The DeVito catharsis thread

[perdurabo]

Coach quotes: What head coach Bret Bielema said about Indiana​

“I think you see the potential Tommy DeVito has. Tommy is a very accurate passer, has a great understanding of how the game is flowing. Some of the things he did Saturday are actually negatives on the stat sheet. He got rid of the ball when he was in trouble rather than taking a sack. He did some things that he didn’t force the ball in to. One of the stats I was happy with was he was only on the ground one time, which was actually on the touchdown through because they ran the d-tackle in late so he wasn’t in their protection. I made a big issue to him and I said it in front of the team, I said, ‘Let’s keep our quarterback upright. That’s got to be a big deal and it will be a key factor in this week’s game.’ When we got Tommy I remember sitting in his basement with his dad and his mom and he had been sacked 86 times in his two years at Syracuse as the main player. Eighty-six times. He got hit once on Saturday. When you keep a quarterback on his feet, there are a lot of good things that can happen. I’m excited about that.

Coach quotes: What head coach Bret Bielema said about Indiana

Here's what Illini head coach Bret Bielema said during his weekly press conference.

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[TheCusian]

Coach quotes: What head coach Bret Bielema said about Indiana​

“I think you see the potential Tommy DeVito has. Tommy is a very accurate passer, has a great understanding of how the game is flowing. Some of the things he did Saturday are actually negatives on the stat sheet. He got rid of the ball when he was in trouble rather than taking a sack. He did some things that he didn’t force the ball in to. One of the stats I was happy with was he was only on the ground one time, which was actually on the touchdown through because they ran the d-tackle in late so he wasn’t in their protection. I made a big issue to him and I said it in front of the team, I said, ‘Let’s keep our quarterback upright. That’s got to be a big deal and it will be a key factor in this week’s game.’ When we got Tommy I remember sitting in his basement with his dad and his mom and he had been sacked 86 times in his two years at Syracuse as the main player. Eighty-six times. He got hit once on Saturday. When you keep a quarterback on his feet, there are a lot of good things that can happen. I’m excited about that.

Coach quotes: What head coach Bret Bielema said about Indiana

Here's what Illini head coach Bret Bielema said during his weekly press conference.

247sports.com

I really wouldn’t mind seeing them in a bowl

 

[Domedog84]

I really wouldn’t mind seeing them in a bowl

Maybe he won’t get sacked the rest of the year, and they will finish 4-8. Seems poetic.

 

[orangenauburn]

Coach quotes: What head coach Bret Bielema said about Indiana​

“I think you see the potential Tommy DeVito has. Tommy is a very accurate passer, has a great understanding of how the game is flowing. Some of the things he did Saturday are actually negatives on the stat sheet. He got rid of the ball when he was in trouble rather than taking a sack. He did some things that he didn’t force the ball in to. One of the stats I was happy with was he was only on the ground one time, which was actually on the touchdown through because they ran the d-tackle in late so he wasn’t in their protection. I made a big issue to him and I said it in front of the team, I said, ‘Let’s keep our quarterback upright. That’s got to be a big deal and it will be a key factor in this week’s game.’ When we got Tommy I remember sitting in his basement with his dad and his mom and he had been sacked 86 times in his two years at Syracuse as the main player. Eighty-six times. He got hit once on Saturday. When you keep a quarterback on his feet, there are a lot of good things that can happen. I’m excited about that.

Coach quotes: What head coach Bret Bielema said about Indiana

Here's what Illini head coach Bret Bielema said during his weekly press conference.

247sports.com

WRONG. 81 over four years.