![]() Qn: Nico Siragusa was subbed out of the game in favor of Darrell Greene at right guard. Qn: So is Hardwick still in mix to compete for the backup job? Told him to just keep competing and get on special teams and attitude and effort is important. Toledo: (Running backs coach Jeff) Horton is the one who controls the substitutions for the running backs and we talked about it, and I talked to Hardwick after the game – talked to him the other day as a matter of fact. Qn: What about De’Saan Hardwick? He was the only one who didn’t get into the game? But I think in the future he’s got a bright future. He’s just not ready yet to play that many snaps. I think he runs physical and he’s quick and he’s fast but I think if he continues to play 12 games and a whole lot of plays, he’s going to get worn down at the college level. Toledo: Well I think they all have good qualities, and I’d hate to get into every one’s qualities right now, but just the freshman (Pumphrey) himself – he’s not as big and strong as he needs to be yet. Qn: So, it sounds like no one stood out as the definite No. I think we’ve got to utilize all of them in certain situations and they’ve proved they can play for us. Toledo: I think it shows they all have a role to play. Pumphrey, Chase Price and Dwayne Garrett. Qn: Still, it looked like that gave you a chance to play some of your young running backs such as D.J. He tends to make offensive linemen look even better than they are because he’s such a good runner. ![]() Toledo: Well it took away from the running game, it took away from Adam making big plays. Qn: How did RB Adam Muema’s injury affect the game plan? We actually got the ball 106 snaps, not counting penalties, and ended up getting 99 snaps. Try to run the ball 45 times, throw it 30 and have about 75 snaps. I was thinking something in the neighborhood of 30 passes. I would never have dreamt that we’d throw that many passes. Then at the end of the game we’re behind and throwing it every down. Toledo:What happened was that it ended up, toward the end of the half, we were in the two minute, drill, got down the other end of the field, and just didn’t score. You get down to the red zone, you’ve got to score touchdowns, you can’t be kicking field goals all the time. You just can’t do that and win football games. Didn’t protect the quarterback, didn’t block for the run, didn’t throw the ball well. It was just a chain of events.Īs I told the offensive team you can’t point fingers, it wasn’t any one person. We had a penalty on third and four, we have a chance to make a first down, instead the next play is intercepted. I think he had some drops in crucial situations. I don’t think we did a good job of protecting him. Toledo:I think the number one thing is he had a lot of pressure. Qn: How do you think QB Adam Dingwell performed? We had great field position, we just didn’t get the job done. We just didn’t capitalize on opportunities. But when we’re out of sync, end up having to throw the ball way too much, in the two minute drill way too much. You take away the sacks, the fumbles, the interceptions and dropped balls, and we have a heck of a football game. We had way too many turnovers, we had way too many drops, we had several missed assignments. And when you kick four field goals, you don’t win too many games. When you don’t complete passes particularly in the red zone, you kick field goals. ![]() I also believe that more games are lost than won – and I don’t want to take anything away from them, but I think we lost the football game.
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