Tony Elliott: “Rough Day at the Office” for Virginia Football in Loss to Illinois

Following his first loss as a head coach, Tony Elliott did not mince phrases as he addressed Virginia’s 24-3 defeat at Illinois on Saturday in Champaign. 

“That was a tough day on the workplace proper there,” Elliott stated after the sport. “However hey – you reside and also you be taught and develop, and we’re gonna discover a technique to get higher from it.”

Maintain studying to see what Tony Elliott stated within the postgame press convention following Saturday’s loss. 

On Virginia’s offensive struggles:

“First, for a quarterback, after they [Illinois] have 5 sacks, you possibly can actually inform it was carrying on him [Brennan Armstrong] as the sport went on. He didn’t belief his safety, he was transferring within the pocket an excessive amount of, he was throwing off his again foot, he had some vast open guys and, , simply felt the stress and by no means might get settled to have the ability to undergo his progressions. So total, offensive line sensible, I used to be dissatisfied in how they performed.”

On Billy Kemp’s fumble on a punt return, which was recovered by Illinois for a landing:

“That’s pricey there. That’s the place, , whenever you learn to win, you don’t press, you don’t panic, you don’t flinch. Credit score to Billy [Kemp], he’s a playmaker, he’s eager to make a play, however he slipped. He’s already again on the ten yard line. You slip, you fall down, simply honest catch the ball, and let the offense have possession. However now, we muff the ball and in addition that’s going to be an important alternative for everyone to show. Each observe now we have a 5 minute ball safety circuit and we train the basics of maintaining the wrist above the elbow… …Was Billy making an attempt to fumble? No, he wasn’t making an attempt to fumble, however he was making an attempt to press too onerous and make a play and it backfired on him.”

On the efficiency of the Illinois protection to carry the UVA offense to simply three factors:

“They did an excellent job, as soon as they noticed the place the offense was struggling, of adjusting and doing a little extra variations. Dropping protection, once we have been anticipating man in a few of these conditions and making an attempt to run some choose and a few cross routes to try to spring some guys. The factor that’s disappointing is, they’re telling you, ‘Line up. Come beat us.” Proper? And that was the mindset with these guys and to win, I imply that’s going to should be what you do, particularly if you wish to play late into the season. That’s the way it’s going to be.”

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