COLLIN KLEIN, OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
On the Missouri protection…
“We performed them early final season. Sort of watching as their season went, I assumed they had been excellent defensively after we performed them, and I assumed they had been taking part in higher because the season went on. They’ve good size. I believe they run properly throughout the board, and I believe they will be aggressive. I believe they seem to be a actually good unit.”
On the success of the offense by means of two video games…
“Proper now, it is extra of simply making an attempt to maintain pushing ourselves ahead. Whereas we now have been in a position to do some good issues and have good manufacturing, there’s been issues we now have left on the market. This group continues to be coming collectively. That is the thrilling half. That is what this sport is all about, to continually get higher, getting extra continuity with our receivers, our quarterback, throughout the board. Despite the fact that we now have quite a lot of expertise, there’s nonetheless some new items too. We’re working collectively. I am pleased with them, too. We have made some good steps, to have the ability to have that manufacturing, and nonetheless have issues to work on is an effective factor.”
On huge receiver Keegan Johnson receiving extra snaps at Missouri…
“We hope so. I actually thought he turned the nook final week. We had been hoping that held, and it did. He was in a position to go in, and when he bought on the market made some huge performs for us. That third down within the crimson zone was large and virtually bought us in the long run zone. I hope that continues for positive.”
On shifting across the offensive line…
“It can most likely be a week-to-week deal. I believe it has been factor that we now have been in a position to get as many guys snaps up to now. I’d think about issues will degree out as we proceed to go, however then a bit of little bit of that too is simply holding guys recent and managing their load as we get by means of everything of the season. In all probability week to week, I might think about.”
On Troy taking away tight finish Ben Sinnott…
“They did an awesome job. It was clear that they knew the place he was more often than not, which isn’t a foul factor and credit score to him. It’s one thing we’ll positively calculate shifting ahead.”
JOE KLANDERMAN, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
On what the protection can enhance on after two video games…
“We nonetheless must execute higher. I believe we nonetheless are leaving some issues on the market, leaving some alternatives on the market. A few the runs we had final week, I put our guys in a harder state of affairs. They did an awesome job stopping the run besides for 2 performs, certainly one of which was simply avoidable, most likely, on my half. I bought possibly a bit of grasping, however I simply need our guys to proceed to enhance, particularly our younger guys. I would like these guys to proceed to push and be in a state of affairs the place there’s not a drop off between those and the twos.”
On taking a look at Missouri’s earlier reduce ups…
“With solely two video games this 12 months, we’re taking a look at some issues from the previous. They could not have had 50-point video games, however they’re explosive. They’ve some nice athletes, they’ve a quarterback that may run, they’ve expertise over there and good coaches. It is a scary group.”
On Missouri’s receivers…
“They’re actually proficient. I assumed Troy had some actually quick, electrical youngsters at receiver too. The distinction between these guys and people guys is they’re simply greater, they’re heavier, they’re stronger, and equally as quick. I fear not solely concerning the route operating however the catch and runs, a few of the display video games, a few of the issues that get the ball to these guys in house. These guys aren’t going to be straightforward to get on the bottom. It’ll be an enormous problem for us.”
On the success of the run protection being attributable to gamers or play calls…
“These two issues work hand in hand as a result of we are attempting to do issues to get individuals in positions to achieve success, however on the finish of the day, they’re those doing it. We’re actually proficient up entrance. We have quite a lot of quickness on the line of defense, and anytime you may get these guys shifting, I believe that that is useful. We have some linebackers that prefer to get downhill, too, and take the problem within the run sport. I give as a lot credit score as I can to these guys.”
On having 20 tackles for loss over the primary two video games…
“I am not a kind of guys that sits after the sport and appears on the stat sheet a complete bunch. I am extra about, ‘Okay, we did this name this many occasions and this was our effectivity in it.’ I am trying extra at it most likely from an analytical standpoint moderately than a results-based standpoint. I am taking a look at it as, ‘Hey, we’re executing this name at a excessive degree,’ or, ‘This different name we aren’t executing at a excessive degree. Both we’re going to do away with it, or we’re going to work with it, and therapeutic massage and make it higher.'”
