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per Souhan:
The loss reflected the reality of Fleck’s roster: Playing freshmen can be seen both as a sign of promise and a lack of depth.
He has two flashy stars — defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr. and receiver Tyler Johnson. Winfield left because of an injury in the first quarter. On the next play, Maryland scored on a 26-yard run. Johnson did not catch a pass in the first half, while younger receivers Chris Autman-Bell and Bateman were shining.
Fleck regretted that he couldn’t move Annexstad around more, to help him avoid the rush. “We’ve got to get that [leg] healthy,” Fleck said. “It’s a good thing, with the bye week, to get him healthy and get him to move around a lot more. Because he’s really good with that.
“They probably knew that, and they put a lot of pressure internally on him. Our pocket was not a picket all night, or all afternoon. You’ve got to give them a lot of credit. They got after him all afternoon. But he’s got to grow up.”
Fleck is 2-8 in the Big Ten. His teams have been outscored 112-13 in their past three conference games.
Saturday, Annexstad was not made available for interviews. In an illogical move, Fleck has refused to let his quarterback talk to the media — except for ESPN. So he deems Annexstad ready to play football on national television and talk on national television but not to answer questions for local reporters.
Talking about failure, you could argue, is growth.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...showcase-poise-after-lopsided-loss/494050661/
Go Gophers!!
The loss reflected the reality of Fleck’s roster: Playing freshmen can be seen both as a sign of promise and a lack of depth.
He has two flashy stars — defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr. and receiver Tyler Johnson. Winfield left because of an injury in the first quarter. On the next play, Maryland scored on a 26-yard run. Johnson did not catch a pass in the first half, while younger receivers Chris Autman-Bell and Bateman were shining.
Fleck regretted that he couldn’t move Annexstad around more, to help him avoid the rush. “We’ve got to get that [leg] healthy,” Fleck said. “It’s a good thing, with the bye week, to get him healthy and get him to move around a lot more. Because he’s really good with that.
“They probably knew that, and they put a lot of pressure internally on him. Our pocket was not a picket all night, or all afternoon. You’ve got to give them a lot of credit. They got after him all afternoon. But he’s got to grow up.”
Fleck is 2-8 in the Big Ten. His teams have been outscored 112-13 in their past three conference games.
Saturday, Annexstad was not made available for interviews. In an illogical move, Fleck has refused to let his quarterback talk to the media — except for ESPN. So he deems Annexstad ready to play football on national television and talk on national television but not to answer questions for local reporters.
Talking about failure, you could argue, is growth.
http://www.startribune.com/gophers-...showcase-poise-after-lopsided-loss/494050661/
Go Gophers!!