"We have got to get better" FSU Football Head Coach Mike Norvell Previews BC After Practice

everybody ready all right uh you know it's good to get back on the field today um you know I thought guys you know you build an office uh Sunday's practice or whatever you know yall know the day I mean our Sunday practice uh I thought we good energy that day you know obviously that today been able to implement some of the the details of game plan but you know really just trying to have as much focus on on the fundamentals technique making sure that we're we're clean and sharp and disciplined and where we're supposed to be what we're supposed to do and then you know just really pushing the um you the utilization of of those techniques and fundamentals to allow us to have the power that we that we have and you know thought our guys it was it was you good competition some good speed work uh you know against each other um but you know obviously as we get into this get into this week you know a lot lot of unknown of what we might face so uh you trying to throw a lot at them trying to trying to challenge them with a bunch of different looks and just you know really uh work on the response of of what we might face you throughout the course of our practice but also you trying to prepare ourselves for what we might see you'll hear Monday night but uh you know good day and we'll we'll go and work and build upon that tomorrow it's been a long time since a lot of these guys have been practice after losses you know so what have we seeing from that the practice last year yeah I mean guys you know there's definitely a sense of urgency for improvement and you know we need that urgency every single day whether it's after a loss after a win you know it just you that's that is the objective to go get better and you know there were things that showed up in the game that were disappointing um that are you know uncharacteristic of you know whether it was you know sometimes we abandoned our technique fundamental sometimes we were you know slow on trusting our eyes and where we're supposed to be what we're supposed to do uh you know some of the details in our communication that that have to be on point so you know when when you see those things show up and then just say simply there some of the reactionary things that show up in the moment um you know and that's we practice the way we practice to try to build confidence in the in the in that moment of truth and uh you know so I think you guys understand and I mean there's you know like I said coaches uh you know obviously we got ownership and everything and we have to we have to make sure that we're doing things better not to help put these guys in a position to be better but then you also the players ownership of you know it's not every one of those times that you you want to ever look back and be like this is what I talked to you about so you have you know you don't face this um but you know when you when you see it in action you understand the importance of those little things and uh you know it's just little areas where we have to get better and I think the guys are are definitely taking ownership and understanding of why that needs to why needs to continue to improve Boston College is DC he's been out of college game a really long time but he's coached a ton over that time what does he do what do you guys know about they do I mean trying to get a a big picture scope I mean you you have so many years at National Football League um you know you know usfl XFL um you know very well respected and and you know talented uh coach defensive coordinator um you know and he does they do a lot I mean every you know I say A variation of coverage one high two High man um you know this this was one of the top playing man defenses you know a year ago uh you there in the country and you know obviously those guys are are built for it they can do it but but also on the flip side of it um you he run a variety of coverages you know good good pressure packages three down four down multiple looks on the front um you know they can give you know offenses challenges and just different ways that they try to fit things um he's he's good good uh good coach he's he's got a great uh great path uh you know in his coaching career you you've been under some some awesome coaches as well so you kind of see a Sprinkle of all that you know in a bunch of different uh you know professional teams and you know things that he implements into his defense how did what did you see from the linebackers today in terms of triggery being less hesitant those yeah that's that's that's something that you know obviously you go back into the game you know we've had guys that have been a little bit limited um you know that uh um you in practice throughout camp and uh you know obviously when they when they got opportunities you there were there were some times that they were hesitant and you guys that are are you either younger or new that have to have to take that step and just the confidence in their communication confidence in where they're supposed to be how they're supposed to fit uh and you we're all all working to get back to to to that standard of of how we want to operate but I thought there was uh I thought there was definitely a a good growth you saw guys working to trigger faster uh to communicate better um and you know that's what we need to continue to see throughout the course a week but you I thought it was a good step today coach coming off a loss can it be difficult to block out the outside noise do you have to tell guys to get off their phones or you just focus on what type of BU no I mean I'd be uh you know there's always going to be outside noise there's going to be outside noise in in success there's going to be outside noise and defeat and uh you know obviously uh you know what you what you're willing to to allow into your mind is you got to you got to own and you know I mean you can hear this thing the mind will lie to you I mean if you if you allow it when doing really well um you know they want you to take a deep breath and be comfortable and because of what you've been able to accomplish whenever you face a adversity you know if you if you allow doubt and uh you know and uncertainty come in oh it will too but I mean you just got to stay the course and being who you are uh continuing to work continue to get better I mean and that's that's those are things that we can control but uh um you know everybody's going to have an opinion and that's that's the reality you tell me get off the phones and you know you're going to talk to people and so it doesn't I mean at the end of the day um you know know what's real you know trust what's real and you continue to work to go get better some of the guys that were playing their first college game cam and some of the guys first game save when they had challenging moments like what have you seen from them since a good good response I mean and you those are you we're not going to put everybody on the field to win on field is ready to help this team win games and uh you know with those experiences sometimes it's good sometimes it's uh it's tough but um you know I think those guys I I really like this team I like their I like their mindset I like their approach um you that's why it hurts so bad whenever you see them come up short of what you know they're capable of but uh you know it's it's a response to come and get better and you know that's what I saying when you're talking to the guys is is it a distraction if you kind of talk about the fact that all the goals are still ahead of you guys or is that something that's important to to go over it doesn't I mean like I to say it doesn't matter it doesn't I mean it's like you know for what's ahead is today is it's opportunity to go get better to you know we've had our experience you know obviously played a game we've done all the things you know at fall camp and and that's that was the result um you know go be better today you know go go put everything that you have so come Monday night we're we're we we're able to put put on display who we are the the rest of that will be stuff you figure out later I mean at the end of the day like it's it's it's still about us it's about you what we're willing to do uh you know what we're willing to to uh uh to to Showcase what we're willing to work for what we're willing to invest and then you know you just go go go be you and that's what I want for these players um the rest of what's ahead and what it can be great wonderful let's just let's just go get better and if that shows up man I I I get a lot of confidence in this team all right thank you thank you guys