Head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly Monday press conference today on Montlake, to talk about their performance against the Oregon State Beavers before the bye week. He also took the time to discuss this weekend’s matchup against the Colorado Buffaloes.
Here are things of note that he said…..
“It’s good to get our guys rested up and get them dialed into school,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“Execution,” Petersen said in regards to lack of converting on 3rd downs this season.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“We are still emphasizing things,” Petersen said about practice focus.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“On offense it’s scoring more points,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“Nobody made a play for him,” Petersen said about the wide receivers group against the Beavers.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“Dropped balls are frustrating,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“We just keep trying to recreate it in practice,” Petersen said about hammering things home in practice.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“I think it’s correctable!” Petersen said about Jacob Eason stepping up more in the pocket.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“I don’t think I’ve seen those things in years!” Petersen said about the weekly depth chart.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“He’s on the two-deeps this week,” Petersen said about ILB Edefuan Ulofoshio.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“There is no substitution for game speed,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“Eddy has done a great job coming in here. He has stuck to the script now for a year and a half,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“We appreciate all the hard work and all the battles they have been through,” Petersen said about the seniors.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“We lost some hard fought games that we haven’t lost in years past,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“I think they are important..I really do!” Petersen said about getting the extra practices from being bowl eligible.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“He knows when to pull off so he is making good progress,” Petersen said about ILB MJ Tafisi.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“Everyone in this program loves his mentality,” Petersen said about the return of RB Richard Newton.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“I’ve been impressed with those guys! They play hard!” Petersen said about the Colorado Buffaloes.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“It’s a tight venue down there with the crowd on top of you,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“ He is getting better with the reps he is getting but it not going to be perfect,” Petersen said about QB Jacob Eason.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“The outroute to the side of the field has scared me for over 30-years,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“You better pay attention to what your quarterback is feeling or it’s going to be a problem,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“If they are not a ‘chalkboard expert’ in the classroom on a certain play then we are not going to do it in the game,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“I think guys just get hypersensitive on things,” Petersen said about trying to get better as a team in certain areas.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“If it’s a wrong call then it’s wrong..Let’s move forward,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“There is parity in this conference! It’s hard to win,” Petersen said.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“He’s right there, he really is. He is a guy who will be in the mix sooner than later,” Petersen said about WR Austin Osborne.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“He’s a big body..he can make the tough catch,” Petersen said about Osborne.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“Doctors will get him patched up and he will be a great player down the road,” Petersen said about Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“It always burns! It all burns,” Petersen said about watching other programs like Oregon and Utah succeeding right now.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“I don’t exactly like it because it’s our direct competitor but big picture it’s great for our league,” Petersen said about Pac-12 teams possibly making the CFP.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
“It’s recruiting Mumbo Jumbo,” Petersen said about negative recruiting with teams making the CFP and other not.@DubLifeUW #PurpleReign#DubLife
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) November 18, 2019
* Here is the official Husky Football Depth Chart for this week…..
Below is the actual video of Chris Petersen’s press conference today…..
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