PiPress: Adam Weber prepping Mitch Leidner for bowl appearance

[BleedGopher]

per Greder:

When the Gophers got into a bowl game Dec. 6, Weber was thrust into the acting role of QB coach. He stepped in for Jim Zebrowski, who was fired the day after the loss to the Badgers.

"We get so much more time together in our meetings," Leidner said. "He's running the show, and we are listening to what he says and I enjoy it so far. He brings a lot of knowledge and good things to the table for us."

Last season, Leidner admitted, he would be preoccupied with how the Gophers' defense was playing.

"I would stand up there and watch the defense," he said. "I would let the defense dictate my emotions. 'Oh, great, we got an interception' or 'Dang, they scored, and now we've got to go score.' "

Weber, who also had a stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has gotten Leidner to unplug from those external forces.

"We've just got to take an NFL approach," Leidner said. "We just sit on the bench, and we just go through the game plan together and figure out what needs to be called on the next drive. That's what I really like and admire about him."

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Go Gophers!!

 

[short ornery norwegian]

per Greder:

When the Gophers got into a bowl game Dec. 6, Weber was thrust into the acting role of QB coach. He stepped in for Jim Zebrowski, who was fired the day after the loss to the Badgers.

"We get so much more time together in our meetings," Leidner said. "He's running the show, and we are listening to what he says and I enjoy it so far. He brings a lot of knowledge and good things to the table for us."

Last season, Leidner admitted, he would be preoccupied with how the Gophers' defense was playing.

"I would stand up there and watch the defense," he said. "I would let the defense dictate my emotions. 'Oh, great, we got an interception' or 'Dang, they scored, and now we've got to go score.' "

Weber, who also had a stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has gotten Leidner to unplug from those external forces.

"We've just got to take an NFL approach," Leidner said. "We just sit on the bench, and we just go through the game plan together and figure out what needs to be called on the next drive. That's what I really like and admire about him."

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Boy - that says it all. Where was the QB coach while the starting QB was watching the defense? It sounds like Weber is already a more effective QB coach than Z was. (or at least, is able to better relate to his starting QB.)

This just reinforces my feeling that Claeys knew exactly what he wanted to do when he became the Head Coach, and he wasn't held back by any feelings of loyalty that Kill had to his staff. It's starting to look as if Kill was loyal to a fault; that loyalty may have prevented him from perceiving or acting on issues that were keeping the team from maximizing its performance.

 

[Ogee Ogilthorpe]

I really like having Weber on the staff. Having that access to someone with Weber's experience is invaluable. I know there are some here that were unhappy with him as a QB but he's got a wealth of experience.

I remember an interview with Paterno on the sidelines of a PSU-Gophers game a while back, one in which PSU was struggling to beat the lowly Gophers. In regards to Weber playing well against them, Paterno said, "He's played a lot of football!" No doubt.

That's one reason I'm not surprised Kirk Cousins is playing well for the Redskins. That guy started a lot of games, big games, for MSU while he was there. He knows how to play the position, much more prepared to be successful than RGIII

 

[#2Gopher]

Boy - that says it all. Where was the QB coach while the starting QB was watching the defense? It sounds like Weber is already a more effective QB coach than Z was. (or at least, is able to better relate to his starting QB.)

This just reinforces my feeling that Claeys knew exactly what he wanted to do when he became the Head Coach, and he wasn't held back by any feelings of loyalty that Kill had to his staff. It's starting to look as if Kill was loyal to a fault; that loyalty may have prevented him from perceiving or acting on issues that were keeping the team from maximizing its performance.

Bingo!

 

[55309DRB]

Where was Kill to make sure his staff was coaching?

 

[hungan1]

IMHO, Limegrover and Zebrowski let Coach Kill down. Kill was too trusting. His loyalty to his coaches blinded him to a fault.