What do you we need to work on after the Montana State game? Let's ask the coaches.

r: Les Koenning, your offense was able to put almost 40 points on the board in 58 snaps. That is very efficient. If you had to pick one weakness what would it be

Les: "To be truthful, we didn't think we played good enough in the passing game."


r: Very interesting. What aspects of the passing game do you think need work?

Les: "Protection, route running, throwing, catching — in those areas, we need to do better."


r: So what you as saying, as far as the passing game is going, your only problem spots are the line, the qb, and the receivers. Great. So Fran, Les pointed out catching, we had five dropped balls. What do you think? Is the passing game in trouble?

Fran: "If we catch those five, we're 16-for-23."


r: But we didn't go 16-for-23. That is kind of the point.

Fran: "You know some guys had some balls that they'll catch. I'm not concerned about that."


r: Lets turn to defense. Gary Darnell, everyone agrees, including your own guys, that the defense "gave up too many yards" in the air. What gives?

Gary: "To be a top-notch defense, you really have to be very intense. You've got to be a ball hawk and go do it. Too many times, we sit and see the ball caught."


r: So our guys need to stop shading off receivers. What do you think Fran?

Fran: "I really think they're all pretty competitive. There's not a lot of separation. There's been far more in the past."


r: Is this some sort of good cop/bad cop act? The coordinators point out problems and the head coach dismisses/minimizes them.

Les: ...


Gary: ...


Fran: ....