Heupel Thursday press conference

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Head Coach Josh Heupel​

On if Gerald Mincey has been practicing and his status for Saturday's game…
"He has been with us all week long. We always make those decisions on Friday, but he has been out there and looked good."

On what has been the biggest challenge for the offense scoring in the red zone…
"It has been a little bit of everything. It can be efficiency, fundamentals and technique. It has been penalties at times, too. At the end of the day, we have to go put the ball in the end zone."

On what stands out about Kentucky quarterback Devin Leary and what he does well…
"Experienced player. I think within a new system for him, he has continued to grow throughout the course of it. I think he does a lot at the line of scrimmage. In the run game, (he) does a really good job controlling it. You see them and their efficiency within that. The play action pass, he has continued to grow in that. We have to do a really good job of having our eyes on our keys. One, to play the run with great gap integrity, but as their boot package and play action pass happen, we have to do a great job at matching bodies on them."

On what stands out about Kentucky running back Ray Davis and game planning against him…
"It starts with the five guys up front. Big, strong, and physical. Their tight ends do a really good job in it as well. Some of the condensed sets, wide receivers are involved in critical blocks too. At the end of the day for him, he does a great job pressing the line of scrimmage. He uses the five guys up front extremely well. He plays with great pad level. If you are not in a good fundamental position to tackle him, he is going to run through that stuff too. Huge test to us to win upfront, but second and third levels of our defense have to do a great job all night too."

On Squirrel White's development and what he wants to see moving forward…
"He has had some of those performances throughout the course of the season. At the end of the day when the ball is coming his way, he has played really effectively. For us, as a young player, he has done a great job at continuing to develop. He did that last year. He has done that during the course of this season too. In this football game, there is going to be one-on-one (matchups) out on the perimeter. He has to play with great technique and go win some of those matchups."

On what areas of the game are emphasized due to clashing play styles…
"At the end of the day, you understand the flow of this football game. They tend to snap it a little bit slower than we do from the whistle to the next play. The number of possessions in the game, you have to plan that there are going to be fewer because of the pace of play on the other side of it. When that happens, it doesn't matter, because whether it is a 13-possession game or a 10-possession game, you have to maximize your opportunities. That is always true in this game, but it is certainly going to be true in this one because of the style of play. On both sides of it. Getting off the field on third down, your special teams play and offensively, your efficiency and production."

On his thoughts of adding the communications device into the helmet like the NFL…
"That has come up over the last several years, and for whatever reason it has not passed that at this level. With everything that has gone on, I think that will come up again. Anticipate it probably passing."

On if adding communication devices in the helmets would affect offensive tempo…
"I have not thought that far in advance of it."
 
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These mid week pressers seem like a waste of time. Some short responses. Channeling his inner William Stephen Belichick. 😂
 
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give_him 6 said:
These mid week pressers seem like a waste of time. Some short responses. Channeling his inner William Stephen Belichick. 😂
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It's in his contract to give the reporters something, whether there is news or no news, not that ours deserve it.
 
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On what has been the biggest challenge for the offense scoring in the red zone…
"It has been a little bit of everything. It can be efficiency, fundamentals and technique. It has been penalties at times, too. At the end of the day, we have to go put the ball in the end zone."
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Got away with that by not specifying defensive multiple interference/holding (FL, TAMU, Bama).
 
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hadn't considered that in helmet communication would change the speed of game. Would be an equalizer to what we do in some ways.
 
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TNHopeful505 said:
hadn't considered that in helmet communication would change the speed of game. Would be an equalizer to what we do in some ways.
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I heard a conversation about this on radio last night - maybe CBS Sports - it was on the drive home.
My question is this: in the NFL is it only the QB that has communication with the sideline or is it multiple players?
Also, is it open communication at all times or does it cut off at a certain point during the play clock (i.e. Can a coach call in a new play once the offense and defense set - like an audible by the coach from the sideline)?

If multiple players, I can this speeding the tempo up even faster and reducing the amount of missed routes. I would think it would reduce the amount of penalties for things like false starts too.
If it's only the QB, I'm not sure it speeds the tempo up any more than we already run. But, it would be an advantage for the 'less cerebral' QB to know when to call an audible.
In either case, I would think it takes some of the home field advantage via noise out of the game if the key players can hear the play call clearly.
 
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give_him 6 said:
These mid week pressers seem like a waste of time. Some short responses. Channeling his inner William Stephen Belichick. 😂
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Heupel makes 9 million a year, plus whatever other incentives he gets, meaning he made just short of 100 dollars standing up there and talking for five minutes. I think he can live with it.
 
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Coaches that evolve/adapt stick around for a long time. This year, we've already seen that Heupel's preferred style may not always fit what his personnel can do. He's going to have to adjust as all coaches must.
 
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IndianaVol said:
I heard a conversation about this on radio last night - maybe CBS Sports - it was on the drive home.
My question is this: in the NFL is it only the QB that has communication with the sideline or is it multiple players?
Also, is it open communication at all times or does it cut off at a certain point during the play clock (i.e. Can a coach call in a new play once the offense and defense set - like an audible by the coach from the sideline)?

If multiple players, I can this speeding the tempo up even faster and reducing the amount of missed routes. I would think it would reduce the amount of penalties for things like false starts too.
If it's only the QB, I'm not sure it speeds the tempo up any more than we already run. But, it would be an advantage for the 'less cerebral' QB to know when to call an audible.
In either case, I would think it takes some of the home field advantage via noise out of the game if the key players can hear the play call clearly.
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In NFL each side of the ball gets to designate a player they can talk to. There's a sticker on their helmet designating the player. On most cases its the QB on offense and MLB on defense. I think they can talk with them anytime but you have to know it could be distracting and whatever the coaches say still has to be communicated to the other players. In some sense if you're signaling in calls and everyone can see the signals its easier to communicate to the whole team. I don't see it affecting temp much either way. Could help with delay of game penalties, and could end the controversy over stealing signals. One other point, in NFL if one side has technical difficulties with the helmet sets both sides have to go without until fixed. The biggest help I see could just be in talking guys up or down. "shake it off lets go make the next play", "what the F*^$ you thinking didn't you see the robber in the middle of the field?"
 
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1974Vol said:
In NFL each side of the ball gets to designate a player they can talk to. There's a sticker on their helmet designating the player. On most cases its the QB on offense and MLB on defense. I think they can talk with them anytime but you have to know it could be distracting and whatever the coaches say still has to be communicated to the other players. In some sense if you're signaling in calls and everyone can see the signals its easier to communicate to the whole team. I don't see it affecting temp much either way. Could help with delay of game penalties, and could end the controversy over stealing signals. One other point, in NFL if one side has technical difficulties with the helmet sets both sides have to go without until fixed. The biggest help I see could just be in talking guys up or down. "shake it off lets go make the next play", "what the F*^$ you thinking didn't you see the robber in the middle of the field?"
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Thanks for the answer...never really paid much attention.
I can see advantages and disadvantages.
 
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1974Vol said:
In NFL each side of the ball gets to designate a player they can talk to. There's a sticker on their helmet designating the player. On most cases its the QB on offense and MLB on defense. I think they can talk with them anytime but you have to know it could be distracting and whatever the coaches say still has to be communicated to the other players. In some sense if you're signaling in calls and everyone can see the signals its easier to communicate to the whole team. I don't see it affecting temp much either way. Could help with delay of game penalties, and could end the controversy over stealing signals. One other point, in NFL if one side has technical difficulties with the helmet sets both sides have to go without until fixed. The biggest help I see could just be in talking guys up or down. "shake it off lets go make the next play", "what the F*^$ you thinking didn't you see the robber in the middle of the field?"
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I think it shuts off with 10-15 sec on the play clock but could be wrong
 
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IndianaVol said:
I heard a conversation about this on radio last night - maybe CBS Sports - it was on the drive home.
My question is this: in the NFL is it only the QB that has communication with the sideline or is it multiple players?
Also, is it open communication at all times or does it cut off at a certain point during the play clock (i.e. Can a coach call in a new play once the offense and defense set - like an audible by the coach from the sideline)?

If multiple players, I can this speeding the tempo up even faster and reducing the amount of missed routes. I would think it would reduce the amount of penalties for things like false starts too.
If it's only the QB, I'm not sure it speeds the tempo up any more than we already run. But, it would be an advantage for the 'less cerebral' QB to know when to call an audible.
In either case, I would think it takes some of the home field advantage via noise out of the game if the key players can hear the play call clearly.
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I believe one offensive player, and one defensive player have radio communication. I may be wrong.
 
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Coach Heupel stood silent when asked about the refs last week. He asked was that long enough?
That is what I want my coach to do, totally gangster
 
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