On how they are rotating players on defensive from a depth chart standpoint
“We have a standard depth chart that we have, and some of it is based on obviously what we saw last year with how it ended. Some of it was based on what we saw during our winter conditioning, but a lot of it right now is just alternating and switching guys in and out and trying to find the best combinations that we can have to make sure guys are in the right spots. But again, it’s only been three practices and we haven’t had a lot of opportunities to switch it up as much as we will moving forward, but that’s definitely the plan. A defensive end may be a right end instead of a left end. A linebacker may be to the field side and weak side the next day. So, I think it’s in our best interest to make sure we move these guys around to get it on video, so once again we have the knowledge we need to make sure we have these guys in the right spots.”
On how he feels it has been so far communicating with the coaches on the practice to field to make sure they are on the same page
“We’re definitely working hard to make sure we’re on the same page, but these guys are veterans. These guys have coached a lot of years as I have and we understand that the communication and preparation is at the forefront of everything we want to get done. So, we’ve worked really hard to make sure we’re on the same page, thus when we get on the field, the kids feel that and they can feed off our energy and how well we prepare.”
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