Jeff Bower
Jeff Bower
definitely saved
His seatbelt saved him. He is definitely out.
backup biggest coming concern establish good including spring win
My biggest concern is we didn't establish a backup coming out of spring drills. To win a championship, you better be good at quarterback, including the back up.
ball run vulnerable
They run the ball really well. That's something that we've been vulnerable to this year.
ball beat care create kick
They don't beat themselves. They take care of the ball and they kick it well. They create some turnovers defensively.
bad block chance few running smart
I don't think (the running backs) did a bad job. We didn't run smart a few times. One time, we had a chance to make a big play, and we didn't set a block up. If we run smart, we had a chance to make a big play.
acquiring addition gives pick player quality tremendous
Getting a player of (Mason's) quality in addition to acquiring a first-round pick . . . has tremendous value, ... We feel this gives us a player we want and a player to add for our future.
confidence gain starting
He's come a long way. I think he's really starting to gain a lot of confidence in himself.
results
He's had all the hands-on examinations that he's going to need. The results are all there.
acquiring addition draft package pick player quality tremendous
Getting a player of his quality in addition to acquiring an unprotected first-round pick that we'll be able to use immediately in this upcoming draft is a package that we feel really has tremendous value,
critical happy key nelson plays several stepped
Shawn Nelson made some big plays at critical times and that was the key to us winning. I was happy with Dustin Almond's play and he also stepped up and made several big plays.
proud stepped
I'm proud of the way they stepped up. We did a lot of things well for our first ballgame.
power week
There's not going to be power here for another week or so. We've got to get them out of here.
chart depth earned moved nice
He's moved up the depth chart and earned the spot. He did a nice job.
camp proceed training
Once training camp starts, we are going to proceed as normal. But there are going to be some challenges.