#FAU Coach Tom Herman 2024 Preseason Scrimmage 2 Presser #aacfootball

yeah first time uh with the the iPads on the sideline uh those guys came in yesterday um got everything set up for us and kind of a dry run today I think it went well you know we we took two scrimmages are different right because every position coach at any point during the scrimmage you're going to have your unit on the field offense or defense so um and substitutions and all that so we actually had to call coaching breaks um to then get the whole offense the whole defense over there and kind of um have the coordinators and assistant coaches go through that so we had two of those kind of disrupted the flow a little bit to be honest with you um but that's okay uh cam paner was was limited reps just Camp arm uh but he got like 20 something reps you know Led Led the offense to a touchdown I believe so uh but I thought the um shuffling in and out as you said kind of the dry run of of game day went fairly well and and the things that didn't um confident will will go well than you know Friday and East Lancing coach uh a little bit more than usual pre- snap penalties uh do you think that kind of um just led to just a lack of sustain yeah yeah the the the big thing offensively right now and I I think I told you you know that we're practicing against a really good defense uh um and Rhythm has been difficult we we've made some plays we've we've even had you know chunks of four five six plays um but we haven't had many rhythmic um you know sustained drives against our defense and that hasn't been a you know preap penalties really it hasn't been a glaring issue um but when you're playing against this defense uh and we're still in the stages that we are offensively yeah I mean I it's a huge I wrote it down I mean I I was on our coaches and the offense you know when we took breaks and whatnot like we're not good enough to beat ourselves and and expect to them have to beat ourselves and an opponent and um very few teams are uh and we're certainly not in there so um it was disappointing sure but hopefully uh it's it's good have those problems now and and not 13 days from now so um whatever the issue was I'm I'm sure we've got plenty of time to correct it how did you like the uh offense's ability to kind of find different ways to attack whether it was the option or the screen passes when the defense was limiting the downfield stuff yeah I I thought uh coach fry uh did a good job mixing uh up kind of you know some were motion some not motion some Tempo not Tempo some unbalance not unbalanced some deep shots some screen you know so um I think when you're proficient enough at multiple things you're your offense certainly has the ability to um present different issues for the defense and so I think um we're always going to want to be able to like hang our hat on something you know and this is who we are these five runs and these four passes this is this is who we are and then you master those and then as you grow you can start putting a little eye candy if you will with it some motion some shifts all that stuff but uh so I do think that's a positive I do think we're getting to the point where we're we've got this core nucleus of plays that we believe in that we rep over and over and over again and now you've seen it kind of grow a little bit to become hopefully more challenging uh for defenses we see a ton of the the one we saw a lot of the threes from the after the first six or seven drives a lot of those guys probably won't get a lot of live reps from now on was this an opportunity to say you know this is why I should be on plane yeah that that was the the biggest goal today not that but the biggest goal today was to find number 30 through 70 of the travel rster we feel pretty good through whatever 18 17 practice 16 okay through 16 practices uh feel pretty good about you know our starting whatever 25 30 guys right um and so now it's it's this was a huge scrimmage for the 30 through 85th guy because we're only going to travel 70 uh to East Lancing and so not that it wasn't important for those first few guys because we're certainly not ready to take those 30 guys to East Lancing and win a ball game right now either so those guys still had a lot of work to do but they've been getting the banging in quite a bit uh throughout the week of practice and like you said it the opportunities for some of these other guys are are going to be dwindled uh knowing that Monday we're going to come you know Scout teams and very you know the the team you know FAU versus fa is going to be extremely limited from this point forward and so um we made a big deal about today's scrimmage especially for those guys because it it needs to feel that way uh coach every position group you've had to meld on offense with so many new faces is there one that stands out to you most that over the last 16 practices you've said boy there this thing's starting to gel a little bit I feel good about the trajectory here tail back tail back tail back yeah that that's um we've got two really good veterans in zoo and and CJ and we've got two really good young guys in jari and Xavier uh and we've found a new Wan in Chante um Underwood Underwood there you go that's how new he is uh but I do know he's number 33 his firston so um but you know he'll he'll factor into that travel Squad too so to be able to say that we have five tailbacks that we feel good about going in the game I I don't we're not five deep anywhere anywhere on on the roster but for a position to have that kind of depth and and granted we only play one at a time too so but I'm excited that we can play both of them as you you saw uh with our tight end Zeke was banged up shoulder he'll be back Monday um and whyatt was limited be you know because he's he's had a really good camp anyways um so yeah tailback has been the one that stood up just from the the depth and quality of depth that we have there coach I asked this question before and I'll ask it a little bit differently this time I know you're kind of hesitant to commit to saying that the team is better or more advanced or performing at a higher level but contrasting the second scrimmage last year where you are today oh is that a fair yeah I'm glad you asked because I I went home last Saturday uh and and it was a weird feeling I I was never satisfied never like content I guess like that scrimmage was what I thought it should look like I've never I've never had I've always really kind of nitpicked and but I I had to wake myself up a little bit too and say we're we're we're better than last year but last year is not the standard you know this the standard's in New Orleans and in San Antonio and in Memphis that that's the standard and are we there yet I don't know so I are we better than last year for sure but I woke up the next day after kind of having that Epiphany if you will and mention it to the staff like I I want to make sure we're all guarding against that that yes we're better than last year last year that I I look back and I I see this team and for the brief moments that I even let myself think about last year to be in six onore games with that team now comparing and contrasting what what we have here you know rock and Charlie should have got coaches of a year you know uh so it it feels a lot better I know that uh and not just the level of play just the the the quality of guys that were around each and every day and their commitment to each other and the team it's been a joy 50 new guy 50 half the team didn't play football for us last year so I don't know if um you know it's it's late night at the club uh and and this is you know the the best option uh or if this is really something special uh so and I got a feeling that it's it's something special uh and I'm really really happy with with where we're at I just the proof will be in the pudding in 13 days yeah you spoke about it a few minutes ago with the offense some of the eye candy that you guys um just display uh do you think that some of the stuff like I saw like a cheat motion I think they call that you guys kind of implemented you think some of that stuff deres from coach Fry's time uh in the NFL absolutely yeah he he studied the the 49ers I know extensively this off season him and I have a relationship with Coach Shanahan there and um that's been a nice relationship but yeah coach fry and again this game's different our quarterback is different we're going to ask our quarterback to do different things than than what they do in that league so I don't want to full scale say you know we're going to look like the San Francisco 49ers or the uh Los Angeles Rams but there there are some things that have been a nice uh wrinkle and an addition that we have picked up you know through some of those offseason studies all uh all four of your Pickers hit from 50 plus today after bouncing back last week missing a couple how how do how do you go about having so much depth at that position and finding you know I guess playing time for the kicker I I don't know I don't that was the whole reason I did that was so that somebody would separate themselves and all the damn dudes did was go out there and make every one of them so um I don't know that's a that's a hell of a battle I I honestly I'm glad I don't have to make that decision so I haven't thought of yet uh so I haven't thought about it uh a whole lot but um this is going to be an important week for those guys because there's only one that we're going to jog out in E Lancing and um they're all kind of right there together you know hav they've all done well and uh hopefully somebody here in the next few days will will separate themselves with school starting and now I believe what Monday you guys are at 4 hours or I guess starting tomorrow but it's 4 hours um from here on out what is that due to you and the coaching staff and your approach to now the next two weeks leading into East Ling it's full speed beat Michigan State it we we spent whatever it is 18 days um or more than that right no almost almost 3 weeks right almost 3 weeks um doing this and building the team for the season and The Season's here uh so he asked about the coaching staff yeah we only get them uh 4 hours a day uh and we have transitioned this year uh forever ever we had been a Monday off we got to get him one day off a week um and we'd been Monday off we bring them in Sunday afternoon kind of run them flush everything out of them get a little bit of work in and and then Monday was the huge game plan day for the coaches so on and so forth but we we've transitioned to be a Monday practice I'm going to give the the player Sunday off so it'll be a good dve run as far as that's concerned for myself and the staff to to have a Sunday where we're not going to see the players really voluntarily I'm sure they'll pop in and out but um that's going to be tomorrow will be the big heavy game plan for Michigan State day obviously a little bit different than in season CU we've worked on them a little bit over the summer um but it more about the routine and kind of buttoning up what each day and practice and and will look like in a in a normal game week and then we're going to approach this week just like the following week although it'll be short week because we play Friday we'll have kind of a m game if you will on Friday so this week will simulate a a Sunday in the season a Monday in the season Tuesday Wednesday Thursday only difference is we'll do the m game Friday give the players off Saturday because that's really their Sunday and then we'll actually practice on Sunday [Music] [Applause]