ramsey said about the prescribed approach to the issue. "Just cable (weight-stretching) work, just throwing. Practicing throwing hard and practicing throwing deep balls. That's the best way to develop arm strength and that's exactly what I did all summer.
"I had talked to Doc (Rhea) when he first got here because he had told me about his past and his experience in working with quarterbacks. I talked to him about arm strength. We were kind of on the same page. We got a plan going right away in the summer when we got
back in June. So I was working all the way through the summer on that."
Luke Timian, a key senior on the receiving end of Ramsey's passes, said he has noticed the difference.
"For the deep balls, yeah," Timian said. "I just think that he was a little bit hesitant last year. Playing as a freshman, that's tough. Especially at that position.
"Going into his second year, he's more confident in making those throws, so you just see it more consistently. He's not thinking that much. He's just letting the game come to him.
"His confidence is the biggest thing. With me, I see a completely different player. His transition to spring ball and summer to now has been awesome. He's put in a lot of work and his arm strength will also be something you guys will see is much improved."
Ramsey began last season in reserve behind fifth-year senior starter Richard Lagow, then won the starting job after game four only to have injuries subsequently conclude his season. He can offer some advice to Penix, now in the position Ramsey was in entering last fall, about how to approach things.
"He knows and I think he's going to be ready," Ramsey said of Penix. "He's a smart kid. He puts in a lot of time, puts in a lot of work and I know he's going to be ready to play. The coaches have talked to him and he knows he's going to get his opportunity."
But the opening opportunity is Ramsey's.
Asked what would constitute a success for Ramsey in Saturday's opener at Florida International, beyond winning the game, IU offensive coordinator Mike DeBord said:
"No. 1, take care of the football. He did a good job of that last year, but needs to continue to do that and get better at it. Then making the throws that are there. Going through his progressions. And when he's got somebody there (find him).
"I think he's got a lot more confidence in the offense now than he had last year. He's had a lot more reps at it."
And Ball can attest Ramsey knows a lot more about where the ball should go.
DAWKINS DEPARTS
Ramsey and Penix shared the quarterback room this summer with Arizona graduate transfer Brandon Dawkins, but IU announced Monday that Dawkins has left the program.
"Just going a different direction with his life," Allen said of Dawkins. "So (he) kind of wanted to sort some things out, figure out what's next for him. Along the conversations we had … those conversations are personal and private. Like I said, I wish him nothing but the best.
He's a good kid."
Dawkins's decision comes in the immediate wake of Ramsey earning the starting quarterback job for Saturday's opener.
Ramsey, asked if he was surprised by the Dawkins development, replied, "I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that question. He was good to me the entire time he was here and I wish him nothing but the best."
Timian had a similar take. "I think that's a tough thing," Timian said. "I haven't ever been in his shoes, so I wish him the best. That's just a tough thing."
Allen still feels good about the quarterbacks he plans to deploy.
"Very excited about the guys that I consider our top two quarterbacks, Allen said. "Peyton Ramsey and Michael Penix, with the work they've done since they've been here and throughout fall camp, have done a tremendous job competing against each other – really doing a great job of putting themselves in position to win the confidence of our coaching staff and teammates.
"(Now they've just) got to go out and get it done on game day."
WHEN IN NEED, CALL MR. FOOTBALL
Indiana 2017 Mr. Football Reese Taylor, who quarterbacked unbeaten Ben Davis to the Class 6A state championship, will now join the IU quarterbacks room after spending most of fall camp at cornerback.
Taylor completed 73 percent of his passes for 3,150 yards and 40 TDs and ran for an additional 15 scores. But he came to IU open-minded about position, just wishing to play where he could most help the team.
Now, with Dawkins done, the Hoosiers need another quarterback.
"Going to be moving Reese Taylor to quarterback," Allen affirmed. "I think you know how I feel about that young man, how special he is. He's been working on offense (in various spots, in addition to cornerback on defense) throughout camp, but going to put him in that quarterbacks room and allow him to be able to get grounded there (and) utilize him to the fullest.
"I'm very excited about that room, what that room has, how they're going to be able to work well together, move in the right direction."
Offensive coordinator DeBord welcomed Taylor full-time to DeBord's side of things. He knows some patience is required. He also knows what kind of a play-maker he is getting.
"Obviously, we started working with him today and he's already in that process," DeBord said of Taylor. "So we've got to bring him along and give him a little bit each day. We can't throw everything at him. He can't have the entire offense today. That'd be unrealistic. So we're just taking our time and working through it day-by-day and getting him some reps that way.
"(Taylor brings) athleticism. He's really dynamic with the ball. He makes plays. He's that. Very athletic … he just does a great job of what we ask him to do and we're trying to get him more and more into the package that way. So we're just building on that as we go through the season.
"He's Reese Taylor. He's very focused. He's very serious about this game. He's very committed to this football team. We're just glad he's on our side."
So is Allen, who is also appreciative of Taylor's adaptability.
"Our staff had a lot of conversation about that young man, he's really special, not just as a player, but as a person," Allen said of Taylor. "When I talk to him, it's, 'Coach, whatever I got to do to help this football team.'
"That's the kind of kid he is. His one word (motto for the season) is 'adapt'. He made sure I remembered that as we were meeting with the coaches.
That's pretty cool to me. He's an unselfish guy that loves IU. Those are the kind of guys we want to put on the field.
PLAY-MAKERS, PLURAL
Timian was happy to welcome Taylor to the offense full time.
"He's just a really explosive play-maker," Timian said. "I can see why he won Mr. Indiana Football. He's dynamic. He can play all over the field and I don't think that will be any different at the QB position."
Allen saw plays being made across the board during fall camp. He figures opposing defenses will have a challenge trying to focus on just one or two Hoosiers.
"The thing that sticks out to me is the multiple guys that we've been getting the ball to," Allen said. "I think that's a key thing you want to be able to do, is distribute the balls to your guys that can make plays in space. Receivers have done a really good job. I say that comparing back to last year's fall camp, comparing the two.
"I actually went back and watched film from the scrimmages last year, different practice sessions, trying to compare where we are, what the players look like physically, how they're moving and stuff. Just encouraged by the offensive production by our receivers. A lot of different guys catching balls. That's been encouraging.
"And the number of running backs that have shown up that are guys making plays (is encouraging)."
Ramsey, whose job entails getting the ball to the play-makers, is stoked.
"I think we'll have the ability to be really balanced, be able to run the football and stretch the defense vertically and horizontally," Ramsey said when asked how the offense might differ from last season's. "We have a lot of play-makers out on the field. Just trying to find creative and interesting ways to get them the ball, get them the ball in space and let them do their thing.
"There's running backs that can come out of the backfield and not only run the ball, but can catch the ball. Then you've got big receivers that, once they get the ball in space, they're good players. Reese Taylor, getting him the ball in space … there's a good chance that a lot of guys will be making plays.
"The most exciting part is I think that we're going to open the field up more. We have a lot of explosive play-makers that were either injured last year or just kind of limited. But we're just going to really open it up and let some guys go make plays. That's going be exciting for me. Just excited to go to work with these guys."
SOME TWO-DEEP NOTES
Quarterback wasn't the only job that garnered good competition this fall, and the depth chart released Monday clarified the status of several.
But Allen cautioned that the depth chart was not exactly set in stone, and that all of the players listed in the two-deep were more than likely to play.
"You have to list the depth chart – probably, sometimes, we make more of that than we need to," Allen said. "They're all going to play. From there you re-evaluate. This is how we looked at you from the offseason, spring and fall camp. Now you get a chance to do it when it counts and we'll see how you do.
"Week two could be a little different. But those tight ends (for example) are all going to play."
Redshirt freshman tight end Peyton Hendershot had a fine fall camp and is atop that position's depth chart, but redshirt junior Austin Dorris and true freshman Matt Bjorson will definitely play.
"Right now, we've got Peyton Hendershot, who has really improved his game," DeBord, who also doubles as the tight end coach, said. "Austin Dorris, as I mentioned earlier during training camp, has really improved his speed, overall, and is playing better. And Matt
Bjorson, the freshman, has come in and done a really good job.
"Our fourth guy would be Shaun Bonner, who we'd play in maybe some goal-line situations and short-yardage situations. But, we do have more depth that way (even without injured fifth-year senior Ryan Watercutter)."
Allen, altered to how Timian and sophomore standout Whop Philyor were listed 1-2 at a wide receiver spot, said, "That's just part of how the two-deep looks. They'll be on the field quite a bit. You kind of list things a certain way in terms of one personnel look, then you'll be
able to find ways (to play both simultaneously).
"Those are two of our better players. Getting them out there together, keeping them fresh, too (is a goal). They do a lot of running with the way we operate offensively. But those are two of our better play-makers on offense."
Allen said Logan Justus would start the season as IU's place-kicker, but didn't rule out utilizing true freshman Charles Campbell (a right-footed kicker while Justus is a lefty). He also has delegated kickoff duties to Rutgers transfer Jared Smolar.
Drew Conrad, a redshirt sophomore, is listed as the holder for the Hoosier place-kicks and also as the backup punter, but Allen noted Conrad is no backup in the general scheme of things, but rather a key to the special teams.
"Drew Conrad is a guy that's extremely talented," Allen said. "Our holder, backup punter, can kick off, kick field goals if he had to. He gives us tremendous value. For that very reason he's probably our most valuable special teams guy on the team because he can do so many things really, really well and he takes a lot of pride in running that side of the ball."
And Allen was among the many gratified to see fifth-year senior J-Shun Harris II, back from rehabilitating a third ACL knee injury, atop the listings of IU's punt returners.
"Every time I see J-Shun out there, I feel the same way," Allen said. "I didn't think he'd be able to go this year. When we first started talking to our medical staff, I kind of prepared myself in my first conversation with him (to) kind of 'love him up' a little bit. But from the very beginning, he never flinched. 'Coach, I'm coming back.' I was like, 'You serious?' He said, 'Yes.' This is before surgery, anything. He had his mind made up: 'I'm going to finish this.'
"He's been that way. Because of that, he's ahead of schedule. I didn't even think once he got injured he'd be back for this (opening) game. Got him on a pitch count in his preparation. But it just shows you the power of your mind and your heart and your attitude, how it affects the way you heal sometimes, the way you work at that healing process and rehab and everything. Special young man. He's going to help our team and be very successful at whatever he does."
Allen, when perusing the depth chart, feels better about this team's depth than he did during his inaugural season as a head coach a year ago.
"I believe we're moving in the right direction, I do, in the area of recruiting," he said. "We're not where we want to be, where we need to be depth-wise (but) I feel better, yes, than I did a year ago.
"We have the plan to be able to play a lot of guys (Saturday), not just because it's an early game. I believe that gives us an advantage in terms of late game finishes, in terms of stamina and execution at critical times. That to me, with our weight room, the changes we made there.
"I do believe, yes, it's better than it's been since I've been here – not where I want it to be, not where it's going to be, but definitely moving in the right direction."
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Marcelino Ball didn't even wait to hear the full question about Peyton Ramsey before interjecting:
"His accuracy."
The inquiry was about how Ramsey, the redshirt sophomore formally named Indiana's starting quarterback last Thursday, had shown improvement since last year.
Ball then fleshed out his response: "Really, his accuracy and his decision-making on throwing the ball."
And Ball would know. He plays the Husky spot, a safety/linebacker hybrid in IU's defense, and is well-versed in the sort of coverages Ramsey must read when deciding where to go with the ball.
"When we're in Cover 2 zone sometimes, he will see us melting to it," Ball continued Monday while meeting the media. "Like, me, I can tell when he wants to throw somewhere, so I jump it, but he pump-fakes it and throws someplace else.
"For him to pump-fake it and go somewhere else with the ball is showing he's more mature with making decisions."
Ramsey attributes progress via lessons learned from playing in nine games, and starting four, for the Hoosiers last year – and watching lots of film.
"I think the biggest aspect, and where it helps the most, is in preparation," Ramsey said of his experience last autumn. "I've played and I know how to prepare. I know when to watch film. I know what to look for when I'm watching film, so that way the game slows down just
a little bit more for me."
And then there is the physical aspect.
David Ballou and Dr. Matt Rhea, the Hoosier athletic performance honchos, have clocked Ramsey running 22 miles-per-hour – in the same basic category as fleet freshman quarterback Michael Penix Jr. – and have improved his overall strength.
Arm-strength included.
A knock on Ramsey last season was an inability to consistently stretch defenses vertically. So he consulted Ballou and Rhea.
"A lot of core work, a lot of rotational stuff," Ramsey said about the prescribed approach to the issue. "Just cable (weight-stretching) work, just throwing. Practicing throwing hard and practicing throwing deep balls. That's the best way to develop arm strength and that's exactly what I did all summer.
"I had talked to Doc (Rhea) when he first got here because he had told me about his past and his experience in working with quarterbacks. I talked to him about arm strength. We were kind of on the same page. We got a plan going right away in the summer when we got
back in June. So I was working all the way through the summer on that."
Luke Timian, a key senior on the receiving end of Ramsey's passes, said he has noticed the difference.
"For the deep balls, yeah," Timian said. "I just think that he was a little bit hesitant last year. Playing as a freshman, that's tough. Especially at that position.
"Going into his second year, he's more confident in making those throws, so you just see it more consistently. He's not thinking that much. He's just letting the game come to him.
"His confidence is the biggest thing. With me, I see a completely different player. His transition to spring ball and summer to now has been awesome. He's put in a lot of work and his arm strength will also be something you guys will see is much improved."
Ramsey began last season in reserve behind fifth-year senior starter Richard Lagow, then won the starting job after game four only to have injuries subsequently conclude his season. He can offer some advice to Penix, now in the position Ramsey was in entering last fall, about how to approach things.
"He knows and I think he's going to be ready," Ramsey said of Penix. "He's a smart kid. He puts in a lot of time, puts in a lot of work and I know he's going to be ready to play. The coaches have talked to him and he knows he's going to get his opportunity."
But the opening opportunity is Ramsey's.
Asked what would constitute a success for Ramsey in Saturday's opener at Florida International, beyond winning the game, IU offensive coordinator Mike DeBord said:
"No. 1, take care of the football. He did a good job of that last year, but needs to continue to do that and get better at it. Then making the throws that are there. Going through his progressions. And when he's got somebody there (find him).
"I think he's got a lot more confidence in the offense now than he had last year. He's had a lot more reps at it."
And Ball can attest Ramsey knows a lot more about where the ball should go.
DAWKINS DEPARTS
Ramsey and Penix shared the quarterback room this summer with Arizona graduate transfer Brandon Dawkins, but IU announced Monday that Dawkins has left the program.
"Just going a different direction with his life," Allen said of Dawkins. "So (he) kind of wanted to sort some things out, figure out what's next for him. Along the conversations we had … those conversations are personal and private. Like I said, I wish him nothing but the best.
He's a good kid."
Dawkins's decision comes in the immediate wake of Ramsey earning the starting quarterback job for Saturday's opener.
Ramsey, asked if he was surprised by the Dawkins development, replied, "I don't know. I don't really know how to answer that question. He was good to me the entire time he was here and I wish him nothing but the best."
Timian had a similar take. "I think that's a tough thing," Timian said. "I haven't ever been in his shoes, so I wish him the best. That's just a tough thing."
Allen still feels good about the quarterbacks he plans to deploy.
"Very excited about the guys that I consider our top two quarterbacks, Allen said. "Peyton Ramsey and Michael Penix, with the work they've done since they've been here and throughout fall camp, have done a tremendous job competing against each other – really doing a great job of putting themselves in position to win the confidence of our coaching staff and teammates.
"(Now they've just) got to go out and get it done on game day."
WHEN IN NEED, CALL MR. FOOTBALL
Indiana 2017 Mr. Football Reese Taylor, who quarterbacked unbeaten Ben Davis to the Class 6A state championship, will now join the IU quarterbacks room after spending most of fall camp at cornerback.
Taylor completed 73 percent of his passes for 3,150 yards and 40 TDs and ran for an additional 15 scores. But he came to IU open-minded about position, just wishing to play where he could most help the team.
Now, with Dawkins done, the Hoosiers need another quarterback.
"Going to be moving Reese Taylor to quarterback," Allen affirmed. "I think you know how I feel about that young man, how special he is. He's been working on offense (in various spots, in addition to cornerback on defense) throughout camp, but going to put him in that quarterbacks room and allow him to be able to get grounded there (and) utilize him to the fullest.
"I'm very excited about that room, what that room has, how they're going to be able to work well together, move in the right direction."
Offensive coordinator DeBord welcomed Taylor full-time to DeBord's side of things. He knows some patience is required. He also knows what kind of a play-maker he is getting.
"Obviously, we started working with him today and he's already in that process," DeBord said of Taylor. "So we've got to bring him along and give him a little bit each day. We can't throw everything at him. He can't have the entire offense today. That'd be unrealistic. So we're just taking our time and working through it day-by-day and getting him some reps that way.
"(Taylor brings) athleticism. He's really dynamic with the ball. He makes plays. He's that. Very athletic … he just does a great job of what we ask him to do and we're trying to get him more and more into the package that way. So we're just building on that as we go through the season.
"He's Reese Taylor. He's very focused. He's very serious about this game. He's very committed to this football team. We're just glad he's on our side."
So is Allen, who is also appreciative of Taylor's adaptability.
"Our staff had a lot of conversation about that young man, he's really special, not just as a player, but as a person," Allen said of Taylor. "When I talk to him, it's, 'Coach, whatever I got to do to help this football team.'
"That's the kind of kid he is. His one word (motto for the season) is 'adapt'. He made sure I remembered that as we were meeting with the coaches.
That's pretty cool to me. He's an unselfish guy that loves IU. Those are the kind of guys we want to put on the field.
PLAY-MAKERS, PLURAL
Timian was happy to welcome Taylor to the offense full time.
"He's just a really explosive play-maker," Timian said. "I can see why he won Mr. Indiana Football. He's dynamic. He can play all over the field and I don't think that will be any different at the QB position."
Allen saw plays being made across the board during fall camp. He figures opposing defenses will have a challenge trying to focus on just one or two Hoosiers.
"The thing that sticks out to me is the multiple guys that we've been getting the ball to," Allen said. "I think that's a key thing you want to be able to do, is distribute the balls to your guys that can make plays in space. Receivers have done a really good job. I say that comparing back to last year's fall camp, comparing the two.
"I actually went back and watched film from the scrimmages last year, different practice sessions, trying to compare where we are, what the players look like physically, how they're moving and stuff. Just encouraged by the offensive production by our receivers. A lot of different guys catching balls. That's been encouraging.
"And the number of running backs that have shown up that are guys making plays (is encouraging)."
Ramsey, whose job entails getting the ball to the play-makers, is stoked.
"I think we'll have the ability to be really balanced, be able to run the football and stretch the defense vertically and horizontally," Ramsey said when asked how the offense might differ from last season's. "We have a lot of play-makers out on the field. Just trying to find creative and interesting ways to get them the ball, get them the ball in space and let them do their thing.
"There's running backs that can come out of the backfield and not only run the ball, but can catch the ball. Then you've got big receivers that, once they get the ball in space, they're good players. Reese Taylor, getting him the ball in space … there's a good chance that a lot of guys will be making plays.
"The most exciting part is I think that we're going to open the field up more. We have a lot of explosive play-makers that were either injured last year or just kind of limited. But we're just going to really open it up and let some guys go make plays. That's going be exciting for me. Just excited to go to work with these guys."
SOME TWO-DEEP NOTES
Quarterback wasn't the only job that garnered good competition this fall, and the depth chart released Monday clarified the status of several.
But Allen cautioned that the depth chart was not exactly set in stone, and that all of the players listed in the two-deep were more than likely to play.
"You have to list the depth chart – probably, sometimes, we make more of that than we need to," Allen said. "They're all going to play. From there you re-evaluate. This is how we looked at you from the offseason, spring and fall camp. Now you get a chance to do it when it counts and we'll see how you do.
"Week two could be a little different. But those tight ends (for example) are all going to play."
Redshirt freshman tight end Peyton Hendershot had a fine fall camp and is atop that position's depth chart, but redshirt junior Austin Dorris and true freshman Matt Bjorson will definitely play.
"Right now, we've got Peyton Hendershot, who has really improved his game," DeBord, who also doubles as the tight end coach, said. "Austin Dorris, as I mentioned earlier during training camp, has really improved his speed, overall, and is playing better. And Matt
Bjorson, the freshman, has come in and done a really good job.
"Our fourth guy would be Shaun Bonner, who we'd play in maybe some goal-line situations and short-yardage situations. But, we do have more depth that way (even without injured fifth-year senior Ryan Watercutter)."
Allen, altered to how Timian and sophomore standout Whop Philyor were listed 1-2 at a wide receiver spot, said, "That's just part of how the two-deep looks. They'll be on the field quite a bit. You kind of list things a certain way in terms of one personnel look, then you'll be
able to find ways (to play both simultaneously).
"Those are two of our better players. Getting them out there together, keeping them fresh, too (is a goal). They do a lot of running with the way we operate offensively. But those are two of our better play-makers on offense."
Allen said Logan Justus would start the season as IU's place-kicker, but didn't rule out utilizing true freshman Charles Campbell (a right-footed kicker while Justus is a lefty). He also has delegated kickoff duties to Rutgers transfer Jared Smolar.
Drew Conrad, a redshirt sophomore, is listed as the holder for the Hoosier place-kicks and also as the backup punter, but Allen noted Conrad is no backup in the general scheme of things, but rather a key to the special teams.
"Drew Conrad is a guy that's extremely talented," Allen said. "Our holder, backup punter, can kick off, kick field goals if he had to. He gives us tremendous value. For that very reason he's probably our most valuable special teams guy on the team because he can do so many things really, really well and he takes a lot of pride in running that side of the ball."
And Allen was among the many gratified to see fifth-year senior J-Shun Harris II, back from rehabilitating a third ACL knee injury, atop the listings of IU's punt returners.
"Every time I see J-Shun out there, I feel the same way," Allen said. "I didn't think he'd be able to go this year. When we first started talking to our medical staff, I kind of prepared myself in my first conversation with him (to) kind of 'love him up' a little bit. But from the very beginning, he never flinched. 'Coach, I'm coming back.' I was like, 'You serious?' He said, 'Yes.' This is before surgery, anything. He had his mind made up: 'I'm going to finish this.'
"He's been that way. Because of that, he's ahead of schedule. I didn't even think once he got injured he'd be back for this (opening) game. Got him on a pitch count in his preparation. But it just shows you the power of your mind and your heart and your attitude, how it affects the way you heal sometimes, the way you work at that healing process and rehab and everything. Special young man. He's going to help our team and be very successful at whatever he does."
Allen, when perusing the depth chart, feels better about this team's depth than he did during his inaugural season as a head coach a year ago.
"I believe we're moving in the right direction, I do, in the area of recruiting," he said. "We're not where we want to be, where we need to be depth-wise (but) I feel better, yes, than I did a year ago.
"We have the plan to be able to play a lot of guys (Saturday), not just because it's an early game. I believe that gives us an advantage in terms of late game finishes, in terms of stamina and execution at critical times. That to me, with our weight room, the changes we made there.
"I do believe, yes, it's better than it's been since I've been here – not where I want it to be, not where it's going to be, but definitely moving in the right direction."
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