Head coach Chris Petersen held his weekly Monday press conference today on Montlake, to talk about how the Huskies fared against Utah this past weekend. He also took the time to discuss this weekend’s matchup against the Arizona State Sun Devils.
Here are things of note that he said…..
Petersen is proud of how the team fought in a tough place like Utah
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said the team played physical
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said it’s hard to play physical like they did without getting penalties
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said Myles Gaskin is just excellent!! He’s slippery and strong
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said they are well aware of getting all running backs into the game. Some has to do with injuries during the week.
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says there is no concern about Salvon Ahmed. Nothing going on there
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says he’s excited to be back playing at Husky Stadium this weekend
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says that in general, his team plays physical football
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen didn’t realize that most of those hits were against Utah receiver Britain Covey
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says the ASU defense looks a lot different under Herm Edwards. That Rocky Long style defense
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said on offense ASU looks different but they play to the strength of their QB and the receiving corps are great
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says Jaxson Kirkland is improving every week on the offensive line
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says the key to anything is depth! Playing multiple guys
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says Henry Roberts did a good job against Utah and hopes to see him play more
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says Henry Bainivalu has good upside as well
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said in regards to what happened at ASU last year can happen every week which is why he is always worried and concerned
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says in this Conference that anyone can beat each other on a weekly basis
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says last year’s game against ASU doesn’t have any impact or bearing on this year’s matchup
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says that taking the sack and throwing the ball away needs to “become in Jake’s makeup”
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said the screen game works great against a pressure team like Utah
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said they need to help Browning more. Coaching, game planning, everything!
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says that Browning knows after a bad pick and there is no need for a discussion afterwards
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said they need to punt the ball a lot better
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said it will be nice to get Punter Joel Whitford back soon
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said Rocky Long’s defense is about confusion and it’s a tough defense
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said that Ariel Ngata is developing well
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said the targeting calls during the game were correct
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said the “strike zone” is always hard to get all the time when tackling
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen a bit irritated by Targeting question from media and says they are talking out of both sides of their mouth
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says the team has to have a short memory after making mistakes
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says Jake will keep playing and that he won’t backdown and that his teammates know that too
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen said there are subtle technique things for the team to take the next step.
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Petersen says that there is no update on Trey Adams and that he is just hanging around
— Jeff Wright (@jdub2379) September 17, 2018
Here is this week’s official depth chart for the Huskies…..
Below is the actual video of Chris Petersen’s press conference today…..
