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    Martz on the Mike - 7/30

    Head Coach Mike Martz
    Friday, July 30, 2004

    (On the increased spirit and contact of this morning’s practice)
    “Yeah, that’s what this game’s about, a lot of contact. Especially for the young players, they have to learn the speed and collision part of this game and for the guys that have been around awhile we keep them protected from those environments. Still, in those nine-on-seven periods it is time to get things rolling pretty well. It’s an attitude and we feel like we’ve answered some personnel questions and now it’s time to get them in the right spot and get them physical.”

    (On live, contact session)
    “We’ve done it the last few years. When you have young lineman on both sides of the ball and a rookie linebacker and a new fullback you want to see how well they compete. The adrenaline is flowing, the butterflies are there, and you know everyone is watching. I think it’s very healthy and you get to see how guys respond.”

    (On RB Lamar Gordon’s improvement)
    “I think he’s done a good job. So far in the last five practices it would appear that he’s a little bit better with each practice. He still has a way to go and he’s making the right progress. He’s taken on the new challenge.”

    (On keeping Gordon healthy)
    “You can’t worry about that. I know what you’re saying, but you can’t go into practice or a game worrying about a guy’s health. You just go into practice and play him and whatever happens happens. The warm can turn so to speak. We’ll see what happens.”

    (On the importance of veteran players)
    “I think they know how to respond in so many different situations, particularly as the season gets going. When thing are a little difficult with practices out here and being tired, they know how to respond. They know how to respond. They’ve been here before. The encouragement from those guys that we’re going the right direction is always healthy.”

    (On QB Marc Bulger)
    “I’m very pleased with Marc, very pleased. He’s been consistently very good.”

    (On the lack of quarterback controversy regarding Bulger)
    “You’ll have to ask him. I know that he has markedly improved from a year ago in terms of the speed of seeing things and getting the ball to the right guy. There’s no hesitation, everything’s accurate, and he’s running the team. It’s all been good.

    (On G Ryan Schau’s early departure from practice)
    “His back just cramped up on him. That’s all. A lot of times these guys are not ready for football condition. They’re in weight room condition, but not in football shape yet.”

    (On RB Joey Goodspeed)
    “He might be the best fullback we’ve had. I’m very confident about that. I’m very very high on Joey. He’s not going to ever come out here and practice poorly or have a bad day or make mental mistakes. He’s smart and physical. He’s a pro. He’s what you want all your guys to be. I couldn’t be more pleased.”

    (On Goodspeed improving through the offseason)
    “It’s just like Marc (Bulger). When a guy has all that time to prepare and he knows he’s a starter and has time to focus, all those are good things. Watching him over summer in the weight room, he’s incredibly strong. As big and strong as he was, he’s really continued to develop. It’s going to help him throughout the season. Also, he’s one of our top two or three teams players.”

    (On QB Russ Michna)
    “Russ has been a very pleasant surprise for us. Normally, the fourth quarterback in camp has about a one in a thousand chance of making the roster. From what we’ve seen of him, I would be surprised if he’s not on our roster in some capacity this season. I’m very pleased with him. He’s a talented young man. We’re going to give him a little bit of an opportunity. He’s smart, accurate, live arm, grasps what we do to some extent, has some composure, and is very competitive. For the things that we grade quarterbacks in he has some pretty good marks.”
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    Re: Martz on the Mike - 7/30

    Pretty good bet that michna is one of the 8 guys on the practice squad this year.

    general counsel

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      Re: Martz on the Mike - 7/30

      Originally posted by general counsel
      Pretty good bet that michna is one of the 8 guys on the practice squad this year.

      general counsel
      Yea, maybe, but remember he is a WIU kid and Martz is making those comments on the WIU campus. Gotta keep the hometown folks happy.
      The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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        “He got them fixed (his teeth). I think he got braces, and I think they wired it together. He’s fine. He can play, and he can practice. He’s in pain obviously, but there’s nothing wrong with his legs.”

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        “They understand that, and we’ve talked about that. It’s way past that at this point; I’m not worried about that. I’m not happy with how we’re playing period, regardless of a division race or anything else. I think the way we’ve played in the last two games is embarrassing. Not so much whether you win or lose a game, just the way we play the game period. We’re going to do everything we can to rectify that.”

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        “We made our corrections. That is the exception to the rule with that group. I’ve been very pleased with that group overall most of the year. That was not one of our better performances. I wouldn’t single them out. I think as a football team we haven’t played well, period, and we haven’t coached well obviously. Otherwise we would play better. We can do something about all of those things.”

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        “Right now there isn’t any significant. We’ll see as the week goes on though.”

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