I don’t think you can blame it on any coach. The coaches ask what they ask of you, and if a coach gives me an install and I don’t learn it and we go out there, they call the play and I run the wrong route or I’m doing the wrong stuff in practice, the coach isn’t going to have confidence in me to call that play or even put me out on the field.
I don’t know, I think the younger guys need to step up. I think older guys need to step up too and have some serious “come to Jesus” meetings, realize you have limited time and realize you’re there for a reason. You’re there to make your family proud, to get an education and to succeed in the realm of football. And it’s not just OK to put the uniform on. If you’re going to do that, you might as well just be a fan. No offense to all the fans out there, but you’re there for a reason. If you don’t take that seriously, that’s on you. I don’t think you can blame any coach, any offensive coordinator, any position coach for development or anything like that.
I think at the end of the day, it comes down to this: Do you want to be great? Or do you just want to be out there, on the sidelines with your pom poms?
It really just boils my blood even thinking about it.