38 Quotes by Skip Holtz

Just looking at the big picture, I was hopeful we were farther along than we are right now. But after watching this, maybe I put too many high hopes on some guys that haven't played yet for us.

I thought we made some more progress Friday. We've still got a ways to go to get where we want to be but there were many positives to build on, both offensively and defensively.

I think we're a long way away from where we need to be to be able to compete next year. I didn't think our quarterbacks played very well. ... I think across the board, youth and inexperience showed up today.

I think we did a great job of not giving up the big play. There were some missed tackles, but overall I was pleased. I keep telling people that we are going to be solid on defense, and if we can build on today's performance, we will be in good shape.

James Pinkney has taken himself to another level with his play. He is really understanding the weapons that he has and has a chance to be great.

Our guys understand the challenge we have and it's a good football team that we are going to play. This is a good football team that is starting to put it together. Just as we have been a work in progress, they have also been a work in progress.

We really looked flat out there offensively. There was no enthusiasm, and we missed some easy assignments and our handoff exchanges were just not there. On a positive note, the offensive line looked real solid and that was encouraging.

Today was a teaching day. We were able to spend the majority of our time on individual work with a corrective mindset. We had the opportunity to throw it around a little more and key on execution.

When Chris Johnson runs for three yards, it makes you a little concern. I don't know if we are creating huge holes for them. We have to look at it and try to figure out what the problem is. This is a defense that plays a shell and will make you get four, five or six and say in a 80-yard drive you will shoot yourself in the foot. That worries me because we have had a tendency to shoot ourselves with mistakes.