Brian Kelly Was Asked Monday About Self-Scouting The Coaching & Special Teams Issues

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Q. You talked a lot about coaching it better. How do you self-scout that part of it when you are busy and your guys are busy trying to get the game plans ready for the next week, review the last week, et cetera? How much of it can you actually implement?

BRIAN KELLY: I think it's a lot more about recognizing your players and what you can do to put them in better positions as you get a chance to know your players even more.

I think that's where good coaching and good assessment comes in. Then, how are they retaining knowledge? Everybody learns differently. Is it walk-throughs? Is it whiteboard teaching? Is it more film study?

I think we have to look at our teaching. And if it's not being retained, it falls on us as coaches, teachers, and educators to make sure. It can't be, well, he is just not getting it. We have to look at and find out how can they get that and apply it and take it to the field?

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Q. Special teams and just kind of picking up on your drift here is that a lot of it is execution, but special teams seems to be something different each week. Going back to my first question, is it still just a learning process of who can do what and their ability to execute what they're asked to do on special teams? Or in your review, has there been a larger issue that kind of seems to be repeating itself?

BRIAN KELLY: Well, look, the areas that are pretty clear -- you watched the game, right? We have to field the football, and we have to tackle in space. Those are clearly areas that we have to be able to get guys to perform at that level.

Do we need to spend more time individually on things? Do we need to demand more from the individuals that are actually out there?

There isn't a whole group of other guys that are ready to play. I mean, we're playing front line. We've got a starting linebackers on our punt return team, and we have one of our best receivers returning kickoff.

It's not like we've got the JV team out there. These are our best guys, and we just have to stick with it and work at getting better.

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