Head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly Monday press conference today on Montlake, to talk about how the Huskies fared against the Stanford Cardinal this past weekend. He also took the time to discuss the mindset of the team and their plan during the bye week.
Here are things of note that he said…..
Nice to be better here with a win than a loss Petersen says 😊@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen says he really appreciates the crowd at Husky Stadium@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said he knew Stanford would come back and hoped the Huskies scored more TD’s in the 2nd Half@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said its frustrating to play the grind it out type of game@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said there were plays that were frustrating because he felt they should have made those plays@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said he agreed with Jojo McIntosh’s ejection as targeting@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said the head scratching stuff is coming out in the 2nd half and not getting point like you need them@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said at halftime they make tweaks but they are not major adjustments@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said Stanford made plays in the 2nd half. Costello threw tight throws into tight windows.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said it benefited the defense to sub guys off the field at the end of the game. It got fresh guys onto the field@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said Stanford was not different than other teams in regards to subbing against them@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said he didn’t even consider going for it on 4th and 1 before the punt with 2:05 left in the game@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said he doesn’t like the try and get them to jump offsides thing@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said it was nice to have Hunter Bryant back and he needs to build up his stamina.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said the young and new players are doing a great job and have gotten lots of reps@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said Elijah Molden is coming along great.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said it isn’t a lack of effort but its a lack of execution when they are not performing well.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said its an ebb and flow thing with football and teammates have to pick each other up when they need it.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said Myles Gaskin came out of the game good and it was great to have him back out there.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said they prefer the bye week more towards the middle. It’s too late where the bye week is for them this season. He said nobody ever likes their schedule! 😉
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said during the bye week that he wants the players to get away from the building and football for a few days! 😉@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said illegal formations penalties drive him nuts but they have a lot of formations as a team. He said those penalties are called “sins”@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said they do things in practice to make things harder on formations@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said they have an FBI Intelligence session every week to discuss new and rare things that happen on the field@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said they self scout and evaluate themselves to see what they are missing during the bye week! Emphasis on fundamentals!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said they want to focus on better tackling as well.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said this time of year they don’t spend as much time on the field and are fully aware of the amount of reps the players need. It’s mental he said@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said he learned nothing from the Jake Browning benching last week.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said the plan as of now is for Trey Adams to come back next season but things are always fluid@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said as far as the freshman it’s still really difficult the get the freshmen in. Even on special teams!@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said all the DB’s have taken a lot of reps this time of year and it’s why the freshman DB’s are getting more reps.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
He said he will watch the Oregon State game this weekend. He hasn’t talked much to Jonathan Smith and leaves other coaches alone a lot during the season@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
Petersen said it has been hard having Jordan Miller out a lot for his senior season but Keith Taylor has stepped in and done a great job in his absence@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 5, 2018
* There is NO official Depth Chart for this week as the Huskies have a bye.
Below is the actual video of Chris Petersen’s press conference today…..
