Miles Press Conference was very informative...

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-Tackling in the first half was the biggest issue on defense. Tackle and the first half is a lot different.

-Patrick Peterson is going to be special at LSU.

-Washington was loading up the box, and prevented us from getting any real ground game going in the first half.

-Defensive line pressure has to improve, although defense was on the field 83 snaps, which is not typical.

-Pep Livingston injury is day-to-day, shouldn't be too serious.

-We wanted to ease Jefferson in as he continues to mature and get comfortable as the starter.

-Jake Locker is going to be a first round draft pick, and Polk is an excellent back.

-We love Jefferson's heart and desire to get more yards, but we also would like him to get some yards and get down more often.

-Locker's mobility presented problems in the first half, especially for the d-line.

-Helton didn't perform up to his capability. That's not him, and we know he will do better.

-No huddle offense and calling plays at the linie was specific to this game and this environment (crowd, etc)

-Wanted to get Shepard in, but because we only had 48 plays on offense, the right situation never presented itself ... we didn't want to put him in in a tight game and allow the potential for a youthful mistake. Make no mistake, though, he will be a part of the offense this season.

-offensive line play was ok. They really jammed the box and tried to make us throw the ball, which we did in the second half. We wanted to get the run game going.

-Tolliver and Peterson were great, as was Cutrera.

-Kicking game (kickoffs) were in our favor. Their average start was the 19, and ours was the 35

-Washington's last drive, we were just trying to keep everything in front of us, tackle, and allow them to run the clock out. We were successful in doing so.

-We knew exactly what we wanted to do on our final offensive drive of the game, and we did it. Now, we need that to happen earlier in the game.

-Very pleased with the adjustments our coaching staff made at the half.

-This game certainly presented challenges in terms of preparation. Washington is not even in school yet, so they didn't even have to worry about the school issue.

-Very confident in this defensive staff and what they're doing to improve our defense. I'm not worried at all about it.

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