On what he saw on film that changed his initial impressions of the season opener
“I think (watching film) reaffirmed the effort we were playing with and strain. I thought defensively, our first two levels in particular, d-line and linebackers, played with great effort and strain and played sideline to sideline. I think you saw that with a lot of individuals on our special teams. Collectively, we could be a lot better with all 11 playing with that type of effort, but a lot of positives. On special teams, a lot of young players in particular getting their first action.
“Offensively, I thought the front five and tight ends played extremely hard. There were some things that we obviously have to correct in the pass game. Everybody played a part in that. Quarterback having his eyes in the right spot and delivering the ball, wide receivers understanding what we’re asking them to do and being able to read coverage and sit in the right zone, finish it with a throw and a catch, accuracy or catching the football, and then a couple of busts in protection that we need to clean up so we can sit in the pocket and deliver it.
“When it looked good, all 11 were operating as one. When it didn’t, somebody was off. We’ve got to have great fundamentals and technique, learn from those things and get better this week. Certainly can do that.”
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