Randy Edsall
Randy Edsall
Randy Douglas Edsallis an American football coach who is currently the director of football research-special projects for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland from 2011 to 2015. Edsall was previously the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1999 until the 2011 Fiesta Bowl, and oversaw the program's promotion from the NCAA Division I-AA level to Division I-A. He has the most wins for a head football...
address liked needed position
We really liked what we had on our roster. I just didn't feel the quarterback position was something we needed to address this year.
kids program success tasted
This program has tasted success and what these kids want to do is keep that rolling.
knew
We knew we were going to play him as a linebacker,
help identified three
Those are the three that we really went after. Those are the three that we identified who we thought could really come in here and help our program.
bothers stuff
That stuff never bothers me. We're going to make our own evaluations.
came concerns executing guys played proud situations terms
I was proud of the way our guys came out and played the game, in terms of going through executing the way we did. Sometimes you have some concerns in situations like this.
athletic talented team youthful
I know we're a much more talented and athletic team than we've ever been. I also know that we're a much more inexperienced and youthful team than we've ever been in the past.
ability knew learning matter mental physically playing standpoint
I knew physically that he had the ability to do it. It was just a matter of him learning his assignments and the things that he had to do from a mental standpoint of playing the position.
confidence everybody game good handle offense plan terms together utmost
I like everything about Dennis in terms of what he can do, ... I have the utmost confidence that he'll go out and do a good job. We'll put a game plan together that we know he'll be able to handle and that everybody on offense will be able to execute.
confidence good guy job learn student summer throughout trying utmost wants
I like everything about Dennis. I have the utmost confidence in him that he'll go out and do a good job. He's a student of the game. He's a guy that's very conscientious and wants to learn. He did a good job on his own throughout the summer trying to learn on his own.
best gets guy walk
I never look at if a guy is a walk on or a scholarship player, to me it's the best guy that gets the spot.
good hoping results
I'm hoping for good results but those could be season-ending injuries.
ball good hurt running throwing
He's throwing the ball better and is making good decisions. He can hurt you throwing the ball and running the ball.
ability experience favorable guy hard playing position scheme type understand
He's the type of guy that's going to do all the things that you want to do. He understands the scheme that we're playing very well. He has experience at his position and he's going to play hard all the time. That's what he's been able to do. His experience and his ability to understand what's going on have put him in a favorable position.