expect to see out of it this year are you expecting a little bit faster start from you guys yeah absolutely you know I mean we've got a lot of returners um continuity with the staff the staff understanding what we're about what we're trying to accomplish so you know I think we've got uh some core leadership too um that we've already identified that I don't know if I could have said a year ago just being fresh into it so just all things um you know so yeah I would expect us to to get off to a faster start and and I know our players certainly expect that too how much more comfortable are you in this setting now after you know you here in your second year year and a half here in Tiger toown how much more comfortable are you with each yeah more comfortable for sure um and I think mainly from a standpoint of just getting integrated with the people here with the coaches with the staff um kind of our process how we practice Ice uh going against that defense every single day in practice just all those things kind of mixed together kind of adds up to that hey coach how are you and how was summer what was new what's did the same summer was great it always goes fast um kind of probably like every coach's response you you love it you enjoy it you look forward to it for a long time and about that last week vacation you're kind of ready to get back and get ready to go um but we had camps an unbelievable Camp season for us um um a lot of the athletes that we had here um as well as our youth camp was always a blast but you know the Camp season the the work that our guys have put in on their own kind of all summer and the plan that we put out for them and and them executing that plan I feel really good about that I think we've made a lot of strides this summer um and again that kind of goes back to some of the leadership that I feel like we have on our side of the ball this year so you know feel feel good about it I think it was a a good two months for us sure last year was a little bit of a roller coaster but you guys were right there when it all ended uh does that bring a piece of comfort to know that it was the little things and maybe it was a flukish a little bit but like you guys were right there now you compounding hopefully eradicated a lot of those Miss yeah I think um you got to learn from all those things right I mean there was a lot of you know the close games uh that we came up a little bit short on you know some of the mishaps I mean they're all things that us as coach and our players certainly got to learn from and that's where you kind of saw us grow as the season went on and that's just going to carry some momentum as we all know and the season for us guess what was it like just going back and watching last season just kind of going back and processing it well it was a it was a roller coaster going back watching it too you know I mean there's a lot of really really good things a lot of promising things a lot of flashes here and there and also obviously some things that we just got to get corrected and we just got to be better um so you know it's always good as a coach once the season ends to decompress for a minute go back really evaluate what went on and and you got to kind of look at it with the fine tooth cone but you also got to look at it kind of macro as well so um it's always a great time for us and I think we found a lot of things that that we Tred to address this spring specifically you at maybe anything differently anything yeah I mean you always want to look is it is it some sort of technique thing is it is it Personnel um you know you're always emphasizing and trying to work on this stuff in practice it nause him so you know I think just a lot of unfortunate things honestly um but something that we're certainly going to emphasize moving forward um just as we did last year uh but obviously you got to you got to take care of the ball or's some question about you brought up Poe leadership who have you seen really step up and what way well I think you know Phil MAA obviously is a is a guy that's kind of The Quiet leader um he's going to do it by his actions and his play and just always doing the right thing you know so he's he's certainly the guy that our guys look look to uh Jake BR SCH comes to mind is someone that's really improved and kind of emerged in that role really proud of him his maturity what he's done and uh you know kind of taking that thing by the horns a little bit through the spring and this summer you know I know kage's certainly improved that as well now that he's played and kind of has some credibility that that he's been the guy for a year um up front you know Tristan Lee Blake Miller certainly guys that uh that bring a lot to the table from a leadership standpoint did you have a conversation with Kate about how important that is that maybe he kind of take the ranks and that LE team I mean that's something we always talked about I mean that whole quarterback room I mean that's something you're always trying to evolve and get better with and and it's it's one of those things that there's a little bit of a fine line you can't be a fraud you can't try and overdo it you can't do too little like there's a in my mind there's kind of a bance and happy happy medium to it and he's certainly finding his own way right now with it what are you expecting out of K on the field I just expect sharp you know I mean just a guy that's not going to panic a guy that's going to understand what we're trying to do um you know minimizing some of the the bad plays I mean those are certain things that off the top of my head that that we should be able to see this what kind of progress did you see in him season went along it seemed like as you'd like as the season got long he got better saw places where he made mistakes did you see that when back film steady progress yeah I mean just with with all the things that kind of went on in our season um it's a good problem to have with a guy like Kade is at times he's he's one of those that really believes in himself which is awesome uh but at times you tried to do a little bit too much and you know when when certain guys were missing and maybe a little thin in certain spots you know maybe the added pressure of he felt like he had to do a little bit too much uh probably crept in at times but as the season went on I think he learned that I think he understood that a little bit better and really I think the game just kind of slowed down for each and every week and that that's really what I saw as you look through it you know chronologically times where he may to do too much prob out for a lot of people mind you guys have an added uh issue of of H Tech this year you think that communication right up until Den the ball snap can be a benefit in terms of his decision making and situations like that yeah I think I think it's certainly going to be a helpful tool there's no question about it I I think the whole key you know with with k with all of our quarterbacks and probably across the board and in college football is just what's going to be too much for some of those guys right I mean they're not professionals not an NFL quarterback that's sitting in a meeting room every hour of the day and so I just think that's where as coaches we got to do a good job of of not really putting too much on this plate but I think it's certainly going to be a a helpful team did you talk to him about how to that like best for him or did you talk to like other NFL coaches quarterbacks who kind of use this de for a long time how did you prepare for that yeah I I I tried to I tried to ask several NFL guys that have just more experience with it you know with that sort of technology and so um was able to kind of Bounce some ideas off of you know their their trial and errors and hopefully will'll speed up ours as we go through it is there a balance with that because obviously you got to win every play so if you give him information that helps but how does that does ited his development in the game and try to react What's happen I mean just with our style of offense and what we do and what we believe in um you know we feel like whatever whatever we're putting out there on on the script or in the game plan we feel like he's going to be able to execute no matter what happens and so that's that's kind of the core philosophy now if we can give them a little added tip and help him out great but um again don't want to give them too much regarding the area on the field uh what's something that you'd like to obviously moving the ball was not a problem between the 20s but what's a stat maybe halfway through the year where you'll be really impressed and know that if you guys are attacking the long ball well or crossing CN well what's something that you go if we're doing this well we're probably very successful um I mean look at the first half of our season obviously the Red Zone Red Zone scoring is is the big one you know the second half of our season and we were we were really good um in terms of red Red Zone scoring so obviously that's always going to be a big one um and certainly explosive place I mean those two things are kind of the biggest steals um aside from turnover so that's will be pris the too I think during this spr was also mentioning just all receiver injuries it's hard to get a report with the guys in practice and stuff like that how much do you feel like that in terms of knowing where guys are going to be well it's tough I mean that just comes back to chemistry you know he did all this stuff and spring in summer a year ago for for him and and all those quarterbacks and get through get into fall and all of a sudden it's a lot of different guys that are practicing and U you know I know with Tyler Brown specifically like the guy that played really well and merge for us obviously last season in the second half of the season I mean the dude barely practiced so all of a sudden maybe the first time that kade's actually throwing it to Tyler is on Saturday and U so that's tough I mean it's just that's part of football though um but that does come back to chemistry and you hope that that's improved as we move forward for sure what's it like his skills as an offensive line coach with what your sche is and how that all works together yeah he's been great he's uh he's very adaptive I mean he's been around he's been in different systems he's worked for other people so he's an Adaptive person um certainly has brought some stuff to the table for us in terms of a little bit of scheme here and there um for sure but I think just ways to attack different different things that we see different defenses and uh you know that freshness is always good as a coach like I love that and um and obviously his passion and his fire and all those things going of speak for itself so he he's been a he's been a great guy to work with so far you talk about Bill being quiet either how ready is he for him being the guy coming up this I think he's I think he's chopping it the bit I really do um you know he's a guy that whatever you put on his plat he's going to be able to handle it like he's a confident mature person that believes in himself so I think whatever you throw up pH he's going to be ready you expect to be same a more as AER back yeah I mean Phil's a guy that can catch the ball and and I know he's a big guy but he's he's really good at making a first guy Miss you know and so just another way to get him him some space and and where you don't have six seven guys trying to tackle him right in the Box is always probably a good thing for us so yeah I look forward to him you know certainly doing some things out the back field and and getting in some space no doubt I mean they're certainly going to help and listen that room that room's got some depth right now for us going into spring and summer and approaching fall Camp I mean that's a that's a room from a depth perspective that's that's kind of looks totally different than yearo I mean it really does and in terms of who you have in there and and experience and the amount of returners um you know that's that's going to be a really competitive room the small camp and uh certainly Wesco and and TJ we're excited about saw flashes from wco in the spring and and uh some of the things we heard this summer on them been great and as well as tjs just started to get going uh but his skill set is certainly going to be a be a competitive U addition to that round where you at with backup situation Christian and who's your number two are they Co number two how's that how yall going that yeah they're still going to have to battle here in Paul Camp um you know those two guys Flash in Spring um TR had a few less practices due to a little injury there at the beginning of Spring so uh those guys are going to have to sadle through it in call Camp no question what did you see out of pan in the spring that allowed him to move up that ladder well he's just a guy that can that can function and execute at a pretty high level and um you know that's that's due to his his intelligence and his decisiveness and he's just got a little bit of the the game into him has some of that Moxy but um you know certainly excited about as well as C kind of I mean I would say the biggest thing is I just feel like he can put a little bit more on his plate and he really understands he's not just saying yes sir I understand he actually gets it and uh you know I I I just think it's continuing to slow down for him and you see him even in his movements he's such a Twitchy kind of hyperactive guy I mean even in some of just those uh mannerisms and demeanor on the field Within the play you just start to see him come down is that where like going through some failure having to take some criticism and all that like you think that's kind of hardened him in a way to matured him maybe I mean going through some tough things is always the best teacher of how to get better you know I mean for us as coaches Cly players so um he's he's someone that's mindful um of when he's got to be better and he's certainly not going to shy away from it so yeah I'm I'm proud of him that way for sure how about behind mafa what's your feel for sort of who you think you can maybe trust yeah um you know Keith Adams flash quite a bit for us this spring and um you know he's he's he's the Hammerhead and uh he's he's a tough guy to tackle you got to make business decision to comeing downhill to tackle him so he's got a skill set that's certainly going to help us um you know Jarvis Green was also someone that flashed I thought quite a bit in our second half of spring so I was proud of the way he finished and uh really kind of emerged there late then Jay Haynes I mean Jay Haynes is the Wild Card he's he's 's he's u a guy that has a lot of burst and a lot of change of pace to him so you know just looking to to see him this fall as well