Neuheisel ON:

Opening statement:
“We’re pleased with the work. Saw some good things – thought Randall Carroll showed. Jerry Johnson, Ricky Marvray all made plays. They need to make plays, that’s important. … The goal was to get those other guys a lot of reps so we can develop that position a little bit.”

On the offense regressing yesterday:
“I call it like it is – we did not come out and play like an offense that needed desperately to improve yesterday. I thought it was better today. Still lots of work to be done. There’s a lot of moving parts in this stuff; if we’re going to be in this stuff and say this is who we are and get to that point, we have to be a heck of a lot better than this.”

On snapping issues:
“You’ve got to be able to exchange the football. We have to work the extra overtime to get that done, if we’re going to be in an offense that requires that.”

On holding the ball too long:
“Sometimes when you don’t let the quarterback be live, there’s a cocoon feeling, like they can stand there all day. They’ve got to feel the pressure. You can’t look at it because you’re eyes have to be occupied down the field. You’ve got to feel it, and get (the ball) out of your hands to the checkdowns. I think both of them can get much better at that.”