It was a good week of practice. Had to come in early yesterday after a late practice on Tuesday, but said his guys did a good job of keeping the energy up.
They have to be able to be creative with their defense to keep all three of their LBs on the field. Said they can all play different positions (Mike, Will, Sam), so they can do different things.
Said Zy Alexander is an experienced player who was "ascending" when he got hurt. Says he's more mature and stronger than most of their other DBs, so getting him back is big for them. Still says he's not ready to play 70 snaps a game, he's going to have to rotate in and out for now.
Says we could see all three LBs on the field at the same time, especially in games where their opponents QB is a big rushing threat. It takes away some in the coverage game, but it allows them to stuff the run better.
Said their havoc rate (pressures, PBUs, fumbles, etc.) was really high against USC because they threw the ball so much. Against Nicholls, it was harder since they were so run heavy. Says SC is more like Nicholls than USC because they want to run the ball and get the ball out quick. He's not worried about pressures and stats, he wants to limit explosive plays and not miss tackles.
Dominick McKinley has turf toe, which has been pretty significant. Want to get him going, but it'll be another 2+ weeks before he's ready to go, but they'll accelerate him quickly.
Womack has been moving around today, but they have him as a game time decision. Didn't specify the injury.
