Coach speak:
Manny Diaz Press Conference Quotes: Connecticut - Duke University
"They're very well coached by Coach Moore [
sic] and his staff. You can see what it is that they're trying to do on offense. Everything compliments itself. They have multiple ways to attack coverages. They were one of the best last year and in the first two games this year, they're one of the best outside zone running teams in the country. That's always a concern for a defense, outside zone is very hard to replicate with your scout teams. It's hard to get those guys to play. You have to run a lot to really master what they have done, so that's a challenge. You don't ever really get to see that play until it shows up on Saturday. Defensively, they won't run the same defense twice. They have all the blitzes, they have all the coverages and they throw it all at you in rapid succession. So, it is a major challenge for your offensive line in the run game and in pass protection, and then for the quarterback to make sure you take care of the ball with the different changing looks of what they do down the field. They're very sound and aggressive with their special teams units, so they have our full attention. It's going to take a great week of practice and preparation to get us ready but we're excited to get back home to our home fans and have a great Saturday night here in Durham."
