Ron Zook
Ron Zook
Ronald Andrew Zookis an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he played college football. He has worked as an assistant coach in the National Football Leaguewith the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Orleans Saints. In August 2012, he...
players
You have to do what you feel like your players do best,
anybody ourselves until worry
We have to worry about us. We can't worry about anybody else until we get ourselves fixed.
beginning couple great guard matt missed moving natural pocket ryan snaps spring
We have two new tackles, big guys. That pocket is not going to compress as much. And moving Ryan put him at a more natural position. He's done a great job. A couple of snaps at the beginning of the spring were a little off, but he hasn't missed a call. Moving Matt to guard has made him a little more comfortable.
everybody hear kids loved shakes three
We had kids who didn't hear from their loved ones for three days. It shakes everybody up.
learn
We have a lot to learn from this game, ... We'll get back and get better.
chance ground guys several
Unacceptable, ... We had several guys who had a chance to get him on the ground and we didn't do it.
consider far home louis start
We consider St. Louis in-state. You start at home and then you go as far as you have to go.
coaches guys locker plays room stand tired
We had opportunities to stand up and make plays and we just didn't do it. I'm tired of it. I know the coaches are tired of it, and I know a lot of guys in that locker room are tired of it.
good guys justin sudden
We have guys who can back up and get in there, but one play and all of a sudden you're out of depth. I don't feel as good as I would if we had Justin in there.
freshmen growing pains played suffer
We played more freshmen out there. We'll suffer with some growing pains now. We'll be better for it down the road.
miss
We'll be fine. We won't miss a beat.
coming good job tried worn
We just got worn out a bit, ... They did a good job coming back and we just tried to fend off the onslaught.
everybody good hard players possibly using
We're using what we feel is everybody we have, ... The good players have to play good, and everyone has to play as hard as they possibly can play.
defensive great help improvement learning line spent time
Vince has done everything I thought he would do in learning our package. He's spent time with the defensive line and linebackers, and I help a lot in the secondary. We've made great improvement on defense, which we should.