okay uh proud of our football team today I thought they played hard for four quarters uh we knew we'd be tested better in this game uh this team just does a lot of different things uh has some has some nuances on offense you got to prepare for it you got to be good at it and they they caught us on our heels a few times in the first half and and got some points offense was was fairly efficient which was good because we got a lead and of course in the second half I think we made we made adjustments we came out we played efficient football we didn't give up any points on defense played much better of course when we're efficient on offense and and increasing the lead and makes them do some things they don't want to do so all those things tied into it but I do think we finished the game and played hard and came out with a with a a good victory Jeff your running backs scored most had most of the touchdowns today given how young they are how much confidence is kind of give them especially going into ACC play well we like our core of running backs and we have really from day one and uh they all have different elements uh that make them very useful beneficial to the team they're great teammates they support each other um you you never know who you're going to need and uh you know Don got a little bit injured today he came out with a high ankle the others were able to step in we've they've already played they already have that experience so it just makes your team better when you can utilize more guys keep them fresh not get guys beat up uh and I think their offensive Line's been really really good to this point as well in the Run game and passing game opening up hose and providing protection Jeff how would you evaluate Tyler kind of staying patient today working through his progression and not really forcing much this game well he's done a really good job and uh you know he got here um he's with us all spring summer fall and really he's he's been like this the whole time so I really can't say we coached him that well he came in in my opinion uh pretty dag on good now we've got him up to speed on our offense and some things we do uh and got him used to our personnel and how we call plays but uh you know he's got a good arm he's a good athlete he's played a lot of football he's got experience uh he gets it uh he's been very in his passes which is very important uh nothing rattles him um so the composure factor is tremendous so just proud of his performance and he hung in there and did a great job for us Jeff you guys struggled defensively in the first half at times especially in the secondary was it more self-inflicted or was it more of what Jacksonville State was doing well it was a combination of both I think U you know we got beat on a little perimeter pump screen where our s just got to hang there not not bite the bait was unfortunate um you know they moved the pocket and hit some things up the seam on us where we got out of whack and and kind of drifted a little bit too far and uh you know some of those plays a little Orthodox but we we prepared for them uh and then we got caught in in a zero Blitz where they you know creases for a run untouched in the end zone and of course quarterback was able to scramble a lot in the first half up the middle so whether it's the dline whether it's the linebackers kind of hanging in there whether it's the safeties coming downhill you know those things uh we got better in the second half uh but they did creas us for a few the first half and uh but I but I like the way we responded and and played the second time Jeff you you're going into a bye and obviously a very early one is it beneficial though to have this bye now and what are you going to use this time to do in terms of preparation and ultimately preparing for ACC play in this G coming up well I I would prefer Zero by weeks if you ask me I like to play and play every week and get in a routine and get in a pattern and get in a flow but uh this this year is two bad weeks for every team we'll use it the proper way and I think it's uh we want to get guys fresh even though we just had two games want everybody to get healthy get fresh we've had some guys nicked up and banged up a little bit this game we had a few come out already that are are injured uh that we've got to get them as healthy as we can we want to get uh the young guys some work this week as well and get a little head start on on Georgia Tech and make sure we're we're prepared for that and then um you know this week will be life for and then we'll kind of start back up on Sunday with a bonus practice uh preparing for Georgia Tech and then kind of have a normal week next week but uh you know we'll use it the right way and uh we'll get these guys fresh Jeff with you mentioned Tyler's kind of command control of the offense and that he got it pretty quickly when he got here how important are these first two games in terms of having that breed check at the line get comfortable basically running the off well he's intelligent and uh you know even though our terminology is different than what he's used to some of these plays are kind of the same uh with a couple little nuances here and he's just learned it quickly he understands it he he studies it uh he knows that's what he's here to do uh he came here with a purpose which is what he love um and he's a really good player so we got to you know use these weapons like we can we got to try to make him play as great as he possibly can every week that's our goal to make him stand out and be efficient and throw for yards and and produce points uh and we think he can do it and I think if we just continue to to block well and run the ball and give them some balance and our receivers make big plays up the field uh then good things will happen but we'll be tested as we get going coming up with these next games and we'll see exactly where we're at but I do like the start we have see Jeff what's kind of the balance between you wanting to make sure the offense your checklist of what they need to do gets done in the game and not wanting to put everything out there so that your future opponents can look on tape and already know what's coming well I think in order to be a great football team you've got to be able to throw and run the ball and you can't be onedimensional and and if you are then you're just got the best players in the world and a great defense so for us um each element helps the other uh the fact that we can run the football will help our passing game the fact that we can throw the ball vertically will help our running game and I think you just play both of them off each other uh you figure out what the defense is doing and kind of you know take what they give you to a certain extent but if you're good at both then they have to make a decision on what to do and uh that's what we want to do we want to be efficient in both we want to know exactly what we want to do in certain situations but you have to be able to stretch the field and get them off of you to open up things in the running game and to open up uh you know the screen game and some some uh shorter throws as well so I just think all those things matter we think we have a pretty good feel of it as we get playing some really good defenses you'll just have to find a way to to move the points excuse me move the ball and get points anyway but I think we have a good plan last two uh coach it seemed like every time you ran the ball you were getting four five six yards at least before contact just kind of talk about the work that the offensive line did today and just how that kind of takes pressure off of the running game well like I said I think our offensive line has been really efficient for two games really proud of them I think we've had some depth there as well that we've built uh but our starters have done a great job and they understand the package they don't get a lot of credit you know the running backs quarterbacks receivers are which I understand that but they've opened up post and then when we've needed to protect thr the ball vertically we've done a good job of doing that we gave up zero sacks today uh you know they s they squeeze in there a few times but our quarterback did a job of getting ball out but um you know it's a it's a job that uh you got to work really hard at and you got to be physical and you got to be tough and you got to know that you're not going to get a whole lot of credit but you're probably going to get blam when things don't go well and these guys have really stepped up to the challenge and done a good job can can you realistically keep playing four or five running backs at a time or do you think at some point it'll have to to get paired down soon well I know uh when we had our best team here when I was an assistant under Coast trino we had five NFL running backs on the team at one time and U it can help you uh and it can keep keep guys fresh and when certain guys get injured and other guys have already played you're you're going to be better so the one year we unfortunately lost Michael Bush we had other guys that that could play and even though that was a devastating injury and he's a fantastic player we had other guys that can play this year this game Don went down with the high ankle spring um other guys have already play so um you know sometimes it can be too many but at the same time you know what running backs you got to keep them fresh there's only so many carries you can make we think we got a de a decent feel of what these guys are good at what runs screen game perimeter game all those things but they've been efficient they've taken care of the ball they've blocked fairly well uh they've broken tackles we got two two true freshman that have shown really good signs of speed and burst uh with a couple veterans I just think it's a good mixture they all support each other uh we got a bunch of tight ends too uh and we have some receivers so I just think that uh you get them all ready you never know when you're going to need them but uh you'll become a better football team the more you have thank