Sara Clark
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If I get a little time, I'll add notes. In the meantime, here you go.
GoVols247:
> Opening statement: “Disappointed for our program not coming away with a win” against Alabama, but like I told the players after the game and again today I was proud of their preparation and how they started the game. Us as an entire program have to be better in the second half from myself to the players and we have to get better quickly. You could sense the disappointment this morning, but we have to walk out of the meeting room and cut it clean.
On Kentucky: They’re a good team with an extra week to prepare. “Extremely physical” on both lines of scrimmage. They run the ball well.Defensively they are good against the run and physical up front.
> On fourth-and-short situations: Coaches and players have to be better in those situations. We have to pick those up. That was critical in this game.
> On Kentucky running back Ray Davis: You’ve got to stop him early at the line of scrimmage to keep him from getting going.
> On learning lessons from road losses: We’ve got to start faster in the second half. In Florida it was the first half. There were a lot of really good things in the second half at Alabama, but all three phases have to operate 11 as one and we didn’t do that at a high enough level. I like the way we prepare and practice. We’ve got to be on the right side of it when we get to game day.
> On the offensive line in short-yardage and if they would borrow the Eagles’ tush-push play: We have to find a way to pick it up on those plays. We’ve used a lot of different formations. We’ve used it all and we have to continue finding ways to pick those up.
> On the passing game down the field: We have to be better in all phases. It can be protection, routes, the quarterback reading it, catching it. It’s a little bit of everything. I thought we took steps at times in the game last week
> On the fair-catch snafu on the kickoff: By the letter of the law, anybody that puts their hand above their shoulder is signaling a fair catch. We had a front line guy who pointed to the ball and got his arm “barely above his shoulder.” That is not something we coach those guys to do.
> On Joe Milton III: He continued to compete and fight. I thought he was good in his decision-making for the majority of the game and was accurate with the ball. He made plays with his feet in some designed plays and some scrambles. Positive signs from him.
> On Milton’s runs: It can help spacing in the offense when we have designed runs. Every scheme you face is different and the ways to attack them are different. That’s why the plan changes and his usage in the run game varies.
> On Kentucky’s defense: They have a cornerback with five interceptions and he has been opportunistic. Their front is big, strong and physical.
> On two bad quarters this season: That’s SEC football. I like this team but we’ve got to be sharper. In the first game I didn’t think we reset very well. It was better in this game but we couldn’t get on the right side of it. Now we have to cut it clean and move on.
> On Nico Iamaleava: He’s done a good job and continues to prepare the right way. He’s gaining a deeper understanding of what we are doing and is seeing a lot of different defenses as well. I like what he’s been doing.
GoVols247:
> Opening statement: “Disappointed for our program not coming away with a win” against Alabama, but like I told the players after the game and again today I was proud of their preparation and how they started the game. Us as an entire program have to be better in the second half from myself to the players and we have to get better quickly. You could sense the disappointment this morning, but we have to walk out of the meeting room and cut it clean.
On Kentucky: They’re a good team with an extra week to prepare. “Extremely physical” on both lines of scrimmage. They run the ball well.Defensively they are good against the run and physical up front.
> On fourth-and-short situations: Coaches and players have to be better in those situations. We have to pick those up. That was critical in this game.
> On Kentucky running back Ray Davis: You’ve got to stop him early at the line of scrimmage to keep him from getting going.
> On learning lessons from road losses: We’ve got to start faster in the second half. In Florida it was the first half. There were a lot of really good things in the second half at Alabama, but all three phases have to operate 11 as one and we didn’t do that at a high enough level. I like the way we prepare and practice. We’ve got to be on the right side of it when we get to game day.
> On the offensive line in short-yardage and if they would borrow the Eagles’ tush-push play: We have to find a way to pick it up on those plays. We’ve used a lot of different formations. We’ve used it all and we have to continue finding ways to pick those up.
> On the passing game down the field: We have to be better in all phases. It can be protection, routes, the quarterback reading it, catching it. It’s a little bit of everything. I thought we took steps at times in the game last week
> On the fair-catch snafu on the kickoff: By the letter of the law, anybody that puts their hand above their shoulder is signaling a fair catch. We had a front line guy who pointed to the ball and got his arm “barely above his shoulder.” That is not something we coach those guys to do.
> On Joe Milton III: He continued to compete and fight. I thought he was good in his decision-making for the majority of the game and was accurate with the ball. He made plays with his feet in some designed plays and some scrambles. Positive signs from him.
> On Milton’s runs: It can help spacing in the offense when we have designed runs. Every scheme you face is different and the ways to attack them are different. That’s why the plan changes and his usage in the run game varies.
> On Kentucky’s defense: They have a cornerback with five interceptions and he has been opportunistic. Their front is big, strong and physical.
> On two bad quarters this season: That’s SEC football. I like this team but we’ve got to be sharper. In the first game I didn’t think we reset very well. It was better in this game but we couldn’t get on the right side of it. Now we have to cut it clean and move on.
> On Nico Iamaleava: He’s done a good job and continues to prepare the right way. He’s gaining a deeper understanding of what we are doing and is seeing a lot of different defenses as well. I like what he’s been doing.
