Starting right tackle Daniel Faalele walked off in the middle of Friday’s practice despite Annexstad, a close friend, trying to keep him out there. It was a head-scratching scene, but Faalele returned a little while later.
“All I want to see is a response,” Fleck said. “He came back. I think he had to collect his thoughts. He was in there for a lot of plays. He has to keep getting better, but these are kids. We are constantly challenging them, and it’s not just on the field. It’s the emotional and the mental part.
“However he had to deal with that, he dealt with that. But he was right back,” Fleck continued. “That’s what I wanted to see. I’m not sitting there to judge the minute after that happens.”