WATCH: Matt Powledge Talks Transition to Oregon, Working with DB’s in spring

Oregon Safeties Coach Matt Powledge met with reporters in Eugene following the tenth observe of the spring. He provided up his ideas on the safeties group, his relationship with Dan Lanning and a wide range of different factors.

On Bennett Williams

“Very versatile participant. I believe Bennett can do a number of issues, simply due to his athletic potential, but additionally simply his psychological make-up. So I believe on the finish of the day he’ll be an enormous asset for our protection. We’ll have the ability to we’ll have the ability to make the most of his talent set on the sector, most likely in a number of methods.”

On Trikweze Bridges, Bryan Addison, Place Versatility

“That is one of many issues that is actually stood out with our secondary. You bought Bennet, you bought Trikweze, you bought Bryan–those guys, man, they’re lengthy, they’ll run, they’re athletic, however additionally they have an amazing psychological facet that they carry to the sport. And so their versatility is de facto going to assist us proper now for us. We’re making an attempt to duel prepare, so we will get the 5 finest guys on the market and on the similar time, we will construct depth at a number of positions. So it has been actually good this spring. I believe they’ve actually taken possession in a few of these issues. And I believe you may see plenty of development from them on this upcoming season.”

On his favourite a part of observe

“All of it. It is most likely arduous to pinpoint. I actually benefit from the competitors intervals. We have finished plenty of that just lately, particularly situational soccer, we need to be situational consultants. Coach Lanning has actually scripted plenty of two minute, pink space, third down, second down to 3rd down. That manner our gamers can get a really feel for it earlier than we ever get to Saturdays proper. They type of know what to be considering, the best way to play sure issues, and on the similar time possibly even anticipating calls that come out and stuff like that.”

On how useful it’s to observe situational soccer with new workers

“Large. It is most likely helped us simply as a lot because it’s helped them to be trustworthy. That manner we will type of get a really feel for one another and type of what we’re considering, or what Coach Tosh is considering what Coach Lanning is considering. We have undoubtedly studied that like in spring break we type of went via with Coach Lanning how possibly he would name a sport at Georgia– what he is considering name sensible and these totally different conditions, possibly discipline zone associated, possibly down and distance associated. Possibly parts of the sport associated so far as like quarters and time on the clock.”

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