Absolutely, ... Is it a move to make another move, or is it the right move? If it's a move to make another move, then I really don't need to do it. |
Certainly, depth is a concern, |
Going to basketball games or attending [fund-raising] events in the spring or just being around town, I was struck by how appreciative everybody was, |
Hopefully, my next step will be to be a head coach, ... and I believe I can do that from here. |
I just felt, at this time of my life, this is where I wanted to be. |
I keep telling the guys, 'Last year we had a good defense. It kept us in a lot of games and gave us a chance to win every game but one, and I think that's what a good defense should do,' ... But at the same time, when we started camp here Aug. 5, we had to start over. |
I purposely didn't really ask Bob how he did things, ... I wanted to go out on my own. |
If you can cover [a wideout] with one rather than with two or three, do the math. It means more guys are rushing, |
If you're sitting next to the coordinator, as I was at Penn State or Boston College or even here at Virginia [as a graduate assistant in the '90s], you always long to be in the position, and when you get in that position, at first it's like, 'What did I wish for?' All of the sudden the world's coming down on you. You're 108th in [rushing] defense, and you're getting e-mails from people. But at that point, you believe in yourself and believe in the guys you work with. |
It just so happened that the position that was available was the secondary, ... and I told him I would like to take it. |
It may have brought new blood into me for all I know. |
Look at me, I'm in tatters. |
Mike and I worked together for seven years. Mike and I have a great relationship and we still do to this day. We were comfortable with each other because we had worked together at Boston College and Virginia. He is definitely a great person and a obviously a great coach. |
Obviously, as a leader, it's your job to attack those areas on your defense that were perceived to be the weakest point. |
Obviously, everybody was way ahead of me, but certainly I considered it, ... I have no regrets. I love the kids that we're coaching right now. They do everything we ask them to do. There are no prima donnas. |