On the Stanford loss:
“I know it’s not as bad as people think.. The fanatic out there tends to overreact sometime, and I’m all for it. That’s why people get so passionate. But from my eyes, I still see improvement. I see we’re a lot better. And I see Stanford’s a lot better too.”
On Stanford:
“Playing them nowadays on the road is tough. Particularly with them occupying the ball for so long in the first three quarters. I thought the penalties on offense and the penalty on Rahim Moore – normally he stays back and intercepts that pass – those plays really allowed Stanford to get them rolling.”
On the UCLA offense scoring more points:
“UCLA needs to score more points to win in the Pac-10. Our defense is a good defense, but there are too many good offenses back there. A good defense in the Pac-10 gives up 21, 25 points. You have to counter that by being able to score. Some games you have to throw 30 points to win.”
On the UCLA offense against Stanford:
“Johnathan Franklin to me looks like he’s only beginning to be as good as he’s going to be. You have to have your QBs prove they’re not going to throw interceptions. I thought Kevin Craft did an admirable job in the game, but it was all short stuff. At some point you have to stretch the defense. If I could say one thing about playcalling – you don’t know there were opportunities or if they were afraid.”
On having a go-to-guy at wideout:
“I don’t know if they have that guy. I don’t think they have one of the wide receivers who’s saying, ‘I’m way better than anyone else right now.’ Part of that is allowing three or four receivers to get out in a route. When Craft sees a one on one matchup, he has to throw that 20-30 yard post. Not just hitches. There was a moment when I saw KC use a hand signal and move to a hitch. That’s great, but if you have man-to-man matchup, take a shot. I’d like to see the quarterbacks take more opportunities to do that.”